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Selfish

by DRÄTS

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Aww, drats Aww, Drats AWW, DRATS AWW, DRÄTS Aww, drats Aww, Drats AWW, DRATS AWW, DRÄTS
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I left the way I came, still sick, and always sad Due East, and never looking back at what I had I waited for a time When things weren’t always tough To fix our problems turns out you can’t wait enough When self care feels like just a choice You’re on your own To find your voice I can’t do the work for you You can’t heal all at once But that doesn’t mean to stop Each time I turn around You’re further from the top But I can’t carry you The way I did before I’ve exhausted all my strength To prove you can be somethin​​g more If not for you, then try for me Please fight I want you to succeed But I can no longer accede To therapizing you while I’ve got my own nerves to soothe And now it’s time for you to move Cause I’ve got my own shit to prove Make way for me to take up room And love myself without you here with me
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We may not talk too much But at least you’re not alone You’re always craving touch But you’ve got me at home I love you I love you I love you Answer your phone A subservient pleasure machine That’s the real American dream A woman without independence Who doesn’t talk back fight or scream I love you I love you I love you Why aren’t you home You don’t exist alone You’re just a part of me Who gives a fuck about romance When the sex is guaranteed
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It’s hard enough to be yourself Let alone in front of someone else Who believes that we shouldn’t exist Who wants our rights to be dismissed It’s not a trick, and we aren’t sick I’m a woman and you’re a prick Even if you don’t believe What’s your problem with equality? What about me and my safety I won’t die for you You can trust me You want privacy But won’t let me be Forcing me to hide From your killing spree What about me Where’s my modesty Forced to hide from the light For just being me We need more than just indifference We need room to be Litmus tests and false arrests Girls murdered out on the street Fuck my feelings? Well fuck yours too I’ve been forced to face mortality This body’s mine and mine alone Fuck your TERF mentality
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I'm Tired 01:50
I’m so tired Uninspired Sick of everything Afraid of what tomorrow brings I’m watching time revert Witnessing people die and hurt You can’t take the lives of women in god’s name All of their suffering will come back to you just the same But we can’t let them win And take away your voice Let’s raise a molotov To make sure you have the choice All their power All their pride There’s so much they could do Instead they roll back all our rights Even those who’re on our side Won’t pass the laws to make it right If they give us everything How could they suck our wallets dry You can’t take the lives of women in god’s name All of their suffering will come back to you just the same But we can’t let them win And take away your voice Let’s raise a molotov To make sure you have the choice You’ll have your choice You’ll have your choice ***Bodily autonomy is a core requirement for freedom. Nobody’s free until everybody's free.***
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Codependence 00:56
I’m fighting sleep to feel alive Coping mechanisms guide my sight I’ve been holding on too long Convincing myself I’m gonna be alright I’d be lying if I said to you That I knew that you’d come through But it doesn’t change what I feel I’ll drag my feet right through the heel Just to be closer for one more minute Walls are down and I’m drowning in it I’m drowning in it
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Independence 01:34
I haven’t got a clue what I have left behind I’ve moved on with my life now I don’t have the time For me I’m on my own For me I’m all alone For me I’m free To make you reap what you have sown I never knew my strength Without you on the line I’m finally complete Without you on my mind For me I’m on my own For me I’m all alone For me I’m free I’ve found myself, it’s just for For me I’m on my own For me I’m all alone For me I’m free Rapid descent into obscurity
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Absurd 01:52
Eyes feeling foreign Senses deceived I can’t understand the way people perceive Our differences, values Their own sense of truth While blaming the others And draining the youth So I clench my teeth As I wait for the fall The other shoes coming The end of it all How could we be happy When everything is shit Keep reaching up for help Pretty soon you’ll get bit Nothing is real Don’t be disappointed That means that there’s no fate So don’t get disjointed This moral oppression By which we abide Is what makes timid And robs us of pride So I clench my teeth As I wait for the fall The other shoes coming The end of it all How could we be happy When everything’s shit Keep reaching up for help Pretty soon you’ll get bit You’ll get bit
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Way She Goes 01:53
Impressing depression Self loathing and shame I overlooked gaslighting I kept blaming my brain For all your abuses You’ve broken all our truces Now you can’t blame your trauma You’ve got no more excuses You’ve lost your power to take me down with you I hope that you drown in this shame There’s nothing left for You to take from me Fuck you And your dishonesty Can’t be accountable They’re all to blame But you point your finger To hide your shame Half truths, rebuts All add to my doubts I hope no-one else Has to figure your shit out You’ve lost your power to take me down with you I hope that you drown in this shame There’s nothing left for You to take from me Fuck you And your dishonesty
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Inactivism 02:20
You ignore reality Ignorant of your transgressions You’ve got no empathy Until you’ve felt oppression Do you call out friends Who speak ill of women, are racist or crass Do you believe the victims When they say they’ve been harassed Intention’s important but it’s only a step It gives the illusion of passion and depth What if a lover a sibling a friend Had their life taken On who can they depend If you don’t fight for them Then who will fight for you Without the help of others Then what the fuck else can we do (extend) ***I shouldn’t have to say this, but don’t wait until you’re personally affected to start caring about the rights of others. It may be a stranger today but it’s not long before you or a loved one will experience oppression that limits your freedoms. Fighting for the rights of others ensures rights for yourself.***

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released July 19, 2022

Vocals : Leah
Guitars : Gwen
Bass : Julieanne
Drums : Kyra

Recorded by Curt Hedberg & Chase Brown at Dayton Sound Studios
Mixed & Mastered by Tim Krug

Artwork by Leah

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