there’s a shadow in the corner
and he's laughing at me
there’s a reflection in the mirror and she’s
screaming in her sleep
you're a stranger in the dark
and I can feel your hands around my neck
"I wanted just to feel you"
I'd gasp with my last breath
so take away this broken fool
the one who wears the smile of the idiot
and watch him crawl into the bottom
of this broken-hearted bottle
all the flowers wilt behind
your cemetery eyes
and you'll find me under the roses
and the words ignite the gasoline
that flows into my bloodstream
and you'll find me under the roses
I'm beginning to wonder
if you're even real at all
I'm transparent and you're laughing
oh daddy’s sweet little girl
The rooms exploding under
all that distant laughter
was that a kiss at midnight?
I forgot it seconds after
so take away this broken fool
there’s so much that he doesn’t understand
play along to make him smile
and cinch the noose a little tighter
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022