The Penalty

by The Swabs

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I will not praise your ethics sir
I will not sing avoidable shame
When the machine begins to squeak
The people watch your chess game

I will not lift your needles man
I will not interrupt your act
Relieve all judiciary involvement
And tighten down the straps

When the harrow descends down
Etching our disembodied sin
When the harrow swoops down
He bites down on felt again X2

When the apparatus begins to breath
It will reek of the sun
The throng of our impunity
Will be swallowed by the mud

When our graces leave the feast
We will choke on our bread
The glow from our lamp lights burning
Like an existential blackhead

Lie down my spannered friend
Let your eyes fix on the creation
Took a lifetime to build a machine
Only 12 hours to break it

When the harrow descends down
Etching our disembodied sin
When the harrow swoops down
He bites down on felt again X3

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released March 20, 2020
Nate Bingier: Guitar
Max Brinckman: Vocals
Eddie Guzman: Bass
Josh Levin: Drums

Mixed and recorded by Eddie Guzman

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