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Modern Relics​.​.​.​and other ways to remember our time together

by North Graffiti

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1.
Frank's On Everything 03:10
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Oh hell yeah I wanna do it again Third time's a charm And if not, we're not lucky We'll have done it again for the time and the pride This dear last lesson is coming fast And it might leave us at truck stops with broken down engines But we'll turn it around and do it all again And it makes you wanna shout out It makes you wanna shout out For the record we're playing too loud And it makes you wanna shout We'll have to do it again Oh honey bring it around This worn out engine is beating your fists to a pulp You can't bring back the dead And it makes you wanna shout out It makes you wanna shout out For the record we're playing too loud And it makes you wanna shout We'll have to do it again and again and again and again This is all she ever wrote Is justice over?
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Any Other Way 03:29
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I miss your scars I miss your lonely heart The way you pressed yours into mine But that was then Long before you began asking me to mend your lonely heart I saw you up in our old hood late last night You were coming down from god knows what But what could I say? What could I do? You were hanging off the arm of some young fool And honestly I wouldn't have it any other way So I kept my words And so you came and went And honestly I wouldn't have it any other way 'Cause you look happy now and you weren't happy then I guess those were some of the great years of our lives Five for me but just three for you And that's on the heavy side where I know you don't reside Oh, my darling, what could I do? Oh, my baby but honestly I wouldn't have it any other way So I kept my words That's why you came and went And honestly I wouldn't have it any other way 'Cause you look happy now and you weren't happy then You look happy now and you weren't happy then Grabbing at straws with nothing but claws and hair in your eyes I know I've got nothing to say And honestly I wouldn't have it any other way So I ate my words Watched as you came and went And honestly I wouldn't have it any other way 'Cause you look happy now and you weren't happy then Yeah you look happy now and you weren't happy then You look happy now and you weren't happy then
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The Entertainer 02:56
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I couldn't count the days on 500 hands that I sang away Reaching out for a connection to who Sixteen hours across these prairies to Edmonton A pair of shows and sixteen hours home Call me a dreamer Call me what you will But I get nauseous when I'm sitting still So it's back on the road Give it another go That's why they call me The Entertainer And who decides you need to sing cover songs to sell your soul? There's plenty of love and self pity passing the hat, you know I could lie and say I'm here to serve a message But just so we're clear, we both know it's to sell sex and beer That's why they call me The Entertainer That's why they call me The Entertainer Are we not artists? Are we meant to survive on the scraps the Clash left behind? Or am I singing back these lyrics to myself on the stage? Call up the crickets Pocket the night's worth Back in the saddle I'm my own punchline Well, that's just fine That's why I'm here That's why they call me The Entertainer
4.
Burnin' Fire 02:32
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I want you Burning fire Can I stand next to you You're my scalding desire Breathe through these lungs Can't you feel it, well These flames are burning my tongue 'Cause I don't want you easy This better take all night Best to get used to this heat I want you Burning fire Can I stand next to you You're my scalding desire Oh, don't make me crawl on my blistering palms and knees Is that how cruel you are, well Say, are you gonna let me Say, are you gonna let me Let me, let me. let me, let me stand next to you Oooooooooooooo Oooooooooooooo I want you Burning fire Can I stand next to you You're my scalding desire
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I'm Not Your Buddy, Guy 03:29
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I I got what I came for But it's so miserable out I might stay a bit longer But you don't have to say anything at all And you It only took you a minute or two You said "No one ever taught me pray and now I'm looking for something great Do you know any of the words I'm supposed to say?" A bit longer? Won't you stay 'til I get this right? Don't you feel all that stronger when everything comes to light? When everything comes to light What do you do when the spotlight comes down on you? Do you get down and pray in your own way? Or do you stand up and shout and rue the day? A bit longer? Won't you stay 'til I get this right? Don't you feel all that stronger? See, nothing comes from nothing And there's something going on Won't you stay a bit longer? Won't you stay 'til I get this right? Don't you feel all that stronger? See, nothing comes from nothing And there's something going on Won't you stay a bit longer? Won't you stay 'til I get this right? Don't you feel all that stronger when everything comes to light? When everything comes to light When everything gets dragged into the light
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I Was a Lone Wolf 02:34
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I don't wanna see you feign the interest in another game Well, you gotta keep your head in the one you're playing And I know somebody's already penned these words But I can't recall who they were So I guess I'll just strum along I don't be the one that tells you "Well you can't have fun" You can have your fun but you'll have to do it without me And I know this melody's already put to tune But they never found the right groove And I know somebody's already written this song But I can't seem to remember Can you? So I guess I'll just strum along I guess I'll strum along Yeah, I guess I'll strum along
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Getaway 03:03
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Pretty soon you're going to have to turn around And go back to the mess that you left before there's no mess to go back to I know you can't tell the tears from the rain as they roll down your face So it's best to just suck it up 'Cause when the clouds they roll away And the red in your eyes fades Don't let her get away Don't let those be the last words you exchange Don't let her get away Take her by the heart and you tell her You say, you say, you say She's home and I'm miles and miles from her side I should have left with a better guess Now I'm stuck here wondering why Can't get the sentiment out of my head that says "You're going to come home to a cold and lonely bed" I wish this distance made her heart grow fonder But I don't think she can take it no longer Don't let her get away Don't let those be the last looks you exchange Don't let her get away Take her by the heart and you tell her you say 'Cause when the clouds they roll away And the red in your eyes fades Don't let her get away Don't let those be the last words you exchange Don't let her get away Take her by the heart and you tell her you say, hey, hey Don't let her get away Don't let those be the last looks you exchange Don't let her get away Take her by the heart and you tell her you say to stay
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The Wilds 04:32
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This feeling shakes me like a runaway So I swallow it down and drift on my way I'm saving it all for the day she arrives Won't give it up in a fight God help me, it's coming right? And in turn she burns me It's a suffocation It's what it's supposed to be Until asphyxiation gets the best of me And I can feel it for sure I feel it - yeah, she's coming for more And we are who we are We're alright Sacrificial to those only who know us We'll do it all for the trust of this town Won't give it up in a fight God help me, it's coming right? Frustration exhausts a smile So, hey sister won't you come soon? I'm saving it all for the day you arrive Won't give it up in a fight God help me, this city's dying And we are who we are We're alright Sacrificial to those only who know me We'll do it all for the trust of this town Won't give it up in a fight If my good love loves me then she's coming, right? Yeah And we are who we are Yes we are who we are We're alright We're alright I'm alright
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Fancy Screaming You Here 03:04
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So you've made this mess now you best lick it up Just like that tirade last week And now it's teeming up inside All the shit that won't subside and the shit you didn't cover up You must be getting full of shards of things The bits and pieces and the words you eat Now there's no lovin' or hatin' or being left alone No serenity But if you're looking for salvation it's not here Ah yes, this dress it must contest with your second best Nothing to lose and nothing left All you got is highs Got your lows, fits of rage and panic episodes But if you're looking for salvation it's not here You wanna see me bleed I gotta hear you scream oh, no, yeah I wanna hear you scream oh, no, yeah But if you're looking for salvation it's not here Oh, no, yeah Oh, no, yeah
10.
A Bloody Mess 03:06
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I'm all for mess Some bloody fun Life's a gas when you're always on the run But cast turns to clay when ego's at bay And hey can't you see I'm limping Raise your hand if you're bound by your burdens to bear Won't be the last time you can fool yourself Home - leave it alone It's just away from the cold Love - who needs love It's just a broken man's home Once you're homeless, stoned and boneless you'll understand You've got nowhere to be and no one waiting for you It's a bloody mess Second verse Recurse It's all fun until you've got none And it's a hard way to learn Too much attention and you could've got burned Raise your hand if your grasp keeps losing it's grip Might be the last slip And it's a long way down Home - leave it alone It's just away from the cold Love - who needs love It's just a broken man's home Once you're homeless, stoned and boneless you'll understand You've got nowhere to be and no one waiting for you Well, does it feel all the same with a noose around your neck? And well, who's to blame? Is it betrayal or trust? As that noose around your neck begins to rust Home - leave it alone It's just away from the cold Love - who needs love It's just a broken man's home Once you're homeless, stoned and boneless you'll understand You've got nowhere to be and no one waiting for you It's a bloody mess It's a bloody mess
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Educating the Youth 02:46
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They're selling salvation at the record store And they'll give it for free with ten products or more It's as civilized as they'll be in your money tree Yeah, there's something in the air we breathe Well, it's making me hungry Yes, it's making me sleepy I wanna stand up but I just fall back asleep Sorry for this I feel I've lent a bigger hand than I should A suicide I wouldn't plan if I could Sorry for this A razorblade sealed with a sloppy kiss And each one better than the last Is our music killing our own dreams? Yes, this wet dream hits a midnight scream And rips apart the sheets and the drapes and the spread It's all that's left of it Sorry for this I feel I've lent a bigger hand than I should A suicide I wouldn't plan if I could Sorry for this A razorblade sealed with a sloppy kiss And each one better than the last And each one sharper than the last And each one is fucked Every time I gotta write I gotta wonder why Occupational hazard yeah, I'm wondering what the fuck to write Does anybody know? I don't think so Sorry for this Sorry for this

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Debut from Winnipeg's very best Punk'n'Rollers.
Out everywhere April 8th.

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released April 8, 2022

Lyrics by J. Lodewyks
Music by North Graffiti

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North Graffiti Winnipeg, Manitoba

Pulling together sounds of The Clash, Against Me & The Gaslight Anthem, North Graffiti adds a modern flare to a vintage aesthetic.

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