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TELL IT TO ME NOW!

by Midamerican Elevator

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1.
Go On 04:22
Go on keep on walking We're headed for a run-in Go on anyway Go on keep on reaching Listen to us speaking Go on anyway What will it take For you to join in, to listen? What will it take For you to listen? Go on it's not recent We've got to strive for decent Go on anyway Even past the summer Will you talk back to your brother? Go on anyway What will it take For you to join in, to listen? What will it take For you to listen? DO you believe what you hold dear? SHOULD you believe what you hold dear? WILL you believe what you hold dear? Do YOU believe what you hold dear? Should YOU believe what you hold dear? Will YOU believe what you hold dear?
2.
At this point, we'll see the sunrise Kicked a bottle out of the way As they rolled next to us in a shopping cart On the 4:00 am bike lane Just around the corner! We're imminently close! Two to five minutes I swear! Said the Irishman after a few As we circled St. George's square Do you know where you are? Do you follow the stars? The cathedral's NOT near the cone The pack's wearing thin On their patience As their heels start to befriend the stone Robbed of a plan Relegated to a roam Spoiled for choice No two which ways to go Just around the corner! We're imminently close! Two to five minutes I swear! Said the Irishman after a few As we circled St. George's square Do you know where you are? Do you follow the stars? The cathedral's NOT near the cone Wait a minute, what's on? The stragglers have since gone Now ahead just a block or so Just around the corner! We're imminently close! Two to five minutes I swear! Said the Irishman after a few As we circled St. George's square Do you know where you are? Do you follow the stars? The cathedral's NOT near the cone Wait a minute, what's on? The stragglers have since gone Now ahead just a block or so
3.
Turn Left 03:29
On that slow-moving morning, she was stoned Reading relevant fiction, about broken beautiful souls Out of focus then she notices the room Has shifted, light is drifting The end of the day has come too soon Inside of a cave, reaching out for a wall I'm blind with my eyes wide open, will I fall? Put my head down, start to run, there ain't no time to stall It's hard to catch up with the world, that's always marching on Turning left, and left again, and left again Until she's back where she'd begun She double-takes on the show, she's not the only one They're turning left, and left again, and left again She starts to let go, just get on Inside of a cave, reaching out for a wall I'm blind with my eyes wide open, will I fall? Put my head down, start to run There ain't no time to stall If I go back to the way things were I'd lose sight of the sun Now the silhouettes appear And they're dancing on Get on, get on, she lets go Get on, get on Get on, get on, she lets go Get on, get on Get on, get on, she lets go Get on, get on Get on, get on, she lets go Get on, get on
4.
I'm acutely aware Of how hard I'm breathing But I'm breathing And that's beautiful Feeling unprepared But I'm pushing forward Exhausted At the end of the day Starting to find Other things to occupy my mind I'm noticing flowers On walks through rain showers They give me hope Of colorful days You keep asking me questions Sending my thoughts in directions I haven't let them go Caught in an undertow Retracing old maps For countless days How did I come about Gifted presence in a time of doubt? Knocked to the ground But then I found I found you I found you Hold onto Onto you Continue To breathe through A past you knew It'll find you So hold onto Onto you
5.
I get told I'm cool but it makes me uncomfortable It puts me up on an unwanted pedestal Stumbling over the right phrase First the spotlight, then the haze Leave me in my corner, away from all these eyes I can't deal, I can't deal, I'm not that wise I worry I'm gonna let you down Cause I'm still working myself out TELL IT TO ME NOW! Can't handle surprises Just paying rent, trying to be a good friend, that's all Often feel like a fool, break a few rules Walk after I crawl Set folded laundry on the floor Taking naps when I am bored Leave me in my corner, away from all these eyes I can't deal, I can't deal, I'm not that wise I worry I'm gonna let you down Cause I'm still working myself out TELL IT TO ME NOW! Can't handle surprises Na na na na na, na na na na, na na Na na na na na, na na na na, na na Na na na na na, na na na na, na na Na na na na na, na na na na, na na I get told I'm cool but it makes me uncomfortable It puts me up on an unwanted pedestal

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released January 5, 2024

Music and Lyrics: Paxton Long and Benisa Yuzawa
Vocals: Paxton Long and Benisa Yuzawa
Guitar: Benisa Yuzawa and Greg Taylor
Bass: Mike Vendiola
Drums: Dean Sinclair
Production/Mix: Greg Taylor
Master: Tony Williamette

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Midamerican Elevator Chicago, Illinois

Chicago indie-rock band MidAmerican Elevator lifts dreamy vocal harmonies over a busy rhythm section, with guitars traveling between sparkly counterpoint and regenerative drive.

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