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Scumming Attractions

by Circus Battalion

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1.
Misery 02:23
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What a drug! She thought she’d had em’ all- all she ever wanted Behind the sonic walls, nothing was left He just loved himself, nothing but death Accessible with the inaccessible Professional unprofessional Anything to be simple human misery Misery! Misery! Never happy til you're unhappy Misery! Misery! Deadly rush of ecstasy Misery! Misery! Hanging from the Christmas tree What a rush! The gun made him big- bigger than a god The bullets got her off, nothing was left He just shot his wad, nothing but death Accessible with the inaccessible Professional unprofessional Anything to be, simple human misery Misery! Misery! Never happy til you're unhappy Misery! Misery! Deadly rush of ecstasy Misery! Misery! Hanging from the Christmas tree I don’t wanna wash my hands I don’t wanna cut my hair I don’t wanna have to say Get away! Away from here! Accessible with the inaccessible Professional unprofessional Anything to be, simple human misery Misery! Misery! Never happy til you're unhappy Misery! Misery! Deadly rush of ecstasy Misery! Misery! Hanging from the Christmas tree
2.
Rat Race 01:28
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We’re running a rat race, 1-2-3-4! We’re running a rat race, lookin to get fed We’re running a rat race, be quick or be dead Stuck in this labyrinth, lookin for the cheese Looked at the directions, but I can’t fucking read We’re running a rat race, lookin to get fed We’re running a rat race, be quick or be dead Those giants talking shit, but I can always here Attached to my back is a giant fucking ear We’re running a rat race, lookin to get fed We’re running a rat race, be quick or be dead We’re running a rat race, lookin to get fed We’re running a rat race, be quick or be dead We’re running a rat race, lookin to get fed We’re running a rat race, be quick or be...
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Plutonium Field Boy 02:26
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There’s a third world unknown to man By the sea of Japan I was born in this state Somewhere on some unknown date Grandpa god ruled the roost Dear old dad starved the truth The truth The truth This dimension has outlawed porn Open wide, but there's no corn Fertile soil for weaponry Cornfield boy? What a sissy! Want a meal? Tough fucking deal Last exit was in Seoul Control Your soul Twilight zones becoming real People start to disappear Wish you away to the fields Plutonium! Plutonium, Plutonium! Plutonium! Everybody bow down to me My cult of personality Across the ocean they think they’re free Across the ocean he’s just like me Human subjects sit and stay Like canines they must obey Be good boys Eat your lies Or be fed to the dogs
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Something's Very Wrong 01:54
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In my dream I sang a song In my dream I strangled mom Wake up to obituaries Walk around in cemeteries Need somewhere to go Baptized in the mutant pool Something’s very wrong Weirdo in the special school Something’s very wrong Something’s very wrong, you know it Had a chance but gonna blow it! Something’s very wrong, you know it Something’s very wrong! Anxiety will set you free Society is all diseased Don’t you point that gun at me Suck on the auxiliary Pull the trigger now! Baptized in the mutant pool Something’s very wrong Weirdo in the special school Something’s very wrong Something’s very wrong, you know it Had a chance but gonna blow it! Something’s very wrong, you know it Something’s very wrong! Happy music, happy thoughts Never sleep, never eat I’ll get high, I’ll get slow Don’t want your structure, you must know Something's very wrong Something's very wrong!
5.
Blackout 00:53
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I’m done- itching in your skin I’m done- cannibalizing I’m done- burn this uniform I’m done- I wanna go home Where’s the comfort? Misery is one with me When the clock stops, who gets off scot fucking free I’m done- playing stupid games I’m done- feeling all this shame I’m done- working to the death I’m done- fuck reconnaissance Where’s the comfort? Misery is one with me When the clock stops- who gets off scot fucking free Blackout! Blackout! Back out of the job!

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This EP can be purchased for $5 directly via our label at- deadandmellow.com/circus-battalion

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released May 2, 2020

Circus Battalion is-

Mike McMahon- vocals
Dave HD- guitar, backing vocals
Craig Shannon- bass
Tak Atak- drums

Tak additionally plays the guitar intro and bass bridge on track 4, and bass solo on track 2

All lyrics by Dave HD, except track 2 lyrics and music by Spencer Caddigan

track 1 music by Dave HD and Tak Atak
track 3 music by Dave HD, Tak Atak, Lindsey Loogie, and Max Ostrovsky
track 4 music by Dave HD and Lindsey Loogie
track 5 music by Dave HD and Taka Akatsu (based on his song "Don't Kill Yourself")

Recorded November 2019 at Labyrinth Audio, Peabody, MA
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Keith Gentile
Produced by Dave HD and Circus Battalion
Cover photo by Craig Riggs
Released via Dead and Mellow Records (deadandmellow.com)

Special thanks to our original drummer Jake Stotz, fill-in drummers Alan Richardson and Jaymz Purtle, and to Tak for learning and switching to an entirely new instrument so that we could have a permanent replacement.

This EP is dedicated in memory of the Great Scott, which announced it would be closing its doors the day this was set to be released. Dave first met Keith at a show there, where doing this recording was discussed. The title "Scumming Attractions" is an allusion to all the places in Boston that are being torn down to make way for big businesses and luxury condos, and the cover photo is of the building the Wreck Center was in, the day it was destroyed so that another condo could be built. 

One of the tracks on this ("Rat Race") appears on a benefit comp to help local venues cover their costs during the coronavirus shutdown. You can check it out here- https://quarantineagewasteland.bandcamp.com/.

On the bright side, look for some of these songs to reappear on a full length later this year, assuming we're not still locked down or all dead.

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