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cosirosa Great vocals and lyrics - thoughtful, provocative. Great musicality and engaging. Kicks ass and I love it!
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1.
New Teeth 03:26
NEW TEETH pulling at old threads, digging for maps, and legends, and keys because my left hand don't know what the right has up it's sleeve all the wars I've fought with sorrow, and the wild ghosts of “what-might-have-beens” I'm sharpening resolve and true aim, I'm learning to use up all the pain 1, 2...this is where I, start to count to 10 I want to, I want to, start up a riot in heaven and in hell name your faith, what's your reason to survive whatever it may be, we've got operators standing by yeah I know, yeah I know, you say you hate it, but that's always been your best defense until what goes around, starts coming around and you go to ground, as my heart breaks like a record the day bleeds, and I'm shedding my old skin, and growing new teeth we'll be, burning through the skies like fallen dreams that's when I come to, stretching out my spine, swinging from the trees I don't know where I begin, so I'll begin right where I stand you and me slowly breathe into the light at breakneck speeds we all live, and fuck, and die the wars that we lived for, are what killed us in the end some people will break, and some bend, some lie awake, and some mend the day bleeds, and I'm shedding my old skin, and growing new teeth we'll be, burning through the skies like fallen dreams that's when I come to, pushing past my spine, swinging from the trees I don't know where I begin, so I'll begin right where I stand the day bleeds, and I'm shedding my old skin, and growing new teeth trust me, anything else is just history set free from the crushing weight of apathy I don't know where I begin, so I'll begin right where I stand
2.
Rumble 04:08
RUMBLE well you could have won a medal, for all the shit you pulled raise a glass for all things you killed stubborn as the weather, or the wicked or the dead you left orphaned hearts, and tons of time to fill so why are you still talking, when I can see your heart's breaking the toys in your attic, got stuck playing your heartstrings every day I'm flirting with disaster, every night my thoughts rumble in the dark in life you'll find some are princes, some are bastards I'm just talking trash, with ghosts out in the park with these keys to dead cities, half asleep, but well fed with homemade scars as maps to avoid the coming storm “when moments stutter with beginnings, you leave a trail of bread” the only words you said that ever kept me warm so tell me how are you still sleeping, with all the sound and the fury I may not know what the day brings, but let's hope it's not more of the same thing every day I'm flirting with disaster, every night my thoughts rumble in the dark in life you'll find some are princes, some are bastards I'm just talking trash, with ghosts out in the park you said you can see the bird hung around my neck but look on the bright side, it's what helps me to forget takes me too long to explain, cause I always start to digress I've waited a lifetime to get this weight up off my chest yeah, yeah, yeah why do you keep talking, when I can see your heart's breaking I may not know what the day brings, but let's hope it's not more of the same thing every day I'm flirting with disaster, every night my thoughts rumble in the dark in life you'll find some are princes, some are bastards I'm just getting high, with ghosts out in the park with ghosts out in the park, with ghosts out in the park, with ghosts out in the park
3.
SPEECHIFYING (ANTHEM) you made me weightless shameless, but only for a time I got lost in the lights and in tonight so let's just face it between you and I, you were never mine all we did was kill some time there's no mercy anywhere, and no one seems to care, what don't you understand? all my lies and alibis, and all my speechifying, made sure that I stayed blind true, love is shapeless, and makes even my baseless lies and alibis shrivel up in the daylight I know nothing is painless, when these old ghosts are holding me tight sometimes, I'm too tired to try there's no mercy anywhere, and no one seems to care, what don't you understand? all my lies and alibis, and all my speechifying, made sure that I stayed blind the truth is based on perspective the least effective way to get to wrong or right win or lose, we've already thrown the fight I'm full up on weakness this sickness, holding me behind let me grow fast, cause it's past due time there's no mercy anywhere, and no one seems to care, what don't you understand? all my lies and alibis, and all my speechifying, made sure that I stayed blind there's no mercy anywhere, and no one seems to care, why don't I understand? all my lies and alibis, and all my speechifying, made sure that I stayed blind the truth, is based on perspective
4.
Thieves 03:27
THIEVES why won't you let me, put a bug in your ear I'll use a whisper, to bottle your fears I fight with lightning, I wash away years I make discoveries, won't sleep at the wheel and if you can, tell me why, why, come on, tell me why, why some things are broken, and they should stay that way they should stay that way the in-crowd has spoken, so let me do my thing and just burn, burn, burn I don't listen to the voices, even though they're friends I can't lose 'cause I make the hard choices, I write my own blues I split the ocean, and the sky in two then shower devotion upon the chosen few and if you can, tell me why, why, tell me, why, why we are all born broken, but meant for bigger things yeah, we're meant for bigger things but nothing gets done, once everybody's had their say so let's burn, burn, burn I'm just trying to find my way, so I'll lie, lie, lie down with thieves from what I'm told, there's no escaping fate, so I might as well lie, lie, lie down with thieves now I know, these are my golden days, so I will lie, lie, lie down with thieves in from the cold, my only saving grace, was to lie, lie, lie down with thieves at least in thieves I can believe in thieves, I can believe
5.
Murmuration 06:50
MURMURATION we sat for hours in conversation with 'Drums and Wires' on the tape deck through angel teeth, you said we'd judge the seeds by the harvest you were eloquent, but I'm not content with only darkness with only darkness because this sound in my heart's a murmuration and each synapse hums it's true translation ideas and isotopes bleed radiation as I'm guided by new chemicals, through neural constellations now is the time be wise to omens and falling skies hold your head high, because you, you should try, you should at least try to climb, at least try to climb I've spent thirty years asleep, sailing secret oceans but there comes a time, for an inside-revolution I'm burning up at seven miles a second and tearing up roots, hoping the truth will soothe, with a deep and patient science hold your head high be wise to omens and falling skies so look alive because you, you should try try to climb help has arrived be wise to omens and falling skies now is the time, because you you should try, you should at least try to climb I'll take my sorrow, I'll transform and I'll bend it to my will into gold, lead, and iron, into a diamond nestled at the center of this shell one day like a lion, one day to begin, to start again Life's moving in circles diving and swooping overhead
6.
Meddlesome 05:40
MEDDLESOME so let me take a second, let me lay it out, and explain it all to you I think it's worth a mention, that you were all shadowed doubt, but I know now, that was the best that you could do you'd think twice, while I tied a knot in my tongue there's good advice, and then there's just being meddlesome you're just being meddlesome I could have used a sextant, to try to figure out which direction I should choose pay no mind to the elephant, sitting in the room, who kind of looks tired and confused, so confused you'd think twice, while I tied a knot in my tongue there's good advice, and then there's just being meddlesome you say that this can wait until tomorrow, but we both know that could take forever there's nothing that you're missing, but you just keep on wishing because you could never be content, and you say goodbye because it's obvious the drugs are no longer helping, although I could have sworn that for years they were my muse with every moment I'm left guessing, as to why my brain, won't do what I tell it to do you'd think twice, while I tied a knot in my tongue there's good advice, and then there's just being meddlesome you say that this can wait until tomorrow, but we both know that could take forever there's nothing that you're missing, but you just keep on wishing because you could never be content, and you say goodbye because it's obvious you'd think twice, while I tied a knot in my tongue there's good advice, and then there's... I'm drunk and tired, and I realize at least we tried, it's not much of a surprise that it's no one's fault, and what's more, that's all, we stand absolved, my pockets full of salt a murder of crows, above me moves, it flows, and fills the sky with jet-black stars this phantom limb, points where I've been "remember when...", is no way to get going again
7.
Kung-Fu Grip 03:02
KUNG-FU GRIP with lightning, I am delivered I'm the father of lies, of starting up fires, I'm riding my chemistry in sunshine, am elated I'm killing the blues, pain into fuel my beasts still soothed, by music as remedy no, I won't stop until everything is mine, fight the dying light, because all we've got is borrowed time a strong right hand, the beauty of triggers I'm using my words, king of the birds, burying dynasties stop right there, it's too familiar the stories I've told, loosen their hold, from copper to gold, I am elegant machinery from the top, all you see is down, down, down the sweetest gift so far... now what are you going to do when the lights go out there's no one here to save you and you can't shut up about all the things that you had to do without you say you'd sell your soul, but you dare not lose control just let yourself go I'm not blameless, but that's called surviving scattering dust, murdering tongues, honing my skills and speed surrender, when you surrender surrender
8.
DEAD STARS SHINE (PULLEYS/WEIGHTS) It comes in waves, and it breaks my heart it tears me apart, right down the middle, the middle, the middle then it starts to subside, and like the morning tide by two shores I'm forever tied, all the while I'm still fighting my devils dead stars will still shine tomorrow, but still you wait no matter what I say and I'll try to stop using a hammer, and pulleys, and weights, to put it all back in place it's the ocean's roar, or the day right before your whole world is torn, “nothing's simple” is becoming my hymnal like tin foil on teeth, it's what stirs beneath sleeps in darkest seas- my skin, habit, heart, mapped in symbols dead stars will still shine tomorrow, but still you wait no matter what I say and I'll try to stop using a hammer, and pulleys, and weights, to put it all back in place dead stars shine, across the great divide carrying their light, adding distance and speed, to time I carry the signs of a well run dry seen through a dead's god's eye flashing earthquake lights, for a last goodbye dead stars will still shine tomorrow, but still you wait no matter what I say and I'll try to stop using a hammer, and pulleys, and weights, to put it all back in place
9.
Naked Empire 03:46
NAKED EMPIRE one moment lasts forever, as we drown deep in love's river our ecstatic heights delivered and carried to the sea ghosts of the sweet hereafter, hear my peels of joyful laughter, here's me with my list of things that really matter most of which are things that you can't see here goes nothing I've heard you say that before but don't you want something more can I get a day where I can breathe, where every thought's not so g-damned complicated one day, where I can just be I know that out of the things that I remember, it was our brief, but too-deep glimmer, yeah, the spirit of you lingers then breaks like waves on a salty sea here goes nothing I've heard you say that before but don't you want something more things fall apart but that's just half the story so I stole some things, and glued together wings I know you're scared but they say no guts no glory brand new clothes for a naked king things fall apart but that's just half the story so I pulled some strings, and glued together wings I know you're scared but they say no guts no glory brand new clothes for a naked king brand new clothes for him brand new clothes for a naked king brand new clothes for him
10.
Bearing Witness lights are flashing, bells are ringing, why don't you tell me what I've won it doesn't matter, it'll never be enough those coming rain-clouds sure look heavy, fat and swollen with the colour of blood so can the chatter, because there's a reckoning to come yeah, I'll sit here bearing witness, and watch you slowly come undone I'd do anything to help you, but we missed that train and now I'm turning brave into strong it'll break your heart if you let it, you've had less of a life than most anyone and all the things that will never happen, now lie sleeping in my heart I'd rather be clever than gifted, 'cause have you seen how the world is run? it's cold-hearted, and not fit for daughters or sons not fit for daughters or sons yeah, I'll sit here bearing witness, and watch you slowly come undone I'd do anything to help you, but we missed that train and now I'm turning brave into strong, I'm turning brave... so I'll keep kicking at the darkness, but I don't give a fuck about the answers for all I care, they can all disappear from up here I'll be putting on my best, lighting fuses to rockets to fill the air, I'll burn your name up there I'll sit here bearing witness, and hope that the shape of things to come will somehow show you that I love you you'll have no more pain, and St. Peter will greet you with a song, with a song with a song, with a song it'll break your heart if you let it... with a song, with a song, with a song

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This is the second record from Ottawa's Better Living Through Chemistry

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released January 9, 2018

Better Living Through Chemistry are:

Luigi Saracino - vocals + words + cartoons
Trevor Kealey - guitar, vocals
Paul Townsend - guitar, vocals
Richard Girard - bass, vocals
Chris Saracino - drums

Recorded and engineered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Dave Dudley
Mixed by Matt Chisholm
Mastered by James Law @ The Attic Studio
Album Layout by Doug Wilkinson
Hammond Organ & Piano by Georges Lozano
Produced by Better Living Through Chemistry
Illustration for Bearing Witness courtesy of Laura D'Amore

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Better Living Through Chemistry are a straight up rock band, with clever lyrics and catchy hooks.

They have a bad case of broken strings, cracked cymbals, and buzzing mics. Schooled in the alternative music scene of the 80s and 90s, this band wears their influences (The Replacements, Faith No More, R.E.M., & Soul Asylum, (among many others) on their collective sleeves...like badges of honour.
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