evil_sword
Very fast and very fun with a lot of energy! I love to death this album and the charm it has.
Favorite track: The Chicken Coop Flower Symphony.
GOD WILL YOU STOP WHINING AND GO LOSE YOUR MIND WITH YOUR FRIENDS YOU ABSOLUTE MESS
EVERY TOWN’S A WILDFIRE
EVERY BOOK’S DAMN LIE
EVERY CROOK WILL GET BY
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
STOCK UP ALL RESPONSES
UNTIL WE ARE SIX FEET
UNDER AND ROTTING
NIGHTMARE! NIGHTMARE!
I’M SLOWLY LOSING TOUCH
TRY ME AGAIN, NEANDERTHAL
I’LL BURN YOUR CASTLE DOWN
QUEEN ME, BITCH!
DON’T STOP AN INCH CLOSER
I MAY BORE YOU TO DEATH
I’M SCREAMING EMPTY WORDS
RECLAIMING WHAT BELONGS TO ME
PATRIARCH DOWN
MATRIARCH DOWN
PATRIARCH DOWN
QUEEN ME, BITCH!
PATRIARCH DOWN
MATRIARCH DOWN
PATRIARCH DOWN
QUEEN ME!
EVERY TOWN’S A WILDFIRE
EVERY BOOK’S DAMN LIE
EVERY CROOK WILL GET BY
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
STOCK UP ALL RESPONSES
UNTIL WE ARE SIX FEET
UNDER AND ROTTING
NIGHTMARE! NIGHTMARE!
MY LIFE IS LIKE A CONSTANT SET OF UPS AND DOWNS THAT NEVER END
UNLESS I TAKE A HIT SO BLUNT THAT THINGS BEGIN TO WARP AND SHRED
EVERYTHING IS BURNING BUT I FIND A SENSE OF COMFORT IN IT
LEAVING ASHES EVERY STEP I TAKE WITH TATTERED STRIPS OF LINEN
IT ONLY STARTS TO ROAR AND SPREAD BUT THERE’S NOT MUCH TO DO I GUESS
ENDING IT WOULD KILL ME AND I’M NOT DONE ON THIS EARTH QUITE YET
OH, THE FIRE FADES
NO FUCKIN PROGRESS MADE
A CHUD’S STILL A CHUD
EVEN IN A DREAM
INFO IN AND INFO OUT, THE LIES STAY THERE AND START TO SHROUD
WHISPERING AND GNAWING AT THE EMPATHY THAT FLOATS ABOUT
GOUGE YOUR EYES AND CLOSE YOUR EARS, THE BEAST BECOMES THE TERROR SCOUT
HE CONTEMPLATES AND PLANS AHEAD THE MOURNING OF A DYING TOWN
FULL OF HATRED AND CONTEMPT, DELUSION THAT HE’S LESS THAN MUD
THE RED MOON HITS, HE GRABS HIS GUN. THE LECTURE HALL IS DRENCHED WITH BLOOD.
OH, THE FIRE FADES
NO FUCKIN PROGRESS MADE
A CHUD’S STILL A CHUD
EVEN IN A DREAM
THEY DON’T DESERVE TO BREATHE
LIGHT YOUR LAMP AND SEE
A CHUD’S STILL A CHUD
EVEN IN A DREAM
FLY CRAWL SPIT SCREAM
GASP CRY TEAR INHALE
FLY CRAWL SPIT SCREAM
GASP CRY TEAR EXHALE
(x2)
My lungs are on fire
My lungs are full of water
My skin’s begun its tearing
My ribs are fucking aching
BLOOD EAGLE INHALE
BELOVED BROTHER BREATHE
BLOOD EAGLE EXHALE
BELOVED SISTER
YOUR BODY’S SO TRANSPARENT WHEN YOU GASP FOR BREATH. I FIND IT CUTE. MY LITTLE BIRD, MY PRIZED POSSESSION. YOU KNOW YOUR FUCKING REASON.
YOU LIVE TO SUFFER. SO SENSITIVE.
YOUR SEETHING ONLY MAKES IT HARDER TO PLUCK YOUR RIGID FEATHERS
[Long scream]
BLOOD EAGLE INHALE
BLOOD EAGLE
FLY CRAWL SPIT SCREAM
GASP CRY TEAR INHALE
FLY CRAWL SPIT SCREAM
GASP CRY TEAR EXHALE
BLOOD EAGLE FLY
BLOOD EAGLE CRAWL
BLOOD EAGLE SPIT
BLOOD EAGLE SCREAM
BLOOD EAGLE GASP
BLOOD EAGLE CRY
BLOOD EAGLE TEAR
BLOOD EAGLE FLY
My wings are growing
My lungs are showing
My chest is throbbing
My wings are growing
[lose my fucking mind screaming in the chaotic outro]
POP A TAB AND TELL ME WHERE IT TAKES YOU AND I’LL FUCKIN FOLLOW
GREEN AND HOLLOW TREES LIKE FORTS THAT MOVE WITH EVERY SYLLABLE
POP A TAB AND TELL ME WHERE IT TAKES YOU AND I’LL FOLLOW FASTER
CRANIAL FRACTURE, PHARMA BASTARD, THIRD EYE OPENING SCAR DISASTER
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
“THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE TAKEN ACID, WE CAN LOOK AT THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T—AND THEY CAN... THEY CAN TELL US WE’RE CRAZY AND WE CAN SAY ‘WELL YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING YET.’”
ENDLESS TUNNELS, EXIT PORTALS, THE EARTH IS BREATHING INTO MORTALS
COSMIC ANTS IN THE DANCE TO THE BEYOND WITHOUT ANY MORALS
ENDLESS TUNNELS, EXIT PORTALS, THE EARTH‘S BREATHING GETS MORE DISTORTED
EGO DEATH VICTIM TO THE CONSTANT UNDULATING OVERLORD CORAL
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
BE EXCITED
BE BE EXCITED
POLICE
HANDS UP
POLICE
HANDS UP
I LIVE LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE
DON’T TAKE THE TRASH OUT
CLEAR CRYSTAL NIGHTGOWN
TRANSPARENT
I LIVE LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE
WALKING IN CIRCLES
WON’T CLOSE THE CURTAINS
TRANSPARENT
I LIVE LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE
NO SHAME IN WATCHING
IT’S AN ATTRACTION
TRANSPARENT
I LIVE LIFE IN A GLASS HOUSE
HE—I MADE THIS CHOICE
MY STOCKHOLM CIRCUS
TRANSPARENT
I LOVE LIFE IN MY GLASS HOUSE
NO NEED TO HIDE IT
MY FAULT IM STUCK HERE
TRANSPARENT
I LOVE LIFE IN MY GLASS HOUSE
OPEN THE DOOR
BUT I WONT LEAVE
TRANSPARENT
I LOVE LIFE IN MY GLASS HOUSE
NO NEED TO HIDE IT
MY FAULT IM STUCK HERE
TRANSPARENT
I LOVE LIFE IN MY GLASS HOUSE
OPEN THE DOOR
BUT I WONT LEAVE
TRANSPARENT
SHE’S BURIED DEEP IN THE BASEMENT
EYES GLUED SHUT WITH TEARS OVER SOMETHING
SHE COULDN’T CONTROL
EVERYONE SEES IT BUT KEEPS THEIR MOUTHS SHUT
WISH I COULD BE IT
BE IT
SHE’S BURIED DEEP IN THE BASEMENT
EYES GLUED SHUT WITH TEARS OVER SOMETHING
SHE COULDN’T CONTROL
EVERYONE SEES IT BUT KEEPS THEIR MOUTHS SHUT
WISH I COULD BE IT
BE IT
WHOA MAN, THATS SOME CRAZY SHIT. JUST WES BEING ANGRY AND ANGSTY, SCREAMING OVER FANCY TIME SIGNATURES TO MAKE HIM FEEL MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN HIS DUMB ASS ACTUALLY IS. HA HA WHAT A LOSER, LIKE SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THOSE SONG TITLES. NERD.
WILLIAM IS PROBABLY FEARING FOR HIS LIFE WHILE PLAYING BASS AT GUNPOINT. PROBABLY. SHHH.
credits
released August 1, 2020
WES LOWE - GUITAR, BASS, WRITING, ELECTRONICS, DRUM PROGRAMMING (NO DRUMMERS AROUND US LOL), PRODUCTION+ENGINEERING (OR LACK THEREOF)
WILLIAM GIRSHAM - GUITAR, BASS, WRITING, LITERALLY ALL THE PROMO AND PR WORK (HE’S LITERALLY GOD), AND BEING THE COOLEST DUDE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH
THANKS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND SUPPORT ME. LOVE YOU ALL ❤️ XOXO.
AND THANK YOU WILLIAM ESPECIALLY FOR TOLERATING MY SHIT
THIS PROJECT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INSPIRATION OF THE FOLLOWING BANDS:
DAUGHTERS, THE LOCUST, BLACK MIDI, SONIC YOUTH, ORCHID, AMPERE, PG.99, CONVERGE, FRONTIERER, DISCORDANCE AXIS, HELLA, LIGHTNING BOLT, DRIVE LIKE JEHU, AT THE DRIVE-IN, BRAVE LITTLE ABACUS, THE CALLOUS DAOBOYS, HAVE A NICE LIFE..... DESPITE THD FACT THAT WE DON’T SOUND MUCH LIKE ANY OF THEM
supported by 6 fans who also own “Third Eye Opening Scar”
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