APES OF THE STATE - Dear Mom | A Fistful of Vinyl

[@thedbluke9661]

Just discovered this band and am already hooked

[@jamesstone2611]

I'm not crying. It's just been raining on my face.

[@keeganharmon8595]

Furks i am!

[@burnthecoat]

This is so intimate and beautiful, thank you so much Apes and AFOV

[@codykelly4943]

I get choked up hearing this at work while I work( I wear headphones) but watching this made me bawl ❤

[@andrewwitkowski7196]

The feels hit hard with this one. Love them so much. Thank you April for this wonderful piece. Thank you Alec for making this possible. I sit here tonight in my AFoV t-shirt raising a drink for my fellow punk brothers and sisters all going through hard times.

[@tonycovington6970]

Got to see this band play at a house show in abq, it was so fun and warm, i smiled the whole set. You are awesome April!

[@christiansturt]

Love this song!

[@logancrapser3866]

Damn. That's some good songwriting (and recording).

[@jackpizziferro4562]

Yooo the band camp link after that lyric. I see what you did, and appreciate it.

[@LalaK578]

Omg this song is absolutely amazing, I might cry

[@brentsanchez4834]

I gotta play this for my mom!

[@gamertroth1949]

Man what a great song to hear on my birthday apes of the state are so raw and beautiful on their own punk rock way.

[@christinaheidt3991]

This is a fantastic recording of one of my favorite songs. Thank you for sharing it!

[@mouaragon2774]

Thanks for uploading this gem! I love to listen to this song when I go out to walk. It talks to me in so many ways.

[@zaqstavano]

This is powerful ♥️

[@xsydneyxruidosx]

Song makes me cry all the time, love it

[@dambaeisseyo]

great tune

[@rubyrubyrooo]

April is a cutie, omg...

[@santotomaspepe3135]

Heres the tyrics uwu Dear mom, it's not a phase I've been dressing the same way every day since the 5th grade and I still listen to all of the same punk rock bands That I did back then Dear mom, I even started my own punk rock band We spend the summers travelling I think we're doing okay, we got 20 likes just yesterday on our Facebook page Dear dad, quit telling me to act my age To get a job and a house and a 401-k my band is doing great, we made 20 bucks, just yesterday on our Bandcamp Page On days when wake up like this, reliving every moment, of every wrong thing that I ever did I tell myself don't worry bout the little things cause little stuff is all it is and everythings impermanent Dear dad, I know that she looked just like me And I've always been so wild and free and fun That's why I am your favorite, even though I've always been a screw up Dear sister, I wish you didn't work so much I guess that's how you deal with stuff, we've both been through a lot, thanks for always being there for me every Time i screw up Dear world, I don't wanna die young I just wanna have fun I think that if all of us could stop arguing about politics and little things we'd solve all of our Problems So I will write a song to sing for all the art school dropout kids whose dreams were bigger than their pockets And it will go like this, don't worry bout the little things cause little stuff is all it is I promise, nobody is perfect Dear boyfriend, you asked me how I got so great and I told you that I stopped being afraid I wish you'd stop being so afraid Dear stranger, you asked if I could spare some change, you didn't look so great, you had death in your face, please Forgive me for looking the other way Dear father, just tell me that you're proud look at all the places that I've been look at all the people that I've helped If only mom could see me now Oh father, can you spare me twenty dollars? Living my dream is getting quite expensive Oh sister, don't worry bout the little things, try not to take your job and like so seriously, seriously Cause little stuff is all it is and nobody's a perfect kid So let's celebrate imperfectness and everything's impermanent So every good thing must come to an end Oh every good thing must come to an end Dear world, I've been thinking bout the end of times more than I would like to admit Dear mom, it's not a phase, things have been weird since the day you left

[@santotomaspepe3135]

This is the first time i heard this song and i just cry a lot, the lyrics just hit me hard, its beatiful thankyu u.u

[@mostaverageperson6994]

I love this song, where can I find the chords to learn how to play it?

[@ApesoftheState]

Hey, this is apes, I never uploaded the chords yet online but I'll do it soon and post a link here.

[@mostaverageperson6994]

@@ApesoftheState thank you, I love your stuff, please keep being as inspiring as you are

[@xxstfubmx]

@@mostaverageperson6994 i got you i link a tab in like a day i love your music my lady friend and jammates these harmonies are pretty sweet can i trade so me tab work for some audio use to re harmonize it ? not bc it needs it just as a exercise and kinda wanna what i could do with it

[@xxstfubmx]

ps ill tab it anyway bc its not like a jamband solo so pay it forward

[@ernstbaladeva9143]

Why does a song have mid roll ads?

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

It shouldn't. Like you saw an ad partway through the song?

[@ernstbaladeva9143]

@@AFistfulOfVinyl it showed 3 ad breaks in the timeline but I stopped watching after the first ad.

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

@@ernstbaladeva9143 damn, I don't know how that setting got turned on, but I just went in and turned it off. Thanks for the heads up. It should play straight through now I think.

[@ernstbaladeva9143]

@@AFistfulOfVinyl thank you, not only for your quick response but for everything y'all do.

[@NurtureNurture]

Getting sort of a Retirement Party vibe from this. Ever heard of them?

[@ApesoftheState]

Great band I've seen em live

[@joshuababbitt9045]

Yall know what up with the black ear

[@KartKrasher]

I don't, please tell me

[@nuttingprofessor]

Please tell us

[@SarahDale111]

Thers's eye shadow, nail polish, lip stick, cheek rouge...why not ear stain?

[@mynchNstars]

Ok good song, but what is up with her ear?

[@brianbrianbification]

The residual ink left in her blood from her tattoos collects there

[@medes5597]

She tattooed her ears. It's bad ass