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Hangin' on a Wire

by KAW

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1.
Bow Down 02:15
Running up a mountain, searching for a fountain I'm on fire that won't go out I suffer for you, there's blood on the page I'm making rounds for the devil, too I've been broken and I think I've gone to hell I'm not a human but a shell Bow down I do not remember the night they locked me out Because I showed them what I bleed I got the carpet filled with sorrow, wait until tomorrow Tell me, why must I plead? (Why?) I'm not handling these trials very well I've thrown my soul into a cell Bow down
2.
Run Free 02:34
I've stayed up all night and I know I'm ready to blow this mess I've seen around it Everything is falling apart on me Shoved down my throat So I can't say it again, "I want out" I will never come back It's time to say goodbye Run free Run far Run to The north star I've been told what it means to be immortal Man, it's sounding better each day Don't turn around, otherwise You might think real life is much better You fools surround me Try to get me to stay It's frozen solid up here I don't mean the fucking weather
3.
Evil Love 04:59
Like a snake, I was running afoul I'm at the stake, now I'm sharp as an owl Could it be, you love me I don't know fear, I got you right here I feel like I'm back in the wild A free-spirited child Now I'm free, believe me I've laid my burden down Who knew, me and you Find love in a world of saints I don't need any godsends in my way I don't need it, I don't need it I got you and I already know We're gonna burn all the angels to the ground Evil love I deal with the pain of being alive All the fools and lies I've been cold, I've been crazed I feel I've broken from my chains I see the rubble I taste the fire Today is the day I wear your burning crown I'll take any grave Come save me
4.
I read the news about you every fucking day Assaulted daily with the stupid shit you say I got it made, I found myself a way atop the pole And you really don't know how well that I've been keeping tabs No way to stay out of my face You're sitting in a dead room and you're still within my gaze I'm perched up top and I'm rooted up here and you're still in my home base Aside your friends and your enemies Out and about, out to scout That's right, I'm hangin' on a wire I see from time to time the world is in dismay You want it black and white, but all I see is gray Amidst the pain, a narcissistic drain Let's make things right, and make it known with empty solidarity
5.
They build a tower of hate, you're fucked every way You turn around and they're back again Well ain't it fun getting faded at the local bar? Another day of getting shit on by your "friends" You had a fucked up day You gotta find a way To break from the fools, you oughta fight back Turns out that they aren't worth jack You gotta make them pay For all the shit they say Give 'em the boot, or given the chance They're gonna stab you in the back They couldn't care less about the state of life you're in They'll bring you down because they don't want you to win They're drunk with power, watch you writhe in pain You gonna sit around and let them gain? No.
6.
Filth & Fire 02:45
We're gonna tell you right now We're gonna take you down into the pits of hell We rock it all night, and the feeling's alright We got you under the spell We like it live and dangerous You know we like it loud We woke up next to your old lady And she ain't too proud A half gallon of whiskey An ounce of grass Once that stage lights up We're gonna kick your ass You want some action, we brought the sleaze We turn up the room 10,000 degrees We got that filth and that fire We're gonna tell you right now We're gonna burn down the house before we take a bow We ain't got no fear We'll shotgun every beer you got in this house We done committed a jailbreak We dealt the ace of spades We made it to the edge of town Covered in your bloodstains You gave me gin and tonic I said "keep that shit away" Beam's the only one we need We'll drink it night and day
7.
Duster wearing gunslinger Jaded lone ranger The lawman wants him dead I want his fucking head I want revenge for my dearest ones Who were slaughtered by this bastard son Gonna kill him where he stands Spill his blood across the land Outlaw, scum of the earth I'm gonna take you down to hell I'm gonna kill you, bastard It's time to avenge, time to get my revenge May god be on my side for this execution It's time to avenge, time to get my revenge Red hot retribution Drinking in the saloon I found this fucking fool Been searching all across the west To put a bullet through his chest A showdown between me and him A shootout is how it's gonna end As he walks out the through the door This is the moment I've been waiting for
8.
Cut Me Out 04:32
Smoke, so caustic, fills the air I breathe I know I live in danger when I'm in your vicinity I live for validation, at least until I'm free Of all the tribulations you bestow upon me You wallow in the darkness waiting for the chance to strike Pull me down, another day no light I'd give 100,000 nights to see the sun again Cut me out I'm growing restless, every passing day Another broken promise, another unwelcome stay I'm searching for an answer, cure me of my pain I wash myself clean of you, but you crawl back from the drain

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released May 2, 2020

Recorded and engineered by Pete Bankert.
Mastered by TJ Richardson.
Cover art by Lauren Gornik.
Logo by Brian Thuringer.

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