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What's For Breakfast?

by Dent May

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1.
Hello howdy hey hi My friend, it’s been such a while Back from the dead now I am alive What’s for breakfast today? Let’s cook up something real tasty Scrambled eggs and biscuits and gravy It’s all about to happen It’s all about to happen Now you already know what time it is It’s time to live your life Cuz it’s flying by No matter the day, week, month or year It’s time to do a lot Ready or not Can’t help wasting my time Another game of chess played online But that’s alright cuz it’s good for the mind All day watching tv But I sure love Dawson’s Creek Some say I look like James Van Der Beek It’s all about to happen It’s all about to happen Now you already know what time it is It’s time to live your life Cuz it’s flying by No matter the day, week, month or year It’s time to do a lot Ready or not
2.
I’m trying just as hard as I can To be a clean cut dependable type of man And still you treat me so cruel Lucky I know how to play the fool So when you’re feeling lonely You know where to find me Keep me in mind When your friends flake out You can give me a shout Cuz I’ll still be around For a long time But not forever baby Keep me in mind Keep me in mind You’re running with a dangerous crowd It’s just a matter of time before they let you down So if you’re out on the street And you bump into me Don’t be too cool to say hi Cuz I’m just a heartbeat away You and me will be together someday Keep me in mind When your friends flake out You can give me a shout Cuz I’ll still be around For a long time But not forever baby Keep me in mind When your friends flake out You can give me a shout Cuz I’ll still be around For a long time Keep me in mind Keep me in mind
3.
I can’t help it This poor heart just melted I can’t take my eyes off you It’s too good to be true I’m upset lately cuz I’m obsessed With starting this romance But do I have a chance? My friends say Dent just toughen up Grab that phone and say what’s up One call that’s all I need and I’ll be on my way to you One call that’s all It takes to make my dreams come true Ok I heard it through the grapevine That you’re not doing fine Do you need someone to talk to? Now I’m staring at your number Do you ever wonder late at night crying in your room? You don’t have to be alone C’mon now pick up that phone One call that’s all I need and I’ll be on my way to you One call that’s all It takes to make your dreams come true One call that’s all I need and I’ll be on my way to you One call that’s all It takes to make our dreams come true
4.
Wake up at the break of dawn Before i even put my coffee on I’m singing a song Take the time to read the paper Go for a walk and say hi to my neighbor His name is Fred Don’t have much But it’s more than enough Out here living the dream The simple kind of life Taking it easy just as hard as i can A typical average guy Getting on peacefully Just an ordinary man I’m just an ordinary man Sun goes down in the evening A home-cooked meal we’re eating So good Up all night watching movies Had a couple beers feeling groovy Oh yeah Don’t have much But it’s more than enough Out here living the dream The simple kind of life Taking it easy just as hard as i can A typical average guy Getting on peacefully Just an ordinary man I’m just an ordinary man Out here living the dream Out here living the dream
5.
Driving all alone Got no place that I call home There’s so much to see Can’t decide where I should be So I ride from town to town I’m on the verge of breaking down Dollars I have few Just enough to get to you Coasting on fumes Chasing away these burnout blues Reach for the stars Still I don’t make it very far Losing my mind Making my way on borrowed time Coasting on fumes Coasting on fumes Headed nowhere fast Dangerously low on gas Am I gonna make it last the drive? The station is in sight But I think that I just might Roll the dice Tonight As I’ve done my whole life Coasting on fumes Chasing away these burnout blues Reach for the stars Still I don’t make it very far Losing my mind Making my way on borrowed time Coasting on fumes Coasting on fumes I’m gonna go all night Hope i make it to you all right And i won’t stop til you’re in my sight Even if I see the sunrise Coasting on fumes Chasing away these burnout blues Reach for the stars Still I don’t make it very far Losing my mind Making my way on borrowed time Coasting on fumes Coasting on fumes
6.
It’s been a while since we Stayed up all night talking til we fell asleep Remember how we used to be Let’s bring back the heat You’ve been so cold to me lately Missing the warm touch of your skin Pull me in close it’s thundering Kiss me in the rain I think I’m falling In love all over again Kiss me in the rain And it’s pouring Down in my heart It’s been so long since you Held me in your arms like you used to do Well I know that it’s my fault too But my heart is still true We can start anew Lightning is crashing down tonight I’m gonna love you all my life Kiss me in the rain I think I’m falling In love all over again Kiss me in the rain And it’s pouring Down in my heart
7.
One thousand miles per hour Earth is spinning round With several million horsepower You’re making my heart pound Traveling faster than a sunbeam Down the highway of my dreams Windows down Breeze blowing through my hair Feel so fine Bless you my Heaven on wheels You get me where I wanna go every time I ride with you day and night Accelerate me gently through the stratosphere Love how it feels Heaven on wheels Heaven on wheels Out on a permanent vacation Chasing warm summer air Classic rock radio station Playing living on a prayer Lord knows that i was patient Waiting for a love so rare Windows down Breeze blowing through my hair Feel so fine Bless you my Heaven on wheels You get me where I wanna go every time I ride with you day and night Accelerate me gently through the stratosphere Love how it feels Heaven on wheels Heaven on wheels
8.
Walk through a memory The clock reads five but it’s upside down Traveling in a fantasy Trust the illusion Light flash through the camera lens The moment’s gone Stuck in past tense Far from reality Trust the illusion Time flies when you’re having fun Time flies away And you can’t go back The years are long gone Tomorrow is another day Lost in the strangest dream I’m not myself Feel like someone else Watching life on a movie screen Embrace the delusion Time flies when you’re having fun Time flies away And you can’t go back The years are long gone Tomorrow is another day Ooh la la la Ooh la la la Ooh la la la Ooh la la la Time flies when you’re having fun Time flies away And you can’t go back The years are long gone Tomorrow is another day Time flies when you’re having fun Time flies away And you can’t go back The years are long gone Tomorrow is another day Time flies when you’re having fun Time flies away And you can’t go back The years are long gone Tomorrow is another day
9.
Waiting by the window Longing for the sunlight To penetrate these heavy clouds Funny how the years go by With little hope in sight It’s all about to turn around I believe in you Cactus flower bloom Though it’s gonna happen slowly Pretty soon you’ll be growing Cactus flower Cactus flower Waiting for my ship to sail Across an ocean While thirsty for a drop of rain Covered in sharp prickly spines To keep me safe from harm Has had its ups and downs I believe in you Cactus flower bloom Though it’s gonna happen slowly Pretty soon you’ll be growing Cactus flower Cactus flower Cactus flower Cactus flower
10.
How do you do it? Take it all in stride like it’s absolutely nothing Wow, the way you’re moving Brings tears to my eyes That’s some mighty good loving It’s so good It’s so good It’s so good Don’t stop doing what you’re doing Cuz you’re doing it well And I belong forever in your arms Nothing to it Whatever you want I will provide Don’t stop doing what you’re doing Cuz you’re doing it well What were you thinking When you gave your number to a dope like me? And now we’re both singing “Baby I’m Yours” for eternity It’s so good It’s so good It’s so good Don’t stop doing what you’re doing Cuz you’re doing it well And I belong forever in your arms Nothing to it Whatever you want I will provide Don’t stop doing what you’re doing Cuz you’re doing it well Don’t stop doing what you’re doing This is for all time
11.
Thank you to my friends Who made it out tonight Standing in the back of the room I’m trying to do my best To make it a good time I plan to have you back home soon Let’s get the band back together Praise the Lord Amen I’m singing for my supper once again Well I had a job Sure didn’t pay too good Then I lost it all To make it in Hollywood Tried to sell my soul to the devil But he did not reply Been singing for my supper all my life Let’s get the band back together Praise the Lord Amen I’m singing for my supper once again
12.
Let’s take it from the top Start all over again Let’s hit pause and press rewind Leave the here and now behind Everything is happening so fast So lead me in the right direction Take me to a new dimension Show me something real that’s gonna last Turning back the hands of time Start it over once we’re through Putting my heart on the line There is nothing we can’t do Let’s take it from the top Start all over again Let’s take it from the top Start all over again Your vibrations and affection Take me back to the beginning Continental shifts on Pangea Lost in the Garden of Eden Cradle of civilization Creation Mesopotamia Turning back the hands of time Start it over once we’re through Putting my heart on the line There is nothing we can’t do Let’s take it from the top Start all over again Let’s take it from the top Start all over again Let’s bring it back to where we started out Let’s bring it all the way back Let’s bring it back to where we started out Let’s bring it all the way back

about

Every morning when Dent May wakes up, the first thing he says is, “What’s for breakfast?” For the Los Angeles-based songwriter and pop auteur, this question is part inside joke with his girlfriend, part sitcom-style catchphrase, and part mantra about getting up every day and persevering in the face of good or bad is happening around you in your life. It’s also the title of his sixth album, which is out on March 29, 2024 via Carpark Records. What’s For Breakfast? is May’s most immediate, nostalgic, and rollicking LP yet, one that’s concerned with breaking daily routines and rediscovering the joys of songwriting.

Over the past 17 years, May has been a consistently adventurous and prolific bedroom pop pioneer and connoisseur of impeccably crafted melodies. Though his songs are always well-written and comfortable, with What’s For Breakfast?, May has freed himself up to more playfully experiment with new and vintage musical inspirations. “I’ve occupied a lot of different lanes over the years,” says May. “I’ve always been drawn to making kaleidoscopic pop inspired by old soul, disco, country, whatever. This time around, I was tapping into music from my childhood, like The Strokes, Weezer and Elephant 6 Collective bands.” By revisiting the music of his youth—energetic and infectious guitar rock—he found a vibrant palate to explore for this new LP.

Lead single “One Call, That’s All” kickstarts with frenetic guitar-driven intensity. While the track slyly takes its name from the slogan of an ambulance-chasing Mississippi lawyer, May sings of unrequited love and phone-based ennui. “It’s a fast tempo pop-rock song that isn’t like anything I’ve done before,” says May. Elsewhere, opener “You Already Know” showcases May’s goofball lyrical charm with lines about playing chess online and looking like a Dawson’s Creek character. Beyond the jokes in the song, there is a bittersweet recognition of time passing and a call to action when May sings, “Now you already know what time it is / It’s time to live your life / Cuz it’s flying by / No matter the day, week, month or year / It’s time to do a lot / Ready or not.”

What’s For Breakfast? marks another first for Dent in being his most collaborative LP yet. Alongside guest appearances from Jimmy Whispers and co-writes with Paul Cherry, are two standout singles with Jordana and Pearl & The Oysters respectively. Jordana assists on the wistful “Coasting on Fumes,” which captures the feeling of being stuck in a rut while the yearning “Time Flies When You’re Having Fun” guests Pearl and the Oysters. “My first album came out almost 15 years ago, so bringing in others to help out is crucial to keep things interesting,” says May. “I’m constantly falling back in love with music through the eyes of others. This album is about remembering why I like music.”

credits

released March 29, 2024

Produced by Dent May at Honeymoon Suite in Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Drew Vandenberg at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles, CA
Additional engineering by Pat Jones
Creative direction (artwork) by Harry Israelson
Photography by Jeff Leeds Cohn
Art & food styling by Kate Ruthenbeck
Layout & design by Rob Carmichael

Thank you: Allison McSurely, Paul Cherry, Joey Joey Michaels

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