glass beach - rare animal (lyric video)

the song:
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j mcclendon - vocals, guitar, piano, synth
layne smith - guitar
jonas newhouse - bass
william white - drums

gang vocals by j mcclendon, layne smith, jonas newhouse, william white, and daxe schaeffer

recorded, engineered, and mixed by j mcclendon and layne smith
mastered by will yip

lyrics:
guess i maybe misunderstood
i mean i guess i maybe had misspoke.
we’re living in two different dialects
we’re speaking two different zip codes.

gold star, look me right in the eye
i mean gold star, see the shapes on the lightbox?
it’s sleepless car rides on anxious nights
it’s nothing after nothing.

thinking was he some gig you had to quit in 1999
thinking about the fireflies on your back porch in mid-july
thinking about if he keeps playing db cooper through her life
thinking about you

thinking about you
he’s just sleepwalking on weary feet
your headache,
your absentee
(don’t get lost in a metaphor, don’t get lost in a metaphor)
in a daydream.
(don’t get lost in a metaphor, don’t get lost in a metaphor)
tectonic as all you do, thinking about you.
thinking about you.

parachute backpacks and cash stacks,
abscond the plane.
no one was watching,
he’s lost in pacific rain.

run with the ransom.
head in a handgun.

tomorrow was all smoke and mirrors.
tomorrow was all smoke and mirrors.

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[loose_snake]

2:21 the fish coming in on the beatdrop is so funny to me

[necrmancrr]

The drumming in these singles has been phenomenal, a step up from the first album imo

[talentless]

It's crazy how Glass Beach managed to make TFGBA perfect and now they're going to make this album perfect as well

[era]

As someone who is trying to learn music composition and music theory having the structure of the song be explained in the screen is so inavertently useful, amazing song!!!

[lushwish]

WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE DEPTHS OF THE PACIFIC WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

[bean_eater]

2024 hasn't even begun and the best album of the year has already been announced

[Sawyer_GoofyGoober]

how am i just finding out about this band bro, they're so peak ToT

[JordanLester]

I love math rock, and I adore Glass Beach’s cult-classic hits. Everything’ from your brand identity to your tirelessly catchy basslines, tasteful percussion, warm synths and vocals are components that make this band absolutely sublime. Your guys’s music will never leave me. Many of your original tracks have grown on me. Your stuff is inspiring, so to see you guys go this route is awesome!

[TunaStarling]

3:57 I love how this part sounds like Order from Ultrakill and I always forget about it, so I get startled every time I listen to this song

[EakiTurtle]

who out here also listening to this song with your chin resting on your arms staring lovingly across your desk at it like youre having a fancy candle-lit dinner date

[rikavale]

this reminds me of the band toe, the melodies and the way tension is built feel very reminiscent of their "for long tomorrow" album which i love

[jaack]

i genuinely believe that this album will be one of the greatest of the 2020s

[lynnedrum]

"DON'T GET LOST IN A METAPHOR" is such a brilliant bg gang shout, love yall can't wait

[uasdgsajkdsiadyhj]

this song feels so nostalgic for some reason i love it
another glass beach band banger

[maxirauxgd]

We truly are glass beaching in here 🔥🔥🔥

[swamp_child]

i remember hearing this three years ago in philly and love it even more than i did then

[blackbirdsax]

WE MAKING IT OUT OF BIKINI BOTTOM WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🗣🗣

[justsomeone]

When i think about it I’m thankful seeing this band grow up I hate osu but those few years ago it brought me to bedroom community and ever since then the peaceful yet chaotic emotions these peaces let on show how much work all of you put into making these songs and I think you’re all amazing for it thank you all keep up the beautiful songs

[SicklyLive]

We love you guys, thanks for an awesome song once again!