Talk to me, naturally
Be sharp, be quick
No one else should hear me
No one else could handle this
I think about you casually
As I crawl into the bed
As soft but plastic melodies flow
Freely through my head
I need sleep but I won't get it
Need to eat and I won't do it
And I feel my soul begin to crack
As my body pushes through it
ANNOUNCER: [He has to fight, even when he has nothing left to fight with. Jack may not have been a great champion, but no braver man ever laced on a pair of gloves. If he quit under punishment, no one would blame him. It's courage -- nothing but magnificent courage -- that's holding him on his feet.]
Save my mind from alkaline
Scars with inner wounds
I want a brand new body
This one feels overdue, how 'bout you?
ANNOUNCER: [Round two and the bell sounds again! Amazingly enough, Willard rises to the second round. Beaten as no man ever has been, he advances into Dempsey's raging fists. He jabs as though any jab could keep that tiger away from him. With all his weary, broken body...]
But if you are so adamant
That I'm to stay awhile
Teach me to stand tall
Or to conjure up a smile
You never know if you'll need it
But as long as they can see it
They will not ask questions
They'll be eager to believe it
Lay...
Lay me down
Let me get some rest
Lay me down
I've got nothing more to give
Forged Artifacts announce the sophomore release, available on limited gold cassette, from lo-fi Portlander Alexei Shishkin. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 12, 2016
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