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The Growing Lie​.​.​.

by Cúlturåł Treåsøn

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State-sanctioned assassination 'courtesy' of the head of your nation 140 characters at a time coating enemies with slime it's a new democracy radical equality (for some) devalued expertise privileged celebrity dumbing down... dumbing down... dumbing down... dumbing down... in this digital democracy equality on your twitter* feed every voice carries the same weight whether spreading knowledge or spouting hate look around who do you trust? Zuckerberg? Elon Musk? marketing manipulation in the guise of emancipation *yeah we know. we don't care.
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It used to be harder... you had to read between the lines to discern their hidden intentions but now they say the quiet part out loud (Family values...) (protect the unborn...) (faith-based tradition...) (choose life...) Don't say gay overturn Roe vs Wade force abortion back into the alleyways drive kids into the closet with shame They'd say you were crazy... to suspect that they'd act on their beliefs to warn of consequences but now they say the quiet part out loud (pocketbook issues...) (freedom to move around...) (protect the economy...) (a place that we can all call home...) pave the greenbelt build highways everywhere axe the carbon tax and sprawl on without a care They're not even pretending that it's a bug not a feature policymaking out of spite now that they say the quiet part out loud (free and fair...) (electoral integrity...) (voter id because we just can't have fraud you see...) partisan districting prevent the poor from even voting if you can't cheat enough to win whip up a mob to overturn the result
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I'm falling short again, failure becomes a friend my dreams like ashes in my mouth defeat becomes a trend a parade of failure without end a tangled maze with no way out The pain, the shock, the sting of loss knowing that there's noone else to blame frustration and shame as I count the cost of falling short again... and again... I'm falling short again and I can't remember when I didn't feel this everpresent sting facing the consequence and the cup of bitterness and the fear of ever falling short at everything and... I'm falling short again and there's no way to make it end without giving up the hope of any hope facing the mirror and the disappointment that I see reflected in the face that's reflecting back at me...
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What a drag.. Such a drag... What a fucking drag... What a drag playing punk rock when you're old... Death Is Certain but so is hearing loss Marshall stacks strain your back you're not Above The Law It's No Fun hauling gear up narrow flights of stairs To have a Real Cool Time playing in venues that don't have any chairs Iggy pop will bury us all He is Undefeated but We Will Fall Ambition's Dead You Won’t Go Far Dead Rock Star... Search And Destroy touring's become another Death Trip It's All Shit! I Gotta Right! to get myself booked on one of those cruise ships I'm Bored of playing nice with other local bands Neighbourhood Threats promoters with their insane blackout demands My Lust For Life earned me a nasty little infection so Gimme Some Skin! or Some Weird Sin but next time baby maybe let's use some protection Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell because deep down you know what you are The Passenger riding alone in your own private Death Car
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New Normal 02:31
normalizing… normalizing… normalizing… normalizing… new normal there’s too much to process we can’t be blamed for sleepwalking into this we didn’t realize this could happen we thought that other people had to live through history but this is the new normal and we don’t have a choice we didn't see it coming but this is the new normal this is the new normal no we don’t have a choice it’s too late to stop it this is the new normal this is unmapped territory the certainties of our past now just seem so unreal nothing’s shocking anymore resignation’s taking over outrage seems so passe how we understood the world all of our assumptions houses resting on sand illusions of solidity illusions of permanence washed away in the flood
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Disappear 03:22
There’s a rap at your door at a quarter past four then to your surprise it bursts right open wide they storm in out of the night hats down over their eyes drag you out of your bed and don’t you wish that you’d fled Lights shone into your eyes now you’ve nowhere to hide and you’ve nowhere to run at the point of a gun forced into the backseat like a piece of meat you’ll become a man without a trace when you disappear without a trace if people hear your name they tremble in fear… when you disappear dragged down into the cells like a should into hell you will get no respite you’ve got no way to fight wrung out like a wet sponge all your records expunged you’ll become a man without a trace when you disappear without a trace if people say your name they whisper in fear… when you disappear you’ll become an unperson erased from history stripped of your name your face and your identity you’ll become an unperson erased from history stripped of your name your face and your identity you’ll become a man without a trace when you disappear without a trace if people hear your name they tremble in fear… when you disappear you’ll be forgotten by your family and your friends because they know that they’re never gonna see you again if they say your name they whisper in fear… when you disappear
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lying is easy when you remember what is true it’s a little harder when the person you wanna deceive is you i guess im lying to myself again making believe that this is something i can mend distract and deny feeding the growing lie so that over time I can forget what I know lying is easy if you can first convince yourself it’s a little bit easier if you’re the person you wanna sell sounds like you’re lying to yourself again… making believe that things are all going to plan deny and distract distorting every fact, go through this tired little act just to evade the truth the more you lie to a person the easier it becomes that makes it easier to lie to yourself than to anyone so yeah im lying to myself again i’ve had a lot pf practice i know how this will end distort and deny, nurturing the lie so that over time i can pretend i don’t know
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I don't want to be safe I don't want to be bored I don't want to embrace a basement All alone Think I'd rather regale Think I'd rather retort Think about something other than Metaphors of American sport Now I'm sure you'll figure things out ...unless there's something else? Right this way, to my windowless car ...unless there's something else? I tend to stare at the frame And wonder where is the hook Worry that the walls are closing in Can't bear to look See yourself in the game A Q*bert-like pyramid This maze has a thousand exits Only one where you can fit Now I'm sure you'll figure things out ...unless there's something else? Right this way, to my windowless car ...unless there's something else?

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All songs written by Cúlturåł Treåsøn (2017-2023), apart from a couple we recycled from four-stroke.

All songs performed, and recorded by Cúlturåł Treåsøn at Capital Rehearsal Studios February-July 2023.

Big thanks to Clayton Dobson and Mats Norlin for your contributions to Cúlturåł Treåsøn and to this album.

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released December 30, 2023

Chris - Guitar, vocals
Deirdre - Drums, vocals, co-lead vocals on "Don't wanna know'
Ian - Bass, vocals, lead vocals on "Unless (there's something else)
Ken - Vocals, guitar

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Cúlturåł Treåsøn Ottawa, Ontario

Cúlturåł Treåsøn is a four-piece punk band from Ottawa, featuring members of four-stroke, Raw Raw Riot, International Maniacs Institute, 86it, Wet for Days, FInderskeepers, and many many more. Voted 'Most likely to claim to have won a made up award that nobody's heard of', their songs induce despair and loathing of humankind. ... more

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