Sun Valley

from Day Job EP by Melk

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lyrics

that jacket is way too nice for a Democratic Socialist
baby won’t you tell me why you lied?
fluorescent lights shimmer on linoleum
while all that smoke you blow gets in my eyes

i hate this party where did all my friends go
can’t even drink this can of PBR
some girl in the kitchen starts to try and talk to me
but I won’t let her take this very far

all these people are laughing
i don't understand why
they think they’re so funny
but I don't even try

it’s hard to think
about these things in the end
the way that they were
they way they could have been

how happy we were, I know you’ll forget
standing in the sunshine and the summer sweat
they say memories fade and it must be true
so why am I still here thinking of you?

went to a landlocked state and felt invincible
the trees and mountains kept my footsteps straight
got home got into bed and slept for hours
my pockets were full of tackles and bait

a postcard on my wall spells out your hometown
don’t know why I can’t just take it down
i look at it whenever he starts calling me
how long can I pretend that you’re around?

all these people are laughing
i don't understand why
they think they’re so funny
but I don't even try

it’s hard to think
about these things in the end
the way that they were
they way they could have been

how happy we were, I know you’ll forget
standing in the sunshine and the summer sweat
they say memories fade and it must be true
so why am I still here thinking of you?

don’t know where you are now but I know you’ll be going soon
back to the home and place you know so well
so if you need me I’ll be in my roommate’s friend’s apartment
sweating in my own personal hell

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from Day Job EP, released September 30, 2019

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Melk Washington, D.C.

aspiring optimists from Washington, D.C.

Vox & guitar: Melissa Kain

Bass: AJ DiGregorio

Drums: Alex Scheuer

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