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mechanics of the soul (pre​-​production)

by BABLS

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1.
Medium Ride (11 6 2021) 04:13
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medium ride medium things she keeps inside things you never know machining of the soul medium home median place I never go build a bed of stone materials on loan brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon medium ride immediate things I never tried a million ways to go mechanics of the soul brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon but do you recall Sugar pie honey bunch Sugar pie honey bunch Sugar pie honey bunch brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon medium ride medium things she keeps inside things you never know mechanics of the soul
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ripples 03:43
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there's a chunk of life that's outside both my hands a sort of accident I can't exactly understand but where you go, there's ripples thru the sky and land in my heart a bullet list of your life demands got lost in a planner somewhere in between here and Japan I can't retrieve it but by circumstance I could help you cut an x on every o I know it's your universe and it's your life born with butcher's hands and then one day you find a knife and so we separate the muscle and bone risk a kill to figure out what triggers the flow in dying animals iridescent chemicals swirling and colliding on a night in June swaying to phases of the moon perhaps we have just been aged five years to consume each other gradually and casually assuage the fear with a meaty red and pleasant company to drown the tears the art of getting good at letting go but if the universe designed this thing some special reason why we cannot help but wondering what life might look like with you and me not settling still somehow holding one another, becoming old gray dying animals iridescent chemicals swirling and colliding on a night in June swaying to phases of the moon bright, bright, bright, bright but swiftly darkening sparkling sailing for another shore there's a chunk of life that's outside both our hands a sort of cosmic gravity we can't escape or understand and where you go, there's ripples thru the sky and land in my heart
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ripples (u47) 03:44
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there's a chunk of life that's outside both my hands a sort of accident I can't exactly understand but where you go, there's ripples thru the sky and land in my heart a bullet list of your life demands got lost in a planner somewhere in between here and Japan and I can't retrieve it but by circumstance I could help you cut an x on every o I know it's your universe and it's your life born with butcher's hands and then one day you find a knife and so we separate the muscle and bone risk a kill to figure out what triggers the flow dying animals iridescent chemicals swirling and colliding on a night in June swaying to phases of the moon perhaps we have just been aged five years to consume each other gradually and casually assuage the fear with a meaty red and pleasant company to drown the tears the art of getting good at letting go but if the universe designed this thing some special reason why we cannot help but wondering what life might look like with you and me not settling still somehow holding one another, becoming old gray dying animals iridescent chemicals swirling and colliding on a night in June swaying to phases of the moon bright, bright, bright, bright but swiftly darkening sparkling sailing for another shore there's a chunk of life that's outside both our hands a sort of cosmic gravity we can't escape or understand and where you go, there's ripples thru the sky and land in my heart
4.
knots (demo 10 31 2019) 03:48
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knots in my shoelaces, knots in my back fixing to go places I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on loss of affection, pages of facts I could use some direction I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days you say to me I'm a little bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost, keeping my fingers crossed tangled up knots in hieroglyphs, high-level math trying to make sense of it I keep losing track of the things I wanted keep looking back on golden days, golden days you say to me I'm a little bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost, keeping my fingers crossed tangled up aren't you the loveliest thing I've ever seen there's more to do there's more to be there's more to you there's more to me I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back you say to me I'm a little bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost, keeping my fingers crossed tangled up you say to me I'm a little bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed keeping my fingers crossed keeping my fingers crossed tangled up in knots
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k bye (2nd demo) 03:56
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started with the answer then i lost my patience skipped over the words for the illustrations missionary-like chasing the stars breaking our teeth in between the bars hold tight hold tight don't miss this chance put your arms around me and teach me to dance teach me to dance teach me to dance put your arms around me and teach me to dance on the road in my head memories are gravel all I wove now I thread by thread unravel memories of gravel lost sight of the puzzle and then the pieces started falling down like recommendations if you get it then you got it and go like 'oh I'm wandering the dirty side on the road in my head memories are gravel all I wove now I thread by thread unravel memories of gravel spinning memories on memories settle down take a breath spinning memories on memories settle down take a breath take a breath take a breath take a look at the time time time missing time miss I miss you sometimes good alignment but all broken inside waking up in the night reckon i recognize it's the ugly truth or a beautiful lie bang bang shoot shoot I missed a obvious sign now I'm lying here like a deer on the dirty side of the road in my head memories are gravel all I wove now I thread by thread unravel memories of gravel memories of gravel memories of gravel on the road in my head memories are gravel all I wove now I thread by thread unravel memories of gravel I started with the answer then I lost my patience I keep losing my patience losing my patience I keep losing my patience my patience my patience
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medium ride (demo) 04:31
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medium ride medium things she keeps inside things you never know machining of the soul medium home median place I never go build a bed of stone materials on loan brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon medium ride immediate things I never tried a million ways to go mechanics of the soul brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon but do you recall Sugar pie honey bunch Sugar pie honey bunch Sugar pie honey bunch brass band holding steady darling steady darling I beg your pardon medium ride medium things she keeps inside things you never know mechanics of the soul
7.
transmission (demo) 03:59
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I caught a transmission everybody listen the signal's kinda fuzzy but the words are crystal clear invite to a party it barely even started everyone is coming but nobody is here oh no I got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself but I think I lost count damage to the tissue I kind of always miss you but I healed it up enough and now I'm back on the field I feel a little funny every time I'm running there's a feeling in my tummy like I'm running from myself oh no I got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself but I think I lost count mmm thanks I appreciate it but I'm not the one who made it see I'm looking for a window and I always find a sill-- silly idle fascination engaging conversation I used to have the answers now I hope I never will oh no, oh no I got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself but I think I lost count oh no, oh I got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself but I think I lost count I caught a transmission everybody listen the words are kinda fuzzy but the signal's crystal clear oh no i've got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself well I think I lost count oh no i've got a situation and I'm all alone I'm not the one that anyone was counting on I guess I always counted on me counting on myself
8.
make break (demo) 03:51
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blue thing new thing living a reason gone outside to run around depending on the season write it fight it learn what's inside it no one knows but you it's you that survive it you that survive it you that survive it pretend to tend to fend or defend you promise is a look a like a love like you meant to reeling dealing emotional feeling paint in the sky stars on the ceiling stars on the ceiling keeping alive keep both eyes open impossible to win because the game is broken I'm a take a shot it's not unmakeable I made it here in one piece and I'm extremely breakable when you got to know you know the tricky part about it I wanna stay there's no way around it turn down the money then you don't really need it feel it in my bones but now I believe it now I believe it now I believe it keeping alive keep both eyes open impossible to win because the game is broken I'm a take a shot it's not unmakeable I made it here in one piece and I'm extremely breakable every thing looks funny today you get your best shot at me while I'm looking the other way keeping alive... I'm a take a shot..
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ordinary love (demo) 03:41
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in ways we are nothing in ways we are gods some days we are lovers others we're at odds it's regular sunshine regular rain ordinary growing extraordinary pain all very simple everyday kinda stuff extraordinary giving, ordinary love in ways we are children in some we are grown and oh we are blameless but oh we shoulda known things will break you know we're on the mend it's regular sunshine regular rain ordinary growing extraordinary pain all very simple everyday kinda stuff extraordinary giving, ordinary love regular sunshine regular rain ordinary growing extraordinary pain all very simple everyday kinda stuff extraordinary giving, ordinary love extraordinary giving, ordinary love extraordinary feeling, ordinary love
10.
knots (demo) 03:45
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knots in my shoelaces knots in my back fixing to go places I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days loss of affection pages of facts I could use some direction I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days you say to me I'm a bit--a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up knots are hieroglyphs high-level math trying to make sense of this I keep losing track of the things I wanted keep looking back on golden days golden days you say to me I'm a bit--a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up aren't you the loveliest thing I've ever seen there's more to do there's more to be there's more to you there's more to me I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back you say to me I'm a bit--a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up you say to me I'm a bit--a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up in knots
11.
iodine (demo) 02:57
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iodine stain iodine remedy where there was pain, all that remains, a colorful memory a face in a frame a message you sent to me once we were friends, then something changed, now we are enemies it's all in the game we play fixing the same mistakes if you got what you wanted and said what you wanted to say ...well I'm trying to say that's all we're going our separate ways, our separate ways our separate ways iodine burns healing advantages focus the mind, lessen in time dressing and bandages all in the game we play fixing the same mistakes if you got what you wanted and said what you wanted to say ...well I'm trying to say that's all we're going our separate ways, our separate ways our separate ways going is all our separate way that's about enough it's a-bottling up is a bottle enough it's a bottle of everything changed today iodine stain iodine memory once we were friends
12.
AD (demo) 03:16
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I'm my father's son in every way but one and even to this day I praise you I was made this way It's soothing to my heart soothing to my heart in spite of all the time I'm wasting it's soothing to my heart Time and only time separates your heart and mind time does not explain it only takes your breath away It's soothing to my heart soothing to my heart in spite of all the time I'm wasting it's soothing to my heart Sun is cracking through my skin my skin my skin and bones Who knows which way the blood's gonna flow Which way which way which way which way is Soothing to my heart It's soothing to my heart in spite of all the time I'm wasting it's soothing to my heart Sun is cracking through my skin my skin my skin and bones Who knows which way the blood's gonna flow Which way which way which way which way is Soothing to my heart It's soothing to my heart in spite of all the time I'm wasting it's soothing to my heart It's soothing to my heart It's soothing to my heart in spite of all the time I'm wasting it's soothing to my heart I'm my father's son in every way but one
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mumbling (demo) 03:46
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It's getting late getting late I guess I better get started walking talking son of the faithful departed getting up getting up then I wasted the whole day unwinding finding funny little things about heartache you got your eyes on a swivel thank god I don't know how this goes I started in the middle It's a good thing I've got time Cause I started in the middle with nothing nothing at all in mind I started in the middle brain of a bunny ain't in funny in the frame of a fighter surprise surprise the figure in the middle's a spider add it up it's enough though you wouldn't suppose it this is mine all mine a miraculous find and I chose it you got your eyes on a swivel thank god I don't know how this goes I started in the middle It's a good thing I've got time Cause I started in the middle with nothing nothing at all in mind I started in the middle That's all it's only a matter of time with this old heart of mine there's a thing there's a mighty mighty thing and I'm building it on break time maybe now maybe no maybe maybe in million years we find the piece that's missing you got your eyes on a swivel thank god I don't know how this goes I started in the middle It's a good thing I've got time Cause I started in the middle with nothing nothing at all in mind I started in the middle That's all it's only a matter of time with this old heart of mine It's a good thing I started in the middle I started in the middle That's all it's only mumbling mumbling mumbling mumbling mumbling mumbling it's a good thing, it's a good thing, it's a good thing mumbling mumbling mumbling
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behind the times (demo) 05:27
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Speak, speak to me kindly I am behind the times I'm not at my finest here I'm not at my finest here Grieve, a moment is timeless Rewind the tape And I'll make you smile again Smile again Stay, I'm never never far away I was just too behind thee to be thine Stay, maybe we are limited I've only got a second in the bat of an eye I'll be gone gone gone away Touch an impossible number Why do you weep? I'm only slumbering I'm only slumbering Stay, I'm never never far away Always just too behind thee too be thine Stay, maybe we are limited I've only got a second in the bat of an eye I'll be gone gone gone away And if I'm a bumbling fool It's only cause I'm stumbling after you Stay, I'm never never far away Always just too behind thee too be thine Stay, maybe we are limited I've only got a second in the bat of an eye I'll be gone gone gone away And If I'm a bumbling fool It's only cause I'm stumbling after you It's only cause I'm stumbling after stumbling after, stumbling after you Stay, I'm never never far away Always just too behind thee too be thine Stay, maybe we are limited I've only got a second in the bat of an eye I'll be gone gone gone away Speak, speak to me kindly
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thread (demo) 03:35
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pulling a thread one in my clothes setting about ruining something today I'm tired of dying slow losing control, posing a problem for you and you and you and me I haven't explained you can't even consider it patience at this point time's not coming easy today and you got a piece of mine you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it sailing alone money to burn only write words that are easy to learn and I know what I know what I'm saying and I know what I know what I'm saying I know what I know what I know time's not coming easy today and you got a piece of mine you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it isn't it strange when you close your eyes feel the spaces that surround you let you strike a pose you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said enough and I've heard enough about it I’ve said enough and I've heard enough about it I’ve said enough and I've heard enough about it
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1000 Ships (demo) 03:21
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I spoke my heart I hope you heard me I built a boat it's ocean worthy and I know you're gone and maybe you can navigate I know I know I know I'm trouble and I'm much too late won't you let me one more time you should probably go it's fine darling rest your bones beside me hold me tightly I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I love you like 1000 ships I don't ever wanna let you go set to sail the wind's not with me everybody knows you're wise to quit me and I know you're gone and maybe you can navigate I know I know I know I'm trouble and I'm much too late won't you let me one more time you should probably go it's fine darling rest your bones beside me hold me tightly I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I love you like 1000 ships I don't ever wanna let you go
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mango tea (demo) 02:43
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mango tea in my mango tea tree i like cake and cake likes me if you sail i'll go sailing with you if you die i'll do that too but if we live we'll live forever mango tea me and you mango tea and me and you if you sail i'll go sailing with you if you die i'll do that too but if we live we'll live forever mango tea me and you mango tea and me and you
18.
disconnect (demo) 02:54
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I keep losing I keep losing you're a husk of yourself as you wade on your way to follow the things you hope you will find someday are hollow and all to yourself in the end you will have these things things by my choosing I keep losing
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sirens (demo) 07:37
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this is the sound I heard when the angels came and when they went away again the words became wails of sirens writing on the wall making a turn down a road I didn't want to take you no response answered calls the echoes of a breakthrough healing described as an ambulance ride to heaven destroyed by crowds the obvious sign of an evidence fire forever obscured by clouds tired of fighting, respiring, making promises with very poor timing done pretending I'm not afraid here's the things I've been hiding healing described as an ambulance ride to heaven destroyed by crowds the obvious sign of an evidence fire forever obscured by clouds but it's all there, you just have to put it together It's all there, you just have to put it together I prefer ordinary days but lately they've been strange, shades drawn faces I knew, faces I grew away from I am old I am poor I have promises to keep healing described as an ambulance ride to heaven destroyed by crowds the obvious sign of an evidence fire forever obscured by clouds but it's all there, you just have to put it together It's all there, you just have to put it together no one knows what it might have been no one knows what it might have been this is the sound I heard when the angels came and when they went away again the words became wails of sirens
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1000 Ships 03:29
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I spoke my heart I hope you heard me I built a boat it's ocean worthy and I know you're gone and maybe you can navigate I know I know I know I'm trouble and I'm much too late won't you let me one more time you should probably go it's fine darling rest your bones beside me hold me tightly I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I love you like 1000 ships I know I gotta let you go set to sail the wind's not with me everybody knows you're wise to quit me and I know you're gone and maybe you can navigate I know I know I know I'm trouble and I'm much too late won't you let me one more time you should probably go it's fine darling rest your bones beside me hold me tightly I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I love you like 1000 ships I know I gotta let you go darling rest your bones beside me hold me tightly I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I love you like 1000 ships I know I gotta let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I'm never gonna let you go my heart is stubborn and my heart is slow I know I gotta know I gotta know I gotta let you go I love you like 1000 1000 1000 I love you like I'm never gonna let you go
21.
above all (first demo) 03:48
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Above all be glad and free above all the seas inside of you above all the seas inside Above all that's laid in stone something that lies in you alone there's something inside Is it this way That's the wrong way And it's so hard to say is it too late There's time to see things in another way away away away Time to see yourself away away away Above all the idling above all the years and wasted time I'd something in mind One day we'll make a home not trying trying to die alone just taking our time Is it this way That's the wrong way And it's so hard to say is it too late There's time to see things in another way away away away Time to see yourself away away away above the seas inside above the pain you hide above all we'll see ourselves away Above all be glad and free above all the pain inside of you above all the pain inside Above all the things you said one thing that rings inside my head there's something inside Time to see things in another way away away away Time to see yourself away away away away
22.
thread (1st demo) 04:53
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pulling a thread out of my clothes setting about ruining something today I'm tired of dying slow losing control, posing a problem for you and you and you and me haven't explained now you can't even consider it patience at this point time's not coming easy today and you've got a piece of mine you've got a part of mine you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it sailing alone money to burn only write words that are easy to learn so I know what I know what I'm saying I know what I know what I'm saying time's not coming easy today but you got a part of mine you've got a part of mine you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it isn't it strange when you close your eyes and ______ feel the space that surrounds you are you alone are you alone are you alone are you alone you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it I've heard enough about it I've heard enough about you see it's me but they got the wrong guy i've got the pieces it's just a matter of putting it all together, breaking the puzzles apart but I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it I've heard enough about it I've heard enough about it I've said it enough and I've heard enough about it
23.
Mango Tea 02:30
lyrics
mango tea in my mango tea tree I like cake and cake likes me if you sail I’ll go sailing with you if you die I’ll do that too but if you live we’ll live forever mango tea and me and you mango tea and me and you
24.
knots v1.0 04:30
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knots in my shoelaces knots in my back fixing to go places I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days Loss of affection pages of facts I could use some direction I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days golden days you say to me I'm a bit a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up knots are hieroglyphs high level math trying to make sense of this I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days golden days you say to me I'm a bit a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up Aren't you the loveliest thing I've ever seen There's more to do there's more to be There's more to you there's more to me honestly I keep losing track of the things I wanted I keep looking back on golden days you say to me I'm a bit a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up you say to me I'm a bit a bit off a bit back believing honestly there's a lot of things that I gotta do but I've been a little bit lost keeping my fingers crossed tangled up in knots a little bit lost fingers crossed tangled up in knots
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Knots v0.3 04:22
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Knots v0.1 04:15

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released March 26, 2018

Anthony Coppa - vocals guitar
Dominic Coppa - piano
Jack Zaferes - bass

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