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A Prescription Year

by Oswald Park

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1.
Sorry 03:12
I don’t have a better plan I just want to see my friends It’s been a tough couple of weeks and I’m feeling a little beside myself we all move around with our heads held down just trying to make it through the day I’m sorry I didn’t answer the phone I get anxious and want to be alone really I’d be better if we talked it out but it’s hard to speak about it with all this doubt
 
 Maybe I’ll stay home tonight I’m better off at home
2.
Do you remember the night
 I fell flat on my face when I was wasted? I left a bit of my head and a piece of my pride there on the pavement
 
 Our friends were laughing so hard They nearly fell over
 I made a mess of myself on a street full of strangers I wished I was dead 
 Young, drunk, and stupid we paid for these nights so we won’t lose them
 
 I don’t know what I’m doing tonight Let alone for the rest of my life

3.
Fall 04:02
Move slowly down the hall Just waiting for a time to call The only way to pass the time Is hanging from this old phone line
 
 You spent a year
 Working away Is it any better?
 Who can say
 
 What’s left When you ignore it all? There’s nothing you can do but fall It’s all temporary anyway 
 Landmarks and postcards are all that you’ve got hand written thoughts from an empty parking lot left to find something but you got lost you’re moving further from the plot
4.
I know you tried You tried just about everything To calm your mind And push down all the things that you hide Stick around and we’ll figure this out Cuz I don’t know what else I can do Let’s wait it out and sort through the doubt and we’ll come back around soon
 
 I’ll come back around to you.

5.
Home 03:31
A quick stop a thousand miles from home we’ve come a long way but still so far to go I turn the music up and try to stay awake the song on the radio we love to sing full blast it crackles out as city limits pass nothing but static on this old deserted road I check the rearview and I signal right it doesn’t matter just how far we get tonight our lives they orbit, just like satellites and we’re just trying to get it right I drove all night I didn’t rest my head A couple more miles and I’ll sleep in my bed I’m rubbing my tired eyes You’re passed out next to me
 I’m coming home I’m too tired to keep driving
6.
I can’t sleep again The weight of the night comes crashing in And it’s the third time this week that I call it and sneak to stare out the window instead these restless nights are filling me with dread Midnight hours are dragging on I’m killing time
 Waiting for the morning light I’ll be fine
 
 I know I’ve got all my friends Looking out for me But I can’t reason with myself
 But sometimes my mind is cruel and unkind and it shows up in my dreams
 
 I need to get some rest My brain feels like a giant mess
7.
Everyday Like the one before an endless loop a constant bore holding steady maintain routine don’t fall behind don’t cause a scene trudge along stare at your phone just killing time you feel more alone is it any different on the other side no one’s better off we just wanna survive we make mistakes and we leave traces as we go the footsteps they get erased by this cold December snow I’ll look out for you, if you look out for me
 
 Anxiety and things we fear prescription year our heads get clear pressure building self medicate to lift us up and get our heads on straight there’s no grand design we’ll do what we can no parachute no backup plan

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released May 1, 2020

Written, Produced, and Recorded by Jordy Bell
at Stella’s House (Richmond, ON)

Production Assistance from Scott McCash and Rob Seaton



Mixed and Mastered by Dave Klyman
at Retro City Studios (Philadelphia, PA)

Synths and Piano by Serge Cote



Artwork and Layout by Kayla Marok

Photography by Vance McBride

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