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EP

by Hired Rivals

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1.
Behind closed doors we’re dying of thirst Finders keepers now I am the weeper Now I am the loser who’s come undone Follow the leader delirium How many licks does it take to get to the top You better know just what you want Before you open your mouth, before saliva drips out Sobering in the morning light Lower me, I’ve earned your spite Knowing that it was my design You scream and shake me Nothing can save me Sobering in the morning light Lower me, I’ve earned your spite Knowing that I lost my mind This thing inside me, it terrifies me And I feel it lurk down in the depths of me Fighting a fever Now I’m a believer that you get what you deserve And I’m covered in chaos Didn’t know I had it in me, didn’t know I had it in me Been covered in chaos And no one sees me for who I used to be now
2.
Trampion 04:42
It’s all fun & maybe it’s all games Another easy breeze until someone’s bough breaks Here you stand snapped in half Raise the stakes and have the final laugh Stay away from me I’m leaning on nostalgia And it seems I’ve been on a winning streak If you outlash me be careful as your cradle spirals to the ground Cold hard disregard closing in, wearing you down Even the air around you is thick in your dreams Digging deep into the wounds you can’t see How will you heal How will you reveal them when it’s time for you to concede I feel like starting over x2 Don’t you even know your heart won’t turn to gold Don’t you even know your heart won’t turn to gold when it’s been stone Alarm bells ring signaling the need to slow down Always on the move cause you never learned how to hold still Chasing a thrill Feel the rush until your weakness spills Don’t be so rough this is fragile, a delicate force You’re not a child anymore Feed the urgency I’m running out of patience and you need to find what you’re looking for Don’t you even know your heart won’t turn to gold Don’t you even know your heart won’t turn to gold when it’s been stone When it’s been stone Don’t you even know your heart won’t turn to gold when it’s been stone
3.
Pepto Dismal 04:06
Your crystal ball is dropping into my lap, I feel it tenfold Heavy and cracked, don't understand how you read the future it's told But it's clear through the spider webs that you steer us into the lion's den Into jaws our reason blends with a looming sense of fear and dread It's your luck Take it, don't leave it behind Your fault I'll never be fine You spew your prophecies at me and I heat them up, I eat them up It's your luck Why do you take it this far You know better than that You spew your prophecies at me and I heat them up, I eat them up I eat them up, I eat them up, I eat them up And now your ideas are mine Those of my own, those of my own have died, died It's your luck Why do you take it this far Why do you take it this far Why do you take it this far, this far Through the haze you find a way to see the danger in everything To see the shadows hovering It's all your fault I always feel every bump and every deal Anxiety is breaking free Fueling you and feeding me You spew your prophecies at me and I heat them up, I eat them up Its your luck Take it, don't leave it behind Your fault I'll never be fine You spew your prophecies at me and I heat them up, I eat them up It's clear through the spider webs That you steer us into the lion’s den Into jaws our reason falls
4.
Ballseye 04:34
A cross, the kind you multiply your numbers by your odds The rush you love the feeling when you’re off Dissolve into another world where you can lose your mind And that line, was never drawn I left my body bare, so loot me if you dare Nothing left to give, nothing left to spare You want it so bad Can’t straighten the thoughts along the edge All shrouded in black until the light turns on in your head You want it so bad Can’t stop all the impulsiveness A death wish until you’re reminded of the life you built It’s your god given right to curb your appetite Whenever you feel like you’re hollow inside Nothing left to fill when the ache subsides Whether shallow or six feet below It doesn’t matter you are dead to me now, now, now It doesn’t matter you are dead to me now, now, now You were born in the dirt, to the dirt you’ll return I’ll be sure that the earth won’t regurgitate you this time You’ll never walk another step, you’ll never breathe another breath As long as I’m alive You want it so bad Can’t straighten the thoughts along the edge All shrouded in black until the light turns on in your head You want it so bad Can’t stop all the impulsiveness A death wish until you’re reminded of the life you built You want it so bad, no no no nothing can stand in your way
5.
Pour out your fault into this drink Swirl it in your mouth Swirl it in your blood so you can’t think Tomorrow, tomorrow always comes & leaves Weaving in between In fragments still Opaque until the world’s asleep Too black & blue to follow through The fall too steep, the fall too steep Give me a reason Don’t hold me hostage Our bones align to form a cage In fragments still Opaque until the world’s asleep Too black & blue to follow through The fall too steep, the fall too steep Pour out your fault into this drink Swirl it in your mouth Swirl it in your blood so you can’t, so you can’t think Tomorrow always comes Tomorrow always leaves us weaving in between In fragments still Opaque until the world’s asleep Too black & blue to follow through

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released June 1, 2016

Hired Rivals is:
Brandon Hembrook - Guitars
Kodiak McMountain Lion - Vocals
Matt Hertenstein - Drums
Zach Salvat - Bass

Recorded at Blast House Studios and Dustin Sisson Studios. Madison, WI.
Produced by Dustin Sisson and Hired Rivals
Tracked, Mixed, and Mastered by Dustin Sisson
www.dustinsisson.com

Album Art by Hired Rivals
Photo by Kodiak McMountain Lion

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Hired Rivals Madison, Wisconsin

Hired Rivals is a four piece rock band from Madison Wisconsin. Their sound offers up a dish of spacey guitar riffs, driving bass rhythms, thundering drums, and ethereal vocals. Coming from different musical backgrounds, they like to incorporate ideas and themes from many musical genres including but not limited to space rock, alternative, and the all-encompassing "indie". ... more

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