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Hell Is Real (Acoustic)

by Nowhere Days

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1.
I don’t know about heaven, but I know hell is real I’ve seen way too much of it the last couple years Just gotta get through the winter, then I’m outta here It’s hard not to feel disconnected inside Watching my family get buried alive Content to live out their years blissfully blind Give it up, you’re never gonna turn back time Forge your own path, otherwise fall in line I’ll see you on the other side I don’t know about heaven, but I know hell is real I’ve seen way too much of it the last couple years Just gotta get through the winter, then I’m outta here
2.
You’ve been spending more of your nights drinking So long since it brought you any enjoyment But lately you can’t think of what else to do So you grab a bottle or two And settle in on the couch once again Another night staying up ‘til 2:00 Followed by another morning you sleep through The last two years went by, you hardly even knew The world outside always looks black and blue Each day’s a little harder to push through This life takes and takes everything from you You’ve been spending your days trying not to panic So much stress in your life and you can’t stand it Never taught how to moderate So you learned to self-medicate One day it’s gonna be too much to manage Another night staying up ‘til 4:00 Followed by another day you ignore The last two years went by, you hardly even knew The world outside always looks black and blue Each day’s a little harder to push through This life takes and takes everything from you This way of living ain’t sustainable A better life is still attainable You know it isn’t gonna be like this forever Just gotta get your shit together Don’t let the years go by the way you always do The world outside ain’t always black and blue These days might be hard, but you’re still pushing through This life takes only what you let it take from you
3.
Sara Jean moves patiently, taking what she needs Learned not to depend on anyone for anything She died a thousand deaths by the age of seventeen Memorizes exit signs and stays ready to leave And when it’s time to move on She’ll be gone before the dawn Sara Jean lives patiently, takes it day by day She keeps her hopes and dreams at least an arm’s distance away In younger years, her biggest fears kept her on the chase Now she knows, gaining control is done by lying in wait And when it’s time to move on She’ll be gone before the dawn Sara Jean waits patiently, she sees no need to run No more romanticizing all the lies she’s hidden from She’s made amends with every dreadful thing she’s ever done She’s not afraid to face her fate the day her judgement comes And when it’s time to move on There’s no sense in holding on When the shadows of her life start growing long She’ll be gone before the dawn
4.
You’ve got a headache every day It’s 3:00 AM, and you’re still awake This isn’t the life that you wanted I used to say I’d write your name in the stars Spinning you stories about the world being ours But this isn’t the life that I promised But I’m not going anywhere My heart ain’t never changing You’re not alone unless you wanna be Well, I guess that’s the choice that you’re making I’m not the man that you thought I was But you, you’re not perfect either If you wanna be through We’re through I still remember how it felt at the start Walking ‘round aimlessly long after dark Just trying to keep the night from ending But now all I feel at night is the cold Coming in through the cracks in the windows and doors Just like the end we both know is coming I can’t stop it from coming But I’m not going anywhere My heart ain’t never changing You’re not alone unless you wanna be Well, I guess that’s the choice that you’re making I’m not the man that you thought I was But you, you’re not perfect either If you wanna be through We’re through Now you’re working yourself into the ground Can’t feel the pain if you don’t slow down So you ain’t gonna slow down Every night, I have the same dream Of coming home to find our house with none of your things But I can’t tell if it’s a dream or a vision Well, I’m not going anywhere My heart ain’t never changing You’re not alone unless you wanna be Well, I guess that’s the choice that you’re making I’m not the man that you thought I was But you, you’re not perfect either If you wanna be through If you wanna be through If you wanna be through We’re through
5.
Another year kicked to the curb Your story’s stuck in exposition Foreign sounds intruding, light switches all colluding Empty walls reflecting indecision The last bridge you burned, the last town you left Didn’t mind when it came crashing down But there’s a little sadness at the margins of every story of restarting The embers slowly burning out It’s two blocks to the liquor store Still sleeping on the floor There were days when life didn’t feel so long You’d hit the ground running by the break of dawn But you’re tired of being alone, tired of being poor, you’re tired When you lay awake waiting for the sun to rise Your mind drifts to everyone you left behind You’re tired of feeling down, tired of leaving town, you’re tired Every day you’re always tired Haven’t quite found what you’re searching for But the hunger’s not the same as it was before You’re circling the drain, waking up in pain, you’re tired Every single day drags on so long The nights make you wonder if it’s worth it at all You’re tired of giving up, tired of feeling stuck, you’re tired And this world is gonna break you down Nothing will be easy ‘til you’re buried in the ground These days might bury us all You can’t recall the reasons that you keep carrying on ‘Cause you’re trying hard to cope, slowly losing hope, you’re tired You’re tired of getting drunk, always in a rut, you’re tired You’re tired of feeling shame, every day’s the same, you’re tired
6.
The greatest trick ever played is still working every year That the powerful are not the enemy Exploit the growing rage, blame everyone they fear Now the melting pot is burning from the heat ‘Cause if they’re desperate enough, then they’ll believe anything From scheme to shining scheme We’re not gonna make it through this together ‘Cause we’re not even gonna try All we can hope for is a break in the pressure And hope some of us make it out alive It’s best to measure someone’s worth by how much they can provide Don’t treat them with humanity Give the people just enough so they stay alive The dead don’t help the GDP It’s in everyone’s best interest to make the people bleed From greed to shining greed We’re not gonna make it through this together ‘Cause we’re not even gonna try All we can hope for is a break in the pressure And hope some of us make it out alive We spend our whole lives with our mouths open wide Still waiting for that trickle down Who cares if the boats are being lifted by the tide When we’re stuck in the water trying not to drown? We’re not gonna make it through this together We're never even gonna try All we can hope for is a break in the pressure And hope some of us make it out alive
7.
The work ain’t never gonna end This is not a fight that you can win Got 25 more years of this But the very day you call it quits They’ll find someone else to take your shift Then you’ll know what your value really is Walk the same route every day To the bus eleven blocks away To a job that barely even pays A job that keeps you stuck in place In a life you never planned to make That barely even flickers before it fades Promises of better times That never materialize You lead a palindrome life Your dreams economy-sized Your daily ritual sacrifice Makes you wonder why you even try The work ain’t never gonna end This is not a fight that you can win This is the real dream American
8.
We all eventually become the things we hate As the relics of our youth start to fade away We turn into different people when our daylight wanes I’ll lose my grip on reality, but not today So let’s tear down the buildings and shove them in the ocean Take over some countries, leave ‘em dead and broken The entire nation playing victim, undiagnosed impostor syndrome It’s pretty clear this pattern ain’t gonna change Ain’t gonna change Your heroes are not heroes Your friends are not your friends Your dreams are just lies This pain never ends Destroy every single thing in your past Burn through everything that holds you back Move forward and move on at last
9.
You were born an ocean away Some days you wish you’d stayed None of the pieces fell in place Oh, and your dreams capsize each time Defeat gets internalized But I know I’m not good enough for you I know I’m not good enough for you You were born an ocean away Right now, you feel that far from me Our fates are falling into place We waste away And your dreams don’t last for long It all repeats, on and on and on And I know I’m not good enough for you I know I’m not good enough for you Let go of whatever you don’t need Just don’t let go of me I know I’m not good enough for you I know I’m not good enough for you I know I’m not good enough for you I know I’m not good enough for you
10.
This winter’s gonna rip right through me I can feel it coming already Batten down the hatches for the storm No one here to keep me warm This winter’s gonna rip right through me I can feel it coming already Each year, I swear I’m done with the cold I keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more This city doesn’t give a shit about me If I skipped town, I’d never hear from it again But somehow I just can’t seem to let it go I keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more Keep coming back for more Always talk about leaving Who the fuck are we kidding? Twenty below feels just fine Grit our teeth through every winter until we die And when I look at all these lights Sometimes I don’t feel anything But everywhere I go, it never feels like home So come next year, we’ll still be here Always talk about leaving Who the fuck are we kidding? Twenty below feels just fine Grit our teeth through every winter (until we die) Always talk about leaving Who the fuck are we kidding? Twenty below feels just fine Grit our teeth through every winter until we die

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released August 4, 2023

Performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by D Miller

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