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Pasadena
02:42
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you woke up to an empty apartment in pasadena
counted back on the calendar every month you knew you had to leave her
and it’s a shame
your secret smokes in the alleyway
to numb the pain
to escape the everyday mundane
every day
somber and despondent on a sunlit afternoon
digging in the graveyard every argument you ever had exhumed
and it’s a shame
your secret smokes in the alleyway
to numb the pain
to escape the everyday mundane
every day’s mundane
every day is the same
underwater
you can’t breathe without her
underwater
you can’t breathe without her
and it’s a shame
your secret smokes in the alleway
to numb the pain
cause you still carry all that weight
alleviate and escape the everyday mundane
every day’s mundane
every day is the same.
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2. |
Morbid Obsessions
03:02
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let go of these morbid obsessions
every thought feels like a confession
she said, she said, she said:
“if i get one life, gonna do what i want
if i get one life, i’m gonna do what i want”
she was a mess
she was a mess at seventeen
running down a dream
stuck in this endless empty feeling
give it a rest
give it a rest chasing the girls around
her lonely heart was a ghost town
they said “son, you better settle down”
and let go of these morbid obsessions
every thought feels like a confession
she said, she said, she said:
“if i get one life, gonna do what i want
if i get one life, i’m gonna do what i want”
now in come the drugs
in come the drugs and the booze
razors, wrists, and self abuse
trapped like a rat, got nothing left to lose
she wanted a dress
like all the other girls
a head full of curls
they said “son, you can’t always get what you want in this world”
let go of these morbid obsessions
every thought feels like a confession
she said, she said, she said:
“if i get one life, gonna do what i want
if i get one life, i’m gonna do what i want”
woah, oh
a heart of glass, a head of stone
woah, oh
a head of stone
let go of these morbid obsessions
every thought feels like a confession
she said, she said, she said:
“if i get one life, gonna do what i want
if i get one life, i’m gonna do what i want
i’m gonna do what i want
if i get one life, i’m gonna do what i want.”
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3. |
Short Circuit
03:33
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i get fed up with myself
my mind went manic and jumped over the details again
flat tires and amplifiers
can we go back to the beginning?
sorry
getting used to the side eye
the constant feeling i let you down when i can’t sit still
missed anniversaries
the broken horse on a carousel
the circus is in town
you wanna go, but you’ve already seen the clown
it’s always half as fun as we think
but i don’t wanna let you down
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t trace all the loose wires in my head
wander under the night sky
my therapist says i’m self aware, not great with boundaries
afraid to disappoint
so i fail everyone around me
walk the bridge at caltech, retrace all my past steps
i’m one thousand thoughts a second, now you’re headed to the exit
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t trace all the loose wires in my head
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t blame you
before i short circuit again
hello, distraction, you’re the rain to my little cloud
hello, distraction, take me down
hello, distraction, you’re the storm chasing me now
hello, distraction, take me down
i’m too impatient with myself
my thoughts went silent and lost track of the motivation
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t trace all the loose wires in my head
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t blame you
before i short circuit again
i can’t blame you for leaving
i can’t blame you
before i short circuit again
short circuit again
hello, distraction
take me down.
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4. |
Broken Brain
02:40
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rest in pieces, my broken brain
if it’s all the same to you then i’ll come unglued
motionless on the lawn, staring off into pale blue
racing thoughts in the photo booth
hey, yeah
what do you want me to do?
hey, yeah
when i’m lost in my thoughts again
lost in my thoughts again
lists inside of lists, a labyrinth
how do people do the things they plan to?
lost the day again laying in the grass
sweating every conversation i’ve ever had
what do you want me to do
hey, yeah
when i’m lost in my thoughts again
lost in my thoughts again
it’s not that i wasn’t listening
but i struggle with attention
and i’m lost in my thoughts again
pull me out before i drown in all my awkward memories
lost thoughts and “what was i gonna do todays?”
pull me out, just pull me out
when i’m lost in my thoughts again
lost in my thoughts again
it’s not that i wasn’t listening
but i struggle with attention
and i’m lost in my thoughts again
lost in my thoughts again
lost in my thoughts again
it’s not that i wasn’t listening
but i struggle with attention
and i’m lost in my thoughts again.
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5. |
Make it Easy
03:48
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i’ve been thinking ‘bout your taxidermy dreams
conjured future memories of you and me
i’ve been thinking ‘bout your taxidermy dreams
conjured future memories of you and me between the evergreens
what would you do if you knew i think your cold-hearted act is cute
and I wanna drive west and kiss you?
i can’t speak
and i can’t sleep
tessa, tell me that you love me, make it easy
i’ve been thinking bout a silver screen love
just a supercut of us
in faded colors like wes anderson i’m painted porcelain
traded drags outside the melody, hey
your friends asked if we were on a date
you said “ask me again in a decade”
i can’t speak
and i can’t sleep
tessa, tell me that you love me, make it easy
i can’t speak
and i can’t sleep
tessa, tell me that you want me, make it easy
tell me that you love me, oh
cause in my heart it’s the day i met you
and it’s butterflies at the bar
and in my mind you dream about me too
backs on the hood, staring back at the start
in heaven with you
in heaven with you
i can’t speak
and i can’t sleep
tessa, tell me that you love me, make it easy
i can’t speak
and i can’t sleep
tessa, tell me that you want me, make it easy
tell me that you need me, oh.
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6. |
Boys Will Be Girls
03:25
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we hear the jokes you make
we hear the nasty words you say
i’ll never get it, it’s so pathetic
does your tiny brain make you this way?
maybe mama didn’t tell you that she loved you enough
now you’re feeling extra small, and you want to feel tough
well i’ve got some news for you
we don’t give a shit what you do
or at all about you
boys will be girls
girls will be boys
and everybody in between
we’ll all be who we want to be
oh, who we want to be
was there a thought worth exploring
when you woke up this morning?
cause nobody’s laughing, and your ego’s lacking
must be sad to be so boring
maybe you should take a look in the mirror, love
cause your outfit and outlook are ugly as fuck
and i’ve got some news for you
still don’t give a shit what you do
or at all about you
boys will be girls
girls will be boys
and everybody in between
we’ll all be who we want to be
boys will be girls
girls will be boys
and everybody in between
we’ll all be who we want to be
oh, who we want to be
throw a tantrum, hold a sign
as the infantry arrives
we’ll take back the city tonight
the kids will be alright
your old ways will die
in the darkest depths we’ll stand here in the light
boys will be girls
girls will be boys
and everybody in between
we’ll all be who we want to be
boys will be girls
girls will be boys
and everybody in between
we’ll all be who we want to be
oh, who we want to be
oh, who we want to be.
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7. |
Wasted
03:03
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it’s a beautiful day to waste away
turn off your brain and disintegrate
shoulders wide, nausea at your knees
self destruction to kill the lonely
so we swim in dread, we’re crawling the walls, and falling in
to madness intoxication
and now i’m wasted, where did everybody go?
wasted, where did everybody go?
now i’m all alone
singing “hey hey hey, why didn’t you say so?”
talk to statues in the entryway
needles and green pills and tooth decay
had to quit cigarettes for the third time...
...today
please inject me with iced coffee and estrogen
we’re panicking again
and now i’m wasted, where did everybody go?
wasted, where did everybody go?
now i’m all alone
singing “hey hey hey, why didn’t you say so?”
wasted, where did everybody go?
wasted, where did everybody go?
and now i’m all alone
singing
“run, run, run, we’re running in circles
every damn day, just running in circles.”
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8. |
Big River
03:14
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man, i feel like shit today
head full of doubt, and i can’t carry all that weight
catch my reflection and it’s killing me
i’m not what you see
woah
when you don’t fit in your skin
locked in a permanent prison
are you feeling disconnected?
out of sight, out of mind, wearing down
big river, carry me away
hold my head up as i float into the gray
find me an island where i can be me
woah
when you don’t fit in your skin
locked in a permanent prison
are you feeling disconnected?
out of sight, out of mind, wearing down
are you feeling disconnected?
like a song without a sound
a song without a sound
diagnosis depression and dysphoria
when you’re alive, but your friends and family’s mourning ya
but if our stubborn bones can grow new on their own
then we can change ourselves, and build a better home
are you feeling disconnected?
out of sight, in your mind, wearing down
are you feeling disconnected?
out of sight, out of mind, wearing down
are you feeling disconnected?
like a song, a song without a sound
a song without a sound.
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9. |
Ordinary Life
03:07
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she got in over her head
chemicals race and cover her in concrete in her bed
let the devil show
find the fear inside and walk through the night alone
in those recurring dreams
the ones where shadows crawl from every crack in every seam
she found a place to hide
where death and dying ease her mind, cause she still wakes up alive
twisted like twine, but that’s alright
can’t live an ordinary life
she can’t live an ordinary life
city life was a drag
she packed her bags and picked a random spot out on the map
let the ghost guide her home
drove into the night and found she was better off alone
twisted like twine, but that’s alright
can’t live an ordinary life
can’t live an ordinary life
she could never just shut up and color between the lines
can’t live an ordinary life
find hope in the strangest places
moonlight hallucinations
and we’ll find our own ways
find our own ways
meditation and medication
can’t live an ordinary life
can’t live an ordinary life
she could never just shut up and color between the lines
can’t live an ordinary life.
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10. |
Everything Alone
03:00
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i’m always lonely on crowded holidays with your family
i’m wilted flowers drying by the window pane
bumming everyone out
throw me away
we left the party separate ways
cause i’m married to the music and my stupid dreams
twelve calendars in flames, but you can’t stay
you got tired of waiting around for me
we’ll say it’s better this way
but if i’m being honest it’s a bust
smoking cigarettes alone
instead of doing nothing with you
smoking cigarettes alone
instead of doing nothing with you
i’m difficult, exhausted
always chasing half baked plans
flying through the sky like a saucer
darting light speed through each misfired synapse
you deserve a good life
with someone who can make it home for dinner
order takeout food and hang out on the couch all night
but i’m a disappearing act, i wander and take flight
we’ll say it’s better this way
but if i’m being honest it’s a bust
drinking white claws alone
instead of watching tv with you
and if i’m being honest it’s a bust
doing everything alone
instead of doing nothing with you
instead of doing nothing with you
instead of doing nothing with you
instead of doing nothing with you
instead of doing nothing with you.
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11. |
December
03:42
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change your clothes in the shadows
let nothing pass through lonely doorways
your sand castle crumbles, but you’ve never been better
is it real if we don’t swim in the shame?
like a swing set in the sea
we are anything but ordinary
you’ll be dead in december
you’re always on guard in a beach house of cards
keep watch through fragments of glass
i know about your secrets in the ceiling, while you’re screaming every night
about the shape of your hands
like a swing set in the sea
we are anything but ordinary
you’ll be dead in december
there can’t be two of us forever
embrace the endless changes, flames to corners of our pages
there can’t be two of us forever
a slow weave through abandoned streets
technicolor tapestry, as half of me is dying
the only difference between a garden and a graveyard is what you bury in it
you’re not who you think you are
so let go of old ghosts, let your hair grow
you’ll be dead in december
there can’t be two of us forever
embrace the endless changes, flames to corners of our pages
there can’t be two of us forever
dead in december
there can’t be two of us forever
forever
like a swing set in the sea
we are everything but ordinary.
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We Are The Union Los Angeles, California
Drawing heavily on ska, pop, & punk, WATU’s 2021 full length, ‘Ordinary Life,’ balances soul crushing lyrics about dysphoria & heartbreak w/ endless hooks & furiously catchy choruses. The album, which serves as vocalist Reade Wolcott’s coming out as a trans woman, was recorded in secret in a rented house in Joshua Tree w/ producer Jon Graber. ‘Ordinary Life’ releases June 4th via Bad Time Records. ... more
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