Name: Optimist
Duration: P00H03M12S
Description: a ballad of epic proportions...

Optimist

by The Haunts

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a ballad of epic proportions...

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Bait my bright side
superficial ponderings
I thought of wearing rings
Or learning how to sing

So call me: jolly
a pacifist out in the streets
a cynic in the weeds
naive and young
showing my thumb
to say I'm okay
this moral display
gets easier day to day

Words from my mom
she said "son, sometimes it sucks to be you"
but you're not marooned
Yeah, we all feel it too
a kick in the rear
helps shatter our fears
and helps us look in the mirror

I'll set the mood
the endless silence plays a tune
We turn the dial
escape for awhile
the static fills the room

we make it work
we ache and we hurt
but still no echo
we turn the dial
escape for awhile
the sonic booms

ticking clock
I doubt it ever stops
keeping the beat

crack another grin
low profile sin
I hear a roar from the audience

pop another pill
catch another thrill or two
I think of calling you

Imitation game
at this point it would be tame
I spend my time searching for: truth

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released August 31, 2023
Song written by Max Collier Goldenstein, Alanna Swadlow, and Aaron Brotman

Produced/ Engineered / Mixes / Mastered by Max Collier Goldenstein

Recorded at Scaredy Cat Studios

Art by Max Collier Goldenstein

Cake made by Kate O'Connor

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The Haunts Los Angeles, California

Just 3 LA studs/dweebs/jabronis making Surfy Garage Rock

Alanna Swadlow - Drums

Aaron Brotman - Guitar

Max Collier - Vocals

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May 3

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Los Angeles (LA), CA

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