Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, Ryan WoodsSo for all the kids that really have it pretty bad,
for all the kids that never had the chance,
maybe i should kiss you at the grocery store,
and maybe i should kiss you at the library,
maybe i should kiss you at my parents house,
and maybe i should kiss you at the movies,
maybe i should kiss you when we go out to dinner,
and maybe i should kiss you every night before i fall asleep,
and maybe i should kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate on the border of Georgia and Tennessee.
Oh, Susquehanna
Defiance, OhioDefiance, Ohio - Oh, Susquehanna
Cynicism
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, and Ryan WoodsCynicism - Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, Clyde Petersen, Ryan Woods
I once saw a sunset so vivid and warm that I swore it was perfect
I once had a lover, I’m not sure if I’ll recover, but I know it was worth it
Then, last night in the car, the falling raindrops looked like stars of some incalculable speed
Then later, my friends said “Good to see you again, this is a home to me”
So I wrote a song and I called it “The Love of my Life”
Said “don’t be gone long”, it now sings me to sleep every night
And I never learned a lesson looking at my own reflection, but sometimes it seems useful
So I loosen my heart strings in high hopes of starting to find something truthful
Cynicism isn’t wisdom, it’s a lazy way to say that you’ve been burned
It seems, if anything, you’d be less certain after everything you ever learned
Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan WoodsTheo Hilton, Toby Foster & Ryan Woods | Tennessee
Horizon Lines, Volume and Infinity
Defiance, OhioDefiance, Ohio - “Horizon Lines, Volume and Infinity”
Midwest folk punk mainstays Defiance, Ohio dropped their first new music since 2010’s Midwestern Minutes this week, in the form of two new tracks on their bandcamp page. “Horizon Lines, Volume and Infinity” is the highlight of the two — a breezily chugging folk rock number that seems to take a very large influence from band member Theo Hilton’s other project Nana Grizol.
Very little of their punk roots comes through on this track, but that’s probably for the better. Hilton’s songwriting contributions have always been on the gentler side of Defiance’s output, and this track is quickly standing out to me as one of his best yet. In both Defiance, Ohio and Nana Grizol, Hilton’s lyrics consistently manage to conjure up wonderful dream-like thoughts in my head. Even the title of this song alone makes me think of a beautiful, perfect summer day. The rest of the lyrics, along with the perfectly mixed acoustic and electric guitars, only serve to clarify that image.
“Horizon Lines…” and the other new song, “Bad Ideas,” comprise the first pair of new tracks to be released in honor of Defiance, Ohio’s 10th anniversary as a band. The band will release two more pairs of songs (making for 6 new songs total) on the next two Fridays.
EDIT: This just reminded me that The Great Depression is one of my favorite albums ever. I’m going to listen to that now and get nostalgic for two years ago.
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Stream “Horizon Lines, Volume and Infinity” above, and download it at their bandcamp page. “Bad Ideas” is also available for download HERE.
Attraction
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, and Ryan WoodsAttraction - Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan Woods
the first few times i kissed you we were on playgrounds after dark. i was too afraid to walk with you to class the next day. the first time that i told someone i was nearly black out drunk at some party in missouri i never should have gone to in the first place.
i was ashamed, lying naked in my basement with the lights off and some stupid record on. i was afraid, for some stupid reason, of what people would say. now i know that you’re more to a person than a body part, there’s more to pink and blue than what we’ve grown accustomed to, my heart does more than just pump blood, and that attraction isn’t anything to be ashamed of.
Broken Cityscapes
Nana GrizolNana Grizol - Broken Cityscapes
And sure we all get hurt sometimes
And sure we all feel ashamed
But if our friends can’t help us through these things
I don’t know what friendship means
And I don’t know just what it is I’m trying to say
Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, and Ryan WoodsToby Foster | Tennessee
Attraction
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan Woodstoby foster, theo hilton, ryan woods - attraction
the first few times i kissed you, we were on playgrounds after dark.
i was too afraid to walk with you to class the next day.
the first time that i told someone, i was nearly blacked out drunk
at some party in missouri i never should’ve gone to in the first place.
i was ashamed lying naked in my basement,
the lights off with some stupid record on.
i was afraid for some stupid reason of what people would say,
now i know that there’s more to a person than a body part,
there’s more to pink and blue then what we’ve grown accustomed to,
my heart does more than just pump blood,
and attraction isn’t anything to be ashamed of.
Blackbox
Nana GrizolSong Of The Day:
Nana Grizol - “Blackbox”
This song means a LOT to me, these are some of my favorite lyrics from it.
“You fell in love with the sunshine, you took a walk with a boy, you spent half a year on the verge of tears just cause nothing ever feels like it did before. So now I understand if you’re bitter; frankly sometimes I do feel the same.It’s amazing how in your own hometown the comfort and the pain well, they just grow.”
“You got caught up in some crazy current, now it seems we speak completely different languages but you’ll always be as beautiful as the moment that we met”
“Don’t feel so alone, love yourself and you shall do no wrong.”
Many Places to Call Home
Nana GrizolNana Grizol - Many Places to Call Home
Cynicism
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan WoodsCynicism | Theo Hilton,Toby Foster, & Ryan Woods
Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan WoodsTheo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan Woods - Tennessee
This is a Toby Foster song from a collaborative album: Theo Hilton (Nana Grizol, Defiance, Ohio), Toby Foster, and Ryan Woods (Defiance, Ohio, Pink Houses) team up to record new, acoustic versions of Nana Grizol, Defiance, Ohio, and Toby Foster songs, as well as a few entirely new ones.
Listen! Download! I like all of the people involved in this.
Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, and Ryan WoodsTennessee - Theo Hilton, Toby Foster & Ryan Woods
I was on my lunch break, I almost started crying.
Cause it really does get better if you wait.
And there are times now when I still feel afraid
but gone are the times when I feel ashamed.
And so for all the kids who really have it pretty bad,
for the kids who never had a chance.
Maybe I should kiss you at the grocery store
and maybe I should kiss you at the library.
Maybe I should kiss you at my parents house
and maybe I should kiss you at the movies.
Maybe I should kiss you when we go out to dinner
and maybe I should kiss you every night before I fall asleep
and maybe I should kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate
at the corner of Georgia and Tennessee.
Blackbox
Nana GrizolNana Grizol - Blackbox
Tennessee
Theo Hilton, Toby Foster, & Ryan Woodstheo hilton, toby foster, and ryan woods - tennessee
but i snuck off to parking lots, playgrounds after dark,
my parents’ basement when they were asleep.
i didn’t talk with a lisp, i dressed like all the straight boys did.
i didn’t talk about who i had kissed.i was on my lunch break, i almost started crying.
‘cause it really does get better if you wait.
and there are times now when i still feel afraid
but gone are the times when i feel ashamed.
and so for all the kids who really have it pretty bad,
for the kids who never had a chance.
maybe i should kiss you at the grocery store
and maybe i should kiss you at the library.
maybe i should kiss you at my parents’ house
and maybe i should kiss you at the movies.
maybe i should kiss you when we go out to dinner
and maybe i should kiss you every night before i fall asleep
and maybe i should kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate
at the corner of georgia and tennessee.
