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Abstruse

by Distances

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1.
Take a bow Take my hand Break a vow Let's begin Dye (die) in the hue (hew) Make the scales balance true As they fall A smell so sweet Flowers upon a coffin Hold on tight cause we all leave empty-handed
2.
Burning potential Ash Ash forms at our feet Rain With rain, fall to mud of deceit Crooked bone Aching line Knotted joint in fractured time Forever clawing beneath Ash Ash forms at our feet Rain With rain, fall to mud of deceit Crooked bone Aching line Knotted joint in fractured time Twisted spine in fractured time Monolith Monolith of error Error Turned reckless Reckless tower Faith burned Intention falls Doomed and pointless Monolith Monolith of error Reckless tower so tall So tall So tall Tower So tall Ash forms at our feet
3.
Two Thirty 04:44
Break your promises on knees in the dark Once things come to light the herding starts How the heavy the torch Your hand starts to shake Ignite the gaslight and the beds you've made Talking of walking on water with shoes made of brick Sick with power, smelling flowers in your kingdom of shit How heavy the torch Your hand starts to shake Ignite the gaslight and the beds you've made Hide in sheets made of wool from your sheep made of fools Mob pariah Thrown to the wolves Hide in sheets made of wool from your sheep made of fools Flock's messiah Now on fire Gates crash Walls cave Suffocate The world you made Construct of hate Hide in sheets made of wool from your sheep made of fools Mob pariah Thrown to the wolves Hide in sheets made of wool From your sheep made of fools Flock's messiah Now on fire
4.
Full Circle 03:03
You've seen it all Gleaming and neat Coat upon coat Buried beneath Covered hope Come and see All the same, nothing is new Never-ending Come and see All the same, nothing is new Neverending coat upon coat of hope Gleaming and neat Buried beneath Disgust in the air You know better Bitter tongue laid bare You all know better You've seen it all This can be fixed You've seen it all Lies on lies Gathered pile Come and see All the same, nothing is new Never-ending Lies on lies Gather the pile Come and see All the same, nothing is new Never-ending Lies on lies Gather the pile You've seen it all Nothing changes
5.
Empty Prose 05:29
Everything Thoughts and dreams Cries and screams Gone, like water into sand Inherent doom Someday soon Flowers bloom Welcome the decay of man Is being thought a monster worse than never given any thought at all? Any thought at all The axe can't remember The tree won't forget Lightweight contender Heavyweight regret The world untouched by wring (ring) and wrought (rot) Not a single minute for a second thought The axe can't remember The tree won't forget Lightweight contender Heavyweight regret Empty prose no one knows A whisper in a storm Pretend to bleed Out of beads on the rosary
6.
7.
Everyone knows I am beautiful because I tell them so Good vibes only, never lonely Come enjoy the show Watch my lantern boil with snake oil Brightest feathers, brightest weather Living, laughing, loving, praying Thick skin, without decaying Follow my lead if you can keep up Endlessly, watch my lantern boil with snake oil Who are you again? Oh, my dearest friend I can see no end to how far you will bend Who are you again? Oh, my dearest friend My dearest friend how far you bend Follow my lead if you can keep up Good luck Everyone knows I am beautiful because I make sure to tell them so
8.
Passage 01:31
9.
Father of my father of my father of my father of Wells of piss and poison Choose to rather rise above Broken bones mend stronger now Spiteful crown on bloodied brow Cut out the tongue of my father’s son Dead leaves, fallen fruit Upon the fault of pulp and root Branches bare, uncovered lies Allowing more uncovered sky Planted seeds in solid ground Escaping shade, reclaim the crown Cut out the tongue of my father’s son
10.
Poison Dowry 07:14
Unable to escape this sullen shroud Cloak of shame, fabric of guilt, poisonous cloud Struggle to understand only tightens the knot The noose in waiting, slowly creating virtuous rot Innocent eyes don't realize and tug at the edges Not understanding, the dowry in waiting will cover them next Repentant life content to lie on the greenest hill Wholeheartedly broken, knowingly chosen, the sanctity killed Struggle to understand only tightens the knot The noose in waiting, slowly creating virtuous rot Innocent eyes don't realize their place at the table Not understanding, the dowry in waiting cursing them next All too happy to snuff out the light Flood of blood, filling lungs, breathing night A funeral loop on repeat, forlorn Forever mourn A funeral loop on repeat, forlorn Forever mourn on repeat, forlorn Forever mourn The death of best intentions Best intentions reborn

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released January 19, 2024

Written, performed, engineered, and produced by Distances.
Karl Deuble - vocals, guitar
Kris Schiffer - bass
Peter Hague - drums
Mastered by Augustine Ortiz, Jr.
Artwork by Peter Hague

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