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Mostly Alive

by The Crooked Vines

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1.
Alive 04:27
Sitting on the edge, wishing you were here Wondering if I’m here at all See the people stare, glazes on their eyes Wondering do they even know Blank faces on the train, dead silence in the sky Blame it on the screens they steal our lives They say we’re doomed to fail, we’re fighting tooth and nail To be what we’re meant to be Alive, I’m alive, I’m alive Don’t tell me what I want to know, just tell me what I need to hear I’ll figure it out on my own Don’t tell me what I want to know, just tell me what I need to hear I’ll figure it out on my own There are secrets no one knows, I was tippin’ on my toes Holding onto curveballs I’d never throw But situations change, and mold our lives like clay And make us into what we are today Alive, I’m alive, I’m alive I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive Don’t tell me what I want to know, just tell me what I need to hear I’ll figure it out on my own Don’t tell me what I want to know, just tell me what I need to hear I’ll figure it out on my own I’m alive
2.
Move 03:39
They say knowledge is power They say ignorance is bliss Well I say this is the hour To take the reins, hit or miss Can't you feel it's time to make a move, make a move Put your best foot forward and remember in the end The hardest part about it is always to begin Step into the threshold First step on the face The walls seem way too high This ain't no race Can't you feel it's time to make a move, make a move Put your best foot forward and remember in the end The hardest part about it is always to begin Put your hands together, put your hands together just to hear the sound Put your best foot forward and remember in the end The hardest part about it is always to begin
3.
No Miracles 04:46
The night was coming to a close He counts his tips, gets out that door But then he’s off to work once more Because his heart won’t be ignored The more things change The more things stay the same But lonely are those who don’t use their soul They’re only prisoners It’s a fight for your life, there’s no wrong from right There are no miracles You work day and night, you put up a fight To make it meaningful At the set of the sun, when you think it’s all done You’ll know it’s just begun He passes up the time Tangling rhymes up in his mind Sometimes it keeps him up all night But every rhythm and syllable helps him get his soul right Everyday things change Everyday things rearrange Lonely are those who don’t use their soul They’re only prisoners It’s a fight for your life, there’s no wrong from right There are no miracles You work day and night, you put up a fight To make it meaningful At the set of the sun, when you think it’s all done You’ll know it’s just begun Now he passes up the time Having to fight for his new life Plays to a full crowd every night And he’s finally found what’s right Everyday things change Everyday things rearrange Lonely are those who don’t use their soul They’re only prisoners It’s a fight for your life, there’s no wrong from right There are no miracles You work day and night, you put up a fight To make it meaningful At the set of the sun, when you think it’s all done You’ll know it’s just begun
4.
Hybrid Tuna 00:46
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Rubbertruck 03:29
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Organ Holler 08:25
Hey baby I need you like I need water in my lungs Hey darling I need you like I need water in my lungs You’re always near me Except when I need you to hear me You always feel me Except when I need you to heal me All I want is a new day Just a chance to get away And all I need is a new day You best believe I’ll make my break I thought I couldn’t get enough I couldn’t live without your touch But you were never there for us And I know your love is dangerous All I want is a new day Just a chance, a chance to get away And all I need is a new day You best believe I’ll make my break Said I need you, think I need you, but do I need you See I need you like I need water in my lungs
8.
Kill Me Now 03:08
Tim just overdosed, and now he’s dead And I just can’t get his voice outside my head About to spike my vein, my soul is bare But why am I telling you, you don’t care Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now I’m tired of the lack of meaning to each day I’m tired of watching my friends swiftly pass away How did I get here How did I get here Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now Why don’t you kill me now, just kill me now, just kill me now
9.
Maybe I’m crazy Thinking you’re the one for me It’s so frustrating After all of the things I’ve seen You’re so jaded and you lie I can see straight through all your alibis But I just can’t get you out of my head Maybe I’m crazy It drives me crazy When you smile so perfectly My thoughts are weighted Who’s on the other side of that screen You’re so jaded and you lie I can see straight through all your alibis But I just can’t get you out of my head Maybe I’m crazy After all of the games we played You still took the best of me And you turn me into just what I hate And it makes me wanna scream I’m up nights waiting Wondering if he’ll come home to me Just contemplating Who’s he with, where’s he at, what’s this mean Now I’m so jaded You don’t even try And I’m asking myself why I just can't get you out of my head No I just can’t get you out of my I just can’t get you out of my I just can’t get you out of my head
10.
Anything New 03:04
There’s not too much that’s left to say Cuz we’ve said it all a hundred ways already And one more time sure won’t convey anything new And I’m watching headlights getting closer The girl behind the wheel I barely know her Losing my mind, my composure, is that anything new? Try to keep from going under But these walls haunt me like thunder And I realize this love was ours to lose Why can’t we grow from our mistakes Just start anew and not lose our way Sun is up, haven't slept in days, is that anything new? And if this car runs outta gas I guess that’s it, no looking back Give up on me and let that be that, till you find someone new And she’ll keep you out from under And you’ll never have to wonder about me and you and everything we used to be And she’ll keep you out from under And you’ll never have to wonder about me and you and everything we used to be There’s not too much that’s left to say Cuz we’ve said it all a hundred ways already And one more time sure won’t convey anything new And one more time sure won’t convey anything new
11.
He was always caring He was always wondering bout the why Why we’re always searching Searching for the one that makes us whole She was always staring Staring out the window at the sky Wondering bout the future Wondering if he could feel like home Who knows where we’ll go Who knows what we know Who knows how we feel Does this make us real? He was always smiling Smiling at the thought of her embrace But sometimes he would wonder Wonder if she really made him whole She was always thinking Thinking bout the things he did for her How he made her happy But did he ever really feel like home Who knows where we’ll go Who knows what we know Who knows how we feel Does this make us real? He was bored and tired Staring out the window at the sky Sick of all their fighting Sick of never ever being whole She was feeling lonely Lonely even though they shared a bed In that shit apartment Knowing it would never feel like home Who knows where we’ll go Who knows what we know Who knows how we feel Does this make us real?

about

Album produced by Steven Schwartz.
Performed by The Crooked Vines.
Album Cover by Steven Schwartz and John Fecile.

The source recordings for this album primarily come from four performances. Three are from New Orleans venues: The Maison on February 25th 2016, Maple Leaf Bar on June 1st 2019, and Tipitina’s on July 26th 2019. The other was in Pensacola, FL at the Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio on September 30th 2019 for WSRE’s Studio Amped program. You can view much of the source materials in their original forms on our YouTube channel and Facebook page in various performance videos over the years.

In 2016 at The Maison the band consisted of Mikayla Braun (lead vocals, keys), Lori Lapatka (alto sax, vocals), James Keene (trombone, vocals), Steven Schwartz (keys, tenor sax, vocals), Nicholas Carlisi (guitar), Stephen Bohnstengel (bass), and Woody Hill (drums).
All the performances in 2019 had a consistent lineup of Mikayla Braun (lead vocals, keys), Phil Arpa (alto sax), James Keene (trombone, vocals), Steven Schwartz (keys, tenor sax, vocals), Jonathan Solomon (bass), and Dane Schindler (drums).

‘Hybrid Tuna’ and ‘Coffee Stains’ are the only two songs not from a previous album.

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released February 12, 2021

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The Crooked Vines New Orleans, Louisiana

Based out of New Orleans, Louisiana, The Crooked Vines is a rock-pop collective that brings impressive, funk-fueled jams to the stage. The group released their first studio effort in 2015, self-titled "The Crooked Vines," and their second album, "Alive," in 2017. These albums were joined by a semi-live third album, "Mostly Alive", on February 12th, 2021. ... more

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