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The Feint

by DreamReel

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1.
Paper Dolls 05:24
Now give me your hand in waiting I stand alone As we sat along roads skipping stones while the radio played What you thought was a raincloud honey’s just a change of the scenery. Make me uneasy, tell me you’re leaving You’re shell shocked from sunlight it seems and you don’t look in mirrors Skinny as a ghost and your bones are only getting thinner We used to shake hands with the future, we used to make use of it all, use of it all But in passing we missed the moon and landed Like a paper doll I wish that I lived in Nebraska among the plains I’d write on the backs of postcards so my parents know I’m ok I don’t know where you find yourself now but I hope that you’ve changed Because I sure as hell have and I’m worried we won’t find our train of focus again Caught in a gimbal, the missed signal, I was not afraid We drove through the city at night until we were stopped by the chains At the end of the road we weren’t sure where to go so we could stall You were drenched by the thought of it, wrinkled like a paper doll Yeah Jackson Pollock painted your hair while you stood in the catacombs While shadows danced against the wall so you could perceive We waited for you to breathe and stood in shock, when you came out of there all alone And I cried out you were skinny as a paper doll I wish I could send a letter before the pony express So that I couldn’t be sure you’d get it before a bandit And all I remembered and all that I’d hope to address Would lay in a puddle, wrinkled and abandoned Like a paper doll Hey when we’re alone, Yeah the rain kept a-fallin, The rain kept a-fallin, on my guitar Give me your shoulder The rain bore a hole in ya, Danced in the storm like a paper doll Like a paper doll Like paper
2.
Roanoke 03:38
Hey when we’re older Won’t you help me find my old light? We were once told it would Never cease to ignite And it torched the halls that we learned to sleep in Ripped the painting from the wall of our Eden And then left us alone Heavy hearts need a heavy home Now I’m searching forests For trees that lay on their sides scorched Caught in the war They were painted to look like a storm took them down The levee broke and shattered to pieces The only thing we could see were the leaves Laying around Never to be found And if you see gold In the dirt down in Roanoke then leave a letter They’re searching too Help them out, on their road, while we’re together Honey you still carry With you the embers of our house The old pieces of paper That just lay there, didn’t burn they just went out Now I’m trying to sleep in a roman candle Ready to blast off any second, And I reckon We’ll be alright If we make it out
3.
We still smile When I see you once in a while But it’s so hard to shake All these failed first dates But I hold on I’ve strutted and walked Over meaningless thoughts But I think of before When it all seemed so sure And I hold on We used to talk on the phone You don’t call me no more Back then we were so sure You don’t call me no more There’s a soft, soft, spot Where your dart pierced my heart And I feel so confused Tired, worn out and used But I hold on I’ll feel down From the world that drowns See I’ve been left to fate And the greatest escape Is to hold on I waste my time Every moment I try But not even the stars Have your heavenly charms And I hold on Despite my heart I should break apart But I felt so awake With your breath on my face So I hold on
4.
Have better luck, have better luck on the Highway on the run Have better luck, have better luck on the Highway with your thumb out Just waiting for it to run out Don’t forget, don’t forget how We wrote our names with knives Don’t forget, don’t forget how the tree trunks would never die And we’ll never lose the lines on our faces And you like to wear long sleeves in late July If I could guess I’d probably know the reason You keep your reasons inside And I’ve heard the rumors California Isn’t worth the while But I won’t believe it I don’t smoke cigarettes But I get home on the ashtray tiles I was a mess then But I know I’ll straighten up in time I’m waiting on a smile You were right, You were right I would always hold my breath You were right Maybe I was just like everyone else But I have lines to prove it I’m gonna run, I’m gonna run Till I run out of the state I’m gonna fight, I’m gonna fight ‘Til my fists have softened up California fill me up
5.
You read books about philosophy So study all that's wrong in me So it goes I'm no measure of your sympathy I hope that you don't disagree I just don’t know You were tangled in a knot of holes Listen to the words you speak So it goes I was caught up in a mess of thought Didn't see the face you wore Now it shows I'm tired of wasting luck For it makes me feel unsure But if I don't roll the die I'll be back where I was before And I, keep my fingers crossed in yours Here I'm standing in a rainy day Won't you carry on Rain, hold me like a lover's arms Show your sympathy Please don't wait for me We think back on what our life'd be like Staying up all night On the phone Sharing stories of our innocence Before all of this We were alone Love like windmills on an open field Dancing gracefully in a row Then I came upon the countryside They were Lucifer And so I struck them down I remember that we used to go To our memories During times like now We were clueless shoeless and out of touch Out of luck and I'd had enough And so I struck it down
6.
The Feint 07:36
Hey, you’re coming on wrong, again By moving on And you want me to think that the tongue in your cheek is a gambler Taking chances on the color of the light From the whites of his eyes as he forces you to answer Where you think you’re going to stay the night And you’ve always had a sense of inhibition Resting quiet on your shoulder blade But you could never stand to hear the whispers Because of the promises you made And you go, without your armor ‘Til you’ve shown up wrecked and bruised Don’t you know you were once a farmer? On a hill in peasant’s shoes Yea all in a flash you’re lined up to smile for cameras Takes you a while to write up a smile for me By shaking hands you were breaking bridges faster Than the eye would ever care to take into its stare to see And you go, without your armor ‘Til you’ve shown up wrecked and bruised Don’t you know you were once a farmer? On a hill in peasant’s shoes And I wonder if She still looks down at the shoes I got her last Christmas and wonders if I still miss her I’d kiss her right now if she asked forgiveness And I wonder if The men she speaks about so suddenly are thinking about times in her life that she was given to the other side of living Free, But hey how come you’re here they say How come your clothes are faded now? How strange your change of plans must sound And I wonder if She gives in she gives in she gives in she gives in to autumn Or is that forgotten Would you throw me a bone? I’m standing alone the alley Wet behind the ears and on the fence Your fingerprints still linger from when you grabbed me And my mirror only your face, reflects Only your face reflects
7.
All the kids are going blind I say I’m lost so that you can find me A place where we’ll never slow down Everything seems so uncertain I give you my word I’ll learn it All, I’ll learn it all But memory’s a cheater’s game An empty canvas in a frame That you may fill with whatever you desire There comes again that drafty sound That cracks and whistles underground And makes me drop my balance on the wire I see your reflection through the mirror How did my eyes get so thin? I ask myself in the past I tried so hard to travel inwards Love was somewhere in the distance Past the cars and faded photographs I can’t stand the ruins I hold to When I asked and I was told to Try again just not then. “We can move away” I said I told her as night began And my father found out that the car was gone And your face lit up like lightning Between the headlights and the sky I couldn’t get it right then I had wasted, I couldn’t raise my eyes I had cased myself in amber With other girls I just pretended I said all the things that they would want When the morning came I couldn’t stand it Birds became dueling bandits Bullets would whistle through the cracks I remember sitting sober On the front porch telling my best friend A lie of what could never be You were born just one year later Things don’t seem to carry that much Weight back when nobody could see I’m given to false addiction I close my eyes and paint a picture Turns out I’m strung on my senses Turn me on I’m getting restless
8.
Hey your breath leaves a cloud On the window of my car Do you remember how loud The thunder caved in From the back of your mouth And you took me away From the galloping herd You left without a word But said what you could From the edge of the world On the back of your mouth Now I’m catching the train The way I should have some three years ago Give me something to blame Because I can’t stand, the way I could When you were around And now you’re giving me hope Better give me a rope I’ll know what to do You said you had to leave Well you’d better go now Before you show what you mean Your face rides on the hills Coming through the glass outside You want me to sit still But my body aches from the thought that I’d try To forget my mistakes Traffic is like a parade Rolling along as a quiet drum plays Taking you back to your house After letting me know you won’t take me back To the edge of the world
9.
How do I know If your head’s on your shoulders I’ll stay a while longer To prove that we’re older today Than we were When we met, you’re a girl And you’re set in your ways Pretend for a moment You knew about anger You gave up your innocent laugh For a time Then we could recall The price of that gamble The threads of last summer The reel that unwinds into dreams While you’re out I’ll grab my bags Have you ever been in this house? Have you ever been in this house before? When you were young you were stranger to no one You could only hold on to those that were new And you found, with your charms, that the heaven that holds You sounded the alarm; there was something to give into Catch my breath Place it on your windowsill Hang it to dry on the high wire Be seventeen, again for a moment We’re both getting better, at being alone for a time
10.
Now if you go travel downstream Where the river meets the flood It used to be, you could walk along the waterbank Sink your toes into the mud It hasn’t been this way for a while, girl Yeah we tried, girl, we did all we could The fire’s on the other side girl, The only thing we ever had in this world Now if you, call me a rich man Take it back ‘cause I’m no fool You! You’re the reason that the fire’s gone You’re the one who made me choose Well baby, I know we both have a lot to say And our lives to lead and our souls to free and there’s got to be a better way And now tell me if I’m wrong, and I’ll take you to the waterbank Where the river meets the flood It hasn’t been this way for a while, girl Yeah we tried, girl, we did all we could The fire’s on the other side girl, It’s all we ever had in this world

credits

released October 14, 2013

These recordings would not have been possible without the help of many.

We would like to thank WHRW for their recording space and patience, and LateNite Binghamton and BUMP for the space to share our music with our friends. Thank you to everyone who lent an ear and a word to help us round out the tracks.

Mike: I would like to thank Sergei Antonoff, Ben Lovenheim, Hyperbole Caboose, the happy hour back home, Sunny Binghamton, Explo, all of the the names on the album, and all of the names and places in the songs. I would especially like to thank Mom, Dad, Eric, and the rest of my family for being incredibly close and supportive.

Ayelet: Thank you to Sarah Collins for the use of her electric violin in live performance, the members of Explorchestra for being some of the most hardcore fans (and for helping the band get together in the first place!), the members of the Zeta Eta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon for their inspiration and support, to Dan Weinstein for his understanding and encouragement throughout the recording process, and last but not least, to my family for bringing the joy of music into my life and continuously helping support and fund the resulting aftermath.

Alex: Thank you Mom, Dad, Dani, and Lyndsey.

Manar: I would like to extend my thanks to Maxim Pekarsky for being my best friend through light and dark times as well as offering feedback on our mixes, my family for their love and support over the years, Ethan Pauley for helping me record when I had no equipment in South Dakota, my fellow Newing RAs for coming to our shows and covering duties when I needed to be on stage, the local music scene at Binghamton which is full of simply the coolest and most fun people to perform alongside, and of course my bandmates for taking up this adventure with me to produce one of our greatest works ever.

Last but not least, we would like to thank Hussam Alharash, the Kershenbaum Family, Dylan Lainhart, Ben Lovenheim, James Mayr, Maxim Pekarsky, Daniel Romberger, Ignacio Meijas Soto, and Natalia Sun for their generous contributions to the production of this album.

Mikhail Shapiro – guitar, lead vocals, mandolin, harmonica
Ayelet Kershenbaum – fiddle, vocals
Manar Alherech – bass guitar, vocals
Alexander Berg – drums, egg shaker

Mixing and Mastering – Manar Alherech and Mikhail Shapiro

Cover art painted by Daniella Berg

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