It’s not worth the inconvenience, I won’t sign your covenant
Stolen land, this ain’t no promise land
You stole my time, permeated my dreams, now hear me whine!
Pissed in the fountain that we tossed our pennies in
Rampant agoraphobia and the plague isn’t blacking us out
Run but you can’t hide.
Close your windows, shut your blinds.
But the pressure still rises on the inside
The humidity is enough to make you wanna fry.
Who needs furniture when it will just eat you alive?
Leather cocoon; salt shakers dancing on your wounds
It’s not worth the inconvenience, I won’t sign your covenant
Stolen land, this ain’t no promise land
You stole my time, permeated my dreams, now hear me whine!
Pissed in the fountain that we tossed our pennies in
Justify this existence; slam on the pipes; everyday turns into a choking night
Bulging eyes; wagging tongue; unhinged door frame
Empty shelters brings no relief in this weather!
Buried deep in boxes is the arrow and the dartboard
X marks the spot as the winds have whipped us awry
A song in tune; healing for the wounds; strumming chords for the blues
Wood splinters in my steps; a crackle in my night’s rest
I hear their ticking clock, it tells me I should take the aim. I should take the aim...
I tried to tell you, oh I tried to say…
But, you looked right through me.
We can’t be saved.
Invisible names! Forever a blank slate! No one's waiting for you at heaven’s gate.
Pungent stenches of slow death, I now see that the skies once wept.
Nebulous living as few days do the chimes harmonize with irregular melodies.
Scattering through all the idle chattering among the one-eyed mice
This is reality! There was no dream! Possibilities can be extreme!
Knock-knock, tick-tock
A tangling web left here for you to tame
Knock-knock, tick-tock
Intangible omnipresence here at your service
Knock-knock, tick-tock
A joker here for you, you servant!
Knock-knock, tick-tock
A roadblock for your purpose.
UK82-inspired hardcore punk from Christchurch, New Zealand, gruff and fast and economical and, of course, righteously pissed. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 16, 2020
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