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A Lifetime Of Leisure

by Personal Space

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1.
Thinking Man 04:41
Sleep fades, I'm awake Airtram to The Palisades Arms around my carry-on I'm scratching out a stain Cool breeze in the bathroom line That air-con's nice I'll take my time Been trekking so long It's tempting to unwind But I've thoughts To build to paradigms I undertake it now... I just carry on Like Sun Tzu, Machiavelli and Marcus Aurelius do I just carry on Never fear death just fear you won't ever live true "In chaos there's opportunity" Hike up to the next tier Don the chapeau Ready to go You say you'd like to Follow me here Follow me round Down this road (Well, it's nice to get to know you then) Enchanté, you're the thinking man It feels so good to meet again Enchanté, I'm a thinking man Talking blockchain On the beltway Catch a report On the radio waves But I know better than anyone... Another dollar another day Brad's app market is red ocean My app market is blue ocean Got me someone who can code something I have all these thoughts about mankind It's like I can see the signs... I just carry on Like Sun Tzu, Machiavelli and Marcus Aurelius do I just carry on Never fear death just fear you won't ever live true "In chaos there's opportunity" Hike up to the next tier Don the chapeau Ready to go You say you'd like to Follow me here Follow me round Down this road (Well, it's nice to get to know you then) Enchanté, you're the thinking man It feels so good to meet again Enchanté, I'm a thinking man Yes That's right You're thinking man You're the thinking man Hike up to the next tier Don the chapeau Ready to go You say you'd like to Follow me here Follow me round Down this road (Well, it's nice to get to know you then) Enchanté, you're the thinking man It feels so good to meet again Enchanté, I'm a thinking man
2.
Goodbye to a decade of has-beens Goodbye to premature yearning for Stuff that sort of recently happened Goodbye to destitution’s appeal Goodbye to downward mobility acts That soon enough became real Goodbye to passion like an Albatross around my neck that Worked a while until it didn’t Goodbye to acting like my talent must be evident It’s not, that’s fine I’m Chill man, I’m supine! (Supine and feelin' fine) (I'm supine and feelin' fine) Goodbye to the wait to get noticed Goodbye to happenstance fame of the Classmate who seemed most bogus Goodbye to passion like an Albatross around my neck that Worked a while until it didn’t Goodbye to acting like my talent must be evident It’s not, that’s fine I’m Chill man, I’m supine! I’m feelin' fine Goodbye to a lifetime of leisure Goodbye to paralyzed guys masquerading as overachievers Goodbye to inscrutable coolness Goodbye to mid-morning affirmative Talks that end with “you can do this” Goodbye to passion like an Albatross around my neck that Worked a while until it didn’t Goodbye to acting like my talent must be evident It’s not, that’s fine I’m Chill man, I’m supine! I’m feeling fine So supine I’m feeling so fine I can not be bothered...
3.
There comes a time, feels so right My wife and I will leave the sight Of cold and grey New York mess Time for LA, golden and blessed Time for coasting 10 in our wheels Oh where’s the Cochinita pibil? And we’re prepared for the dirty air We should, by now, have our HVAC there Grateful for my girl she's a firm Foundation (Take care, Empire!) Grateful for the firm comping re- Location (Take care, Empire!) Take care, Empire! Coming round the way the Lyft Black We don’t look back Don’t look back Anyone can come and be anyone They say that, they say that Anytime time of day where we can get together It’s a laugh, oh it’s a laugh Honey won't you look at the setting sun? Such a cool sky, must be a wildfire We'll have a yard big too Baby chard collects the morning dew We’re sipping on smoothies We’re burning sage We’re reading reviews on the 405’s Yelp page Grateful for my girl she's a firm Foundation (Take care, Empire!) Grateful for the firm comping re- Location (Take care, Empire!) Take care, Empire! Coming round the way the Lyft Black We don’t look back Don’t look back Anyone can come and be anyone They say that, they say that Anytime time of day where we can get together It’s a laugh, oh it’s a laugh Honey won't you look at the setting sun? Sirens ringing, we’re singing: “Driving down the 101!" "Right back where we started from!" "Driving down the 101!" "Right back where we started from!”
4.
Overture 04:50
Feet fell out under me, now I'm Laid on my back on Thomas Greene Told the story around cause I Liked the sound of it I was the Sympathy king for a day So I prayed You’d notice Captive audience Our time was ours to spend alone But no indication Standard issue reservation But there was only so much I could take and so I Tried to make you aware But then we talked about Cote du Rhones and Rome I didn't really Care (for your holiday plans) Yeah I was careful about what I’d say I couldn't Quite make you aware I kept it silent, it remained an overture To my friends and family When I was speaking honestly It had something to do with the Edgy cool of it I was the High drama king for a day So I stayed And waited Girl give me a sign A cautious bro for all of time But no indication Standard issue reservation But there was only so much I could take and so I Tried to make you aware But then we talked about Holiday geese and Nice I didn't really Care (for your holiday plans) Yeah I was careful about what I’d say I couldn't Quite make you aware I kept it silent, it remained an overture The end of an era Guess it was back a while ago A fond farewell to self control Tried to make you aware Tried to make you aware But there was only so much I could take and so I Tried to make you aware But then we talked about Val d’ornon and Cannes I didn't really Care (for your holiday plans) Yeah I was careful about what I’d say I couldn't Quite make you aware I kept it silent, it remained an overture Kept it silent, it remained an overture Kept it silent, it remained an overture
5.
Model Actors 05:11
Back one summer we killed the vibe Prosaic times with inconvenient feelings A cute phase that was cautious and chaste but then we Blew it up irrevocably (for some reason) Friends just couldn’t believe their ears So many years of being model actors It was a joke till it got too adult a bit too Heavy then inevitability (for most people) A faux pas against man’s natural law and common Decency inevitability (for most people) Inevitability I felt encouraged by you feeling lost You reckoned our opportunity cost Sober approaching a line neatly crossed Original sin and our innocence lost Weighty nights at the nicer bars A public show that was just past suppressing We were stressed about what everyone guessed because we Gave too much invariably (for some reason) We’d gotten lazy and praised Jesse Lacey While we spilled our guts embarrassingly (for some reason) Embarrassingly I felt encouraged by you feeling lost You reckoned the opportunity cost Sober approaching a line neatly crossed Original sin the rest rolled in Our opportunity cost Such a fine gentleman Unlock the doors and let you in Like I said, we could lie We could just stay the night Table’s set, wine’s corked My cup runneth over Now, who would go and act like an Asshole who’s lacking in empathy? A gruesome showcase for my inmost feelings Wow, feels good to be so remarkably candid and free Tasteful soft strings ever hear of Verocai? Now, what kind of a guy would see That as a viable opening? Smart enough to know how to suspend a lie Not quite clever enough to be ruining everything But that’s what happened, to tell You the truth, I hope time heals you dude Maybe in the next life you can get me back Back one summer we killed the vibe Real thoughts in prosaic times A bit too heavy but that’s just what we like
6.
I sort My recyclables Paper and plastic Glass and can I’m Vitruvian man I shop Research my retailer Look for direct partners Reclaimed pine I'm feeling fine But when I leave my room I see things aren’t what they’re promised I can see that Something’s wrong And I stick to my path The one I've always known I just don't know where I would go… Everyday I try but I Can’t read the signs Can't make up my mind I'm no good Everyday I'm at the same Scene of the crime Reading the same lines of blood Oh, oh well Tomorrow's a new day! I stop Listening to Kells XXXtentacion I take a stand against the man I source Within my 100 mile radius Fighting this craziness with North Fork Wine I'm feeling fine But when I look around I see a lot of other people like me I can see that Something's wrong And I’m neither “agitator” Nor “company man” Guess I'll never understand... Everyday I try but I Can’t read the signs Can't make up my mind I'm no good Everyday I'm at the same Scene of the crime Reading the same lines of blood Oh, oh well Tomorrow's a new day! Fair trade Free range everyday Follow pressure groups Eat local produce Boycott goods Reduce reuse Review your water use Fair trade Free range everyday Follow pressure groups Eat local produce Boycott goods Reduce reuse Review your water use Fair trade Free range everyday Follow pressure groups Eat local produce Boycott goods Reduce Reuse Everyday I try but I Can’t read the signs Can't make up my mind I'm no good Everyday I'm at the same Scene of the crime Reading the same lines of blood Oh, oh well Tomorrow's a new day!
7.
Tot ziens! Must be comfortable way up high Cloud just go passing on by A dream Socked away all that hard earned green Who knew that wealth would come on so sublime? Don’t fear decline It comes and goes like the tide Don’t fear complacence It’s alright Comfort and grace Respectfully earned by your Age’s embrace Respectfully deserving of Sunday walks with Naught a troubling thought At peace with the passing time Resist Feral communists in their prime Now just discussing who’s died Unreal Dads can hardly say how they feel Stoner to millionaire in half a lifetime Don’t fear decline It comes and goes like the tide Don’t fear complacence It’s alright Comfort and grace Respectfully earned by your Age’s embrace Respectfully deserving of Sunday walks with Naught a troubling thought and Diverse stocks And modest property lots That grow As a pastime Entropic Dads I rest my bourgeois faith on thee Your wayward lads Desire some sense of history Oh sex talk dads... What wisdom yet does late middle age reveal? It’s easier to let you rest content than point out This was a shitty adulthood ceremony Like, “take what’s left or else get ate alive!” Entropic Dads I rest my bourgeois faith on thee It’s easier to let you Go to seed than make my case Entropic Dads I rest my case Entropic Dads
8.
Dad USA 03:39
I’ve got no more brothers and no sisters or mother anymore But I got plenty of fathers flipping channels I can I see another Dad USA question of the day, he Says, do I know I’m in America? He says everyday how the human race is so unworthy of my America Endless flavor endless snack I’d give up nothing for that Reactionary he’s got golden chairs that’s how I know he’s the real deal Radical he’s got messy hair that’s how I know he’s giving me the good shpiel Dad USA question of the day, he Says, do I know I’m in America? He says everyday how the human race is so unworthy of my America Endless flavor endless snack I’d give up nothing for that 1,2,3,4 deals on the screen Teeter Hang Ups just what I need! I got my acreage all this room for my talking heads they look like me drink my beverages I got an axe to grind I never know what I’ll find But if I look up would I see rain? and if I look aside would I know my brother's name? I turn on all my devices they sing a cool song for me It’s how I know I’m in America flipping channels I’m all I see Endless flavor endless snack I’d give up nothing for that 1,2,3,4 deals on the screen Teeter Hang Ups just what I need!
9.
Utopia! 04:28
What say we take vacation? Forget about the workaday Revel in our recreation I can get so carried away Would that we could take a break... Mankind united Just like Oneida Talking Hoxha while we toast a Leaderless state Wouldn’t that be great? Here comes utopia With new looks for our loved ones Man, what a decadent state Ah, where is it coming from? Ah, when is that gonna come? Eight hours for what we will I enjoy the finer things Life can be light and so chill Verdant gardens in the spring Sipping fine wine while we sing Wealth ever after Like looking backward Strolling an estate we’ll retake, man A lovely space! Ah that sounds so great... Here comes utopia With new nugs for our best buds Man, what a decadent state Ah, where is it coming from? Ah, when is that gonna come? It’s the ending of history Say goodbye to essential needs We’re automated effectively we’re Superannuated Eight hours for what we will I enjoy the finer things Life can be light and so chill At the end of history All the past that came before Can use it anymore How can a man relax when he’s Got a weighty past? Here comes utopia With new looks for our loved ones Man, what a decadent state Ah, where is it coming from? Ah, when is that gonna come?
10.
(Oh look at you) It’s me in 2002 Looking so teenage (Yeah you felt pretty cool) Leaning on the sedan My bandana phase An adolescent on the coast Backlit by summer sun (Now it’s on display for all to see) I guess that any awkward anything Now is preserved, unearthed eternally So I'm here with Years of me back in Time with different locations Line by line Back and forth city Dorm, then mom and dad's New style different relations Same dumb guy (Do you remember when?) I’m just recalling our fling Studying out of state (You were a friend of a friend) I wore my Matador shirt Out on every date And now I’m scrolling through my timeline No photos of you (But lots of pictures of the tee I see) Heard you moved to Sacramento Walking the vernal pools with PhDs So I'm here with Years of me back in Time with different locations Line by line Back and forth city Dorm, then mom and dad's New style Different relations... I put my phone to sleep No beeps that keep me up creeping On old aims and shames and flames and... There’s me in the nude Bath with dad Counting my toes Back in the old house Where I grew up So long ago I tap to view notification Who's that I see? (“You look so much like your dad, my son”) Was he a friend? The picture’s blurry How's he know me? He could be anyone Was that even me? More out of focus scenes And a million other situations I can’t remember But I see it on a screen More alive than a dream A document for every occasion Now I remember

about

Personal Space is a conundrum: indie without a scene, prog disdaining complexity, a dad band without dads. Since they released their debut EP, "The Early Universe Was Entirely Opaque," in 2014, the band has been a work in progress, perennially under review. For their official debut, Sam Rosenthal and Henry Koehler joined forces with Alex Silva and Jesse Chevan, recently of Brooklyn smoothcore band Face of Man, to release 2016’s "Ecstatic Burbs" on Tiny Engines. "Ecstatic Burbs" showcased the band’s “eccentro-pop” sound and range of influences, from experimental post-punk like the Dismemberment Plan to the baroque pop of The Zombies, and earned the band praise from the Village Voice, Stereogum, and Brooklyn Vegan.

"A Lifetime of Leisure," the band’s second LP release, and its first for Good Eye, showcases the members’ development, musically and personally, since Ecstatic Burbs was released. Where Ecstatic Burbs dealt with reconciling the saccharine surreality of a suburban upbringing with the stark realities of life after college, "A Lifetime of Leisure" finds Personal Space negotiating more thematically complex terrain. The world has gotten a lot darker in the intervening years, and the grooves have followed suit. Like Steely Dan with less glitz, or a mordant Pinback, the ten tracks on ALOL find the band fretting over downward mobility, preoccupied with ethically sourcing their groceries, and hoping, against hope, that humanity can still find its way to a very chill, socialist utopia.

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released March 26, 2021

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