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sontag

by sontag

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1.
fifty years fifty years of secrets and shame heavy chains heavy chains of guilt and remorse mountains of mountains of invisibility lies and shadows lies and shadows eat me away what have I done? pretend I didn’t do it make it all go away no party for me two hours of sleep gave me the gun in the hot seat hope and pray hope and pray that I’m not found fucking up fucking up once again trigger finger trigger finger slips again believing in believing in a false enemy
2.
black sun is rising slowly from the east like melted film stock moves across the screen storm brought the water now nothing will grow rust stains the shoreline ravens ate the crows i sang their melodies i set the tone i sang their melodies i left you alone i drank martinis rolled tobacco with the queen smoked in silence in the shade of those machines two thousand fingers words flying off the page can you forgive me as i smell the burning sage
3.
snapshot 04:06
there was a time when fields grew bare jigsaw – through cracks, dried out souls pieces broke off and emptiness drifts through air there was a time when space wrapped around pressure – crush body and bone breathing once more until space swallows me whole it's not there was a time when life stood still snapshots are captured in stone erase the past the future is drowning in fear it's not
4.
something’s wrong all these noises i can’t stand it dad can’t you see mom what’s wrong with me transforming into the enemy small legs stiff back i can’t get up i can’t get up got to start from scratch no reminders no history this is the new me

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released June 1, 2014

recorded by Galen Elfert & Nelson Donais at Mothcow Studios (feb 2014) except 'no history' recorded live at mothcow studios oct. 12, 2013
mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Sound.

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sontag Vancouver, British Columbia

sontag is a Vancouver-based punk/math rock band who hunkered down this winter to push out a heavy, driving set of new songs for their soon to be released tape. Inspired by the likes of sonic youth, unwound and riot grrrl, sontag lays down dense layers of dissonant guitars and thick walls of noise. ... more

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