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The Long Defeat

by bank pain

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[Verse 1] Steep climb, tight on time, let’s be fashionable Adjust your eyes to the lives of the untouchable Top of the line, by design, ‘cause this here is the high life Dress up in crooked camouflage, strut your stuff Take it in stride, hold your head high, keep your chin up Pinch your nose, close your eyes, ‘cause we here in the high life [Hook] Let them drink and be merry From the inside, we break it down, break it down, break it down, break it down Soon the landslide will carry them, bury them In the ground, yeah we’ll tear it down, tear it down, tear it down, down, down [Bridge] We’ve come this far, there’s no giving up The sun will rise, the sun will rise Nightmares have held us for long enough The sun will rise, the sun will rise [Verse 2] Slurring voices and noises, rich and pretty Without a care, debonair - almost makes you pity How they don’t know, don’t know, don’t know, all they know is high life Depart the mix, watch your six, keep it casual We’ll hit them fast while they’re laughing at their jewels And they’ll regret, regret, regret, that they called us low-lives [Hook]
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[Hook] I can tell that you’re weary how your eyes stare I can tell when you said you loved me right there I can tell from your tears that you don’t fight fair Bloodshot whites, felt like I could die there [Verse] Baby I don’t know if I could go and pick this phone up ‘Cause I’m tryna pick the pieces when I saw you broken In the rain by the hours and it’s getting colder I guess it’s just the way you walked in left me open And all the stars shine bright tonight, really I Couldn’t bring myself to tell you no under these dreamy skies and it might be my fault for not thinking this through I just don’t ever wanna hurt you So is it so selfish of me, to give me some time to just think Yeah it’s after hours I know you’re waiting for me in this split I just don’t know if you’re being real or if it’s a desperate pit yeah I could rethink of all of these negative thoughts, if I could even reach it [Bridge] So would you do the same for me? Don’t mind me asking, guess it’s just the insecurities Or would I come to find that you were just here playing me? I know this feeling’s too familiar but I hope that you’re the saint for me [Hook]

about

"I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’— though it contains [...] some samples or glimpses of final victory.” (J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters 255).

this is a concept album. while the music can be taken at face value and indeed contains few overt references to the story that is being told, i recommend a look at the following document if you're interested to find out more:
tinyurl.com/TLDbooklet

an accessible (minimally formatted) version of the booklet can be found under the following link:
tinyurl.com/TLDaccessible

(these files are also included in the digital download.)

stream 'The Long Defeat' on all platforms:
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note: if you opt for a signed CD, i will have to open the factory cellophane wrap. i'll put the CD back in after to prevent scuffing during shipping, but keep that in mind if mint packaging is important to you.

credits

released November 28, 2020

all music produced by bank pain
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Koron Korak: violin, track 3
twitter.com/KoronKorak
www.youtube.com/user/SPIRITSAVENGERSDRUMS
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Koa: vocals+lyrics, track 4
twitter.com/KoaPony
www.youtube.com/mumbleetc
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Hay Tea: co-production, track 7
twitter.com/milkmytea
www.youtube.com/channel/UCugcNXJ6cNbRdH23-rRfZDQ
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SDreamExplorerS: electric guitar, track 7
twitter.com/souldestrings
www.youtube.com/user/zloboc
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Single Purpose: co-production, track 8
twitter.com/SP_DNB
www.youtube.com/channel/UCargt-IJEc75FL1W4OXztYA
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Dijit: co-production, track 9
twitter.com/DijitGuy
www.youtube.com/user/Razzamatazz969
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Puffy: spoken word, track 9
twitter.com/PuffySmosh
www.youtube.com/user/PuffySmosh
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BurningGryphon: co-production, track 10
twitter.com/BugGryphon
www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrgI5evOjStpS_fSI1y0aQ
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N. Hollow: vocals+lyrics, track 11
twitter.com/NdotHollow
www.youtube.com/user/nincadanat
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illustration by koviry
twitter.com/koviry79

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