I've been turning this over in my head for months, now.  At first I was angry, then confused, then incredibly bummed, then I entered a brief period of fantasy erotica, until, finally, I was able to come to grips with it ...  WAOF is over.  Sure, to 99.999999999% of everyone in the world, that doesn't mean a thing.  We never had a significant fan base, we never sold an ass ton of records, we never really toured like we had always wanted.  Most people never knew who we were.  For me, though, WAOF was my life.  We had been a band in one way or another since 2002 (formerly under the name "Ruckspin" for those of you who go way back, haha), and it had been the focal point of my life since I can remember.  It was hard for me to let go of WAOF.  We had worked for years for people to give just two shits about our band, and finally, at last, we were starting to get a little tiny bit of recognition (Alternative Press, AbsolutePunk, The Daily Chorus, IndieVision Music). 

However, it was not enough to keep the WAOF turd from being flushed.  Travis decided his time with WAOF was over in September.  Being that the core of this band had essentially always been myself and Travis, things were bound to fall apart, and shortly after his departure they did just that.  It took 7 years, 5 different bass players, and 5 different drummers for WAOF to become what it was, but only a few short months for it to fall apart entirely.  I always felt like something had gotten in the way of us maximizing our full potential ... college, member issues, jobs, the list goes on.  We could never get 4 guys, on the same page, at the same time.  Does anybody really care about this?  I don't know, but I feel obligated in some way to let the few people who read our blogs know.

I have posted one last video from our tour in May and our last set of promo pictures with our new drummer (who we never got to even make an official announcement about) Pete Alexander, formerly of our good friends Looks To Make History.  Also, I have posted a crap load of songs from everything we have ever released (Out From The Cave, The Concept of an Enemy, Spotlight Compilation, The Sippy Cup Sessions) for streaming.  If you're interested, Out From The Cave and The Concept of an Enemy are both on iTunes and Amazon.

Lastly, a sincere THANK YOU to anyone and everyone who ever supported our band in any way ... whether you just listened online, watched us at a show, bought a CD or shirt, took our fliers and didn't throw it on the ground immediately, helped us book a show, played a show with us, let us crash on your floors, shower in your homes, or poop in your toilets ... whether you've been following us for years or just now heard about us ... anyone who was kind enough to give our band a chance, thank you so much.

Personally, I want to thank all the members who dedicated their time and efforts to this band over the years, whether you moved halfway across the country for us, Derek, commuted from Rome to Woodstock for 2 years, Patrick, whether you spent years playing with us or only a few months, or even if you just showed up for practice regularly.  I have had a true pleasure sharing the stages, studios, and practice spaces, living in and out of vans, listening to you fart constantly, eating sunflower seeds, chopping wood, throwing fruit out the van window, almost getting beat up in Denton, TX, and seeing all sorts of random shit with all of you.  Its been fun.

We still have a bunch of CD's and some tshirts left over.  If you want one, get in touch with me (email: tylerbhill@gmail.com), and I will hook you up with a significantly discounted price.

While this marks the end of WAOF, this is not the end of our respective musical journeys.  Please keep in touch.


Your friend,

Tyler / We Are Only Fiction

Enjoy!

<3 WAOF

p.s.  Be sure to pick up a copy on iTunes or Amazon!


Finally Me

Finally, it all came together.  Now I'm making strides to right where I want to be.  I sit where the worlds collide.  I've been thinking about the road and the places that I want to go.  It calls my name.  When I found them out I took it all and ran with it.  Like a soul leaves a body, I left with everything.  My fingertips, they touch the edge of the world.  And as we we wait, I find my place to run.  It feels like I've found the one.  Yeah, I've found the one, and she calls my name.  When the stars aligned the signs all said the time was right.  This is all that I have wanted:  the choice to stay, the chance to change.  Whenever I needed someone to back me up it was you.  It's always been you.  I'm going away for a while just do something new. My life  is not waiting.


Red Pill, Blue Pill

You had me looking towards the sky for signals made of smoke.  Something straight and obvious, something I would know.  I was waiting in the dark for years to see your face appear for me, but I let it go.  I made my own ways.  The choice was mine but I already made it.  So what's it gonna be are you coming with me?  I can show you the real like I said.  I threw my weight against the tide, but the pressure rose with time.  I was bending at the knees until I broke down.  I thought it would be a little easier like a simple question.  Two pills, one chance.  Go on home or join the big dance.  I'm falling down the rabbit hole.  When I chose the red one, I was saying I was ready to go.  Are you coming with me?  I can show you the real.  you know I will.


Taking Sides

I watched the edge and looked below.  It's a long way down.  So I stretched my arms out.  It's all to play with my head for little while.  I'm making all my motions speak like I don't want to fall, when I really want to.  They make it easy when they never change their minds, so I'll leave it all behind.  Stop with the waiting.  I need to un-stitch the laces holding me down where I started so I can get out from where you're pulling me down.  I'm taking sides now.  Pull down my arms, and watch my balance fall.  It's the only way for me save myself from staying.  Woah, woah!  I'll throw my arms.  And I, I will stop the fall.  You can't hear me but I'm still screaming out loud.


Cities in Shadows

Heads chained down with everybody's eyes fixed on the cave and the shadows they create.  It comes down to the ones sitting pretty with their hands untied.  Out of touch with a cold look in their eyes.  We're all just slaves in here.  Can't you see it?  I'm not afraid to see when everyone here closed their eyes and blindly believed.  If you shine the light on their faces, you will see a city of people all without the reasons for change.  So I will sing what they won't say, they didn't have the guts to do it anyway.  If we die  young its good enough, but only if our hearts are looking up.  They're frozen still.  They always will be, like faceless bodies falling all over me.  No I'm not afraid to see.


The New Script

In the old script, I wasn't the martyr.  I was just a character misread and my role was definite.  But now, I'm changing the words.  I'll make them read the way that I have always seen.  This is not a dream.  I'm just weeks away of getting out of this place.  Maybe I'll burn in front of you, and you can put that smile on your face again.  I was pinned on my back, and I had nails in my calves.  I belonged to the others.  So many times I'd seen it before.  Help me up, let me show you the way.  I'm sick of this acting, I'm sick of us playing these games.  If you can follow me to where the roads cross, I swear to you I've waited.  I've got the routes all wrapped up in my head, and they're closer now than they were so i'm leaving it all.  And I'm standing there in focus for them.  I'm not moving when you question me and show your teeth.  I poured cement upon my feet just to see if you believe in me.  Time would be my only remedy.


The Lights

Say what you want now that you can on your back trusting surgeons with steady hands.  They break the shells off of your face.  The sun hits your skin.  Now you say ... Am I here?  Do I really feel alive for the first time?  And I'm dying to stay this way.  My feet lead me out from the cave, eyes open and into the light.  So the married couple looks for all the finer things in their dreams while they sleep.  And the country side sings to me through the night, through the trees.  For now I'm not thinking of home at all and the life I've kept waiting.  I'm noticing this is how its meant to be.  Break the shell, or I waste away.  My skin grows, but I still wait.  Break the shell, or I'll rot and die.  I wait to feel the light.


Sleepers

Maybe it's the father who holds a gun to his son and swears he does it for the best.  Maybe it's church crowd drowning all the children from the moment they took their first breath.  Maybe it's just my head, and I've just gone and lost it again.  I can see the senators, they're making money and putting this country on the line.  I can see the media, they're making everybody insecure, unconscious all the time.  We all have liars on our hands, and truth it expires when it's with them.  And I say, I'll say it again.  And I'm screaming, but they're not listening.  Wake up sleepers.  You're all falling deeper.  Maybe it's because I've got something to say could be the reason why I write these words sing.  We'll never be who we want to be.  I can see the soles of your shoes are worn from the hustle that you say you love.  Where is your head, love?  We're all so small.  A couple years in a million years of history.  This will all be lost.  What matters most is what matters now.  Don't you think it's funny that you walk and you talk and you look like everyone else?  Well I do.  Their intentions, they got the best of you.

what's up everyone?  we've got a lot of stuff going on right now so i figured i'd post a blog rather then a million bulletins.  so peep it!

1. our new ep out from the cave will FINALLY be released on MAY 5th!!!  you can preorder a copy right now with the link on top of our myspace.  the preorder comes with free stickers and free shipping so check that out.

2. TOUUURRR!  we have tour dates up right now for the if he's james dean, then who are you!? tour ... we're hitting up nc, sc, and fl so check out the dates and come hang out.  we also have tons of other shows all over the place coming up so make sure you check our schedule and see if we're coming to a town near you.

3. please keep voting for us to play cornerstone!  we're at about 35 out of 120 right now.  thats pretty good, but we gotta be top 10 to make the cut!  so please get on there and vote every day and get your friends and pets and pizza delivery guys to do the same.  if you've been voting, THANK YOU!

vote for us here:
http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/newbandshowcase/WeAreOnlyFiction

that's all i got for now.  be sure to come by our page some time and say hi!

your pals,
tyler / waof

Hey party people!  We have entered the New Band Showcase to play the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois this summer.  PLLLEAASSEEE head over to their website and vote for us ... once every day!  Voting continues until May 25th!  Here's how:

1. Register to vote at https://www.cornerstonefestival.com/forms/register/register.php

2. Go to http://www.cornerstonefestival.com/newbandshowcase/WeAreOnlyFiction

3. In the upper right hand corner, enter your new log-in information

4. Click VOTE FOR THIS ARTIST! 

5. Click "Yes, I want to vote for this artist"

6. You can vote ONCE EVERY DAY per email address!  So be sure to bookmark the page and go back every day and vote for us!

7. Thank you thank you thank you!

Please spread the word as much as you can all the way up to May 25th.  It will help us out so much!

Your friends,
WAOF

P.S.  Check out our new shows and TOUR DATES!  Come hang out and say hi!

Hey guys,


If you were ever wondering where we've been the past year or two, we've
been doing some rebuilding, reworking, graduating college, and getting
everything ready to go full force with WAOF.  Its been while since we left you with a dope beat to step to ... so here they are.  We'll be posting more new songs from our new EP in the coming weeks along other videos and goodies so please visit frequently and tell your friends.

NEW EP!
Our new EP will be titled "Out From The Cave," and it will contain 7 tracks for your listening pleasure.  It was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, Dangerous Summer, Circa Survive) in Baltimore, MD.  Please check out the pre-order link on the top of our page, or right HERE, and be the first to get a copy before it hits the streets, yo.  Also, every pre-order will come with FREE shipping and FREE stickers, so its obviously a no brainer!  Pick it up, tell your friends, and we will love you forever.

The track listing is below:

1. Finally Me
2. Red Pill, Blue Pill
3. Taking Sides
4. Cities In Shadows
5. The New Script
6. The Lights
7. Sleepers

TOUR(S)!
We just got back from the 'Wall Ball Til You Fall Tour' with our buds Looks To Make History.  If you came out and said hi, you're awesome!  We'll be back very soon and will be hitting the road as much as we can so please keep checking our page for confirmed dates.

ACOUSTIC EP!
We've begun writing for our acoustic EP which we will be recording ourselves and releasing a little after we release Out From The Cave.

More updates coming soon!

Love,
Tyler, Travis, and Kyle
WAOF