released January 17, 2021

Recorded by Zach Herbert and Sam Funk with assistance from Jordan Flolo
Produced by Zach Herbert and Aaron Atkins, with assistance from Avery Morrison
All tracks but "Gone" mixed by Zach Herbert
"Gone" mixed by Speedy Gray with assistance from Zach Herbert

Zach Herbert-Vox, Trumpet, Organ, Drones, Percussion loop on Gone, Piano loop on Teeth
Sean Dahlman- Piano on Gone and Teeth, Synth on Harm
Aaron Atkins-Drums and percussion
Ashton Jenicek-Bass, Tenor Sax on Teeth, Synth on Gone
Mike Ward-Alto Sax
Jordan Harris-Trombone
Avery Morrison-FX and textures, Drones, Additional vox on Fear and Harm


All lyrics by Zach Herbert
"Fear" written by Zach Herbert
"Gone" written by Zach Herbert and Ashton Jenicek
"Harm" written by Zach Herbert, Sean Dahlman and Aaron Atkins
"Teeth" written by Zach Herbert, Sean Dahlman, Ashton Jenicek

Zach Herbert-Vocals, Trumpet, Organ, Drones, Piano on "Fear", Piano loop on "Teeth", Percussion loop on "Gone"
Sean Dahlman- Piano on "Gone" and "Teeth", Synth/Bass on "Harm"
Aaron Atkins-Drums and percussion
Ashton Jenicek-Bass, Tenor sax on "Teeth", Synth on "Gone"
Mike Ward-Alto Sax
Jordan Harris-Trombone
Avery Morrison-FX and textures, Drones, Additional vox on "Fear" and "Harm"

Album artwork by Andrew Ryason, photographed by Lila Streicher

Thanks to (in no order):
Building 180/Agapolis, the Miller clan, Jonnie, Annette, Brenna, Grace, Noah, Harry, Jackknife Momma, Ross, Karen and Bill, Jim Herbert, Andrew Ryason, Friends at Agapolis (Meredith, Shannon, Joel, Yustina, Cory, Nick, Claire, Lauren, V, Jeremy, Gigi ), Pia and Gerry, Staz, Joey C, Grammy Cass, Mat and Whitney, IBC, Eric Gilbert, Eric Anderson, Lila Streicher, Cody Gittings, Agent Butterman

Lyrics:

“Fear”
There was life before I came here
There was pain before my own
And so I think it strange
To be so proud
To call this blood by name
And yearn to pour it out

Of all I’d hoped to claim
I find it now in doubt
What suffers in my name?
What makes itself allowed?

“Gone”
Fear, at the end of things
I might never be
Anything at all

Fear, at the end of things
I might never be
Anything at all
Anything at all
I might never be whole
I might never be

(When I’m gone) x4

(Alright, alright, alright)

This part of me gets thirsty
This part of me gets tired
This part of me don’t know
If it ever was whole
Am I better than this
Am I better than this
Could I ever be
Ever be anything more

All my troubles don’t leave me
All my pleasures deceive me
If I call to be more
If I call to be more
I might never be whole
I might never be whole
I might never be, never be
Never be whole

But I burnt this flesh
And broke this heart
And sold my love
To over-night religions

In hopes that I
In hopes I’d be forgiven (x4)
(When I’m gone)
When I’m gone, When I’m gone
Does it take this love
If it takes this body away?

Does it hold this name
Will it take this pain
If it takes my
Takes my body away

I want it all to be enough (x4)
I need it now (x4)
To be enough, I need it now
When I'm gone

“Harm”

(There was life before I came here)
(There was pain before my own)

I don’t mind
Ain’t trying to live forever
And after all my lies
I thought this one so clever

And if it takes all my life
To keep this self together
To love anything
Within this form
To wrap it in my arms
And do no harm

“Teeth”
I’m afraid of the darkness
I’m afraid of the light
If I fear what is broken
Do I fear that it’s right?

And here in this moment I fear them the same
And find that these fears, they carry my name

And so it becomes
No more beyond me
I’ve feared it but now
I know it’s my own

And thru all these ways that I’ve seeked to believe in
Will I be held again before I must go?

I get my bones all where they go
And find my teeth in little rows
I let this blood flow where it flows
And what I am, it surely shows

I get my bones all where they go
And find my teeth in little rows
I let my blood flow where it goes
I guess I’m whole…for all I know