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The Headache

by Howls

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1.
DRAG ME TO THE OCEAN FLOOR ‘CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO HEAR THE SAME SOUND NO MORE HALF LIES, PAST TENSE I’D RATHER BURY ALL MY FRIENDS I NEVER TRIED MY BEST I’M STILL NOT TOO OLD YET WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG WE’LL TIE OURSELVES TO THE ROOTS THAT BURDEN THE TREES YOU’LL BE THE LAST TO THAW I’VE SEEN IT ALL I NEVER TRIED MY BEST SHOW ME A SIDE OF YOU THAT’S CRUEL YOU’LL NEVER SEE MINE YOU’RE MY MEMORY ERASER THERE’S A NEW SET OF RULES YOUNG SUNS BURN BRIGHT ERASE IT ALL, ERASE IT BLACK HOLE, NO LIGHT ERASE IT ALL BUT THERE’S NO PLACE WE CAN ESCAPE AND THERE’S NO HEART YOU’D RATHER BREAK SO STRIKE THE MATCH AND WE WILL ALL BURN OUT I NEVER TRIED MY BEST SHOW ME A SIDE OF YOU THAT’S CRUEL YOU’LL NEVER SEE MINE YOU’RE MY MEMORY ERASER THERE’S A NEW SET OF RULES
2.
Small Talk 02:41
VACATED HOSPITAL BED I NEVER SAW A THING I KNOW YOU’VE GOT YOUR DEVILS I NEVER LET THEM IN LATELY I’VE NOT BEEN CONCERNED WITH WRONG OR RIGHT AND IF THERE’S A GOD UP THERE GOD KNOWS HE BETTER SAVE ME TWICE DON’T COME BACK IF THE TRUTH STILL HURTS PUSHING IT DOWN IS GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE WHEN IT COMES AROUND IT’S BEEN TOO LONG SOMETHING ABOUT IT STILL FEELS SO WRONG SETTLE DOWN IT’S IN YOUR HEAD THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY WHEN THE DEVIL’S ON EACH SHOULDER EVERY SINGLE DAY I KNOW YOU’LL NEVER FORGET IT COME BACK AND YOU’LL ONLY REGRET IT EVERYBODY IS SO VULNERABLE IN THE FACE OF A DEAD END FUTURE IF THE TRUTH STILL HURTS PUSHING IT DOWN IS GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE WHEN IT COMES AROUND IT’S BEEN TOO LONG SOMETHING ABOUT IT STILL FEELS SO WRONG EVERYBODY IS SO VULNERABLE I CAN SEE IT
3.
Bad Habits 03:46
NOW I’M PAYING FOR THE THINGS I’VE DONE I’M LIVING OUT MY DAYS ON THE RUN I’VE BEEN HOLDING MY HEAD UP ABOVE THE CLOUDS ‘CAUSE I KNOW WHEN MY BACK’S TURNED YOU’RE GOING TO LET ME DOWN I CAN’T QUIT, NOT YET CAN YOU FEEL IT BURN IN YOUR SOUL? WE SAID NO TO DEATH WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE “THIS IS IN OUR BLOOD” I KNOW WHEN YOU FEEL SO WEIGHED DOWN I CAN’T FIX THAT BUT I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR BAD HABITS I’VE BEEN LOSING MY HEAD CAN YOU FEEL IT BURN IN YOUR SOUL? WE WON’T BE THE LAST ONES LEFT WE’VE SAID IT BEFORE “THIS IS IN OUR BLOOD” TAKE THE TIME TO GO IT ALONE YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE ON YOUR OWN THAT WORLD YOU CRAVE IS NON-EXISTENT SO LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS I KNOW WHEN YOU FEEL SO WEIGHED DOWN I CAN’T FIX THAT BUT I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR BAD HABITS
4.
Wide Awake 03:56
I KNOW THERE’S NOTHING TO FEAR CRADLED IN ITS ARMS DRAGGED OUT BY ITS EARS THE BEAST OF A BURDENED YOUTH IT LEFT A SCAR, OH IT LEFT A BRUISE I DON’T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS I’VE LIVED A THOUSAND YEARS IN MY HEAD FORGET ABOUT YOUR WASTED WORDS THERE’S NO CHURCH FOR THE DISAPPOINTED I STAY AWAKE EVERY NIGHT TO FEEL ALIVE I CAN’T SLEEP EVERY SECOND I WAIT IS A SECOND THAT I’LL NEVER GET BACK AND I’M AFRAID THAT I’LL JUST KEEP LIVING ON ALONE, LET THE FIRE BURN IN THE END WHAT LESSONS DID YOU LEARN? YOU NEVER LET GO, YOU LEFT US IN THE DIRT THERE’S NOTHING MORE THAT I CAN DO IF YOU’RE SECOND HAND SMOKE I’M OLD NEWS I DON’T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS I’VE LIVED A THOUSAND YEARS IN MY HEAD FORGET ABOUT YOUR WASTED WORDS THERE’S NO CHURCH FOR THE DISAPPOINTED I STAY AWAKE EVERY NIGHT TO FEEL ALIVE I CAN’T SLEEP EVERY SECOND I WAIT IS A SECOND THAT I’LL NEVER GET BACK AND I’M AFRAID THAT I’LL JUST KEEP LIVING ON ALONE, LET THE FIRE BURN SAVE YOUR DREAMS FOR WHEN YOU’RE WIDE AWAKE
5.
Two Snakes 02:49
THE WAY YOU MOVE IS SO UNNATURAL TO ME YOU COIL AROUND ME ALMOST INNOCENTLY WOULD YOU TAKE IT ALL BACK IF YOU COULD? OR WILL YOU COVER YOUR TRACKS LIKE WE KNEW YOU WOULD AND IF I’D NEVER KNOWN YOU WERE A WOLF DRESSED IN SHEEP’S CLOTHES YOU ARE DANGEROUS CAN YOU FEEL THE VENOM IN YOUR BLOOD? TWO SNAKES SLITHER SIDE BY SIDE IF HELL HAS ITS HANDS FULL WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH YOU? I’VE GOT AN EMPTY STOMACH AND A HEAVY HEART I BUILT THIS SKELETON FROM BROKEN PARTS AND NOW I KNOW I LET YOU SLITHER TOO NEAR TOO MANY TIMES THIS LOVE IS POISONOUS THIS HEART, MY HOME, I’D TRADE IT ALL FOR GOLD THIS HEART, MY HOME, I’D TRADE IT ALL TWO SNAKES SLITHER SIDE BY SIDE IF HELL HAS ITS HANDS FULL WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH YOU?
6.
CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT YOU’RE FINE I’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE BUT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN TIME I’M PLAYING GAMES WITH YOUR MIND YOU’VE BEEN THERE A WHILE BUT I’M SCARED WHAT YOU’LL FIND I’M SICK OF FEELING LIKE THIS I KNOW WE CAN’T GIVE UP YET I THINK I’M WASTING MY BREATH YEAH WE’VE MADE DO WITH MUCH LESS I FEEL THE DUST IN MY CHEST LEFT FEELING JADED AGAIN IS THIS AS GOOD AS IT GETS? THIS IS A DEATH TRIP I SEE BLACK CLOUDS OVERHEAD THEY STAY WHEREVER WE’VE BEEN LOST FAITH IN EVERYTHING IS THIS AS GOOD AS IT GETS? THIS IS A DEATH TRIP WE MADE IT TO ANOTHER GREY TOWN WE’RE NEVER COMING BACK IF WE MAKE IT OUT WE’RE RUNNING HOME SO POINT US SOUTH THIS IS A WASTE OF BREATH THIS IS A DEATH TRIP
7.
Restless 03:26
SAVE YOUR WISHES FOR THE WELL IT’S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I’VE BEEN MYSELF WE’VE BEEN LOST IN THIS FOR YEARS HOLDING ON TO SOMETHING DESPITE OUR FEARS THERE ARE TIMES I WISH I HAD NOTHING TO LEAVE BEHIND THERE ARE TIMES, I WISH I HAD NOTHING OLD HEARTS BEATING IN OUR CHEST WE CANNOT FEEL, WE DON’T NEED REST RESTLESS SOULS DON’T NEED REST OLD HEARTS BEATING IN OUR CHEST WE CANNOT FEEL, WE DON’T NEED REST RESTLESS SOULS DON’T NEED REST
8.
Guilt Trip 03:00
ANOTHER DAY, WHAT HAVE WE BECOME? AN EMPTY ROOM TO SEE THE LIGHT BEFORE THE SUN AND I JUST NEED TO SEE THE NAMES THIS LIST GOES ON AND ON WITH EVERYDAY, I FIND NOTHING COMPLETES ME I DECAY, LIFE GOT IN THE WAY NOT DEAD, WE’RE NOT DEAD YET YOU’RE HEARTLESS, I’M LOVESICK I’M AVOIDING IT ALL ON PURPOSE I DON’T WANT THE CONFRONTATION OR CONVERSATIONS YOU’RE HEARTLESS, I’M LOVESICK I’M AVOIDING IT ALL ON PURPOSE I CAN ONLY PRAISE YOUR AMBITION I JUST HOPE REALITY SINKS IN I DONT WANT ANOTHER GUILT TRIP BRIGHTEST LIGHTS SHINE IN THE DARKEST CORNERS STILL I SEE, TRYING TO FIND MY WAY NOT DEAD, WE’RE NOT DEAD YET YOU’RE HEARTLESS, I’M LOVESICK I’M AVOIDING IT ALL ON PURPOSE I DON’T WANT THE CONFRONTATION OR CONVERSATIONS YOU’RE HEARTLESS, I’M LOVESICK I’M AVOIDING IT ALL ON PURPOSE I CAN ONLY PRAISE YOUR AMBITION I JUST HOPE REALITY SINKS IN I DONT WANT ANOTHER GUILT TRIP TIMES ARE CHANGING, AND IT SHOWS WE’RE NOT BROKEN, WE’RE JUST COLD
9.
No Paradise 04:27
IS THAT BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS? YOUR WHITE FLAGS DON’T MEAN A THING THERE’S NO ROOM AROUND HERE TO CLEAR MY HEAD AND IT’S ALL TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE NO PARADISE IN SIGHT I HEARD THE DEVIL SPEAK BUT I NEVER SAW HIS FACE JUST FLASHING LIGHTS DON’T MAKE ME BEG WISH ME GOOD RIDDANCE I’M COMING CLEAN AND YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME OR WASTE YOUR LIFE ON SINKING SHIPS WELL, I BLAME LOOSE LIPS I BET YOU’D HATE TO ADMIT YOU’VE FUCKED IT UP AGAIN IT’S NOT LIKE YOU’D EVER FIND IT HARD TO PRETEND THEY SAY HE’S COMING FOR YOUR SOUL BUT HE NEVER BOTHERS ME AT ALL AND IT’S ALL TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE NO PARADISE IN SIGHT I HEARD THE DEVIL SPEAK
10.
Headache 04:08
MOST DAYS, IT FEELS LIKE THE SUN’S EXPLODING MY HEAD IS FILLED WITH TOXIC LOATHING LET IT SLOWLY SINK IN YOU’RE MOVING ON WITHOUT ME NOW THE HEADACHE STARTS TO SPIN I’M BUILDING WALLS TO KEEP US IN SO TAKE THE CROWN AND MELT IT DOWN EMBRACE THE SILENCE IGNORE THE SOUNDS LET GO, BUT WAS IT WORTH THE PRICE YOU PAID? TOO SCARED TO NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE AGAIN LET IT SLOWLY SINK IN YOU’RE MOVING ON WITHOUT ME LET IT SLOWLY SINK IN YOU’RE EVERYTHING I’LL NEVER BE I SEE THE CRACKS IN YOUR MISFORTUNATE CRYSTAL BALL

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released April 28, 2017

Howls is:
Will Richards, Sam Barnes & Ollie Shead

All music written and performed by Howls

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse Studios

Cover painting by Mercedes Bellido

Packaging and layout by illwookie

Released by Truthseeker Music and Smiths Food Group DIY

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