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As Fast As You Can

by Miles

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1.
Where You Were I wanna lose track of time Just lose that sense on purpose Play ‘til the feeling goes away Then do the same tomorrow I wanna do like my heroes did Though I know verbatim’s not the way But maybe if I am not tricked It’ll all give me something to say And though I’m not yet used to it Listening seems to work But think, try, fall, lie And you’re back where you were Last time you were in this headspace There was no space for you at all And now you’ve carved yourself an inch or two But you’ve hit another wall And bam you’re back again my boy Familiar in the worst of ways But you’ve been told what to do before And you still waste all your days And though I’m not yet used to it Listening seems to work But think, try, fall, lie And you’re back where you were And pride aside you’ll pay attention ‘Cause it’s what you pretend to do And just because you said you’d change Doesn’t make it true No it doesn’t make it true And though I’m not yet used to it Listening seems to work So think, try, fall, lie Think, try, fall, lie Think, try, fall, lie And you’re back Where you were
2.
A Little Crazy Maybe I’m a little crazy Quarter to twelve and I can’t help but Start to lose my faith Ten to one and nothing’s begun And now it’s getting late Everything is gonna be alright She says to me she says “goodnight” Once again I’m no more than a friend Just someone to pass the time Five to two and all I’m gonna do Is listen and lose control Three to three she still cannot see And that smile just yields insanity Every little thought running through my head Is either “get inside” or “get to bed” Smile and say goodnight instead Wake up tomorrow alone Maybe I’m a little crazy Or just a bit lazy My grip as it slips Away from me I just say Kiss me Two to four won’t take it anymore With all the damn lights turned down Now it’s five just want to be alive I’m beginning to hear the sound My heart in my chest, what did I expect With sunrise on the way Regret hits hard and I’ve come too far Just to save it for another day So I say Sweaty palms and lifeless arms My stomach’s tied in knots Swinging hips and glistening lips Just telling me to stop Told her how I feel and now it’s real Don’t wanna walk the line anymore With a little smile she stays a little while As she closes my front door Maybe I’m a little crazy Or just a bit lazy My grip as it slips Away from me I just say Baby I’m a little crazy Or just a bit lazy My grip as it slips Away from me I just say Kiss me
3.
Just in Case 04:14
Just in Case That day was so cold My breath was thicker than the smoke The snow mixed with the salt Serpentine on the asphalt All I have is this cloudy view Of the naked trees and the grey afternoon Anticipation keeps my nerves on fire Stiff knees, lips cracked dry Complexion of a ghost Meets salty tears and puffy eyes I cried and I don’t know why And just in case you wanna leave It’s ok, it’s ok And just in case you don’t believe me It’s ok, it’s ok The words she chose to use Slipped right through the armor protecting you The pain distorts your face Love never had such a bitter taste Twenty years this fight’s been raging on With nothing lost and nothing won I can’t believe the things I’ve heard Before the night’s even begun And just in case you wanna leave It’s ok, it’s ok And just in case you don’t believe me It’s ok, it’s ok And just in case you can’t bear witness to my life And just in case you want the easy way tonight I sit alone paralyzed by fear Like a child whose parent’s fights he can hear Just waiting for morning to reappear So we can disappear Now the space in-between Starts to bust at the seams And you’re drifting away And all that you can say is Just in case you wanna leave It’s ok, it’s ok And just in case you don’t believe me It’s ok, it’s ok And just in case you can’t bear witness to my life And just in case you want the easy way tonight
4.
Face to Face 03:09
Face to Face To hear your voice from far away The computer sounds don’t sound much Like you no way To feel the signal pass My voice echoing back the other way Well babe It’s nice to be in touch But I wish that we could touch ‘Cause these buttons are starting to make me feel fake And we’re ending all our sentences like we’re not face-to-face And the funny thing is we’re both still the same But sending sounds around-about was never the right way And soon enough we’ll find our way in Just like we did back in week one On our second wind So if we each can save a story or two And not tell our friends everything meant for me And meant for you ‘Cause we may feel in touch But not by all that much ‘Cause these buttons are starting to make me feel fake And we’re ending all our sentences like we’re not face-to-face And the funny thing is we’re both still the same But sending sounds around-about was never the right way To stop because I feel that something’s wrong in this thin air But maybe it’s just the math that’s in-between If my silence equals either of us losing one wink of sleep than tell me And I’ll come up with something ‘Cause these buttons are starting to make me feel fake And we’re ending all our sentences like we’re not face-to-face The funny thing is we’re both still the same But sending sounds around-about was not the right way
5.
All Along 05:14
All Along Alone in my room Watching love bloom in your eyes As it withers And dies in mine I wish that a spark Would light up the darkness Illuminated, you could be the one But no it’s too late Now why can’t I fall? I’ve done it before But then I don’t think I was trying so hard Feeling your weight So I hesitate and Wonder if you now know what I’m thinking And how long will I lie here? Pretending that I’m still trying Forcing a fit But I won’t admit That I’ve known all All along Alone on a stage Holding your gaze Singing these old songs About you Soft words through a smile But I’m really on trial For stealing your heart And handling without care And how long will I lie here? Pretending that I’m still trying Forcing this fit But I won’t admit That I’ve known all All along I just want some peace tonight Pull the same thing every time I just want some peace I just want some So please, so please Tell me How long will I lie here? Pretending that I’m still trying Force this to fit But I won’t admit That I’ve known I’ve known I’ve known All along
6.
Extra Info 03:38
Extra Info Played a show today but gave my camera away To a girl who’d just bounce her cares away As I watched from onstage I knew right away With arms flailing to beats Nothing would be recorded today Later we would drink our stress away And tell each other truths we might never otherwise say Curiosity sprung the words out of our mouths But who knows if they were meant to be told I bet she’s thinking Now you know what this boy’s all about So why feel bad about these selfish explanations Now you know that you would gladly live without All such extraneous information Both passed out we’ve cleared our doubt With two hours of pastime conversation Necessary or not seems so irrelevant at this point cause Truth be told maybe such info should just stay secret And I’m not saying leave me out of the loop But some shielding could be nice now and then And I’m thinking Now I know what this girl’s all about So why feel bad about over-analyzing frustration No I know that I would gladly shed all doubt Of all such extraneous information And now I know all your secrets And we both know you know mine And who knows what this could mean ‘cause Meaning changes from what I’ve seen And you seem to feel the same Let’s leave where we go from here up to somebody else ‘cause I mean control’s so overrated You and I can be equal monarchs for now ‘cause One another may one day be mutually outdated And pessimism’s not usually how I roll But just look at the time… Now you know what this boy’s all about So why feel bad about these selfish explanations Now you know that you would gladly, gladly live without All such extraneous, watch us live without So please don’t go and feel bad about it You know that we’ll just go and live without it
7.
Still Here 04:28
Still Here The room is quiet But I am not Particles race But I am stopped As motivations scream My drive’s gotten soft But knowing it’s there Drops all need to talk But I I’m still here And I I still expect So lean past my shoulder Speed my watch up Lean past my shoulder Show me ‘cause I think I know I think I know Think I know But I’m wrong Change is good But don’t change your plans A new idea ain’t a better one Just another inversion in your hands So as you reflect On what got you here A little boy in a little room with A whole lot of big ideas Big ideas But I I’m still here And I I still expect So lean past my shoulder Speed my watch up Lean past my shoulder Show me ‘cause I think I know I think I know Think I know But I’m wrong But I I’m still here And I I still expect And I I’m still here But I’m, here ‘Cause I think I know I think I know Think I know… But I’m wrong
8.
80 in Pennsylvania Hundred miles to Mile Run Left Jersey early left me undone Seated alone in my own little room Where the stereo soundtracks every move Surrounded by people making a way Through PA-Wilds and Chesapeake Bay No one can see me or look inside And I sit with myself as I sit beside Look in the rearview Just an unclear view I shouldn’t look back anyway On the horizon I’m seeing signs that Everything is gonna change If I had it my way I’d stay on the highway because 80 in Pennsylvania is beautiful today Fighting the feeling of fury I find For big orange cones and slow-down signs Increasing the distance I try to reduce ‘tween the floor boards and my lead right foot Focus, focus carries the weight Light my bone and sit back and wait Bellefonte blurs past the passenger frame And I see what I see ain’t quite the same so Look in the rearview Just an unclear view I shouldn’t look back anyway On the horizon I’m seeing signs that Everything is gonna change If I had it my way I’d stay on the highway because 80 in Pennsylvania is beautiful today Driving westward The sky just goes on forever And the colors make me feel Like none of this is This can’t be She pulls along side And it feels like fate Like a tidal wave The cars are moving again And now she’s gone and we’re just On the road again If I had it my way I’d stay on the highway ‘cause 80 in Pennsylvania it’s beautiful Driving westward The sky just goes on forever And the colors make me feel Like none of this is This can’t be real
9.
Nothing Wrong at All Fooled again by the same old ghost Just to find the one I used to know Sacrificing what I got For a long-gone forget-me-not Once the logic moves aside The sadness of the situation won’t hide And the face you used to whimper at Reads every emotion like fact And I don’t know Why I go So back and forth With nothing but wasted time And a worried mind Remembering to find There’s nothing wrong at all There’s nothing wrong at all You’re in distress but still afloat And you can see the punctured heart in your own boat But what now if you wanna go home? Hope she does to or leave it alone Just leave it alone And I don’t know Why I go So back and forth With nothing but wasted time And a worried mind Remembering to find There’s nothing wrong at all There’s nothing wrong at all Don’t look for space when you’re full Don’t look for space when you’re full So if you wanna confuse yourself keep going cause you’re lost Being comatose to the good things will cost You’re burying the good stuff with truths that can’t react So ask yourself “Who’s really attached?” And I don’t know Why I go So back and forth With nothing but wasted time And a worried mind Remembering to find There’s nothing wrong at all There’s nothing wrong at all
10.
Gloss & Powder The sounds and flashing lights They occupy my sight Stealing bits and pieces of the moments in my life But all that will remain Are fragments of a brain To reminisce and wish I hadn’t let myself become so numb You know you can’t believe The images you’ll see on your T.V. Faces glazed in gloss and powder Fake plastic smiles And they’ll say you’re incomplete Tell you what you need when what you need is to Stop wasting your time In this sedentary life You feel like it’s alright Embracing rapid vapid thoughts Attention paid, attention lost There must be much more to this than Narcissistic wonderment Cut the cord, embrace the panic The air is warm, real light’s fantastic You know you can’t believe The images you’ll see on your T.V. Faces glazed in gloss and powder Fake plastic smiles And they’ll say you’re incomplete Tell you what you need when what you need is to Stop wasting your time Unplug your life, go outside You might like it if you try Break your modern magic mirror Play like a child for awhile Cut the power, this is our Time to shine Please don’t waste it on a lie You know you can’t believe The images you see on your T.V. Faces glazed in gloss and powder Fake plastic smiles And they say you’re incomplete Tell you what you need when what you need is to Stop wasting your time Please, please stop wasting my time Please, please stop wasting our time
11.
Not So Easy 04:55
Not So Easy Ideas swimming around You’ve had them for years but you’re changing them now But maybe just this once that could be alright Beliefs say who you are Conjured so you’re not alone with the stars So let your guard down and let time slow down for once But every time you look around Hearing everyone’s sounds And then someone comes and makes you write it all down And when reflections are all that you can see Suddenly, it’s not so easy This life, chaotic and quick We struggle to keep all of our secrets But my truth keeps me bold against the grey But every time you look around Hearing everyone’s sounds And then someone comes and makes you write it all down And when reflections are all that you can see Suddenly, it’s not so easy And now you’re all alone and ideas explode and they’re all your own Now wouldn’t that be something So I incinerate what I’ve learned to shake it up But it’s not so easy And now you’re all alone and ideas explode and they’re all your own Now wouldn’t that be something So I incinerate what I’ve learned to shake it up But it’s not so easy

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Our first full-length album. Made gradually from January 2008 to December 2009. Our baby.

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released January 28, 2010

ALL SONGS BY BENJAMIN JACOBS & MARC PLOTKIN
© 2009 Benjamin Jacobs & Marc Plotkin

Produced & Recorded by Benjamin Jacobs & Marc Plotkin at:
The Patrick Audio Recording Center (Cleveland, OH), The CIM Electronic Music Production Lab (Cleveland, OH), Hessler-Funk Studios (Cleveland, OH), The Plotkin House (Short Hills, NJ), Avatar Studios (New York, NY), Marc’s Place (New York, NY), Ben’s Place (New York, NY), Adam’s Place (Brooklyn, NY) & Stay Gold Studios (Brooklyn, NY – Assisted by Jonathan Smith)

Tracks 1, 8, 9 & 11 mixed by Benjamin Jacobs & Marc Plotkin
Tracks 2, 3 & 10 mixed by Justin Gerrish
Tracks 4, 5 & 6 mixed by Rick Kwan
Track 7 mixed by David Rowland
Mixed at Avatar Studios (New York, NY), Ben’s Place (New York, NY) & Cork Factory/Thai Lions Studios (Brooklyn, NY)

Mastered by Nathan James at Vault Mastering Studios (New York, NY)

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