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Round & Round & Round

by Jacob Derwin

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1.
Sajak 02:10
I got behind the wheel I was drunk as a skunk The money all spelled and the letters all spun You gotta buy a vowel A margarita too We’re having half the fun we used to We had a different show then We could tolerate those things Dinner would last for hours While they loaded the boats in Maybe I’m drowning You should go and find the tapes 1983 You get cocky in your thirties and then fall to your knees Say nothing of Susan Say nothing of Chuck Speak only of arrows and Eggland’s and trucks We had a different time slot We had some different rules We didn’t know our angles We didn’t go to school We didn’t have a method
2.
In May 02:52
I think I might be dumb My brain never quite caught up Memory is less like a chain of events It’s more like a shiver and an ache and a wince Sincerity got the best of me and I’m paying for it now It’s a cloudy day in May and I’m on my way down I think I missed my mark Hiding from the dark Memory is not like a dance to the fair With a step and a jump and a spin and you’re there It’s not carousels and Ferris wheels and candy and clowns It’s a cloudy day in May and I’m on my way down I think I lost my legs Please don’t make me beg I think I might be dumb My brain never quite caught up
3.
Repeater 02:28
I had a plan A plan I was sticking to It was foolproof from the start I shot at the Sun I captured the color But the world got way too bright I had a plan The plan was a failure If it was a failure so was I I looked at the ground I looked in the mirror I captured the color I took in the light I am a repeater A printer A silkscreen I am a reporter A talking head I’m not saying anything new
4.
We heard the trumpet sound The sneakers hit the ground The means we gathered ‘round: sub-optimal, an obstacle We’re old by age sixteen What does that asterisk mean? Don’t want to make a scene: sub-optimal, an obstacle We are Assembled like dogs at the park We are Fumbling around in the dark We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things We dance ‘til break of day With all the shit we say Don’t know a different way: sub-optimal, and obstacle In class we’re head on desk It hurts to just get dressed Why would we ever rest: sub-optimal, an obstacle We are Alone but we’re never alone We are Addicted to love through the phone We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things The day’s arrived at last Rehearsal’s in the past All we want but not too fast Guyana’s greatest hits That boy is scared to bits And as the blackout hits We are Alone but we’re never alone We are Addicted to love through the phone We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things
5.
Bridgesong 02:49
I am a humble bridge I see the water pass And all the little sailors And all their little masts Each day another party Each night another dream A chiropractic nightmare A concrete trampoline I’m not sure how I got here Perhaps I’ll never know But at least for now I’m standing Although I stand alone The wheel of time withstanding Tin soldiers on a beat I’m gonna be here for awhile Until a better one’s complete 2017 Kosciuzko caused a coup I look forward to a letter I’d like to hear her point of view Sometimes when it gets quiet Three AM or so I’m grateful to be standing Although I stand alone Oh I sink a little deeper Everyday The creatures in the harbor Comfort me I am a humble bridge I see the water pass A million little shipwrecks You don’t have to do the math A portion of the proceeds Will go to keep you safe Will keep my body sturdy Will keep me wide awake The radios are singing A long discordant sound And while the sun is burning I hear them round and round and round
6.
Weddings 02:54
Ingrid flies into the room You notice How could You not notice Rain drips from the ceiling We stand there for hours We don’t care but We talk about it There’s a game That we play In these moments of fate In these hours of waste There’s a game That I hate But play on, cowboy The west is waiting Candle flickers At the dark I shiver under Orange sparks Spotlight dances on the oak Before me As you Dance right past me There’s a game That we play In these moments of fate In these hours of waste There’s a game That I hate But play on, cowboy The west is waiting
7.
Secret 03:18
Anything can fall apart, you know? You know. A house, a bus, a meal, a heart, you know? You know. Desperate times call for desperate acts, you know? You know. Nothing brings the money back, you know? You know. Are you nervous? I am Are you eating? I can’t. Are you happy? Not sure. Keep a secret? No more, no more, no more. Anyone can call the shots, you know? You know. Reveal the bait the fish forgot, you know? You know. Desperate times call for desperate acts, you know? You know. Therapy and spinal cracks, you know? You know. Are you nervous? I am Are you sleeping? I can’t Are you happy? Not sure Keep a secret? No more, no more, no more You just want to be happy You just want to be happy right now You just need to be happy You just need to put everything aside Ignore the possibility there’s something else entirely You’re throwing it away upon the back of an apology I hate to be the bearer but the phone was off the hook And I had to reach you somehow Anything can fall apart, you know? You know. Are you nervous? I am Are you eating? I can’t Are you happy? Not sure Keep a secret? No more, no more, no more
8.
Trebek 02:18
I'm backstage And I'm making sure I'm saying all their names Correctly It used to take an hour to review all of the clues but now I like to get to work a little early. I'm not used to being pampered like this I'm not used to all the makeup and the wigs But I plan to last a little while longer Yes, I plan to last a little while longer We begin Johnny makes me feel like I'm a king I give an answer And for a moment I am Cronkite and I'm floating through the air And there is no chemotherapy or cancer I've always kept my feet flat on the ground Who thought the wizard of the odds would stick around But I plan to last a little while longer Yes, I plan to last a little while longer We were slow to discover, but fast to act And I'm still not sure what possessed me to renew that contract but I'm gonna make it out of here alive With or without my body I survive
9.
We heard the trumpet sound The sneakers hit the ground The means we gathered ‘round: sub-optimal, an obstacle We’re old by age sixteen What does that asterisk mean? Don’t want to make a scene: sub-optimal, an obstacle We are Assembled like dogs at the park We are Fumbling around in the dark We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things We dance ‘til break of day With all the *** we say Don’t know a different way: sub-optimal, and obstacle In class we’re head on desk It hurts to just get dressed Why would we ever rest: sub-optimal, an obstacle We are Alone but we’re never alone We are Addicted to love through the phone We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things The day’s arrived at last Rehearsal’s in the past All we want but not too fast Guyana’s greatest hits That boy is scared to bits And as the blackout hits We are Alone but we’re never alone We are Addicted to love through the phone We are Sub-optimal, responsible dumb things

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For a full artist bio and photos, head to jacobderwin.com/round.

Round & Round & Round is the forthcoming debut LP by Jacob Derwin set for release in June of 2022. "Greatest Hits" will be the single released on April 28th.

Jacob Derwin is a songwriter from Brooklyn, NY. His music has been featured in the award-winning podcast F*cking Sober: the first 90 days. He has received praise for his work from industry veterans like Mike Viola and is often compared to Harry Chapin and Frightened Rabbit.

Thank you for listening! Reach Jacob at bigstupidmusic@gmail.com or (516) 633-1504.

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released June 10, 2022

All songs written by Jacob Derwin. Guitar, piano, and lead vocals by Jacob Derwin. Percussion and additional vocals by Andrea Levinsky. Bass and additional vocals by Frankie Matos. Keyboard, synthesizer and additional vocals by Deirdre Crean. Electric guitar and saxophone by Dan Janis. Additional vocals by Beda Spindola. Mandolin, additional guitar, keyboard and percussion by Jonah Bobo. Violin by Marybeth MacKay. Sajak, Greatest Hits, Bridgesong, In May and Secret recorded by Quinn McCarthy and mixed by Ken Helminger at The Creamery Studio in Brooklyn, NY. Repeater, Weddings and Trebek recorded by Jonah Bobo and mixed by Nicky Young in Manhattan, NY. Special thanks to Manhattanville Coffee in Harlem, and the community that gathered there monthly.

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Jacob Derwin is a Brooklyn-based songwriter often compared to Harry Chapin, Frightened Rabbit and the Mountain Goats. His debut LP is set for release in June of 2022.

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