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Ready to Fail

by Quandary

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1.
Out of Time 04:25
Lyrics: Sam Vallen It seems so obvious the way we know, through life we're taught It's virtuous to blindly follow A wave of logic floods upon the still benighted Strives to offer a bright new meaning To a life worth living Without inhibition or mistrust in reason Far too late my life goes by Misunderstanding truths I can't deny And I'm out of time to understand All at once I realise life's depleting at a rate I can't define But with hindsight it all seems so easy So through this revelation My years of reflection are lost in dissension How can I emancipate my world from something so ingrained Embedded in the back of my mind? I'm out of time To question everything And depend on one thing tangible: my mind I've seen the light, it proves we're close to impossible We are the miracle! Far too late my life goes by Misunderstanding truths I can't deny And I'm out of time to understand All at once I realise life's depleting at a rate I can't define Have I wasted my time? It seems my inspiration's a product of living That's years in the making How can I negate the face of reason, begging me to question Praying for a single statement - why? I'm out of time
2.
Lyrics: Gareth Hogan Arbitrary changes Meaningless phrases Deliberate approach to joins and links Endless struggle to become distinct Referential, non-sequential Analysing, not compromising Verbose nostalgic tour-de-force This sinking ship has run it's humble course Waiting for chance to arrive Out of social insecurity, a need to survive If escaping the wake, is only a way for Weeding the twists in your mind Feeding back endlessly into yourself Turn the illusion into an art unto itself I'm only safe until your work is done You've no idea what you have just begun You can spread the lies, you've opened up your eyes Out with the old, in with the brand new disguise You think you've got it all figured out But the light in your life you just can't live without In your eyes, I fell Into the static process Into the lines of progress Carving in my name Enter a new division Ignorance and seclusion It's the same old revolution It's just an illusion I know it's safe, but inside These obsessive insecurities found home to reside If escaping the wake, is only a way for Weeding the twists in your mind 'Cause forcing it open could leave you so blind
3.
Umbra 04:34
[Instrumental] http://www.vimeo.com/7858630
4.
Lyrics: Gareth Hogan + Sam Vallen My name - a symbol of memory presides over my life I'm ready to leave integrity behind My name - a symbol of memory presides over my life It's all I'm holding onto Holding on, but for how long? Believing, achieving Wasted my moment So I'm leaving, my light behind Losing my mind tonight Oh I've been dissolving, fading decay Help me, I'm spiraling away It's okay
5.
Lyrics: Sam Vallen Still, as he watches them Trying to pretend That he can't feel their hate For him it's just too much to take So he waits Still, staring at the wall Not understanding at all Why two would act this way For love Is this the price that we pay? Dreams fade away Even hope fails to stay And so he waits, watching his life go by From crying days to sleepless nights He's pleading He's seeing nothing different Still, as he watches them Not a single friend In his cold world shut away Is there more to life than living afraid? Still, as he watches them Trying to pretend That he can't feel their hate There's only so much he can take Dreams fade away It all just stays the same And so he waits, watching his life go by From crying days to sleepless nights Resentment He was always forgotten Forget me How could you not know that I was right beside you? Ready and willing always I know it's hard to find But you know it's time To leave them all behind Dreams fade away Even hope fails to stay And so he waits, watching his life go by From crying days to sleepless nights He's pleading, he's seeing nothing new Watching his life go by From crying days to sleepless nights He's pleading He's waiting for change
6.
Penumbra 05:08
[Instrumental] http://www.vimeo.com/12100383
7.
Disconnect 09:36
Lyrics: Gareth Hogan Days and nights we used to be So close, as far as I could see I threw away the life inside Just to have someone to stand beside No longer priority It fell away so easily To think, if you only knew How long I've been living in the shadow of you All I ever wanted was to love, not to pretend I would have done anything All of our lives, working towards the end How did it come to this? I can't compete with manipulation I can't concede to this celebration I can only bite my tongue for so long No longer priority You gave up so easily It's your choice, but I hope you knew That I never gave up on you Days and nights we've always been Like strangers not knowing where to begin Swimming through another day Learning to live so many miles away And so we live, either side of a bridge I wonder what happened to you When I slowed to a halt and you flew right by All I ever wanted, was for you to make amends I would have waited forever All of our lives, working towards the ends How did it come to this? For your empathy I'll always pray So you can see all the things that you threw away 'Cause I'd call but you wouldn't hear me Yeah I'd build a bridge but I can't bring you near me Days and nights we'll always be Far apart and living free Coming together now and then But not really knowing where to start again I can only hope, for you To feel the emptiness, to see the signs I'll be waiting, this side of the bridge I'll watch you leave this life behind
8.
Cloud Shapes 12:23
[Instrumental]
9.
Lyrics: Gareth Hogan Waves of endless sparks Surround her form Waited so long To escape from warmth Until I saw your eyes Just not getting through So hopelessly detached I've given up on you All fall away I'm too used to letting you down by now It's too late to let me fly I'm not afraid to let it pass me by And in my own respite I've fallen short again It all became too much in the end Not much more in size And not much more to take Then the first splits into two 'Till we're packed too close to move Pieces fall back into place And fall back out of line Like it's nothing, just an empty shell It's a void we can't escape, and hell It's not like anything has changed There's no ups or downs, no reasons why No boundaries, there's enough just in front of me To weigh me down It's a mystery, why they persist Without any ambitions, but to exist It's enough to be All fall away I'm too used to letting you down by now It's too late to let me fly I'm not afraid to let it pass me by And in my own respite I've wasted another year It all just flew While you were here Morning strikes the hall Casts shadows across the filthy wall 'till the sun hits the broken sticks And crawls towards the shattered stall Broken down inside Know he hasn't really tried But not for even knowing why He writes: "The road will find me, And pass virtues from another place; Will wake me up and tell me what to chase" I've arrived! At the edge of a knife The ice melts And the pictures come back to life It's like I designed it myself Indifferent To all else Being capable but just not Willing to ask the question I must be blind It's an easier confession But it's easier to get on my knees Than to confess To go Than to be blessed Believe in Achieve in Receive it Or Leave it behind 'Cause we're not defined by The choices that they made Decisions From visions That turned out to be lies So open your eyes Say your goodbyes Oh, I've been dreaming, force-feeding these lies Learning to cut them back down to size So I can fit them between My scars and my dreams Where the promise of failure is not what it seemed to be All fall away I'm too used to letting you down by now And all I want to say Is I'm not going to let you fail today And in my long respite I saw where I went wrong It all came into view Like it was there all along All fall away

about

Welcome!
This album represents 4 years of grueling hard work. Actually, a lot of it was written while we were drunk or otherwise drinking, between planning cruel practical jokes and watching Family Guy.
It was recorded in people's bedrooms, hallways, and bathrooms, and it was mixed in a living room. Anyway we're really proud of it and we want you to hear it now.

The title "Ready to Fail" can be interpreted any way you like. It's named after the title track, which is a short statement on artistic integrity. Many of the album's lyrics explore similar themes of failure and self-destruction. Some songs share similar musical threads as well, but this is not a concept album. As an album title it's intended as a cynical, ironic statement about our ambitions.

Enclosed in this document you should find some odd-time signatures, some solos, some more irony, long songs, very long songs, a few shorter ones, notes that only dogs can hear, and a few quintuplets.
I trust this will be to your satisfaction.

Enjoy

-q

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released June 18, 2010

Dave Couper - Bass + Vocals
Gareth Hogan - Keyboards + Vocals
Geoff Irish - Drums + Vocals
Sam Vallen - Guitars + Vocals

Produced, engineered and mixed by Gareth Hogan and Sam Vallen
Art by Callum Wheeler
Mastered by Troy Glessner at Spectre Studios

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Quandary Brisbane, Australia

Quandary was a band that existed from 2006-2011, consisting of guitarist Sam Vallen, drummer Geoff Irish, keyboardist Gareth Hogan, and bassist Dave Couper. Quandary saw active gigging bands with no recorded works, and decided to do the opposite, releasing an album before a single performance. A song approaching 30 minutes was in progress, but never completed - Quandary dissolved in October 2011. ... more

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