Battle of the Fear Bands Bracket 4: The Extinction.

"The fear of catastrophic change. The extinction of humanity and its replacement by something else, especially by humanities own doing. The Extinction is associated with doomsday events, man-made catastrophes (including bombs and climate change), codes or strings of numbers, and the destruction of human skin and tissue."

Submissions will stay open until the 1st of May! Submit as many times as you like, and stay spooky, folks!

The most Flesh coded song is...

Eat Your Young, by Hozier!

“Being in horrible circumstances turns you into a monster as well.”

Our fourth entity will be open for submissions tomorrow by 8am:

The Extinction.

Lyrics below the line!

Eat Your Young:

I'm starving, darling Let me put my lips to something Let me wrap my teeth around the world Start carving, darling I wanna smell the dinner cooking I wanna feel the edges start to burn Honey, I wanna race you to the table If you hesitate, the getting is gone I won't lie, if there's something to be gained There's money to be made, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young You can't buy this fineness Let me see the heat get to it Let me watch the dressing start to peel It's a kindness, Highness Crumbs enough for everyone Old and young are welcome to the meal Honey, I'm making sure the table's made We can celebrate the good that we've done I won't lie, if there's something still to take There is ground to break, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R5: The Flesh

Eat Your Young:

“Being in horrible circumstances turns you into a monster as well.”

Body:

“literally about someone letting their body parts get stolen because they're 'tired' of 'this cumbersome and heavy body'”

Lyrics below the line!

Eat Your Young:

I'm starving, darling Let me put my lips to something Let me wrap my teeth around the world Start carving, darling I wanna smell the dinner cooking I wanna feel the edges start to burn Honey, I wanna race you to the table If you hesitate, the getting is gone I won't lie, if there's something to be gained There's money to be made, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young You can't buy this fineness Let me see the heat get to it Let me watch the dressing start to peel It's a kindness, Highness Crumbs enough for everyone Old and young are welcome to the meal Honey, I'm making sure the table's made We can celebrate the good that we've done I won't lie, if there's something still to take There is ground to break, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young

Body:

Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face, and desecrate My arms and legs, they get in the way And take my hands, they'll understand Take my heart, pull it apart And take my brain, or what remains And throw it all away 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body Take my lungs, take them and run Take my tongue, go have some fun And take the ears, take them and disappear Take my joints, take them for points Take my teeth, tear through my cheeks And take the nose, go and dispose Oh, would you go dispose, just go dispose 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me body Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face and desecrate Arms and legs get in the way Bodies break I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me, body I've grown tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy Tired of this body Fall apart without me I'm tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy (take my eyes) I'm tired of this body (take them aside, take my face) Fall apart without me (and desecrate, arms and legs) I'm tired of this body (get in the way, take my lungs) I'm tired of this body (take them and run, take my tongue) I'm tired of this body (go have some fun, and take the ears) Cumbersome and heavy body (take them and disappear) Heavy body, heavy body Thanks so much, thanks again It's nice here, I mean we're elevated See out this big window, it's a nice day It's a bit of a bummer we're sort of passing through Montreal tonight, and I mean, we come here and we just wanna stay here And this particular event is so brief But on the one hand, y'know, we've never done anything like this before And we haven't played in Montreal in a while, so it's nice to, nice to reunite And it's nice to see ya, y'know where things are standing And this is a really good feeling in the room And uh, on the other hand, we're going to New York this evening So, that's always a good time, that uh, that big apple And uh, we're doing a residency in Brooklyn So, if you guys know people out there, I'm sure you do, some of you It's close by, right? And uh, every Monday night for the next three Mondays We're gonna be in Brooklyn, playing some music But it is not about them, nor is it about the past It is about this moment, so on that note We will Segway into a song A song about striving for a more simplistic path, I suppose It's off our new record Here we go

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R4: The Flesh

Eat Your Young:

“Being in horrible circumstances turns you into a monster as well.”

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

"bones bones bones! let me see your bones!"

Lyrics below the line!

Eat Your Young:

I'm starving, darling Let me put my lips to something Let me wrap my teeth around the world Start carving, darling I wanna smell the dinner cooking I wanna feel the edges start to burn Honey, I wanna race you to the table If you hesitate, the getting is gone I won't lie, if there's something to be gained There's money to be made, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young You can't buy this fineness Let me see the heat get to it Let me watch the dressing start to peel It's a kindness, Highness Crumbs enough for everyone Old and young are welcome to the meal Honey, I'm making sure the table's made We can celebrate the good that we've done I won't lie, if there's something still to take There is ground to break, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

To cut down on my silhouette My favorite foods are smoke and hearts My leftover frets forget stiletto-self vendettas While my cracking backbone lacks but backs up my false starts All nightmares start as dreams and I hear my subconscious screaming They say that beauty's just skin deep So naturally, please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? Lumps in throats and petticoats Your baby teeth would pray for you A selfish book is always open and some of the best liars only want the truth All love starts as a scheme So wake me up, I'm tired of sleeping They say that beauty's just skin deep So obviously please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? All nightmares start as dreams, all love starts as a scheme Give me all your LSD so I can feel my mind unweave again They say that beauty's just skin deep So Ana stands and rends the rancid meat from her Bones, bones, bones, I can see my bones Well I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? My bones, your bones Tell me you can see my bones My bones, your bones Tell me you can see them

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R4: The Flesh

Body:

“literally about someone letting their body parts get stolen because they're 'tired' of 'this cumbersome and heavy body'”

The Dismemberment Song:

“It has everything, the casual treatment of people’s bodies as objects for a goal, trying to almost sound sweet while chopping someone to bits, the fact that what will be left is unrecognizable, the turning the knife on someone else as opposed to yourself. It’s just very flesh.”

Lyrics below the line!

Body:

Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face, and desecrate My arms and legs, they get in the way And take my hands, they'll understand Take my heart, pull it apart And take my brain, or what remains And throw it all away 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body Take my lungs, take them and run Take my tongue, go have some fun And take the ears, take them and disappear Take my joints, take them for points Take my teeth, tear through my cheeks And take the nose, go and dispose Oh, would you go dispose, just go dispose 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me body Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face and desecrate Arms and legs get in the way Bodies break I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me, body I've grown tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy Tired of this body Fall apart without me I'm tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy (take my eyes) I'm tired of this body (take them aside, take my face) Fall apart without me (and desecrate, arms and legs) I'm tired of this body (get in the way, take my lungs) I'm tired of this body (take them and run, take my tongue) I'm tired of this body (go have some fun, and take the ears) Cumbersome and heavy body (take them and disappear) Heavy body, heavy body Thanks so much, thanks again It's nice here, I mean we're elevated See out this big window, it's a nice day It's a bit of a bummer we're sort of passing through Montreal tonight, and I mean, we come here and we just wanna stay here And this particular event is so brief But on the one hand, y'know, we've never done anything like this before And we haven't played in Montreal in a while, so it's nice to, nice to reunite And it's nice to see ya, y'know where things are standing And this is a really good feeling in the room And uh, on the other hand, we're going to New York this evening So, that's always a good time, that uh, that big apple And uh, we're doing a residency in Brooklyn So, if you guys know people out there, I'm sure you do, some of you It's close by, right? And uh, every Monday night for the next three Mondays We're gonna be in Brooklyn, playing some music But it is not about them, nor is it about the past It is about this moment, so on that note We will Segway into a song A song about striving for a more simplistic path, I suppose It's off our new record Here we go

The Dismemberment Song:

Hold still, my sweet I'm trying to measure the space between Your molar and your jaw This caliper No cause for fear, no, it, it doesn't hurt It only helps me measure How much skin you have Oh, and the topmost layer of fat But I won't make an incision 'Til you're nice and numb Oh, and laughing gas can be so much fun Please don't doubt my decision This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah No, don't you cry And don't call Miriam, she's my alibi Oh, let me check your toes out Aren't your toenails cute? And red is such a lovely color on you But you won't be needing those When you've got no knees Or shins, or pinky fingers, or arteries So, hold still while I remove them Oh, and don't fight back I think you'll find you're missing the point with that That's enough out of you And this'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me, yeah Well, once upon a time, that's where the plot begins And right after the end, well, that's where the plot thins, and I've got no angel to keep me in line So, I'm taking your narrative, and I'm making it mine 'Cause I'm all out of hurt, you've used up all I've got So, I'm chopping you up and still coming up squat If I wanted to bleed, I'd just roll up my sleeve And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw Oh, yeah This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you No, no, no, not yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But there's one thing you're forgetting There's nothing like the thrill of a shredding And this is no orthodox beheading And cutting you up Cutting you up Cutting you up is gonna be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R3: The Flesh

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

"bones bones bones! let me see your bones!"

An Interlace of Bones:

Lyrics below the line!

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

To cut down on my silhouette My favorite foods are smoke and hearts My leftover frets forget stiletto-self vendettas While my cracking backbone lacks but backs up my false starts All nightmares start as dreams and I hear my subconscious screaming They say that beauty's just skin deep So naturally, please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? Lumps in throats and petticoats Your baby teeth would pray for you A selfish book is always open and some of the best liars only want the truth All love starts as a scheme So wake me up, I'm tired of sleeping They say that beauty's just skin deep So obviously please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? All nightmares start as dreams, all love starts as a scheme Give me all your LSD so I can feel my mind unweave again They say that beauty's just skin deep So Ana stands and rends the rancid meat from her Bones, bones, bones, I can see my bones Well I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? My bones, your bones Tell me you can see my bones My bones, your bones Tell me you can see them

An Interlace of Bones:

Take my flesh and shake it out Put it in the washing machine My heart is drying on the line While my skin is spinning clean Skeletons are hard to sleep with Bones are all that we have left Shin bones, pelvis, heavy femurs The chuckle of your fingers leaves me bereft I feel the cutting of your cheekbones On the temple of my skull The empty space of unlocked ribcage Once our hearts had made so full And in the morning we'll wake early Leave the curtains closed again Slowly wrap our muscles round our bones We'll take our organs from the wash Freshly laundered, clean as new And carefully replace them in their hollows Because this night will be our last We felt the need to wash the marks Of all the secrets shared together From our bodies and our hearts The teeth-bite bruise on lips and necks The sharp caress on shivering limbs If left too long after we're gone Would fray the fabric of our skin And in the morning we'll wake early Dress our skeletons again Trying not to catch each other's eye We'll smooth out wrinkles, settle seams Rewire our newly polished veins Cause we've already said our last goodbyes Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Over and again, over and again, over and again I don't want you to go now Over and again, over and again, over and again You say it's better this way Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Our memories of love are washed out, we're strangers now (Our skeletons remember) Lace and tie and zip our flesh back into place (Even if our love is over) Put on our clothes (I don't want you to go now) Open the door (You say it's better this way) Sharing secrets no more (I don't want you to leave me) I'd rather keep these memories instead of being clean and empty When we're clean and finally spotless, I give you one last kiss There's nothing, no response From the clean, soft flesh that used to be your lips

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R3: The Flesh

Eat Your Young:

“Being in horrible circumstances turns you into a monster as well.”

Body Terror Song:

Lyrics below the line!

Eat Your Young: 

I'm starving, darling Let me put my lips to something Let me wrap my teeth around the world Start carving, darling I wanna smell the dinner cooking I wanna feel the edges start to burn Honey, I wanna race you to the table If you hesitate, the getting is gone I won't lie, if there's something to be gained There's money to be made, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young You can't buy this fineness Let me see the heat get to it Let me watch the dressing start to peel It's a kindness, Highness Crumbs enough for everyone Old and young are welcome to the meal Honey, I'm making sure the table's made We can celebrate the good that we've done I won't lie, if there's something still to take There is ground to break, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young

Body Terror Song:

I'm so sorry that you have to have a body I'm so sorry that you have to have a body, oh yeah I'm very sorry that you have to have a body One that will hurt you, and be the subject of so much of your fear It will betray you, be used against you, then it'll fail on you my dear But before that, you'll be a doormat, for every vicious narcissist in the world Oh how they'll screw you, all up and over, then feed you silence for dessert I'm so sorry that you have to have a body So very sorry that you have to have a body, oh yeah I'm sorry that you have to have a body Filled with infection One hundred scabs singing in unison Eyes and hands, sometimes bullets, Uninvited, passing through us Uninvited, passing through us I'm sorry that you have to have a body I'm sorry that you have to have a body

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R3: The Flesh

The Dismemberment Song:

“It has everything, the casual treatment of people’s bodies as objects for a goal, trying to almost sound sweet while chopping someone to bits, the fact that what will be left is unrecognizable, the turning the knife on someone else as opposed to yourself. It’s just very flesh.”

The Lost Teeth Song:

“The age old TMA question: how did these teeth GET here????”

Lyrics below the line!

The Dismemberment song:

Hold still, my sweet I'm trying to measure the space between Your molar and your jaw This caliper No cause for fear, no, it, it doesn't hurt It only helps me measure How much skin you have Oh, and the topmost layer of fat But I won't make an incision 'Til you're nice and numb Oh, and laughing gas can be so much fun Please don't doubt my decision This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah No, don't you cry And don't call Miriam, she's my alibi Oh, let me check your toes out Aren't your toenails cute? And red is such a lovely color on you But you won't be needing those When you've got no knees Or shins, or pinky fingers, or arteries So, hold still while I remove them Oh, and don't fight back I think you'll find you're missing the point with that That's enough out of you And this'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me, yeah Well, once upon a time, that's where the plot begins And right after the end, well, that's where the plot thins, and I've got no angel to keep me in line So, I'm taking your narrative, and I'm making it mine 'Cause I'm all out of hurt, you've used up all I've got So, I'm chopping you up and still coming up squat If I wanted to bleed, I'd just roll up my sleeve And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw Oh, yeah This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you No, no, no, not yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But there's one thing you're forgetting There's nothing like the thrill of a shredding And this is no orthodox beheading And cutting you up Cutting you up Cutting you up is gonna be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

The Lost Teeth Song:

I was making my rounds at Splashy Town You know, the indoor water park Shutting down the endless wave Dead of night, pitch dark Just to clarify I'm a security guard Not a lifeguard who stayed too late My weapon is a pool noodle A glint of light pierced the night I saw some popcorn bro Scooped it up and tossed it back It was teeth I don't kno It was teeth I don't know It was teeth I don't know Stop -Just to clarify I did know they were teeth I just didn't know who's teeth they were Who left these teeth Who needs them now Who's sittin' on the couch Gummin' on some crunchy chow Ooooohhhhhh Me, I'm eating peanut brittle And I'm fed up You see I lost my teeth earlier today In a fight at a waterpark called Splashy Town I'm gonna break into Splashy Town Tonight Right now I'm breaching the slide That runs outside I'm gummin' an entrance hole Reaching the spot where my teeth got knocked To get the teeth that I know The teeth that he knows The teeth that he know (Arpeggio): Am What was that? It felt like a pool noodle It was a pool noodle I'm the security guard And that's my weapon Well I was just looking for my teeth man You're looking for teeth? Yeah I lost them in a battle with a man earlier today In this vicinity That's an amazing coincidence I recently found some teeth That I did not know Let me see em' Oh, yup, they're mine He left his teeth He's got them now No more sittin' on the couch Gummin' on some crunchy chow Oooooohhhhh By the way, you know anything about a hole over in the slide Stop Yeah, I gummed my way in that way I'll also be leaving that way you might wanna patch it up afterward.

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R3: The Flesh

Body:

“literally about someone letting their body parts get stolen because they're 'tired' of 'this cumbersome and heavy body'”

Modify:

Lyrics below the line!

Body:

Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face, and desecrate My arms and legs, they get in the way And take my hands, they'll understand Take my heart, pull it apart And take my brain, or what remains And throw it all away 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body Take my lungs, take them and run Take my tongue, go have some fun And take the ears, take them and disappear Take my joints, take them for points Take my teeth, tear through my cheeks And take the nose, go and dispose Oh, would you go dispose, just go dispose 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me body Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face and desecrate Arms and legs get in the way Bodies break I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me, body I've grown tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy Tired of this body Fall apart without me I'm tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy (take my eyes) I'm tired of this body (take them aside, take my face) Fall apart without me (and desecrate, arms and legs) I'm tired of this body (get in the way, take my lungs) I'm tired of this body (take them and run, take my tongue) I'm tired of this body (go have some fun, and take the ears) Cumbersome and heavy body (take them and disappear) Heavy body, heavy body Thanks so much, thanks again It's nice here, I mean we're elevated See out this big window, it's a nice day It's a bit of a bummer we're sort of passing through Montreal tonight, and I mean, we come here and we just wanna stay here And this particular event is so brief But on the one hand, y'know, we've never done anything like this before And we haven't played in Montreal in a while, so it's nice to, nice to reunite And it's nice to see ya, y'know where things are standing And this is a really good feeling in the room And uh, on the other hand, we're going to New York this evening So, that's always a good time, that uh, that big apple And uh, we're doing a residency in Brooklyn So, if you guys know people out there, I'm sure you do, some of you It's close by, right? And uh, every Monday night for the next three Mondays We're gonna be in Brooklyn, playing some music But it is not about them, nor is it about the past It is about this moment, so on that note We will Segway into a song A song about striving for a more simplistic path, I suppose It's off our new record Here we go

Modify:

Howie thought brass was the height of style Now he's got something of a steampunk smile And it's all right It's all right, it's all right Sally got a dagger hung from her septum O'malley cut his ears off, but wishes that he kept 'em And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) (You do what you do, what you do) Rooney got his skull exposed, doggone it! Soon he's gonna get scrimshaw carved on it And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) It's all right, it's all right Do what you want with you Be nonchalant with screws Stuck through your eyelids You new wave of pirates Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected May nothing get infected Mason got Frankenstein stitches installed Adjacent to her eyes 'cause she wants to look mauled And it's all right It's all right, it's all right Johnny stuck 20 gauge nails through his feet Donnie stuck 40 if only to compete And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) (You do what you do, what you do) Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kind of failed, but it would've been dope And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) It's all right, it's all right Do what you want with you Be nonchalant with screws Stuck through your eyelids You new wave of pirates Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected May nothing get infected Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected (knock yourself out) May nothing get infected

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Blow My Brains Out:

""Sometimes I wish I could take a new shape, switch out some parts and become a big A" Me too bestie."

The Dismemberment Song:

“It has everything, the casual treatment of people’s bodies as objects for a goal, trying to almost sound sweet while chopping someone to bits, the fact that what will be left is unrecognizable, the turning the knife on someone else as opposed to yourself. It’s just very flesh.”

Lyrics below the line!

Blow My Brains Out:

Sometimes I wish I could lend you my eyes Lend you my hips and lend you my thighs Sometimes I wish I could take a new shape Switch out some parts and become a big A Sometimes I wish I could lend you my ears Lend you my thoughts and lend you my tears Sometimes I wish I could take a new form Switch out some parts and become like the norm Lucky is she, who lives unaware Who doesn't get bothered by those who don't care Lucky is she, who lives unaware Who doesn't get bothered by all that's unfair Unlucky me, who knows way too much Who fights to make changes and music and such Unlucky me, aware of the pain All 'cause I happen to have some brain Sometimes I wish I could lend you my voice Lend you my heart and lend you my choice Sometimes I hope for a savior to come Who's got what it takes to convince everyone Sometimes I wish I could lend you my shoes Lend you my life and lend you my truth But sometimes the truth is just my point of view Not what is real and not what is true Lucky is she, who lives unaware Who doesn't get bothered by those who don't care Lucky is she, who lives unaware Who doesn't get bothered by all that's unfair Unlucky me, who knows way too much Who fights to make changes and music and such Unlucky me, aware of the pain All 'cause I happen to have some brain Lucky is she, who lives unaware Lucky is she, who lives unaware Unlucky me, who knows way too much Who fights to make changes and music and such Unlucky me, aware of the pain All 'cause I happen to have some brain

The Dismemberment Song:

Hold still, my sweet I'm trying to measure the space between Your molar and your jaw This caliper No cause for fear, no, it, it doesn't hurt It only helps me measure How much skin you have Oh, and the topmost layer of fat But I won't make an incision 'Til you're nice and numb Oh, and laughing gas can be so much fun Please don't doubt my decision This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah No, don't you cry And don't call Miriam, she's my alibi Oh, let me check your toes out Aren't your toenails cute? And red is such a lovely color on you But you won't be needing those When you've got no knees Or shins, or pinky fingers, or arteries So, hold still while I remove them Oh, and don't fight back I think you'll find you're missing the point with that That's enough out of you And this'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But cutting you up will be so refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for me, yeah Well, once upon a time, that's where the plot begins And right after the end, well, that's where the plot thins, and I've got no angel to keep me in line So, I'm taking your narrative, and I'm making it mine 'Cause I'm all out of hurt, you've used up all I've got So, I'm chopping you up and still coming up squat If I wanted to bleed, I'd just roll up my sleeve And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw And saw, and saw, and saw Oh, yeah This'll be, ooh, this'll be, aah This'll be absolutely, whee This'll be nice, this'll be neat And bring you closer to me So, don't you squirm, don't you fret I'm not gonna hurt you No, no, no, not yet I just feel the need to be getting A little of you, a lot of blood-letting I know the sensation you're probably dreading But there's one thing you're forgetting There's nothing like the thrill of a shredding And this is no orthodox beheading And cutting you up Cutting you up Cutting you up is gonna be so refreshing for me Refreshing for me, yeah Refreshing for meOoh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Modify:

The Red Means I Love You:

“Flesh Love!”

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Modify:

Howie thought brass was the height of style Now he's got something of a steampunk smile And it's all right It's all right, it's all right Sally got a dagger hung from her septum O'malley cut his ears off, but wishes that he kept 'em And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) (You do what you do, what you do) Rooney got his skull exposed, doggone it! Soon he's gonna get scrimshaw carved on it And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) It's all right, it's all right Do what you want with you Be nonchalant with screws Stuck through your eyelids You new wave of pirates Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected May nothing get infected Mason got Frankenstein stitches installed Adjacent to her eyes 'cause she wants to look mauled And it's all right It's all right, it's all right Johnny stuck 20 gauge nails through his feet Donnie stuck 40 if only to compete And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) (You do what you do, what you do) Stan tried to scarify his neck with a rope His plan kind of failed, but it would've been dope And it's all right (it's all right to look cool) It's all right, it's all right Do what you want with you Be nonchalant with screws Stuck through your eyelids You new wave of pirates Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected May nothing get infected Modify (modify whatever) Modify (modify and sever) Modify May nothing get rejected (knock yourself out) May nothing get infected

The Red Means I Love You:

Unusual They say strange fascination, infatuation A lunatic Call me what suits your taste, I just wanna taste And I've always heard it's what's inside that counts 'Cause my insides are red And yours are too And the red on my face Is matching you And goodness you're bleeding What a wonderful feeling You're down and you're pleading My head is just reeling The red means I love you Tasting your blood means I love you The red means I love you The red means I love you Unfortunate They say such a shame, I turned out this way A maniac Well, yeah, I get manic when I cause a panic And of course, I'm excited when I see you around 'Cause my insides are red And yours are too And the red on my face Is matching you And goodness you're bleeding What a wonderful feeling You're down and you're pleading My head is just reeling The red means I love you Tasting your blood means I love you The red means I love you The red means I love you You leave me high and dry A rush comes to my mind at the drops Of blood you leave behind Run as you might, my love will never, ever Stop And I've always heard it's what's inside 'Cause my insides are red And yours are too And the red on my face Is matching you And goodness you're bleeding What a wonderful feeling You're down and you're pleading My head is just reeling The red means I love you Tasting your blood means I love you The red means I love you The red means I love you The red means I love you Tasting your blood means I love you The red means I love you The red means I love you

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Cake:

Body:

“literally about someone letting their body parts get stolen because they're 'tired' of 'this cumbersome and heavy body'”

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Cake:

Your skin is warm like an oven Your kiss is sugary swееt Your fingers feel like cotton When you put your arms around me I feel like I'm just missin' somethin' whenever you leave We've got all the ingredients, except you loving me And respectfully I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard While you walk away with the frosting of my heart So I'm takin' back what's mine You'll miss the slice of heaven that I gave to you last night You smell just like vanilla You taste like buttercream You're filling up my senses with empty calories I feel like I'm just missin' somethin' whenever you leave We've got all the ingredients, except you needing me So respectfully I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard While you walk away with the frosting of my heart So I'm takin' back what's mine You'll miss the slice of heaven that I gave to you last night If I am just a piece of cake I am just a piece of cake (cake) Then you're just a piece of meat You're just a piece of meat to me If I am just a piece of cake I am just a piece of cake (cake) Then you're just a piece of meat You're just a piece of meat to me I'm not a piece of cake for you to just discard While you walk away with the frosting of my heart So I'm takin' back what's mine You'll miss the slice of heaven that I gave to you last night The slice of heaven that I gave Th-th-the slice of heaven that I gave to you Slice of heaven that I gave to you last night, i-i-ight

Body:

Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face, and desecrate My arms and legs, they get in the way And take my hands, they'll understand Take my heart, pull it apart And take my brain, or what remains And throw it all away 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body Take my lungs, take them and run Take my tongue, go have some fun And take the ears, take them and disappear Take my joints, take them for points Take my teeth, tear through my cheeks And take the nose, go and dispose Oh, would you go dispose, just go dispose 'Cause I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me body Take my eyes, take them aside Take my face and desecrate Arms and legs get in the way Bodies break I've grown tired of this body A cumbersome and heavy body I've grown tired of this body Fall apart without me, body I've grown tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy Tired of this body Fall apart without me I'm tired of this body Cumbersome and heavy (take my eyes) I'm tired of this body (take them aside, take my face) Fall apart without me (and desecrate, arms and legs) I'm tired of this body (get in the way, take my lungs) I'm tired of this body (take them and run, take my tongue) I'm tired of this body (go have some fun, and take the ears) Cumbersome and heavy body (take them and disappear) Heavy body, heavy body Thanks so much, thanks again It's nice here, I mean we're elevated See out this big window, it's a nice day It's a bit of a bummer we're sort of passing through Montreal tonight, and I mean, we come here and we just wanna stay here And this particular event is so brief But on the one hand, y'know, we've never done anything like this before And we haven't played in Montreal in a while, so it's nice to, nice to reunite And it's nice to see ya, y'know where things are standing And this is a really good feeling in the room And uh, on the other hand, we're going to New York this evening So, that's always a good time, that uh, that big apple And uh, we're doing a residency in Brooklyn So, if you guys know people out there, I'm sure you do, some of you It's close by, right? And uh, every Monday night for the next three Mondays We're gonna be in Brooklyn, playing some music But it is not about them, nor is it about the past It is about this moment, so on that note We will Segway into a song A song about striving for a more simplistic path, I suppose It's off our new record Here we go

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Knives Out:

“A song about cruelty, about not knowing anything else.”

An Interlace of Bones:

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Knives Out:

I want you to know He's not coming back Look into my eyes I'm not coming back So knives out Catch the mouse Don't look down Shove it in your mouth If you'd been a dog They would've drowned you at birth Look into my eyes It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives out Cook him up Squash his head Put him in the pot I want you to know He's not coming back He's bloated and frozen Still there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives out Catch the mouse Squash his headPut him in the pot

An Interlace of Bones:

Take my flesh and shake it out Put it in the washing machine My heart is drying on the line While my skin is spinning clean Skeletons are hard to sleep with Bones are all that we have left Shin bones, pelvis, heavy femurs The chuckle of your fingers leaves me bereft I feel the cutting of your cheekbones On the temple of my skull The empty space of unlocked ribcage Once our hearts had made so full And in the morning we'll wake early Leave the curtains closed again Slowly wrap our muscles round our bones We'll take our organs from the wash Freshly laundered, clean as new And carefully replace them in their hollows Because this night will be our last We felt the need to wash the marks Of all the secrets shared together From our bodies and our hearts The teeth-bite bruise on lips and necks The sharp caress on shivering limbs If left too long after we're gone Would fray the fabric of our skin And in the morning we'll wake early Dress our skeletons again Trying not to catch each other's eye We'll smooth out wrinkles, settle seams Rewire our newly polished veins Cause we've already said our last goodbyes Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Over and again, over and again, over and again I don't want you to go now Over and again, over and again, over and again You say it's better this way Over and again, over and again, over and again I'm just a bag of bones now Our memories of love are washed out, we're strangers now (Our skeletons remember) Lace and tie and zip our flesh back into place (Even if our love is over) Put on our clothes (I don't want you to go now) Open the door (You say it's better this way) Sharing secrets no more (I don't want you to leave me) I'd rather keep these memories instead of being clean and empty When we're clean and finally spotless, I give you one last kiss There's nothing, no response From the clean, soft flesh that used to be your lips

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Eat You:

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

"bones bones bones! let me see your bones!"

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Eat You:

Cause you're my chocolate covered strawberry Cause you're my piping hot pastry Dreaming about the moment that I own you Love you to the bone Cause you're my vicious but delicious cheat A heart attack lip smacking sweet I don't deserve you either way I'll serve you Finally I got the nerve I go hungry every night Not this time around I'm gonna eat you, you're my desire I'm gonna sharpen all my teeth and build a fire I'm gonna eat you, cook and defeat you I'm gonna breathe you in my lungs and make you mine 'Cause you've been sticky with your tricky words And I would crumble like a humble bird But now you're so tender with an ear I can bend and Tell you how I feel I go hungry every night Not this time around I'm gonna eat you, you're my desire I'm gonna sharpen all my teeth and build a fire I'm gonna eat you, cook and defeat you I'm gonna breathe you in my lungs and make you mine You delicate young delicacy You consummate hot consommé You grossly beautiful grocery You exquisitely sweet cuisine I go hungry every night Not this time around, not this time around! I'm gonna eat you, you're my desire I'm gonna sharpen all my teeth and build a fire I'm gonna eat you, cook and defeat you I'm gonna breath you in my lungs and make you mine

Skeleton Appreciation Day in Vestal, NY:

To cut down on my silhouette My favorite foods are smoke and hearts My leftover frets forget stiletto-self vendettas While my cracking backbone lacks but backs up my false starts All nightmares start as dreams and I hear my subconscious screaming They say that beauty's just skin deep So naturally, please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? Lumps in throats and petticoats Your baby teeth would pray for you A selfish book is always open and some of the best liars only want the truth All love starts as a scheme So wake me up, I'm tired of sleeping They say that beauty's just skin deep So obviously please show me your Bones, bones, bones, let me see your bones Well, I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? All nightmares start as dreams, all love starts as a scheme Give me all your LSD so I can feel my mind unweave again They say that beauty's just skin deep So Ana stands and rends the rancid meat from her Bones, bones, bones, I can see my bones Well I don't wanna know if the feeling follows home Bones, bones, bones, hell, we're all alone If I come home, baby, will you show your bones? My bones, your bones Tell me you can see my bones My bones, your bones Tell me you can see them

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Entre Cannibales (Between Cannibals):

“Translation of the chorus: Eat from me. Eat from my flesh. Between cannibals. Take your time tearing me apart. Between cannibals.”

The Body Terror Song:

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Entre Cannibales (Between Cannibals):

I've added the english lyrics below, but if anybody would like the spanish lyrics please let me know!

For an eternity I waited for this moment and I won’t let it slip away in still memories nor low bullets that kill. Ah… eat from me, eat from my flesh. Ah… among cannibals. Ah… take your time as you take my flesh apart. Ah… among cannibals. Among cannibals, the pain is poison, baby and you won’t feel it until the end as long as you move slowly and gasp the name that kills. Ah… eat from me, eat from my flesh. Ah… among cannibals Ah… take your time as you take my flesh apart. Ah… among cannibals.

The Body Terror Song:

I'm so sorry that you have to have a body I'm so sorry that you have to have a body, oh yeah I'm very sorry that you have to have a body One that will hurt you, and be the subject of so much of your fear It will betray you, be used against you, then it'll fail on you my dear But before that, you'll be a doormat, for every vicious narcissist in the world Oh how they'll screw you, all up and over, then feed you silence for dessert I'm so sorry that you have to have a body So very sorry that you have to have a body, oh yeah I'm sorry that you have to have a body Filled with infection One hundred scabs singing in unison Eyes and hands, sometimes bullets, Uninvited, passing through us Uninvited, passing through us I'm sorry that you have to have a body I'm sorry that you have to have a body

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Eat Your Young:

“Being in horrible circumstances turns you into a monster as well.”

Cannibal:

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Eat Your Young:

I'm starving, darling Let me put my lips to something Let me wrap my teeth around the world Start carving, darling I wanna smell the dinner cooking I wanna feel the edges start to burn Honey, I wanna race you to the table If you hesitate, the getting is gone I won't lie, if there's something to be gained There's money to be made, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young You can't buy this fineness Let me see the heat get to it Let me watch the dressing start to peel It's a kindness, Highness Crumbs enough for everyone Old and young are welcome to the meal Honey, I'm making sure the table's made We can celebrate the good that we've done I won't lie, if there's something still to take There is ground to break, whatever's still to come Get some Pull up the ladder when the flood comes Throw enough rope until the legs have swung Seven new ways that you can eat your young Come and get some Skinning the children for a war drum Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns It's quicker and easier to eat your young

Cannibal:

Looking for a cavern A place where she can stay Waiting for the darkness When she leaves obsessed to make her way to me Because it's getting to the time when she will need to feed And I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable I'm not the only one that she has come to see Dig up the skeletons of men who thought that they would be the one like me Like they could be the ones to make her believe But for now I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable Hiding in corners, disguised She's a phantom, a glimmer inside She keeps on feeding while I am conceding So please, won't you tear me open wide? I am the willing victim of a cannibal She rips out my bones just like I'm an animal And right when I'm feeling like my blood is drained She calls it a game But the wound that she leaves is unmistakable

Battle of the Fear Bands B3R2: The Flesh

Eat Me:

“Remember the guy who put his arm into the meat grinder? I think he would have liked this song.”

The Lost Teeth Song:

“The age old TMA question: how did these teeth GET here????”

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Eat Me:

I'm on the menu You won't get indigestion I even come with dessert I'm not your poison You won't need medication Your insides won't even hurt Eat me From my skin down to the bone Eat me You can evolve Eat me You can really give the dog a bone Before I change my mind and I sink my teeth in you Eat me A second helping My meat is nice and tender One bite and you will sold Take me for later I have no expiration My blood will never go low Eat me From my skin down to the bone Eat me You can evolve Eat me You can really give the dog a bone Before I change my mind and I sink my teeth in you Eat me Smile as you rip flesh from my spine to my legs Vile, all the scary things you'll find inside my head Bite till I'm dead I'm on the menu Are you hungry? Eat me From my skin down to the bone Eat me You can evolve Eat me You can really give the dog a bone Before I change my mind and I sink my teeth in you Eat me Eat me

The Lost Teeth Song:

I was making my rounds at Splashy Town You know, the indoor water park Shutting down the endless wave Dead of night, pitch dark Just to clarify I'm a security guard Not a lifeguard who stayed too late My weapon is a pool noodle A glint of light pierced the night I saw some popcorn bro Scooped it up and tossed it back It was teeth I don't kno It was teeth I don't know It was teeth I don't know Stop -Just to clarify I did know they were teeth I just didn't know who's teeth they were Who left these teeth Who needs them now Who's sittin' on the couch Gummin' on some crunchy chow Ooooohhhhhh Me, I'm eating peanut brittle And I'm fed up You see I lost my teeth earlier today In a fight at a waterpark called Splashy Town I'm gonna break into Splashy Town Tonight Right now I'm breaching the slide That runs outside I'm gummin' an entrance hole Reaching the spot where my teeth got knocked To get the teeth that I know The teeth that he knows The teeth that he know (Arpeggio): Am What was that? It felt like a pool noodle It was a pool noodle I'm the security guard And that's my weapon Well I was just looking for my teeth man You're looking for teeth? Yeah I lost them in a battle with a man earlier today In this vicinity That's an amazing coincidence I recently found some teeth That I did not know Let me see em' Oh, yup, they're mine He left his teeth He's got them now No more sittin' on the couch Gummin' on some crunchy chow Oooooohhhhh By the way, you know anything about a hole over in the slide Stop Yeah, I gummed my way in that way I'll also be leaving that way you might wanna patch it up afterward.