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21 / Noelle

by Dylan Roth

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1.
21 04:04
When I was 10 I was 20, when I was 20 I was 12 I spent four years of high school trying to be someone else And then three years of college trying to learn whatever I can Just to come back for another and find I don't give a damn I never wanted to grow up, I swore I'd never break down So I kept dancing in corridors trying to be someone's clown I never raced for the finish, figured life would find a way But now time's going faster, going faster every day And all the storefronts are closing and drifting out to the sea And I can't even think about what's gonna happen to me I'm 21 in an instant, I got nothing to fear And I wanna be 21 while 21's still here I know I gotta look forward, I know I gotta finish school But now we're running out of money, yeah, we're running out of fuel I know the real world keeps turning, I don't wanna stand still But I'm afraid if no one makes me move then I never will I've shuffled and I've shambled through a quarter of my life Before too long I'll have a mortgage, maybe kids and a wife And all the suburbs will vanish and the coastlines will recede And it'll be way too late for me to get what I need Am I too late for adventure? Did I pass up my chance? Should I have reached for that soft hand and asked her to dance? I won't be 21 later, I'm only 21 now And I wanna be 21 while I still know how Now the world's tipping over, not much more time to be young My daddy warned me I'd be finished before I knew I'd begun I got one year left of freedom, 18 months at the best Then it's a life full of compromise and working to death I wanna cast of my worries, wanna scream 'em out loud 'Cause there's an old man who'd kill to be where I am right now I wanna leap without looking, I wanna run some red lights I wanna make love to a stranger and not spend the night I wanna run like a child, I wanna walk like a man I wanna put all my faith in a rock & roll band I'm 21 for a moment, I'm 21 for a song and I wanna be 21 before 21's gone
2.
Noelle 04:41
She’s just beyond me She’d never see herself with me She’s just a little bit out of my league Playing her songs on the guitar I know that I’d have to work hard Just to be close to worthy She’s just beyond me So close to perfect is she If she quit smoking that’s just what she’d me Yes, I believe she could do it I’d be her new nicotine fit If only she would want me But no Noelle would never want me She’s just beyond me She’s just a little too alive for me She needs somebody a little more free Someone who isn’t afraid to Give her the things that she needs so Desperately She’s just beyond me Nearly a thousand miles away And she never has long to stay I’d catch a flight just to see her If she would like I would meet her anywhere But it doesn’t seem fair ‘cause But no Noelle would never want me She’s just beyond me She’s on a level just above She makes me want to believe I’m in love She understands how the world works I only wish other girls were more like her If just a little bit closer
3.
Heads up, kiddies, cuz it's time for something new In a month and a half you'll be starving for something to do Mighta felt like I was living in another world At least I built me a band outta brothers and I got me a girl The way I see it, this was a hell of a place to become a man But I'm not done growing and this stage is too small for me I won't regret a single hour I spent in this river town But I walk this summer and it's not gonna get me down Take one last look and then I'm gone I've been discouraged but I've found enough reason to stay Yeah, I got my piece of paper and now I'm gonna throw it away 20 years of letting other people take control Now you're a wannabe bad motherfucker and it's taking it's toll The way I see it, this was a hell of a place to call a home But I'm not done running and this place is too far from the city I won't regret a single hour I spent in this river town But I walk this summer and it's not gonna get me down Take one last look and then I'm gone I wanna hear the class of twenty-eleven sing BUST OUT, WE'RE GONNA BUST OUT TONIGHT If you don't do it now, then you're never gonna get it right Break out of the structure, break out of the spreadsheet lines Toss out your maps and relish the flying blind Cuz you're gonna have to make your own choices from now on Because no one's gonna hold your hand, no no one's gonna show you how You're young and you're free but you're not gonna be for long Don't worry baby, don't worry now, it's gonna be alright, we'll BUST OUT TONIGHT The way I see it, this was a hell of a place to become a man But I'm not done growing and this stage is too small for me The way I see it, this was a hell of a place to call a home But I'm not done running and this place is too far from the city So don't regret because you're not dead yet and you're never gonna go it alone Don't worry cuz it's not gonna let you down

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"21 / Noelle" is the debut release from Dylan Roth's Deadshirt Records.

Dylan Roth is a singer-songwriter from Princeton Junction, NJ.
Raised on a healthy diet of classic rock giants, energized by snappy power pop and tempered by the sobriety of 90s alternative, Dylan Roth has a unique, personal songwriting style, which aims to be fun and witty but also introspective. Dylan performs solo in coffee shops crooning out heartfelt ballads, but most weekends he's out performing as Dylan Roth & the Duke Street Kings, a high-energy rock band that delivers loud, fast and compelling anthems to move to.

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released June 1, 2012

Music and lyrics by Dylan Roth
Recorded at Beanland Studios by Bruce Tunkel

Dylan Roth - Vocals, Piano, Organ
Vinnie Daidone - Guitar, Bass
Ben Rose - Drums (Tracks 1 & 2)
Louie Land - Guitar (Track 2)
Guy Patterson - Drums (Track 3)

(c) 2011 Deadshirt Records

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