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Most Improved

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You're always runnin' away from your problems With shoes or a bottle And I'm strugglin' to keep Our hands together But it gets harder every week Flyin' through space And it's a shame You're stayin' Exactly the same There's so much more to consider All the good that surrounds us But we continue to be Preoccupied By all the noise behind our eyes Flyin' through space And it's a shame You're stayin' Exactly the same Flyin' through space And it's a shame You're stayin' Exactly the same Take one page after another And try to love our brother
2.
Only Human 03:42
I forgot your name again Will you remind me what it was I'm sure we shared some space together With some friends At a party once For a brief rotation I put my foot in my mouth again Just to gain your trust I only wanted to be honest with myself And not pretend I knew exactly what it was I don't think I'd mind if you Asked me the same I'm only human I'm only human I said this is the first time that we've met But I know we've met before I just thought you would not remember me And I didn't want you to feel awkward I don't think I'd mind if you Acted the same can we Leave this behind and Forget the blame I'm only human I'm only human I'm only human I'm only human
3.
Life Inside 02:17
I had no idea what it'd be like Livin' life inside Starin' out a window I see light And the glare hurts my eyes In my favorite room I find you Tryin' to get some rest Before your busy day You walked out The front door and left a mess Where are you goin' Where are you goin' I was only tryin' to escape the rain The storm inside my brain But stayin' here forever is just fine I'm not just biding time In my favorite room I find you Tryin' to get some rest Before your busy day You walked out The front door and left a mess Where are you goin' Where are you goin' Where are you goin' Where are you goin'
4.
I saw the look on your face When you described to me the day That your own brother sailed away To leave you docked at the bay Contemplating your own death It's just like quitting cigarettes You do it every Friday night With your last beer on your breath You tried to take what's your's A mountain house with a screened in porch But you couldn't grasp it from the shore There's no skippin' rocks anymore Contemplating your own death It's just like quitting cigarettes You do it every Friday night With your last beer on your breath It's just like quitting cigarettes It's just like quitting cigarettes You turn your back and you forget That you never quite accepted it
5.
More Options 04:19
I'm conflicted The weather inside my head echoes your voices in it What are we supposed to say To all our friends When we see them I trusted you for so long without a doubt I only realized after I went without There's so many more options To think about To figure out You were the hope that held me back You were the body that I believed I passed (I believe I'll pass) You were the teacher that made me clean Until the light interrupted my sleep (And I can't go back to sleep) When the storm calmed The water was still enough for me to see right through it A perfect sheet of glass At long last At long last You were the hope that held me back You were the body that I believed I passed (I believe I'll pass) You were the teacher that made me clean Until the light interrupted my sleep (And I can't go back to sleep) I'm not sure if you ever existed But sometimes I wonder If there was some crucial detail Well I guess I missed it I guess I missed it (You were the hope that held me back) I guess I missed it (You were the body that I passed) I guess I missed it (You were the teacher that made me clean) I guess I missed it And I can't go back to sleep
6.
So Easy 03:53
Overthinking every aspect Of what I do for fun Until I feel like I am stuck and far away From everyone But isn't it so easy for you Isn't it so easy Lookin' for some inspiration That I can't find outside today It doesn't mean it's harder for you just cause Things aren't goin' your way But isn't it so easy for you Oh don't give up so easy Don't give up so easy Don't give up so easy Don't give up so easy Don't give up so easy Ooo Ooo It's so easy
7.
Creases 04:19
Oh my humanity I hate what you do to me And my masculinity Is gonna get the best of me The best of me My anxiety Is gonna put me in therapy I'll cry out for sanity But it won't stay here next to me Next to me I could fall through the creases Convince myself that I am chokin' But if we can still pick up the pieces Then I guess there's more to us than what is broken Oh my identity Are you even listening To just how badly I wanna change most everything I could fall through the creases Convince myself that I am chokin' But if we can still pick up the pieces Then I guess there's more to us than what is broken There's more to us than what is broken
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Untitled 04:33
You always take the biggest bites But you couldn't hold your own in a fight If you tried I always hear about the tirades Throwin' tantrums makes it easy to get your way Well you got it Do you expect me to take your side It doesn't do much to help your nice guy disguise When you lie Would you do the same for me Or is this all just a bitter memory We're holdin' on to You're circling now It's a matter of time 'Til you can't go any lower You need me around But I won't come back You never were my brother You're circling now It's a matter of time 'Til you can't go any lower You need me around But I won't come back You never were my brother
9.
Roof 04:18
I'm dead to the world You can hear me breathin' But I can't say a word The sun in your eyes Helps me speak out loud It'll keep me alive When there's no shelter for you there There's still a roof above your head The ice in the sky Looks like another winter With no ending in sight Soft red and blue gray Curled up under my arm Melts the winter away When there's no shelter for you there There's still a roof above your head When there's no shelter for you there There's still that roof above your head Above your head There's that roof Above your head
10.
I wish I could Sleep inside My parents' bed I'd feel so Much better then Knowing they're beside me I remember when my mother Would bring me something to eat Chicken noodle soup My favorite gatorade Go to blockbuster Rent a nintendo game I remember when my mother Would bring me something to eat Chicken noodle soup My favorite gatorade Go to blockbuster Rent a nintendo game

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Most Improved is a collection of songs pieced together from riffs I wrote over the past 8 or so years. The songs were completed around Summer 2019, and recorded from August 2019 - April 2020. Drums were recorded at Nate's house, BGVs at Desi and Tyler's houses, and everything else in my spare bedroom (now nursery).

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released July 10, 2020

Ross wrote and recorded the songs
Nate played the drums
Desiree and Tyler sang the BGVs
Tyler wrote the lead guitar on "Creases"
Mikey and Ross mastered the album
Sara took the album pic
Nate did the layout and design

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Thanks to Sara for putting up with me constantly working on this project for the past year or so and supporting me along the way. Thanks to Nate for the artwork and design, hospitality, and considerable production input. Thanks to Desi, Nate, Nick, and Tyler for keeping me stoked to work on this project with friends.

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flower shopping is the songwriting project of Columbia, SC native, Ross Swinson, and occasionally a live band featuring Desirée Richardson, Nate Puza, Nick Fogle, and Tyler Gordon.

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