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Nervous Tensions

by Hot Mass

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1.
On your feet and upbeat Say how you feel is unoriginal. Look past your now steady hands. The current news will just bring you down. Some will rage and some will gain And feel the warmth of a thousand suns. All the news I can't take. Are we still smiling at the sun? You're not the only one who feels lonely. Don't think I'm done with being unoriginal. Don't think I'm done with being miserable.
2.
Dead Skin 02:10
Did I ever catch a glimpse of me as I stumbled through the days? In my head and, yeah I thought I might be dead. I thought I might drown so I learnt to dive deep down. And I left the old me somewhere in the east China sea. Did you know that you were there to fill my lungs with air? I'm hopeful. I'm desperate. I'm coming up and I'm falling. I don't wanna go but I wanna know What would I be like without me. Yeah, I wanna know. I don't belong singing these songs. But it all moves on just like a glitch on the spectrum. And out of sight isn't always out of mind. But in time I'll learn what's right and what I never want to be. So I'll shed my skin and I'll grow new lungs. And remember what I am not, Yeah... I'm hopeful. I'm desperate. I'm coming up and I'm falling. I don't wanna go but I wanna know What would I be like without me.
3.
Scared 02:49
Come and find my head now. Screw it on before it's off again. And are the words I say filled with discontent? Am I scared of it all just being a dream in my head And when I wake up will I have just messed it up all again? In the end you're out of view. A lesson learnt but nothing new. You're out of view and all I wanna do is get to you. I'm scared of being dumb and I'm done with feeling numb. Can you be the one who makes me feel again? But what's self doubt when you're waiting for nothing? Picking up piece by piece by piece by piece. In the end you're out of view. A lesson learnt but nothing new. You're out of view and all I wanna do is get to you. To keep the rot away. Inside for another day.
4.
I'm just searching for the man to take me south. Down to a town that's on the wild side. But bury my head instead and hurry up and wait some more to work. Swaying in the breeze captured straight and saved to memory. It's quiet now you're half the world away. But bury my head instead and hurry up and wait some more to work
5.
Old Friend 01:53
Feeling like a stranger when I'm talking. With such a familiar past I'm delaying from asking to go ride on the flat I'll split my arm wide open. You'll climb onto the metal. I've got a mouth full of sand and is it just in my head? In my head? Or is there something wrong my friend? It's not better losing touch. Witnessed the break but has it healed? Broken bones and dirty strings I miss my old friend. With the worries in your head. Take a step back from it all so you can see it through. I don't know what you will say Not ready to fall. It's all up to you. I miss my old friend. My old friend.
6.
Repeat 03:13
Footsteps in the corridor. Staring at the light on screens. Eyes twitch and minds rotate. Can't think, only repeat. And I feel sick. Can't think, only repeat until it's over. Give time to breath. And I want the time When the seasons change the snake's grip feels the same And I feel sick Daydream away Curse the night and walk home slow Let time decay And I feel sick I couldn't help myself. Couldn't think, only repeat. I couldn't help myself and I feel sick.
7.
Hey, did the words bring you down again? Hey, are you waking up at all today? When the voices that you hear feel so jaded and full of shit The irony of being so cynical You're so much better than you know But the days that you would've stayed have gone away Get up and get gone before it finds you Don’t waste away, yeah not today With your feet on the ground A misled love out of focus And a tender soul that was meant to grow Turn away from the things that make you low It hurts but that's control. But if I never see your smile again, at least I saw it then. Get up and get gone before it finds you Don’t waste away, yeah not today With your feet on the ground I’m lost in love and you’re out of it For the reasons I do get but I never said I’d handle it And I can’t be in your company And if you fall, would you call on me? Low. High and anxiety. I can’t be without your company Just want a bit part. More than a bit part. Just want a bit part. More than a bit part.
8.
Control 05:01
Fray around the edge. It’s all the same to watch the wall decay. A photograph kicked me back down today. And if they stare is it fair to care? My sight goes black, my voice will crack. My mind will turn blue with thoughts of you. And the stranger in my room won’t go away. The silhouette gets closer and grows older. Take me away. Reflections grey. Take me away. Away. Away. The senses drain. The senses drain. The sense is drained to keep control. And I’m afraid of what’s below for bad dreams to grow. The senses drain. Bad dreams of you and me always seem to make me lose control Bad drams and the muscle memory slowly seem to fade out For another day. Further away.
9.
Get Better 02:28
Will I go crazy waiting for you to call? Sitting home and watching TV has never felt so dull. Things don’t seem so fun when you’re not around. Forget that what stays just stays the same because it’s better out of our heads. So far away from what I wanna say. So far away to hear it. Will I lose sleep waiting for you to call knowing I’ll wake alone in the morning? I’ll toss and turn all night and reason that there’s something wrong with me. So get better and don’t take it so personally. Would a former self carry on and throw caution to the wind? So far away from what I wanna say. So far away to hear it. I’m not gonna crack or let it weigh on my back. I’m not gonna crack.
10.
Oh Well 04:21
I’m sorry that it took me so long to realise that you were gone To piss and moan about something. Maybe I should run and hide Do you ever still think about grey matter and medicine? Did someone find a heartbeat to check if it’s dead inside? It’s not easy letting go when the best is yet to come Are we running away? Remember in the snow when you were down and low? Yeah, I should’ve stayed. Yeah, I should’ve stayed. But I can get stuck on regret and running circles in my head. Remember what the lions said after they were fed. Let it come undone. Be the best in your setting sun. Will I ever know another one like you? Get over start over now. My hollow head you’ll soon forget When there’s nothing to say but oh well. So oh well.

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Hot Mass are a new band from Swansea, Wales, UK.

The band includes guys you may know from The Arteries, Dividers & 33. They've been jamming their unique style of noisy frantic punk around the UK since 2015 and, in June 2016 we finally see their debut release, the "Nervous Tensions" LP, available on colour vinyl from Brassneck Records (UK), All In Vinyl (UK) & Waterslide Records (Japan).

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released June 7, 2016

Guitar / Vocals - Rhys Jenkins
Guitar / Backing Vocals - Scott Neill
Bass - Chris O'Reilly
Drums - Rhys Pillai

Artwork by Jonathan Minto
Recorded & Mastered by Tim Hammil

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