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Skin

by Gown

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1.
We have been on fire; we have been on fire We have burned everything behind us, and we have burned everything that was before us The forest creatures will run for their lives We will burn them alive I have been on fire I've been smoldering for days You caught on fire from the embers of my gaze I abuse you with the merest of glances Do I make you uncomfortable with my sexual advances? We have been on fire, we have burned everything We have been on fire, we have burned everything We used to roar with color as we burned at the stake Bodies of tree dwellers used to smoke in our wake We licked at the edges, peeled skin hair breath and bone But now we are a gray thing, ugly dead alone We have been on fire, we have burned everything We have been on fire, we have burned everything I'm gonna crawl for safety, low beneath the smoke Watch me writhe and curl, but you won't see me choke I'm gonna hold a wet cloth tight against my face But you'll see how the carcinogens imbue me with grace I'm sick, I'm ill, I can never be defined If I blow my nose I will for sure blow your mind Kleenex on the table and your brains on the floor Wipe it with my sleeve until it's covered with gore We have been on fire, we have burned everything We have been on fire, we have burned everything Getting kinda nasty I'm spitting up blood Oh wait it's just your face that I've been chewing like my cud I'll burn you I'll roast you I'll eat you alive I will take my spark to anger and I'll thrive thrive thrive thrive We have been on fire; we have been on fire We have burned everything behind us, and We have burned everything that was before us The forest creatures will run for their lives We will burn them alive I'm gonna scream for saltines and a glass of ginger ale But you'll wish you had this virus when you see how I exhale I'm gonna cry for smelling salts, an ice pack for my head But you'll wish you looked this pretty, when you were almost dead My liver is burned, and my spleen and aorta My lungs are fucking ragged, not just kinda sorta Guts as hard as lava rock, a bombed battleship Heart flaking, insubstantial, perfect kale chip You're a beautiful human I have nothing against you, Nothing for you but Love Fire Love Fire Love Fire Love Fire Liar Liar Liar Liar
2.
Purple Cow 04:56
Something you told me One thing you shared The last thing she asked for You brought it, you cared A drink to sip on Awaiting the dark You bring it, she sips it Melting, this part You took on her flower You took on the need To be the good woman And what does that bring? The sex then the violence The beatings ensued Learn from your mother Where does that leave you? The chill frost The milk it contains Pour grape juice on it Now watch the flames It burns though it's cold We have that effect Bring on the darkness And the violet Look all you children Look to the sky It brightens and shines like flickering eyes Watch your shadows Watch how they cast But bare your emotions for The final glass The final glass The final glass Bring on the darkness Something mom told me Something mom said A drink to prepare Requested from her mom's deathbed A brandy perhaps? A bourbon neat? Impending darkness It's what we'll all meet And who could blame her For wanting something sweet? And as dutiful daughter you didn't miss a beat Go forth, good woman! No need for alarm! He'll give you his last name And take away his charm "Love and Marriage Love and Marriage It's an institute that you can't disparage" Well tell that to those who've suffered and died from it They've tasted the darkness The violet The violet!
3.
Sharp Mouth 04:30
I try not to expect much from you I see what you put people through But how could you do this to me? After all we're family All that I want is your fucking money Teeth bite you in the hand Sharp mouth of a sixteen year old But how was I supposed to know? I only know what I was told Now I know it takes two to tango Mama, I don't know what to do Mama, my dreams aren't coming true And I don't (and I don't ) know if I can see this through Why don't you just tell me, how I feel Tell me - these things they push and peel When you say this thing, when you do this thing I think that it will help me heal Mama, I don't know what to do Why is my life so black and blue And I don't (and I don't) think I can be put at ease 'Cause dreams aren't true
4.
Videogame 01:26
Hey there! How’s it going? Mind if I sit here? So you come here often? Want a drink? I’ll buy you a drink. What you drinking? Hey, baby What’s wrong? Why don’t you smile for me? You’re beautiful when you smile for me. What are you? A fucking dyke or something? Where are you going?! Don’t you walk away from me, you fucking bitch! Fucking cunt! Slut!
5.
Pirate Ship 05:12
I was born on a pirate ship I was born on a pirate ship Wanna get back to it Gotta get back to it I was born on a pirate ship I was born on a pirate ship Wanna get back to it Gotta get back to it It turns on and I turn off It turns on and I turn off The hours pass the hours past You close your eyes and you disappear The hours pass the hours past (Heave Ho) I was born on a pirate ship I was born on a pirate ship Wanna get back to it (Heave) Gotta get back to it (Ho) I was born on a pirate ship I was born on a pirate ship Wanna get back to it (Heave) Gotta get back to it (Ho) What is wrong with getting away The hours don’t last, the hours don’t last You close your eyes and you disappear What is wrong with getting away Watch TV till my eyes bleed The hours pass the hours past
6.
Trembling 04:07
There is something you don’t know I get scared and have to go home Won’t get any sleep at night This anxiety, it really bites But it’s chasing me I am half asleep Gotta let it go You don’t even know The trembling, trembling, trembling Wish I’d let it go, Wish I’d let it go! Let the demons grow! Blood and skin and brain and bone. All together, all alone Darkness seeps in with the night Pass the time ‘til morning sheds its light But it’s chasing me I am half asleep Gotta let it go You don’t even know The trembling, trembling, trembling…..
7.
Sometimes he just gotta say some Sometimes he just gotta say something You wanna talk about your day But chances are he’ll never hear a single word you say All the people lend your ear, For his sole opinion Interrupter, interrupter Sometimes he just gotta say some Interrupter head! For a time this was alright Now you will die

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released September 1, 2018

Recorded and mixed by Duncan Webster
Mastered by Nicholas T. Petersen at Track and Field
Album design by Nelle Dunlap
Insert photo by 36North Video Production + Photography

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Gown Durham, North Carolina

Bloody orchestral glam metal by a bunch of sparkly druids

ALEX C | drums
EMMA | cello
LEAH | cello
LINDSAY | cello
NELLE | bass
WHITNEY | vocals

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