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Absence Speaks

by Downgrade

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1.
Absence 02:47
i could not look away from the face you made i watch my my thoughts turn into shame with the lights off i was calling out your name like a gunshot the feeling’s stayed the same how could I cause someone else this pain? drown in light it’s half past noon spend three days in just one room an absence speaks, I see it’s face the center moves from place to place i’ve been culling my mind with a scalpel in hand the corners are bleeding i don’t understand the way I just stood there leaving you damned drown in light it’s half past noon spend three days in just one room an absence speaks, I see it’s face the center moves from place to place
2.
Lifeline 02:59
i stood outside thinking this would be the last time the trees were dark but i could sense life all around me it goes to waste another day thrill of the chase my own decay an insect screamed it was me in a past life a heavy heart breaks the ribs which keep it beating it goes to waste another day thrill of the chase my own decay turn the clocks inside out bleeding time in waves of red coward needs another shot the afterlife is here, don’t dread
3.
Panic 02:08
panic sets in my mind has run its course signal’s getting weaker show me no remorse i said panic sets in my mind has run its course signal’s getting weaker show me no remorse take my arm and twist it leave a mark for tomorrow when water turns to dust and scorn into sorrow i’m walking in place i can’t feel my face stuck licking the dirt stuck fucking the dirt it’s not ok the way I am it’s not ok the way I am panic sets in my mind has run its course signal’s getting weaker show me no remorse take my arm and twist it leave a mark for tomorrow when water turns to dust and scorn into sorrow
4.
Stasis 03:58
crawl in bed we’re here again, no we never left the sun has set wait for a sign all my life i have waited for a sign craving for what once was to be restored drift from my hands like dust from the sun stasis every night a waste of precious life how could I watch myself again i do not intervene a reoccurring scene how could I watch myself again hide my face from your stare stuck in place our lives ensnared beg for relief what I spoke is forever on my tongue haunted by what can never be undone break what had been made and watch the pieces fall apart stasis every night a waste of precious life how could I watch myself again i do not intervene a reoccurring scene how could I watch myself again
5.
Gutted 03:52
i looked and saw a big machine it moved around in clouds of steam it picked me up and swallowed whole i’m gutted now i’ve lost control there’s someone in the in the room with with me he has he has a camera he has a camera why is he filming why is he filming why is he it’s mindless it’s primordial it’s mindless it’s primordial i moved and fell upon my knees while concrete swelled and the machine it reared its head we ran and screamed with movements like a tortured dream there’s someone in the in the room with with me he has he has a camera he has a camera why is he filming why is he filming why is he it’s mindless it’s primordial it’s mindless it’s primordial
6.
Marigold 02:44
birdsong in my throat can’t find its way out lockjaw lets the feelings rot, oh god just one sip of bliss is all i need to stave off all the passing thoughts, its flawed hoping again waiting again for a chance to pretend that we’ll last another day the lie always decays calling again talking again it isn’t right to pretend that i never caused you pain can’t stitch a broken chain striped down to the bone, the sight is chilling walking on more broken glass, will it pass? comfort comes in waves, they rinse my mouth out all i need is one more glance, no chance hoping again waiting again for a chance to pretend that we’ll last another day the lie always decays calling again talking again it isn’t right to pretend that i never caused you pain can’t stitch a broken chain all of this all for what i know that i can’t keep it up
7.
i arrived on time while the other guests were still at home i made memories, then forgot them all thinking, thinking that maybe too much of my life was imagined but then the thinking stopped as you walked by yes then the thinking stopped as the crowd stared on it’s all in your head, it’s all in your head break! say something break! say something i saw the world in full each face an echo of another my mouth moved like television static speaking, speaking about how appearances are like shattered glass but then the speaking stopped as the sun forgot to rise but then the speaking stopped as we locked eyes it’s all in your head… break! say something break! say something i promise I’m having fun i’m talking fast is that ok i see rot on the floor i forgot what I was saying again scream in the privacy of your closed doors your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint show em’ your smile, you know you know flash em’ your teeth, you know you know its frightening how happy you are i’m scared by the way you smile watching you watching me like two dogs with yellow teeth scream in the privacy of your closed doors your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint show em’ your smile, you know you know flash em’ your teeth, you know you know i sense there’s something wrong as we stand here together forever watching you, watching me like two dogs with yellow teeth scream in the privacy of your closed doors your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint show em’ your smile, you know you know flash em’ your teeth, you know you know
8.
beg for a taste of heaven again im on my knees pathetic thing my heart beats loud can’t see straight a wasp nest sings sorrowful things crawl on my skin and live within a hollow sound can’t think straight 10,000 eyes watch from the hive outside my house whispering your name i shut the blinds but they come inside i’m on the ground can’t walk straight let me down softly hushed words to break the day a lifeless body points toward the door again I’m caught in a dream slow motion scene we’re here again look in my eyes is this the face of someone who lies i’ve been unable to stand meet my maker on the floor and watch the walls turn into dust it can never be restored forget the way you made me feel or how to feel at all i was empty for a moment and then was filled with awe

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released July 21, 2023

recored and mixed by Graham Tavel (@mirrormirrorrecording)
mastered by Jesse Mangum (@jesseattheglow)
additional vocals on tracks 1, 4, 6, and 8 by Reed Winckler (@mrewinck)
cover & promo art by Simon Wright (@heavensfurnace)

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