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by TOWANDA

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1.
Prologue 00:39
2.
Love Is Wasted Knelt down the floor, know that it doesn’t make it right Granted me forgiveness, but you still can’t sleep at night Just like a tornado, I’m gonna tear this fucking city down Eating people for breakfast, burning love to the ground Loved is wasted on the loved Gave everything to you from my body to my pride It pains me so much just to see you, it twists me up inside And to look at you in the eyes is one-fucked-up-a-ride Broke my soul and stole my mind yet you still get to decide Love is wasted on the loved
3.
Hedonism 03:01
Hedonism Won’t you maybe kiss me goodnight? If only I could tuck you in tight Itch me, itch me where it feels right Lovin’ through the long, lonely night Lovin’ is the thing I do best You fill in the blanks, I’ll give out the test Touch me, Touch and all the rest Cupid’s arrow shot through my chest I only want to live like a dream All boudoir walls all covered in steam I want the syrup, cake, the peaches and cream So now we feast, and drink and twist ‘til we scream
4.
He's My Muse 03:14
He's My Muse Here comes my muse: sunshine boy, sex bomb He’ll never know: the novels, the eternal song, the poetry in his eyes, the ballads that lie in his bones There goes my muse: sunshine boy, sex bomb Looks right, he talks right, he does right, he feels right, nice and light I take a little time, I try to occupy my mind, but then I find you deep inside and then I feel right, nice and light Here comes my muse: sunshine boy, sex bomb, He’ll never know: the rainbow of betrayals, the embellishments and the lies, the stretching of the holy truth There goes my muse: sunshine boy, sex bomb
5.
New Lows 03:27
New Lows Been thinking I might just give up on myself Been thinking about wellbeing/mental health Been thinking about dropouts, lovers and sex Been thinking about giving up on the rest Please call me down from this ledge Something call me down from this ledge Not the first man that I gave way too much Not the first time that I burned at the touch Not the first woman I learned not to trust Not the first place where I wasn’t enough Please call me down from this ledge Something call me down from this ledge Nothing feels at home like this ledge
6.
The Future 02:33
The Future Take my head right off my body I’ve been waiting, in pain, saying: I feel nothing, I feel something Like a calling, please transplant me now Technology will transform me It transmutes me, it translates things, What I mean, I need to say is Please release me, science meets the body now Take my mind, it’s full of yearning Full of longing, full of wanting, To be one with the future to be, Like a machine, lean, mean, clean and free
7.
Judge Me 03:04
Judge Me You don’t own my body You don’t make me randy You don’t even know me Don’t act like I think you adore me Why I gotta say sorry when it’s not my story? No, I don’t need forgiveness, that’s not my weakness You want me to bend me down on my knees and pray, but I don’t feel no shame descend on me, I set it free I got off my knees, blew kisses to the bees, set sail on the seas, are you with me sugar pea? You don’t own my body So don’t you call me naughty And act like you think you’re above me Oh man, if you knew how that bugged me You don’t own my body So don’t you call me snobby I’ll walk these streets proudly And don’t give a shit if you judge me
8.
No Time for a Crisis I don’t regret the things I do I get over it, don’t get blue And to myself I’m always true Too busy in pursuit of the truth Someone got the best of me That don’t mean they’re better than me So they don’t get the rest of me No, this won’t make a mess of me Wanna feel good, not gonna dwell Shame and blame- what a living hell A "Fuck you!"- don’t wish you well Not gonna fall under a spell Quittin’ time! This game is through I’m punching out of my time with you Getting’ out while the getting is good No time for a crisis, dude
9.
Humourless Rock Music You gotta put away those toys If you wanna play with the big boys If you wanna break through that noise It’s all about distinguishing your choice It’s humourless and colourless It tastes like piss, It looks like this, It wraps the cuffs around your wrists And most of all it feels timeless It’s objective and subjectless It’s merits they are endless It’s proponents: relentless It leaves you feeling restless It’s more than a play thing It’s not just a play thing I studied ‘cause I wanted to be good To do as the master says I should
10.
Damage/Control Worked into the same corner again, Haven’t I been here before? Haven’t you been here before? Haven’t we been here before? Friends are just too tough and love it gets so rough, Haven’t I been here before? Haven’t you been here before? Haven’t we been here before? Rally up the problems, ‘cause, yeah, they just keep coming Guess I’m just like the rest with me there’s always something When I’m not staying true to a boy like you Then I’m not staying true to what I need to undo Love me like you once did before! Can you love me like you once before? Tell me something good I don’t know Haven’t I been here before? (That’s why I’m going) Haven’t you been here before? (That’s why I’m going) Haven’t we been here before? (That’s why I’m going) Stop acting like you know what it means Haven’t I been here before? (That’s why I’m going) Haven’t you been here before? (That’s why I’m going) Haven’t we been here before? (That’s why I’m going)

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Engineered, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at the Soundhole by Pat McDowall

Guitar, drums and lead vox: Rosie Gripton
Bass and backing vox: Claire Paquet
Drums and backing vox on tracks 6, 7: Rose Connell

Album Artwork by Claire Paquet

All songs by Towanda

Deface the Music Records 001

Eating people for breakfast, burning love to the ground since 2013.

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released May 14, 2016

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TOWANDA Winnipeg, Manitoba

And if you won't listen to reason, there's always Towanda.

UPCOMING GIGS:

AUG. 17: Ruins tape launch @ the Good Will, Winnipeg, MB w/Soft Switch

AUG. 18 @ Black Cat Tavern, Saskatoon, SK w/ Man Meat

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