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Halfway to Daylight

by Otiis

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Written and Performed by Otiis
    Dave DeCotiis Guitar & Vocals
    Kelcy Wilburn Drums & Vocals
    Alec Barnes Bass & Vocals
    Recorded and Mixed by Chris Nicotera
    Album Art by Gus Hoffman
    Design by Paul DeCotiis

    Thank you to everyone for the love and support that helped bring this album into existence!

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1.
Sleepover 03:17
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So you search all your life for a moment that's true And follow your body through all that it do Sometimes I feel like I'm doing just fine Cause that's how it seems when the timing is right So I followed a memory fortunately It was you, my friends, the cat and me Said it was you, my friends, the cat and me yea yea And maybe I'll get up and cook potatoes in the morning Yea tempeh, avocado, tomatoes and garlic No nothing like the feeling of being with my friends Oh I could have a sleepover every other weekend So you search all you life for a moment that's gone And try to remember where it had come from Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind When my guts is burning and my chest gets tight So I followed a memory fortunately Yea it was you, my friends, the cat and me I said it was you, my friends, Olive and me yea yea And maybe I'll get up and cook potatoes in the morning Yea tempeh, avocado, tomatoes and garlic No nothing like the feeling of singing with my friends Oh I could have a sleepover every other weekend Yea I could have a sleepover every other weekend Oh I could have a sleepover every fuckin' weekend!
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New Tattoo 03:42
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Is it getting better, better all the time A ball went into motion, the lid came off the shine We mixed it with the water, cause water is the truth It's the only thing that's certain and the biggest part of you I'm left hurtin with my veins as tubes Liver is the filter and the heart is a blue lagoon A lost ocean, forgotten sea A little token, a part of the scenery The scenery Ok, alright Stranger did you know what I was really about I used to think you did but now I'm having some doubts And if you did then I don't want to see your face Can't bear to hear your voice or even be in the same place I won't think about talking to you Woke up in the morning with my cool brand new tattoo I never worry about getting it right I'm just dancing in the morning go to sleep at night Yea i'm dancing in the morning go to sleep at night Alright/Ok/Alright Uh I got a story to tell It doesn't end very well And in a minute or two I'm gonna sing it for you It won't be just fine Won't take a moment of your time I got a story to tell It doesn't end very well It doesn't end very well I got a story to tell It doesn't end very well oh no I got a story to tell All along upon the way I found a tune that I can't shake I mixed it up and held out for you But don't blame it on my new tattoo well Called you out to your face In another time and a different place so Typical that I get it right I'll be dancing in the morning go to sleep at night Yea I'm dancing in the morning go to sleep at night You were gone without a warning now I'm ready to fight I'm just dancing in the morning go to sleep at night Alright Alright Ok Alright
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Halfway to Daylight 04:16
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I'm alone on the edge of the night Been too long and the words never come out right Wish I could talk to you one last time I'd let you know that we love you Now I really got you on my mind We never wanted to forget each other as the months turned into years A distance grows and a gap exposed all my biggest fears How can this be my dear Been too long and I'm sorry I didn't call I didn't know what to say cause I thought I had said it all In my mind you should still be right there Out on a beach with your family Now I can't find you anywhere Well I got a feeling that the truth's around the corner Or maybe just around the bend My practice though is in the letting go I guess this is the end How I miss you my friend As I begin to feel it but you already know It's like the veil is getting thinner and it's starting to show It seems there is no reason for the pain inside But it's the season for believing to I'll give it a try I was down on Tchoupitoulas when I heard what happened to ya But all I really knew was there was nothing we could do And we were celebrating birthdays on the day that you died Guess that's the that things work out when the world is on fire I guess for now Adam I'll settle for all the pictures of you making that mischievous smile We'll sit around and talk about the good times that we had As we forget about our lives for a while Oh I wanna talk to ya I don't have the words I guess it's better from my heart than my head I'll see you out In space and time on the Otherside Halfway to daylight Halfway to daylight
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Radio 04:55
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Hold my breath while I count on you Don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Checking my pulse and I'm barely alive Cause I'm living like an animal just trying to survive Oh I hope that it ain't my time If I can get my shit together baby I'll be fine Hold my breath while I count on you And I don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Don't know what I am doing or what I'm gonna do owoho I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Has got so far to go Well Typical when I get it right Wake up in the morning go to sleep at night If this is not a good time I can call you back whenever That would be just fine Oh I hope that this is not the end If I could only press reset and start it over again Hold my breath while I count on you And I don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Don't know what I am doing or what I'm gonna do owoho I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Is in my heart and in my home now It's tearing me apart Got so far to go Living life inside an old transistor radio ohooo Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun There are very few of us who know what must be done Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Enter Michelangelo he'll know just what to do He'll paint a pretty picture he's a pretty painting dude Only one more moment yea I think he might be done Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Floating round the Well I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Is in my heart and in my home now Never be apart Yea Yea! Yea Yea! Yea Yea oh Yea Yea! Oh I found a radio And I'm gonna Oh I found a radio And I wanna Oh I found a radio And I'm gonna talk about it Oh I am gonna sing about it Yea I am gonna laugh and cry about it Oh I found a radio
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Sleepover (Radio Edit) 03:16
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So you search all your life for a moment that's true And follow your body through all that it do Sometimes I feel like I'm doing just fine Cause that's how it seems when the timing is right So I followed a memory fortunately It was you, my friends, the cat and me Said it was you, my friends, the cat and me yea yea And maybe I'll get up and cook potatoes in the morning Yea tempeh, avocado, tomatoes and garlic No nothing like the feeling of being with my friends Oh I could have a sleepover every other weekend So you search all you life for a moment that's gone And try to remember where it had come from Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind When my guts is burning and my chest gets tight So I followed a memory fortunately Yea it was you, my friends, the cat and me I said it was you, my friends, Olive and me yea yea And maybe I'll get up and cook potatoes in the morning Yea tempeh, avocado, tomatoes and garlic No nothing like the feeling of singing with my friends Oh I could have a sleepover every other weekend Yea I could have a sleepover every other weekend Oh I could have a sleepover every !@#% weekend!
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Radio (Radio Edit) 04:54
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Hold my breath while I count on you Don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Checking my pulse and I'm barely alive Cause I'm living like an animal just trying to survive Oh I hope that it ain't my time If I can get my shit together baby I'll be fine Hold my breath while I count on you And I don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Don't know what I am doing or what I'm gonna do owoho I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Has got so far to go Well Typical when I get it right Wake up in the morning go to sleep at night If this is not a good time I can call you back whenever That would be just fine Oh I hope that this is not the end If I could only press reset and start it over again Hold my breath while I count on you And I don't know what I'm doing or what I'm gonna do Don't know what I am doing or what I'm gonna do owoho I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Is in my heart and in my home now It's tearing me apart Got so far to go Living life inside an old transistor radio ohooo Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun There are very few of us who know what must be done Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Enter Michelangelo he'll know just what to do He'll paint a pretty picture he's a pretty painting dude Only one more moment yea I think he might be done Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercury is floating round the sun Just as planet Mercurrry is floating round the sun Floating round the Well I'm sick of thinking about myself Once again and for the first time Dreaming about my old dead friends And being alive The risk that I run low Is in my heart and in my home now Never be apart Yea Yea! Yea Yea! Yea Yea oh Yea Yea! Oh I found a radio And I'm gonna Oh I found a radio And I wanna Oh I found a radio And I'm gonna talk about it Oh I am gonna sing about it Yea I am gonna laugh and cry about it yayyeah Oh I found a radio

about

Otiis is a band from New Orleans, Louisiana. Yes, it has two i’s. Yes, it’s pronounced ō•tis. 

Hailing from the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York but born and raised in Tampa, Florida, songwriter and guitarist Dave DeCotiis returned to his Gulf Coast roots and moved south in late 2014. In New Orleans, this musical chameleon met Kelcy Mae Wilburn(drums) and joined her formidable Alt-Country outfit Ever More Nest. Not long after that Dave met Alec Barnes (bass) through the magic of musical community. As the three-piece rock outfit Otiis, Dave and company teamed up with New Orleans audio engineer and fellow musician Chris Nicotera and hit the studio, where they called upon great creative forces to bless their endeavors and shine musical favor upon them, and it was so. Without further ado, Otiis is proud to present this primo EP, Halfway to Daylight, for your listening pleasure. 

The second EP from songwriter Dave DeCotiis, Otiis’ Halfway to Daylight insists on joy where there is grief, on love despite darkness. These are songs about friendship and community, death, awareness, and acceptance. They’re songs about knowing and not knowing, caring and not caring. A previous EP from Dave DeCotiis, Loom, was recorded in 2015 and is available here on Bandcamp. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

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released November 17, 2020

Written and Performed by Otiis
Dave DeCotiis Guitar & Vocals
Kelcy Wilburn Drums & Vocals
Alec Barnes Bass & Vocals
Recorded & Mixed by Chris Nicotera
Album Art by Gus Hoffman
Design by Paul DeCotiis

Thank you to everyone for the love and support that brought this album into existence!

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