1. |
Undertow
02:32
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The waves hit hard,
And they leave you flailing
Bruised and scarred,
You feel as though
You can't help failing
But take a breath.
Take a look at all you've done
You're scared to death
But there's so much more
Life yet to come
Undertow,
Don't get caught up in the
Undertow
Fight against the current's flow
Undertow,
Don't get caught up in the
Undertow
You're the strongest one I know
It's been a fucked up year,
And it's enough to drag you down
But you're still here.
It helps to know
You're sticking 'round
I've been lost at sea
And I could die out here
But you're a burning light
To guide me safely
To the shore
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2. |
Still Needs Singing
02:39
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Tattered hopes and faded dreams
Worn and parting at the seams
Tired tropes in jaded scenes
Cynicism's in the air
Old ideals seem so naive
Critics laughing up their sleeve
Without a reason to believe
It gets difficult to care
And if you've heard it all before,
That's 'cos we've said it all before
And we still say it, 'cos it still needs saying
Say "why don't you pack it in
'Cos you know you'll never win
You'll never make it"
But that's not the game we're playing
Trusty chords and urgent words
Raw and real, sublime, absurd
By the masses still unheard
But they reach the proud, the few
I've found a place I wanna be
In this fucked-up family
Basement screams sustaining me
Playing loud and fast and true
And if you've heard it all before,
That's 'cos we've sung it all before
And we still sing it, 'cos it still needs singing
So let's just turn it up to ten
And play that chorus round again
Over and over, until your ears are ringing
This voice is all we have
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3. |
What Doesn't Kill Me
01:07
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I'm up against the ropes
In my fight with time
Seems like every single day
That passes, I'm
A little more sick,
A little more sore
A little more scared
Than I was before
Regrets I've had more than a few
It's like a weight pushing down
As I'm sucked into
The bottomless pit
Of my blackest shame
And there's no-one but myself
That I can blame
Every stupid word I've said
Will replay in my head
'Til the inevitable day
When my wits desert me
I swallow down the panic
And I force a smile
But what doesn't kill me
Seriously hurts me
At the edge of the abyss
I've been stood like this
Since I nearly lost an arm
When I turned thirty
Convince myself I'm fine
About half the time
But what doesn't kill me
Seriously hurts me
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4. |
To, Two, Too
02:33
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When the world,
Doesn’t like you,
You’re an anomaly in their eyes.
So they fight,
Just to hold you,
Under insolence
And blackened skies.
They are scared,
They are frightened,
What they don’t know
They cast as lies.
But a truth,
It can hold you,
Their perception’s own demise.
Don’t ever let them hold you down
Here we exist,
Let’s eighty-six and hit the ground
Come hell or high water,
We all have to take that dive.
The wagon’s just a scapegoat,
Lift the veil on those rolling by.
A cold shoulder,
Or a buck passed
It’s an easy out for idle eyes.
Sleeping dogs,
In the green room,
Can’t count
The blessings in disguise
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5. |
Grace
01:58
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Your effortless grace,
Your radiant smile,
The way that you walk
With inherent self conviction,
And for you the sun will rise,
While here I lie, I’m just a skeleton.
The effortless grace,
That radiant smile,
Carefully constructed
Blankets whats inside,
And every day the sun will rise,
Behind this false truth,
Masking reality.
Your effortless grace,
Subverting isolation,
We can walk together
With collective self conviction,
And every day the sun will rise,
And every stray,
Deserves a part of it.
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6. |
Safety Net
02:37
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Do you think that it’s funny
That you and I
Could fall on hard times?
Tell me if you’ve heard it before.
Do you think that dividing line
Is so defined
That when the world caves in,
It’ll leave you in the pink?
It’s just a sign of the times I guess.
You used to know,
It’s easy to forget,
What you’re owed,
Without your safety net.
Does it make you
Sick to your stomach?
Tell me how you feel
When you’re really fucking ill,
Then they tell you
That they’re holding all the pills
And you ain’t getting better
Til you pay the fucking bill.
How your life can change in a day.
How the world can make you pay.
It could be any one of us.
It’s just a sign
Of their crime I guess.
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7. |
Don't Look Down
02:00
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No more negativity
It leaves a bitter taste
And make sure that a sickly smile
Stays plastered to your face
All your protests yield no progress,
All your efforts go to waste
Just learn your role the happy prole
And know your fucking place
And don't look down
There's nothing wrong,
So don't look down
We're strong and stable,
Safe and sound
Even as we plummet to the ground
Don't look down
Revolt brings retribution
And dissent breeds disarray
And it's a sin suggesting
We're to blame in any way
The tabloids are your bible
Heed the gospel, kneel and pray
You too can find salvation
If you just learn to obey
Said there's nothing wrong
So we can't be falling
No, you didn't hear that engine stalling
Through the panic,
There's a voice still calling
"Please remain calm, buckle up, and..."
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8. |
Laugh It Up
02:23
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See us lining up at food banks
Ashen-faced and drained of pride
And from your
Silk-upholstered sanctum
You can't help
But see the funny side
Laugh it up while you can
Laugh it up while you still can
Let's see if you still think it's funny
When all your plans
Have gone to seed
Let's see if fat cats can still scarper
Let's see if blue blood can still bleed
And all your power and privilege
And all the fortune you've found
And all the suck-ups and sycophants
Won't help you out this time around
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9. |
In The Loop
02:10
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With a click the tape starts over
The nightmare never ends
As we remake
The same old mistakes
Over and over
And over and over again
We'll torch the bridges
And then turn on all our friends
And embrace deceit,
Prepare for defeat
Over and over again
The dust cloud settles
On the wreckage of our plans
Pieced together brick by brick
Then torn apart by our own hands
We sit and shake our heads
In disbelief and then
It slowly starts to dawn on us
We've fucked it up again
How did we end up in this bitter,
Bloody mess?
It it cultural masochism?
Morbid terror of our own success?
As our opponents duck for cover,
Run and hide
We will celebrate our victory
With murder-suicide
And we never ever learn
Just light it up and watch it burn
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10. |
Here & Now
02:10
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I find a way to talk to you
Feels like never, is ever enough
Searching signals for a single clue
Just feel like vanishing
When things get rough
So i bury my head in the sand
To miss this day for now
What ever happened
To the here and now?
Now i wake up its another year
I rub my eyes
And wonder where i am
Feels like i missed it all
But I’m still here
It’s time to shake it off
And make a plan
So I’m standing in front of it all
To catch a second chance
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11. |
Little Demons
02:22
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Please wait up for me
Leave a light on in the hallway
To make sure I can see
'Cos it's dark outside
And I nearly lost my way
'Cos there were demons by the roadside
And they're leading me astray
And they say
Dance with us now
Or you'll never find out how
Don't try to turn and run away,
And they say
Dance with us now
Or you'll never find out how
But there's a light on
In the hallway
And it's bringing me back home
There's a place for me
A place that calls out in the darkness
When I've fallen on my knees
'Cos it's cold outside
And I nearly lost my mind
'Cos I was holding on to demons
That I should've left behind
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12. |
The Last Word
02:38
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We think of strong personalities
Standing tall and permanent as trees
In firmly-rooted forests
Growing ever toward the sun
But sometimes those
That seem so strong
Sing a courageous, lonely song
O'er desert dunes,
A plaintive tune that echoes to no-one
And it never occurred to me
That the next word could be
The last word
There comes a day,
Not everyday,
We get a sense something's
Slipped away
And put aside our busy lives
To hear the song at last
We prick our ears and wait around,
But the next note never sounds
And before we know,
The final tone has faded to the past
And the song disappeared
Because we weren't there to hear
The last word
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Pardon Us Liverpool, UK
Pardon Us are a punk band from Liverpool.
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Gabby - This album is so awesome. I saw them play a Instagram live show at the beginning of lockdown (because this is life now) and they were great. This record has been on repeat for me since then.
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Alex - These are a clearly a group of great musicians who are always looking to mix things up, and this record really does justice to the fury they bring to their live shows
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Morgan - My most-listened-to album of the year so far, and proof that pop-punk can still be exciting, innovative, surprising and relevant in 2020.
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