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QUARTERBACKS

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1.
USUAL 01:20
I HAVE TO FORGET YOUR NUMBER BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GETTING ME IN TROUBLE LAST NIGHT ON THE PHONE I SAID I WAS OK ALONE BUT HERE I AM AGAIN OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR PREDICTABLY YOURS AND I KNOW THIS FEELING BECAUSE I'VE FELT THIS WAY BEFORE I'M IN LOVE AS USUAL WHEN YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME DID YOU JUST MEAN YOU MISSED ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE AND THESE FEELINGS GET CONFUSING NEXT TIME YOU VISIT HOME MAYBE I SHOULDN'T KNOW
2.
NOT IN LUV 01:04
I'M NOT IN LUV WITH ANYONE WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME MY HEART BEATS LIKE A BOWLING BALL THAT SLOWLY TURNS AND ROLLS ALONG I'M NOT IN LUV WITH ANYONE AT LEAST NOT THIS MORNING SOMEHOW LOVE GOT BORING MY HEART WAS BROKEN AND I BARELY NOTICED
3.
CENTER 01:27
SAW YOUR BIKE ON YOUR FRONT PORCH SAW THE LIGHT UP IN YOUR WINDOW THOUGHT ABOUT KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR BUT I WAS CONCERNED YOU HAD SOMEBODY OVER I WAS CONCERNED YOU WERE ALONE THE NIGHT I FIRST MET YOU WE WERE DANCING IN THE LIVING ROOM AND WE KISSED IN FRONT OF EVERYONE I HAD WAITED TWO YEARS TO TALK TO YOU HELPED YOU MOVE INTO YOUR NEW HOUSE LEFT HAND PRINTS IN THE CLOSET BEFORE WE MOVED YOU OUT LOOKING UP AT THAT ROOM NOW STILL HALF HOPING THAT YOU'LL COME DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH RELIEF IN COINCIDENCE A UNIVERSE THAT FINALLY WORKS HOW YOU ALWAYS SUSPECTED WITH YOURSELF NEAR THE CENTER AS I GET OLDER I RECOGNIZE THAT LOVE IS MOSTLY SITUATIONAL
4.
STAY IN LUV 00:50
WHEN I FELL IN LOVE I WROTE A SONG EVERY WEEK THEN I STAYED IN LOVE AND IT WAS LIKE I FELL ASLEEP THE SILENCE WAS SO PERFECT  I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK THEN I WOKE UP AND YOUR ABSENCE  BEGGED FOR SOUND AND I TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO FILL THE EMPTINESS I'D FOUND BUT AT FIRST  I COULD ONLY WHISPER BUT THEN THE MURMUR  GOT LOUDER I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE I CAN'T SEEM TO STAY IN LOVE I GUESS MY HEART JUST BEATS TOO FAST OR WHATEVER
5.
WEEKEND 01:34
I FEEL BEST WHEN I AM DRIVING EIGHTY HEADED DOWNSTATE TO YOUR HOUSE DAVID WE'LL WAKE UP LATE WE'LL LISTEN TO TAPES MAYBE GRAB SOME BAGELS GO TO A SHOW AND AFTERWARDS RECORD SOME DEMOS WHENEVER I FEEL KIND OF TIRED ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CALL ELAIZA JUST HEARING HER VOICE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER I JUST WISH WE COULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER BUT WE CAN'T THAT'S WHY I NEED THESE WEEKENDS AWAY TO SEE THE PEOPLE I SHOULD SEE EVERY DAY I KIND OF HATE THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE BUT AS SOON AS I LEAVE I START TO MISS IT THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA COME AND VISIT NEXT TIME YOU NEED A WEEKEND AWAY YOU GOT A SPOT WHERE YOU CAN STAY
6.
POOL 01:17
I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU AROUND NOT EVERY DAY BUT PRETTY OFTEN NOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY LEAVING TOWN I JUST WISH I HAD BEEN MORE HONEST REMEMBER OVER THE SUMMER WHEN I FIRST GOT YOUR NUMBER I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD BE FRIENDS OR MAYBE SOMETHING BETTER MY HEART SKIPPED IN NEW BRUNSWICK YOU WERE ALL SWIMMING AND I FELT SO HOMESICK WALKED TO DEV'S CAR TO MAKE A PHONE CALL BUT YOU DIDN'T PICK UP AND I FELT SO DESPERATE IN THE BACKSEAT SWIMSUIT DRIPPING I MADE A PROMISE THAT WHEN WE GOT BACK TO POUGHKEEPSIE I WOULDN'T CALL YOU WOULDN'T INVOLVE YOU I GUESS YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY ONE TIME I SHOWED YOU A SONG YOU ONLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS KIND OF GOOD I NEVER PLAYED IT AGAIN IT WASN'T EVEN ABOUT YOU
7.
KNICKS 00:55
WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER MAKE SOME DINNER WE CAN MUTE THE KNICKS GAME AND PUT ON A RECORD HEAD OVER TO MOBIL PICK OUT A SIXER PRETEND YOU DON'T MISS HER NOT ANYMORE HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND DID YOU GET A COOL BOYFRIEND YOU DIDN'T BUT I BET YOU WILL SOON WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER SAME TIME TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY AFTER UNTIL YOU FEEL BETTER
8.
THE DOGS 00:27
SAW A GUY DRIVE BY WITH TWO PUPPIES ON HIS LAP MADE IT SO HE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND HE DROVE UP ON THE GRASS SEEMED LIKE A FAIR TRADE TWO DOGS FOR A DIRTY CAR AND I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE DOGS AND EVERYTHING
9.
SPORTSCENTER 00:52
I CALLED MY FATHER AND I DRANK SOME BUDWEISER AND I WATCHED TOO MUCH SPORTSCENTER WHILE I WAITED FOR THAT WARMER WEATHER AND IT CAME LKE IT ALWAYS DOES IT ALWAYS COMES BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT
10.
LAST BOY 01:25
THESE CHORDS HAVE PROBABLY BEEN USED A THOUSAND TIMES BFORE TO WRITE SONGS ABOUT GIRLS I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN USED TO SING ABOUT YOU BUT HONESTLY I CAN'T BE SURE YOU PROBABLY KNOW LOTS OF BOYS WHO PLAY GUITAR YOU'RE THE KIND OF GIRL WHO ATTRACTS BOYS WHO WRITE SONGS WRITING ONE ABOUT YOU REALLY WASN'T HARD I'VE ALWAYS LIKE GIRLS WHO HAVE BROKEN A FEW HEARTS BUT I WANT TO BE THE LAST BOY TO LOVE YOU WANT TO BE THE LAST BOY THAT YOU LOVE TOO ALL THOSE BOYS BEFORE ALL THOSE GIRLS BEFORE ALL THOSE STOPS AND STARTS AND ENDS WE CAN JUST IGNORE THE PAST NEVER ADDS UP TO MUCH WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ISN'T HALF AS IMPORTANT AS WHERE YOU END UP
11.
NEVER GO 01:39
I CAN'T REMEMBER  WHAT IT FELT LIKE  TO NOT BE IN LOVE WITH YOU  BECAUSE ALL MY MEMORIES  HAVE YOU IN THEM TOO  THIS ABSENCE OF PAST  ISN'T HARD TO UNDERSTAND  BECAUSE MY LIFE BEGAN WHEN YOU FIRST HELD MY HAND  I'LL NEVER GO  ANYWHERE  WITHOUT YOU  EVER AGAIN
12.
YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL I KISSED THIS YEAR AND NOW IT'S JUNE AND YOU'RE STILL HERE BUT SINCE THE END OF MAY YOU'VE BEEN DRIFTING AWAY YOU'VE ALWAYS FELT SO FAR MOVE AWAY FORGET MY NAME IN THE SUMMER YOU'LL BE GONE BUT YOU COULD PROVE ME WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT THIS TIME PROVE ME WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT TONIGHT I KNOW I ALWAYS CARE TOO MUCH IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT I'M SO SCARED YOU'LL LEAVE ME HERE HAVING FUN WHILE I STAY HOME YOU WON'T CARE THAT I NEED YOU HERE SPEND THE WINTER ALL ALONE
13.
SPACE 00:38
I MADE SPACE FOR YOU  IN MY TINY ROOM  MADE MYSELF SMALL ENOUGH  SO YOU'D FIT IN MY BED  AND THAT SPACE WAITS FOR YOU  NOT TO COME BUT TO RETURN  A MONUMENT TO ABSENCE  AND A HEART THAT NEVER LEARNS  I KNEW HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOU  AND I KNEW JUST HOW TO WAIT  WHEN YOU FINALLY CAME TO ME  I DON'T KNOW  I GUESS I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU'D STAY
14.
SIMPLE SONGS 01:20
I BELIEVE IN POP MUSIC  THE WAY I WISH I BELIEVED IN GOD  COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT QUESTION  I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING HIGHER  THAT I COULD SUBSCRIBE TO  TO GIVE MY LIFE SOME DIRECTION  CUZ I DON'T HAVE A LIFE PLAN  I JUST HAVE THIS LITTLE BAND  SIMPLE SONGS WITH SIMPLE CHORDS  BUT SIMPLE SONGS WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL  THE ONLY THING THAT SPEAKS TO ME  ARE CATCHY MELODIES  THE SAME CHORDS ALL THE TIME  E C G  THE ONLY DAMN THING THAT SPEAKS TO ME 
15.
TWENTY 00:42
I GUESS THERE WAS A TIME  WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW YOU AND I GUESS THAT TIME  WAS PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIKE  THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING NOW FEELS TOTALLY RIGHT EIGHTEEN YEARS  TWENTY MILES APART RIVER LIKE AN OCEAN THAT WE COULDN'T CROSS BUT RIVERS CAN'T DEMAGNETIZE HEARTS YEAH WE'RE MAKING UP  FOR THE TIME THAT WE LOST EVERYTHING'S PERFECT IT ALL FEELS FATEFUL BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN FATE I JUST BELIEVE IN PEOPLE BUT EVEN IF THERE'S NO DESTINY I'M GLAD YOU ENDED UP WITH ME ENDED UP WITH ME
16.
LAUREN 01:30
I LIKE THE WAY YOU SAY MY NAME THE WAY YOU STRETCH OUT THE MIDDLE VOWELS SO THERE’S A SMILE ON YOUR FACE BUT YOU LIVE SO FAR AWAY I WISH THAT I COULD JUST PICK YOU UP AND PUT YOU IN A CLOSER PLACE LAUREN WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN? WHEN WILL I FINALLY GET BACK TO YOU? WELL I HOPE THAT IT’S SOON HALF THE COUNTRY ISN’T NEARLY FAR ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE CONNECTION WHICH HAS QUICKLY GROWN BETWEEN US AND I FEEL EVERY MILE THAT IS KEEPING YOU FROM ME AND I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THEY MELT AWAY BENEATH YOUR AIRPLANE SEAT AND I HATE ALL THE DALLAS BOYS WHO FUMBLED WITH YOUR HEART BECAUSE I’D DO JUST THE OPPOSITE IF WE WEREN’T SO FAR APART
17.
LOVESEAT 01:03
SITTING ON YOUR LOVESEAT  MAKING CONVERSATION  WE HAVE IDENTICAL INTENTIONS FOR TONIGHT  AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOU WANNA TO KISS ME  BUT I'M TOO NERVOUS  TO LEAN IN AND FIND OUT IF I'M RIGHT  I KEEP TOUCHING YOUR KNEES  WHENEVER WE AGREE  THE ROOM IS SO WARM  YOUR LIPS ARE OVERWHELMING ME  THE WAY YOU FORM YOUR LETTERS  EACH WORD JUST MAKES IT BETTER  THE FORMATION'S SO DISTRACTING  THAT THE CONTENT BARELY MATTERS  YOUR PARAGRAPHS ARE AN EPITAPH  FOR MY SELF RESTRAINT  MY PATIENCE IS WANING  NOT SURE HOW LONG I CAN WAIT  BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME  WITH FULL MOON EYES  SO SOFT AND CLEAR AND BRIGHT  AND I KNOW IT WILL BE WORTH IT  EVEN IF IT TAKES ALL NIGHT  IF YOU KISSED ME WHEN  I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR  I PROBABLY WOULDN'T LIKE YOU AS MUCH  BUT THESE ANXIOUS HOURS OF ANTICIPATION  WILL JUST MAKE IT THAT MUCH BETTER  WHEN OUR LIPS FINALLY TOUCH 
18.
I WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOU EVERY SINGLE MOMENT BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING WHEN SUN'S POURING THROUGH YOUR WINDOWS BUT I DON'T NEED PHOTOGRAPHS I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR IMAGE IS INTERNALIZED YOU GO WHEREVER I GO WHO LOVES YOU BABY? I NEED NEW ADJECTIVES TO TRY TO DESCRIBE YOU WORDS ARE SO MEANINGLESS WHEN THEY'RE APPLIED TO YOU DICTIONARY SCHMICTIONARY I NEED SOMETHING BETTER THAN THESE INSUFFICIENT COMBINATIONS OF SOME STUPID LETTERS WHO LOVES YOU BABY? I LIKE YOU COMPLETELY EVERY LAST ASPECT OF YOUR ENTIRE BEING EVERY DAY WE SPEND TOGETHER IT GETS EASIER TO SEE THAT YOU MAY NOT BE PERFECT BUT YOU'RE PERFECT FOR ME
19.
POINT NINE 01:34
I'VE ONLY KNOWN YOU  NINE TENTHS OF A PERCENT OF MY LIFE  AND YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN ME FOR  POINT EIGHT OF YOURS BUT  THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WAY WE KISS THAT  KEEPS ME ASSURED  I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE  THE PRESENT'S TOO PERFECT TO THINK ABOUT THAT  SOMETIMES I WONDER IF I SHOULD SLOW DOWN  MAKE SURE MY HEART STAYS INTACT  BUT I TRUST YOU  BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I CAN  AND I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING  WHILE YOU'RE HOLDING MY HAND  I CAN'T KEEP MY HEART FROM BEATING  TWICE AS FAST AS IT NORMALLY WOULD  BECAUSE EVEN IF I WANTED TO STOP IT I DON'T  THINK THAT I COULD  DON'T THINK THAT I COULD  AND WHY WOULD I WANT TO  YOU'VE ALWAYS FELT SO GOOD

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DEAN ENGLE - GUITAR, SINGING
TOM CHRISTIE - BASS
MAX RESTAINO - DRUMS

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KYLE GILBRIDE

RELEASED BY
TEAM LOVE RECORDS
FEBRUARY 2015

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ALL SONGS BY DEAN ENGLE

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