1. |
Write Off
05:03
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Has it really been so long?
Have I changed, or am I just a better liar?
The shame is real. Don’t say things you don’t mean.
Time has not healed a single thing.
I want to rewrite these imperfect histories
With the right spin, so I come off better
But my head just repeats these old mistakes
I’ve tried so hard to deal with it
I get home and write off the day
Lie on my back and stare at the ceiling
I close my eyes but I can’t sleep
Accept defeat and drink to drown this feeling
I sometimes think without flashbacks
I wouldn’t have one memory to call my own
Loneliness as a way of life
You’re walking home alone, it always takes so long
Why won’t you just stop lying to me
My hatred of myself is starting to bleed out into the world
I get home and write off the day
Lie on my back and stare at the ceiling
I close my eyes but I can’t sleep
Accept defeat and drink to drown this feeling
I get home and write off the day
Lie on my back and stare at the ceiling
I close my eyes but I can’t sleep
Accept defeat and drink to drown this feeling
Going down
Going down
Going under and I’m going down
Going down
Going down
Going under and then I’m gone
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2. |
Attrition
04:54
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I don’t know what to say to you anymore
Your look of disappointment, sharp enough to draw blood
Those faces I held so very dear
Are now just passing mentions in my ear
It's like I've sown salt into the earth
Do you believe what you’re saying?
You know I could not lie to you
A zero sum game, a war of attrition
Where the only way to win is not to play
I always acted like I didn’t give a fuck
But the act has become a habit that’s stuck
I lost a best friend, gained a lover for two months
Then turned my back on that place, and let it fall to dust
You were the best side of me
Do you believe what you’re saying?
You know I could not lie to you
A zero sum game, a war of attrition
Where the only way to win is not to play
I want to take it all back
I want to make promises that I’ll keep
You asked me "Do I still think about you?"
I said "Not that often; just when I breathe"
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3. |
Sea Anemone
06:17
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the curtain's a sea anemone
in the way it sways
to the slow breeze
I lie spread out on the floor
looking at these things
and most of them are yours
and it's so nice
sitting very still
without those old shoes
I could never fill
starfish with its arms out in a daze
staring at the stars
through an ocean haze
was I one you wished upon?
burned out like a lightbulb
when you turned me on
and it's so nice
sleeping here all alone
with my ashtray and
white courtesy telephone
now I'm making out the shapes
like the shower rod - can it take my weight?
I will tell you I am fine
I got some news, friend, feels like I'm dying
turtle on its back in the desert sea
and you look like a cool drink
just slightly out of reach
draw myself into the shell
waiting on a sign from god
or a nod from hell
and it's so nice
sitting very still
without those old shoes
I could never fill
now we're turning on the lights
it's the first day of my second life
take my name off of the lease
you can even keep the name
it never suited me
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4. |
Old Friends
04:26
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What happened to all the people that I used to know?
We’re scattered across the country into the lives we chose
We’ve all changed, but in my mind we’re still the same
Until I see you face to face
You’re not like I remember
And I’m a fool to think you ever could be
Things won’t be the same again
We’re all just searching for means and ends
Old friends
Together once again
So let’s reminisce about the lives we’ve lost
And drink to the ones we’ve gained.
Old friends
And the youth that we misspent
We aren’t who once were
It’s sad, but time makes us change
Where will we be 10 years from now?
Who will have kids? And will their husbands or wives stick around?
How many will have had their dreams crushed?
Some might not even be here at all
Who knows? I certainly don’t.
I might have done all of the above
Our uncertain futures are coming on fast
And all we can do is hang on as time rushes past
Where are you now?
Are you out there? Are you listening?
I still miss you, I still think about you
But I know that I’ll never see you again
Old friends
Together once again
So let’s reminisce about the lives we’ve lost
And drink to the ones we’ve gained.
Old friends
And the youth that we misspent
We aren’t who once were
It’s sad, but time makes us change
Old friends
And the youth that we misspent
We aren’t who once were
It’s sad, but time makes us change
Old friends
Together once again
So let’s reminisce about the lives we’ve lost
And drink to the ones we’ve gained.
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Racehorse Bristol, UK
Gruff but melodic alternative punk from Bristol, UK.
Omar - guitar /
vocals
Harry - bass / vocals
Finn - drums
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