1. |
Bastard Child
03:26
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Lord don’t have mercy
His love’s all dried up
I’ve burned all his bridges
I’m a bastard child
My sin’s on his table
It’s cut up in lines
I can’t rest my wicked
And I can taste the fright
Hypocritical pulpit
It mars his homily
His sermon is unwanted
He knows what’s best for me
Words laced with denial
My lips stained with lies
No warmth in our voices
Just screamin’ in the night
His eyes pierce the illusion
I’m a scarecrow now
His assault is constant
A requiem for me
I am so thirsty
I just wanted to please
But this is a battle
Our bond a casualty
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2. |
The Present I'm Living
02:21
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3. |
Skeletons
03:28
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Day by day
I’m a ghost caught in the fray
I medicate
and trade in aches for pains
He had all his fun
then I carried his son
He is gone but not forgotten
Gone but not forgotten
Well I’m haunted again
And I can’t pretend that
I don’t see him around
You make me so sick
You’re a devil in his skin
And I find my hands are bound
It goes round in my head
Round in my head
It goes round and round and round
It goes round in my head
You’re a devil, not my kin
It goes round and round and round
Dead weight
I drag this ball and chain
Hope and pray
The cycle’s bound to break
Should have been a tomb
Rotten fruit of my womb
A father’s hate bathed in the light
Hate bathed in the light
Well I’m falling again
I bleed for his sins
but I know you’re hellward bound
I make myself sick
Will my skeleton
have friends
When I’m 6ft underground?
It goes round in my head
Round in my head
It goes round and round and round
It goes round in my head
Will my skeleton have friends
When I’m 6ft underground?
Well I’m haunted again
And I can’t pretend
That I don’t see him around
I make myself sick
I’m a devil to my kin
and I know you’re hellward bound
It goes round in my head
Round in my head
It goes round and round and round
It goes round in my head
Will my skeleton have friends
When I’m 6ft underground?
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4. |
Expectations
02:37
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Doe-eyed
Doll-faced
Wholesome
Straight-laced
Did I meet your
expectations?
I am a stranger of
twenty-six fucking years
and counting
up the ways in which
we witches curse
your wicked name
And it's adding up
To some shit that I
know won’t ever change but
Did I meet your
expectations?
You are a stranger of
your own design and
fucking up the literal living human beings
you brought to life.
You were dead for a number of years but now
we’re all just fine!
Did you enjoy your
big vacation?
Sure I’m not a
destination
but did I meet your
expectations?
Did I meet your
expectations?
See, the first step is
admitting you have
a problem
And from there you get to accept the love and light of Jesus Christ into your heart and soul
Then comes the part where you say sorry and she forgives you for all the shitty things you’ve done
But it turns out that a 12 step program actually isn’t enough to fix a lifetime of neglect and abandonment
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5. |
My Momma Don't Drive
02:14
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Draw a blank
When we talk about it
Put it in a frame
What would we do
without it?
You know it’s bullshit
but we still allow it
Just another day
and we’ll forget about it
And by the way
in case you ever doubt it
I just have to say
I won't avoid the conflict
My mama don’t drive
Big mistake
Or just another outing
Bitter marmalade
We three are getting crowded
Losing patience
I could just scream and
shout it
Just another day
and we’ll forget about it
And by the way
in case you ever doubt it
I just have to say
I won’t avoid the conflict
My mama don’t drive
Wide awake
I’m dropping my
bad habits
Did you really think
your standing ground was solid?
You know it’s bullshit
and someone finally
called it
Just another day
and I can laugh about it
And by the way
in case I never said it
I’ll never take the blame
if I deserve the credit
My mama don’t drive
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6. |
Hard Pass
02:33
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I won’t be the fire
in your gaslight
More than just your
favorite pastime
Never been much of one
For keeping in touch
Honey
If you give em an inch they’ll take way too much
Something about saying no turns you inside out
It makes you
Hateful, hateful
I won’t be the love
of your lowlife
I can’t marry a man
so uptight
Never been much of one
For keeping in touch
Honey
If you give em an inch they’ll take way too much
Something about saying no turns you inside out
It makes you
Hateful, hateful
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7. |
X-Rated World
02:14
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It is an X-rated world
When love is violence
Feelings aren't real
We peddle a fantasy
Illusion, collusion
Then I go away
Leaving my body behind
They can't have my spirit
My form is not mine
It’s up to me to decide
Don’t have to live in this prison of mind.
I know its an empty world
Where unwanted touches
Don’t describe what’s real
So I feel lost and alone
The presence of others
Can't placate my soul
I know I can walk away
If I help myself
At least freedom is mine
Someday I will be complete
Wont need their affections
Burn my dirty sheets
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8. |
Bad Bitch Energy
01:58
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Introspective light
I lay the fool upright
It’s time
For fresh new company
Lay it on the line
Temptation on the rise
Hanged man
Right in front of me
Right in front of me
Paralyzed
And I
Can’t look you in the eye
Your heart beats
Bad bitch energy
Got you on
My mind
It keeps me up all night
Alive with your
Bad bitch energy
Confidence in stride
Will only come in time
Reverse
The moon inside of me
Hell and heart alight
The devil on my side
I’m a
Full fatality
I’m a full fatality
Step into
The Light
Horizon in my sight
I burn with
Bad bitch energy
If you have
The time
I’ll have you in my life
Divine in your
Bad bitch energy
Cat eye
Dark lip
Sharp wit
Bad bitch energy
High waist
High heel
I feel
Bad bitch energy
Devil on my side
I am a rising tide
I’m a
Full fatality
I’m a full fatality
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9. |
Joseph Radio
05:01
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Good evening!
Thank you for tuning in!
We are broadcasting live now
from the Lyon’s mouth
All bullshit all the time
I’m not much of a
“fun person,” man
I’m almost enjoying a
conversation with you
And I’d say that’s
grounds for delirium
You’re talking to someone
who hasn’t cried since
elementary school
You can try to upset me
but it won’t work
You and I have never had
a relationship that wasn’t marked
with romantic overtones
I broke up with you and
rejected you
Doesn’t that mean I win?
Getting zero readings,
Captain
Anyway, just remember-
Being me will always be
more difficult
than being you
Do you feel like you
deserve to live anymore?
I wouldn’t if I were you
Was being such a nasty
whore worth it?
Tell me!
Tell me right now.
I wanna hear what you
have to say
You owe it to me
to give me this
Your silence just
encourages me
You know you want to
say something mean
Just give me a reaction
Your whole life is a joke
and nobody takes you seriously
You might be the most
unlovable human being
of all time and you’re going to be
so, so alone
Don’t hesitate to go
fuck yourself
if there’s anything you
need from me
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