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Wildcard

by Violet Ripken

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1.
Wildcard 03:52
Wildcard The horrors on your shoulder Are creeping ever closer They’re creeping, creeping up your walls Waiting for, watching for Hungry for you to fall Watch every step you make Count every breath you take They’re crooked ravens on the wall They’ll pick and they’ll peck Until there’s nothing, there’s nothing left They’re waiting for watching for Hungry for you to fall But you won’t And they say “hey you— Just look on the bright side of the Hey you just take my advice and run Hey you just spread your wings and fly away Hey you just smile- take it day by day.” Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun. Now they’re filling in your clothes You’re losing all control Tearing, tearing down the halls Try every door inside Just want to get out alive Look to your left and right Find there’s no one besides The crooked ravens on the wall Posting up high Can’t escape from their evil eye They’ll pick and they’ll peck Until there’s nothing There’s nothing left So let’s go. And they say “hey you— Just look on the bright side of the Hey you just take my advice and run Hey you just spread your wings and fly away Hey you just smile- take it day by day.” Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun. They’re burning all you know But you’re hiding in the smoke Building, building up your walls Keep your defenses up Survive this with any luck You run to escape Can’t accept that this is your fate But they’re never, never letting up If it’s all in my head Why can’t I catch my breath? I’ll run to escape Can’t accept that this is my fate And I won’t And they say “hey you— Just look on the bright side of the Hey you just take my advice and run Hey you just spread your wings and fly away Hey you just smile- take it day by day.” Hey you just look on the brightside of the sun.
2.
Ballroom 02:26
Ballroom Take us down Figure us out Break us up We’ll shake it off Its alright We’re out tonight We’re doing fine Cuz we’re doing it yeah Cuz we’re doing it yeah Cuz we’re doing it right I never asked for you to save me I think I’ve screamed pretty damn clearly I don’t need you to understand I don’t need you to take my hand Follow me Maybe you’ll see What we do To fool you What are we? What we are Until we aren’t Or ‘til we fall yeah Until we fall a- No. We won’t fall. I never asked for you to save me I think I’ve screamed pretty damn clearly I don’t need you to understand I don’t need you to take my hand Take us down Figure us out Break us up We’ll shake it off
3.
Hotshot 01:41
Hot Shot Hey! Hey! Woah oh oh Woah oh oh Waoh oh oh Ah oh oh oh Thank you, I said thank you For all the broken promises Everything we could have been Where did you go? What did I not know? Why was this so hard? We watched it all fall apart Hey! Hey! Woah oh oh Woah oh oh Waoh oh oh Ah oh oh oh Thank you, I said thank you For all the broken promises Everything we’ll never be I said Where did you go? What did I not know? Why was this so hard? You watched it fall apart
4.
Automate Me 02:47
Automate Me Take me home- I’m Ready to go- I Can’t stay here With you in my ear It’s so frustrating The time I’m wasting I’m half listening and Fully repeating Automate me Kill my fake smiles and misery Automate me One advancement from replacement Automate me Take my pride but save my life Automate me One extension from extinction A busted button A cracked screen Is that all I mean? So let my go You’ve lost control And you should just replace This out of date And costly mistake Yeah cut your losses You cheapskate Automate me Kill my fake smiles and misery Automate me One advancement from replacement Automate me Take my pride but save my life Automate me One extension from extinction A busted button A cracked screen Is that all I mean? Automate me Kill my fake smiles and misery Automate me One extension from extinction Automate me Take my pride but save my life Automate me
5.
Incandescent 03:37
Incandescent I’ve been walking outside In weather I hate more It doesn’t mean that much That’s just Baltimore This gray repetition It aches more and more This regurgitation Makes less sense, makes less As she dreams of that electric spring time She enhances what it must have been like She can’t trust her mind and I can’t trust mine Don’t let this flicker, it can’t flicker Holding softly, slowly dropping I can’t fight this, it’s not stopping Driving further, driven inward I don’t know what I think my life’s worth As he burns from that scalding summer His thoughts turn, start to turn to others He forgives her but does not forget her And he worries that this is not over yet Oh but yet Oh but, oh but, oh but… Oh but yet Oh but, oh but, oh but yet! As they recall those fluorescent seasons Bright as bright could be but harsh as reason Warm and welcome turned hard and sharp Don’t let this decay, oh it can’t decay I can’t decide my life’s untied Held back when I left for outside Brains and hearts get bent and broken But you’re not unloved You’re just unspoken
6.
Do The 154 04:11
Do the 154 Hey you there, come on and dance with me Come let free Forget responsibility Forget it all, forget me Hey you there, come on and talk to me Come see if you can keep up Now I’m waiting for— What am I waiting for? I don’t get to forget you No not this There is no reset button that I can press So go ahead explain, explain this mess I don’t get to forget you But I digress Hey you there, come on and dance with me Come see Am I what you wanted? Oh baby Come on and dance with me Hey you there, ya couldn’t keep up Now you’re running scared Running circles You’re so unprepared But didn’t you want this? I don’t get to forget you No not this There is no reset button that I can press So go ahead explain, explain this mess I don’t get to forget you But I digress Hey you there, you’re not what I expected Two left feet And nothing else to mention Oh baby, you couldn’t talk to me Hey you there, couldn’t keep up Now you’re running scared About to walk out I don’t even care This isn’t us anymore Hey you there Hey you there Ya couldn’t keep up Now you’re running scared No reset button And you’re unprepared For all you wanted All you wanted

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released October 18, 2017

All Songs by Violet Ripken

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Alex Dunbar

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