I don't think I'll stay the night
cause things about you don't seem right and now I know without a question they make all the rules
take your pick, you have no options pray to God with all your problems did you think that he could solve them I know he can't
with our backs all up against the wall with no escape from the city
I know that things won't change
do your best to forget me
do your best to forget me do your best
cigarettes they stain my teeth
and my skin burns up from summer heat
I don't think I'll make it through the winter I know I won't
I know I won't
I hope the cameras break in place the news reporters blur my face to save you from the images
you won't see
I swear I've done all I can do
I made you proud, I fought it through but now it's time for you to go
and you won't see
The verse "Can't even buy a coffee without exploiting someone" got me. It really hits hard. For the entire length of the album it felt like the end of the world.
But to be perfectly honest, it's just how life is these days. And it's fucked up. szczur
viscerally affected by covid, this album has a less optimistic but more accepting message than the previous. it reaches the heart of my experience (and others'?) in a cathartic and depressing acknowledgement. it's nice to know you feel the same niq
TV Priest's second record springs forth with a tension, dynamism, and crunch not often found in this brand of broody, shouty post-punk. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 16, 2022