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December Resurgent
03:13
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She moves
Softly,
from the safety
of the town.
Through
those
familiar streets,
she goes
straight down.
And she won't say she's sorry
for leaving him..
Cause she's searching for her
higher truth
And they'll all say she's crazy
for leaving here
But she won't let them hold her to you.
Says...
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
But it's what I need.
says
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
But it's what I need.
She knows
she'll have to find
a place
she can
belong
Can't stop
or turn back
now that everything
is gone.
And she won't say she's sorry
for leaving him..
Cause she's searching for her
higher truth
And they'll all say she's crazy
for leaving here
But she won't let them hold her to you.
says
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
But it's what I need.
says
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
It's crazy.
But it's what I need.
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Don't throw me a big funeral
I won't care, when I die.
I won't know when the maggots come
and they eat
out my eyes...
It's okay
to grieve and
it's okay...
if you do nothing at all
There's no god
to judge you
and the dead -
- by nature they
cannot talk.
Diogenes had the right idea.
Throw me out, let those wolves dine.
I won't care - I'm just memories.
Let them pull out my spine.
Cause life is for
the living...
a corpse can't care
if you do nothing at all
There's no god
to reach them
and the dead -
- by nature they
cannot talk.
Happy flowers...
Happy flowers...
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3. |
Outside Sucks.
01:35
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I know I have to, but I don't want to
Stay away, stay away.
You just keep asking, I just keep waving you
away.
So stay away.
I'm tired of today.
Can't seem,
to make that change.
I know you want to, but I'm not asking you to
Stay, so stay away.
Repeat the question, but I'm not listening
stay away.
Stay away.
I want
to play my games,
Fuck you,
Go away.
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4. |
Disposable
03:36
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They make us on assembly lines
for you to love...
Our skin is perfect and
our words are never rough
And when you're done with
us you can, throw us away
We'll decompose and we'll
return another day.
In my mind, I find I'm searching
Long to get away...
But we keep on singing, keep on dancing,
While you smile, away.
And we know
we live a fallacy
We're robots in bad faith.
And we wish our programming
allowed us to smash your
fucking face.
And we dance
And we learn to please you
And we dance
And you know we need you
They make us on assembly lines
for you to love...
The songs we sing are insincere,
But that's enough.
And when you're done with us
We're pleased to fade away.
And when you turn your back
we burn
to make you pay.
In my mind, I find I'm searching
Long to get away...
But we keep on singing, keep on dancing,
While you smile, away.
And we know
we live in fallacy
We're
Robots in bad faith.
And we wish our programming
allowed us to smash your
fucking face.
And we dance
And we learn to please you
And we dance
And you know we need you
And we dance
And we learn to please you
And we dance
And you know we belong to you.
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5. |
Love on LSD
03:44
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Instrumental Track
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6. |
Across The Ocean
04:36
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She told, she told, she told a lie.
When she said, she said, she said,
that it won't matter.
I should have, should have, should have
known it was a lie,
designed to make me shatter.
But I threw that away,
on a cold and rainy day,
when the girl across the ocean
gave me back emotion.
But I threw that away, away,
on a cold and rainy day,
when the girl across the ocean
gave me back emotion.
You said, you said, you said
it wasn't there
Told me, told me, told me,
that it was hopeless...
And what,
It gave, it gave, it gave
to me
Broke up, broke up, broke up,
your chains
made useless.
But I threw that away,
on a cold and rainy day,
when the girl across the ocean
gave me back emotion.
But I threw that away, away,
on a cold and rainy day,
when the girl across the ocean
gave me back emotion.
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7. |
Make Believe
02:13
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I'll keep my cards to my chest,
and I'll pretend I'm the best,
You'll never know that I'm faking,
baby.
And though my insides will churn,
this way will force me to learn,
and maybe this time I'll save you,
baby.
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
This world is built on pretend,
and all you want in the end,
it's all just there for the taking,
baby.
And though my insides will churn,
this way will force me to learn,
and maybe this time I'll save you,
baby.
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
I'll keep my cards to my chest,
and I'll pretend I'm the best,
You'll never know that I'm faking,
baby.
I'm tired of living the slave,
It's just an image I've made,
and maybe this time I'll save you,
baby.
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
Make believe,
Oh, oh, you learn to make believe,
Give someone an inch and they'll destroy you...
Why should I always just pass the knife?
Weakness breeds a doubt I can't afford right now.
I'm so sick of being left behind...
Behind...
Behind...
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8. |
In The Ruins
03:22
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And I don't know,
how you have found me
And you don't show,
the way to me.
Through the ruins,
that rose around you,
Through the ruins,
that ensnared me...
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
And what you did,
Led him to die here,
and what he did,
Let her escape,
Through the ruins,
That misdirect you,
Through the ruins,
of obscurity....
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
Where we all
Fall down
In the deluge of sound.
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9. |
Take Me Out (Cover)
03:01
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10. |
A Romance For Perverts
04:00
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Why, must we just ignore -
the people who adore us
I don't know.
Am, I just obsessed with pain -
or is my mind to blame?
I don't know.
The fastest way to get attention
is to give you no affection
The fastest way to get affection
is to give me no attention
Why, can't we just fall in love?
With caring hearts who want us -
I don't know.
Does, this have to be the way -
that twisted lovers stay?
I don't know.
The fastest way to get attention
is to give you no affection
The fastest way to get affection
is to give me no attention
Because love isn't rational
Love isn't reasonable
who we find desirable is simply
out of our control
And I do wish it could end up different
And I know I might die alone.
But I can't, but I can't go on
No I can't, No I can't go on
But I can't, but I can't go on.
No I can't, No I can't go on
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11. |
Waste You
03:22
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It's been years
since I,
Last spoke to you -
Still I hear
You've been
slandering me
Clearly
You expect me...
to believe
You have got something
on me
Tells me -
You've been
So long
wasting away
Away..
You've been..
So long
wasting away...
Away...
It's been years -
since I last
heard from you -
Still I hear
You've been
following me
Clearly
You expect me...
to believe
You have a lot
over me
Tells me...
You've been
So long
wasting away
Away..
You've been..
So long
wasting away...
Away...
You're a waste, you
I can take you.
And the years have not been kind,
to your face.
To your life.
You're a waste you,
I can take you.
And you feel you can judge me now,
Somehow
I don't know you.
Waste you.
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12. |
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Things are always
so uncertain
in this fragile life
I fill up my world
with drama
this i
realise
all around me chaos
mounting
builds till I can't fight
as im searching for
contentment
i can never find
why can't i be
happy without
pain?
why does my
art need this
slaughtering?
why can't i be
happy without
pain?
why does my
art need this
slaughtering?
Things I always
find to hurt me
twist and multiply
Find more comfort
in this pressure
this i
realise
all around me chaos
mounting
builds till i can't fight
as i'm searching for
contentment
i hate when i find.
why can't i be
happy without
pain?
why does my
art need this
slaughtering?
why can't i be
happy without
pain?
why does my
art need this
slaughtering?
it's linked to
the slaughter
can't break from
the slaughter
it's linked to
the slaughter
of me.
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13. |
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Life runs in circles
as it was foretold
we struggle for power
until we get old
My will is strong so
I have no regrets
you under-estimate
me, I fear.
I've no -
sorrow
sorrow
sorrow
We write our own lives
as it was foretold
reshape the future
so we're not alone
My will is strong so
I have no regrets
don't under-estimate
me, my dear.
I've no -
sorrow
sorrow
sorrow
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The Descenters Melbourne, Australia
Like electro-clash and post punk had a weird kid who came out and got really into
hyperpop.
You may also be interested in my industrial dance/spoken word side project at: robotboydestroystheuniverse.bandcamp.com.
The Descenters is the major solo musical project of Melbourne-based non-binary writer Maddison Stoff. Check her out on social media or visit her official website for details.
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