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Tidal Wave

by Scratch Offs

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1.
Puma 03:00
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We’re just a memory I cannot remember anything of how we used to be Now there’s nothing to hold on to I cannot get it out of my mind It’s right in front of me I let this happen every time Just let go of me Love disappears We used to feel so real We used to feel like home Incinerate I’m screaming in the dark You left me here alone You knock me down with every word I never meant to hurt you You cut me down with every word A practiced mystery I can not remember anything of who I used to be Now I waste away my weekends I can not stand it anymore Can’t die fast enough I come back begging you for more I’m in a choke hold Love disappears We used to feel so real We used to feel like home Incinerate I’m screaming in the dark You left me here alone You cut me down with every word I never meant to hurt you You cut me down with every word
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New Future 03:02
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I don’t know where it all went wrong And, I don’t know why I’m hanging on Then you breathe Let it be Then your pain will recede You will learn time again Bend your will Serpentine Why can’t I hear it Why can’t I say it Why can’t I speak it Why don’t I feel a thing I waited (whatcha’ waiting for) In vain (suffocating me) On bated (why ya’ waiting) Breath What did you learn? Save your breath! We begin at the end Time will heal bloody hands You will learn time again Bend your will Serpentine Why can’t I hear it Why can’t I say it Why can’t I speak it Why don’t I feel a thing I waited (whatcha’ waiting for) In vain (suffocating me) On bated (why ya’ waiting) Breath What did you learn? Imagine if we learned to find our way I’m afraid we haven’t learn how yet Love yourself and love will follow suit Goodbye for now I hope I see you soon Alright
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B.Y.R. 02:08
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You’ve got that codeine glow You are your father’s son Acting in desperation Suffering separation Maybe just one more drink will take me off my feet You call I fall I am so fucking lost We don’t burn as bright do we Holding on to the night as we Count the sins Intentions burn and fade Holding on to these old injuries Maybe if I drink enough I’ll feel something like love Your skin is inspiration Suffering separation Another night like this I cannot catch my breath You call I fall I am so fucking lost We don’t burn as bright do we Holding on to the night as we Count the sins Intentions burn and fade Holding on to these old injuries
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Hand Replacements 03:44
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Sitting Sunday for the solstice Sweating off the filets Me and the woman had wooden hearts Bees have been feasting for days Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wait and see Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes come in threes Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wait and see nothing changes me Nothing changes me Nothing changes Nothing changes We long for shorter summers We gotta' get away We hate the cold of winter We gotta' get away Whoa Whoa is we We’re waiting to see where it leads We’re waiting Ooh! Searching for some kind of clarity Combat the monsters inside of me She whispers, “how was your night?” I spit a faster reply And settle in for a restless sleep Wait and see Change brings the worst in me Wait and see Nothing changes me Nothing changes Nothing changes We long for shorter summers We gotta' get away We hate the cold of winter We gotta' get away Whoa Whoa is we We’re waiting to see where it leads Waiting
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The Chapel 03:15
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I’m sick to death of the silence here Black out my eyes, leave them in X’s Swallow my fear of rejection I’m sick to death of the noise in here Silence my mind, believe in hexes We’re getting drunk on confessions Watch it all Burn to ashes Raze the walls Watch them come tumbling down You changed your skin again I don’t know Not an answer You changed your skin again I don’t know Not an answer Light the flame Watch it all burn down I turned my back old memories Forgot more than I remember Sunspots have burned out my retinas I’m sick to death of silence here Drowning, pressure Nothing is temporary here Watch it all Turn to ashes Raze the walls Watch it all come down You changed your skin again Watch me fall Writhe and suffer You changed with skin again
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Jesus Night 02:40
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Man I feel awful The night had it’s way with me Just let the hurt go? Wish I could stand from the water and breath Don’t forget you are bigger than your history Have you ever felt like a knife in a wound? Are you broken & twisted inside? When you close your eyes does it come rushing back? Or, don’t you close your eyes? Anyway it doesn’t matter It’s decided on What you’re feeling is just history Don’t regret What is said is done You’ll never move on if you can’t forget Have you ever felt like a knife in a wound? Are you broken & twisted inside? When you close your eyes does it come rushing back? Or, don’t you close your eyes? Anyway it doesn’t matter I’m just desperate man doing desperate things And I know that I’m pushing you away You get further every day But you push me too My god, you know you do Anyway it doesn’t seem to matter Decisions decided on There’s no need for change Anyway it doesn’t seem to matter It's never felt quite real But there’s no need for change
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Corpse Redux 02:25
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This corpse needs restoration This corpse is rust and bone It rots It molds It’s grown so old This corpse needs human contact This corpse needs TLC It’s full of holes It’s bloody moans It’s like a tidal wave This is self preservation This corpse is getting by A lie is told This life is bought and sold This corpse needs human contact This corpse is heart and soul Alive? Just barely This corpse is holding on It’s time to put him down for good This corpse needs preservation This corpse is spit and shine Refine in time His march is dust and fade His march is dust and fade It’s like a tidal wave Get swept away It’s time to put him down for good This corpse needs restoration This corpse needs restoration This corpse needs human contact This corpse needs restoration
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Knife City 03:19
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What’s the situation? Baby, it’s disaster Sweetest laceration Keep ‘em coming faster Well, I like your kind of trouble There’s sadness in your face Maybe we kissed the bottle Maybe we fell from grace I understand your anger Sit in your sadness I am the narcissist that orchestrated all of this I heard you say "Can’t live this way" I feel it too All this love was all in vain This just isn't working No matter what we do Can we learn to see through all these transgressions? What's with this cloak and dagger? I thought that we were friends I wish I never met you! I wish that I was dead! I understand your anger Sit in your sadness I am the narcissist that orchestrated all of this I heard you say "Can’t live this way" I feel it too All this love was all in vain Ah, ha, ha, ho! I swear I was never made for this I swear you never meant it at all Are we just adversaries Have we just hit the wall? What's the situation? Tick tick time is watching Like a parasitic cancer Keeps on moving faster I heard you say "Can’t live this way" I feel it too All this love was all in vain Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel it? Do you feel a fucking thing?
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Mountain of Light 01:57
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There’s a mountain of light Where we are hidden from site What we found We couldn’t name it It brought us life Taught us to breathe It brought us meaning But, I never got it To let it take away my mind Wash away the stain inside The smoke Caught in my eyes It’s clearer now that I have gone to pieces So, cauterize my insides And, there I lie Fragments of pieces Guided by light I lost my site and my direction Who I was Who was I? Had all the answers, but knew not their meaning The smoke Caught in my eyes It’s clearer now that I have gone to pieces So, cauterize my insides It’s clearer now and I don’t wanna see it So, cauterize my insides My insides More smoke Less fire More smoke Less fire I hope I wake up and this was all some kind of fucked up fucking dream
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Manot One 02:16
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What a wicked realization I just watch you people relate Choosing solitude and isolation In a world that I created Under the weight of this lonely crown I've been sinking to the bottom Through the vile and the damned, I wade How much more can I take? I crawl through fire Drown in the blood Future is anchored History's son I crawl through fire I crawl through fire I crawl through fire I choose to burn What's the difference if you're living or dying When your living just to turn back to dust Finding ethos in a thirst for destruction In a world that doesn't even exist Under the weight of the guilt and regret I sit and suck on the dying Hands over ears, I don't need a reason I find it easy to forget I crawl through fire I crawl through fire I crawl through fire I choose to burn Haunting thoughts that crowd my brain Can you feel the love today? Peel the flesh from off my face! All these thoughts they crowd my brain
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Text Fight 04:54
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Patron saint Mother of fate Hallelujah, we got away We never show (we never show) They never ask Hallelujah, we weren’t the same Caretaker’s paradise Caretaker’s paradise Tomahawk frenzy Mother is safe Hallelujah, she walked away Caretaker’s paradise Caretaker’s paradise Can we ever find our way again? We never found solutions It’s better now if I go Locked down Missed my window Resolute In year number two You aren’t drowning So we can conclude Caretaker’s paradise Caretaker’s paradise We’re old fashion We’re out of tune We’re out of fashion We’re out of tune Caretaker’s paradise Caretaker’s paradise Can we ever find our way again? We never found solutions It’s better now if I go Locked down Missed my window We never fight, we live in spite we live to fail (we live to fail) This is not real, please wake me up, let love prevail I miss the taste, the lustful nights, they are just tales You are not you, I am not me, who are we now? Can we ever find our way again? We never found solutions It’s better now if I go Locked down Missed my window I forgot it’s all gone

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Tidal Wave is the first full-length album by the Atlanta based band, Scratch Offs.

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released September 29, 2023

Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia during the Spring and Summer of 2023 at Maze Studios by Ben Etter, and Ampworks by Jeff Bakos.

Mixed by Jeff Bakos
Mastered by Carl Saff


David Lane - Guitars
Greg Stevens - Drums & Percussion
Jason Beebe - Guitars
Lloyd Benjamin - Bass
Mike Ligocki - Vocals & Margaritas

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David Lane
Greg Stevens
Jason Beebe
Lloyd Benjamin
Mike Ligocki

Post-everything-art-punk from Atlanta, GA

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