1. |
By the Skin of My Teeth
03:54
|
|||
|
Oh so cynical
Scraped knees and blood on the concrete
I used to drink too much, so I could
Be reckless with my affections, oh
I am my own tourniquet
I do it myself because I’m all I get
By the skin of my teeth
I just breached the threshold
You wouldn’t know the feeling of feeling like it’s too much
It gets old
Oh so typical
But how was I supposed to know?
I’m finally committed to
The contrary of bitterness, oh
I am my own tourniquet
I do it myself because I’m all I get
By the skin of my teeth
I just breached the threshold
You wouldn’t know the feeling of feeling like it’s too much
It gets old, old, old
By the skin of my teeth
I just breached the threshold
You wouldn’t know the feeling of feeling like it’s too much
It gets old
(Old habits die slow)
|
||||
2. |
Daughters
03:15
|
|||
|
When you gave in to her you gave up on me
Suddenly our narrative changed and you believed
Who I was made out to be
It’s hard to fight back when you’re only thirteen
Take my words and twist them
Place blame, high stakes
thicken my skin
Now it’s why bother
You’ll never know me anyway
To think how hard I tried to love you
When you’re such a disgrace
Take my words and twist them
Place blame, high stakes
thicken my skin
Gray and hazy is your love for me
How many more years will this be?
Take my words and twist them
Place blame, high stakes
thicken my skin
|
||||
3. |
Best Kept Secret
03:33
|
|||
|
I can’t recall the last time I ever felt like I belong to myself
At the whim and at the will of someone else
But there’s no
Blame to place anymore
This hole can not go deeper when I’ve already struck its core
The best kept secret
If someone could just show me how
I know
I wanna get better
Now
Way too comfortable inside my own head
Thought I would stay for a little bit but the door locked behind me instead
Stockholm syndrome, intermittent weather
Ever changing, writing down my fears in case I need to face them
The best kept secret
If someone could just show me how
I know
I wanna get better
The best kept secret
If someone could just show me how
I know
I wanna get better
Now
|
||||
4. |
Downside
03:12
|
|||
|
I don’t remember the last time I fell asleep in silence
I’m obsessive
My mind is restless
Have I become a little reckless?
I am tangled in this web
There’s nowhere I would rather lay my head
Everything has its downsides
And I always worry they’ll discover mine
I see it all as skin deep
The love they gave me
I don’t know if I’m
Seeing clearly
I can’t be a pretty face if I just hide myself completely
I am tangled in this web
There’s nowhere I would rather lay my head
Everything has its downsides
And I always worry they’ll discover mine
I am tangled in this web
There’s nowhere I would rather lay my head
Everything has its downsides
And I always worry, always worry
They’ll discover mine
|
||||
5. |
Reaper
02:12
|
|||
|
Loose lips, second to none
Trade an excess of trust
Lost in its lust
I wish I had disappeared right then
Stolen by a reaper
Disguised as young love
Things stay strange and may always be
As long as I remember their names
Stolen by a reaper
Disguised as young love, love, love
Scrub my skin in hopes I’ll
Never feel this filth again
|
||||
6. |
Heavy Weighs the Heart
02:07
|
|||
|
My chest is a vessel your key is untrue
Maybe if you played the part
Hopeful, I am hopeful that you
Won’t leave me lost in the dark
Made an exception but it’s not in my nature
Oh you had me from the start
Heavy weighs the heart
|
||||
If you like Riot Course, you may also like:
Misanthropic hardcore punk from NYC that galvanizes jagged guitars and dense production towards satisfying mayhem.
go to album
v/a The Things That Shaped Us Together
by Various Artist
This outstanding compilation of bands from Indonesia puts a focus on atmospheric pop and rock music, with hooks 20-stories high.
go to album
Taking cues from Midwestern emo and early ’10 pop punk, this Leeds, UK outfit are full of heart— not to mention hooks.
go to album
Number One To No One
by HEARTS APART
Formed by veterans of the Italian punk rock scene, Hearts Apart split the difference between chewy power pop and peppy new wave.
go to album
Produced by Jesse Gander of Japandroids & White Lung, the latest from Philly’s Fire in the Radio is full-throated rock & roll.
go to album
Another perfect release from contemporary emo powerhouse Run for Cover records.
go to album
Artificial Bouquet
by Frail Body
New on Deathwish, explosive screamo from this Illinois band, full of scalding riffs and searing vocals.
go to album
