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Failure

by Grey Matter

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1:58 AM 01:34
You woke me up again last night in my dreams not in real life It's no wonder my head isn't right But that's how it goes My light doesn't glow It hangs in a room where it never shows And nobody sees, so nobody cares That's why it's still hanging there That's life You woke me up again last night this time in real life It's no wonder my head isn't right Was every "I love you" just a lie? Lately I only reside inside of my mind Even if there was some sort of peace to find It wouldn't change the fact that I was left Behind
3.
Post-Modern 02:10
I've got a thirst for knowledge A taste for progress I dropped out of college but learned higher concepts Now I work this dead end job because I've got bills and money is tight Tell myself I'm chasing the dream so I can fall asleep at night I tried to turn the tide But I still ruined my life Locked in the waiting room Pleading for something new My dry tongue can't lick the wounds Rehab from solitude
4.
Done 02:08
Pressure makes diamonds but you're not my friend Lie and pretend Hide behind trends Not because I can Because I have to Drunk back seat crash course in tattoos Didn't win the lottery It's just a snafu Spilled my feelings on the floor of the bathroom And now we're done Medicate to permeate your white picket fence Smash her eggs on the hood of the Mercedes Benz
5.
Interlude 01:11
Check one, check two This is how I got over I'm only a man I'm not a soldier born in Florida Fight to grow older in the school of hard knocks But sometimes you get the cold shoulder from the beat box Detox All Fox no Moulder Hold up Alien spring break just showed up Now I'm hiding in my basement like the lion from Oz And I don't have a mane but I do have pause And claws for the system I was force in Contortion Birth ideas never had an abortion
6.
Dead Ends 03:05
This is how the walls collapse There's nothing more to see There is no more to me Except a fucking joke And a white collar dream These lasting thoughts could fit in a forty ounce bottle This tragic model could swallow me whole I'm done being a fiend Demons reaching deep The Devil's on my back Or if not he better be Late to the party Scaling the ladder Swallowing pride that's served on a platter Held softly in my hands Delicately laced plans Stopped on the way to the place to wait for someone to understand And until then I'll wait in silence Wolves wearing fleece Folded hearts get creased
7.
Lazarus 01:59
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Interlude II 01:21
Making destructive decisions takes practice Feeling the saddest Hug the cactus Crunk intergalactic Funk grows on the maddest But now I'm done with that Right decisions? Muddy puddles Breaking out of prison Serum visions of the future Wait until I'm older and cuter Get hard-wired Apple computers Make lots of money and get neutered Make lots of funny and get in her But my inner me hates itself But my inner me is on that shelf Stolen rings like pissed off elves Stolen kings like ring old bells I'm cold, covered in plastic She's asthmatic Looks like I need more practice
9.
Underneath 01:33
This is how I told you it'd never be Tearing the roots out from under our family tree Burning down the forestry Ashes meant more to me Translate through boundaries Pouring concrete Rebuilding all of my abandoned self-esteem I can't find the words Blind from being seen I'll sleep with the worms All I see is dirt
10.
Cuts and bruises I can't explain Feeling left out of your life I should have never tried Giving and taking Feeling dead behind the eyes This is nothing new Under my skin you're crawling These chills keep me from calling you out Call yourself out Actions that lasted Passions retracted Reading your feelings at night Light up plastic Shattered glass in the attic of my mind Nasty habits that don't give me peace of mind You're two cents doesn't pay for a phone call home
11.
Reprise 01:07
It burns The light My life

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released August 7, 2015

All songs written by Grey Matter.
Guitar/Vocals: Mack Doyle
Keyboards/Vocals: Will McPeek
Bass/Vocals: Jacob Matter
Drums: Nick LaForge

Lyrics on Lazarus and 1:58 AM by Andy Weiss
Saxaphone on Call Yourself Out by Jake Kalmink
Marimba on Interlude II by Nick LaForge
Cover Photo by Hailey Lamb
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jake Kalmink at The Stooge

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