Were you falling to your death?
Or were you in a wreck?
Were you hit in traffic
or shot in the chest?
We paint the town red, it’s just business.
And every day I stay up late
Yeah, now I can’t rest
Cause you know a body’s a rusted bed,
filled to the head with blankets of blood shed.
And the holotropic’s almost here,
It’s just anastrophe.
And nothing left that’s not divine,
to be left behind, to be left behind
Well, were you finally striking rich?
And was that you in the ditch?
I know you’ve been searching,
and a whole life can’t be repressed.
Well, now your name’s a vessel for
every man who’s left under arrest
Yeah, you’ve taken a life or two
Does that mean something’s wrong with you?
We have an emergency,
our incestuous company
won’t distract me from memory
this is rock & roll. this is metal. this is an album by esselfortium, an extremely exciting artist in exciting times for indie music.
if this is what she's doing now, what the hell is she gonna do next? wallets out, everyone, and join me (& this album) in looking forward.
listen front to back: it's a movie in your head. jamesedwardand
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Swirling goth-rock from the big voice behind '90s outfit Sunshine Blind, featuring a who's-who of dark underground denizens. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2020