CREDITS

Tensions - Drums
Blair - Bass
The Concussion Kid - Vocals
Taylor - Guitar

Recorded February 2019 at Ham Space in Montreal
Tracked, mixed and mastered by Blair Lauren

LYRICS

Tensions

“The antisocial tension is this: a balance between loving people for what they are and what they could be sometimes; and hating them for the indignity they swallow, the heights they refuse to reach”
Torn between a cruel world
And the desire to be kind
Too many fucking people
Grabbing at us all the time
Against the wall with indecision
Free to help those in need
Internal conflict pulling
While I lose my mind
I hate
I hate it
I can’t stand feeling
I want
I want it
I can’t get enough
Antisocial tension
A balance between
loving people for what they are
For what they could be
And hating them for the heights refused to reach

Selfish Help

Feel the itch
Break the skin
You’re not sure what you’ll let in
You’ll dig again and again and again
Toxic body
Hazardous mind
Toxic relapse
Emotional bind
Total destruction if you let it
Nothing to stop it you won’t regret it
Wasting away so you don't feel
Breaking apart what could be real
Ignore the advice
Self interest only

Scourge of Society

I am the enemy
Product of society
On the righteous path
Don’t you dare mock me
Just a suit and tie
Walking number worth money
My whole life is a lie
Look away from the violence
Ignore the creeping debt
The World isn’t burning
Comfort in conformity
If I don’t stray from the path
Obey the law and the tax
No one will notice me
No choice but that makes me free

Survival Strategy

What's so wrong with femininity
What’s so wrong with my identity
I don’t know what I am
I don’t have any future plans
I’m just trying to survive
Accepting emotions as they arrive
I want to rip out my own hair
Tired of getting looks of despair
I want to live without all the eyes
Staring and pointing - laugh as I cry
What’s so wrong with having a feeling
What’s so wrong with no hope
I’m so exhausted living in fear
Can’t trust myself or the mirror

No Trust / No Love

You think you can tell us just what to do
Grinding us down without a clue
Just because we’re not the norm
Just because we’re not like you
Just because we’re out of line
Subliminal hateful language you use
Totally Harmful ignorant abuse
No love for strangers full of hate
No trust for patriots, police or the state
Think before you open your mouth
Just because you think we’re greasy
Your attitude makes us uneasy
Subliminal hateful language you use
Totally Harmful ignorant abuse
No trust for strangers full of hate
No love for patriots, police or the state

Accountability

Unity is a part of me
Pick each other up
There’s no chance for survival
Pulling ourselves apart
Everyone is broken busted and down
No one is smiling - stare at the ground
But we can rise up
If we work together
Sharing our resources make this world better
Accountability is a part of me
We can pick each other up
Together we’re stronger than ever
Don't let the stress and systems hold you down

Worked To Death

You’re so lazy
No motivation
Why don’t you go outside
FUCK YOU
My worth can’t be judged
By a system
Tries to squeeze my life
For a dollar or two
My worth isn’t measured
By productivity
A set of rules enforced
On me and you
My desire to exist
Shouldn't be outweighed
By societies’ expectation
To get paid
Worked to death