"I wear black sometimes
it's nothing new"
I hear steps on the stairs
I hide from you
you saw
the standing water in the bathtub
fruit flies
in cans of beer half full left open
fish scales
growing on my skin unwelcome
there's cans of beer half full left open
I swear
there's something in this house that's haunted
your hair
was turning gray with knots of cobwebs
you're drawn
to the smell of sweet things slowly spoiling
cicadas spell your name they're changing clothes hissing molting
I found
a way to say what I've been thinking
your spells
were really just sarcastic mumblings
and I pissed
away my chances at redemption
and now it's far too late for me to go and try and fix this
you mouthed
the words to the song but you said nothing
maybe the girl with the nose knows something
credits
from Moral Combat,
released March 2, 2017
Recorded and mixed by Corbin Lenard at the Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio
Mastered by Blake Burchette
Don't believe the name of their latest album; jangle-pop hooks and stacked grunge guitars are two of the Bay Area band's greatest gifts. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 16, 2023