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No Discordance

by Harker

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1.
I’M TAKING STATION APPROACH AND I’M PULLING THIS WORLD APART. IN MY MIND MAYBE YOU CAN’T SEE I CAN NEVER BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE. I NEVER STOOD UP. MY FRAME WOULD TAKE A FALL, BUT ALWAYS BE SAVED BY THE PULSE OF A STEREO THAT LIT UP MY ROOM AND CLUTCHED TO THE WALLS. BUT NOW I’M FEELING NOTHING BUT THE COLD. I’M ALL MESSED UP SO I’LL SPLIT, DIVIDE AND CUT BEFORE THE DAMAGE IT SETS AND I’M WED TO DISTRESS. I FEEL SWALLED AND SPAT INTO A ROOM THAT’S BLEACHED WHITE AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO RAISE MY VOICE. WE’RE ALL MESSED UP, THE KIDS THAT CAN’T GET ENOUGH. NEVER TO BEG WHILE WE ROT IN OUR DEBT. WE WERE RAISED ON ’77, AND WE DANCE TO C86. YOU CAN’T KEEP US DOWN. I’M ACHING TO BE, SO WHY CAN’T YOU SEE THE REAL ME?
2.
DROP OFF YOUR KEYS, SCRATCH MY NAME OUT FROM EVERY FRAME. I STALLED FOR THE AXE TO FALL THAT CUT THE NECK THAT HOLDS THE BLAME. DO I HAVE ANBODY CLOSE? DO I HAVE ANYONE LEFT TO HOLD? BECAUSE YOU’RE SLOWLY CARVING OUT MY COFFIN, AND I CAN’T TAKE THIS HEARTACHE NO MORE. WE WERE BANDED TOGETHER IN OUR PERISCOPE DREAM, WITHIN A BEATIFUL SEA WITH YOUR ARMS WRAPPED AROUND ME. CHIN UP YOU SAID, THIS WINTER WILL BE OVER SOON. NOTHING TO LOSE SO POUR ME OUT YOUR FAKE GRATITUDE, BECAUSE THIS GRANDEUR IS NOW FALSE TO ME. HAVEN’T YOU HAUNTED MY HALLWAYS ENOUGH BETWEEN YOUR EBB AND FLOWS OF RAGE? MY REDS AND GREENS THEY WERE YOUR CHEMICAL CRUTCH. AND I REMEMBER, I RECALL HOW I SAW A GLOW IN YOUR EYES. BUT I’LL NEVER PLAGUE YOUR HEART. IN TURNING WATER TO WINE YOU POISED PART OF MY LIFE AWAY, SO YOU COULD PLAGUE MY HEART.
3.
Black Dog 03:05
THERE’S A MONSTER IN THE BASEMENT OF MY MIND, I CAN’T ERASE IT. IT’S STARTING TO BREED AND GIVING ME THE CREEPS. YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO DANCE SLOW. PUT THIS BODY INTO MOTION, BUT PERPETUAL THOUGHTS KEEP ON SPINNING ME FASTER AND FASTER. I WOULD RATHER BE TOGETHER, BUT I’M TIRED. I HAVE FALLEN IN, TRIED TO UNDERSTAND , TAKEN INTO STRIDE BUT I WILL NEVER BE LIKE YOU. WON’T YOU DROWN ME IN YOUR WISDOM? IN AN OCEAN OF BELONGING, OUR HANDS FIT PERFECTLY BUT THE MONSTERS CREEPING IN. BLACK DOG HANGING TO MY BEING, NO GOODNESS COULD BE FOUND IN ME. I WOULD RATHER BE TOGETHER, BUT IT’S COMPLICATED. THERE’S AN INNER SILENCE REMOVING WHAT THIS COULD BE. YOU STEP TOO QUICK FOR A SAFE WAY TO FALL AND I’M FALLING OUT OF LOVE. JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS HELL, BECAUSE I’M SET TO BURN ALL THESE LIES I KEEP HAVING TO TELL DO YOU BELIVE THIS SMILE ON MY FACE? DO YOU BELIEVE WHEN I SAY THESE WORDS? EVER BEEN AWAKE AT 4AM SO NERVOUS YOU SCARE YOURSELF INTO ALL THESE LIES YOU KEEP HAVING TO TELL? I WOULD RATHER BE TOGETHER, SO I’M TRYING.
4.
IT’LL TAKE 300 CIGARETTES TO GET YOU OFF MY CHEST, AND 300 MORE TO BURN OUT YOUR SCENT. YOU DRAG YOUR HEART AROUND WITH LITTLE CONSEQUENCE, SO WHOS TO BLAME FOR THIS MESS? I SPENT 300 HOURS OVER THINKING WHAT TO DO, 300 MORE OF NOT SLEEPING TOO. I WAS TOO TENSE, AND TOO TOUGH TO SPOUT MY FEELING, BUT THE THORN OF A ROSE CAN DIG RIGHT IN. YOU KNOW YOU’RE KILLING AND I CAN’T TAKE THE WAY YOU’RE TREATING ALL THE ONES THAT CREATE THE GOOD THAT’S INSIDE YOU. SO JUST GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON JUST TO TRUST YOU NOW. THE IDLE SCENT OF YOUR IN CHARACTER GOWN ROTS TO NOSEBLEED AND CRACKS MY LIPS TO THIN. ANOTHER CIGARETTE TO BURN YOUR SCENT AGAIN
5.
Nancy Downs 03:36
DO YOU FEEL BROKEN? ARE YOU SENSING ANY SORT OF LIFE? BECAUSE I WANT TO DIVE. I WANT TO SINK US DOWN TO THE BOTTOM BENEATH THESE WHISPERS UNTIL WE FIND OURSELVES SOME PLACE LOST. BUT YOU WILL TRY TO FIX ANYTHING THAT AIN’T BROKEN UNTIL IT BREAKS BEYOND REPAIR. SO CALL ME WHEN YOU’VE FIGURED WHAT YOU WANT, BECAUSE TO SEE YOU SAD BRINGS ME DESPAIR. YOU TRY TO CONVINCE ME THAT THE ANGELS STILL SING, BUT THERE’S NOTHING UP THERE. BURNING SELF HELP BOOKS, PRAISING FALSE IDOLS TO FORM HER VERSE. SHE CUTS PENTAGRAMS INTO HER FORHEAD BUT THERE’S NO HOOK TO HER MELODY. WHAT IS BEING ALONE GOING TO DO FOR YOU? UNLOCK YOURSELF OUT OF THAT ROOM. HOW IS BEING ALONE GOING TO HELP YOU? COME SPEAK YOUR GLOOM TO ME
6.
Lower Ground 03:11
CALL A DOCTOR QUICK, SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I’M BLEEDING OUT ALL MY WEIGHT, BUT YOU WON’T HELP ME CAP THIS DISEASE. WAS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY? I’M NOT REALLY SURE I WASN’T LISTENING ANYWAY. AND I’M AT FAULT, I LET MY FINGERS SLIP ON HOLLOW POINTS AND HOLLOW WORDS. AND YOU’VE CUT ME OFF AGAIN. DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAINLINE, CUT INTO DIAL TONE AND I’M ALL ALONE. ’SEPERATED FROM A DEAD TIE, I’M LOSING ALL PATIENCE WITH MYSELF RIGHT NOW. I’M NOT CALLING YOU AT ALL’. COULD YOU ADJUST TO A LIFE SO TALL? WALK AMONGST OTHERS THAT STAND SO TALL? IN MY SHORT COMATOSE STATE I FEEL I’M TREMBLING IN MY SLEEP. ARE YOU STILL SEETHING? HAVE YOU CUT ME OFF AGAIN? IN MELODY OF POETRY I’LL FIND YOU MILES AWAY LEANING INTO SOMEONE NEW. THE DAMAGE SET TOO HARD TO FIX. AND HOW WAS I TO KNOW THAT I WAS LEANING INTO YOU?
7.
Caught Up 04:12
THIS WHIRRING IS CONSTANT, AND THE MOTION IS SICKENING. CIRCLING OUR BOUNDARIES LOOKING FOR A TESTIMONY TO EXISTENCE AND WE GET CAUGHT UP REPEATING TOGETHER. HAVE I LIVED THIS LIFE BEFORE? WILL THESE STEPS DICTATE MY FRAME? ETERNAL OCCURENCE, A BLIND SPOT IN METHOD,. LOST IN TIMES WHEEL AND WE GET CAUGHT UP REPEATING FOREVER. I’LL TAKE YOU ANYWHERE IF IT MEANS THAT WE REPLICATED. TRAP INSIDE OUR OWN BUILT CANVAS. ARMING EVERYTHING AND UNCOVER IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. AND IN TIME WE ALL PASS BY NEVER WISHING TO CARE ABOUT THE MOMENTS WE’RE ALL BOUND TO SHARE. THE POINT WHERE IT ALWAYS ENDS, AND ALL THAT’S LEFT IS A NAME ON A GRAVE. I’M WIRED AWAKE SAT IN MY GRAVE. LOSING MY GRIP ON THE TIME I HAVE LEFT. WATCHING THE WALLS LIGHT SET AND BURN, SHOWING THE PIECES YET TO BE UNTURNED. AND I HAVE FELT LOST INSIDE OF THE CROWD, A LITTLE SPECK OF ENERGY SOON TO DIE OUT. IS ALL THIS LOOPING RESULT OF A CURSE? OR WILL WE SOON FIND OURSELVES STUCK IN REVERSE? TO BE ANYWHERE BUT HERE.
8.
A.M. BRAINWAVES ALL FUZZED AND CURBED, IT’S SO HARD TO TALK WHEN I’M TANGLED IN NERVES. ONE DRINK TO TIE THEM DOWN, THE SECOND JUST TO NUMB. OF ALL THE TURNS TO HURT THIS COULD BE THE ONE. BECAUSE THE STORM IT COMES AND I FEEL LIKE THE TIME TO RUN HAS ARRIVED. SO I’LL PULL MYSELF TOGETHER, AND TRUST MY INTENTIONS I ONLY WISH THE BEST FOR US. CALL IT A QUARTER LIFE CRISIS IF YOU MUST. I WANT TO DRIVE ALL NIGHT WITH YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO WRECK THIS CAR UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF WITH ’HEARTBREAKER’ ON SIDE TWO WHILE I FALL IN AND OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU. SO HERE’S NOT TO GROWING UP, HERE’S JUST TO THROWING EVERYTHING OFF. BECAUSE IF I’M HOLDING TO ANYONE I’M NOT GETTING ANYWHERE I’M STUCK. I BUILT THIS LIFE IN MY SPARE TIME, AND I’LL BURY IT ALL THE SAME
9.
NO ONE IN THIS ROOM IS ELITE, EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT MEASURE WITH SOMETHING TO GIVE. WE ALL STARTED THE SAME, WIRED INTO OUR RADIOS. SNOTTY KIDS, BRAINS FULL UP WITH STATIC HUM, OUR DIALS SET IN UNISON. PATCHING UP FALLS AND LEARNING TO CRAWL, THROUGH THIS WE GAIN UNDERSTANDING. BUT I WATCHED HOW IT PLAYS, THIS ROUTE THAT YOU TAKE. IT’S ANOTHER MISTAKE AND IT’S HARDLY CONVINCING. ANCHORED TO THESE WALLS AND NAILED TO THESE FLOORS, BUT I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE. CRACK YOUR TEETH ON CONCRETE, PUNCH IN AND FORCE A REPEAT. HAVE YOU EVER FELT CONCRETE? THIS BAD LUCK IS CONSUMING ME. JUST TONIGHT LETS FORGET ALL OF IT. TURN YOUR BACK INTO MODULATE. PREPARE YOUR EARS FOR THE STATIC HUM. PURGE YOUR BRAIN WITH RESONANCE.
10.
IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I ERASED MY OWN EXISTENCE. I WAS IN PERFECT TUNE, NO DISCORDANCE FELT IN ME AT ALL. IN MOMENTS WE TRUST TO BIDE OUR TIME SLOWLY TO FOURTEEN DAYS SPENT FIGURING OUT THAT WE’RE ALL MESSING THINGS UP FOR OURSELVES. I COULDN’T LAST A DECADE WITHOUT YOU, I WON’T BREAK THIS CYCLE WITHOUT YOU

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released February 9, 2018

Music by Harker. Recorded by Tim Greaves @ Southsea Sound. Mastered by Alan Douches @ West West Side.

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