"Dopamine" is Age Nowhere's debut single, released in the summer of 2018.
The song was inspired by singer/songwriter Paul Monnin's lifelong struggles with insomnia, and pays tribute to a world full of restless stirrers, late-night contemplators, and quick-twitch-fix seekers.
lyrics
My tired eyes, in the dark, remain pried;
Circadia’s a long ways down the line.
The quiet life’s a lot of sleepless nights,
So hear me as I slowly lose my mind.
Dopamine,
Don’t you mislead me;
Because, when you cry, I’m bound to hear the call.
Oh, dopamine,
Don’t you deceive me;
Or one day you must watch me as I fall.
My appetite puts up a fight,
And gives way to insatiable thirst.
The water’s clean and free of amphetamine,
And I can’t tell if it’s for better or for worse.
Dopamine,
Don’t you mislead me;
Because, when you cry, I’m bound to hear the call.
Oh, dopamine,
Don’t you deceive me;
Or one day you must watch me as I fall.
Dopamine,
Don’t you mislead me;
Because, when you cry, I’m bound to hear the call.
Oh, dopamine,
Don’t you ever leave me;
Or one day you must watch me as I fall.
credits
from Dopamine,
released June 22, 2018
Paul Monnin - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Dan Spaugy - electric guitar, b-bender guitar
Matt Spaugy - electric guitar, twelve-string electric guitar
Matt Terry - bass, backing vocals
Daniel Chord - drums
Songs and lyrics written by Paul Monnin
Music written and performed by Age Nowhere
Recorded at Reel Love Recording Company in Dayton, OH
Engineered, Produced, and Mixed by Patrick Himes
Mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering in Nashville, TN
Age Nowhere is a country-rock band from Dayton, Ohio. Formed in 2017 by singer-songwriter Paul Monnin and twin-brother
guitarists Matt and Dan Spaugy, these boys know how to have a good time.
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