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Fight Nice

by Fight Nice

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1.
Leavin' 04:11
leavin’ — leavin’ on your own leave it — leave it all alone but even — even as you’re going believin’ — believin’ all you’ve known and I knew the things that never were would come true like they did before and I’m swearing off all love
2.
Abbotsford 03:03
I don’t want to be close to you Cuz I don’t want to react You’ve got some kind of energy And that’s what’s pushing me back I try so hard not to hate things I know it’s wrong to be rude If we could just find common ground It could be travel or food I know you say you’re just passing through But I think you should care You run away while I will stay You’re always halfway home from somewhere So if you’re going to Abbotsford Where there’s an ice cream cone Take a picture for old time’s sake Then leave me alone.
3.
If there’s a love here / And if that’s right If there’s a love / Stay with me tonight My hands are shaking/My jaw is tight I’m all tensed up because I fear the height You’ve got to come back down when you’ve gone for it all Because you can’t hang on when it’s time to fall You’ve got to let it go Can’t hang on the wing Don’t be dragging along, You’ll ruin everything So I ask you now why go up anyway? If you’re not about to make it today? And I’m not one to jump into things And tell me where’s the fun that falling brings?
4.
When I can't stand up I wanna get down On my knees and pray That I don't never go there again No no never go There I said it I get moody, I get moody, lord I get moody Don't make me show you Driving on here On the edge Coming in faster To a head I'm never gonnna stop here again No no never gonna Stop Forget it I get moody, I get moody, lord I get moody Don't make me show you
5.
Surrounded 05:46
Surrounded... We've gone through all the awkward phases Slaved our way for meager wages Made it through so many stages Start ripping out those useless pages We've had enough self-medication Headache central reservation It took all of your dedication To stop this self-made situation Surrounded... Why worry now Why hurry now You're surrounded... You've longed for all the latest crazes Searched the crowd for friendly faces Known it on a first-name basis And lost yourself in all the mazes Took a part in all the action Tried to move up without traction Feeling less than just a fraction All just for the satisfaction? Surrounded... Why worry now Why hurry now You're surrounded... When the clocks start circling You hear the tick tock thundering Cornered by time, can't run today How you gonna get up... to push it away?
6.
The Reason 04:05
I don't wanna know what's down there in your soul Because you said you don't believe in me no more. I just got to go cuz I can't stay in this role And then you said you don't believe in me no more. And when you said you had a real good reason I just don't think that I care. I've been trying to live a life with meaning And you said it's unfit to wear. So there, is the reason. So there, is your reason.
7.
You'll remember hearts corrode Long after you've soaked in your own spite Ready to explode But I never hit the road Believin' for no reason it's alright -- and Wind up gettin' towed They say everything is all a part of learning These things, what they bring, they might be returning Got down on the ground, swore my love for you You've heard every word, It might be so TRUE Don't you ever feel alone? Everybody seems to be just right, knowing where they're going If you're clever, to the bone Take another step in your own time, speeding up or slowing What you're saying's what we're talking about It's just pointless and there isn't a doubt Confounded notions but we're talking it out A couple more drinks and we'll iron out the kinks...
8.
Makes No Difference to me If I’m not quite what I seem I’ve been trying just to be A bit player in my dreams And if you look right in/And if you take a spin And if you look real close/It’s right in front of your nose How much clearer can it be? If it’s there for you to see? Line them up and they’ll agree It’s been paid for and you’re free To take a look right in/To take it for a spin And if you look real close/It’s right in front of your nose They stuck it in your eye (x3) Take a look Cuz I’m not saying that I found my way in And I’m not part of what you’ve started And I’ve been told that it gets old Until you’re left with just a bust up crust of what it was All the clouds are wiped away And the colors fill the grey Now to see what’s been concealed Is a mystery revealed
9.
Fake Smiles and Dishes Breaking No need for metaphor, In fear and always faking You’re never real no more. It’s in the face you’re making I’ve seen that look before, Not worth the chance I’m taking- In case you’re keeping score. Look at the situation And what it makes us do Should we become impatient? Or wait to see it through? Not of our own creation But still we must be true, Don’t lead me on with faces- Just give me something new. (Thank you for not believing in me)
10.
We will run over the earth Stuck to the ground for a while, oh my. Who will fly up in the air? Burn a hole in the sky There’s no one there. But you and me we’re only Stuck in the crowd for a while Tapped out and broke down Couldn’t shoot the gap for an angle. You’ve got to bring it back On down to me The taste of life on the rocks Smashed, free. Hoping to survive disastrophe. Avert a crisis for someone If it’s not me. But you and me we’ve only Staked out a claim for a while Topped off and blacked out Could use a lap for a head start.
11.
There’s nothin new about this one And I know you’ve been there I wondered what I was missing Reaching out into air I Guess I Thought I Was Lonely One short of what I need to be. I Guess I Thought I Was Lonely Two times more than half of me. It’s not too short of disaster And how I sense what I’ve lost But I only go faster When I add up the cost I Guess I Thought I Was Lonely One short of what I need to be. I Guess I Thought I Was Lonely Two times more than half of me. I’ll stop believing that you’re trying to get even If you never mention that you did it for attention Just keep on pouring cuz I want to get some more in But don’t ever question bout the power of suggestion I’m not afraid of all the things that you are made of And I’m never certain I want a look behind the curtain You’ve got a motive for just how it is that you live And I’m nobody’s fool… except for you.
12.
Wait just a minute while I catch my breath I’m alive, with every motion I can laugh at death Know why, I shed the clothes that never make the man I’ll try to make this something, and I know I can Meet me at the playground And make sure you bring your love You’re the only one I’m thinking of. What isn’t finished isn’t started yet And the things that make your future haven’t found you (yeah) So I will just be silent as your busy friend And my only intention is to help you mend. Meet me at the playhouse And make sure you bring your love You’re the only one I’m thinking of.

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Fight Nice, the band, is the three-piece project of Dean Dunakin, Brian Lerch, and Tim Wanish from Chicago. These avid devotees of music have opened up their recording work together with this assemblage of songs, and they offer you the headphones.

What constitutes an album these days? "Fight Nice," the album, suggests that it’s twelve original tunes, arranged by the band, recorded and mixed for maximum sonic impact on your sound system, held together by a designated piece of cover art. Nobody seems to know for sure if music even needs to be applied to a physical medium at all, but "Fight Nice," the album, will fit into your collection one way or another. For their first foray into the studio, the group cleans up and bolsters their sound. The songs are given more room to stretch out here, as compared to playing them in a minimalist way live on-stage while working them up.

Fight Nice plays raucously under-control late college or alternative rock music with melodic hooks, and a decisive rhythm section. There has to be a first for everything, and Fight Nice has a passion for writing, playing, and recording music that will be manifest again on future works. As for this initial batch of songcraft... Fight Nice, the band stacks up their best riffs and tunes, and forgets to pack the filler.

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released May 1, 2013

Tim Wanish: Vocals, Guitars
Brian Lerch: Drums
Dean Dunakin: Bass, Vocals
written, engineered, produced by Wanish/Lerch/Dunakin
mixed and mastered by Dunakin
released by Zen Dozer, ZD014

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Fight Nice Chicago, Illinois

Influenced by earlier alternative bands, and a broad range of musical styles, Fight Nice’s sound harkens back to the heyday of what was then called college rock, with subtly intellectual lyrics, solid-state distortion, a variety of blues- and rock-based song styles, and DIY production that is a labor of love. ... more

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