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Fade

by Bitter Buddha

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aliss_blackout_hrt_bandits I really can't afford the almost 4 dollars I paid for the preorder, but I was homeless for many years and spent a bit of time living in Portland, once living inside and once 'living' as a homeless junkie, and it almost killed me. worst place I've ever spent on the streets. all the same I love the city of roses with all my heart and will. my whole heart and soul goes out to those brave urban campers and squatters in the PDX. UNTIL I CAN BE THERE IN PERSON, HERES ALL I CAN GIVE ATM. GOOD CAUSE GUYS.
Edit: I looked at my post later and realised PDX had come out PWN. The rest of the text got left in ALL CAPS accidentally,... or WAS it? ✌️ Favorite track: Seneca.
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1.
Speedy Satan 03:25
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2.
Adorably Sober 03:29
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Faced with the emptiness I can't complain I have studied the pattern I am the same Just a glass ear, metal finger And a stone brain Repeat the pattern Sustain Glass ears, they don't hear Anything that you say Metal fingers just drop Stoned brain like a rock Glass ears, metal fingers And a stone brain Repeat the pattern Sustain Adorably sober Can't believe that I said that to her She'd like to breed kind things But my mind clings tight to self-defeating prayers
3.
Charlie Pt. 1 02:29
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I don't know what you want me to be I'll fold in on my self infinitely I'll become the gum beneath your shoe I'll be the plaster holding together this broken down room Now I'm feeling some envy again It's for the walls that get to watch the way the wind might bend Now I think I've got something to say But I'm scared as shit that I might slip and say some stupid thing Let me roam around in your den Let the roaring of your eyes be all that must be said Your fangs and your claws threaten to tear at my chest But the scars from your strikes they won't show up on my flesh Now I'm playing just like a kid again In this roaring labyrinth of liberation Now I know that I have something to say But I'm scared as shit that I might slip and say some stupid thing Cosmic Charlie, hey you I'd ask you how you're doing, but I'm scared you'd ask me too Then I might be forced to explain The patterns in my head, they make me feel like I'm insane
4.
Charlie Pt. 2 02:03
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Charlie You furry little monk You shirk the work, you shirk the fun And we're all dying This you know That's why your smile fades Into moaning fury haze Attack your own home, that's all you know Don't talk, don't move Don't make a sound Don't you know this swirling silence Brings your soul to ground? Charlie One day all your moans Will take shape as tone And hit our frequency That stare Will morph from blank anger Into something much stranger A loving stare Don't talk, don't move Don't make a sound Don't you know this swirling silence Brings your soul to ground?
5.
Seneca 04:25
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We know of a sleepy fire That rests all night in quiet But flame won't be restrained The wick is set to detonate Each night we beg to detonate First it awakens us With warm embracing touch But when pull comes to crescendo The flame, snubbed out, retreats to cold Says we move too slow Oh you, anthropomorphic flame When will you give burns we've come to crave? We're striking flint 'til fingers bleed You've shown us warmth, now never leave We won't stop 'til fingers bleed We want to see the flames burn free We won't stop, all our fingers are bleeding Don't you see it dripping from the ceiling? Each night we beg to detonate
6.
Colors 04:42
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I bleed green, as you see Though I know this mushy green, it isn't your favorite thing Yeah, I know you're much more keen to a rosy color scheme I can't help this green blood Though I can try to boil away lighter pigments Try to spin the color wheel into your direction Then I'll be red, instead The bloody hues, the fleshy tunes dancing all around my head I don't care if I ever see a green again This blue hue is one of two That'll come together and make me who I am Complete syllabic structure and give meaning to this jam And yellow, can't tell though The bright, it'll back my hand Mix it with cyan and it makes me who I am It's been said, red means dead But it'll just mean sorrow 'cause I can't change what you need by tomorrow Everything I am, colors drained as an upturned bottle Now all that I see Are undead roses around me And all that they seek Is the blood that gives the color to your cheek
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Amotivational 04:58
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I know it's easy But I'm bored I'm tired of walking through all these retail chain stores I know it's easy But I'm bored I can't see the value in convenience anymore I know it's true But I'm bored And all this thinking, it's left my brain sore I know it's true But I'm bored I can't chase down these visions anymore I know it's easy But you gotta understand I can't search for the truth in this retail litter land I know it's true But can't you see? The truth of the matter, it's always depressing
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Wavy Grey 04:19
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I never thought I'd see you here today But that shows how much I know, and how much you have to say We've come to greet this madness with a smile When I ask you how much longer, you say just a little while Until the waves, they start to settle down And the riptide, it ceases to toss me around Succumb to current's carry, that is what you say Let yourself wash ashore, enjoy the warmth Before it's all another wavy grey day
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The End? 01:57
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We recorded+mixed this album in our Puddletown practice space on NW 26th in Portland, OR, Dec. 2017-July 2018. Chris Ficht mastered the tracks.

All profits from the album will be donated to Outside In. The people there help Portland’s homeless and marginalized youth access important services - education, employment, mental health care and a lot more. We encourage you to check out more here: outsidein.org/index.php/about-us/

By profits, we mean everything beyond the unit cost. For digital album purchases, 100% of the money goes to Outside In (besides a small cut that Bandcamp takes for letting us use their website). For physical releases, we’ve built a $2 donation into the minimum price. Anything paid on top of the minimum will be donated.

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released September 22, 2018

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Guitars. Bass. Drums. Samples. Portland. Skateboarding. Flame.

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