1. |
Hunger
00:46
|
|||
YES to all the hunger in me
KEEN and strong and bright
DARK as all the shadows be
SHARP as all the light
TIMELESS is my fingerprint
NEWBORN is my eye
FORCEFULLY my will is spent,
‘til GRATEFULLY, I die
|
||||
2. |
Dirt
02:43
|
|||
when I am dead, don’t bury me
wrap my body ‘round a tree
plant me in the fields of waste
where green is--by our hands--erased
I will be gone, far gone
you will be gone one day, far gone
oh, the dirt is waiting patiently
the dirt is waiting patiently
and on this tree don’t leave my name
or indicate there who is lain
the tree will drink me up in time
and leave behind no trace of mine
I will be gone, far gone
you will be gone one day, far gone
oh, the dirt is waiting patiently
the dirt is waiting patiently
not ashes but returned to earth
in proof that death is, too, rebirth.
not ashes but returned to earth
in proof that death is, too, rebirth.
I will be gone, far gone
you will be gone one day, far gone
oh, the dirt is waiting patiently
the dirt is waiting patiently
the dirt is waiting patiently
the dirt is waiting patiently
|
||||
3. |
Kill the Butcher
03:25
|
|||
who were you hiding from when you lied to me?
I wonder if you wrote about it later
you were always so good at telling stories
deep in your mind you know it was wrong to reach
deep in my body breaking all the windows
I was hoping so hard that there was more here
you’re naked in my arms
but I’m still waiting, waiting to see you
to see you
I am not a martyr
I will not lie down, lie down
and die for you, die for you
You butcher! You carver!
you hole boring through
through, through
who were you hiding from when you lied to me?
I wonder if you wrote about it later.
you were always so good at telling stories
under your hands you know there was land in me
did you think those hands could steal it from me?
my spirit will burn down every colony
you’re naked in my arms
but I’m still waiting, waiting to see you
to see you
I am not a martyr
I will not lie down, lie down
and die for you, die for you
You butcher! You carver!
you hole boring through
through, through
you’re naked in my arms X 6
you're naked! X 4
you’re naked in my arms
but I’m still waiting, waiting
to see you, to see you
I am not a martyr
I will not lie down, lie down
and die for you, die for you
You butcher! You carver!
you hole boring through
through, through
|
||||
4. |
Drink Last
02:23
|
|||
throw your fist in the air
put your life on the line
don’t you know that you are on the run?
put the iron in the fire
keep your hand to the task
don’t you know that you are on the run?
you got stuck in the mire
but you knew what you’d find
what you found has put you on the run.
yes the answer is there
if you know what to ask
you should ask why you are on the run.
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
(x 2)
running running running running running running running running running running running
(we’ve got the guns / we’ve got the laws / we make the rules / we sic the dogs)
water everywhere (stay in line)
running running running running running running running running running running running
(we’ve got the guns / we’ve got the laws / we make the rules / we sic the dogs)
water everywhere (stay in line)
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
(x 2)
would you die for the cause
if the war could be won?
though the fighting keeps you on the run?
is the winning enough
if it’s after you’re gone?
will you fight until the fighting’s done?
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
think fast, drink last
(x 2)
|
||||
5. |
All Cats Are Beautiful
03:24
|
|||
(Ow!)
oh, we know that you’re up to no good
every time you roll through the hood
but I won’t forget the sins that you paid
just cause you’re so bent out of shape about it
oh yeah,
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
beautiful beautiful
well, who gave you the license to kill?
we’re not living if we’re living in fear
but I won’t forget the sins that you paid
just cause you’re so bent out of shape about it
uh, yeah,
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
beautiful beautiful
but how long till my people get free?
MINDS ON FIRE we’re coming, READY
but I won’t forget the sins that you paid
just cause you’re so bent out of shape- shape- shape- about it
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
beautiful beautiful
well you’re shakin’ in your boots as you’re watching us grow
STRONG, FAST, HARD, fists ready to THROW
but I won’t forget the sins that you paid
just cause you’re so bent out of shape- shape- shape- about it
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
All Cats Are Beautiful
beautiful beautiful (X2)
beautiful (X 8)
(fuck tha police)
|
||||
6. |
Sad Boi
04:15
|
|||
hey! hey! hey, hey!
don't! don’t you try me.
I said don’t
I’m not believing it
oh yeah, don't, don’t you try me.
cause I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m, not believing (leavin’, leavin’, leavin’) it
you open your mouth I just want to scream
you're tripping me up like a dream
and there you go strutting ‘round like you’re the cream
of the crop
but you’re not
so how bout you just don't,
don’t you try me
I said don’t
I’m not believing it
yeah, don’t. Don’t you try me
cause I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m not believing (leavin’ leavin’ leavin’) it
you think you’re pretty, pretty boi?
you think you’re lovely, lovely soul?
you think you’re sadder, sadder than me?
I’m not believin’
I’m not believin’ (leavin’ leavin’ leavin’) it
pretty boi, pretty boi, pretty boi
(wahooooo, booo hoooo, booo hoo)
don’t you try me.
I said don’t, don’t, don’t I’m not believing it
yeah, don’t. don’t you try me.
cause I’m, I’m, I’m, I’m not believing (leavin’ leavin’ leavin’) it
aren’t you worried you’ll break through the screen?
is that your mirror turning green?
and yes, we know, your rage likes to be seen
but it’s fine, I got time
so just, just, just, just
don’t. don’t you try me.
I said don’t don’t don’t don’t.
I’m not believing it.
don’t. don’t you try me.
I said don’t cause I’m, I’m, I’m,
I’m not believing (leavin’ leavin’ leavin’) it
pretty boi, pretty boi, pretty boi
(Wahooooo, booo hoooo, booo hoo)
|
||||
7. |
This Body of Mine
00:51
|
|||
this body of mine, I grew it from scratch
in a garden attached
to my bones.
|
||||
8. |
Pica Taco 25
04:49
|
|||
everywhere you walk there’s a shadow
right behind
it’s just hiding in the dark
or it’s swallowed by the light
if you try to tear it off It will
wrap itself around
or you’ll
tangle up your legs and you’ll
sink into the ground
it’s your closest friend, how can you let it go?
it’s your closest friend and it’s all you know (x2)
it keeps itself alive just to wallow
poisoning the well
with the bitter pills it makes you swallow
but you can never tell
if you try to swear it off it will
make your word a lie and you’ll
live outside the truth ‘til the
living makes you die
it’s your closest friend, how can you let it go?
it’s your closest friend and it’s all you know (x2)
dear friend begone (x4)
it’s your closest friend and it’s all you know
it’s your closest friend, but you can let it go (x2)
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go
you can let it go ...
(let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
|
||||
9. |
Catching Fire
04:28
|
|||
you’re wanting
you’re stressed out
they’re watching you
waiting
they want you
to fall down
and stay down under
their boots, ah
but you’ll stay tall
you’ll beat back all the demons
ah
you’re fighting
you’re crucified
your wounds won't
heal
they’re laughing
they’re growing
they think they’ve won
this war, ah
but you’ll stay tall
you’ll beat back all the demons
ah
you’re rising
you’re catching fire
you will not wait
to be
they’re raging
they’re melting like
sugar in your wrath rain, ah
but you’ll stay tall
you’ll beat back all the demons
ah
|
||||
10. |
Fatestring
02:54
|
|||
(move your body close to mine)
move your body close to mine
stepping sideways out of time
keep your secrets in my ear
baby let’s get out of here
how loud should we laugh?
how far should we run?
the night seems to know that we two are one,
two are one,
two are one (x2)
kiss me but remember my teeth
velvet shroud with a dagger underneath
wrap your hands in mine and keep
the tension in between our heartbeats
how loud should we laugh?
how far should we run?
the night seems to know that we two are one,
two are one,
two are one (x2)
blood-red fibers stretch across
the muscle memory of first loss
in stark confusion we all sleep
inventing starving ways to eat
how loud should we laugh?
how far should we run?
the night seems to know that we two are one,
two are one,
two are one (x2)
two are one
two are one
|
||||
11. |
Die with Diamonds
03:38
|
|||
laa ooo, la ooo
laa ooo, la ooo
oooh kids it’s the coolest thing
to do away with your diamond rings
your mortgages, your property
kill them dead and you’ll be free
kill them dead and you’ll be free
laa ooo, la ooo
laa ooo, la ooo
oh we, oh we, oh we hungry poor
we raise the wheat and you lock the door
they’ve drain, they’ve drained the levies dry
it’s time to sound our vengeful cry
it’s time to sound our vengeful cry
laa ooo, la ooo
laa ooo, la ooo
it’s not going to happen the way that you want it to
it’s not going to happen the way that you want it to
there won’t be a place to run to when we come for you
laa ooo, la ooo
laa ooo, la ooo (x2)
oooh kids it’s the coolest thing
to do away with your diamond rings
your mortgages, your property
kill them dead and you’ll be free
kill them dead and you’ll be free
kill them dead and you’ll be free
kill them dead and you’ll be free
laa ooo, la ooo
laa ooo, la ooo (x2)
|
||||
12. |
Chanson de Peur
04:07
|
|||
danger lurks in every corner and you can’t escape it
cause the night is full of terrors
danger lurks in every corner and you can’t escape it
cause the night is full of terrors
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
danger lurks in every corner waiting patiently to teach you
danger lurks in every corner waiting patiently to teach you
(woooooooooo wooooooo) X2
is it lonely in a body? can we touch in quantum?
or are we just drifting chemicals?
our souls, are they just the stardust taking a vacation
in a lesser form of energy?
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
danger lurks in every corner waiting patiently to teach you
danger lurks in every corner waiting patiently to teach you
(woooooooooo wooooooo) X2
and while all these earthly kings are wishing on a blank seed
know that growth begins in darkness
simply, all living is movement, energy just bursting
toward the ending oh so gracefully
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
don’t be scared of things you don’t know
(woooooooooo wooooooo) X2
|
||||
13. |
Our Apocalypse
01:11
|
|||
I get the feeling I'm walking on the ceiling
every thing is upside down
and my head is reeling
it's amazing
this craziness inside me
I'm hiding from hunters
who'll never abide me
my Self is beside me
my Mind is outside me
our voices are crying for TRUTH
but you stay steady lying
in my heart, profound violence
and nothing can silence it
(and nothing can silence it)
but some time ago I learned the earth will go on living
we burn our kingdoms down but the soil is forgiving
yeah, some time ago I learned the earth will go on living
we burn our kingdoms down but the soil is forgiving
the soil is forgiving
the soil is forgiving
the soil is forgiving
|
Lightmare Washington, D.C.
A six-person soulpunk arrangement out of Washington, D.C. making songs about love, death, and revolution, in any order and
definitely overlapping. Smooth and sharp, warm and galvanizing, punchy, political and personal.
Feat. Shady Rose (they/them) vocals, Vitamin Dee (she/her) on keys, Matty K (he/him) on sax, Beck (he/him) on guitar, Yousef (he/him) on drums, & Frankie Goodbye (x/x) on bass.
... more
Streaming and Download help
If you like Lightmare, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp