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Samiam - Dull

I read an interview recently with Jake Bannon of Converge/Deathwish fame saying how he was introduced to Jawbreaker and Samiam and realised that you dont have to be traditionally 'hard' to be a hard band. When i first heard 'Astray' by Samiam this was my own exact sentiment. At a time when i was listening to alot of 'Hard' hardcore i was so thankful to discover this band. This song almost brought me to tears at first listen and still hasn't lost an ounce of agency 6 years later.


For hundrets of my closest friends
forgotten names that i pretend
to know it hasnt even been that long
so how youve been
you look the same
remember when the doughboys played
at gillmans and they broke up on your lawn.

and i wish it could always be like this
is something ill be missing
its not too late
to change what youve become
the last time i saw everyone
weve burried our friend and his gun
i think hed be happier right now
dont be jaded

i dont wanna spend some another long
and lonely weekend by the phone
without anyone to call
ive had a lot of time to think
and im so tired of thinking
i know why he put that bullet in his skull

i forgot how good it feels
to be pat of a spinning wheel
supporting and supporting on and on
forget the judgement and the game
forget the shittalk and the shame
you will only be young for so long

and i wish it could always be like this
is something ill be missing
its not too late
to change what youve become
the last time i saw everyone
we buried our friend and his gun
i think hed be happier right now
dont be jaded

i dont wanna spend somenother long
and lonely weekend by the phone
without anyone to call
ive had a lot of time to think
and im so tired of thinking
i know why he put that bullet in his skull

cause life can be so dull
life can be so dull
oh life can be so dull

i dont wanna spend some another long
and lonely weekend by the phone
without anyone to call
ive had a lot of time to think
and im so tired of thinking
i know why he put that bullet in his skull

Cause life can be so dull