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-CENTRISM

by Strange Relations

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1.
Underage 03:17
you were an imposter an apostle sent to me you were a bizarre dream something fevered sweeping in and out of me i know they’ve been talking our friends and neighbors penny gossip we are sinners do you mind it i don’t mind it have a need, gotta feed it nice and even bridle in hand pressure’s creeping under growing in ya stealing in you were a disaster blemished body not how it ought to be so guarded and stilted purple iris bloom for me, bloom for me actuarial am i still worth it all those other ones leave out all the risk every jar i’ve saved could be your new home i’ll bind my own wrists you bring the bible
2.
You Talk 02:57
you’re not the type i usually fall for so laid back and honest i’m used to tripping over myself with you there’s none of that couldn’t suss out your end motive in time to form it to my will could’ve left it understated could’ve walked away and never looked back how come you always have to have things go according to your plan but god knows you’re so charming when you want to be we have a good time, don’t we even when i get to ranting so why’d you wanna go and fix something that’s already working out just fine are you happy do you need me do you need space are you listening c’mon, i’ll wait for you to set it right, set it right set it right i can surive off memories until my nails turn white you talk a perfect vision the kind i’d give anything to invest in could you forgive my past indiscretion for a votive, an altar in your name or a kiss or a kiss or a
3.
Distraction 03:56
could i be any further from your mind this time of night i always feel misplaced have you found some finer distraction i can’t recall your number anymore revisiting the basics, wearing out my graces it started with a chase and ended up in stasis this isn’t what i want to know prefer to leave some things alone but if i get to feeling foolish i think it’s time to let it go it’s not like i’ve become dependent i’ll prove it with another drink besides, i’ve grown to like this circle may be bound, but it’s comforting revisiting the basics, wearing out my graces it started with a chase and ended up in stasis this isn’t what i want to know prefer to leave some things alone but if i get to feeling foolish i think it’s time to let it go it’s hard to hone in on a tipping point between restraint and basic nerve, between refinement and robotics, between hallucination and truth don’t want to always have to ask you to call and feel so lousy when you don’t i guess it’s time to let it go revisiting the basics, wearing out my graces it started with a chase and ended up in stasis
4.
i have infinite fathers and none of them are chosen can’t walk down the street till i master my gag reflex who am i to challenge the order of the present where do i get off expecting straight answers that girl’s got it worked out she doesn’t bend to pander nothing fills a gap like a middle finger watch ‘em cower at her visage gotta get a piece of the action hope her sparks infuse me now he has too many concerns all wrapped up in ego passively, they seize him till he’s his own false idol if i refuse to profess will it shatter the distance give me one good reason i should be subservient anytime i like i conjure her and all her fury cold, silent and hungry my violence will be bloodless i am not your wayward daughter striking out, a panther’s conquest i will not forget her steely eyes
5.
LYLAS 04:36
feel the space between us expanding and contracting you’re so fucking clever you’re so fucking pretty i’ll see you again after a hot summer i’ll be your best friend if you let me this is how we come to be melting from a solid state chasing down a tidal wave running on fumes again, running on fumes again i used to not know your name, i used to not feel your gaze we cut our palms, made our blood vows and there’s no turning back now try not to get too close, try not to share too much but you know my buttons know just where to push ‘em overworked routine, sharing the same sun carving up our lots, casting weight off this is how we come to be melting from a solid state, chasing down a tidal wave running on fumes again, running on fumes again i used to not know your name, i used to not feel your gaze we cut our palms, made our blood vows and there’s no turning back now i heard someone talk about you and i know they’ve never met you and i wanted not to hate it, but it gave me a sick feeling you know i want the same things i want ‘em just as badly could we settle for a showdown will you swear not to go easy on me love you like a sister never quite on balance root for your ascent but wary of your shadow as the lights are called upon you my hands clap with the rest of ‘em but i feel the cages building, it seems to take so little effort am i really better for it all those little vicious moments in this kingdom of plenty can it really be both of us can it really be both of us can it really be both of us
6.
Parallel 03:53
and when the building’s face collapsed disintegrated on the cold air and when the tunnels became flooded is it weird i thought of you and how am i meant to establish a connection with frayed wire some modern patchwork intervention could only imitate my gestures and how i want to reclaim you, i think you know as well as i do but can i live with this changed milieu stuck in parallel. stuck in parallel this is not the right way forward i know but it’s hardwired now to make an absence out of something, i’ve learned it’s in my nature unwinding notions you’ve always clung to, falsified in the bare sun gonna have to invent some new reasons to get the old tasks done motivation’s not a given like it was when you were young, now that you have come to terms with all the ways that you were wrong small hands put up a good fight matching lungs can raise a shout i can still see her, eyes squeezed shut against the glare off the glass ceiling we are not the only ones to fall asleep wondering where have all the good ones gone you’re welcoming in your own ways now, filling in the shapes you’ve carved since you were born i wanna know your thoughts, even though i’m scared of them i’ve got an itch to chase you and see where i wind up could we start a revolution even if it’s just ours
7.
Neurosis 03:36
it’s an itch you can’t scratch it’s a chance you won’t take it’s a barreling train and it’s headed our way it’s a line, not quite straight it’s an odd turn of phrase it is not what you need it’s the way you need it it’s the click of your jaw it’s the sweat on your brow it is not well composed try to compose yourself all of the things you’ve felt mark you up ostracize you & set you apart all of the things you hate in yourself are the things that i love most i love your... it’s the first warning sign it’s a silent siren never could close your eyes in a sea of people it’s a camouflaged den without an exit never meant to stay here now it’s all you have left it’s a false expression misappropriation it is getting to you but it hasn’t hit them it’s a terrible curse but you’ve made it through worse it is getting so close so close you can taste it all of the things you’ve felt mark you up ostracize you & set you apart all of the things you hate in yourself are the things that i love most i love your neurosis
8.
Uprooted 03:41
here i’ve come to be uprooted the cadence of the storm that blows me ever onwards try to find a way to salvage the best of what we had without it pulling me backwards you’re always smiling about something wish i could slip into your moods eyes ahead no slack limbs keep alert vigilance here i plant my feet, defiant the dust has settled down i know where i belong now slowly shaking off the damage her parting gift to me i shed it like a second skin and watch you smile about something just like that, i’m smiling too eyes ahead no slack limbs keep alert vigilance but at night i sleep with one eye open just in case you come around here haunting like a mercenary, armed and silent come to shred the fabric of my defense eyes ahead no slack limbs keep alert vigilance
9.
you’ve got your tribe your warpaint on and it’s the kind that won’t wash off you’d be well suited to the fast track you’ve got the look of all the stars and it’s the kind of look we want sell us your fiction bottle your magic just give me one more chance to gain your confidence you’d be a good teacher i have a good feeling just give me one more glance basic acknowledgement you know i’ve been watching you know what happens next hey the coral breaks before it bends gives to the sea that nurtured it will you hold steady when the waves come a furtive night a blur of limbs a ritual a commitment you glow so softly when it’s all done just give me one more chance to gain your confidence you’d be a good teacher i have a good feeling just give me one more glance basic acknowledgement you know i’ve been watching you know what happens next hey you’re just a kid don’t know what you want how you want it i’ve got a script for a pill for every occasion i can admit you’ve got a tighter grip on me than i expected with the lights dimmed it can be hard to avoid gravitating nearer nearer nearer
10.
The Pull 05:46
educate the masses teach ‘em to think backwards a firm handshake bring in a new order to replace the old order stays the same gotta find a fixture a permanent fixture a gold frame it’s been several months since we felt we had enough who’s to blame tunnel out through your basement leave a note but don’t say where you’re going come to enjoy a certain debasement it’s the way we all shake off the system the buzzing never left us breaking out in rashes it’s commonplace sending up a signal to let ‘em know we’re still here is it too late gotta find an address a permanent address a home base we live inside a pyramid don’t know more than two people but it’s better this way tunnel out through your basement leave a note but don’t say where you’re going come to enjoy a certain debasement it’s the way we all shake off the system c’mon baby, pull me in i wanna get lost in it hoping for a guarantee gonna have to search for it c’mon baby, pull me in i wanna get lost in it looking for a guarantee gonna have to work for it
11.
Belong To 03:45
i don’t know what it’s like to not desire you played coy for a short while but now i can call you mine you have always wanted somewhere to belong to i have always wanted your thoughts to belong to me only me who you are and who you want to be two separate people two separate people gotta find a way back home back to one hello can we talk now it’s never a good time tell me that you want me but never act like it put me in your photos tell all your friends i’m yours it is just a hashtag nothing real nothing real who you are and who you want to be two separate people two separate people runaway again run away again back to one

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Debut LP by Strange Relations

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released March 17, 2015

produced by Strange Relations & Lance Conrad
recorded & mixed at Humans Win! in NE MPLS
mastered by Bruce Templeton at Magneto
all songs written & performed by Strange Relations
all lyrics by Casey Sowa

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Casey Sowa Drums + Vocals + Synth + Guitar

Maro Helgeson Bass + Synth + Vocals

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