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New Discomfort

by Old Ways

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1.
How 03:45
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It’s so fucked up The way the corners of your lips curl How did you come to be Maybe all your pieces Got tossed around in my head And landed so perfectly But you’re still haunting me Yeah, you’re still haunting me I know I’ve been home all alone Empty rooms and photos are all I see But you’re still haunting me Hollow, a ghost I built to Follow me around Yeah, you speak without a sound But you’re still haunting me Yeah, you’re still haunting me I wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget you I think that I miss you Nostalgic for someone I don’t know I see you in my head I feel you in my bed But maybe there’s no one really there And I’m not sure if I should care How did you come to be You seem so real to me I know I’ve been home all alone Empty rooms and photos are all I see But you’re still haunting me Hollow, a ghost I built to Follow me around Yeah, you speak without a sound But you’re still haunting me Yeah, you’re still haunting me I know I’ve been home all alone Empty rooms and photos are all I see But you’re still haunting me Hollow, a ghost I built to Follow me around Yeah, you speak without a sound But you’re still haunting me Yeah, you’re still haunting me
2.
Without You 03:13
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Don’t set me free again You’re my only friend Yeah, you’re the only one To convince this sun To come up again And all the breath I spend Yeah, it won’t change your mind But I’ll be just fine Because the stars can take my place Drop me off in outer space again I don’t know what I’m to do Up here without you I’ve got no one left to hold Up here without you It’s getting cold Don’t set me free again I might find the end Yeah, I might find a place Beyond outer space And get lost again Lost in my own head I think I’m out of time But everything will be just fine Because the stars can take my place Drop me off in outer space again I don’t know what I’m to do Up here without you I’ve got no one left to hold Up here without you It’s getting cold Oh and the gravity of our situation Is starting to weigh on my chest I know that you aren’t coming back I wish that you were coming back I really wish you’d come see me again I don’t know what I’m to do Up here without you I’ve got no one left to hold Up here without you It’s getting cold
3.
On the Run 03:09
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It always came so easy to me Falling down and washing out Throw that tantrum scream and shout But when it came to be what I should be I never could I thought I would I haven’t it tried it, but I should So I’ll pull back and relapse I’m always running away from that I gave up, can’t take it back I always swore that I would get to it someday But some things are better left undone And I swear I’m better on the run But fear is begging me to stay And I don’t want to waste another day away It always came so easy But then I went and threw it all away So piece by piece I’ll pick it up I’ll do my part I’ll do what is enough So I’ll pull back and relapse I’m always running away from that I gave up, can’t take it back I always swore that I would get to it someday But some things are better left undone And I swear I’m better on the run So I’ll pull back and relapse Some things are better left undone And I’m better on the run Yeah, I’m better on the run So I’ll pull back and relapse I’m always running away from that I gave up, can’t take it back I always swore that I would get to it someday But some things are better left undone
4.
Empty Room 03:15
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I’ve been sleeping on the couch again Trying to pretend that you’re upstairs Mad at me for some shit that I did to you But it’s not true No, it’s not true It’s a fantasy I tell myself So I can get some sleep For the first time in a week The nights move faster when my eyes are closed And I could use the rest Yeah, I could use the rest I think it’s starting again or over It’s a redo just like we do Take it all you can keep it You’re just an empty room to me It’s so neurotic, but I’m glad that I caught it I would've came along with you But I’ll fuck off because you told me to Now, you’re nothing but an empty room Disconnect and let it shut down The power’s out across the whole town So I’ll stay inside In my haunted house amusement ride Running from a ghost is exhausting It’s walking through the walls like it’s nothing Get under the covers Pretend it’s another bad dream Just another bad dream I think it’s starting again or over It’s a redo just like we do Take it all you can keep it You’re just an empty room to me It’s so neurotic, but I’m glad that I caught it I would've came along with you But I’ll fuck off because you told me to Now, you’re nothing but an empty room I’ve been sleeping on the couch Trying to pretend that you’re upstairs Mad at me for some shit that I did to you But it’s not true no it’s not true It’s a fantasy a fantasy It’s not true no it’s not true You’re a fantasy a fantasy Yeah, you’re just an empty room You’re just an empty room to me
5.
Wasted Days 03:19
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Let’s pack it all up I’ve seen it all I’ve done enough I swear it’s not a bluff Grow bitter every passing buzz Can I do this anymore Am I really such a bore Excuse myself and walk away In search of what I’m looking for I’ve been feeling nothing for this Navigating space within There’s a razor thin line between Giving up and giving in Will I know it if I find it Will it be there in the dark Now I’ve lost it all and It goes on and on and on and on and on I take it all back I know that I’ve been wrong before Now, getting back on track It’s time to shut another door There was nothing back there for me Joy’s decaying with my body I can’t help that fact that happiness Always leave me empty Wasted days a numbing buzz Toss and turn search for enough I’ve been feeling nothing for this Navigating space within There’s a razor thin line between Giving up and giving in Will I know it if I find it Will it be there in the dark Now I’ve lost it all and It goes on and on and on and on and on Wasted days a numbing buzz Toss and turn search for enough There’s a razor thin line between Giving up and giving in I could keep on searching but I’m growing tired wearing thin Will I know it when I find it Will I know it when I’m done Now I’ve lost it all and It goes on and on and on and on I’ve been feeling nothing for this Navigating space within There’s a razor thin line between Giving up and giving in Will I know it if I find it Will it be there in the dark Now I’ve lost it all and It goes on and on and on and on and on
6.
What You Will Keep 03:44
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Cast me in permanence Nothing’s meant to last forever Replace my blood with fresh cement Shatter when I hit the ground Pick me apart and Set aside the parts of me You want to keep But I can’t guarantee they’ll last long No, I can’t guarantee they’ll last Take any part of me you hate to see And throw it to the side Made mistakenly, poor quality But without those parts I’ll die I'll find any excuse To be of no use It’s the dust that holds together Through every storm that you will weather Clean it up and watch The pieces fall and scatter on the ground Maybe we can find a way to fix it Maybe if we don’t we’ll be complicit We want it all But there is nothing left for us to take No, there is nothing left for us Take any part of me you hate to see And throw it to the side Made mistakenly, poor quality But without those parts I’ll die An empty ending to an empty life Time is killing me, but that’s alright I’ll find any excuse To be of no use Set aside what you will keep But it won’t count for anything No, it won’t count for anything Take any part of me you hate to see And throw it to the side Made mistakenly, poor quality But without those parts I’ll die An empty ending to an empty life Time is killing me, but that’s alright I’ll find any excuse To be of no use Set aside what you will keep But it won’t count for anything I’ll find any excuse To be of no use
7.
Thieves 04:04
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You’re way too cool to laugh But I just made you smile I just found their stash Come hang with me a while Hang with me a while I promise that I’ll make you smile We’ll have so much fun Living on the run Forgetting everyone Let’s bail and hit the road Go somewhere we don’t know Get lost in someone else’s car You grab my throat We know how these things go Let’s take this way too fucking far Stuck in this liminal space Only my face left to face I always know what to take and I’m gone This party is bullshit I just want to leave Walk along the shore Checking every door Found one that’s open So baby let’s go in Maybe we’ll find what we’re looking for Shadows hit the walls Fire burns and bodies fall Pushing, pulling, and writhing Lost track of the time If somebody rings Just ignore the call Should we go back to the party I know everything was so exciting Strange faces, felt like dying Weird places, I’m not trying to Put this all on you But I don’t know what to do Walk along the shore Checking every door Found one that’s open So baby let’s go in Maybe we’ll find what we’re looking for Shadows hit the walls Fire burns and bodies fall Pushing, pulling, and writhing Lost track of the time If somebody rings Just ignore the call That party was bullshit I’m so glad we left Walk along the shore Checking every door Found one that’s open So baby let’s go in Maybe we’ll find what we’re looking for Shadows hit the walls Fire burns and bodies fall Pushing, pulling, and writhing Lost track of the time If somebody rings Just ignore the call
8.
New Discomfort 03:50
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Show me something pretty Pry open my eyes Show me something pretty That says I’ll make it out alive Surrender to a new discomfort I don’t know a fucking thing about myself I don’t know what I’m capable of feeling now Do I even know of love Can I understand enough Slowly spoken panic surely It will be the death of me I know, I know That I don’t want to do this anymore Running from the things I was before Giving in to everything and more Leave behind the sparse and empty But it’s moving quick and it might catch me I could make it out, but it’s unlikely So I’ve got to stay and surrender, surrender Leave the lights on low And let the white noise glow And radiate, I lie and wait For the night to let me go Can I do this Should I even try If I say I will and never do Will that mean I’ve lied I know, I know That I don’t want to do this anymore Running from the things I was before Giving in to everything and more Leave behind the sparse and empty But it’s moving quick and it might catch me I could make it out, but it’s unlikely So I’ve got to stay and surrender, surrender I’ll never leave this place But I won’t stick around I know it feels the worst Giving in to new discomforts I’ll never leave this place But I won’t stick around I know it feels the worst Giving in to new discomforts Show me something pretty Pry open my eyes Show me something pretty That says I’ll make it out alive I know, I know That I don’t want to do this anymore Running from the things I was before Giving in to everything and more Leave behind the sparse and empty But it’s moving quick and it might catch me I could make it out, but it’s unlikely So I’ve got to stay and surrender, surrender

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released October 22, 2021

Mixed and Mastered by Josh Matotek @joshwritessongs

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