nusuth
Dylan got to see both bands the same night (I think it was at bridgetown diy), I was away at war or some other dumb shit and had to wait for this to have a similar experience.
Favorite track: awakebutstillinbed - ride.
i stand transfixed by the mirror
the world comes to a halt
my heart guarding itself
why can't i just let it go?
their lives in standard flow
when you leave why can't i follow? "sad", you said. you don't know
well i would rather die
than have their words like phantoms
by my side
vacant memories of
everything i left behind
so i'll do what i'm told
just please
please don't leave me alone
you say, "come on, let your fear go"
but i don't seek solace in a lie
i felt their eyes
see through to my true nature
they said, "why? why would you try
to run from your true nature?"
i can't learn to love this
this is pointless
sure, let's go do it all again
in the last dive of our innocence
'cause while nothing that could lie within
will ever make a difference
i know you won't find that convincing
so i could try to stop before i start
or i could make it shine before it shatters
but when all the words just fall apart
will it even matter
that i can only stand to keep my heart
quarantined inside me?
there's no photographs of us
and i don't know what you see
but i'm not worth it to love
'cause it seems to me
they would all say
you're a long way
from the light
and i'd rather hide
than be cast aside
even if i
understand why
and know it's right
so when you hold me tonight
i'll keep it as a memory
with no photographs of us
i want to know your heartbeat
but all i feel is your touch
i'm breathing
yeah i'm breathing naturally
the door locks on this side
and i am never coming out
you said
"come on, let it go"
but all i wanted was to be unknown
so far
down the rabbit hole
it'd be easier to be alone
cause love dies
but maybe it's enough
to let a moment just take you for a ride
it's cold
you're better on your own
but wherever you are i hope you know
i felt something
ask and you shall receive
bounty and splendor spring forth from the center of all of your beliefs
a godsend to end all the hardship and tender an era of lasting peace
ceasefire to put an end to these winter stomachs and gnashing teeth
as lush crops erupt from the loam
ever indebted to this tool you've bestowed
it's never going back
you're never going back
seraphim split wide those heavy feathers did cry
all the way down like razorblades and blinded me
the sheen hit my eyes and tore in to me
reopened old scars and manufacturing marks
so comes the fall
a major distraction
from all that you lost
a bleeding attraction
to garnish the walls
in this house of indiscretion
seraphim split wide those heavy feathers did cry
all the way down like razorblades and blinded me
the sheen hit my eyes and tore in to me
reopened old scars and manufacturing marks
and i'd pick your tears right out of the rain
so afraid of falling down you never stopped to think about how badly this would all play out
your cuirass is dented
it's seeping
dripping
wet
the love you spilled will drown
will drown every nest
crimson droplets flow
vanity in tow
sate the gaping maw
that opened just for you
opened just for you
ember flows so saccharine
downing every part of me
the spoils of a bitter harvest
drown out every hope i've seen
your cuirass is dented
it's seeping
it's wet
the love that you spilled will drown every nest
crimson droplets flow
with vanity in tow
celestial beacon illuminates the path
brittle bone cries out for fleshen graft
swap out eternities on adopted wings
zero sum of the life you game
hallowed choir mourns the death of nine rings
lonely dirge extinguishes burgeoning flame
a stolen halo digs a shallow grave
blackened blood drops to irrigate
this soil
you toil
and tumble down
in this garden
a foil
a jagged crown
no longer golden the icon solemnly weeps.
credits
released June 10, 2022
awakebutstillinbed is:
shannon taylor - guitar, vocals
ally garcia - bass, backing vocals
brendan gibson - guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
erik lobo - drums, backing vocals
songs by shannon. arrangements by shannon, brendan, ally & lobo.
harmonies on 'ride' by saoirse alesandro from star99.
recorded by ryan perras at district in san jose (summer 2021).
mastered by jack shirley.
For Your Health is:
Hayden Rodriguez - Vocals, Lyrics
Damian Chacon - Guitars, Vocals
Johnny Deborde - Bass
Mike Mapes - Drums
Rosa O. Delgado - Guitars
Produced and engineered by Chris Teti at Silver Bullet Studios
Mixed by Chris Teti and Greg Thomas
Mastered by Jack Shirley
Art by Simona Morales
Art direction by Hayden Rodriguez
Their raw production elevates this Helsinki band's energetic style of emo, packed with math rock-inspired dynamics and charging melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 15, 2023