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Dumb Luck

by Greentop

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Comedown 04:18
I'm heading away from home as fast as I can I've stopped being normal Stop my shaking hands They're not slowing down Insane, I know Decaying right in front of you Is it my senses That make me so restless Or pull me back in So close to the end A boy and a sick mind A car and a tree line Wrong place at the right time Destroyed as they combine Oh mama, I'm coming down I'm coming down
3.
Dumb Luck 01:53
I am not the man I was Falling back to give me pause The wind blows cold air in my face Gliding down to lose my race Every time I take a chance The universe will steal my dance So here I sit, alone and stuck Best laid plans will run amok So here I stay, alone and stuck I cannot shake my dumb luck
4.
Going Away 03:49
All the other people, they say that I'm no good Flashing lights and alcohol falling down the steps of my house oh, what a life *chorus* They say you gotta put your heart in it I don't know where to start Who's to say that it's going away? Who's to say that it's going away? All I wanna do is scream it out But I don't know if that's too smart Who's to say that it's going away? Who's to say that it's going away? Talking in my sleep Don't know what it means It's something that I can't say when I'm awake The room's spinning too fast The visions are slowly bringing me back to a place that I belong To a place that I belong *chorus x2*
5.
Starling 03:59
It's late in the evening, I'm on fire Burning up from the inside out I've spent the last three days finding things to complain about A sleepy eye in a tired home with wrinkled jeans and ruffled clothes A chill in the air, I'm unaware of the time passing me by Sugar shakes my achy bones Coffee coursing through my veins The starlings in my bedroom say that sleep is so far away What's it gonna take to take me away? I need to know Look at pictures on the TV screen Depicting apocalyptic scenes And the balcony is filled with light I'll let the walls close in on me tonight A sleepy eye in a tired home with wrinkled jeans and ruffled clothes A chill in the air, I'm unaware of the time passing me by Sugar shakes my achy bones Coffee coursing through my veins The starlings in my bedroom say that it is so far away What's it gonna take to take me away? I need to know I need to know Oh, the starlings in my bedroom say that this is still so far away
6.
Perfect 03:24
I'm taken by this feeling Like I'm tied down to this bed I'm layin' in And it's dark 'cept for a small flourescent light that holds my hand through the small hours of the night My picture perfect dreams thrown up against the life that I'm seeing inside the screen and I, oh, I realize I'll never measure up to these people that are so beautiful
7.
Nobody Knows 03:17
It's getting harder for me to breathe might as well just try to sink down If there's a weight stuck to my chest it might be best to rip it out I was never much for confrontation cause calling it out has implications Feeling like I've run out of room to grow but nobody knows And don't think I forgot the ways that I was tied down Wondering if we'd done it this time If you'd left town If I wanna come to terms with this Then something's gotta hurt like this With the pressure packed in my chest, tell me how it's for the best If I wanna come to terms with this Then something's gotta hurt like this But nobody, oh, nobody, nobody knows Nobody, nobody knows
8.
Weekend Home 03:15
Breaking my bones and tearing them out A twinge up in my chest don't know what that's about But it's taking control an imperfect embrace Just let me go home to find something that I cannot replace Back over the woods and the bridge of my youth Becoming suburbia it'll be over soon And I'm driving alone past 2nd and six Is this all I got? Is this really what I miss?
9.
Rain 03:34
I see you in your younger years when a mountain breeze was all we'd need The rain kept the demons away and we found our home But rain eats at the ground and our castle's comin' down Everything bottled up and the bottles get thrown away Tell me why your face is red Tell me why you won't come to bed And I won't forget a word of what you said So let's sit down tonight and see if this whole thing is right If we've fallen out of repair or if it's still really there You know I don't do this for me I want nothing less but it's all for you (x3)
10.
Amends 03:12
Hold on to me Keep me close to the ground The diamonds in the sky will send me somewhere new I sit with the starlings and make amends Life with full view of the sunrise oh, the sunrise The soft fluorescent light flickers on and off through the trees and now I realize That the world is too beautiful too beautiful to leave
11.
Memories 03:35
Woke up this morning feeling like the world was mine for me to take This is the first time in a while that I've finally found my way We walk through life just by ourselves, waiting for someone to set us free If this is what life can be like, then it's better than make-believe Moving through the remnants of my last night's cardinal sin No clouds up in the sky and it is sure to burn my skin Apartments blur together as I'm walking down the stairs The concrete hasn't set yet, but nobody really cares And if you wanna hold my hand, I'll be with you in your sweet memories Feelings encapture me, just like a couple in their first embrace I've broken this long curse of always finding myself in second place Oh, tapping into something I have not felt since the first days of my youth Surrounded by people who always said to confide in the truth Moving through the remnants of my last night's cardinal sin No clouds up in the sky and it is sure to burn my skin Apartments blur together as I'm walking down the stairs The concrete hasn't set yet, but nobody really cares And if you wanna hold my hand, I'll be with you in your sweet memories (x2)
12.
Moriah 03:54
Oh, Moriah, it's gonna be a while 'fore I go and leave your side You hypnotized me in the dark Lift me up cause everything is in time Hey hey, that was just my way To say it's gonna be okay No way it's gonna be how you say So wait, and I'll be back today Bring me back to the first day When we were still dreaming, no place up on a stage How'd we know it would come to this The world keeps spinning and does not miss Oh, and when I go blind I'll keep those memories in my mind Hey hey, that was just my way To say it's gonna be okay No way it's gonna be how you say So wait, and I'll be back today (x3)
13.
I'm on my way back home as fast as I can The towns feel so quaint now Just hold my hand and my heart will slow down The moon is full tonight And my heart swells in its light I've reclaimed my life now We'll be there as one we'll be there as one And if this is mine now I'll love the rest of this life We'll be there as one we'll be there as one I might never come down

about

It's here. Finally.

Greentop "began" in the summer of 2017. The plan was always to release an EP as quick as possible, then dive into an album that served as the true debut for this project. Almost a year to date after the release of the Northbound EP, here we are.

Dumb Luck immediately drops you into the lowest point of my life, mentally speaking. From New Sharon and Comedown onward, this album is the story of introspection and growth leading to an acceptance of the world. I've believed that my "luck" is horrible throughout my life, and that frame of mind influenced how I perceived almost every single one of my experiences. By the end of the album, I've come to this realization: if the world can be filled with so many beautiful people & places, and I've been given the opportunity to pursue my passions surrounded by family and friends, how could I possibly be unlucky?

There's so many people to thank in the production of this album, I could go on forever - but here goes my best shot.

- first off, to the people who recorded the parts that I wrote, but can't play (GarageBand touch instrument skills don't exactly translate to the real world): Dylan Hilliker on the drums, Wyatt Moran on the bass, Isaac Schumacher on piano, Gavin Sparks on saxophone, and my brother Lucas Jahns on lead guitar. These people are the lifeblood of Greentop. When people ask me whether Greentop is a solo project or a band, I have and will always say that it's a cohesive group because of these talented people.

- the production team: Kevin Andrews, Nikola Hamilton, Zach Zurn, and Dylan again. Kevin mixed 99% of this record and mastered the whole thing, which is no quick and easy task, and did it entirely out of a love for the craft and a belief in the message. That shows true character and friendship, and no amount of KT chicken sandwiches could show my true appreciation (although I'll try). With Nik's work on vocals, Zach running the vocal recording process at his studio, and Dylan hopping on the Amends mix (he got an A- in mixing class, y'all), the four-man unit was working in sync the whole way. For someone who can't mix one bit, their contributions were incredibly important.

- at this past year's ROCKchester, I was fortunate enough to run into the young saxophone virtuoso Marius Toussaint. We both wanted to make music together, so when I was writing Perfect there was only one person who could finish it off. This dude is incredibly gifted with the saxophone and super fun to work with. A billion thanks to him.

- to our families, friends, and loved ones who let us spend so much of our summers in Dylan's basement chasing a dream: the freedom and support you gave us was exactly what we needed to make this thing a reality. Thank you for being flexible, and take this album as a form of gratitude.

Enjoy it, listen to the story, and dance when you feel it. If you like it, share it with someone. Thank you for your support. Love y'all. - isaac

credits

released November 16, 2018

All songs written by Isaac Jahns
Produced by Dylan Hilliker and Kevin Andrews
Recorded by Kevin Andrews, Zach Zurn, Isaac Jahns, and Dylan Hilliker
Mixed by Kevin Andrews, Nikola Hamilton, and Dylan Hilliker
Mastered by Kevin Andrews

Drums: Dylan Hilliker
Bass: Wyatt Moran
Guitars: Isaac Jahns, Lucas Jahns
Piano: Isaac Schumacher
Saxophone: Gavin Sparks, Marius Toussaint (Perfect)
Vocals: Isaac Jahns, Dylan Hilliker
Feedback: Jack Hilliker
Group Vocals for Moriah: Isaac Jahns, Dylan Hilliker, Jack Hilliker, Wyatt Moran, Sam Schutz, Lucas Jahns, Isaac Schumacher

Recorded at Carpet Booth Studios, The Yukon, and Leaning Elder, all in Rochester, MN

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