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Somewhere City

by Origami Angel

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1.
When I feel so lost, without a plan or a purpose, a cent or a dollar or even a cause I know where I need to go to feel better, Somewhere that I know that I'll always belong Finally I know that I'm not alone here Finally I feel like I have a home here So when you're feeling low Or so damn distant and broken and lonely just know that you'll never be alone There's places you can go, people you should know You don't have to do anything or be anyone just follow the road Just come with me You'll have to see There's something in The Air Up Here The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh You'll have to see, there's just something in The Air Up Here
2.
i know it's a little bit late for fast food and it's raining like a goddamn monsoon but i haven't seen you in days and someone has gotta snap you outta this phase because you're sad, alone, and no one's home and it doesn't have to be that way so just call my home from your mobile phone and you already know what to say all you need to do is call me and i'll take kenilworth avenue to 193 and we can get fries under dark stormy skies and blow the thunder and lightning away i'll text you when i'm on my way i'll do anything that it takes, drive-thru the thunder and rain so we can fill up both of our water cups with Dr. Pepper and then act like we paid it'll be okay it'll be okay okay okay ohhhhh ohhhh ohhh ohhhhh ohhhhh ohhhh ohhh ohhhhh because you're sad, alone, and no one's home and it doesn't have to be that way so just call my home from your mobile phone and you already know what to say all you need to do is call me and i'll take kenilworth avenue to 193 and we can get fries under dark stormy skies and blow the thunder and lightning away i'll text you when i'm on my way i'll do anything that it takes, drive-thru the thunder and rain so we can fill up both of our water cups with Dr. Pepper and then act like we paid it'll be okay okay
3.
666 Flags 02:47
Googling how much rollercoasters cost So someday I can build a Gami Gang theme park In my backyard, get sponsored by Nascar, It shouldn't be that hard of a thing to do So I will make it happen someday Googling how much medicine I'll need To stop feeling like everybody fucking hates me Shouldn't be that much so I'll go pick up Couldn't be that hard to do So I will make it happen someday It's a long way from here to where I wanna be But I know that there is nothing stopping me From being the person that you see on your TV And it's a long time from now until we'll get to see A version of me that isn't completely Destroyed by the war and peace that's playing in my head But just wait, it's only two more seconds All these microscopic moments help me feel like I'm not helpless I'm okay, and I'm trying not to feel so bad for myself And I'm trying not to bring down anyone else
4.
oh my god i feel just how i used to feel watching Danny Phantom eating Happy Meals every night at 7 watch my favorite shows never really worried bout the to and fro's of the way life goes it's like a time machine just brought me there wiped away my thoughts and cares and re-embraced the daylight there or maybe, just maybe i think i'm starting to like myself i think i'm right where i need to be to be the best version of myself to be the version that i want you to see oh oh oh i feel like i found the secret i knew that i just can't keep it bottled inside i can no longer hide how i feel every single goddamn day (chaotic oooh's ensue) i think i'm starting to like myself i think i'm right where i need to be to be the best version of myself to be the version that i want you to see oh oh oh i feel like i found the secret i knew that i just can't keep it bottled inside i can no longer hide how i feel every single goddamn day
5.
Say Less 02:25
I can feel the disdain in your eyes Laughing at me as I walk away Maybe I would be just fine If I could just change everything that's wrong with me But it's not that easy You're not so good at hiding the fact that you don't like me And if you wanna fight me, you can come and find me any day And though I'm not the type to ever throw a fist over things like this I'd really like the chance to speak my goddamn mind You don't know everything, do you? You'd do anything to prove me wrong in front of all your friends Who don't want anything to do with me Except for making fun of me and saying that I'm ugly Does it make you feel so big to always have to push me under Because it makes me feel like shit, and I hope you know You're not so good at hiding the fact that you don't like me And if you wanna fight me, you can come and find me any day And though I'm not the type to ever throw a fist over things like this I'd really like the chance to speak my goddamn mind
6.
Escape Rope 02:16
Breathing softly isn't easy these days I'm begging you to please stay A little bit longer But I can feel it, the time escaping right now, every second counts down It's five O'clock, it's getting dark and I know you're about to go I can't muster any strength in me to tell you no So go, tell me all the things I already know Tell me all about just how you won't ever wanna go You don't ever wanna come back home And what if everything you ever knew was wrong The fact's you told yourself weren't true at all So go, tell me all the things I already know Tell me all about just how You don't You won't You don't You won't You don't ever wanna come back
7.
Sometimes it gets hard to be alive And you know that better than I do, better than I do Sometimes you need Somewhere else to go Somewhere that nobody can find you, no one will find you But if you wanna be Somewhere you don't have to be alone Or distraught or anything at all Baby you don't have to be, pack all your things and we'll move to Somewhere City If you want to be someone that you never have to hide Or keep bottled up on the inside Baby you can set it free, just come with me and I'll show you Somewhere City's waiting for you Ooooooh ooooh oooooh x3 The City's never far away, I'm telling you I know that you won't be the same, the same The City's never far away, I'm telling you The secret is it's in your brain (Don't you know the City's never far away) The City's never far away, I'm telling you I know that you won't be the same once you see how the sun hits the water At six in the morning on every single day The City's never far away, I'm telling you The secret is it's in your brain I know you're gonna stay
8.
Skeleton Key 03:02
WOO The overwhelming thought of being on my own For two weeks straight without the sight of you around The overwhelming thought of if this lasts forever You'll find ways to remember me somehow I hope you know everything you do is Special to me, you're my Skeleton Key So do you even have to ask me You know That I wanna be there with you Oooh I wanna be there with you Oooh I hope you know everything you do is Special to me, you're my Skeleton Key I hope you know everything you do is Special to me, you're my Skeleton Key
9.
Hey, that's a really damn good idea Well a matter of fact it's brilliant For the millionth time I really wanna see you start to shine In this town we call our home It's way too dark to be alone I don't know how you see the light all on your own So tell me all about the life you live Tell me all the things that you would give to be someone new I think you're better being you Hey, that's a really damn good idea Well a matter of fact it's brilliant For the millionth time I really wanna see you start to shine I know it's hard to feel like yourself When they see you and say you're somebody else But I know you I know you I know it's tough, and that you've had enough But if you feel like nobody does I love you I love you And I won't give up that easily Let me show you what I know You're the goddamn king of the universe Even when it feels like it can't get worse All you need to do is find your Throne And you'll never be alone, you'll never be alone You're the goddamn king of the universe Even when it feels like it can't get worse All you need to do is find your Throne And you'll never be alone Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh Oh oh ohhhh
10.
I know that I'm probably a little bit late for your taste But I thought that I should say that I'm so sorry for the worry I've been causing you I swear I didn't mean a thing But I've been doing pretty swell Been living like king Been cool with everything Been thinking that it's bout that time that I should let you know I'm never gonna come back home again I'm never gonna feel that low again It's nothing that you ever did wrong it's just I found a place to call home I'm finally Somewhere that I have to be Where I've been living peacefully and happily To paradise out of a catastrophe I feel worthwhile now And The City Never Lets Me Down So when you're feeling low Or so damn distant and broken and lonely just know that you'll never be alone There's places you can go, people you should know You don't have to do anything or be anyone just follow the road (Reprise) The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh The city never lets me down Nooooo, Ohhhh You'll have to see There's just something in the air up here There's just something in the air You'll have to see There's just something in the air up here

about

When you arrive in Somewhere City, you’re bound to notice a few things. There’s a drive-thru window open all hours of the night, and Dr. Pepper runneth over in all its water cups. A nearby amusement park is busiest on Sunday—that’s when visitors get most thrilled. There’s Danny Phantom playing from an infinite Nicktoons feed. It’s a place governed by caffeine, eternal youth, and the promise of escape. You’re not gonna be the same once you leave.

Origami Angel (vocalist/guitarist Ryland Heagy and drummer Pat Doherty) has already mapped out their Washington D.C. home base and hell, even the Hoenn region of the Pokémon universe—so let them be your guide through this green-tint utopia. They’ve even written their debut LP about it, out November 15th via Chatterbot Records. You’ll want to pause your Sword and Shield playthrough for this: an acrobatic, energetic panorama that promises more than simple travel tips.

Somewhere City (the album) is as fantastical and vibrant as its backdrop. Those landmarks from earlier? They’re here in high-definition. “24 Hour Drive-Thru” is stuffed with pomp and circumstance, a blistering pop-punk cut that pumps the brakes long enough for a doo-wop vocal section. “666 Flags” is as dynamic and surprising as a banked turn, switching between Heagy’s somersaulting guitar/vocal attack and softer introspection. Other points of interest appear like hidden haunts. “Skeleton Key” is a tender love song so intricately laced between energy bursts that it’s no wonder Chatterbot devised an alternate reality game to reveal it. “Doctor Whomst” surges forth with biting intensity—built by a tapping riff as frenetic as the lyric sheet. The fizzy “Find Your Throne” has its own dynamic twists, the biggest fueled by Heagy’s relentless PMA.

Somewhere City has no gods or masters. (Somewhere City claims Philly producer Jake Checkoway, though. Thanks, Jake.) The real power, as with much of Gami’s self-help dialogue, lies within. All who enter become better. Even you.

~ James Cassar

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released November 15, 2019

Ryland Heagy - guitar/vocals/bass
Pat Doherty - drums
Claudio Benedi, Brittany Duarte, and Ryland Heagy - gang vocals
Ryland Heagy - guitar/vocals/bass
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jake Checkoway
Additional recording done by Ryland Heagy
Front and back cover by RB Roe
Single art by Lil Bee

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two piece emo from the greater washington, d.c. area

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