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1. |
[Another Breath]
00:27
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2. |
Nothing
04:12
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[It’s a shock it’s the most, It, I still don’t really know how to describe how I miss it, or miss him or miss the house. Miss the life that I used to have miss the- Not having to wonder about-
Miss what we had before everything I miss not- having a safe-Having a place, Having a home]
do not deny us our agency
and don’t you dare try to test me
we’re trying to live
we’re trying to live
we’re trying to live
catholic schools built on sacred ground
she lit a match just to burn it down
not here to forgive
we’re trying to live
we’re trying to live
and when they tell you you’re nothing
tell you you’re nothing
they’re nothing at all
[ I miss being in the same place as you. It’s gone ]
when I was born you held my hand
[I miss being able to return,I always thought I could return to it, I wish I could return to it, I can’t return to it ]
upon the banks of the river grand
[I miss knowing I could call you]
I cannot sleep
[I don’t know if I miss you though]
I will not abide
[Who were you anyway?]
forced to witness
your ending life
and when they tell you you’re nothing
tell you you’re nothing
they’re nothing at all
[And for those who would look you in the eyes and deny all that is sacred
And for those who would kick you in the dirt and keep you under the heel of their boots
And for those - and for those who said you were nothing
They are nothing
They
They are nothing
They are nothing at all]
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3. |
Local Legend
03:34
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all of the glass, it shatters
as (if) it ever mattered
your hands worn and calloused
from climbing the ladder
you fired a shot, a shot
then you fired another
then a month went by
nothin to discover
it’s time to end it
find another premise
I remember the days when
you were such a menace
and I saw your face passing by
you were riding a train
hanging off the side
hair was wet from the rain
impatient, indifferent
key nose for bullshit
to have and to have not
trying to keep stoic
unbridled, unfettered
April-to-December
In the Summer, the colour
comes out of the heather
you are wild as the ocean
total fluke, blue whale
got an operation
you’re down at the hotel
and it works every time
it works every time
“meet me ‘round back no more waiting in line”
holding a pay stub
I thought that you gave up
thought you had been tamed
still undefeated
smiling and bleeding
credit to your name
your name, your name, your name
I beat my head against the wall for two weeks and now all your records sound a lot better to me
this is just a band
this is not a religion
his is my final sacrifice
this is my crucifixion
and we all want our idols to live our fantasies
it’s a nightmare to be someone
who never goes to sleep
I will not die for your sins
I will not solve your problems
I just give you the means
to make you think you forgot ‘em
holding a pay stub I thought that you gave up
thought you had been tamed
still undefeated, smiling and bleeding
credit to your name
holding a pay stub
I thought that you gave up
thought you had been tamed
still undefeated
smiling and bleeding
credit to your name
your name, your name,
your name
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4. |
Sleeper Agent
03:37
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I’ve been around
lying in wait
a voice underground
a thought you can’t shake
the one thing at night
that keeps you awake
I blocked out the light
so you’ll never see
the things that you thought
would always be
it comes at a price
and you will pay dearly
and you can be assured
I’m not finished with you
it’s about to get worse
just Bad Fucking News
I am the stick in your spokes
I am the monkey wrench
thought everything was fine
you never would have guessed
your kingdom will burn,
the city will fall
I’ll watch from up high,
feel nothing at all
the birds leave the trees when they hear my call
you’ll take your last ride
down your shady lane
and for the first time
you’ll feel no more pain
as you start to let it drip into your veins
and you can rest assured
there’s nothing you could do
it’s about to get worse
just Bad Fucking News
I am the chain round your neck
I am the thief in the night
I am the wheels of the hearse
nothing is wrong or right
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5. |
Moonbeams
03:31
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tell me what you mean,
tired old machine
have we seen this thing before?
tell me what’s behind your door.
another murder scene,
in someone’s lucid dream?
will you carry all this load?
don’t you want a hand to hold?
and then I finally said it
I said it out loud
I didn’t want to hear it
to make that awful sound
and then I finally saw it
through all the flashing colour
to carry you away
a thought I cannot shake
a feeling oh so strange
you’re floating into space
I saw you in a dream
under the moonbeams
what is in its tragic glow?
will I ever want to know?
another murder scene,
in someone’s lucid dream?
will you carry all this load?
don’t you want a hand to hold?
and then I finally said it
I said it out loud
I didn’t want to hear it
to make that awful sound
and then I finally saw it
through all the flashing colour
to carry you away
a thought I cannot shake
a feeling oh so strange
you’re floating into space
your face, it turns away
start to disintegrate
I beg for you to stay
you’re floating into space
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6. |
Said Something
02:55
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I got the call in the morning
same day I heard that song
[Pontiac 87 - Protomartyr]
the one that said there’s no use
no use in looking for answers
opened my mouth and it all felt wrong
I must have said something I didn’t realize I said
some things will always be broken
some things are far too gone to save
and I remember that photo
with everyone smiling
the sun on the water
there was Monster in the lake
and he has come for the things we thought far too precious to take
I must have said something I didn’t realize I said
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7. |
Your Flame
03:07
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I had to call ya
needed to hear
that it’s gonna get better and better once the horizon clears
I need a witness
to my division
oh
thank God I have your number cause if not I would just panic in my kitchen
‘cause when I read your letter
the words upon the page
illuminated darkness
it was sparkless
(till I) saw Your Flame
saw Your Flame
I hear them creepin’
inside the walls
I hear them scratchin’ and scratchin’ and scratchin’
that’s how I know they’re comin’ close
and I have since forgotten
the pitter and patter
a life of cracked mirrors, walking under ladders
the next, the next, the next, then what comes after is never good
“Sometimes you just need to hear that you’re doing alright for a poorly built machine”
‘cause when I read your letter
the words upon the page Illuminated darkness
it was sparkless
(till I) saw Your Flame
and when I read your letter
and held it to the light
yeah, that’s when I could see it
every secret
that lit up the night
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8. |
Cancer of the Everything
03:48
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when I first came here
I sensed the danger
there is no truth here
only a stranger
you feel so helpless
[sits like a child]
there are no teeth left
within your smile
you’re just a body
that holds together
every limb that you,
you cannot sever
there is a tumour
blackest of humour
what you said to her -
I see right through ya
(as you fade away)
put this
mess back together
so we can stay here
and live forever
if we could put this
mess back together
then we could stay here
and live forever
you said there was no chance of
remission
when you broke down and you were crying in the kitchen
I held your hand, and I said “I love you”
I know your future’s written out and
I know that scares you
it is everything and it is nothing
it is all our fear and love at the same time
and I still keeps me up at night,
just thinking
i’ll never know what it like to stop
breathing
put this
mess back together
so we can stay here
and live forever
if we could put this
mess back together
then we could stay here
and live forever
if we could put this
mess back together
then we could stay here
and live forever
I didn’t know that this could happen
I didn’t know this was who you were
I didn’t know you could resent someone in so much pain
I didn’t know you didn’t want to be loved
I didn’t know you would refuse assistance
I didn’t know you were capable of denial
I didn’t know your words were hollow
I didn’t know she felt like she like she was wrong
I didn’t know what you put her through
I didn’t know you blamed her for you jaundice
I didn’t know you wished yourself misery
I didn’t know how to not repeat
I didn’t know you didn’t want to be saved
I didn’t know I could only save myself
and now I know
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9. |
[Still Sleeping]
00:51
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10. |
[Invasive Species]
00:21
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11. |
Overgrown
04:52
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I watched you fall apart
the cracks appearing in the stone
a black worm up the side of your arm
the sun comes through a dirty window
the vines are creepin’ in
I watched them wrap around your wrist
you say you feel tired today
as if you haven’t noticed
and now the garden is overgrown
I know you're never coming home
it’s how I learned there is no hope
for things to stay the same
you found an old farmhouse
where you planted 15 roses
laying down in an empty bed
they sang your magnum opus
the final movement played -
witness to your collapse
and I was in the audience
when the lights went black
and now the garden is overgrown
I know you're never coming home
it’s how I learned there is no hope
for things to stay the same
and now the garden is overgrown
I know you're never coming home
it’s how I learned there is no hope
(no hope!)
for things to stay the same
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12. |
Blindspot
04:09
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adjust your mirrors
check your blind spots
you’ll want to see what
is coming up
use your signals
avoid the potholes
just keep it steady
don’t push your luck
we stopped for gas and
I felt so hungry that
I grabbed the first thing
that I could see
too many options
“don’t think just pick one”
I ate a chocolate bar
and stared at the sea
and took Another Breath
into my chest
I must repeat
I can’t forget
Another Breath
into my chest
I don’t wanna die
not ready yet
we drove past houses
that looked abandoned
sitting patiently at the side of the road
I thought bout how they
weren’t always vacant
they used to be a place someone called home
I don’t want to be
like this forever
I want to smile without trying to hide
just please keep both hands
upon the wheel
and if you’re tired
know that I’m good to drive
and take Another Breath
into your chest
you must repeat
you can’t forget
Another Breath
into your chest
Oh honey, please don’t die
You’ll leave me such a mess
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13. |
[Normal School]
00:57
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Tearing Up Toronto, Ontario
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