Track 2 + 3: All or Nothing / Quicksand

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I’m walking away

Unless you think there’s something else left to say

You know where to find me

I will leave the window open just in case you call my name

Maybe it’s me

Baby, close your eyes, try envisioning

What you want the future to look like

Are you standing in my kitchen?

Are you singing in my shower?

Are you wearing my big t-shirt?

Is your toothbrush on my counter?

There’s a long and a short way down if you want it

Not too late to turn back now

I’m not waiting for you at the bottom of nothing

I’m standing so still, I’m done running

Running in a circle, tryna find you

Am I chasing my tail?

Waiting for the moment we pick between all or nothing

Aren’t you afraid to fail?

I’m not hiding

If you want it then I want it

I’m done fighting

Come and get it, all or nothing

There’s a long and a short way down if you want it

Not too late to turn back now

I’m not waiting for you at the bottom of nothing

I’m standing so still, I’m done running

Just s h u t u p

And love me like you do

And I’ll love you like I do

I’ll love you like I do

There’s a long and a short way down if you want it

Not too late to turn back now

I’m not waiting for you at the bottom of nothing

I’m standing so still, I’m done running

-ERF

AoN Credits

Writing and Composition: Emmett Rogers Fightmaster

Production: Gabe Goodman. Gabe and I had already made a couple songs before I wrote AoN but this was definitely the song where Gabe and I found our groove. His creativity really brought this thing to life.

Mix: Gabe Goodman

Master: Andrew Downton

QUICKSAND

(For a more in depth behind-the-scenes understanding of the creation of this song, check out the essay I wrote titled “Quicksand”.)

So we landed on nothing

But you know it isn’t what we wanted

You know how to get it if you want it

Quicksand is difficult for running

I am just a can and string away

Whisper something

Tied to you in every kind of way

I’ll come running

So you’re lonely

I can’t seem to handle when you’re lonely

I’ve been feeling jealous of the old me

Reckless and untethered to unfolding

I tried my best but I’m selfish babe

Showing up but always late

Test your patience

Sit and… sit and… sit and… wait

You’re angry with the wrong guy

I’m hanging over landmines

I’m begging with my tongue tied

We’re fighting over past lives

I’m swinging hard at specters that you can’t see

You’re patiently waiting for another me

Baby, you’ll wait an eternity, maybe

So you’re tired

Me too, I’ve been having trouble sleeping

I’ve been laying next to you and grieving

Memorized the rhythm of your breathing

If we try our best, if we’re big and brave

If we clean the mess, if we change our pace

If we toughen up, if we fix our face

Then it’s not too late……

You’re angry with the wrong guy

I’m hanging over landmines

I’m begging with my tongue tied

We’re fighting over past lives

I’m swinging hard at specters that you can’t see

You’re patiently waiting for another me

Baby, you’ll wait an eternity, maybe

You’re angry with the wrong guy

I’m hanging over landmines

I’m begging with my tongue tied

I’ll lose you in a landslide

I’m crawling out of quicksand that you can’t see

You’re patiently waiting for another me

Baby, you’ll wait an eternity

for maybe.

-E.R.F.

CREDITS

Lyrics and composition: Emmett Rogers Fightmaster

Production: Riley Geare + E.R. + Gabe Goodman

Mix: Gabe Goodman

Master: Andrew Downton

Beautiful artwork for both of these singles created with the help of my photographer and creative partner Broderick Baumann:

With love,

E.R.F.