1. |
Spill
05:03
|
|||
|
Even in the stillest moments
As I sit alone in my house,
I’m nagged by the suspicion
That my teeth don’t fit in my mouth,
And somehow every single thought will spill out
And somehow every single thought will spill out
Will you slip into the corner
Hoping that you’ll maybe get caught?
Your loved ones’ gentle voices
Turn into a song you forgot
So strange, I used to sing it a lot
Things change, at least more often than not
I would like to get to know myself
Under a different circumstance
I’d like to get to know myself
I would like to get to know myself
Under a different circumstance
I’d like to get to know myself
The hardest pill to swallow
Fills my stomach with the truth:
That you are not as scared of me
As I am terrified of you
Erasing almost everything
Except my choice to choose
You only fear losing with something to lose (2x)
I can wash my clothes
But I can’t get them to fit me
I can look at pictures as a tentative guide
A perfect portrait when my temper subsides
A perfect portrait when the painting is dry
I can drive to work but I can’t look through the window
Someone horrifying could be sitting behind
So strange, when I look back at the line
Things change, I swore I had a good time
I would like to get to know myself
Under a different circumstance
I’d like to get to know myself
I would like to get to know myself
Under a different circumstance
I’d like to get to know myself
The hardest pill to swallow
Fills my stomach with the truth:
That you are not as scared of me
As I am terrified of you
Erasing almost everything
Except my choice to choose
You only fear losing with something to lose (2x)
I’d like to get to know myself
I would like to get to know myself
Under a different circumstance
I’d like to get to know myself
I would like to get to know myself
|
||||
2. |
Not Certified
04:22
|
|||
|
Little girl from the suburbs
Can’t take care of herself
It’s so fucking frustrating
Always needing somebody’s help
I’m so tired
I’m sorry I couldn’t come out
Hope you’re having fun
I’ll see you when I wake up in the morning
I like it when you use me like a canvas
Get your inner self out to me
If all your art is violence
Is there still beauty in the silence you seek?
I don’t wanna wait til someone understands this
So full of acted apathy
Cause somewhere I decided
What you get is not exactly what you see
And why would I waste my time
On anything that wastes my energy?
Complications,
I watch them as they arise
Every fucking time
What I wouldn’t give to live in your past life
All these people
I’ve met at the end of the line
Get all your knots untied
And string me along until one of us dies
I like it when you use me like a canvas
Get your inner self out to me
If all your art is violence
Is there still beauty in the silence you seek?
I don’t wanna wait til someone understands this
So full of acted apathy
Cause somewhere I decided
What you get is not exactly what you see
And why would I waste my time
On anything that wastes my energy?
|
||||
3. |
Illusion Controlling
03:11
|
|||
|
Unwind, I try to tell
Creep in my mind
Warm place to live
Comes back, each day
Spots in my eyes at stop lights
Blink fast, change lanes
Thank God my car can drive itself
I wouldn’t know what’s next to me
Without your help
I’d never know my speed
Keep me steady on
The course you lead
The illusion of controlling me
Sit back, relax
Each part
Tough task, can’t get
My jaw to slacken
Give up, inhale,
Let something else depress me
Pop pills, prescribed,
Thank God at least I have my health
I wouldn’t know what’s next to me
Without your help
I’d never know my speed
Keep me steady on
The course you lead
The illusion of controlling me
|
||||
4. |
Resume
03:35
|
|||
|
All things being equal
Is never the case
You’d lie much more often
But still are betrayed by your face
With positive thinking
You go to that place
You win all the trophies
For all of your careless mistakes
What is the point of winning by cheating
You only are winning in name
What is the point of staying the same
When everything else is changing its ways
I am so lucky
I know it’s the case
I feel guilt towards my stillness
When everything else is displaced
I look at the page
Two-dimensional traits
I prove my own worth
In a font that will mask my distaste
What is the point of winning by cheating
You only are winning in name
What is the point of staying the same
When everything else is changing its ways
What is the point of winning by cheating
You only are winning in name
What is the point of staying the same
When everything else is changing its ways
|
||||
5. |
Missing the Part
03:00
|
|||
|
There it is
Sparkling in the dark
Asking you to come back
Pulling you away
Every line in place
Soft contours that you face
Dancing through the dizziness
Alluring and beautiful
I’ll never be as comfortable as that
In fact
I lack
The sight
Space intact
But missing the part
Where I light up at all
I’m missing the part
I’m missing the part
I’m missing the part
I’m missing the part
There it is
On my face
Evident
Cut it from me
I’m asking you nicely
I’m missing
I’m missing
I’m missing
I’m missing
The part
|
||||
Cusp Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, IL
Jen
Gaelen
Matt
Tessa
Tommy
Pic by Abram Huezo
Shows:
5/21 at Sleeping Village
6/27 at Beat Kitchen
... more
If you like Cusp, you may also like:
supported by 11 fans who also own “Spill EP”
mitski + of Montreal + japanese breakfast reminds me of AWESOME
go to album
Don't Know What You're In Until You're Out
by gladie
supported by 10 fans who also own “Spill EP”
This is the sort of album that I hope my son discovers and falls in love with after I die.
go to album
supported by 10 fans who also own “Spill EP”
Some catchy tracks on here, and my guy is not afraid to rip a guitar solo. Sounds like Daniel Johnston country at times, and the album cover looks like a hip-hop record.
go to album
A solarpunk concept album set in the not-too-distant tomorrow, Tom John Hall uses elegantly wrought art rock to tell a winding tale.
go to album
The latest from Virgo Rising threads soft, earnest vocals through a latticework of indie rock guitars.
go to album
Spring Rites
by Tannhauser Orchestra
Bright, gorgeous, bashing songs from these Belgian shoegazers that never lose track of melody amidst the waves of distortion.
go to album
Things I Never Said
by Oceanator
supported by 9 fans who also own “Spill EP”
Saw them open for Jeff Rosenstock at the end of 2021. They cranked out a great set.
go to album
