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Bullfighter

by Wringer

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1.
¡Encierro! 01:47
¡Encierro! Por que no quieres? Life's a bull run, betray or be buried I'll always have one foot in the gutter I'd rather rot than be like the others Because there's guts still spilling out loud Blood still staining the streets When you give the system a shot It just fucks you casually It's like the whole world's locking me out But it's better than being caged in Or a lifetime running from assimilation, annihilation It's a bull run! Viva la heartless! Take the bait or starve like an artist It's a bull run! Failure in kindness It's a bull run Viva la mindless We won't buy it
2.
Treachery, M.D., with your dirty bag of tricks Play along, something's wrong, I need a simple fix What's the diagnosis? Am I gonna be okay? Put me on some fucking pill so I can face the day Because I heard you say I got a weakness, I got a filthy sickness And you got a cure to take this all away Charlatans, politicians, I am on my knees Said you would help me, but you're part of the disease Because you're the one who benefits from these half-assed remedies And you're telling me I got a weakness, I got a filthy sickness And you got a cure to take this all away Pull the wool over my face, it's a common case But I'm okay, I'm not afraid We're all dying anyway, I don't need you to tell me I'm okay I'm not afraid You can fabricate a name for this made-up plague It won't change anything
3.
Ollie, your plans have been delayed I see it in your face that you're afraid To waste away or brace to fail It crushes you and now you can't inhale Old dread, undead, creeping in A quarter-life crisis Ollie, when will you begin? Is this what your life is? Old dread, undead Betrayed, beleaguered and bereft Gotta make the best of all that you've got left You can't live a lie or lie in wait You still cannot force or change the course of fate I know it feels like Old dread, undead, creeping in A quarter-life crisis Ollie, when will you begin? Is this what your life is? Old dread, undead Ollie, this is your time And you've been missing it Stuck planning out your life Instead of living it
4.
I can see it crystal-clear, a stone souvenir A monument to abstract values here Unrelenting in what it represents A testament to fortitude and opportunity And a memory of wasted dreams I'm waiting for them to come true All the things we had in mind, forever enshrined Fallen by the way and left behind Was it only an absurd fantasy? History doesn't mean the same to you and me More than words ringing in my ears I'm waiting for them to come true You cast a stone, I'll make amends Just put the chisel in my hands Because all we'll ever need is something to believe Not self-destructive creed, so childish it seems When everything we have is just a dream I'm waiting for them to come true
5.
Never, Again 03:03
Never again, bleach and ammonia Spreads like a toxin all over, making it hard to see Called you a friend, never again I am exhausted, but damned if I let you jade me I stuck up for you and your name You fucked it up the same Can't believe I'd ever let you in again Now I know that I can get through anything Can't believe I'd ever put you before me, so immaturely Bleach and ammonia, you and me, never again Shutting the door, cutting my losses Quitting is easier now I'm hitting a winning streak No looking back on something so black Something that makes me feel so stupid and sad and weak Can't believe I'd ever let you in again Now I know that I can get through anything Can't believe I'd ever put you above me, time for recovery Cutting my losses, you and me, never again Stress, distress, dismay I'll do my best and repay If I ever see your face out in the rain Never again!
6.
Closed Book 02:07
You have no faith in me You'd rather dwell on who I used to be Because you're too caught up in complacency to see You're raising a heathen Now there's a million other books out there And I don't need another cross to bear Because when I love somebody I don't care What fairy tales they believe in I'll make this clear and easy for you Leave me out of your thoughts and prayers for good Don't make me beg, I've got bandages on these wounds Sore from the last time through Where do you think my soul will go if I die today? God take their ignorance and rip it to shreds There's no sense for you to keep me here I've already found my way Not to be deaf dumb and blinded by faith
7.
Blue & Black 02:02
Well you got no use, all you got is excuses Seems like everything's coming up dead roses Can you really blame it all on luck? You do the deed and then you pass the buck Never thought to break it down, just fuck it up It's simple, it all comes back A well-earned smack, it all comes back You're never gonna stop 'til you're blue and black And now you're red in the face, but you're placing the blame Ain't it just insane how some things never change You treat the world like a punching bag Never thought that it would hit you back Knock you the fuck down and drag you out And on and on and on It's simple, it all comes back A well-earned smack, it all comes back You're never gonna stop 'til you're blue and black
8.
Bully for you, it's bullshit to me Buried in baggage and busted dreams There's no guarantees, no charity Everything's faulty and nothing's free So cancel all my appointments And give all my possessions away I wanna go on an endless holiday Fair-weather friends, armchair critics Killjoys and cowards: you won't be missed Safety, routine, ignorant bliss I'd trade it all for a night like this
9.
So things didn't work out the way you had planned Crossed your name, cut down where you stand If you give up your heart, you were fucked from the start When the world leaves you hanging We're all brought into this world without a clue Well I'd rather except it than end up like you You just take what they leave, then you say I'm naive? At least I fucking believe in who I am The only reason I'm still standing I have failed, I've prevailed Man, you don't even try No regrets, don't let this pass you by You can act all enlightened and say you don't care But your smug cynicism will get you nowhere Because the day that you quit is the day you submit To the bastards who always said "you can't" If we don't take a stand we never stood a chance

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Our first "full-length". Nine songs written from 2011-2013.

AVAILABLE ON VINYL FROM SMELLHOUND RECORDS!!
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released August 20, 2013

Anthony Elliott - Guitar & Vocals
Jared Wilson - Bass & Vocals
Jake Swiss - Drums

Recorded & Mixed by Gary Whelpdale at The Witching Well in Bloomington, IN
Mastered by Philip Zumbrun
Artwork by Ben Riddlebarger

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Wringer Bloomington, Indiana

Jake, Anthony, & Jared. Aspiring hobos. Amateur foodies. Professional bullfighters.

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