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I Promise I'm Having Fun

by Motel Breakfast

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1.
The Call 05:38
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Standing at a crossroads, caught between steel and earth The promise of a change, wondering my worth Blood will always follow, use it to dye the bricks Disregard the endured laughter, wipe off all that stale lipstick Winter came and went, but I’m still feeling cold Put your elbows on the table, no matter what you’re told 3 nails through each palm and a screw into each leg Wrap my body in cheap fabric for now it’s time to beg Baptized in gray water and raised on tainted land The world grew up around me with a rage beneath the sand Blame fate and thank the lord, the bricks were bound to fall ‘Cause no matter how long I listen I will never, ever, ever, hear The call Wrap 3 fingers of your hand Hide your treasures under sand Scan horizons for the land And crawl Don’t hold your breath for God’s plan Can’t rely on some old man To provide direction and the call Wrap 3 fingers of your hand Hide your treasures under sand Scan horizons for the land And crawl Don’t hold your breath for God’s plan Can’t rely on some old man To provide direction and the call I will never hear the call I will never hear the call Ohh-ohh-ohhh I will never hear the call I will never hear the call Ohh-ohh-ohhh-ohh-oh
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So Long 03:57
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I haven't slept in so long I've been dreaming of you and before long I've been thinking so long So so long, now, so long, oh so long now Leaves around the trees are falling My car winding through the green, I've been driving so long So long, so so long, oh no, so long, so so long I'll sit right here You'll be there, for now We'll come around How can I accept the feeling I've been talking all around the hole that you're in Falling so long So so long, oh no, so long, so so long Every time that you say you love me I don't have the time But you went far and I can't follow Feeling so long So so long, so long, so long, so so long I'll sit right here You'll be there, for now We'll come around
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Rhonda (NYE) 04:01
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Yea I really cared but I saw it coming Didn’t wanna say it but my brain was numbing Now I sit hear stoic while no tears come running Now I’m driving 294 Yea I really loved you what does it matter Tried to break your walls down with chisel and hammer Thought I could resolve it, it made you sadder At least I’m not crying on my floor You let me back in, we tried to fight it But in the end we just couldn’t right it Too young, too dumb, and too unenlightened Seems that life just had other plans Friends are calling, please take some solace Car’s been stalling but Rhonda’s a goddess No one at fault dear I’m being honest Sometimes love is out of your hands Yea I really loved you, I think it matters Tried to take the walls down with chisel and hammer Wanted to resolve it through tears and laughter But sometimes Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands, your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands, your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands Sometimes love is out of your hands, your hands, your hands
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Napier 00:38
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All my petals shed, dreams and drives dead You say I lost my head but you’re a shadow A murder with no crime, can you share with me the time Before I end my climb and fall below Let’s pretend I won’t break Your laugh won’t be fake The earth beneath won’t shake We’ll both be still And while you weren’t awake I dipped my toes in the lake It’s time to dive and end the ache I hope you got your fill I hope you got your fill ‘Cause I can’t see the storied hill I hope you got your fill Did your nose start to run when you hid from the sun Has the panic finally begun or are you unaware You won’t see from the shore or break the oath I swore For you it’s one less chore on the plastic cross you bare Let’s pretend I won’t break Your laugh won’t be fake The earth beneath won’t shake We’ll both be still And while you weren’t awake I dipped my toes in the lake It’s time to dive and end the ache I hope you got your fill I hope you got your fill I hope you got your fill, fill, fill, fill, oh
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Fairview Ave. 03:44
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Lit a Match 03:27
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Lit a match, put it out, struck a different mood Stumbled forward the door kinda lost its groove You’re feeling different now, it’s gripping now, I wanna relate But if we’re texting then the message gets a little delayed Running out in the heat while the sun goes down Alternating between feeling like a clown And feeling great, I know my place is so composed and proud If we just wait we’ll set it straight but I can’t talk right now No I can’t talk right now Baby we gotta cool it down Ahh-ahh-ahh Sweat it drips from my skin to an asphalt road If you could read my mind then my fears would show I really hate I can’t abate the cycles of your tears My mind hates needing you but needing is what you wanna hear Yea it’s what you wanna hear Baby you can’t make it more clear I really mean it my dear I don’t mean to sound insincere Ahhhhh-ah
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MB (as in Modern Baseball) 04:23
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I am trying to wash the dirt off my hands but I'm not doing so well I've been looking for direction but the signs keep pointing back to hell I've been staring at every map I've been looking towards every screen I've been washing my hands all damn day I just gotta get them clean Goddamn it, unclean See I heard you've been doing fine, I heard you're wearing a little more black You bought a pair of combat boots and finally got that cat Maybe in these next few months I'll figure out how to get out of my head I'll be better 'cause I knew you, and you'll be better without me instead Maybe in 8 months, maybe 18, I'll run into you at the bar I'll say I'm here with someone else, you'll say I've gotta get to my car I'll take a shot, you'll run for cover, nights will come to our separate ends We might run into each other but it's ok baby we don't gotta be friends Lately I keep catching myself scratching my head and clutching my chest Can't tell if I think my mind is right, can't seem to catch my breath I've been talking through the colors I've been pointing each one out It helps to dampen the noise inside my head, yea I'm starting to figure it out See just last week I opened up a book, pointed my finger at the page As I sat there with my eyes closed I decided that's how they'll stay I closed the book, I stood up, and I stopped waiting for your call Because the point was never the pointing, it was the choice to point at all
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See You Soon, Meet You There 03:12
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Lately I don’t mind the nights I’m not in my bed, I’m gone for the weekend Other timezones, flights to be missed, counting tiles on the ceiling Yea it’s been a few months since you called me up real late Giving me your little updates Nothing new, the normal chaos here See you soon, meet you there Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo There’s a home and a place you know not too far, so pack your bags we’re going Don’t worry mama I won’t be long, there’s always another showing Well we’re living on the edge of what we don’t know Waiting on the water to clear If you’re ever unsure of the direction to go See you soon, meet you there Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo
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Wonder Year 05:28
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I’m sick of running on empty, feel like my plate’s always full I got the letter you sent me, it made my eyes kinda glow Don’t worry I’m gonna get back, give it a little more time I haven’t felt like I could sit to gather all my thoughts right I believe there’s an answer somewhere hidden Stuck between my pen and the words unwritten Trust me baby I’m gonna get an answer Gimme just a little more time I’m sorry I couldn’t be there, I know you’d look good in white I can’t blame you for changing, don’t worry, I’ll be alright I can’t place when we last spoke, can’t remember the time You got busy with grad school and I got busy with life I believe there’s an answer somewhere hidden Stuck between my pen and the words unwritten Trust me baby I’m gonna get an answer Gimme just a little more time Maybe I’ll try getting sober, could even move out of town I’ve heard good things about Pittsburgh, could put my roots in the ground If I do get a new address I hope you don’t change yours But then again you said change is what you’re looking for We said we’d try again next year, I think we lied to ourselves If I don’t see you this summer, still hope you’re doing well I think I’m starting to realize it can be good to lose touch Maybe we met at the wrong time, maybe the time was enough I believe there’s an answer somewhere hidden Stuck between my pen and the words unwritten Trust me baby I’m gonna get an answer Gimme just a little more time Gimme just a little more time Gimme just a little more time Gimme just a little more time Gimme just a little more time
10.
Orchard 04:23
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I can't wait much longer I need you in my arms I'll bring the wine, you can give me shelter Just fine, we'll get along Three weeks now of falling in love Living in the TV screen I told myself this could never happen Never ever happen to me Well the rain ain't stopping any time soon There ain't nothing to keep me from seeing you Nothing can keep me away from you All our friends know about us Not sure what there is to know Things feel like they're moving too damn fast But time's moving too slow I'll wear my heart on my sleeve But I'll leave it at your door Blank walls and empty boxes Baby I don't care if we sleep on the floor Well the rain ain't stopping any time soon There ain't nothing to keep me from seeing you Nothing can keep me away from you
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Suite: Learning to Live 07:02
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I don’t really know why I write all these sad songs Sometimes seems like I’m trying to forget things that haven’t gone wrong Yea, there’s wall that I’ve built, and there’s fears that I got But I’m terrified of claiming to be somebody I’m not I don’t know who to ask all of my questions to But I know if I keep ‘em bottled up I’m bound to turn blue These echo chambers we got, yea like a Midwestern state They can be gardens of Eden or rivers of demons Change on a dime the thoughts you’re concealing In hell or high water we wait for morning to come Now when my day gets dark again I’ll hunger for your pain And when you’re needing a spark again I hope that you’re calling out my name I hope that you’re calling out my name Yea I hope that you’re calling out my name I hope to god that you’re still laughing Know that nothing ever changes The time we spent just passing And the way life rearranges On the canvas life’s been painting Our two brushstrokes did touch And the chemical arrangement of our bodies changed as much I don’t know if that means less than I make it out to be But it’s something, and that is something undeniably Ohh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh Now when my day gets dark again I’ll hunger for your pain And when you’re needing a spark again I hope that you’re calling out my name Ohh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Ohh-ohhh-ohhh-ohhh Do your days ever feel numbered Does your mind make you feel safe Does your heart give you some comfort Does my life make you feel pain Do your days ever feel numbered Does your mind make you feel safe Does your heart give you some comfort Does my life, does it make you feel strange

about

In the music world where friendships fade like one-hit-wonders emerges Motel Breakfast. These Midwest misfits navigate adulthood through emotional anthems somewhere between Hot Mulligan, Dr. Dog, and Bruce Springsteen. Led by vocalist/ guitarist Jimmy Drenovsky, alongside guitarist Mick O’Donnell, Conor Brennan’s keys, Drue deVente’s bass, and Jesse Nasadowski’s drumming, they seamlessly blend the gravity and playfulness of life.

Their sophomore album, “I Promise I’m Having Fun.” expands the boundaries of what Motel Breakfast sounds like. Produced by Chicago mainstay R. Andrew Humphrey (known for his yearslong collaboration with fellow Chicagoans Twin Peaks), the album merges their wide range of inspirations while chronicling their equally wide range of experiences in their 20’s. Emo-tinged rock songs sit alongside introspective ballads. Bouncy new-wave guitar riffs are paired with rumbling synths and Springsteen-esque vocals. All 5 band members contribute to the songwriting here, making for a project large in scope that showcases the group’s eagerness to follow wherever inspiration leads.

It took 3 long years to make their sophomore record, but the resulting album showcases a band finally hitting their stride, getting out of their own way, and letting creativity take center stage.

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released April 5, 2024

All songs performed by Motel Breakfast
Except
Trumpets on track 2, 7 and flugel horn on track 7 by Sam Veren
Backing vox on tracks 9, 11 by Jessica Mindrum

All songs recorded at Palisade Studios in Chicago, IL
Engineered and mixed by R. Andrew Humphrey
Except
Trumpets on track 2, 7 and flugel horn on track 7
Recorded at home by Sam Veren
Organ on track 11
Recorded in the basement by R. Andrew Humphrey

Mastered by Brok Mende at Friends of Friends Recording in Chicago, IL

Album cover designed by Drue deVente

Songwriting
Track 1: Brennan/Drenovsky
Tracks 2, 8: deVente/Nasadowski
Track 3: deVente/Drenovsky/Nasadowski
Tracks 4, 5, 7: Brennan/deVente/Drenovsky/Nasadowski/O'Donnell
Tracks 9, 11: Drenovsky/O'Donnell
Track 10: Nasadowski

Motel Breakfast is:
Conor Brennan
Drue deVente
Jimmy Drenovsky
Mick O'Donnell
Jesse Nasadowski

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Motel Breakfast Chicago, Illinois

Motel Breakfast is:
Conor Brennan
Drue Devente
Jimmy Drenovsky
Jesse Nasadowski
Mick O'Donnell

Motel Breakfast formed in 2017 and began by playing the Midwest college circuit, growing notable reputations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. The band is currently workshopping new material as they prepare their next phase.

Inquiries/booking: motelbreakfast@gmail.com ... more

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