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in earnest

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1.
29 04:55
I wrote a letter to myself So no one else would have to read it It's weighing heavy on my mind I prayed to a god I don't believe in Recurring visions in my sleep Tricycles and curbs of frustration I heard Chester screaming loud Arms aflame and ready to break You never see it coming Immortal ideas fade I'm feeling so much older now 29 years today Greenstick fracture at the wrist Jumping cars out in the garden European seaside town Drowned in limoncello, heaving posion Lost my cool down at the rink Pinned to the wall for striking dad Running absent from my parents Dirty rag and oil, a concrete bed You never see it coming Immortal ideas fade I'm feeling so much older now 29 years You never see it coming Strumming arthritis away 29 years today Dragged away from all my friends Calendar days stole my summer I'd miss Matthew's friendly ghost Sunlight cured us from the shivers Threw my shoes into the lake When school was done, freedom celebrated All the hills and valleys climbed I never quite learned to tie my laces You never see it coming Immortal ideas fade I'm feeling so much older now 29 years You never see it coming Strumming arthritis away Stacking cutlery on my birthday 29 years today.
2.
put me under 03:57
Now and then I have a stock take of my mind Clear my schedule, burn some cash, take in some facts online I always say I'll start working out and cut down on ice cream It never is enough to stop me binge watching TV Everyone says to keep going 'til you see the light I might just find a carousel and take a ride Now and then I live in someone else's shoes Sleep in their bed, feed their pet, I've not much to lose When I muddle with the grey in a world of black and white I'll never be lonely with a dog beside Everyone says to keep going 'til you see the light I might just find a carousel and take a ride If you're wanting one more story, you should take it all to hell You are everywhere and nowhere, just don't put me under your spell I am hiding in the darkness, waiting for the final bell You are everywhere and nowhere, just don't put me under your spell You are everywhere and nowhere, just don't put me under your spell You are everywhere and nowhere, just don't put me under.
3.
Come upstairs my love I will take you any way you are I’m ill-prepared and stone-cold scared The same as you When we dance around the fatal We pretend there’s something left All your senses are disabled Shut down by loneliness There’s a sun above the skylight But your sickness locked it out There’s a war in every silence When the captain’s not around We could both lock lips on this sinking ship Watch it all go down We could seal our fate in a frozen lake Just drown When we ask if we deserve this We are digging our own grave There is nothing quite so painful No relief to kill the shame And your burden looks so empty There’s no proof that it exists Just a chemical compulsion Ever-looking for the exit I am love from the highest places I am love, I know all your faces I am love from the highest places I am love, I know all your faces
4.
fables 03:59
It’s been five years you know Takes a day to find all the photos Happiness won’t grow But fondness would, you’d think so We share the same tone now We share the same home now Surrounded by the snow Can I share your name now? Why are we waiting? Why can I still take a breath? Why are we waiting? Shall we put all the fables to bed? The truth is best served cold Less awkward if I’m singing I know you want to float But soon we’ll be grave digging Why are we waiting? Why can I still take a breath? Why are we waiting? Shall we put all the fables to bed? Why are we waiting? Why can I still take a breath? Why are we waiting? Shall we put all the fables to bed? Sometimes I feel I’m doing nothing right Sometimes I feel like nothing Sometimes I feel I’m doing nothing right Sometimes I feel like nothing Sometimes I feel I’m doing nothing right Sometimes I feel like
5.
in between 04:02
Throwing roses on a backlit porch Don't you tell me that I'm done Romantic divorce Who will come and strip the fight from me? Who said that my race is run already? Everybody else just looks like rain Weathered all the same The only thing that makes us different Is that I will plead insane It's the black that's blinding It's the light unseen This will be the death of me And all that's in between Gimme some more of that Sweet, sweet dose through the speaker I'm a junkie, you're my vice Pleased to meet you Someone told that I will live regret I've made my bed, so I'll lay in it I've made my bed, so I lay down Everybody else just looks like rain Weathered all the same The only thing that makes us different Is that I will plead insane It's the black that's blinding It's the light unseen This will be the death of me And all that's in between This is the death of me And all that's in between This is the death of me And all that's in between This is the death of me, the death of me And all that's in between This is the death of me, the death of me.
6.
the house 05:40
I'm so glad you made it I never thought you'd come The lights here are blinding All of the smoke clogs my lungs These walls remember All that's said and done And my heart has chambers Where the sadness runs You are the house and you keep us alive You bring our straying hearts in from outside Take all the furniture, take what you might You can't take a hope that will not die The party is over I'd say it's time to go The kooks in the back room They won't leave until they know We must remember Don't let good times go There's something to live for It just comes 'round slow You are the house and you keep us alive You bring our straying hearts in from outside Take all the furniture, take what you might You can't take a hope that will not die You are the house and you keep us alive You bring our straying hearts in from outside Take all the furniture, take what you might You can't take a hope that will not die I've been waiting and I've been a slave I've been asleep, please remove these chains Give me a reason, give me a sign You can't take a hope that will not die.

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released October 7, 2020

All songs written & performed by In Earnest:
Thomas Eatherton - vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, tambourine
Sarah Holburn - vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar
Toby Shaer - vocals, violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, stomp box

Recorded & mixed by Peter Waterman (Longcroft Recording)
Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering

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in earnest Southend On Sea, UK

in earnest is fuelled by the songwriting of front-couple Sarah Holburn and Tom Eatherton in a bid to encourage conversation around mental health and other under-represented topics. Their sad indie noise is a dialogue from two perspectives featuring male and female vocals in turn. Hailing from Southend on Sea, UK, in earnest is made a trio by the inclusion of instrumentalist Toby Shaer. ... more

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