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Affliction

by Parasol

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1.
Harsh Light 01:33
Street lights shine on my face every night What's the point of sleep anymore? It's not the stars or the moon you see Piercing into your cranium Its harsh light reality What's the point of sleeping? When I can’t remember dreaming Enemies tucked in the corners of your mind Echoing off of each other a reflection of their size Fingers ignite, electric lights that fill my head Energy that rises up from crowded rooms beneath your bed What's the point of dreaming? When I gave it up for sleeping
2.
Summer Skies 02:32
Ask me 20 questions I’m feeling kinda shy tonight I will attempt to tell you reasons Why we are the way we are is a lie Summer Skies are red at night We hesitate and take flight I can’t ask you to stay I’ll fight with your questions I still can’t look you in the eye We spin the same old stories Of why we are, the way we are is a Lie Summer Skies are red at night We hesitate and take flight I can’t ask you to stay
3.
Hot Air 02:50
I wish that we Could be much better But we don’t speak, no Every word we breath is full of fire and hot air Your head feels like a trap When every thought gets caught and lingers Bitter tongues don’t bite back They just spill over and over You will shut down Gonna keep me out Shapes in the ceiling move Remember when we were too young to I hit you down to size Despite everything you fight for Try to roll it off your bike But words dig deep Cutting over and over
4.
I took down all my pictures of you But I left just one It was raining out that day Everything was green and I made you smile But it’s too late for us now There's a weight Like a hundred thousand pounds And I can’t remember how to breath but I guess that I’ll learn how It’s too late for us now Photo edges curl and start to pull away Your smile starts to fade When we were younger we were tall Now we speak in sorry sentences, our heads sway and fall But it’s too late for us now There's a weight Like a hundred thousand pounds And I can’t remember how to breath but I guess that I’ll learn how It’s too late for us now
5.
Collect Dust 03:02
You’ve got no hesitation When everything goes wrong You're the first to run and the last to speak up Maybe it's my fault but you hide well in the shadows Saying “Hey, it’s not big deal...I’m not trying to tell you how to feel.” Well I hope you’re comfortable sitting on the fence You can’t get off it Last night, your record skipped Your voice shudders and shakes Last night, your record skipped So I put it away Last night, your record skipped So I put it away Let it collect dust and fade
6.
Affliction 04:25
Everyones got affliction Writhing in pain In their own ways, in their own ways We beat it down and say, “I’m okay” These days, nothing sits quite right I hide under the covers you turn out the lights Try to ignore the bark and the bite I hide under my covers and turn out the lights These days, nothing sits quite right I look out of my window in the middle of the night Everyone goes on bending Under a weight In their own ways, in their own ways We beat it down until we break
7.
Moon Shadows 03:36
We’re riding as fast as we can And I don’t know where we’re going but I’ll follow you Into the darkness Moon shadows all around us cast shadows we don’t recognize I think I hear a wolf howl at the moon But I know it’s just the hunger for the things we’ll never do Disappointed I can’t sleep For us, I cannot dream What's the point when we wake up and stray Like a wolf in the darkness, blood thirsty always searching for prey We slow down but we still can’t find The path that brought us to the edge Is somewhere behind us in the darkness I’m scared of your light I think I hear a wolf howl at the moon But I know it’s just my hunger for something wild and new I’m scared to speak out loud, so I just dream Wishing I could just chase them all away Instead of running from the thunder in my head that keeps me awake
8.
Tiny Tethers 02:06
I am terrified Of all the murky waters in which we reside And I can’t see the bottom of these rocky seas Suspended suffocating can’t remember how to breath Or how to walk on my own two feet Throwing anchors like we’d throw a fist Dragging like a current we struggle to swim against Your words bite like teeth Heavy, singing downwards digging into me Cut me open as you watch me bleed
9.
Leave me alone Don’t look me in the eyes You can’t stop thinking about me But you can’t tell me the reasons way Love when it call is a lie Just let me be I get so lost in those eyes I can’t stop thinking about you But I can’t tell you the reasons why Love when it call you can’t deny
10.
I Hear You 03:34
I hear you singing softly Through the walls We ain't made of much Just muscles, bones, and blood Thin skin, cheap plaster It’s no wonder we run and hide When clouds grow dark and collide I ain’t ever seen you like this Always angry at yourself They don’t give us much When we are bruised and cut A lock and key for our wondering minds I hear you, crying softly Through the walls Can you hear me?

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released February 15, 2016

Artwork by Meghan Minior
Recorded by Jay at Project Sound Studios
Mixed/Mastered by Joey at Punkall
Touched briefly by Will from Dead Air Studios

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We are Vicky, Lily, Jake and Josh from Olympia, WA.

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