Miscreants
from Drowning In Myself by How Scandinavian
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"Miscreants" is another song that had its genesis from the 2012 live band's frequent rehearsals and shows, and because of that I feel it is an appropriate companion song to "Drowning In Myself".
With this song I was definitely wearing some of my influences (my shoddy interpretation of playing a "shoegazey guitar line") on my sleeve, and it now sounds a little silly to me personally. The melodramatic nature of the song is not really something that I can do as well anymore, and that's partially why I still occasionally ask the band to rehearse it; I can see this song getting a makeover in the future.
Of particular note, I recall a very memorable performance of this song to a very sleepy crowd at about 2AM at the (now no longer existing?) Oasis. I remember thinking that was the direction that How Scandinavian would go into after "Pity Won" (it was recorded in the same "sessions" as the songs that appeared on it) but of course that was not meant to be with what would be released later on.
With this song I was definitely wearing some of my influences (my shoddy interpretation of playing a "shoegazey guitar line") on my sleeve, and it now sounds a little silly to me personally. The melodramatic nature of the song is not really something that I can do as well anymore, and that's partially why I still occasionally ask the band to rehearse it; I can see this song getting a makeover in the future.
Of particular note, I recall a very memorable performance of this song to a very sleepy crowd at about 2AM at the (now no longer existing?) Oasis. I remember thinking that was the direction that How Scandinavian would go into after "Pity Won" (it was recorded in the same "sessions" as the songs that appeared on it) but of course that was not meant to be with what would be released later on.
lyrics
too much time to live on
I feel as though this is an act
amount to nothing perhaps
it must be the end I saw now
sickening majority when
I think of everyone I've met
it's hard to not wish to be gone
too many lives, too many times to waste away
but no one told us how
nobody taught me how to run
walking from it all
nobody taught me how to live
you're always looking down
nobody told me how to run
I guess it's hard to live
knowing there's nowhere else to go
another torn explanation of
details I don't care about
dripping away
dripping stagnation on your face again
just drag your feet in the ground
cause there's no safe way
without falling down
nobody taught me how to run
wish you were gone and dead
nobody taught me how to live
I guess it's just something else
nobody taught me how to run
walking on two feet now...
nobody taught me how
pass it away, pass it on
pass away another day again
to say it wasn't a waste
but you know it was
wake up again knowing
there's nothing
nothing new, nothing left to live
but heard it before
you should have changed something
but now it's too late
you know it's wrong
nobody taught you how to live
I guess it's something else now
nobody taught you how to run
knowing there's something else
nobody taught you how to run
you know there's something else
tell me there's a reason too
I feel as though this is an act
amount to nothing perhaps
it must be the end I saw now
sickening majority when
I think of everyone I've met
it's hard to not wish to be gone
too many lives, too many times to waste away
but no one told us how
nobody taught me how to run
walking from it all
nobody taught me how to live
you're always looking down
nobody told me how to run
I guess it's hard to live
knowing there's nowhere else to go
another torn explanation of
details I don't care about
dripping away
dripping stagnation on your face again
just drag your feet in the ground
cause there's no safe way
without falling down
nobody taught me how to run
wish you were gone and dead
nobody taught me how to live
I guess it's just something else
nobody taught me how to run
walking on two feet now...
nobody taught me how
pass it away, pass it on
pass away another day again
to say it wasn't a waste
but you know it was
wake up again knowing
there's nothing
nothing new, nothing left to live
but heard it before
you should have changed something
but now it's too late
you know it's wrong
nobody taught you how to live
I guess it's something else now
nobody taught you how to run
knowing there's something else
nobody taught you how to run
you know there's something else
tell me there's a reason too
credits
from Drowning In Myself,
released December 7, 2014
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Vocals - Bryan Santizo
Recorded and Mixed at The Lost Ooze between 2012-2014
All songs written and produced by Bryan Santizo.
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Vocals - Bryan Santizo
Recorded and Mixed at The Lost Ooze between 2012-2014
All songs written and produced by Bryan Santizo.
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How Scandinavian Palmdale, California
Alias of Bryan Santizo, founded in 2008.
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