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NOTHING WILL CHANGE

by Masquerader

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I'm a Masquerader Acting up s'if I'm on some shit Procrastinator Waking up nothing more I slip There's no swaying me, no way to sleep The dreams that I'm missing I'm rib-caged Lungs can't breathe out I'm vein-chained Tied to my skin Wannabe creator Time approaching danger Gotta be quick on the draw one more tick and the floor will give way A thin ice that I break My mistake double take, I'm opaque in the wake of a great plague Too late to wait, no momentary hesitate I see the fall, I see the grace but I'm I'm rib-caged Lungs can't breathe out I'm vein-chained Tied to my skin I'm in a stationary state, this masquerade It makes me weary sets my mind rotate Into a white tomb, a bathroom Marble slate, a statue showing cracks soon That shield ain't shit, not gonna save you These days a reflection gonna stay true As i catch a glimpse of mine The white lies turn to black flies that swarm my mind To hide from the hot fires in cold eyes Despite the light that I always used to find in this In this, in this Fuck I never called for this, I falled for this Like tons of bricks I hit and break my swollen fists against This mask this counterfeit I've stitched To my face I've never once been shown it Hey hey Hey hey Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey Hey hey Hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey, hey hey
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These keys, they fit different doors A piano or board I hit the spacebar paused Lord please, know this is flooring me Knowing this seemingly, believably, completely fucked feelin Every cord cut now, thought brought to the table chucked out Incredible sought, guess what, not found All that I want feels less than I got Just pressin' on pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Stress against the mind Gonna test ya, heart or the feather This is a measure that you cannot hide, pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Says you waste your time Am I the lesser, one or the better of All of the rest because gotta decide Pressure I'm four men on horses, pressure I'm immovable forces Pressure got me thinkin 'bout Pressure I'm a wave of doubt, pressure I'm a silent crowd Pressure got me pickin' out The way forward, what's important? Fight for the lock, better fight for the lock Cause you know, you've only got one shot Only got one shot so fight for the lock here we go You've gotta fight for the lock, you've gotta fight for the lock You've gotta fight for the lock, you've gotta fight for the lock You've gotta fight for the, fight for the lock Pressure Pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Stress against the mind Gonna test ya, heart or the feather This is a measure that you cannot hide, pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Says you waste your time Am I the lesser, one or the better of All of the rest because gotta decide This a holy trinity uncertainty we face it off Religion preached a stake or cross for every single demon falling Underneath us us us Falling underneath us us us us This a holy trinity uncertainty we face it off Religion preached a stake or cross for every single demon falling Underneath us us us Falling underneath us us us us Pressure pressure pressure pressure Stress against the mind Gonna test ya, heart or the feather This is a measure that you cannot hide, pressure Pressure pressure pressure pressure Says you waste your time Am I the lesser, one or the better of All of the rest because Pressure pressure pressure Pressure pressure pressure This a holy trinity Uncertainty we face it off This a holy trinity This a holy trinity uncertainty This a holy trinity uncertainty we face it off This a holy trinity This a holy trinity uncertainty This a holy trinity uncertainty we face it off We face it off Face it off Face it off Face it off
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Paper Thin 06:35
And i’m knockin out whoever fuckin comes my way man... My mind is fuckin blank, my mind is fuckin blank man, it’s fuckin blank man! Bring it on! My mind is fuckin blank man… I just wanna knock out everybody man, I wanna knock out everybody, every motherfucker that steps my motherfuckin way! ~~~~ Blank mind from the light spars With the wins too sparse these Tattered wings they catch glass shards Pulled loose through the parked car's windshield I'm awake but it don't feel real Motherfucker Still about to clip through Another song and I'm feeling oh so sick now I'm feeling oh so sick I'm feeling oh so sick now I'm feeling oh so sick now I'm feeling oh so sick now I'm feeling oh so sick Paper thin Bag of bones All within Guess you know Void of sin Head to toe My feet swing This tightrope Paper thin Bag of bones All within Guess you know Void of sin Head to toe My feet swing This tightrope Liquify this day form a puddle Raindrop in time ocean flood till They say this wave it ain't much I crumble 'neath the weight crush It still the crux in my 88 Flux across space incinerate Junction struck through my head my fate Is stuck I can't alleviate Deviation creation frustration Wasting my patience The steps I'm taking The stakes are raising No breaks now Doesn't matter what you say They're still killing our neighbours off First time I see a guy like me shoved And it's for speaking up You ever seen hate getting hit with tear gas? I'm thinking not Too little too late Too little too late And every way I stand it holds weight I'm tryna shake it Your parents, brother, sister, your mate The smiles I'm faking No escalating Downhill sprint, paper thin Boots break-in Waste the colour of my skin Or be anti-racist Paper thin Bag of bones All within Guess you know Void of sin Head to toe My feet swing This tightrope Paper thin Bag of bones All within Guess you know Void of sin Head to toe My feet swing This tightrope You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle You liquify this day form a puddle Paper thin Bag of bones All within I guess you know I guess you know Paper thin Bag of bones I guess you know I guess you know I guess you know I guess you know I guess you know
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Heirloom 02:02
Drown in sweet sickly glaze, glisten yellow Bones frozen solid, molded skin Hard and sticky paralyzed in, swallow thick Viscous crystalline mess left behind Suckle at teaspoon edges, syrup trickling down Waking up to 70 grams piled in Heirloom hangs overhead, lives mixed with sugar Hourglass spills out, now soak in it Now soak in it
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Mellify 05:32
Pushing against the sway Cross section of a snake Jaw chewing face away Caught you in eager frame Still life attained remain The same way or be late Addicted to today Repeat repeat repeat Pushing against the sway (Pushing against the sway) Cross section of a snake (Cross section of a snake) Jaw chewing face away (Jaw chewing face away) Caught you in eager frame Repeat repeat repeat Pushing against the sway Cross section of a snake Jaw chewing face away Caught you in eager frame Still life attained remain The same always be late Addicted to today Repeat repeat repeat Repeat today repeat today Holding up my arm you drop blood loose through my veins My pulse is dissonant, don't feel for it you'd have to strain Send corpse ascending on the train Destination go there 'rive nowhere but my casket Alive but air deprived my bones frozen I'm an object Situation bonded, blood with a burst through the earth responded: I'm not buried yet, not buried yet Not buried yet, not buried Not buried yet, not buried Yet Mellify this Life I've wasted away Always astray Always Pushing against the sway Cross section of a snake Jaw chewing face away Caught you in eager frame Still life attained remain The same always be late Addicted to today Repeat repeat repeat Repeat today, repeat today Everything is different they say, but nothing's changed It's all the same, every day it's all the same Nothing will change, nothing will change People my age gettin tired People my age are just weak People my age get inspired People my age get encouraged to speak Day after day to get hired Day after day of the week Not even free Heirloom hangs overhead The broken bones now mine to mend? Never forget, never forget to pay Your rent Mellify this Life I've wasted away Always astray Always Always Always Astray Astray Astray Holding up my arms you drop blood loose through my veins My pulse is dissonant, don't feel for it 'cause you'd have to strain
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NOTHING WILL CHANGE is the first full release by Masquerader. A self-produced document of the band’s early days, harnessing the energy of sweaty gigs in gloomy rooms into an assault of cynical introspection and social criticism.

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released July 14, 2023

Written, performed and produced by Tim Williamson, Chris Fry and Danny Molyneux; drummer, bassist and vocalist/button-pusher respectively.

Mastered by Umair Chaudhry of Yin&Yang Audio.

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Masquerader Reading, UK

Based out of Reading, UK - Masquerader are a math-punk band born of the gentrifier nightmare / cultural wasteland of the London commuter belt, filtering the rhythmic dissent of math rock through a ferocious post-hardcore lens.

Skipping lead guitars, the band embrace their three-piece dynamic, forefronting angular electronics, incisive bass guitar, complex drumwork and breakneck vocal delivery.
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