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The Beginning

from Hurry Up and Wait by Soul Asylum

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    This one-year anniversary limited edition Soul Asylum cassette features a standard J-card and gold metallic cassette shell, and is limited to only 500 copies. All orders will include a Soul Asylum pencil as an added bonus. Shout out to those who remember why a pencil comes in handy with your cassette collection.

    Soul Asylum vocalist and guitarist Dave Pirner, says that making their twelfth studio full-length, Hurry Up And Wait, was a completely seamless, enjoyable, and productive experience. The album was co-produced with John Fields—and recorded at Minneapolis’ Nicollet Studios, the same place where the celebrated rock band recorded seminal early albums released on Twin/Tone Records—the album reflects Soul Asylum’s usual eclectic approach.

    Lyrically, songs dive into topics such as grappling with emotional and geographic disconnection, navigating romantic ebbs and flows, and the power of embracing optimism despite it all. Sonically, Hurry Up And Wait features thrashing songs indebted to punk (“Hopped Up Feelin’”) and classic rock (“Got It Pretty Good”), folk-influenced pop-rock (“Silly Things”), and gorgeous jangle-pop (lead single “If I Told You.”)

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lyrics

Everyone’s waiting to see if you’re coming outta your shell for a while
Cupid and Casper were asking about ya
You used to be so wild

I know how it is you get drunk at a party
It seems there’s someone you should call
Then the cycle begins; you decide to stay in
You don’t talk to anyone at all

Never know what you might find
You never know what you leave behind

This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to step aside

I’ve had my share of missteps and delusions
Head-trips and tales that are tall
Every conclusion is better than never
Happily, after all

You dig yourself out of the tangled up barbed wire
Fightin’ over every wall
And then you get over; you pull yourself up
You pull yourself up by the straps of your overalls

Never know what you might find
You never know what you leave behind

This is the beginning of a great adventure
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you

This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to leave it behind

I’m right behind you
Behind you all the way
And when I find you
We’ll be on our way

Everyone’s waiting to see if you’re coming
Out of your shell for a while
Cupid and Casper were asking about you
You used to be so wild

And this is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to step aside

This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to leave it behind

Do do do do do do do do do do do do
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
(Do do do do do do do do do do do do)
I’m leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
(Do do do do do do do do do do do do)
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you

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from Hurry Up and Wait, released April 17, 2020

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Soul Asylum Los Angeles, California

Soul Asylum is vocalist/guitarist Dave Pirner, drummer Michael Bland, lead guitarist Ryan Smith and bassist Winston Roye. In 2020, the quartet released Hurry Up And Wait, landing the band their highest Billboard Chart positional since 1995. HUAW reflects Soul Asylum's usual eclectic approach: thrashing songs indebted to punk and classic rock, folk-influenced pop-rock, and gorgeous jangle-pop. ... more

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