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EP​.​1

by The Volume Knobs

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1.
Going Under 02:10
HERE WE GO AGAIN MY FRIEND LOOKING AT THE LONG WAY DOWN NEVER FOUND A PATH NO DIFFERENT SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WENT 'ROUND FEET MOVE BUT WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE DROPPING PENNIES IN A WISHING WELL TIME DONE BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS TAKE WHAT OTHERS TEND TO LEAVE BEHIND CASTLES MADE FROM BROKEN THOUGHTS AND A MILLIONS "MAYBE-NEXT-TIME" YEARS PILE UP BEHIND US PUSH YOU ON PUSH ME ON WE DON'T NEED YOU...TO FEEL LET DOWN ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE NOTHING CHANGES HOLDING GROUND DROWN IN SOUND IN THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE ONE BREATH CAN ERASE ONE LIE AND EXPOSE ANOTHER WE DON'T NEED YOU...TO FEEL LET DOWN HEART WEAKEN BUT STILL BEAT LEAD US ON LEAD US ON
2.
Full Of Shit 02:12
STAND RIGHT THERE MOVE YOUR MOUTH AND LET THE SOUND THAT ESCAPES SETTLE IN OUR EARS THERE'S NO REASON TO HEAR NO MORE YOUR ARGUMENT'S SOUND WE ARE CONVINCED NOTHING NEW SOMETHING WE ALL DO MASSAGE THE WORDS TO YOUR POINT OF VIEW DODGEY IDEALS THAT TURN TO GOLD IN THE MOUTH OF A MASTER LINQUISTIC WIZARD THERE'S NO REASON HEAR NO MORE YOUR ARGUMENT'S SOUND WE ARE CONVINCED YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT WISH I WAS A MUTE SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND LET THE WORDS FALL AWAY GET ON WITH GETTING ON THERE'S NO REASON TO HEAR ANYMORE THE WORDS LONG GONE IT SUDDENLY DAWNS YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT THERE'S NO REASON HEAR NO MORE YOUR ARGUMENTS SOUND FULL OF SHIT
3.
HE'S GOT A LOT TO SAY EVERY NIGHT AND EVERY DAY CUZ HE'S GONNA CHANGE SOME STUFF AROUND EVERY DAY A NEW MISSION A NEW GOAL MAN HE SURE DOES SEEM TO HAVE A LOT ON THE GO WE ALL HOPE HE BRINGS HIS PHONE TO SHOW US SOMETHING WE'LL NEVER FORGET AS HIS LIFE UNFOLDS WE JUST SIT, WE JUST STARE I HOPE THAT HE HIDES THE BODY WE ALL HOPE HE DOESN'T GET CAUGHT HE GOT US PULLING FOR HIM ONE IN ONE AND ONE HALF BILLION SHE FOUND A PLACE TO BE SAFE SHE FOUND A PLACE TO FEEL FREE BUT NOW WITHOUT REASONS TO HOLD ON FINDS CONFORT THAT ANYONE'S WATCHING THOSE CLOSEST TO US LIVE IN A SAD SAD WORLD PRETTY SURE SHE'LL BRING HER PHONE AND SHOW DADDY SOMETHING HE'LL NEVER FORGET AS HER PRETTY LIFE UNFOLDS, WE JUST SIT, WE JUST STARE I HOPE THE BODY IS NEVER FOUND ONE IN ONE AND ON HALF BILLION
4.
A DUMB FACE IN THE MIRROR THE SAME FACE I ALWAYS SEE THE TIMES THEY MIGHT BE A-CHANGING I SEE IT ALL BUT IT STAYS THE SAME FEEL JUST LIKE PSYCHONAUT LOST IN TIME THOUGHT I HAD ANSWERS BUT THE QUESTIONS THEY WERE WAY OFF JUST SNIFFIN' AROUND FOR A LITTLE TRUTH IF YOU GOT SOME TRUTH I NEED SOME TRUTH...GIVE IT NEVER MADE NOTHING HAPPEN, NO NOW I'VE BEEN GONE FAR TOO LONG FEEL JUST LIKE THE ASSHOLE THAT LOST THE HASH WE CAN STILL GET HIGH, MAN, BUT I LOST IT JUST DIGGIN' AROUND FOR A LITTLE PIECE OF TRUTH YOU GOT THE TRUTH I NEED THE TRUTH GIVE IT TO ME GIVE IT TO ME LIKE A STORY WITHOUT END KEEP REPEATING FEEL JUST LIKE PSYCHONAUT LOST IN TIME THOUGHT I HAD ANSWERS BUT THE QUESTIONS WERE WAY OFF JUST SNIFFIN' AROUND FOR A LITTLE TRUTH IF YOU GOT SOME TRUTH I NEED SOME TRUTH...GIVE IT
5.
Damage 02:53
IN THE LAND OF RAPE AND HONEY THE LAND OF LUST AND MONEY YOU TAKE UNTIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO TAKE A PACE YOU CAN NOT SHAKE WAKE, SHIT AND RACE OUT THE DOOR, THROW YOURSELF BACK INTO THE LAUGHTER CUZ WE WERE BORN TO KILL HANDS ARE TIED NO REAL CHOICE THE DAMAGE IN MY HEAD CLUSTERFUCK CONFUSION THE DAMAGE IN MY HEAD GONNA END UP DEAD, DAMAGE IN MY HEAD THE DAMAGE NOW THE TARGETS ALWAYS MOVE AND THE RULES ALWAYS CHANGE NO SHOTS TO CALL JUST TRY TO MAINTAIN BLOOD IN THE VEINS BOILS , INSANE MOMENTUM, NO BRAKES, HOT RAILS, FAST TRAIN CUZ WE WERE BORN TO FIGHT HANDS ARE TIED NO REAL CHOICE THE DAMAGE IN MY HEAD CLUSTERFUCK CONFUSION THE DAMAGE IN MY HEAD GONNA END UP DEAD, DAMAGE IN MY HEAD THE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE DAMAGE NOW THE TARGETS ALWAYS MOVE AND THE RULES ALWAYS FUCKING CHANGE NO SHOTS TO CALL JUST TRY TO MAINTAIN WAKE, SHIT AND RACE OUT THE DOOR, THROW YOURSELF BACK INTO THE LAUGHTER CUZ WE WERE BORN TO DIE HANDS ARE TIED NO REAL CHOICE THE DAMAGE IN MY HEAD CLUSTERFUCK CONFUSION THE DAMAGE
6.
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED THE DAZE WOULD NEVER FUCKING END THE AFTERNOON WOULD DRAG ON AND ON AND ON WASTED NITES WOULD LAST AS LONG AS YOU WANTED THEM TO AND YOU ALWAYS HAD MORE TOMORROWS IF YOU BELIEVE TIME IS ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE, YOU'RE WRONG IF YOU DON'T YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF SOME ROPE AND TROUBLE LATER YOUR SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE PLAYING GAMES THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHING STANDING STRONG ON THINGS THAT DO NOT REALLY MATTER LOVING THINGS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU TO DIE AND STOP YOU'RE OUT OF TIME AND SECOND CHANCES TURN AROUND QUICKLY WHAT DO YOU SEE NOW?
7.
Lie To ME 01:59
THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D SLIDE ONE BY YOU SLIPPERY MOTHERFUCKER BET YOU WISH YOU WOULDA THOUGHT AGAIN ABOUT WHO YOU WERE FUCKING WE THINK YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THINKIN' YOU THOUGHT EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE ONE MORE LIE ONE LESS TRUE NO IDEA HOW THIS MIGHT HURT WE THINK YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THINKIN' YOU THOUGHT EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE BUT NOW I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT WON'T WORK JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE LOST FOR WORDS, LOST YOUR MIND YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS WILL BREAK YOUR HEART EVERY TIME WE THINK YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THINKIN' YOU THOUGHT EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE BUT NOW I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT WON'T WORK JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE MACRO- SOLUTIONS TO MEGA-PROBLEMS THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D SLIDE ONE BY YOU SLIPPERY MOTHERFUCKER BET YOU WISH YOU WOULDA THOUGHT AGAIN ABOUT WHO YOU WERE FUCKING WE THINK YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THINKIN' YOU THOUGHT EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT WAS TRUE BUT NOW YOU KNOW THAT WON'T WORK JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE
8.
Moral Code 01:31
TRY TO PLAY IT STRAIGHT KEEP YOURSELF IN LINE REWARDED WITH CONVENIENCES REWARDED WITH COMFORT HARD TO LOOK AWAY THE PATH RESISTING LEAST NOT BLIND TO ITS FAULTS THE HUMAN EXPLOITATION LOCKED UP MORAL CODE BURIED SEDUCED AND KEPT ENGAGED CARROTS HANG FROM STICKS THE LESS YOU THINK THE MORE YOU GET GREED OUR GREATEST FIX...THAT'S RIGHT LOCKED UP MORAL CODE BURIED SO DROWN IN ALL THE BOOZE AND DO ALL OF THE DRUGS IN TRIBUTE TO A LIFE THAT MEANT NOTHING FROM THE START

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released October 13, 2017

All songs written by The Volume Knobs
THE VOLUME KNOBS are;
Doug McLarty - Vocals
Kyle aka Lem P Nightly - Drums
Steve TJ - Guitars
John McKee aka Big John - Guitars
Larry Bank aka Laurence Laberge - Bass

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ryan Cox @ D.A.R.T Studio
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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