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Hope Lexicon

by BLEEDING TONGUES

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Bleeding Tongues - First Words 04:05
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FIRST WORDS from her first words it was manifest passion for life so eloquently conveyed she becomes smarter and stronger as we get older and sharper with every passing every day. the future is a jagged puzzle of unmatching pieces such a curious dilemma wishing for them to fit. and the deepest, most painful regrets that we’ve grown to forget return with a hope that we can make up for what we lost. this overwhelming silence records her breath these old worn pillows record our dreams so clear in our slices of sleep the pictures don't turn out but we'll search all our lives. (for my daughter Kieran and her mother Anna)
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Bleeding Tongues - The Art Of Killing Dreams 03:03
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THE ART OF KILLING DREAMS your rhetoric is obsolete too oblivious to admit defeat just the same, we’re gonna kill all of your dreams. its time i sharpen my tongue and stab you with the unavoidable truth this crusade of yours is based on fear. and you didn't bury your victims deep enough. to believe in your conceited lie is to feed poison to one's mind you're a vanguardist hypocrite and this cop-out will be your demise. if one were to skim our resumes a subtle yet serious contrast might go unnoticed. you hand your heart over to authority in a cheap attempt to clear yourself of responsibility. but equality is void in the absence of liberty. those who thrive on uncurbed power must someday die of starvation. there are no profits to be made in the business of anarchy, only a better future.
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Bleeding Tongues - Scenester Antiseptic 02:47
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SCENESTER ANTISEPTIC welcome to this ironic elitist social clique call me jaded but I'm simply sick of this shit. rewarded for repetition of ingenuine, cliché slogans. action is imperative but you're just here to get laid. I'd rather go back to fist fights with rednecks. at least back then it was clear who my enemies were. our scene is now a game show of popularity. and i'm pleading for some sign of sincerity. insipid spiteful intentions and a heart made of shit these actions are flacid and that bullet belt is full of blanks. these are the rituals of true pop culture self absorbent self propagated hype is like a flat tire on your fixed gear bike i'm glad i'll never be cool enough to meet your fucked up standards.
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Bleeding Tongues - A Predisposition For Self Destruction 01:58
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A PREDISPOSITION FOR SELF-DESTRUCTION our species has the know-how, the resources and materials we need to build machines and necessary institutions to provide everyone on earth with food, shelter, healthcare, clothing and education. the only thing we lack is the will. the prognosis is quite simple the one ingredient is greed implemented by the corruption that capitalism breeds. now our country marches on towards a police state. the national defense act slides in on a wave of distrust and hate. this is what our species has to offer a hierarchy of repression and murder.
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Bleeding Tongues - Hope Lexicon 04:55
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HOPE LEXICON some call it extinction; i call it execution! we must say with them: "hope is our profession"!* if they are to succeed or even survive i fear they will need to grow some wings to escape the damage of neo-liberal betrayal. when we sleep at night their dead dream with us. generations of indigenous families are forcefully evicted. their life, culture and dignity still on the verge of destruction. some call it extinction; i call it execution! we must stand up with them, we must say with them: “everything for everyone, for ourselves nothing!"* if they are to succeed or even survive i fear they will need to grow some wings. when we sleep at night their dead dream with us. (* Quotes by Marcos, EZLN)

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Released September 17th, 2013
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released September 17, 2013

Recorded August, 2013 by Matt Svendsen in Portland, OR
Guitars, vocals, recording, artwork, and all songs by Matt Svendsen
Special thanks to: Anna, Kieran, mom, dad, Carmel, Valerie, Shauna, and Vlad for all their support!

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Hardcore punk and experimental depression-induced godspeed anguish.

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