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Climbing Out

by Grey Matter

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1.
Sleep 01:35
(wake up)
2.
Call out your racist friends It's not just a joke when they actually believe it You're not my friend Call out your homophobic friends It's not just a joke when they actually believe that shit Behind the scenes, behind closed doors Privacy's not an excuse anymore Start a dialogue with those who experience empathy Because ignorance is the enemy Call us out too because we're not exempt We'll fix our behavior and make another attempt I've gotta be a better ally If they won't listen but have something to say They can say it to your back as you walk away
3.
Climbing Out 02:17
I pick up the shovel Start to break in fresh ground Forehead starts to sweat As earth piles around The crater's growing wider As I'm tunneling down I can't see the sun now I've been thinking about Crawling my way out Reconnecting with friends Leaving my house And making amends Owning who I am And confessing my doubt I'm climbing out
4.
Consent 01:08
Consent is mandatory Not an option An awful lot of us men are the problem The fight has been one-sided for far too long Where sex is a commodity and others bear the weight We're the reason they're afraid End your silence but listen before you speak Believe survivors Your support is what they need They deserve better than this The fight has been one-sided for far too long It's time to engage
5.
Who we gonna be? Ourselves! Who's opinion matters? Nobody else! Because we are worth it! Be yourself don't compromise We have to fight right through those lies So come out slow or come out fast Be true to your heart at long last Everybody in this place needs to know That you deserve to feel safe and comfortable Factors outside make it hard to find The piece of you that's worth your time It's time to light the fuse Pick it up!
6.
I pause Feet cemented to the ground Heart rate up On the crux of the decision to turn around I'm staring at the bottles and they're staring back at me A house been boarded attached to former property The chorus of the horns is "staying dry inside the scene" Constantly just flashing back to who I used to be I can't go back
7.
Upswing 01:54
Driving Interstate 96 East to sleep and west to live Hands gripped tightly on the wheel While my brain leaks like a sieve Crashing couches means to me I've finally found my family Time's just hands nailed to a clock and once I've thrown it out I'm free 26 Wandering on Allen St. Never fixed Flashlight out Looking on the ground for me Broken brick Peeling paint off of the walls in my head Starting to hear noises down the hall Reach out Reaching for stability And the lines begin to blur I've been running while I'm yelling so my words begin to slur I'm still wearing the mask because I still feel insecure I've been bandaging my mind I doubt I'll ever find the cure Reach out Reaching for stability but what will I do when I find it?
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10.
Greet Debt 02:36
I hope you like debt I hope you like it because you're in it Acadamia sold to you by a business Medical bills the most dangerous perscription Barely paying rent isn't what I call a living We're building shrines to the people we want to be Rooms cluttered Gut shots at self-esteem That's what they call creative marketing the selfish economy I look around and see a culture I hate Retail therapy scaring me to stagnate In the choke hold feeling forced to tolerate We'll get crushed Real estate developers seeking to gentrify working class neighborhoods left hanging out to dry planning for a future that we don't want White-washed communities haunt I never wanted to be this A cog in this machine they make our needs become wants it's like they feel nothing I look around and see the people I love quality time over saving a buck sticking together is how we'll survive working hard and making art is how we'll thrive I look around and see the people I love quality time over saving a buck sticking together is how we'll survive our community will never die
11.
Downswing 02:11
Push harder
12.
Panic 01:28
I can feel the pressure I watch the clock hands spin It's coming on fast bury it down until it comes back The feeling moves panic sets in manic but relieved I can feel the beat of my heart slow down panic washed away I can feel the smoke hit my lungs somehow I've got my claws in it It's got it's claws in me
13.
96 01:35
Pick it up! We're driving through the wasteland Sleeping on floors Sleeping on bench seats Loiter at the gas station on empty Not enough sleep but we try to stay friendly Do our own thing Yeah we've never been trendy Sleeping on couches Sleeping at the gig When we started out we thought we'd never make it big But now our locomotive's never running out of steam We'll always be out here chasing our dreams From being frozen in a QD To a manic 4am From finding who you are has gotten lost in the mayhem From pushing out the bad and pushing to do better We make it clear we're still here I look around and see the people I love Quality time over saving a buck Sticking together is how we'll survive Ride every wave because ska will never die I look around and see the people I love Quality time over saving a buck Sticking together is how we'll survive As long as we're here the scene will never die

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released March 13, 2020

Cover Art by Ashley Gellman

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