Preserved in Melody
by If You're An Angel, You Will Suffocate on Earth
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to have no faults, that's only in dreams
that's what they said, that's what they said
it can't maintain without tearing away
that's what they said, that's what they said
can't keep it safe from our fucking hands
that's what they said, that's what they said
if can't hate then be damned
that's what they said, that's what they said
well they're right
all angels will suffocate on earth
come night
we'll strip the world of anything of worth
and if you're of the mind that's bound to say
"rainy days will fade away"
endless floods will prove you wrong
and blacken out that happy face
so if there's something you hold dear
kill it now out of fear
because the one thing we hate most
are hearts unsullied and demure
i met a girl who did nothing but scream
that's what they said, that's what they said
i'm told they trampled, spit on her dreams
that's what they said, that's what they said
because she wished to fill our fucking hands
that's what they said, that's what they said
her wrists have valleys, for our demands
that's what they said, that's what they said
[pre-chorus]
[chorus]
we blame it on her heartbeat
because of it we can't sleep
you can't blame us being jealous
of the angels that are above us
we'll rip them out of heaven
with our taped-on wing ascension
how dare they walk among us
the perfect and the vaunted
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Lovely, lovely, lovely flower buds
blanket, blanket, my beating heart
reflecting, refracting, streams of golden light
shower softly, on me tonight
I hope you know, what it is that captivates me so
and the love you feel, I promise you it will only grow
come in bloom without pretension
the only goal is your affection
yet you maintain this deflection
oh, take my heart
Lovely, lovely, lovely flower buds
blanket, blanket, my beating heart
reflecting, refracting, streams of golden light
shower softly, on me tonight (x2)
as the evening slowly falls and envelops us all
i stand and wait, anxious to know where your interests lie
but if you tell me off, and break my heart, i'll have no choice but to die
wearing a tear stained smile, i meekly mumble "i promise i'll be fine"
come in bloom without pretension
the only goal is your affection
yet you maintain this deflection
oh, kill my heart
Lovely, lovely, lovely flower buds
blanket, blanket, my beating heart
reflecting, refracting, streams of golden light
shower softly, on me tonight (x2)
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This Summer
04:00
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Look towards the sun, it's an endeavor
why blind myself when it's cooler indoors
Even if I changed, though probably never
the same root problems are abundantly sure
It's not giving up, it's intended function
forcing ideals does me no good
cherish any bliss that finds it's way in
my strikingly sober view of the world
I'm two years old and I'm bathed in sunlight
among the intricate web of events that will determine my life
as soon as you see what's exactly happening
twenty years are waving goodbye
Aspirations are high at the start of summer
This year's destined to be better you'll see
Even though I know, it's a futile effort
something has to stop the depression in me
It's not giving up, it's brutal realization
what influence you wield means nothing
cherry buds amiss, frame moral desolation
and a strikingly sober view of the world
[chorus]
nya nya nya nya nya nya
we look towards aging as a promised remedy
for things we've yet experienced but think we should achieve
as soon as you see what's exactly happening
twenty years are waving goodbye
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I Don't Care At All
02:57
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Cease to Exist
04:03
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I'm Just As Good
05:15
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I Will Die
03:46
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Why Dream
02:10
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Picked a Flower
05:16
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When my day runs low
I'll pick a flower
to counterbalance bad
moods and feelings
that persist all throughout the day
Inside that tiny flower is a resolve
to never be displaced
by those that are crippled and place blame
on their incompetent brains
"But I need what it has
For me bleed, the best that you can
I don't care that I'm snuffing out
the kind of dove you write songs about"
That's how it goes
you keep moving on
as hard as it gets
you're not in the ground
So why was it me?
who never made a sound
my silent hopes
must have rang too loud
But that's me, just fodder
for your lust, dump into me
what you hate about yourself
I'm composed of what life left out
For in my world, I am God
and what is best is what I want
I don't think about the future
or pay unneeded mind
in my life I only matter
far above being kind
When my day runs low
I'll pick a flower
to counterbalance bad
moods and feelings
that persist all throughout the day
Inside that tiny flower is a resolve
to never be displaced
by those that are crippled and place blame
on their incompetent brains
Inside my whole dilemma is a resolve
to never be displaced
by those so pathetic their only excuse
is their incompetent brains
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This Season I Die
04:28
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Emulator
03:49
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I know I'm far from the best
contrived, embarrassed mess
but it can be so hard
to find a niche that's left
I'm borne of false intent
devoid of true merit
no father for my hopes
they build up and I choke
Emulator, burnout
Emulator, sow doubt
It keeps on happening
but this is what I need
their vitriol is free to form
pathetic comfort
Compound hypocrisy
with fanatical thinking
and show the world
that your beliefs aren't worth anything
Emulator, burnout
Emulator, sow doubt
It's mesmerizing
and way beyond me
from now until I finally die
the notes will always ring
It's captivating
preserved in melody
even after I've left this world
the notes will always ring
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released February 14, 2020
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If You're An Angel, You Will Suffocate on Earth Detroit, Michigan
2014-2015
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Feb 2020 -
Apr 2015 -
Oct 2014
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