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Black Mirage

by The Horse I Rode

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1.
Black Mirage 00:41
2.
Pitfall 04:37
Are you still there or has the line been cut? Glad you picked up, now could you pick me up? Is he in you, or is he out as planned? No, I'm sober At least I think I am These feelings are intransient Motives known, this drink is setting in You've held your ground, but your gravity grows tense Losing your balance We lived before In smoke and summer winds aflame I never stopped to see how wrong it was to stay Tell the narcissist our hard-wired parts are far from parked Alarmed cars though scarred can still part the dark Is he as great as you make him to be Or do you make him to be greater than he is? Framing photos of your nights in bars Am I to revel in his progress? Are you still there or has the line been cut? Glad you picked up, now could you pick me up? Is he in you, or is he out as planned? No, I'm sober At least I think I am Forgetting our own autonomy We let these hotel calls consume our past Go on Breathe him in I burned your good intentions at my workplace All the girls laughed and filmed the scene just in case Since then I've been feeling so unwanted We should go out sometime Just ditch your new thrill Are you still there or has the line been cut? Glad you picked up, now could you pick me up? Is he in you, or is he out as planned? No, I'm sober At least I think I am (When could we make the time?) (Without it all) (When could we make the time?) Death? (When could we ever make the time?) Cover all the bases and touch each other's faces and Recall how we used to Live
3.
Elon Musk 04:14
I'm done here, you were always dosed (I can't believe that you made the scene) As for how I've been (Well) (Just open up, what's left to lose?) This is the happiest I've ever been Drying my ties out to soak up in trends If you need something just look for my friends Lifting smoke signals from the roof of my Benz I see your face after hours Through one more drink, your distance lessens Is it a lie? You taught me how to cope You can't be seen Little fires, imposing on glass ends A snake with venom who can take me in I'm making moves on your high school sweetheart Schooling her on sweetness while she's high on this Turn the clock back, I'm watching a picture A documentary following the culture of drugs You think you're wholesome when you're quoting your scripture? Watch your back because he's rolling with us (Drink with me, I'll watch your back) (Come drink with me, I'll watch your back) I will never deny pleasure You need a kick to the face? He was always there (You think you're wholesome when you're quoting your scripture?) (Watch your back because he's rolling with us) As for all my friends, best regards (You think you're wholesome when you're quoting your scripture?) (Watch your back because he's rolling with us) Fuzzy moments with blackouts in bed Window shopping while losing my head Race car forearms but I couldn't care Up comes the comedown so come down from there It's safe to say you're hurt I understand your pain The act of cutting ties If you could just hold on, I'd let go of you Your wasted footing
4.
Girl, you know how I want it My eyes are closing your blinds but don't get smart See, if you're the type to stay the night Let's stop right here Stop right here And all of the sheets that you tore? I heard he buried his seed in your slit They drugged me and left me for dead It was a cash-flow relationship I can't believe you would put him through this And now it's clear you would You want more So ditch your friends Your hands are worn Let's just find us a bed And now it's time to cut the cord (Just breathe) And I can do this on my own (Just breathe) Girl, you know how I want it My eyes are closing your blinds but don't get smart See, if you're the type to stay the night (Stay the night) Let's stop right here (Stop right here) Stop right here You want more So ditch your friends Your hands are worn Let's just find us a bed And I can do this on my own (No regrets now take your life) These scars are mine to keep (You did this)
5.
Take care, I've settled my debt But you could still opt out You don't want this I heard those were words that you wanted to say Before you swallowed those reds and got caught in the fade I've been roaming these halls for weeks Loaded on uppers and climbing in trees Misdirected lust guides me to her blood Take care, I've settled my debt But you could still opt out You don't want this (But what will happen if I'm too far gone?) I'm hollowed out (I'm hollowed out, so undecided) I'll take her hand Are we lost Or losing air? Take me to there Are we lost or losing air? Your breath was staggered that night Your girl was dressed in white With nowhere else to go Her only care had failed to show (Don't be afraid to want more than this) Who cares that her heart skips? I just want to be missed (Just don't be afraid to want more than this) Take care, I've settled my debt But you could still opt out You don't want this
6.
White Heat 03:08
Breathe in Breathe in this air, no trace of haze But the water's warm Just stay awake Don't lose your brave And it's so sick The way he bruised your wrists I'll try to hold, hold on to this The only beds we've built Without all the voices and pills She said, "I want a way out But these lights and tabs are blinding And the only road is winding" (Tripping over your feet under the porch light) (Broke my fall on the gate, but I still had my sights aligned) (Man, my hand's on your waist) (But I still haven't met your eyes) (You said you wanted a drink tonight) (I think you need your sleep tonight) (Follow this driveway out to the road and don't worry) (I'll take the bus home) My eyes were sown shut We knew what we'd become Two hearts caught in the wash And they watched us grow lost
7.
I've got lot of phrases to try on you This night won't be over until my words ring through And maybe I'm eyeing those eyes of yours You wore less to impress, but I want more Let's find a happy ending With the lights on from the start They'll see the time that we're spending But they won't tear us apart Girl, you're looking lost With that thousand-yard stare I've been here too long To let you fade away I've got a backseat where I can take you there I bet that look that you're wearing is accustomed to scaring away But not me (Not me) I want to help you escape that dress You wore less to impress but I want more Rushing the entrance Ditching our friends and Staying until the show ends, just to have time Swimming through bottles Burning through our wallets Hiding our feelings, looking for signs Yeah I'm young, and full of hate But that doesn't mean that you can't stay Let's find a happy ending With the lights on from the start They'll see the time that we're spending But they won't tear us apart She got those open eyes, closed hearing But it's not shut in theory Her arms are far apart but she can't help but always see me We got these hideaways and Sometimes we hide for days and Maybe I'm constantly amazed by who I share my sheets with Incense burning white and it's turning to night Not a backseat romance we prefer under skies No lies I can't decide if she's just too kind But I can't help but wish that she'd try to look past my smile And I could make this right Your hands feel so worn No dreams in shades of black This could be all the past Let me make this right But something was misunderstood It fell apart so fast I woke up to your change of heart An emptied bed There was a part of me that cared from the start And somehow I got lost You wanted just a night of warmth I wanted more Stay If you answered your phone then you'd know Don't go
8.
I said I'll end it tonight, but I'm breaking (You had your chance, you lost your touch) I never wanted to lie awake Your body heat It brings me down Breeding renewed feelings (Leave) We were stuck in different worlds My only vice? (Ignoring the phone calls) (Was this how you wanted to sleep?) I was hung up your touch And you knew (I've displayed my standings) Was I pathetic Trying to impress the mannequin signals you sent my way? Was it just natural to want somebody who could still hold me Despite my stains This has been eating all of my hours Struggling with guilting visions of you Somehow I find myself still just hoping Someday you'll end up sober again I will not tear myself To be within your breath There's more to this than hate I miss you none the less And as for all our talks I can't clean up your mess There's more to this than hate I miss you none the less Facts stand, you're just his Back to your old habits Don't hold me back I've been gone too long This midnight hour You could die (Leave) We were stuck in different worlds My only vice? (Ignoring the phone calls) (Was this how you wanted to sleep?) I was hung up your touch And you knew (I've displayed my standings) Knocking on the doors Asking for our names Our license has expired And we're tired of the same I said I'll end it tonight, but I'm breaking (You had your chance, you lost your touch) I never wanted to lie awake An elevator scene Sharing stares and smiles Focused on other things Maybe another time Stay back Words were spoken Stay back I know your motives Anchored lights In tangent forms of hope I've gone through replicas of souls Away I fall In oceanic permutations We drift away It fades to white

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released June 12, 2013

Roger Hallaway – vocals, screams, guitar
Brandon Mendez – guitar, vocals
Austin Martin – bass, vocals
Adan Alcala – drums

Additional vocals by Nathan DeRaud, Tyler Isch, Shredded JC, Dalton "Bigxwerm" Smith, Luna Tuna, Ezra Wright, and our buddy Dylan
Blooding curling scream by Lindsey Randle

Produced by Matthew Bedrosian @ No Magic, Fresno, CA

All vocals recorded by Austin Martin and Brandon Mendez
Courtesy of John Martin III

Artwork by David Hallaway

Special thanks to Anthony Barba, Cami Carrillo, Nathan DeRaud, Michelle Martin, and most of all John Martin III

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