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Ex Pilots

by Ex Pilots

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1.
Dianetics 01:26
Don't waste time fucking with me Right now I've left the country I sleep alone with my plans I crawl right into God's hands I crawl right into God's hands You're perfectly aligned, yeah I think you are fucking blind I dream of laughing goodbyes You're in a hole in the sky You're in a hole in the sky
2.
Exactly like you
3.
Too Far 01:27
When the world sends someone your way They put your head on display And then those lights come on to stay I guess it's different, I guess it's different each day You know where your place is I know what you're gonna say You're kissing their faces I know you're too far away And when I get home my life gets blown away I guess I'm too, I'm too far away
4.
Bad Aibling 03:06
Cirrus clouds here in the flight Sacred afternoon delight Hold me down, soft and white If it’s what you feel You’re right, and it’s real life You’re still around late after dawn In my head still off and on A life inside the marathon I see your hand and it’s on until it’s gone Is there still action on the line? There’s still thousands left to time Golden hair with silver shine I'll still see you all the time You know I’ve been here before And you’re saying there’s still time There’s still time and it’s not mine Vacant ark set to depart Live today if you have the heart Still possessed but once you’re there You’ll always end up right where you start
5.
Red Tape 02:43
Once they bring the first in, you don't forget it By the third there's no mind Platform and an armchair, Golden stands up there You forget you're fine We came in during one or two Straight from the front you know he sees you Do you ask yourself if it's what you want? All the time is gone, forever is through You know it, too Now, here's how it panned out: I have to find you And they looked past my sign Golden knows what I've been through, just looks where he wants to And I'm on his time Couldn't get far enough from those So I hid myself in a room of coats Talk to me, why do you hesitate? You said you thought it through, you said it's not too late Why don't you talk to me? Red tape around your life Can't undermine control, moving around your strife Why don't you talk to me? Why do you hesitate? Why don't you leave your head? Stuck in your hallway state And now the tiles fade, the collective mind is made
6.
Warp 05:10
Stretching out my hand where I know you can see it You stay inside, vacuum resides til the day that you free it Stop sighing in undertone Sleep with who you dare Love is grating, I'm not waiting It's a shame you care We're sinking, it's easy How could you know? Now I hold him as he's draining Something can't be said Wait to appear, there's no safe here You hang down, white and red
7.
Nick Song 02:36
Each morning another horde comes to life They start decline, they lose their minds "Do you need water where you’re going tonight?" They’re everyone, that’s the number one For everyone there’s forty-one Sent to the sun For every end once you’ve begun Where do you run? You think your way out of your head again It’s worth your life, red around the lights "Can you keep them out and waiting tonight?" Some other time, there’s another line For every head there’s forty lies Can't make you die For every end you’re bound to find They pile inside, they'll lose their minds It's not worth your time Don’t live inside the forty-one Don’t learn to hate what you’ve become Can’t burn your life until it’s done
8.
Pimo 00:53
Can't bear the thought of it Your family keeps you in I know you've thought it through I AM ASKING WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU Sent your letter today Crisis decision And now you're leaving us alone P.I.M.O.
9.
Cadiz 03:08
Harry knows he's on his way out Awake and now he knows there's no doubt This life and family has been so wrong Accosted, he knows it won't be long That night they congregate inside Determined elders and their wives The red light committee to seal his fate No more contact with Dad Harry starts life with a bag
10.
Live Forever 01:56
Sitting inside my car in the dark I see our man, he's out in the park No matter where I try to go I'll catch their eye, I know As of today, I can't walk to your door Open your eyes, I'm not going up anymore Do you believe you're cheating your death Long as you're out here putting in time? Secrets deferred until it goes to shit Everyone quits I'll never die if I'll just take to the street CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THEY SOLD TO ME?
11.
All at Once 02:20
Sixty thousand bikes Tell me the one you like I think you took a turn too far I think you just found your car And in the warmer months I keep it in my trunk ASSIST IN SERVICE Now my lake's fogged by the EPA, they gave it eighteen days Give everyone a gun, you must protect your sons And now I have to hate Two new expansions for the road today We need to play catch up anyway We don't agree to write down what was spent Before you know, we're down to ten percent It's planned and then it's done It happens all at once
12.
I see a sailing stone, I can't describe it And I see Satan in the sand I try to find the door, it's disappearing And I can't leave until I can Sometimes I drive to the Borley at night Sometimes I hang over the bridge I turn my lights on until someone sees And then I turn around and leave The only thing you see is someone at your car As you're about to sleep He's wearing a capirote, he tells you you're insane He somehow knows your name
13.
The empty hall, my faith is blind I could return but I'm not inclined On and on, the double life Owned with no meaning Don't wait until you're out of time You can't spend your life dreaming The second comes, there's nervous air I go back down and I know who's there Young lovers are off to serve men that bark from the dark Proud fishers in rows, I wish they could know who they are But they stay on the edge for their families and friends Lift up your soul, my love is blind It eats me whole but I don't mind
14.
A punch in the gut, for years I've been stuck Come to your back porch (lock arms, be bright) I'll just do a bit more (that's fair, that's right) A punch in the gut It's white in my mouth, she follows me out But who's leaving town? She's staring me down, I can't put it down I can't put it down I can't put it down A punch in the gut

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"Ex Pilots"

Recorded at home 2009 - 2019 in Pittsburgh and Erie PA
with Logic Pro, a Korg CR-4, a 424 mk II and an MF-P01

Originally released 12/13/2019, remastered for release on Smoking Room Records as SR065

All tracks written by Ethan except "Nick Song" written by Nick, co-written by Ethan and Ralph DiLullo

credits

released January 20, 2023

Ethan Oliva - vocals, guitars, drums, bass, keys, production
Mary Komondy - vocals on "Red Tape"
Nick Boston - guitar on "Nick Song"
Recorded and mixed by Ethan
Mastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden
Cover art "Gas crater" by Ethan

Thanks to Samuelito Cruz, Smoking Room, Jack Shirley, Andy Yadeski, Ralph Dilullo, Mitch DeLong, and anyone that lent me a bass to record this album.

"Dianetics" recorded 2018-19
"Exactly Like You" recorded 2018-19
"Too Far" recorded 2011-18
"Bad Aibling" recorded 2019
"Red Tape" recorded 2018-19
"Warp" recorded 2019
"Nick Song" recorded 2019
"Pimo" recorded 2019
"Cadiz" recorded 2018-19
"Live Forever" recorded 2018
"All at Once" recorded 2018
"Sailing Stone" recorded 2019
"The Empty Hall" recorded 2009-2019
"Punch in the Gut" recorded 2019

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Ex Pilots Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Est. 2015
Smoking Room Records

Ethan Oliva
Nick Boston
Andy Yadeski
Mary Komondy
Ralph DiLullo
Mitch DeLong

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