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Mental Truancy

by Mindless Hope

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1.
(:34) Wrong place, wrong time, always out to get you That wrench in the spokes of life No end to the pain and strife Until we bid adieu… (1:01) Sometimes it’s going to hurt while facing reality Practice for meeting eternity Let me help you confront your irrational fear of mortality Until you bid adieu! (1:47) It’s stupid to focus on what we can’t control (2:02) Take this matter in my hand Cut you down where you may stand Slice you deep behind the shed Trash I use to take your head (2:43) A break in the monotony With the spice of variety Seasoned with violence And the gift of your silence (3:10) I’m going home, and I won’t pretend that I’m not content It’s a long and winding road down here. To my detriment, I cannot quit. (3:48) It’s so gruesome! What a scene and sight to behold! Who could do this to him? How did this all unfold? (4:16) At a loss for words (4:24) Gather all the evidence you can. No one leaves until we find this man! Got a feeling that he is close by. He’s lucky that he’s alive! (4:52) Piece of shit neighbor! (5:00) Look around. It’s everywhere! There’s garbage on the ground. Have your guys canvas this place, let’s see what can be found. Here he is. Right there in front of our face, now let’s take him down!
2.
F.Y.I. 07:21
(:09) Gone is my serenity My sense of dignity I’m your stability (:31) Don’t project your anger onto me Because you pay me such a handsome fee Our time here is fully guaranteed (:57) For a few dollars more I’m pretty sure I can ease your mind All it takes is what we call, “search and ye shall find” Relax and calm yourself for we have loads of time Then tell me how you came to be stuck in this bind (1:19) I can’t say, but I know…it sucks! It sucks, sucks! It sucks! It sucks, sucks! Wherever I go… They. Are. All. Looking at me!! They. Just. Stare. I don’t know why I care. Is it the clothes I wear that earns their glare? (1:52) Settle down. I think I know what I can do to help. Lay down now, let me inside. I have a small surprise. Lying still, breathe nice and slow and I will do the rest. Getting sleepy, can’t you tell that you’ve been hypnotized? (2:20) My voice is soothing…it takes you under It brings you down and makes things clear Please don’t worry, you’re unencumbered You’re safe with me, nothing to fear As you’re dreaming, I’m left to wonder What makes you tick, what cranks your gears? Control your being, it’s mine to plunder You have no choice, you will adhere (3:19) Invading voices inside my brain Speaking whispers, am I insane? Telling me I’m dumb, saying that I’m plain I’m not good enough, that I’m mundane (4:04) Shut the fuck up! Leave me alone! Get the fuck out! These thoughts are not my own (4:30) On the count of four Wake up on the floor Remember just before? Insecure no more (4:40) Fuck you I’m still aware How could you even dare? To pry and peel me bare And see it all, how’s that fair? (5:02) I just gave you A gift beyond compare Fuck your insecurities! They’re no longer there (6:19) You broke inside my head I fixed your broken mind They’re grounds you should not tread I left no stone behind (6:40) Why do you think, that you come here and see me every week? To peek and analyze what it is that makes you weak I know, but you went too far and you’re not the only freak I’ll seek, to end your life, hush now, don’t you speak…
3.
Paradigm 06:02
(:13) A ticking time bomb set to explode at instigation. Prepared to level this world at your feet, and set it blazing…here is my situation: First and foremost, I want you to know that I am innocent before our conversation… (1:55) I’ve sustained one too many hits to my brain. I’m guilty by association. I never meant to go so far. But his words were such a provocation, and I came down hard. (2:52) He said, “I bet you’re for Trump,” or something. Then I saw red and remember nothing. It’s all a blur to me. I can’t recall a Goddamn thing. Wish I could tell you more. For years I waged a secret war. It burned inside my head. Wrong or right, I’ve shit the bed. No more fucks to give, I move on and I won’t forgive. (3:54) It’s a lesson that I’ve learned, and it serves me well for now. Revenge is a dish I like cold, bitter, and sour. How’s yours? That subtle aftertaste of bile, makes me smile… (4:41) The saddest thing, is that you gave it up instead. There’s no cure for stupidity. (5:33) Such a crying shame as you sort the wreckage. Just a bit surprised that you would leave it.
4.
Detachments 08:39
(:45) So dark I cannot see Where could I be? Help me Mommy… Daddy? Please come rescue me and tell me… It was just a dream (1:57) All we did was everything you said That they would live, you said And that we could go free if we did what you said (2:23) Promise broken! I remember everything! I can’t get it out of my head! (2:54) You made me do Things I didn’t know Or would think to You’d hurt and then you’d hug me Say, “You’re such a good girl!” then disappear Came back to do it again Made me sticky-wet. I live in fear (3:31) I live in fear! (3:40) I’m afraid of the things that I see when I’m asleep (3:55) I think there’s someone else here with me And that they’re trying to break free Who is it? What is your name? I’m Jackie. I’m alone and I am in pain Won’t you please help me? What’s your name? (4:41) My name is Beverly. No need to worry, we’re going to play a game Just close your eyes tight and don’t put up a fight. I’ll take away your pain No need to suffer like Father and Mother. I’m going to make him pay! (5:14) Because, like you, I felt pain And so disgusting But mostly I felt shame (6:11) Bite right through it Chew but don’t spit Pull the fragments Till they’re detachments (6:33) What have we done? (Only what was needed) Is he dead? (Not yet. He’s still bleeding) What happens now? (I don’t know, but we’re breathing) Will you stay with me? (Until the end, I’m not leaving) (7:07) I will keep you safe, my dear Protect you from the shame, and the pain, and fear We’ll always be together. You’ll never have to walk this road alone I’ll be right here. I will be around so that you may live and no one else will hurt you, dear (8:06) I’ll be here, so you may live I’ll be here, so you may live
5.
Eugenics 17:14
(:07) Faced with the scrutiny of my peers, I’ll study all the traits that are of little use to our race. (:30) It needs to be done with expedience and with an iron fist. (:53) Efficiency and rapid speed are keys you need when saving humanity. (1:11) We need to seek a way we can sneak at a peek and identify those who are weak. (1:59) The root of the truth is so long in the tooth And the age of the world that conceals all the proof Will continue to hide and will make us all blind Of a singular time when we all stood in line And we took up an oath that did promise our growth But our differences shine and our race so unkind To commit such a crime that the strongest survive Means we leave them behind and we leave them to die! (2:39) The first step in cleansing is putting an ending to those who depend and beg. It’s been boldly suggested that those who are tested be subservient and oppressed. (3:21) Prey on those who can’t themselves. Eat up! Help yourselves… (3:49) Leave what you don’t need, the big and the small, preserved in some alcohol (4:02) Now, let’s see here…what is it that you do? I can make this completely new A better, outstanding you (4:57) This time I’ll strive to define perfection within our kind Such a shame that it took so long… We will work to keep our species strong. Discard the ones who are wrong. Utopia here we come! (5:49) Dissect a kill, research with a thrill Science is fun on those we shun Rivers of red contain the genes they spread (6:19) Dirty and contaminated It’s plague-like and a black disease The human race has been decimated Let’s hope our kids will never see… (6:41) The horrors we inflict to be clean! (7:12) There’s going to be substantial loss, but we’ll bear the cost As grown adults, we expect results! (7:35) Isn’t this what we all wanted? To purge this infirmary Of the feeble we’ve supported? (7:50) Rid of all emotion from the task at hand (8:58) Dig until the answer’s clear and ease the population’s fear Erase the residential waste of those we deem disgraced Practice what we preach without the need for speech… (9:47) This answers the question of our predicament As long as we all agree, we’ll be rid of all debris (10:46) It doesn’t matter much to me How we decrease society (11:34) We’ll gather them, put them in a pen, and deprive them food Or suffocate, incinerate, or whatever suits your mood (11:53) We’ll control it all And we’ll decide who lives And we’ll determine who falls We’ll use their bodies to further our research of Biology (12:22) Strip them away! They’re no longer human! Devoid of rights forevermore! (12:45) No more talk, we’re past the time to act, we need to execute our Final Plan A mindless hope we’ll give to millions over, a solution to every need Raise their courage, then crush their spirit, revealing our evil sham A false perspective, not unexpected, it’s truly a righteous deed (13:21) Grieve for what we were because we’re born anew We’ll all be free from sin. We’ll all be perfect for all of eternity. (14:25) Such is the vision I share with you. There’ll be no hunger, no death, and no disease. At least until I was stopped…so much for Gattaca! (15:11) Alone in solitary I still dream of isolating… To isolate the fragile, the lame, the sick, and the different. Experiment to weed out the useless and the incompetent. I’ll wield an iron rod to keep us all safe from imminent regress No one left to protest, no one to rise against…
6.
Instrumental
7.
(:07) I guess it’s time to leave Time to say “goodbye” And don’t forget your keys (:35) Headed down the road Peacefully, nice and slow Take the long way home For I have nowhere else to go And all night to reach my goal (1:18) I’m inside the car Waiting for the light to change Idling in my lane When out of nowhere he appears… (1:42) High beams on, he’s on my ass, slowing down, he will not pass Turning, swerving, every which way I can, can’t lose what looks like a Chevrolet van Banking left, banking right, will I survive the night? (2:10) Slam on my brakes, he overcompensates (2:35) Slips, slides, flips, and that fucker begins to fly Crash, burn, flames seem to light the sky (2:54) Watch the fire as the blaze intensifies, surely, he must die (3:10) In the distance sirens start to sound In an instant, karma has been found (3:27) Perhaps I’ll stay a little longer, to see the embers glow A consequence of anger the news so often shows (4:15) Feel my rage begin to grow! (4:24) Close my door to leave What choice have I but to flee? Apply this rage equally, apply it equally
8.
Ease the mood, inhale the scene What lies beyond, what does this mean? Pulsating glow, where’s this place? Out past the bounds of time and space Learn your way Review your life Expected answers of what’s not and just might No up above, no down below No judgement passes through your soul How many days, how many years gone now? These thoughts are filling up my brain We fall apart, do what we need to stand Look inside and make amends again Transfer your thoughts to waves and measure how you feel Projections of what we see are very rarely real Don’t go solo, you’ll never reach the end Transplanted from somewhere, implanted to life again Long since forgotten, this reality I’m in A sense of longing to immerse yourself in sin Who we are is who we’ve always been Turn around, return again Don’t separate, you’re not alone Your one mistake was waking and going home What can you not take with you that won’t come back? As long as you’re still living, ignore the facts
9.
(1:21) Standing firmly upright, grab ahold, take control, a pound of flesh my price tonight Stimulate this primal fire, satiate perverse desires No shame invades my game Play alone and stoke the flame Spray the hose to tame the crane Wait around to rise again (1:48) Fighting instinctual impulsivities Resist the urge and maintain civility Finding new ways to expedite release My only way, is to unleash the beast (2:30) Pervert! Deviant! Weirdo! Degenerate! Self-love misunderstood Compulsion! Necessity! Driving my urgency! Obsessive livelihood (3:08) Can’t stop, I’m drunk with so many possibilities Feels good. Why stop my own debauchery? Why’s this thing in close proximity? Please don’t give sympathy… (3:33) It’s just fine with me Comfortable with my disease My favorite activity That makes me cum Here’s another one… (4:34) Growing up before my eyes I feel nothing but pride and surprise How can I explain it? It’s a feeling that I keep deep inside me, it’s alright… (5:05) It’s alright! Touch me there, it feels alright! There’s no problem, I’m all right! If you catch me, it’s alright! Addiction’s fun, I am all right! Don’t you dare sit there and tell me that there seems to be something that’s not quite right!! (6:38) Look at my dick!
10.
(:38) All the color has been drained away, except the green within your eyes. I never thought that I’d see you this way. It took us both by surprise. (1:25) And in that moment, I was more than scared. I was not prepared. To see it happen or feel that sense of fear. I’m sure you felt it, too. Please pull through. I need you to fight for me, I’ll be right here. (2:11) My angel you’re not alone. Pretend that we’re at home, just you and me...just you and me. Look at what we’ve done. See how far we’ve come, don’t be afraid. Let me take your pain and lock it all away. I’ll keep you safe...everyday. Don’t give in yet. We have so much to do. I can’t live without you... (3:45) The strength that you have shown to me, only makes the pain worse. To see you in such agony, seems to be my curse. (4:11) Please breathe again. Do it once for me. Breathe in deep...don’t go away. I’d be lost without you. I don’t know what I would do. I love you...don’t go away. I’d fall apart. I wouldn’t be able to stand. Just squeeze my hand...
11.
Void 06:47
Pain, never ending, it’s not the same Filling empty spaces, it’s killing me Pain, fills the void Daunting, I have no choice Flailing in the void Lost deep inside myself Crawling, in need of help Listening in the wind Laying down into retreat Wanting an endless sleep Cross into a dream Trying not to weep, oh not to weep, don’t make a peep Free I’m finally soaring high Stretching my wings to fly No burdens to describe This pain I can’t live without Too much for me to shout Must be another way Another way, another way, finding another way Gone, lifeless without a soul Drifting beyond hope Falling where embers glow How far to go? How far to go? Not too far to go In the void I’m in the void In the void Fill the void Darkness all around Voices from where I’m bound What consequences lie before? Sleepless underneath stars forevermore In the void
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Closing July 01:42
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released September 23, 2022

Recorded, Engineered, Mixed, Produced, and Mastered by Matt Grosse

All Rhythm Guitars, Bass, and Guitar Leads performed by Matt Grosse (Except where noted on individual song credits)

All Drums Performed by Travis Ebner

All Drums Written by Travis Ebner
(Except where noted on individual songs)

All Vocals written and performed by Mark David

Co-Produced by Mark David and Travis Ebner

Album Art by Brittany Sutherland AKA OpalAcorn

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Sliptrick Records recording artist Mindless Hope is made up of five unique personalities that bring their eclectic influences to every song. Soaring, multi-part harmonies combined with a driving progressive metal sound, best describes this Philly area band. ... more

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