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Rank & File

by Melatonin Owls

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1.
Standstill 03:27
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I’m in a standstill Stuck in the past I have no reason To re-advance My head’s too heavy Why can’t you see? I’m so lethargic Just let me sleep So let me be alone Let me have some peace I need some time, to get back on track Cause I’m feeling so obsolete I’m in the present With nothing to do Wasting my time with Writing songs Parked in stalemate I’ll lie to myself Dreaming instead of Doing things So let me be alone Let me have some peace I need some time, to get back on track Cause I’m feeling so obsolete I’m in the future So far away Where nothing happened It’s all in my head I need to stop with Fantasies I have to grow up And learn to believe So let me be alone Let me have some peace I need some time, to get back on track Cause I’m feeling so obsolete
2.
Teen Love 02:00
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I always tried To sit right by your side At school, in class; and so I walked To that empty seat located next to you Then I stumbled down as I tripped over your bag I crashed and burned I couldn’t save my face I fumbled up, hysterical On the bright side, I got you to see you laugh Not the way I planned to set myself to fail And that was the time I fell in love again Seemed like every girl never really seemed to care I think I lost count of every girl I liked All this teenage love is merely blind lies   I promised to Bulk up and talk to you I planned, I schemed but still I failed Then I realized that I’ll never have the guts Guess I’ll let another guy fall head first for you My heart’s in pain I thought it’d go away But I’m distressed; this feeling in my mind Feels like you’ve stomped my sanity You made a gaping hole inside of my heart And that was the time I fell in love again Seemed like every girl never really seemed to care I think I lost count of every girl I liked All this teenage love is merely blind lies
3.
Papercut 04:16
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Sometimes I lie here questioning Just what the fuck Do you think you’re doing? While I’m just Sitting all alone Wondering What went wrong this time? My phone rang And I picked it up Hoping that it was you Messaging Seems like I was wrong Like yesterday You packed your shit And walked away Now you think this is some big joke Well I’m certainly not amused And I thought this it was all my fault But I realized that you never really cared Hey are you Stuck with me again? Cause you seem to be Talking to me I know I should Just walk away But I really liked What we used to be We talked like Nothing’s even changed Comfort machine The tool I am These paper cuts So small and meek But hurt so much A little sneak Now you think this is some big joke Well I’m certainly not amused And I thought this was all my fault But I realized that you never really cared Two nights long Then I bid farewell For all the Triggers I have pulled I would think twice But newborns don’t Deserve the blame Their parents own Now you think this is some big joke Well I’m certainly not amused And I thought this was all my fault But I realized that you never really cared Asked for advice you never took I’m bored and borderline over-used Let’s put our friendship in the vault The end is rarely pre-prepared
4.
One Step Back 03:09
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Muted sounds and conversations Floating through my mind Flying discs and fluttering Vs Right above our heads Missing contacts, notebook numbers Group chats, nameless faces All these archived convos Maybe we’ll meet again The games we played there The songs we sang there It may have been gone But it’s in my head A drawing with some words Letters spelling out my past Dusty bags and rusted lockers Education’s nevermore Rain falls so softly As nostalgia creeps upon me Memories long forgotten Lost and found for my friends   The games we played there The songs we sang there It may have been gone But it’s in my head But I’ll still think back To better days in the past It may have been gone But I’ll still think back To better days in the past
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Ligma 01:24
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I have a hole You have a hole Let’s make some love I have two breasts You have two breasts Let’s make some love But you’re With that guy From tinder But you’re Occupied With tinder I have a dick You have a dick Let’s make some love I have two balls You have two balls Let’s make some love But you’re Still infected With ligma But you’re Busy joking Bout ligma Turns out We’re not gay On this double date So I’ll Take her date On another a date So let’s grab a drink And head back to your place And we all lived happily Ever after
6.
What? (Acoustic Demo) 02:45
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Prom (Acoustic Demo) 01:36

about

So here it is, our first release at last!

This first EP contains a bunch of songs I wrote when I was in high school and I always planned for it to be the first stepping stone for my foray into music.

Initially the songs were meant to make up an album but after looking at the potential track-list, I decided it would be better to use the first few songs I wrote as a learning experience to figure out the general workflow of music production.

Along with reducing the bloat of material and workload on a single release, the general feel of my earlier songwriting came to clash with the sound of some of the newer material I was writing over the years and I decided that an EP would ultimately be the best option.

For our bandcamp supporters, we've also added the Standstill B-Side, Ligma, along with some bonus demo tracks that I didn't have time to figure out a full-band version before I flew off for studies ;)

Hope you enjoy and as always, have a great day.

- Aaron

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released March 6, 2020

EP Art: Kayleigh Lim & Cameron Tjoe

Special thanks to Cameron for giving foundation to some of the bass-lines on the record.

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