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Coping Mechanisms

by FOAM

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1.
Mass Chew 03:36
Feeling on your own Singing to the songbird And getting old Struggling to exist Six billion open mouths Chewing through the wire Drowning in the sound Each unto their own
2.
Get On Board 03:48
Get on board Then you can sit on your arse For all time, all of the time You’re in, you’re on, you’re welcome The risk are low The returns are… alright Don’t go wasting all your time There’s no such thing as real life Come take a seat, admire the view We’ll bring out the food (You’re on your way back home) There’s a place you can turn When you don’t know what to do We care about you (You’re on your way back home) You’re not just a number You’re a really big number Man, you’re fucking huge (You’re on your way back home) If you could hang on a moment If you could hang on the line We care about you (You’re on your way back home) Don’t go wasting all your time There’s no such thing as real life
3.
Stop what you’re thinking And throw your body into mine We’ve come full circle I get so body over mind It’s fine, I get it, I’m with it Body into mine So throw your, but not just your All your friends, yeah Bodies into mine
4.
There’s a world of difference between you and me A distance there never used to be I see you turning into something now I think you see it, I think I see you tuning it out Go ahead and lie if you want to The most dangerous lies you tell to yourself Every single day that you’re turning away You’re not learning a thing Just sticking it further in This world won’t reward the wicked It’s idealistic, but maybe there’s something to it And I’d hate to see such a good guy Turn himself into a fucking parasite You’re on your way there, and I can tell you now Make this decision right or I can’t stick around You can say goodbye if you want to But know, I already miss you
5.
Cope 05:52
(instrumental)
6.
Your blood could keep me warm When I can’t hack it alone I could milk myself, now I just don’t want to A long time ago It was all heading somewhere But I just can’t see it no more Saw myself again and it’s getting hopeless Nobody likes feeling like they’ve been left behind I wouldn’t let you down, until I change my mind Walk with me, talk with me Say that we’re doing alright You wouldn’t let it on But I might Oh shit, I might Your blood could keep me warm When I can’t hack it alone I could milk myself, now I just don’t want to A long time ago It was all heading somewhere But I just can’t see it no more And I saw myself You know, not much feels worth it
7.
You gave up looking inside, now that’s a bad move You say you’re sick of this man, I know you’re sick of this man You remind me every fucking day Why look at it that way? It’s gonna get you down That’s where you’re gonna stay Got a feeling things are especially fucked in your eyes And there’s not much that I could say Could never talk you down Besides, I agree anyway You’re right, it’s bad Real bad And now we’re sitting by that road that leads nowhere You put your cigarette down, I put my cigarette down That’s us man, just butts in the grass Why look at it that way? It’s gonna get you down That’s where you’re gonna stay Got a feeling things are especially fucked in your eyes Well we don’t live in the USA You probably won’t get shot Count the blessing’s that you’ve got I guess, well you never know Don’t feel so ashamed You’re not the only one Who thinks that they’re the only one It’s cool, no I get it Yeah it’s fine Don’t go wishing your life away It’s too easy to do Something will do it for you A bullet A bullet A bullet A bullet
8.
Lie, it’s alright You were wrong to be kind What you know, what you’re owed Should be overshadowed Ego death comin’ round But it’s all for the best This is all just a test Sometimes… these things, well you know I could tell you I could tell you, some things got to change No love left for it now There’s an anger burning higher somehow And forever Smoky room, you’ve been warned So your exit best be soon Now go on Go on
9.
(instrumental)
10.
I was a boy in his head Forever toeing the line Those barriers in my mind That keep me down, uneasy I’d worry about the future Would I still feel so useless? In many ways I’m moving So how am I still here? When does it get better? I’ve tried to be better? Does it ever get any easier? Am I broken forever? And why am I complaining? It feels so lame to say it When I got over my fixation on death When that romance ended, and I had all this time left I could start to understand myself, I began to learn But still that nagging question, what the fuck am I worth? I know it’s all in my mind That self worth is subjective That the world is what you make it Still I can’t help but notice That everyone seems so down Everyone’s digging a hole Whether they know it or not And it’s taking a toll So when does it get better? When does it get better? Are we this fucked forever? Are we this fucked forever? I ain’t a nihilist no more And there’s no point in keeping score To point out all the pointless facts That hold us down and keep us back When does it get better?

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released February 17, 2017

Recorded and mixed by Andy Lawson @ Debaser Studios
Mastered by Bob Weston @ Chicago Mastering Service
Artwork by Mow Skwoz

Music by Foam
Lyrics by Joel Martin

Foam is Joel Martin, Harley Barnaby and Jackson Hawdon.

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