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one person somewhere whispered into the wind
and the gods saw fit to bow to their whims
i guess it doesn’t matter how small the chance
the garages can’t help but necromance
you better run for your own protection
after this unexpected resurrection
we don't know exactly what it means but
you’re gonna hear me scream!
chorby soul, chorby sing, chorby re-enters the ring
chorby bless, chorby soul, chorby’s back let’s rock and roll
i'm back, i'm back, i'm back and i'm here to stay
let's play, let's play, i've got a debt to pay
i'm back, i'm back, i'm back and i'm here to stay
let's play, let's play, i've got a debt to pay
they rolled the dice and i'm born again
and i'm not going back to where i've been
i'd screamed my last, i died in flame
but this time around you won't forget my name
when i made my sacrifice
i'm not sure it was worth the price
watching those i died for enter the hall
but now i’m back, play ball!
chorby soul, chorby sing, chorby re-enters the ring
chorby yes, chorby no, i’m not under your control!
i'm back, i'm back, i'm back and i'm here to stay
let's play, let's play, i've got a debt to pay
go!
let’s go!
i'm back, i'm back, i'm back and i'm here to stay
let's play, let's play, i've got a debt to pay
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the opportunist
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the loudest voice in the hall
seasons ago you took the fall for him, then he fell to her
you've been looking so long for a way out of here
a system tuned just wrong
a single note off key
who needs a song when you can scream?
a staticky soul
an opening wormhole
opportunist creature that you are, you take the gamble
tearing at skin
"where have you been" is what you imagine
then you fall onto the grass
oh, from fire and sulfur
oh, to storm and thunder
the screech of feedback in a broken speaker
oh, to have a second chance at life
oh, to be a zombie by design
to have escaped the reaper
and made it your own
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psychoacoustics
02:27
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Our home is a gyre growing wider
Our home is a hellhole with a welcome mat
Our home is a scream from the grand stands
Tearing through your inner ear on the drive back
We heard you came for a show
We think you'll fit right in, fit right in
Did anyone hear an echo?
Can anybody see the waves come in?
Chewing trails in the noise, we're getting echoic
Feeding back with the flood & the blood type
In love with the fire, feeling derelict
A fixer-upper with pedestrian hype
I bet you're wondering how
We're getting into your vibes, never fear
We're just trying to make a noise
to cauterize the blood inside your ears
The bigger the garage
The better the sound
We're just so glad you came around
The bigger the crowd
The better the ache
Can you feel the bones in your head shake?
The better the team
The bigger the flood
around here, your blood is our blood
The louder the noise
The better the game
There's worse things in life than getting shamed
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Slushie Disappearing Act
02:35
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(I can’t do this anymore)
(They’re swept away)
(It all fades to static)
I’m taking the backstreets
The backstreets, they’re flooding
And I have a slushie in hand
I’m swimming through debris
They’re coming to get me
But these soaking shoes can’t dry up
I’m drowning, I’m speechless
We’re drifting too far
Together
They say it’s a problem
But I see no problem
It’s just the weather
It’s a slushie
It’s a slushie
It’s a slushie
It’s a slushie
I’m taking the front seat
The front seat, it’s grimy
And my puddle, it don’t help that
I’m watching my own team
They’re failing, they’re losing
Say, how’s last place sounding today
Sprite, Pepsi, or Fanta
The colours, I got them
The raindrops they fall on my ball cap
Sprite, Pepsi, or Fanta
The big cup, it’s flowing
Elsewhere, that’s always the bet
It’s a slushie
Another slushie
It’s a slushie
It’s a slushie
My friends they’re swept away
It’s here to stay
My friends they’re swept away
It’s here to stay
(One hand on my slushie)
My friends they’re swept away
It’s here to stay
(One hand on my slushie)
My friends they’re swept away
It’s here to stay
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out of sight
03:34
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i know you didn’t mean to
and no i’m not upset
but when i'm not around anymore
there’ll be nothing to forget
i think that i prefer this
to be hidden from the spotlight
just down here in the shadows
thriving in the night
and if you do remember
well that’s okay with me
but i'd rather be forgotten
i'd rather be set free
even when i was with you
i was hardly even there
so when i retreat to the shadows
don’t pretend you care
let me blend into the choir
of long forgotten souls
there is peace within the darkness
there is comfort in the cold
and if you all forget me
well that’s okay with me
‘cause the ones we love remember
those close to us will see
since we shine brightest in the shadows
at the darkest time of night
to the ones who want to see us
we’re right there in plain sight
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garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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