The Sounds Your Basement Made

by Messes

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1.
I know this whole time, I've been wrong. But I swear to god, that I'll make this right. But you can't blame me, I only acted how you raised me. See I threw up my shell, got so angry and scared. I'm not the man I should be, I'm just the fuck you never wanted me to be. So I sit and I stare, hoping to stop talking or maybe breathing. So I sit, figure out why I do the things I do. That's what I do when I'm alone. I swear one day I'll make you proud.
2.
I realized what death was as a little kid sitting in that pew, crying to my mom. Begging her. To never die. Having the courage of a coward, of a fucking kid. Waking up to a phone call, your brother just witnessed a murder. And all you can think of is the noise that will keep you awake tonight. I was told not to be afraid of life or death, but all I can think of is how soon it ends.
3.
When you caught me crying in the living room, you asked me "is everything okay?" I told you I didn't know. I couldn't afford to eat, my body wouldn't let me in the first place. I broke down. Tried to comprehend all the shit that I've done, all the people I ever knew. I'll probably never get this right, begging for something to say. But these people keep me from holding up in a bed, with sheets like armor. I hope you don't quit some pathetic fuck like I've become.
4.
I hope you don't quit on me.

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Recorded early 2013. Stairwell, sunroom, bedroom.

Thank you to our best friends, our parents, anyone who has ever booked a show, every band we've ever played with, Emma, Fudge and Fenway.

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released May 17, 2013

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