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Conclusively, I Rejected Instrumentality And All Was Well

from Trials by Lamniformes

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lyrics

Would I rather be alone in Prospect Park or on loan to the Southern Loop?
To me it’s not that simple, but it’s all the same to you
Cause whether this train is elevated or six feet underground
We’ll ride these tracks all the way back to the home we never found
So what’s one more sleepless summer night in the grand scheme of things?
I’ve got plenty of time in the winter to sleep until the spring
But no matter what they tell you kid, it’s no fun waking up
In world where all the magic is dead and the governments corrupt
When the wind picks up and carries me right out of Chicago
I’ll crawl on hands and knees to the only borough I know
Where I can close my eyes and hide my head from instrumentality
Before working for another paycheck from the N.E.R.V.
I reject every label you’ve grafted to my skin
But I know I'm not one in a million
I accept that this fight is one that I won’t win
But god damn it some one has to be the villain
Maybe someday I will decide between State Street and 7th ave
Instead of splitting down the middle what little time we have
So take your clocks and set them back 10 years in the past
Cause all the fun we’re having now, you know that it won’t last
The backyard buzz and basement binges, the fire escapes and burning bridges
The end of the world can’t take that away from me
I reject the idea that I cannot be myself
Cause I’m nothing if I’m not determined
I accept that I will always be second best
And no matter what I do I am vermin
I promise that I won’t run away
No matter how bad things get
I’ve made my mistakes and I’m done for the day
And who gives a fuck about regret?
CONGRATULATIONS!

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from Trials, released November 27, 2012
Music by Ian Cory, Jack Greenleaf, and Max Coburn

Ian Cory – Vocals, Drums, Found Sounds
Jack Greenleaf – Guitar, Vocals
Eli Sidman – Guitar, Vocals
Max Coburn – Bass, Vocals, Keys

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Lamniformes New York

Pronounced "Lam-neh-forms."

The songwriting project of Ian Cory.

Genre agnostic, generally heavy.

"The Lonely Atom" out on 3/29!

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