Shadow of the Alley

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brood has bred 03:38
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When I see a roach in the room, It’s hard for me to erase it from my periphery. Phantom itches creeping around, And I think I’m hearing a sound. Conversation might go on, But the brood has bred. Maybe I’ll just give it another day, Maybe it’ll go away. But skepticism is your default, When the brood has bred. Try to loosen up after working all day, Wonder if you’re going gray. Laugh it off and get into bed... Waking up to sirens of your inner city, The highway breathes harder when it rains. Laugh it off and just try again, When the brood breeds.
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waste bins 02:33
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I wanted to find answers I wanted to cure pain I used to not care much about Driving through the rain And though one’s life seems to stay Pretty much the same I find myself pondering The importance of my name Where is this resentment coming from, I ask myself It reminds me of self-loathing I’ll have to drag the waste bins from the shadow of the alley And I’ll have to wash my clothing Oh, it could be the best life to live But you’re thinking too much (But you’re drinking too much) You’re yearning for joy You’re yearning for more You’re trying too hard (You’re pushing yourself) You’re waiting for it You’re rushing for it You’re driving too fast (You’re moving too slow) You’re praying You’re braying I’d like to get some answers I’d like to cure some pain ‘Cause waking up to helplessness is driving me insane Can I go on and finish what I was gonna say Would it make you go away Or would it make you stay I sometimes imagine a surgeon cutting open my head To let out the bad
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glued 02:59
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When I showed you The way My mind worked You turned to stone You wouldn’t even answer your phone You wanted to be alone As I pushed for our comfort zone Like a cancer, it spreads The meds are self-diagnosed And the host of the party Is trying to sleep He weeps Listening to “Swept Away” and “Steep” He tries to take in the beauty But he feels like he fails He feels like a creep There are plans to meet in midtown for dinner It’s gonna be an alienating night I’m almost certain I sometimes wonder If it was wrong To glue us back Together But i don’t mind this change in the Whether or not it’s selfish I don’t know Maybe not or maybe so Maybe not or maybe so Like a cancer it spreads He rests his head on the bed It feels like haunted / poisonous lead The meds are self-diagnosed And the host of the party is trying to sleep And he’s weeping again And in need of a friend Who will make him feel less alone- Low, low, low, low, low, low, low Low, low, low, low, low, low, low Low, low, low, low, low, low, low Low, low, low, low, low, low, low
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bizarre compassion 03:36
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I can feel the signal inside my head The present is incessant, dream of the past instead It seems louder in my left ear When I go to bed If i don’t sink If i don’t drink If i don’t think about it It won’t be so bad I need bizarre compassion To get me out of this mess I need bizarre compassion To make it go away Waiting on the platform once again Metal scratching metal pushed to volume ten When the train cars open They will push their bodies in Don’t ignore me Don’t interrupt me Give me some space to breathe In this metal box I need bizarre compassion To get me out of this mess i need bizarre compassion To make me feel okay I need bizarre compassion To get me out of this mess i need bizarre compassion To make me feel okay
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microwave pizza 04:31
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We hope that time will dissolve your depression like acid on your tongue Is it wishful thinking, or rational? It’s scary when it doesn’t feel Rational. But I think it’s rational. Time is freaking me out ‘cause it keeps showing me my dad in the mirror It keeps showing me, the way my parents are gonna die. It keeps reminding me of the dissolved friendships It keeps reminding me That I look way better than I feel I look better than I feel I close the blinds, So I can sleep some more I just want to watch movies all day That remind there’s many ways to die It’s strange how a ghastly death Can be so assuring I love to watch those characters bleed It’s honestly frightening How much I think about the Bleach bottle underneath my sink And what sort of fight my body would put up If i were to take a drink I think about How happy i could be How happy We could all be If it wasn’t for me If it wasn’t for me If it wasn’t for me If it wasn’t for me If it wasn’t for me If it wasn’t for me

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released March 5, 2023

Written and Performed by Nicholas Mastrangelo and Arek Tirtir
Produced and Engineered by Jeffrey Sauerman

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n/a is a duo comprised of Nicholas Mastrangelo and Arek Tirtir of NYC and Hoboken

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