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Cheery Menthol

from We Usually Do This Louder by Swordfish

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this song is about how large of an impact the seasons have on my demeanor
and how i have a crippling cough drop addiction

over the last couple years, i feel like i've strayed away from the fight club themes of 'anti-establishment, masculine self-indulgence' that used to make me feel empowered. As i've matured, i think my angst has shifted in perspective and scope.

no longer do I have this blind distaste for this miraculous life that I have been generously given, in its place, is fear about who i am, and what i will become. though it should fill me with wonder and appreciation, i'm terrified because i've seen many lives around me gone unexecuted.

i feel like i've grown distanced from participation medals and picture frames -- i struggle a lot with sentiments and reminders that the earth continues to spin and i continue to age, especially once the leaves turn and fall.

usually when I write songs, it allows me to organize my thoughts into digestible chunks of AB AB where I can assign chords and structure to my internal conflict.

I tried to encapsulate my thoughts here

lyrics

i think its terrifying
i think it is quite scary
that as the seasons change
my breath it goes to menthol cherry
i've got an IV of black coffee
and my throat's too sore to smoke
yet I romanticize the two because it makes me feel composed

i'm powerwashing paint
to prepare for new coats

i'm buying salt to season pavement
and i'm layering my clothes
the winter's harsh on warm bodies
my heart's still pumping heat

I want to watch fight club with your dad again on DVD

and he'll say that

I want you to hit me as hard as you can
I want it to hurt I want to feel like the man
that my father intended on taking his name
creating a family and filling his frames

and I've got paintings on the walls with artist's names i can't pronounce
you know that when i write these songs i get caught up in the pronouns
because it's the way that i write these things that i feel
that lets me step back
and say that

you're being dramatic
misanthropy is trite
write a happy song for once
well i think that i might
im putting postage on bad poetry i'm too afraid to send

you know that i want to watch fight club with your dad again

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from We Usually Do This Louder, released February 7, 2016

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Swordfish Ypsilanti, Michigan

nervous fingers on frets like cold flesh in a grocery aisle.

Chandler Lach (vocals/rhythm guitar/thesaurus user)
Kyle McFarland (lead guitar/smash mouth enthusiast)
Elijah Bouldin (bass guitar/finger tapping boy wonder)
Elijah Simkins (drums/strong jawed tempo protagonist)
Kris Lane
(Trumpet Extraordinaire)

Graphic Design work courtesy of Andrew Esty
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