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Strange Sounds In The Sky

by Stall Speed

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1.
Left or right, not much room for sway. Black or white, without a shade of gray. Your TV puts the contrast on parade. A country unglued, the big picture askew, slightly off and far from the truth. Your convictions led astray With the message they convey. With their slanted point of view. With their slanted point of view. Do's and Don't's, you're taught what's not allowed. Raise a flag and make your neighbors proud. Just be sure to fit in with the crowd, or choose to repel and think for yourself. There's a strength in the cracks of a shell. Your convictions led astray Packaged and pre-made With their slanted point of view. With their slanted point of view. Your convictions led astray Plastered on display... Your convictions led astray With the message they convey With their slanted point of view. With their slanted point of view.
2.
Buzz Clip 03:14
Everyone is just standing around waiting for someone better to show their face. They'll make a hero out of anyone. Today's villain was an idol yesterday. Tired of all this running around, I'm tired of walking. I get my morals from a magazine playing off my self-esteem. On the hunt to catch whatever is cool, the latest fad has already turned up lame. Your mom and dad don't understand. I guess they never ever did anyway. Tired of all this rhetoric, I'm tired of talking. I get my morals from a magazine playing off my self-esteem. You. Me. What brings us together? You. Me. What sets us apart? I get my morals from a magazine playing off my self-esteem.
3.
UFO 04:05
Playing tic-tac-toe with the lines in the sky, I breathe in deep with my mask and I wonder why. UFO, come and take me far from here. Burnout, burn out of the atmosphere. I'll keep a pair of binoculars in tow and say goodbye to the empty world below. UFO, come and take me far from here. Burnout, burn out of the atmosphere. Take me away I'll navigate to wherever is unknown. Beam me up from this ball of clay. There's nothing left for me here anyway. Divide the sum of all my fallen tears and multiply the distance in light years. UFO, come and take me far from here. Burnout, burn out of the atmosphere. Take me away I'll navigate to wherever is unknown.
4.
Change happens naturally, no need to push the point this time. You took the world on bended knee You said our hope would outshine, but we're left behind You meant a lot, you meant a lot You meant a lot to me, a lot to me yeah You meant a lot, you meant a lot You meant a lot to me, a lot to me yeah Well I guess it's the way it feels to get played... I must have missed the message when all your promises were lies but now that it's crashing down, all you want to do is hide, run and hide You meant a lot, you meant a lot You meant a lot to me, a lot to me yeah You meant a lot, it meant a lot It meant a lot to me but it's plain to see That I guess it's the way it feels to get played, because nobody is safe and you- you know...you know... What did you give, what did you give up when they somehow cut you down to size? Yeah, what did you give, what did you give up when they made you compromise? Well I guess it's the way it feels to get played, because nobody is safe and you- you know...you know.... you know...you know... You know....
5.
Little Pain 04:15
Your reckless heart you throw at anyone- I, I guess it's hard to go back where you're from. Go, go and make an excuse for why you're still alone but no, no don't deny that only a fool would allow the unknown to grab complete control. Your ticking clock- Waste the day in your room. There's a whole world past the walls waiting for you. Go, go and make an excuse for why you're still here but no, no don't deny that only a fool would allow the unknown to grab the wheel and steer. Why are we afraid of a little pain? Why are we so scared to get hurt, when there's so much to gain?
6.
I've never felt this way before I keep my eyes fixed on the door Waiting for our chance to escape this tug of war and they're pulling on us for more. This time, I swore we'd get it right - Put up with it or put up a fight When there's only two options, you're forced to pick a side. It's like playing a game of roulette with our minds. We're fading; placated. We're wasting away and I hate it. Every four years, you're made to feel You've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. We've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. It's hard to get through all the noise When the static they make drowns out your voice. If you complain that it's all a false sense of choice, You're written off and labeled paranoid. We're fading; placated. We're wasting away and I hate it. Every four years, you're made to feel You've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. We've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. It doesn't make sense to me Nobody can intercede these champions of corporate greed. And they hide behind their policies. No, oh no. We're fading; placated. We're wasting away and I hate it. Every four years, you're made to feel You've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. We've been hanging on the wrong side of the line. We've been hanging on the wrong side of the line.
7.
First there's the numbness and it flows through your body like an avalanche until it hollows out your soul and even at a glance, you don't know who you are anymore and it's the first time you've felt whole. "Where have you been all this time", you're thinking to yourself as you hold your breath. "Where is everybody else?" Hoping that it will get better with a little bit of time, You're holding onto dear life and you're out of your mind At the bottom. At the bottom. Would you do what you can do to try and get ahead? At the bottom. At the bottom. High times with the lowlifes, footloose with the folks at the bottom. At the bottom. Is there something I've been missing? With the silence and it echoes in your ears. The seclusion. Is it any wonder the years have been tough on you? Where the rubber meets the road Where the tears are too real. There's nowhere left to go but the bottom. Down at the bottom. Would you do what you can do to try and get ahead? At the bottom. At the bottom. High times with the lowlifes, footloose with the folks at the bottom. At the bottom. There's losers and winners, holy rollers and sinners alike. Is there something else? Did I lose myself too long ago? and I can't seem to get it right, with who I am. Down at the bottom. Down at the bottom. Would you do what you can do to try and get ahead? At the bottom. At the bottom. High times with the lowlifes, footloose with the folks at the bottom. At the bottom. There's losers and winners, holy rollers and sinners alike. We are alike.

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Stall Speed:
David Ruscitti - drums
Joshua Kruse - vocals, guitars
John Delventhal - bass
Chris Arter - guitars

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released December 2, 2014

Produced by Stall Speed.
Mixed and mastered by Joshua Steffen.
Engineered by Doug Taylor. Additional engineering and production by Joshua Steffen. Additional engineering on "UFO" and "At The Bottom" by Tina Lynn Pisel. Additional guitars by Jason Ryan.
All songs by Joshua Kruse.
Recorded at Greyskied Studios and The Philadelphia Art Institute.
Artwork and design by Melissa Fasolino.

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