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MAY DAY: Who Will Play While the Ship Goes Down?

by 1-900-REC-ORDS

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Una mattina mi son svegliato O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! Una mattina mi son svegliato E ho trovato l'invasor O partigiano, portami via O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! O partigiano, portami via Ché mi sento di morir E se io muoio da partigiano O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! E se io muoio da partigiano Tu mi devi seppellir E seppellire lassù in montagna O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! E seppellire lassù in montagna Sotto l'ombra di un bel fior Tutte le genti che passeranno O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! Tutte le genti che passeranno Mi diranno: "Che bel fior!" E questo è il fiore del partigiano O bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! E questo è il fiore del partigiano Morto per la libertà E questo è il fiore del partigiano Morto per la libertà
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200,000 people here but you’re the one I want I tried so hard to reach you but you seem like you’re long gone I can’t help myself from feeling like this is all wrong 200,000 people here but you’re the one I want (Yeah) 200,000 people here but you’re the one I want 200,000 people here but you’re the one I want 200,000 people here but you’re the one I want 200,000 people here but you’re the one I want
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am i a nicer pill to swallow? when i tell you it was good? the bubblegum cough syrup you guzzle the girl who always understood don't explain the mechanics i already know tell me you'll show me how after the show this bullshit was never a fair quid pro quo and the best you could do is just leave it alone because i won't be gaslighted by a boy with black nail polish you're more than a little misguided yeah a nouveau pseudo feminist i'm done making myself palatable i'm done making myself small for men that never change at all this disappointment's inevitable
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When you picture yourself shooting- is it a camera, or a gun? Who exactly is your target? Wonder if it’d be the same one Fingers blister, waiting for the planets to align Digging deep just to throw away the gold I find It’s for fools, it’s not mine If you find yourself left wanting for a love that don’t make you cry Here’s a bit of advice for you, darlin’ go ahead and close both your eyes Close em’ Close em’ tight Cross your fingers Cross your legs Check your basket for rotten eggs Get a little louder Get real high Get a little worried Forget why! If you find yourself left wanting for a piece of fruit with no flies Maybe you should start your own garden Only thing that you got left is time Bite the cherry, try not to bite the pit Take your shot, either way I hope it’s a hit Little bit of rain helps us all to grow I’m a flower, so I’d know.
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You kept me locked in this cage The keys in plain sight, the smug look on your face I’ve become numb to the pain Of being molded and shaped by someone else’s fate I hope that it consumes you You wake up in a cold sweat 200 pounds of guilt sit on top of your chest How did this happen again Everyone who you loved or ever called a friend Will now expose the real you I can’t stand to be like this I hope you understand it This state of hate and violence These thoughts I cannot silence
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Stare at me like i’m An idiot who can’t shake the feeling That he’s always alone Posture me, i’m bad at Everything LIke i deserve to be I wanna go home You’re so much mightier than all of us There’s no point in being so sore over monuments I can’t wait until your actions bear their consequences Bona fide piece of fucking shit I should probably fucking learn to let it go
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I wake up early as hell They shout into my cell I wake up every day To a scream astray Bringers of the law Don't follow it at all He had an ounce of weed I had a bag of speed Like a dog off a leash They're having a feast Oh I'm bound to Serve the boys in blue How many times must we have the same conversation? Monsters make their homes Out of mountains of bones Lined down the ivory walls A history of chains and balls A history of chains and balls A history of chains and balls A history of chains and balls
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I’m looking to get fucked I’m looking to get fucked up I’m trying to get high I’m just trying to get by Let’s make a deal Hands off the wheel Now close your eyes Wait for the surprise I wanna feel something I need to feel something I wanna feel something I need to feel something No time to think of your reaction I just wanna get myself some action I’m going fast I’m losing traction It’s all about my satisfaction I wanna feel something I need to feel something
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look into my fucking eyes see all the pain that you have caused suffering is returned to you karma she will have the last say left her mark on your brain youre not human youre just a stain all your life has been in vain only in it if something's to gain involuntary penance you're to blame pupils replaced by coals your soul is seared by regret your actions are never forgotten in the eyes of you and your penance youve done your time now to live with it
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Adrenal Glands Pissing in my blood I’m sweating, Im shaking I wanna fucking run They all see right through me They hear my every thought Everybody wants to kill me They’re just waiting for their shot The lights go out Do my astigmatic eyes see Shadows in the corners Or is somebody inside This obsessive paranoia Is my reality And I know the only treatment Is exposure therapy Mark it off the shopping list | The fridge is looking empty Its been this way for days I’ll eat some sleep for dinner Let my body waste away And when the hunger wins And I cant take it anymore I’ll snag all that I need And I’ll book it out the door Hopeless situation Filled with manic desperation Hands wet with perspiration I steal shit, I steal shit Its a brutal cycle Of pain, fear, and survival And i’ve had enough of it I steal shit, I steal shit Profit projections Are on the up and up Hypertensions mounting There's no way im keeping up My anomie is a product Of indiscriminate consumption By a culture that is sprinting Towards it’s imminent destruction Hopeless situation Filled with manic desperation Hands wet with perspiration I steal shit, I steal shit Its a brutal cycle Of pain, fear, and survival And i’ve had enough of it I steal shit, I steal shit If their prediction models Suggest they might go poor The men in suits agree It's time to start another war And when you’re caught They’ll put you in a line Cuz to them the criminals Are those that can’t pay their fine Its about time that I get my way Cuz I get stolen from every fucking day
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Just wait It’s almost here You’re living In disbelief Don’t say a prayer for the hanged man The sun shines down on his feet He’s come to see the holy world A little bit differently So pucker up Or hunker down You’re living Outta town My smiles and salutations Are your trials and tribulations Don’t say a prayer for the lemonsnake Belly up, it’s time to feast It’s come to see the holy world A little bit differently
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The rest of us Standing by What’s left of us Only getting by Do you think they’re as lonely as me? The rigidness Could make you cry I never thought To ask you why Most thoughts seem to be make of sand I want to go I want to let go It was such a light breeze That made me let go Like the old leaves And I never thought That I’d have fought so fucking hard, Just to let up All the earth Shot into the sea Nursing concrete Where things used to be The eyes in your head Have lost all their gleam And I can’t seem to find Familiarity I knew that you could never Think about anything but, You, You, You, You, You.
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Is it true? You had a lot of pressure on you as a kid Invaded everything you did You don’t know how to make mistakes but that feels just like a mistake to you? Yeah me too…I don’t know, I just knew You’re feeling lonely You never know the right thing to do When you’re taking care of everyone except for you You say you’re lost and you don’t know where to go But you can rewrite Your story With all of your might You don’t need to compromise your safety or your life Because even the most mundane of personalities can rewrite history Time to embrace the power within you ‘Cause if a bunch of lonely super-powered kids can do it You can do it too Whoa Whoa Even when your life is in the pits The tire-burning pits of Kalabaka to be specific You can still learn a lot of life lessons From that type of scenery But you no longer need to hold back tears During this beautiful time of year Because around us You’ll always be enough You’ll belong anywhere You have capable hands that can build a story Free of judgment and performativity One that is your own So what are you waiting for? Time to embrace the power within you ‘Cause if a bunch of lonely super-powered kids can do it You can do it too Whoa Whoa
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I know a place up in the air It's not very far, I've been there before I know a place, cool and warm Cooling my blood, warming my heart So come on down and walk with me, and tell me I'm your man I only want to know a couple of things about you Where were you when I was in so much trouble with myself And do you still believe in me like I believe? I've been thinking good-good things about you Cool and warm, good-good things about you If you've been thinking good-good things about me So cool and warm when you put your arms around me On my own, I know where to go Living the lie, in your eyes I know a place, cool and warm Cooling my blood, warming my heart So come on down and walk with me, and tell me I'm your man Let's see if I can get it right with you this time around I'm not afraid of losing you my little girl But do you still believe in me like I believe? I've been thinking good-good things about you Cool and warm, good-good things about you If you've been thinking good-good things about me So cool and warm when you put your arms around me
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i’m tryna race out the clock but i’m running behind when the clock passes first it’s time to spark up my mind tryna keep down the smell tryna clean up my act she says there’s no time to grow but there’s no time to relax slow down time gonna run out the clock but i’ll stop and tie my shoes i’m a fucking embarrassment a fucking embarrassment i’ve got a lot on my plate but can’t stomach to say what’s on my mind i think i’m running behind slow down time gonna run out the clock but i’ll stop and tie my shoes i’m a fucking embarrassment a fucking embarrassment
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nostalgia has my tummy turning all topsy turvy scrolling aimlessly, a rabbit hole of memories i smell the chlorine and i feel sticky with humidity bring my back to that summer before life got scary can't quite reach it that sweet feeling is this depression? or is it the winter solstice? it's spiraling-into-madness midnight hour again don't remember when i grew up, but i guess i did the day's monotony has me crawling out of my skin so caught up with staying alive that i forgot to live. i just can't quite reach it that sweet feeling is this depression? or is it the winter i'm all snowed in i'm all snowed in i'm all snowed in i'm all
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You move through the light, are you what you seem? You move through the world like a dream Wherever you go, there follows Spring I can be so dark inside, It’s getting harder to hide There is something you ought to know, That you are the afterglow I remember How cold those winters can be The changing tides let me know When to keep my head facing up to the sun To the warmth of the world Everyone, you’ve got to keep your head up Keep your head up (All I see are different colors, bleed into the horizon) Keep your head up (All I see are different colors, bleed into the ocean) I often fail to decipher between what isn’t meant to be And what will set me free (Keep your head up)
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You said that you would call but never call If there were problems then they always went unsolved You said that we would talk bout it tomorrow It seems to me tomorrow never comes Why do we keep on wasting each others time Looks like without me you’ll have a better life Moon still shines when the sun comes down the world keeps spinning round and round without me For happiness this the last call I’d have to see what we’ve built fall If you want to be around you’ll come back around No love lost ima stand my ground
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The morning grind, the coffee never stops Helps to both fuel and distract from all my thoughts I know I said I would be awake by now But I keep hitting snooze, the alarm on loud And getting up most days is hard enough Fearing todays the day they’ll finally call my bluff That I’m nowhere near as strong as I pretend But I’m trying everyday to be on the mend Telling myself don’t you dare call in Cuz I try, I try, I try, I try, I try Even when I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry All I want is to feel normal once again But I know normal’s a thing for which I was never meant So I’ll love the littler things I’ll learn to love the littler things I love the littler things I’ve always loved the littler things All the little things add up one day What I thought was big will fade away
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I know I didn’t say I love you I hope you know that I still do Im just scared and I’m just mad You’re still my mom and still my dad Times are changing what a shame How will you remember my name Will it be fond or not so much Filled with hate or filled with love I hope you know I really tried I tried my best to never lie Im sorry I stole that cassette I thought it’d make me less upset My brains a monster that’s the truth I hope its not eating you too I promise that ill do my best To be the blood within your chest But first I need to be my own And see if I can find my home I hope that once im really free You refind your love for me Im sorry mom im sorry dad I hope I never made you sad I know that that hope won’t come true I just hope you know I love you too
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I'll travel down from northest igloo Down to the sandy islands of Peru The thickest blizzards I'll be blinking through Yeah I'll do anything for you. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll do anything for you. Like Ryan Gosling dangling from the ferris wheel. I'll even expose the skin on my Achilles heel. If that's what it takes to earn your appeal. Yeah I'll do anything for you. No matter how thin this ice is I know it still has two sides. And if you thirst I'll be short and stout Even if that means that I be in drought You're the one that I can't do without Even though I know you'll eat me from the inside out. Interprate your colors rationalize your shades Exhaust all my clovers and throw down all my spades. Til your sword and my shoulder have a meeting of the blades Yeah I'll do anything for you. There's something inside me that your smile ignites Makes me wanna play bombardment with my kryptonite. Throw a lasso around the moon and drag it to your door at night. Yeah I'll do anything for you Though you rarely have a vacant space for me on your clock. When you say you're between a hard place and a rock. I'll be there to somersault across the chopping block. Yeah, I'll do anything for you
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I was born In the golden city Where the skies are blue Well don’t you worry, worry for me I will always Come back to you Back to you You can find me In the mountains You can find me In the hills Well don’t you worry, worry for me You can leave but I Will be there still Oh I always will I will I was born In the Halloween city I was born When the world was new Well don’t you worry, worry for me You can find me In that graveyard too With or without you Without you

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The goal of this release is to promote solidarity and liberation for all people. We aim to capture the range of emotions brought about by the recent actions taken against the most marginalized sects of the working class by oligarchs, bigots, and all those who serve their cause. As the proverbial ship sinks and the system convulses, artists have the power to make their voices heard and help ease the worst excesses of our broken system. Solidarity forever!

This has been a collaborative effort between 1-900 Records and Songs With a Purpose (SWAP). All proceeds made from this album will be split 50/50 between PROMO, a Missourian LGBT legal advocacy group, and Jobs With Justice, a labor organizing group. For the low price of $10 you can experience a plethora of local kick ass artists AND directly support the front lines of the ongoing class struggle.

Long live Springfield MO DIY.

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released May 1, 2023

Endless thanks to SWAP (Songs With A Purpose), for aiding and collaborating!

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