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Did Not Wake up Today

by Zion Rodman

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Behind my eyes I felt a burning Sam said a change was coming Endlessly trudging up the hill, more like a mountain How long now I've stopped counting I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night The golden gilded mask has corroded A rusted orange silhouette is emerging Like sewage backing up making way for the surface Out of sight for a little too long for anyone to notice Did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night I was genuinely afraid but kept it all inside Now why don't I just say what I want Who really cares who I hurt Fuck your feelings I remember it's because all of the people who look like me Are already consistently seen as guilty Before I ever open my mouth Now I think about my momma Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama Old enough for her to remember Not having the right to justify my existence I did not wake up today, I got no sleep last night Genuinely afraid but kept it all inside
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So do what you like As you drive drunk on your way home tonight Just don’t be surprised when your luck runs dry If you wanna feel small I suggest you look at the sky And what are words Besides a cloak to hide what should really be heard Just like those clouds would make the moon light blur Was it really this night or maybe the one before [chorus] It’s kind of like A parking lot at night The way the light Shines on the thin Faded white lines Reminds me of you In the dark Nobody really has to talk Just made their way back up the hill through the park Searching for the light or the hint of a spark [chorus] No need to get upset about it It’s what I’ve come to expect living in this town And when I saw you I sure didn’t doubt it You had lost control and were falling down Falling down [chorus]
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2AM Where has my life been all this time I just don’t know She comes in I watch as all the lights go dim and their voices cut out In my head Are alibis that I know just aren’t the truth So go to bed And dream a dream where everybody feels just like you [chorus] When you’re sitting next to me And you say something that you really mean But somehow without being there It’s so magical how all of your words just fall Through the air And down to the ground Keep a smile Not because you’re happy But because you know it’s the right thing to do And ramble on There’s a thousand stories and I want to remember them all for you I’m unaware of what just happened right beside me in the dark So sit and stare into next morning Cuz the ride home just feels too far away [chorus] I’ve found If I don’t tell you how I feel then someone will I just hear the sound Of a million little voices that would kill To get out of my head And move past my lips [chorus]
4.
Keep Me Away 06:00
Why would I dig deep inside Drag the past alive Just to prove who had it harder I didn’t let you know Cuz I let it all go What is it that they all say about bridges and water She has two legs to carry her weight But walks with a cane and just carries the pain What a bother Even though I try to stand up straight And walk on two legs no I still don’t got Perfect posture But I will not be defined By who I was nine or even five years ago Sanity like the settings sun Suddenly slips away just a little too fast With you we’re walking on eggshells Or hopping across shards of broken glass So just keep me away Keep me away Cuz I will not be defined By who I was nine or even five years ago So keep me away I’ve got nothing else to understand How you felt or how you feel And what’s actually real Keep me away
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Simply Said 04:25
Plastic stars that glow in the dark Get stuck to the ceiling Come unstuck but still leave a mark Where they once were beaming You know I think it means the galaxy Falls apart in my dreams Cold and gray and here to stay Do you really think we go there [chorus] Simply said I’m alive you’re dead But honestly we’re just specks of dust In an otherwise clear sky Pick me up Dust off Brush me away Far away from the stage A nameless face among many Lost and alone Looking for my ride home Cuz I don’t want them to see me The friends of friends I didn’t even know back then Tell me how they feel about you Just have to say everything’s ok Smile then walk away [chorus] When I’m looking up And I can see inside When I’m looking up I see both our lives, our lives When I’m looking up I can see inside When I’m looking up I see both our lives When I’m looking up I see a darkened sky When I’m looking up I see you and I

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“Rodman turns up the volume on his melodic indie pop, with his stunning voice just barely masking his anger beneath the hook.” - AFROPUNK
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"DID NOT WAKE UP TODAY is the rare release that sounds immediately comfortable and concurrently like nothing else that’s being released alongside it. In 10 years I will not remember the innumerable troves of soft-spoken sadboys that pass along their lo-fi demos; I will remember the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of Zion Rodman." - CROSSFADER MAGAZINE

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released January 20, 2018

Music and lyrics written and performed by Zion Rodman.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Katz.
Guitar, bass, and vocals by Zion Rodman.
Drums by Alex Katz.
Artwork by Yuqing Zhu.

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Zion Rodman Boston, Massachusetts

Zion Rodman is a versatile musician who spends most of his free time singing and playing the guitar, bass, piano, and drums. He grew up in Cape Cod and lived in Boston, where he developed as a musician and recorded his first album and EP. Zion currently lives and performs in Chicago, and makes frequent visits to Massachusetts. ... more

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