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Permanent Sound

by The Born Agains

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1.
I felt pressured to work On the flaws you can't see The voice in the background Screamed like a banshee "You can't own nothing Only locks but no key Break your back in the swamp But don't expect to leave" It's a broken headed promise The same one you taught us to obey It's a broken headed promise The same one you asked us to pray Salt mines are nothing Light reaches the caves Dock work is easy Your body breaks the waves Pyramids are painless Just remember the slaves Ditch digging is simple Your fingers dig the graves It's a broken headed promise The same one you told us was the way It's a broken headed promise The same one you swore you'd repay
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Made Up Post 06:05
Proud to say I was the father's favorite Right in line to inherit the farm But the money hid the subtle hints That should have tripped my alarm Left the life of the suit behind Burned up my tie and shirt Planned to run a smooth operation But I was given a field of dirt I gave up a salary To chase a fading ghost I gave up a salary For a made up post Looked around for a sign of growth Saw the crops covered in pests Lazy mules and sickly sheep Was this a poorly concocted test? Father what have I been given? This is no place to build my framework Son I made my money a while back I thought you saw the value in work I gave up a salary To chase a fading ghost I gave up a salary For a made up post Sorry to say I don't work for nothing I can't return to the city I burned bridges as well as my clothes I wanted that smooth path But the cracked one is what I chose So I stand on the barren land What real option is there than that? Tending rotting crops and dying pigs Is better than living in a nest of rats I gave up a salary To chase a fading ghost I gave up a salary For a made up post Sorry to say I don't work for nothing
3.
t's a turn of a phrase It's a word unknown It's a matter undiscussed It's a voice alone It's a growing attraction It's a way to unwind It's an excuse to drink It's an open social event It's a roller rink It's a growing attraction It's a family dinner It's a posh night club It's a ticket to the top It's a place to try drugs I It's a growing attraction t's a door buster deal It's a moving sale It's a free appetizer It's a bunch of junk mail It's a growing attraction It's a failed republic It's virgin land It's a forgotten state It's an unheard band It's a growing attraction
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River Mirror 02:49
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Master of acquisition I'm one step from you Apprentice of ambition I'm one step removed Captain of opposition I'm one step from you Private of submission I'm one step removed I wish it wouldn't be Every thought I seem to think Is spreading it's weight around Across a darkened screen I wish it wouldn't come Down to the bottom rung Spreading it's weight around Across a body left numb Mother of cognition I'm one step from you Father of ignition I'm one step removed God of repetition I'm one step from you Devil of prohibition I'm one step removed I feel it start to shake Slithering like a snake Spreading it's weight around Across a scummy lake I feel it start to pull With the strength of a bull Spreading it's weight around Across a hopeless foo
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I was not anticipating his call Or how much I'd be expected to crawl So I cried out to the old sage As we sat in his rusted cage I heard all of his deep insight But those bars are still locked up tight Life's worth more savage and free Than all wisdom and empathy Building myself a bag of tricks I took up a trade for pricks Crack down And force down And beat down And let down Found the men who wanted the reins Lazy as me but without the brains I sold them what they wanted for cheap Failing to mention what they could keep And when the next payment was due I feigned shock at the jump in value Let them loan at 30 percent Piling debt on their children's presents So I fleece the more dimwitted sheep What makes you any better than me Crack down And force down And beat down And let down
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Cataract 06:46
Pushing out to sea How I’d wished you’d followed me (home) Look me in the eye So that I can be Who looks away You stare at the sun Until the day is done Who looks away? You stare down the sun Until the day is
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Clean my eyes To see those jewels No one left to claim em Proud to take the share of fools I want to sleep in the mine I want to sift through the dirt Take every gem I can find Sell them for double their worth Free myself from the tie Keep digging deep in the shaft Learn to hate a blue sky So I can master my craft Taught myself to Work through lunch I know it's down here But I ain't finding much I want to know How deep you go Till it ain't worth Coming back

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released September 28, 2018

Gray Benson - Guitar, Drum Machine, Vocals
Allen Hyde - Vocals, Synth
Jordan Wells - Guitar, Synth

Recorded and Mixed by Alli Rogers
Mastered by Bob Cooper

Produced by Alli Rogers and The Born Agains

Album art by Goatmother Industrial

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