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Taste Test

by Roach

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1.
I've let myself overreact That's just a fact Oh, that's just a fact I can't imagine I'll leave here intact Bet I could call you a bitch and you'd still drive me back I've let myself grow cold I'm getting bold Oh, I'm getting bold Never again will I do what I'm told Watch me unfold I'll admit that I have outgrown Submissiveness with a stubborn tone But it's not like I'm dying to give you a hard time I'm just trying to make it alone I've let you get away Every day Oh, every day With every comment you just had to say Well, maybe telling me to shut it won't make it okay So what if you've seen me turn red? I'm moving ahead Oh, I'm moving ahead I'll never take back anything that I said I'll repeat it instead I'll admit that I have outgrown Submissiveness with a stubborn tone But it's not like I'm dying to give you a hard time I'm just trying to make it alone I have seen myself crack I'll admit that I have replaced Submissiveness with a stubborn face But it's not like I'm dying to give you a hard time I'm just trying to make it, in case So what if you've seen me turn red? I'm moving ahead Oh, I'm moving ahead
2.
Guilt Trip 03:20
I'm absorbed by selfishness, I never seem to grow So entranced by aimlessness, I wander to and fro But I don't know where I will end up Or where I'll go I'm adept at carelessness, I always lose my mind In pursuit of happiness, 'bout twenty steps behind But I can't find Where you will end up If you turn up at all I know it's tough when we are stuck right in the middle Of an adolescent friendship And a several hour guilt trip But I'm not expecting you to call I'm not expecting that at all I'm just expecting you to text To tell me you're fine I'm obsessed with readiness, I always think ahead So prepared for emptiness beside me in my bed But I won't dread Where you will end up When I am dead I know it's tough when we are stuck right in the middle Of an adolescent friendship And a several hour guilt trip But I'm not expecting you to call I'm not expecting that at all I just hope we'll keep in touch But is that asking too much? I always knew that I would hold you back That I would drag you down And if I'd thought about it I could pull you up But now I know that I'll just help you drown And now we're stuck right in the middle of an adolescent friendship And a several hour guilt trip But I'm not expecting you to call I'm not expecting that at all I'm just expecting you to text To tell me you're fine
3.
Beer Belly 02:01
I would let you take me out If I thought that there was something that you'd let me talk about But instead you'd make me shut my mouth But if you told me to do it, you should know I wouldn't do it I would let you pull my hair If I thought that it would hurt, cause if it doesn't, I don't care If I thought that it would hurt, cause if it doesn't, I don't care I've gotta wake up at ten AM Is that early for you? Cause it's early for me I've gotta brush my teeth again Cause I keep throwing up everything that I eat I would let you drink my beer If I thought that you could work it off and pay me back next year If I thought that you could work it off and pay me back next year I've gotta wake up at ten AM Is that early for you? Cause it's early for me I've gotta brush my teeth again Cause I keep throwing up everything that I eat I would let you beat me up If I thought that I could stand a chance in making you look tough But instead you'd whimper, like a pup So I don't think we would do it, no that night we wouldn't do it I would let you drink my beer If I thought that you could work it off and pay me back next year But your belly's getting bigger and your bank account it clear I've gotta wake up at ten AM Is that early for you? Cause it's early for me I've gotta brush my teeth again Cause I keep throwing up everything that I eat I've gotta take my pills again Cause I can't seem to tell when I'm going crazy I've gotta brush my teeth again Cause I keep throwing up everything that I eat
4.
Bite 03:23
Are you looking for a change Or an empty space Does it suddenly seem strange Do you feel the same As you did a month ago As you did, cause I don't know I can't force it, I can't seem to cry I've tried and tried I feel it I swear for the first time in my life I just can't cry Am I looking for a change Or some peace of mind Why's it suddenly feel strange When I look behind Do you feel the same Do you feel the same As you did a week ago As you did, cause I don't know I can't force it, I can't seem to cry I've tried and tried I feel it I swear for the first time in my life I just can't cry I can't guarantee Let's just wait and see I knew you would strike Since we're so alike And it's such a waste Cause I liked the taste But I don't think I'd like If I took a bite I can't force it, I can't seem to cry I've tried and tried
5.
Oh, you laugh ’til you cry And I cry ’til I laugh So you think an hour’s enough But I need an hour and a half I can feel my face is flushed And I feel my pulse; it climbs I wish I could catch my breath I wish I could turn back time I would shove you down the stairs If I thought your neck would break I would hear it crack in two It would jolt me wide awake I don’t really want to kill you, though I know that I act like it, I can’t express it I just really like to push your button And I know where it is so I know how to press it I wish I could reach out After every fight was done I would grovel at your feet But I won’t forget who won But it was probably you, these days it’s always you I don’t really want to kill you, though I know that I act like it, I can’t express it I just really like to push your button And I know where it is so I know how to press it Oh, you laugh ’til you cry And I cry ’til I laugh So you think a day’s enough But I need a day and a half Rage overcomes my mind And it fills me to the brim I try to move my arms Suddenly I cannot swim I don’t really want to kill you, though I know that I act like it, I can’t express I just really like to push your button And I know where it is so I know how to press it I just really like to watch you squirm And I know where you itch, so I know how to get it I just really like to push your button And I know where it is so I know how to press it I know how to press it
6.
The Buzz 03:11
Sometimes I sit in silence Sometimes I like to grind my teeth Cause it keeps me occupied When there’s nothing else I’ve tried that can calm me It’s a habit I would like to beat Sometimes I breathe too quickly And I catch myself trying to catch my breath Then I start to bite my nails And I bite them ’til they bleed It’s a primal kind of need But there’s nothing else I’ve seen that can calm me It’s a habit I would like to beat I’d like to beat I’ve come a long way from the way I was Always overreacting Always killing the buzz Now my displacement’s so far off because Suddenly it all makes sense Why I always act so tense It was never self defence It was self defeat It’s a habit I would like to beat I’ve come a long way from the way I was Always overreacting Always killing the buzz Now my displacement’s so far off because My friends have kept me in check But there are many things That I have not fixed yet I've come a long way from the way I was Always overreacting Always killing the buzz Now there are many things that I have not fixed yet

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Our debut EP

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released March 30, 2019

Engineered and mixed by Zak Van Zeumeren
Mastered by Isaac Boehm

Vocals and Guitar - Violet de Rege Braga
Lead Guitar - Jackson Seaward
Bass - Michael O'Meara
Drums - Carly Harris

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