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Reality Check

by Glass Castles

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1.
Opening Up 02:49
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I’ve been hiding in my mind for far too long Forcing people out and putting up these walls I’ve been getting tired of living like this Dreaming of a life that’ll never exist I’m striving for a crown that’s just gonna wear me down I’m searching for a purpose but nothing seems worth it I’m trying to swim but I’m stuck in the undertow I wanna be cured of these thoughts but I can’t let go
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Jane Addams 04:25
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Walking in circles again And we’re going nowhere We strayed away from the edge Scared of falling farther I wish that I believed it When you said you loved me I just wanted it to be true But something’s always in the way It’s getting hard to see what’s out there What’s in store for me I know that it’s a lot to ask but Please help me stay alive tonight Talking in circles again And we’re getting nowhere I lived inside my head I was scared to let you in When I went off the rails And was going crazy You stood right by my side And kept me grounded I wish that I believed it When you said you loved me I just wanted it to be true But something’s always in the way It’s getting hard to see what’s out there What’s in store for me I know that it’s a lot to ask but Please help me stay alive tonight I’m only happy when I’m distracted About to open up, retract it I found comfort in the pit Masked the fall with a quick wit I wish that I believed it When you said you loved me I just wanted it to be true But something’s always in the way It’s getting hard to see what’s out there What’s in store for me I know that it’s a lot to ask but Please help me stay alive tonight
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Stay (When The Lights Go Down) 04:02
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Do you remember the times we stayed up all night Used to talk until the morning light And yeah, we might have still felt like shit But at least we weren’t on our own through it I can’t take another night alone Without you, this house is not a home I know I’ve been losing you But I need you to stay when the lights go down tonight I wish we could relive our past lives Recapture moments lost to time I can't believe it ends this way A love that exists in yesterday I can’t take another night alone Without you, this house is not a home I know I’ve been losing you But I need you to stay when the lights go down tonight I need you to stay I need you to stay I need you to stay I need you to stay When the lights go down tonight I need you to stay I need you to stay I need you to stay I need you to stay When the lights go down tonight
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Neon Summer 03:01
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When the rose glasses lose their tint And the vibrant skies all fade I'm left alone in the gray And I've learned the hard way Neon summers turn monochrome as the joys of the past just fade away The people I loved all left And my best days are behind me So I've been living in a dream Cause a dream's all I've got left when the Neon summers turn monochrome as the joys of the past just fade away
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Dance All Night 02:56
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It was just a day after we lost him And I needed a break I went to see a favorite band To enjoy myself for a night The guitars rings out And the drums are pounding As the Aragon comes to life I can’t runaway But I don’t wanna face it So I can’t forget the good times Dance to the misery playing on the downbeat Dance to the sounds of a life unlived Dance to the waves that have pulled me under Dance all night to keep yourself at bay Dance to the misery playing on the downbeat Dance to the sounds of a life unlived Dance to the waves that have pulled me under Dance all night to keep yourself at bay I’d been spiraling for weeks And I needed a release But then you recognized me before the show And suddenly it all made sense The synth swells up And the voices shout As the House of Blues comes to life Welcome to the stage I’d do it all again Cause the world’s on fire, and this is all I need Dance to the misery playing on the downbeat Dance to the sounds of a life unlived Dance to the waves that have pulled me under Dance all night to keep yourself at bay Dance to the misery playing on the downbeat Dance to the sounds of a life unlived Dance to the waves that have pulled me under Dance all night to keep yourself at bay
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Panic 04:08
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My mind feels like it’s spinning at a thousand miles an hour And I got lost in the haze I don’t know when I fell so far from grace I can’t keep track of the days Why do you still put up with me? Is there something I can’t see? How’d I become my own enemy? How’d I become my own enemy? I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel This road has no end in sight Can someone please tell me this ride is worth it Cause dammit I’m sick of the drive Why do you still put up with me? Is there something I can’t see? How’d I become my own enemy? How’d I become my own enemy? I don’t know where I’m going And I don’t know where I want to be The future’s looking bleak From this void that surrounds me I tried to give these demons a voice But now I can’t block out the noise Why do you still put up with me? Is there something I can’t see? How’d I become my own enemy? How’d I become my own enemy?
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Tally Marks 03:49
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I fucked up again Tried to do surgery on myself It’s another tally mark on my arm They count off all my failures I’m ten shots deep Pour another one to block out the screams Cause I’m all alone on a Thursday night And I can’t do this anymore Am I doomed to live like this forever Is there any hope left for me Am I doomed to live like this forever Is there any hope left for me Am I doomed to live like this forever Is there any hope left for me Am I doomed to live like this forever Is there any hope left for me Is this how I fall apart
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It's You 01:57
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Nothing's Changed 03:10
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I watched your car drive away With the sunlight on your back And now there’s nothing left But me standing in the wake of all that’s changed But nothing’s really changed at all Cause I’m still here Standing all alone Like I always am We swore that we’d keep in touch But we haven’t talked in weeks So I guess I can stop lying to myself Saying that things won’t be the same But it’s alright I guess As long as you are fine That’s all that matters
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Starless Sky 04:25
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I wish I could have reached out to you Held you close and told you it’s ok Now I keep searching for a light But I can’t find it in this eternal night I'm a traveler in the dark Without your guiding spark The stars don't shine like they used to They don't mind what I do I can't see where this path leads Cause it's a starless sky A starless sky without you Was there something more that I could’ve done? Did I let you down again? I know it’s selfish to think about me But kid I’m lost without you by my side I'm a traveler in the dark Without your guiding spark The stars don't shine like they used to They don't mind what I do I can't see where this path leads Cause it's a starless sky A starless sky without you The stars don't shine like they used to They don't mind what I do I can't see where this path leads Cause it's a starless sky A starless sky The stars don't shine like they used to They don't mind what I do I can't see where this path leads Cause it's a starless sky A starless sky without you
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Memory Lane 03:24
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If it wouldn’t be too much trouble I seem to have lost my way Cause I’ve gone missing on my nostalgia trip Down by memory lane Back in the glory days, we ruled it all Every night was a different movie We’d roll around suburbia Just tryna kill some time When I’m driving towards Lake Shore Drive It’s hard not to think about The cars speeding past like the memories Of what we used to have If it wouldn’t be too much trouble I seem to have lost my way Cause I’ve gone missing on my nostalgia trip Down by memory lane On Groundhogs Day we went out for wings And we talked the night away And I remember when we had a few drinks Then sang Take On Me before we all went home When I’m driving towards Lake Shore Drive It’s hard not to think about The cars speeding past like the memories Of what we used to have If it wouldn’t be too much trouble I seem to have lost my way Cause I’ve gone missing on my nostalgia trip Down by memory lane We drove out to Ohio And spent the night with Daydreamers Were up all night playing Uno And drank for every special card And when I’m up late at night Thinking back on a life gone by Those were the kind of nights That helped keep me alive If it wouldn’t be too much trouble I seem to have lost my way Cause I’ve gone missing on my nostalgia trip Down by memory lane Down by memory lane Down by memory lane
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Final Farewell 05:21
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I can’t help but feel like I’ve been wasting your time Do you only worry when I cross your mind I know that it wasn’t fair to have you bear the weight And I just feel guilty for it everyday And you tell me that it all will be okay That you’re here until the end And you tell me that there will be better days But I’ve heard it all before I have only let you down Don’t know why I’m still around You deserved more than I gave Please just let me go “You got yourself so far” All the lies you tell yourself I’ve got the scars to prove you wrong Please just let me go Every moment I’m around just brings you down But I can’t bear the thought of leaving this town I tell myself you wouldn’t care if I was gone But I know that that’s a lie And you tell me that it all will be okay That you’re here until the end And you tell me that there will be better days But I’ve heard it all before I have only let you down Don’t know why I’m still around You deserved more than I gave Please just let me go “You got yourself so far” All the lies you tell yourself I’ve got the scars to prove you wrong Please just let me go I have only let you down Don’t know why I’m still around You deserved more than I gave Please just let me go “You got yourself so far” All the lies you tell yourself I’ve got the scars to prove you wrong Please just let me go I have only let you down Don’t know why I’m still around You deserved more than I gave Please just let me go “You got yourself so far” All the lies you tell yourself I’ve got the scars to prove you wrong Please just let me go

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Over the past few years, I’ve struggled to overcome a lot of personal demons. I don’t think I’ve overcome them yet, nor do I know if I ever properly will. However, music has proven to be an outlet that guided me through the darkest times.
This album is the culmination of that struggle. It was my way of vocalizing the battle that was going on inside my head. It was my Reality Check.

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released June 26, 2019

Written, recorded, and produced by Nicholas Vitacco

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