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I Went Swimming Alone

by Warm Thoughts

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1.
I’D JUST PREFER A DAYDREAM TO LIVING A REAL LIFE. SO LET’S HANG FOR JUST ONE NIGHT. WE DON’T HAVE TO TOUCH OR TALK. JUST SHOW ME WHERE YOU WORK, YOUR SOFTBALL TROPHIES, AND INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR FAMILY. YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO GET TO KNOW ME. I’LL MAKE UP THE REST. WE’LL WALK THROUGH YOUR TOWN SILENTLY. WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD HANDS, YOU CAN JUST POINT AT THINGS. I’LL SMILE AND YOU’LL NOD AND WE’LL BOTH AGREE THAT IT WAS GREAT NOT GETTING TO KNOW ME. YOU DON’T EVER EVEN HAVE TO FEEL A THING INSIDE A DAYDREAM. THERE'S NO AWKWARD CONVERSATION. WE GO HIKING EVERY WEEKEND WITH ALL YOUR DOGS AND WITH EVERY DOG YOU’VE EVER OWNED.
2.
I’M OUT THE DOOR AND TOTALLY IRRELEVANT. WAS THIS ALL THAT I REALLY MEANT TO YOU? BACK BEFORE I WAS OWNERLESS, WE’D WANDER AROUND IN ENDLESS BLISS. DON’T LET ME WIND UP IN A PAWN SHOP WINDOW, SUN BLEACHED AND YELLOWED. MAYBE I’LL FIND A NEW HOME, SOMEONE TO FIX MY CHAIN AND TAKE ME AROUND THE WORLD. FIFTEEN SPEEDS AND A REAR RACK, I’LL GET YOU THERE AND ALL THE WAY BACK. DON’T LET ME WIND UP IN A PAWN SHOP WINDOW, SUNBLEACHED AND YELLOWED. I’M MADE OF SOLID STEEL. I’VE GOT PERFECTLY TRUE ALUMINUM WHEELS BUT HERE I AM SUNBLEACHED AND YELLOWED.
3.
Airport 02:58
I’M LIVING BY THE AIRPORT NOW AND DINING AT THE BOWLING ALLEY. SPARES AND DEPARTURES SEEM TO COME AND GO. I PEOPLE WATCHED AND JUST FORGOT TO LEAVE. I LEARNED A SECOND LANGUAGE/TRIED TO MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS IN A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO NEVER HAVE TO BE ALONE. I LEARNED A SECOND LANGUAGE/TRIED TO BE ATTRACTIVE IN A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO NEVER HAVE TO DIE ALONE. I’M LIVING BY THE AIRPORT NOW. I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAVEN’T GOTTEN OUT. EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT, ALL THE BUILDINGS HAVE CHANGED. THERE IS TECHIE BLOOD ON EVERYTHING. I PEOPLE WATCHED AND JUST FORGOT TO LEAVE. THERE CAN BE NO GROWING HERE IF YOU’RE HELD IN PLACE BY THE MURKY FEAR OF ALWAYS BEING ALONE.
4.
IT’S A HUNDRED DEGREES ON CHRISTMAS, NOT A SNOWFLAKE TO BE FOUND. IT HASN’T RAINED IN 10 YEARS. WE’VE FINALLY DRIED OUT. AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE ONE LAST SNOW ANGEL WITH YOU. I DON’T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO FEEL COLD OUTSIDE. I DON’T RECALL WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GET DRENCHED OUTSIDE. AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS PLAY IN ONE LAST PUDDLE HERE WITH YOU. IT'S ONLY GETTING HOTTER. WE’RE ONLY GETTING DRIER.
5.
Intangible 04:27
I’LL WAKE UP UPSET AGAIN BECAUSE I ONLY GET TO BE WITH YOU WHEN I’M SLEEPING. BUT DAMN YOU LOOKED GREAT ALL INTANGIBLE AND SMILING. BUT I JUST WISH YOU COULD EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD BECAUSE YOU MADE ME FEEL A KIND OF WARMTH I’VE NEVER FELT BEFORE. BUT THESE FEW SHORT SECONDS A YEAR THEY JUST AREN’T DOING IT FOR ME AND I’VE JUST ABOUT FORGOT WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE SPRAWLING OUT ON ME. THESE FEW SHORT SECONDS A YEAR THEY JUST AREN’T DOING IT FOR ME. I’VE JUST ABOUT FORGOT WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE LAYING OUT ON ME. BUT I JUST WISH YOU COULD EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD BECAUSE YOU MADE FEEL A KIND OF WARMTH IVE NEVER FELT BEFORE. AND I JUST WISH YOU COULD SPEND A LITTLE TIME HERE WITH ME, MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND, MY NOBODY. AND I STILL GO BACK IN THERE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO SEE IF I CAN FIND MY INTANGIBLE FRIEND. AND THESE FEW SHORT SECONDS A YEAR THEY JUST AREN’T DOING IT FOR ME. I’VE JUST ABOUT FORGOT WHAT YOU LOOKED LIKE SPRAWLED OUT ON ME AND I’VE NEVER EVEN GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU OUTSIDE OF A DREAM. INTANGIBLE AND SMILING.
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I WAS CONVINCED YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY DRENCHED IN HUMIDITY AND IT’S WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. SO I PACKED UP ALL OF MY THINGS AND MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BASED ON THE FAITH ALONE THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE THERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW. BUT WHEN I GOT THERE, I DIDN’T KNOW ANYONE. BUT WHO THE FUCK AM I KIDDING, I DON’T EVEN KNOW MYSELF. SO I LIVE IN A TINY TOWN THAT A DELUSION TOLD ME TO MOVE TO AND NOW I KNOW EVERYONE BUT I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND YOU. SO I PUT UP MISSING PERSON SIGNS ON EVERY STREET CORNER AND EVERYONE LAUGHS AT ME. THEY SAY YOU’VE BEEN GONE FOR YEARS. BUT I DON’T BELIEVE THEM. I DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE. BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I SEE AND I SEE YOU IN EVERYTHING. PLEASE APPEAR ON THIS CORNER AND EMBRACE ME SO THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN WILL BELIEVE IN ME. WON’T YOU BELIEVE IN ME? BUT THEY DRAGGED ME OFF TODAY TO A BIG WHITE BUILDING. THEY QUESTIONED ME. AND THEY DRAGGED ME DOWN. BUT I TOLD THEM THAT YOU’D BE HERE SOON. SO WHEN YOU FINALLY MAKE IT I’M HERE IN ROOM 32. I’M IN HERE AND I’M WAITING FOR YOU. I’M WAITING FOR YOU. PLEASE APPEAR IN THIS ROOM AND EMBRACE ME SO THE PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING WILL BELIEVE IN ME. WON’T YOU BELIEVE IN ME? I’M WAITING FOR YOU.
7.
The Pier 03:16
THE PIER COLLAPSED. IT’S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WAS COMPROMISED BY THE SEA. THE BEACH WAS CLOSED. THEY FOUND HYPODERMIC NEEDLES IN THE SAND. THEY NEVER BUFFED IT OUT, THE HOMOPHOBIC TAGGING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE JETTY. I’M NOT AT PEACE. I MISPLACED MY VIRGINITY SOMEWHERE ON THAT BEACH. HOW CAN YOU ROMANTICIZE THE BEACH? AND WHY WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR TIME THERE EVERY WEEK?
8.
To Talk At 02:39
IN YOUR ROOM, THERE'S NO ONE TO TALK TO. TIL THEY BREAK IN, COVER EVERYTHING, AND CRAWL ALL OVER YOU. NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK TO. YOU’LL TALK ABOUT THE NEWS AND NONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE TROUBLING YOU. ITS STILL NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK TO. THEY’LL MENTION HOW GREAT YOU LOOK TODAY WHILE MINDLESSLY LOOKING AWAY. IT’S JUST NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK AT. WE ALL NEED SOMEONE TO TALK AT.
9.
I'LL STILL GIVE YOU HAIRCUTS IF YOU LET ME. WE CAN FORGET WE EVER TRIED ANYTHING. I'LL SWEEP YOUR HAIR UP OFF THE FLOOR, SEAL IT IN A ZIPLOCK BAG, AND KEEP IT IN MY TOP DRAWER. BUT I'M JUST YOUR HAIRCUT MAN NOW, SO PLEASE COME AND SIT DOWN, AND LET ME TOUCH YOUR HAIR IN A PERFECTLY, PLEASANTLY, HARMLESS, PLATONIC WAY. BUT I HAVE TO LAY HERE ON OUR COUCH AND LISTEN TO YOU FUCK EVERY NIGHT. I WANT TO MOVE OUT. I WANT TO MOVE ON. IT’S NOT ME YOU'RE SHARING YOUR ROOM WITH ANYMORE. I WANT TO MOVE OUT. I WANT TO MOVE ON. BUT I HAVE TO LAY HERE ON OUR COUCH AND LISTEN TO YOU FUCK EVERY NIGHT. I WANT TO MOVE OUT. I WANT TO MOVE ON. IT’S NOT ME YOU'RE TRYING NEW THINGS WITH BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. I WANT TO MOVE OUT. I WANT TO MOVE ON.
10.
I DON’T LOOK BACK WITH LONGING ANY LONGER BECAUSE ALL THIS BEING TURNED AROUND HAS LED ME THE WRONG WAY. I DON’T LOOK BACK WITH LONGING ANY LONGER BECAUSE ALL THIS BEING TURNED AROUND, I’VE LOST SIGHT OF WHERE I AM. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU’VE BECOME NO GOOD. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE THE BEST PARTS HAVE PASSED YOU BY. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE YOU’VE BECOME OBSOLETE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE THE BEST PARTS HAVE PASSED YOU BY. THERE’S NOTHING TO BELIEVE BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING. THERE’S NO WAY TO SEE IT ALL.

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“I WENT SWIMMING ALONE” WAS RECORDED IN 2017 AT THE HALLWAY STUDIOS

ALL INSTRUMENTS/VOCALS PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY: ELLIOT BABIN

ENGINEERED/PRODUCED/MIXED/MASTERED BY: ZACH TUCH

ALBUM ILLUSTRATION DRAWN BY: PAUL BARIBEAU

DENTISTRY BY: DAVID BEREZIN

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released June 8, 2018

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