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Friction (But You Still Did)

by Nora Marks

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A re-recording of a previously released track featuring the band's now-permanent lineup. One of our favorite old songs, and hopefully soon one of yours, as well.

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I'm a sponge
I soak it up, but I'm dripping when I run
[I'm soaking wet with all these tears]
It's fun until it's not and I am done
[My guilty conscience's taken years to catch up
I'm paying for all my sins]
Too far off the mark
Now I am here just to cut off the best part

Grow it back
In time to fall apart and fade to black
[Just like a lizard sheds its skin]
Too bad I do my best work when I am sad
[I'm shaking off this depression and
replacing it with my anger]
So I put myself on bed rest
Lay here, try not to wrinkle what's impressed

She told me the thing that stings
[Oh how that acid burns]
More than the gasoline
[A hole right through my skin]
Is you couldn't afford to leave us the way you did
[You can see the bones within]
You knew my fate
[I'm gonna sit on my ass]
You knew I had to stay
[Not moving til]
You knew that this was coming
[You put your finger in]
Felt it bubbling up again
[And break the surface tension]
But you still did

Give me some credit
I'm smarter than I look, but I regret it
[My brain's not the biggest thing]
Inviting you to see how much I fed it
[I have to offer you see that I
am well endowed in all the arts]
Could be losing steam
Fighting fear or just struggling to be seen

Found it profound
Three generations of staying inside the house
[Just how long will these four walls hold]
Now they're moving out and leaving us the couch
[They're filling up with a black mold
That's a shade darker than my soul]
Could be hard to see or to hear
Without banging on the screens

She told me the thing that stings
[Oh how that acid burns]
More than the gasoline
[A hole right through my skin]
Is you couldn't afford to leave us the way you did
[You can see the bones within]
You knew my fate
[I'm gonna sit on my ass]
You knew I had to stay
[Not moving til]
You knew that this was coming
[You put your finger in]
Felt it bubbling up again
[And break the surface tension]
But you still did

The friction's the issue
No matter the issue
[My skin's like sandpaper
An abrasive tissue]

She told me the thing that stings
[Oh how that acid burns]
More than the gasoline
[A hole right through my skin]
Is you couldn't afford to leave us the way you did
[You can see the bones within]
You knew my fate
[I'm gonna sit on my ass]
You knew I had to stay
[Not moving til]
You knew that this was coming
[You put your finger in]
Felt it bubbling up again
[And break the surface tension]
But you still did

credits

released December 4, 2020
Robbie Bersano - Guitar / Vocals
Matthew Garrity - Drums / Vocals
Matt Galante - Bass / Vocals
Michael Garrity - Guitar / Vocals

Written by Nora Marks

Recorded at The Supply Closet

Produced and engineered by Nora Marks

Mixed and mastered by Matthew Garrity

Album artwork by Richard Brumbaugh
Artwork design by Michael Garrity

Thanks to all of our family and friends who supported us and listened to this song dozens of times to help us get it right. We couldn't have done it without you!

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