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Shanghaied

by STAB in the DARK

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Shanghaied 02:36
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SHANGHAIED IT WAS 1859 WHEN I ARRIVED IN A PORT LAND JUST AN UNSUSPECTING SOUL LOOKING FOR NOTHING MORE THAN A DRINK A GAME AND SOME GOOD COMPANY WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE A DEADFALL OH WEE OH YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE YOU WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD OH WEE OH VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE SHANGHAIED WHILE OUT COLD I WAS LOCKED IN A BOX TAKEN THROUGH SOME SECRET PASSAGEWAY HEARD THEM SPEAK OF THE WATERFRONT HANDED OFF TO A DRUNKEN SEA CAPTAIN HE SAID I WAS HIS SLAVE DOING SIX IN THE ORIENT OH WEE OH YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE YOU WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD OH WEE OH VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANTCE SHANGHAIED WHILE OUT COLD
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Death March Beat 03:26
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DEATH MARCH BEAT I SEE THE DEAD MARCHING DOWN THE STREET APOCOLYPTIC DEATH MARCH BEAT SO HYPNOTIZED BY WHATS IN YOUR HAND IS IT INFORMATION, MANIPULATION MAN I DON'T KNOW BUT I WANNA SEE I WANNA SEE WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME YOU GOTTA KNOW THE FUTURE'S IN YOUR HANDS YOU'VE LOST YOUR RECEPTION IN A ZOMBIE LAND AND THERE'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW AND THE LIGHTBULB IN MY HEAD'S GOING TO EXPLODE NEVER WANNA BE SO FAR LOST FROM HUMANITY WE'RE NOT ALL THE SAME SO COLD CALLOUSED LOST AT SEA MY OWN WORST NIGHTMARES COME FROM AND NOW I'M SO ESTRANGED AND YOU WONDER WHY YOUR LIFE IT HAS NO DIRECTION YOU LOOK FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO BLAME BUT YOU'RE ALONE YOU'RE ALL ALONE
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Ocean Shores 02:37
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OCEAN SHORES WON'T YOU PLEASE UNLOCK THESE CHAINS I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE PAIN THERE'S NO LOVE IN SIGHT I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER FIGHT THE WAVES ARE ROUGH BUT THE OCEAN SHORES ARE NEAR I WILL SWIM HARD I WON'T SUCCUMB TO FEAR YOU'VE GOT TO PADDLE HARD TO CATCH THE WAVE IT MIGHT JUST BE YOUR OWN LIFE YOU SAVE BOUND FOR THE OCEAN FLOOR ABANDON SHIP I CAN'T WAIT NO MORE I HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED STILL ROUGH WATERS LIE AHEAD CHORUS AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE DROWNING IN THE SEA BUT YOU KEEP GOING BACK FOR MORE IT'S TIME TO REASSESS THE SCENE HEAD FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE SHORE HEAD FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE ON THE SHORE YOU CAN TRY AND DRAG ME DOWN BUT I'LL STILL MAKE MY WAY WAY WAY WAY CHORUS IT MIGHT JUST BE YOUR OWN LIFE YOU SAVE
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Six Seconds 02:48
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SIX SECONDS YOU BETTER STOP AND GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD UNLESS YOU THINK THAT YOU'D BE BETTER OFF DEAD I KNOW YOU FEEL IT YOU HEAR IT CALLING YOU YOU'VE GOT NO REASON NOTHING BETTER TO DO AND THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU YOU SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME IN YOUR HEAD I KNOW YOU SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE FEELING SO OUT OF PLACE AND NOW YOU'LL END UP JUST ANOTHER DISGRACE I COULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF ALRIGHT NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND COME ON SIX SECONDS IS ALL IT TAKES TO DESCEND INTOXICATING SCENIC BEAUTY A MEANS TO AN END ANOTHER PASSERBY MY STRUGGLES THEY JUST DON'T KNOW THEY SHOULDER TAPPED ME ASKED ME FOR A FAMILY PHOTO AND THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU YOU SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME IN YOUR HEAD I KNOW YOU SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE FEELING SO OUT OF PLACE AND NOW YOU'LL END UP JUST ANOTHER DISGRACE AND IT'S A LONG WAY FOR YOU AND IT'S A LONG WAY FOR ME YEAH
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Narcissistic Powers 02:33
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NARCISSISTIC POWERS SOCIETY IS IN DECAY EVERYWHERE IT'S HIGH RENT LOW PAY IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END AUTHORITY SOMETHING YOU LIKE TO FLAUNT BUT YOU GOT NOTHING I WANT I WON'T BOW DOWN I WON'T BEHAVE NO WAY AND EVERYBODY FEELS LIFE, IT'S NOT JUST YOU, YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE AND THERE'S DARKNESS FROM SEA TO SEA NO MORE INDIVIDUALITY WE ARE THE COLLECTIVE WE ARE ONE AND WHEN WE DON'T GET WHAT WE WANT WE THROW DOWN WE STORM THE FRONT OUR MEANS JUSTIFIED IN THE ENDS THE ENDS AND EVERYBODY FEELS LIFE IT'S NOT JUST YOU YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE LIVING UNDERNEATH THE SUN AND YOU'LL FALL
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Roll With the Punches 02:33
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ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES THIS IS MY INJECTION SCREAMING SOCIAL DESTRUCTION I CAN'T GET MY WORN OUT HANDS ON YOU BUT YOU WON'T EVEN NOTICE ALL THOSE THINGS THEY SAY EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THE SAME ALRIGHT YOU GOTTA ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES THAT THEY THROW NOW THIS IS ALL ILLUSION SORRY FOR YOUR CONFUSION WOULDN'T THINK THAT TRUTH COULD BE LOST ON YOU BUT YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE CAN'T SEE THROUGH THINGS THEY SAY EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THE CHANGE ALRIGHT YOU GOTTA ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES THAT THEY TROW IT ISN'T UP TO ME IT'S YOUR LIFE PLAIN IN SIGHT TO SEE YOU'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BEFORE A MILLION TIMES, YOU'LL GET BACK UP AGAIN REPEAT VERSE 1 ALRIGHT YOU GOTTA ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES THAT THEY THROW ANOTHER WAY ANOTHER DAY AND I'LL GET MINE, ONE MORE DAY YOU CAN WANT MY SYMPATHY BUT YOU'VE GOT NONE FOR ME AND NOTHING IS FOR FREE AND I'VE GOT MY INJECTION AND I CAN HERE YOU SAY, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THE SAME. ALRIGHT
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Ignorance Is Bliss 02:18
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IGNORANCE IS BLISS WHY DON'T YOU QUESTION YOU ACCEPT EVERYTHING YOU'RE TOLD YOU DON'T DARE BREAKOUT YOU FEEL SAFE INSIDE YOUR MOLD I'VE WATCHED YOUR TV AND I'VE STARED AT ALL YOUR NEWS CAN'T LIE CAN'T DENY EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN AND I DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT IT DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT DON'T WANNA CARE ABOUT EVERYTHING'S JUST A MOTH INSIDE MY BRAIN NOW I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD CLOSE THEIR EYES I'M NOT HERE SAYING THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE WISE CLIMB OUT OF YOUR HOPELESSNESS CLIMB OUT OF YOUR DESPAIR I WONDER WHY THE HAPPY GUY DON'T KNOW A THING AND HE DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT IT DON'T WANNA............. EVERYTHING'S JUST A MOTH INSIDE MY DON'T WANNA.............. YOUR IGNORANCE IS BLISS WHILE I'M GOING INSANE GOING INSANE GOING INSANE YOUR IGNORANCE IS BLISS WHILE I'M GOING IN I FEEL THE FLUTTER I IGNORE THE PAIN I FEEL THE FLAPPING OF YOUR WINGS AGAINST MY BRAIN YOUR SO CALLED KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR HERESAY NOTHING TO OFFER ME I'VE NOTHING LEFT TO GAIN WHOA OH OH WHOAH OH OH
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My P Your P 02:40
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MY P YOUR P OOH OOH OOH THEY LIVE WITHIN MAGIC GLASSES SUBLIMINAL WORLDS UNSEEN UNCONCIOUS MANUFACTURED REACTIONS LET THE WOLVES OUT SO THEY CAN FEED WE'RE LIVIN IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION YET SO MANY BLINDLY OBEY DO AWAY WITH INSTANT GRATIFICATION I'M NOT LISTENING TO WHAT YOU SAY AND IT'S JUST MY PROJECTION YOUR PERCEPTION OH AY OH IT'S JUST MY PROJECTION YOUR PERCEPTION OH AY OH ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRECONCIEVED NOTIONS THEY DON'T MEAN SHIT TO ME GENERATION OF TV BOYS THEY DON'T KNOW NO HISTORY WITH A NATION STRIPPED IN PIECES AND PEOPLE DOWN ON THEIR KNEES TOO LATE FOR A VACCINATION WHERE'S THE CURE FOR THIS FUCKIN DISEASE UHHH AND I KNOW EVERYONE OF YOU SEE THE WORLD SO DIFFERENTLY AND EVERYBODY THINKS THEIR RIGHT AND SOMEWHERE DEEP INSIDE OF ME I KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE AND I CAN NEVER FAKE IT I DON'T EVER WANT YOU TO THINK FOR ME I DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO AGREE BACK AND FOR TH A DICHOTOMY A YO YO OH OH OH

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released April 27, 2018

Recorded at Bridge City Sessions 2018

Mixed and Mastered by Chris Finster
Engineered by Mike Ulysses
2nd Engineer - Chris Finster
3rd Engineer - Nathan Richarson

Cover art by Diego Corral

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STAB in the DARK Portland, Oregon

3 piece Punk/Rock n Roll band from pdx.

Gary Dean- Guitar/Vocals

Josh McCanna-Bass

Mark Gohlmann- Drums

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