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I'll Stop Now (Deluxe EP)

by Soft Crisis

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1.
Shelter 03:47
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I was a silent lover of this town And I will tell you its secrets We’ll burn it down I’ll no longer hide my face when morning comes I’ll no longer fight what I’ve become Another morning Another time Another fire Another crime I’m learning I can stop the world From spinning away I’m learning how But not today Not today And I can hear every whisper in the night I’ve built up my shelter I’ve wrapped it tight I’ll no longer fight my dire need to speak them I am compelled I’m not condemned Another moment missed From where I’ve been I’m learning I can stop the world From spinning away I’m learning how But not today Not today
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Erode 04:25
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I want to wake you And talk about the plan It’s all the waiting around Debating the meaning I can’t stand Without my worry What am I then? A reflection of art Collection you start Of what has been I’ve been toiling for so long now That I start to erode Will you watch me implode? It’s not right how you spoke it in code When you knew you knew I was out in the road Running around, searching by sound Looking for truth in this puddle I found I’ve often wondered How long I can go Holding my breath like this The times I miss I think I know That if it’s higher Higher than we count You will be waiting for me Translating you cynical account I’ve been toiling for so long now That I start to erode Will you watch me implode? It’s not right how you spoke it in code When you knew you knew I was out in the road Running around, searching by sound Looking for truth in this puddle I found And the hows and whys are obscured by The insecurity you exemplify You said it’s not my place - I oversimplify But I can’t escape what you signify Overloaded with excess tales and lies I start to erode Will you watch me implode? It’s not right how you spoke it in code When you knew you knew I was out in the road Running around, searching by sound Looking for truth in a puddle I found
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Fractions 03:35
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Am I ready? I think my jokes have gotten stale The same reactions The little ticks that show I've failed I'm sick of hanging around I'm sick of waiting for the shoe to drop I'm sick of the same old sounds I'm sick of waiting for it all to stop A product of my indecision The end of an endless division I'm causing the break in the breakthrough Another conclusion that's long overdue Dividing me in two Dividing me in two Called it an offer Called it a break for something new But I was lying Because I like lying I think that's true I'm not good with fractions But I'm divided by the fact I'm calling for action And I've decided to react I'm sick of hanging around I'm sick of waiting for the shoe to drop I'm sick of the same old sounds I'm sick of waiting for it all to stop A product of my indecision The end of an endless division I'm causing the break in the breakthrough Another conclusion that's long overdue Dividing me in two Dividing me in two Tuck my fears in an effigy This tender part of me Wants to be released All the numbers that add up this All the numbers that lead me to bliss I couldn't find the equation So I'll mark the occasion I'm sick of hanging around I'm sick of waiting for the shoe to drop I'm sick of the same old sounds I'm sick of waiting for it all to stop A product of my indecision The end of an endless division I'm causing the break in the breakthrough Another conclusion that's long overdue Dividing me in two Dividing me in two
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Become 02:51
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It's uncivil It's unkind How you told me to leave nothing behind What apology you gave Won't mean nothing Cause I have nothing to save Nothing to save from you Surrounded with a life in pictures All the moments that were fixtures In our repertory I have searched the endless scriptures I have found the lost elixir It's an allegory Starring me Starring you I'll tell you What we became I'm the last one to blame Anyone Anyone but me for What we became I'm the last one to blame Anyone Anyone but me I would fight it But my fists are wrapped with tape And I'd admit it But my mouth's bent out of shape I threw a fit When I could not escape the cold, cold grip of And I would fight it But my fists are wrapped with tape And I'd admit it But my mouth's bent out of shape I threw a fit When I could not escape the cold, cold grip Of what we became Still I tried to become Better than where you were calling from And if the end is the best part Why waste so much time on the start Don't you know it by heart And I'm left standing in the picture Of what we became
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Bind 03:23
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Found you a tie to bind your hair The flyaways the cares A sunlit memory to share Look at the painting by the window The curtains brush your toes The colors fade before we know I'd like to dream of you If you'll allow me I'd like to dream of you And what we'd be And I'm lost in blind illusion And I would settle for confusion I can't tell my right from wrong The light is too damn strong And I'd come along I'd come along if I could come along I'd come along Our story in lines upon my face The moments and the place The cost of time I can't erase Laugh at the picture I became The curtains mask the shame Does every image look the same? And I'm lost in blind illusion And I would settle for confusion I can't tell my right from wrong The light is too damn strong And I'd come along I'd come along if I could come along I'd come along I'd like to dream of you If you'll allow me I'd like to dream of you And what we'd be I'd like to dream of you If you'll allow me I'd like to dream of you And what we'd be And I'm lost in blind illusion And I would settle for confusion I can't tell my right from wrong The light is too damn strong And I'd come along I'd come along if I could come along I'd come along
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Discard 04:19
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Discard Captured lightning by the tail Fought their fires with some water and a pale They left you off the chain email They didn’t tell you that the house went up for sale Do you really think their claims Can get any righter When you phrase them like that? So stop it with the games Ditch the lighter And that cowboy hat It’s not the 90s anymore So snuff your cigarette And shut the door When did all the tasks that were so simple get so hard? What happened to the memories you wanted to discard? Did they burn up in a cloud of smoke? Did they lave another scar? It’s who you are It’s who you are It’s criminal how hard you tried To make them find you when they wanted you to hide They left you cause you testified Even though your opinions were uniquely qualified Do you honestly believe That they’d return If you had spoken otherwise? Do you really think they grieve You think they’ve learned Or even sympathize? It’s not the 90s anymore So stop the pity act It’s not your war When did all the tasks that were so simple get so hard? What happened to the memories you wanted to discard? Did they burn up in a cloud of smoke? Did they lave another scar? It’s who you are It’s who you are Finding comfort your books Secret places no one looks You don’t need them anyway You’re better off than if they’d stayed Elaborate jokes they played It’s not funny, and it wasn’t yesterday When did all the tasks that were so simple get so hard? What happened to the memories you wanted to discard? Did they burn up in a cloud of smoke? Did they lave another scar? It’s who you are It’s who you are It’s who you are
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Convinced 03:24
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]\I'm not made of magic I'm not making up I gave what I could give You drank it from a broken cup If everyone I know Has found their way inside Would you open up the door We'll go for a ride Go for a ride I'm not convinced that I can ever be better Than the memory I am I try to follow all the rules by the letter But I can't seem to understand I try the best I can I think I'm under the weather Bowed my head by your window You showed me how you feel When you pulled your hair from the hallowed ground And you knew I couldn't deal You'll have to take my word I'd climb the highest wall If I had the strength, the will We both know that I'd fall I'm not convinced that I can ever be better Than the memory I am I try to follow all the rules by the letter But I can't seem to understand I try the best I can I think I'm under the weather There's so many ways this could down If you'd come down Forgetting all about The stairway and your crown How it goes down How it fell down At night you hear the shouts The creaks inside your house They beckon you to come down Why don't you come and Hear the shouts The ghosts inside your house They call on you to come down Why don't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come You're not convinced you can ever be better Than the memories you have You try to follow all the rules by the letter But you can't seem to understand And I can't seem to understand And we can't seem to understand I try the best I can I think I'm under the weather
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Punch 03:28
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Once in a while, I could stand to Try to understand You’re not standing in the way Once in a lifetime, would it kill me To try make believe Your apology is okay? Could it be it’s not that frightening? Could it be you’re scary, too? If you see it, please enlighten me Step into the dark enjoy the view And I related a long story Slow and dilatory With no glory in the end It’s the beginning of a chapter I’m not much of a captor But I can be the best of friends I come out punching when I’m scared I’m prone to lying. I’m unprepared There’s a litany of truths I’ll never share Sorry for the way I showed I cared Could it be it’s not that frightening? Could it be you’re scary, too? If you see it, please enlighten me Step into the dark enjoy the view

about

Album recorded in St. Louis, MO, at Firebrand Studios.
Engineered and produced by Brian Scheffer. Mastered by Mario Viele.
Album art by John Hardecke. Lyrics by Reshad Staitieh.
Music by Soft Crisis.
Bonus track: "Bind" Demo recorded by Soft Crisis at our respective homes during quarantine. Mastered by Mario Viele.

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released September 3, 2022

Soft Crisis is:

John Hardecke (drums)
Garth Jenkins (bass)
K. Erik Seaver (guitar)
Reshad Staitieh (guitar, vocals)

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Angular rock with a hint of calamity.

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