Greatest Hits

from Round & Round & Round by Jacob Derwin

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lyrics

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

credits

from Round & Round & Round, released June 10, 2022
Jacob Derwin - lead vocals, guitar
Andrea Levinsky - percussion, vocals
Frankie Matos - bass, vocals
Deirdre Crean - keys, vocals
Beda Spindola - vocals
Dan Janis - saxophone, electric guitar

Recorded by Quinn McCarthy, and mixed by Quinn McCarthy and Ken Helminger at The Creamery Studio in Brooklyn, NY. Mastered by Jacob Derwin.

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Jacob Derwin New York

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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