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The Times We Didn't Have Fun

by Diehard

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Karl Ward One day Diehard will return, riding on the back of a wild gray mare called The Nineties. Until then it will be the times we didn't have fun, for all of us. Favorite track: The Times We Didn't Have Fun.
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1.
A Very Serious Man (free) 04:00
I was so disappointed in myself I handed over the money as a toll for being stupid Crossing from naive to weary Shedding baby fat from my personality As we grow our mistakes grow with us Getting fat on the deadlines we haven't met I've discovered the joke of maturing Growing up doesn't come with age Sometimes I hate Dylan It's the affected voice and the triple tongued word choice His opinions, like rings around the sun, You only think you've seen He just repeats back protest screams And with great shock, I don't put up a fight Resignation doesn't chafe as expected This resume reads like a deathbed confession Quarantined in the corner of IC It seems I'll always have something to complain about Till I whittle solace from a regular paycheck Candidate seeks paper clips and triplicates Twenty years of schooling and there is no day shift I have no idea what it could mean To have a job you'd never want to leave I hope one day I do So my living has some life in it too
2.
Woke up one morning to an unlocked door The breeze was letting itself in My couch was covered from dust to dust I guess the plaster had enough The wind was blowing through the house Strong enough to toss me out And from the street i saw the house come down I hope at least the cats got out
3.
Barflies 04:48
I'm giving the daylight 15 more minutes and if it doesn't wake up I'm hitting the lights and calling it a night The pressure to change has been keeping me awake So i'm looking for a soporific lover to knock me out any which way The barflies are attracted to any old stupid shit talk It's the hot air gushing from every orifice you've got This bed suffers every shift and every sway and it can barely stand being fucked over all day So as a metaphor to explain your ennui Consider the forgotten bed sheet Hanging from the ceiling fan's blade Your ennui On me
4.
I was lying This much is true You weren't doing much better If not through your teeth, then behind your sheets You were lying too Two lying liars laid out in full view So the next morning The second next morning I played it tough, I was so cool You were cold as dry ice Laconic looks good on you An infectious amnesia A virulent proof Maybe we should have It might have been fun Three times we didn't More times than I'm proud of Now we don't talk about it We don't talk about it all So i'm resigned to remember The times we didn't have fun Yeah, i'll always remember The taste of your lip balm
5.
Diehard (free) 04:03
It's all in how you approach it Entertainment has its limits The way my feet find cracks in the street The routine bores the hell out of me Like singers who fuck with microphone stands When they need something to do with their hands As your id breaks the fourth wall down You'll feel as free as the day you were born Diehard Huh? Diehard There it is again...
6.
Punk as Love 01:40
That's not what you said between I and you to me I'd check your memory A fickle imprint Nothing to recall it seems No impressions to retrieve A shamble of string Tying knots but forgetting Which one was for me That's not what you said At least not exactly It's like conjuring a dream I'm up in arms, but it's become routine Can I please run out of steam?
7.
Christine 03:46
Wake up head pounding, feeling like an idiot It's Phair to miss the boys who make love cuz they're in it No, you're immune You're kissing at the bar, you're hailing a car You treat it like a game, you don't know his last name It's too soon You’ve gotta rack it up, rack it up to say you’re experienced You’ve gotta pass it out, pass it out and pass out on the floor You’ve gotta rack it up, rack it up to say you’re experienced You’ve gotta pass it out, pass it out and pass out on the floor, and come back for more Hey, Christine, what you want to be when you grow up? Hey, John McClane, what you want to be when you’re old like me? I feel so old, Christine How's a girl like you get to be a girl like you? Lucky, I guess No not lucky, up to no good - you're lying Could tease a man half to death without trying So stop … and go
8.
I've replaced sex by riding a stationary bike I get around on it as much as I do in real life Try and guess the affect it has Hold that thought in your head longer than you'd like Let it mingle with memories for a little while When it evolves to optimism then let it go I do I do for you Play dead in bed, see how long it takes him to know I bet he's half way there before it even shows He won't stop anyway, he'll just make it work for him What floor do you live on, do you have a view? Are other unweds there or is it just you? Do your neighbors bake babka and watching the midday news?
9.
Karaoke King 02:49
Don't discount the things I'll find out I'm judging you for everything You nipped a friendship in the bud Chasing tail and leaving out decency I should have known How naive Young men you can't change your stripes When her short skirt is all you need Tied one on Weren't tied to her When your lechery finds a home Those complications can't keep hold of your voracious bones
10.
Gold Leaf 02:48
Gold leaf and doily from the salvation army, Who the hell do you think you are? All that time to primp and preen Spending sprees, new luxury And you dress like a worn out dream Gold leaf and doily from the salvation army Your new look consigned from the past Embellish on what you don't like Cut and paste to your heart's delight Will the last one out sound the alarm?
11.
Don't question the format just cause things went wrong All these little aggravations will follow us to heaven Some things persist The sound man was just a prick But Hello, Philadelphia! Hello Sara! You're too kind! The little things started going wrong first It's always the little things that make the big things that much worse They were the nuts and bolts of our plans Driving to philadelphia in a mini-van I thought about our genre a bit Found it ironic how at the moment it fit If the only people there are the other bands Independent is a euphemism for 'no one cares'

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released September 27, 2011

All music by Diehard. Produced and engineered by Andrew Schneider.

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