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Swans

from A Life Extinct by Cross Wires

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited Edition 12" Silver Vinyl of 'A Life Extinct' The debut album from Cross Wires. Released on Culture War Records. Produced by Rory Attwell.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Life Extinct via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

DON’T WANT YOUR MEMORY CLOGGING UP MY BRAIN ANY MORE
IT’S EMBEDDED LIKE SOME WEIRD SCI FI ALIEN
TENTACLES WOVEN THROUGH DEEP ROOTED
CAN’T KEEP WAKING UP THIS EXHAUSTED
I HEARD YOU’RE SEEING SOMEONE NEW NOW AND I GUESS THAT MAKES IT WORSE IN MY HEAD HE’S A HOLLYWOOD STAR WHO TAKES YOU FOR EXPENSIVE DINNERS IN GLEAMING SKYSCRAPERS
I USED SAY I HOPED THAT YOU’D BE HAPPY BUT IT TURNS OUT I HATE IT
I KNOW HOW PATHETIC THAT MAKES ME SOUND BUT I’M STRUGGLING TO CARE
I DIDN’T THINK YOU’D GET OVER US SO QUICKLY I WANT YOU TO STILL HURT
I WASN’T READY TO WALK AWAY
EVERYTHING I EVER LOVED IS DEAD OR SLOWLY DYING
DON’T WANT YOUR MEMORY CLOGGING UP MY BRAIN ANY MORE
SMOTHERED EVERYTHING LIKE A THICK BLACK FOG
THE PAIN IS SO DEEP ROOTED
CAN’T KEEP WAKING UP THIS EXHAUSTED
I KNOW YOU’RE SEEING SOMEONE NEW NOW AND I GUESS THAT MAKES IT WORSE IN MY HEAD HE’S A 10 BETWEEN THE SHEETS
THE MEMORY PLAYS TRICKS
MYTHOLOGISES EX LOVERS I’VE ALREADY SCREWED TOO MANY PEOPLE’S LIVES
IT’S BEEN MONTHS NOW AND THE ESSENCE OF YOU IS FADING BLURRING AWAY EACH DAY I GUESS I’M FINALLY GETTING WHAT I WANTED I THOUGHT I’D FEEL BETTER BUT I DON’T
YOU MUST HAVE GOT TIRED OF WAITING FOR ME TO CHANGE
BATHED IN ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

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from A Life Extinct, released November 1, 2019
Chapman/Clarke/Letch/Muller

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Cross Wires Romford, UK

As heard on BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq/Tom Robinson) Radio X (John Kennedy) KCRW (Henry Rollins)

“Half way through Yesterday In Mourning, it begins to dawn on you that all Cross Wire’s songs are relatable on first exposure – an underlying sense of familiarity which you can’t always put your finger on leading you down darkly fascinating avenues” - Louder Than War

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