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The Open Road

by The Band That Doesn't Exist

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1.
We’re all stuck in this, a love song that doesn’t exist. We can’t see where to go, can’t see and we don’t even know. I feel like we can’t break out of this life and what it’s about. A place where we can go, a place to see a show. We’re all stuck in this, love song that doesn’t. We can’t see where to go, can’t see and we don’t even know. How is it that we do, all those things that aren’t true? A place where we can go, a place to see a show. Yeah, we’re stuck in this. We’re stuck in this now, yeah. We’re all stuck in this, a love song that doesn’t exist. We can’t see where to go, can’t see and we don’t even know. We’re all stuck in this, a love song that doesn’t exist. We can’t see where to go, can’t see and we don’t even know. We’re all stuck in this, a love song that doesn’t exist. We can’t see where to go, can’t see and we don’t even know.
2.
With You 04:51
My heart is there with you, I know that you can feel it to. And I see me with you. And I see me with you. We will go on, Even when we are gone. And I see me with you. And I see me with you. I see me with you, I see me with you, I see me with you (I see me with you) I see me with you, I see me with you, I see me with you (I see me with you) And I see me with you. (I see me with you, I see me with you, I see me with you) And I see me with you. (I see me with you, I see me with you, I see me with you)
3.
The Scheme 04:05
Here I am supporting the scheme, been thinking about it since I was a teen. Never seeing why I am here, I don’t know and I don’t care. I’m turning to the left, I’m turning to the right. Doing everything so we don’t fight. I’m getting these feelings, don’t know what to do. You know that all I wan’t is you. How is it, that this comes along. At least I know that it isn’t wrong. How many times have I seen it? Why is it so hard that I can’t even sit? I’m turning to the left, I’m turning to the right. Doing everything so we don’t fight. I’m getting these feelings, don’t know what to do. You know that all I wan’t is you. I’m turning to the left, I’m turning to the right. Doing everything so we don’t fight. I’m getting these feelings, don’t know what to do. You know that all I wan’t is you. I’m turning to the left, I’m turning to the right. Doing everything so we don’t fight. I’m getting these feelings, don’t know what to do. You know that all I wan’t is you. I’m so nervous the first time we meet. I’m hoping that it won’t end in defeat. Just know that what it is you see, Is me and will always be me. I’m turning to the left, I’m turning to the right. Doing everything so we don’t fight. I’m getting these feelings, don’t know what to do. You know that all I wan’t is you. Is You (Is You) Is You (Is You) Is You (Is You) Is You (Is You) Is You
4.
I can see, everything, and it is clearly. Won’t look back to the past something that didn’t last. Must move on and away from my fear of nothing. I’m moving on. Here I am on this road, Running away from everything I know. I have left this place I know, to be more than I could show. I need to get away, to a new place I can stay. Here I am on this road, Running away from everything I know. Here I am on this road, Running away from everything I know. I gotta get away, to somewhere I don’t know. Its something I gotta do, to make me glow. Here I am on this road Running away from everything I know. Here I am on this road Running away from everything I know. Here I am on this road Running away from everything I know. Here I am on this road Running away from everything I know.
5.
No Reason 03:08
Sometimes things go to far, when you look back it left a scar. Somethings just aren’t worth it, but it gets when you won’t submit. Sometimes you gotta take it high, and just let it pass you by. There is no reason for this now, no reason. I think that its time that we move past this. Its time to go on and move past what we surely miss. What do you have to say, about all this anarchy. I hate to see us like this. It is time to let it go. (It is time to let it go) It is time to let it go. (It is time to let it go) It is time to let it go. (It is time to let it go) It is time to let it go. So let it go I think that its time that we move past this. Its time to go on and move past what we surely miss. (It is time to let it go. It is time to let it go. It is time to let it go. It is time to let it go.) I think that its time that we move past this. Its time to go on and move past what we surely miss. (It is time to let it go. It is time to let it go. It is time to let it go.) So let it go
6.
Holding On 03:25
Let me hold your hand, And you’ll smile ‘cause you know I can, Make your heart see how much you mean to me. It’s a love that is so strong. And it keeps me holding on. On Any given day, You can make me feel this way. If I hold you close, I get a feeling no one knows. I will do what I can to make you see how much you mean to me. It’s a love that is so strong. And it keeps me holding on. On Any given day, You can make me feel this way. I always wanna be by your side. Our love is strong because our hearts collide. No matter what heaven has in store, Everyday I love you more. I Love You More It’s a love that is so strong. And it keeps me holding on. On Any given day, You can make me feel this way. I always wanna be by your side. Our love is strong because our hearts collide. No matter what heaven has in store, Everyday I love you more. Love you more. More, love you more.
7.
Mystery 04:14
There’s a girl that’s a mystery, Standing on my mind. I know she holds the key, To what I want to find. The lights are off and nobody is home. My eyes are shut no matter where I go. The gloves are off the punches hit me. Every blow comes where I can’t see. Its a mystery. With every glance I notice more. They beat me down worse than before. Then I notice you beside me. Its a theme that I don’t know. From a scene of my own show. The chapters pass by fast. The future becomes the past. The light shine in through my window. My eyes stay shut, my body’s alone. The gloves are off the punches hit me. Every blow comes where I can’t see. Its a mystery. With every glance I notice more. They beat me down worse than before. Then I notice you beside me. When I look back I see nothing at all. It’s all lost in my mind. My eyes stay shut. My body alone. The gloves are off the punches hit me. Every blow comes where I can’t see. Its a mystery. With every glance I notice more. They beat me down worse than before. Then I notice you. The gloves are off the punches hit me. Every blow comes where I can’t see. Its a mystery. With every glance I notice more. They beat me down worse than before. Then I notice you beside me.
8.
Through all my time in a life like this, I never thought something like this could exist. It’s like a dream that I had and it came true. There is nothing else I want more than you. So we look back to see, What we didn’t know and what we could be. And its a thing we share and no burden to bare, With a feeling that won’t go away. With the feelings we share I won’t even care if the sky’s falling down on me. It’s the little that separate it all, You can pick me up every time that I fall. I can look into your eyes and see more, Than I could have ever thought before. So we look back to see, What we didn’t know and what we could be. And its a thing we share and no burden to bare, With a feeling that won’t go away. With the feelings we share I won’t even care if the sky’s falling down on me. Sky’s falling down on me, oh yeah. And we look back and we do see what we would be. And we look forward to see what we will be. And its a thing we share and no burden to bare, With a feeling that won’t go away. With the feelings we share I won’t even care if the sky’s falling down on me. Sky’s falling down on me, yeah. Sky’s falling down.
9.
It’s a new feeling with a new sense of ways. Something is falling out here that means brighter days. Its an open road in front of me. With anywhere to go, I want you all to follow me to anywhere we blow. So just follow the wind and glide through the sky. Theres a place we don’t know and we don’t have to hide With a strong tailwind and mind full of gold. No longer have to do what we are told. All you have to do is get to the door, I’ll hold it open forever more. Take one step forward, stick it through, Because there’s no one else but you, that can help you any further. There’s no way you could do this with the person who you were.
10.
Long Ago 05:01
I wake up to begin the day, Dreamt of you in every way. Can’t stop thinking about it, There is no way to doubt it. And I see you in my mind, Near impossible to find. I found my way. I feel that feeling one we know, To see it through to where we go. I feel that feeling one we show, The one we thought lost long ago. Long ago. We have something more, Something everybody is looking for. I see in my head, Everything you said it’s so beautiful. To throw it all together in just one place, Is so hard to do but I can’t erase, Anything about you. I feel that feeling one we know, To see it through to where we go. I feel that feeling one we show, The one we thought lost long ago. Long ago. I feel that feeling one we know, To see it through to where we go. I feel that feeling one we show, The one we thought lost long ago. I feel that feeling one we know, To see it through to where we go. I feel that feeling one we show, The one we thought lost long ago. Long ago. Long ago.
11.
This is a day, A day that is true, A day that I can say, I’m glad I met you. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange. This is a moment, One I won’t let go. I wanna hang on, And more than you could ever know. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange. This is a memory, Forgetting on the way. There is no fear, That anything will be different at the end of the day. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange. Something’s different, things always change. For some reason, this feeling isn’t strange.
12.
I think she dropped another call, While we had another fight, I can't stand this feeling of limbo, Of a missing string of words. But I see, How crazy that really seems, It's turning up the temperature, Of what you thought was a dream. I think I hit all the main points, But I can't hit her with a line on the phone. Of course it can't be on purpose, There must not be a good signal at home. She must've drove into a tunnel, There's no way that she could be home, I'm not that guy that's gonna run on, And find out lies that are cold as stone. But I see, How crazy that really seems, It's turning up the temperature, Of what you thought was a dream. I think I hit all the main points, But I can't hit her with a line on the phone, Of course it can't be on purpose, There must not be a good signal at home. I didn't know I could be so stupid, Why even bother this has all run its course, I know it has to be on purpose, There is a perfect signal at home. I think I hit all the main points, But I can't hit her with a line on the phone, Of course it can't be on purpose, There must not be a good signal at home. I didn't know I could be so stupid, Why even bother this has all run its course, I know it has to be on purpose, There is a perfect signal at home.
13.
Every now and then, I think back, To the good times We had and I was on track. It was a short time looking back, But I couldn't see, What was to come and all the misery. It was a real long summer, I forgot about the past, Tried to move forwards but that didn't last. It all went so quick, Went right over my head, Didn’t know what happened I was alone instead. It takes time to get to know one another, But i knew it right from the start, It's crazy to think that now were apart. I can't go on the same without you, I can't explain it myself, I don't understand how all this could have happened so fast. Oh yeah, So fast, Fast. I know life won't stop and everyone moves on, It's really difficult when the one is gone. That feeling inside won't go away, Even talking about it puts me is disarray. It's something friends can't help with, It's all on you, To pull yourself out and realize what to do. Everybody pull together cause you're not the only one, Just move forwards cause you have just begun. You have just begun. You have just begun. You have just begun. You have just begun. It takes time to get to know one another, But i knew it right from the start, It's crazy to think that now were apart. I can't go on the same without you, I can't explain it myself, I don't understand how all this could have happened so fast. Whoah, woah, ohh So fast yeah, yeah Ohh ohh, so fast Could have happened so fast.
14.
Here we go, On the road, Diving headfirst into the unknown. I'm a skipping stone, The hand was home, Let momentum carry me into the zone. I can't condone, Flying alone, But some people got the power like a cyclone. I'm home grown, Movement prone, Start with one foot to set a good tone. Here I am on the open road, Running away from everything I know. Nothing in the way, Ain't no money ain't no pay, When the days look gray, People in dismay feeling strange. Mold the day like clay, Shape your brain on the train, Dance a booty display, On the town riding the subway. No car to park that's a free valet, Ain't no replay in the Milky Way, Got today, Get sun rays, Feel the power play. Here I am on the open road, Running away from everything I know. Here I am on the open road, Running away from everything I know. I gotta get away to somewhere I don't know, It's something I got to do to make me glow. Here I am on the open road, Running away from everything I know, Here I am on the open road, Running away from everything I know

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Back in 2009 Mitch Rassman and Andrew Wasserman wrote and recorded an albums worth of music in their dorm rooms under the moniker “The Band That Doesn’t Exist.” Now, 7 years later, they decided it was time to re-visit, re-master, and re-release these songs. During this process they discovered some songs that they had started recording, but never actually finished. So, they went back to work and finished them off for their first new recordings together since 2009. The full album is now available to stream and download (pay what you want), and features all 11 original songs, the 2 new songs "Signal At Home" and “It Takes Time” as well as a newly recorded remix version of the title track “The Open Road.”

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released September 16, 2016

Mitch Rassman: Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Andrew Wasserman: Guitar, Keyboards (Tracks 7 & 8)

Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14
Lyrics by Mitch Rassman
Music by Mitch Rassman & Andrew Wasserman

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 11
Lyrics by Mitch Rassman
Music by Mitch Rassman

Track 6
Lyrics by Andrew Harbath
Music by Mitch Rassman

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