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Inner Space

by The Man in the Bottle

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1.
When the street lights shine I hear a call From a kid I used to know He's a wind that likes to flow into the room And he tells me not to worry 'Cause he'll be back again To remind me of who I really am Growing up is a bitch and it's getting old How's a kid gonna know if he isn't told? Still waiting for the street lights coming on I kinda miss that kid, when's he coming home? A whistle echoes from a block away 'Cause the sun already set And it's time for him to get heading home And tomorrow the sun will shine so very bright that it won't set Twenty years have passed and no street lights yet Growing up is a bitch and it's getting old How's a kid gonna know if he isn't told? Still waiting for the street lights coming on I kinda miss that kid, when's he coming home?
2.
Mean World 02:58
You see on the TV the people losing their minds Like no one's got a heart to be kind We're caught up in a lot of mob mentality Mistaken for reality Phobias and traumas, they do fuck with our hearts Sabotaging us from the start, it's hard Can we blame this social game for playing the part? Stirring chaos like it's an art So, will we cry tomorrow's tears? Or will we live a day at a time? So, will we table empty fears? Or maybe leave this mean world behind? It's possible that all the world is going to hell It's possible we're under a spell Why are we now spiraling into villainy? Perhaps it's what they want us to see With all the blood and all the guns and all of the greed On hatred for the masses we feed Someone get me out of here, it's not what I need Unplug me from this social machine So, will we cry tomorrow's tears? Or will we live a day at a time? So, will we table empty fears? Or maybe leave this mean world behind?
3.
Laissez-vous flotter dans un ciel du genre intérieur There's something on your mind You don't need to say a single line There's something on your mind I read it on your face every single time So take me apart 'Cause I've been out of order from the start So take me apart And put me back together how you want System overload Been running out of fuel Worked my fingers to the bone Someone hit restore 'Cause I just hold it in 'Til I cannot hold no more So take me apart 'Cause I've been out of order from the start So take me apart And put me back together how you want
4.
Where did we go? Where did the time go? Weren't we all just in the neighborhood? Who needs a car? We'll skate just as far And after everything, we're back on Alice Street And it feels like this is our town It might look dead to everyone else around But it's our neighborhood On my mind Too young to drink, too young to give a fuck How'd we all survive? And weren't we so alive? We had our boards and every curb was ours Before the cops come, let's get in one last run And it feels like this is R-Town The streets are cracked, it's our stomping ground And it's our neighborhood On my mind
5.
Moon 03:22
Stars are all aligned Got nothing but time So let's feel it out So let's be ourselves You're my moon and sun And the night is young So let's feel it out So let's free ourselves You said you gon' stay and I said Hallelujah You said you don't play and I said neither do I You gon' let your heart lead you and so will I You and I Lighting up the sky Got me feeling high I just want you next to me Tell me you agree You said you gon' stay and I said Hallelujah You said you don't play and I said neither do I You gon' let your heart lead you and so will I You and I
6.
(Jensen) Bounce, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, until it comes back Bounce, repeated, my buzz has come back Down, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, you were my drug that Bounced, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, where is the love at? Now, repeated, I wish you never came back around (Cory) Too many days, I wish that I could reclaim If I could go on back, I'd save myself from the pain and tell myself Don't believe it all, you don't need to think that way I left it all back there with it all 'Cause I don't need that shit no more I got another thing going on Don't believe it all, you don't need to think that way Don't believe it all, disregard the shit they say You never gave yourself the time to really grow into yourself You never let yourself just be the thing you are You gave a little bit too much to other people, yeah Because you're just like that And it's shame it had to happen but you had your time to cry You got some better things to do than hang your head You're gonna keep yourself moving to a better place Because you're just like that (Jensen) And I've been thinking all along What's the cause? Who's to blame? If I love her am I wrong? It's a shame How emotions get bottled up in a song I set it out to sea with a note attached that reads "Everything has a cost, your feelings are not free Everyone plays a part, but no one bigger than me The fruit of a lover's tree can fall and face a defeat Or fall just to place the seeds, it's really your choice to be Be" (Cory) Don't believe it all, you don't need to think that way Don't believe it all, disregard the shit they say You never gave yourself the time to really grow into yourself You never let yourself just be the thing you are You gave a little bit too much to other people, yeah Because you're just like that And it's shame it had to happen but you had your time to cry You got some better things to do than hang your head You're gonna keep yourself moving to a better place Because you're just like that (Jensen) Bounce, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, until it comes back Bounce, repeated, my buzz has come back Down, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, you were my drug that Bounced, repeated, I want my love back Bounce, repeated, where is the love at? Now, repeated, I wish you never came back around
7.
Inner Space 04:53
So many noises, so many choices Pressing on my mind, on my mind I need a second to decompress it Float into a sky of the inner kind And it's the moment, I start to orbit Leave without a trace, without a trace It feels so quiet flying high up In my inner space, in my inner space I must admit it's pretty blissful Floating on my own but I'm all alone I won't deny it, I wouldn't mind it If you came along, if you came along Won't you come float into my inner space I want you to float into my inner space Can I come float into your inner space I want to float into your inner space So float on over 'cause if we wanna We can disappear for a little while And who's to stop us from spending hours In a quiet place, in our Inner Space We can have our own world now If we wanted to, if we wanted to I won't deny it, I wouldn't mind it If you came along, if you came along Won't you come float into my inner space I want you to float into my inner space Can I come float into your inner space I want to float into your inner space
8.
Just Fine 04:02
I think I'm okay I think I'm doing just fine I think I'm on my way I think I'm good on time Why do I keep so much inside? Why am I always tongue-tied? Why do I feel content to hide? No, everything is just fine And don't you wanna stay? We could be here all night I think I heard you say That everything is all right Why am I afraid to be alone? Why do I crave to be alone? Why do I feel I'll just explode? No, everything is just fine Sometimes I'm fine Sometimes I'm just trying to be I think I'm okay I think I'm doing just fine I think I'm on my way I think I'm good on time Sometimes I'm fine Sometimes I'm just trying to be I think I'm trying to be I know I'm trying to be At least I'm trying to be
9.
Slipping, it's slipping out my hands Yeah they say that time's gonna do Come on just let me start again Falling, I'm falling on my back That's what happens when rugs get pulled out Think I'll just lay here for a while It's got me all fucked up and I don't know which way's up now Feeling like I'm ten feet off the ground It's got me all fucked up and I think I lost my page now Maybe I'll just do another round Talking, I'm talking to myself Only problem is I won't listen Come on get back where you once belonged And I kick myself every time I fail 'Cause the self-doubt got me scared And the only thing making me wanna sing is you It's got me all fucked up and I don't know which way's up now Feeling like I'm ten feet off the ground It's got me all fucked up and I think I lost my page now Maybe I'll just do another round It's got me all fucked up It's got me all fucked up It's got me all fucked up It's got me all fucked up
10.
Take a look, make it good Remember me or maybe don't Say goodbye to this time 'Cause I'm on my way out And it's the last time you'll be seeing my ass around here I'd like to say, it's been great But I've been counting down the days You made a fool, a god damn fool Of yourself, look at yourself And it's the last time you'll be seeing my ass around here I'm on my way to a better place Onwards and upwards 'Cause I ain't got time to waste I'm in my inner space and I love it And I'm feeling it, and I'm feeling it And it's the last time you'll be seeing my ass around here

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Inner Space is an album about reconnecting with our childhood selves, being deeply vulnerable with our loved ones, and grappling with feelings of ambivalence.

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released April 16, 2021

Written, Produced, and Engineered by Cory Scott McCormick

Personnel
Cory Scott McCormick: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Carlos Cardenas: Guitar, BG Vocals (Mean World)
Jordan Kennedy: Synthesizer (All Fucked Up), BG Vocals (Mean World)
Tim Hui: Violin (Neighborhood Kids, Inner Space), Trumpet (Just Fine)
Jensen Kirk: Vocals (Metamorphosis)

Mixing Consultants:
Chad Gordon
Chris Kahn
Matt Anthony

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The Man In The Bottle Rialto, California

Cory Scott McCormick grew up in Rialto, Ca. with his band members Carlos Cardenas, James Cardenas, Josh Cardenas, and Jordan Kennedy. After a decade of various music projects, Cory founded The Man in the Bottle in 2016. The name is a reference to the Twilight Zone. The Man in the Bottle is a project centered around growth, emotional honesty, and questioning everything. ... more

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