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steel patch
03:18
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your face looks different now
makes it easier to let go
finding myself now
still hating the world
they said that i can be resentful
but that's okay with me
my spirit focused
cover my scars with a steel patch
that was the first time
i wanted to try
living so naive
i believed all the lies
i remember stepping through the portal
when the aliens came
what's the point of being mortal
if you just live the same
there's a boy lying half-drowned
his blood everywhere, his skull's visible
his friend's fists pound
he won't stop, i hope to god he's alive
they both get turned to ash
i wake up hating myself
cover my scars with this steel patch
can't be alone anymore
and the kids that i grew up with
kissing on a red armband
they're trying to get a taste
i'm just trying to get away
cover my scars with this steel patch
i remember the last time
i wanted to try
living in naivety
i believed every lie
i remember laying on the floor
when i said i didn't want to live
said, there's nothing here anymore
and i've got nothing left to give
nothing left to give
nothing left to give
nothing left to
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ruminate
04:09
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if you want to hate
we could hate together
if you want to love
could we make it last forever?
if you want to hurt
it’s my limbs you can sever
do you believe in fate?
do you think our souls are tethered?
do you ruminate?
do you think about whatever?
are we one in the same?
are we even in the same world?
would this even communicate?
or just get lost in translation?
do you ruminate?
do you think i’m just stupid?
and who’s even to blame?
is it you, me or society?
do you share my pain?
is it a different variety
do you internalize shame?
what if i said i wasn’t good enough?
do you ever feel the same way?
are we even in the same world?
do you ruminate?
do you think about whatever?
i lie with you
and think about everything
i lie back and wait
to finally hear the silence
i lie to you
when my thinking’s retroactive
do you ruminate?
do you think about whatever?
i lie with you
and think about everything
i lie back and wait
to finally hear the silence
i lie to you
when my thinking’s retroactive
i sit by myself
and listen to the thunder
i sit with myself
i sit back and wonder
i still think about the days
when i used to wander
i still feel the same way
sit by myself and ruminate
think about everything
if i could self-immolate
maybe that would fix everything
do you want to hate?
do you want to hate together?
do you believe in love?
can it really last forever?
do you ruminate
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pity
03:28
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if i could only fill the void
open my eyes up and forget
if i could only have a choice
eaten by pity and regret
if i had a way to numb
cut myself off from the rest
if i had somewhere to hide
then i wouldn’t stay around you
i don’t need your pity
lord kill the pain
i see it now, a cast of extras
staring me down with blank expressions
just look away, i know it’s too late
disapproving eyes, isolation and hate
i don’t want your prayers
if you just want me to change
don’t like myself either
think i’d rather self pity
a painted youth slithered into the bathroom
where is thine shelter?
little did they know
little did they show
the wages of sin is death
a curse upon my head
a plank in your eye
a shortness of breath
apollo please release me
a season of weakness
leave me to rest
lest you continue your cruelty
leave me to rest
i am the one they pity
a burning feeling, you just can't disguise
so won't you please rid me,
of these clothes that I so despise
better off just by myself
wallow in my self pity
i’m hoping you could never tell
always make me feel filthy
better off just by myself
wallow in my self pity
i’m hoping you could never tell
always make me feel filthy
i don’t need your pity
i don’t need your pity
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tainted grace
02:50
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you lead an evil life
you should live in fear
avert your sinful eyes
mind the holy ears
forget reason
forget yourself
give me your soul
let me be your help
you will accept my grace
or you’ll have sealed your fate
and let the tears on your face
be a sign of faith
now get on your knees
you look a mess
your distress is a sign of my success
don’t try to leave
you’ll have nothing left
embrace me or you will see the face of death
i will accept your tithe
i will take your life
contemplation is a waste of time
dreams of suicide in that state of mind
you will accept my grace
or you’ll have sealed your fate
and let the tears on your face
be a sign of faith
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5. |
reprise
01:44
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your face looks different now
i remember the last time
your face looks different now
easier to let go
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tassel Phoenix, Arizona
Embracing pentecostal origins, punk ethos, unabashed queerness and the allure of mystery; tassel plunges into a new form of liturgy charged with tearing the veil on unseen terror and giving hope to a disaffected generation.
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