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False Realities

by Human Animal

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1.
Your ego is a motherfucker. Put it in check. Self awareness and selfishness are two things that rarely go hand in hand. We’ve all been there. We think we’re the center of the universe when in reality everyone else in the room is just thinking about themselves too. They’re not paying any attention to your nonsense & your bullshit. We’re all apart of this world together. Stop hiding behind the facade and fantasies you’re trying to project. Be honest, be real, & be yourself. You’re invisible. Curb yourself. LYRICS: Didn’t you know I’m a selfish prick? I only think about myself. I don’t care about you. I don't worry about your problems. It’s all about me… me. It ain’t about you… you. It’s all about me… me. Because I’m a king in my own mind… my own mind. I’m the king of fools. I’m a king in my own mind… my own mind. I’m the king of fools. Don’t want to share the spotlight. Don’t want to be second guessed. Don’t want to be the last in line. Don’t want to be forgotten. Don’t want to be overlooked. Don’t want to be ignored again. You're eating up my time. How does it affect my life? I can’t be bothered, with childish petty bullshit. It’s all about me… me. It ain’t about you… you. It’s all about me… me. Because I’m a king in my own mind… my own mind. I’m the king of fools. I’m a king in my own mind… my own mind. I’m the king of fools. Don’t want to share the spotlight. Don’t want to be second guessed. Don’t want to be the last in line. Don’t want to be forgotten. Don’t want to be overlooked. Don’t want to be ignored again. I’m fucking lost… invisible. I’m fucking lost… I’m fucking lost… invisible. I’m fucking lost… invisible.
2.
Knowhere 02:27
There’s nothing worse than being surrounded by people who you know are judging everything about you at all times. Snide comments, eye rolls, & attitude thrown into your face all the while still trying to act like they give a rat’s ass about you. They think you’re not picking up on them putting you down… but you know. You know deep down inside what they are thinking about you. How they are judging all aspects of you. All at the same time with a “friendly” smile on their face. But inside you know they’re not as clever as they think they are. You know where you really stand. It’s time to rid their contagious toxicity from your life. LYRICS: I see the way, the only way, you look thru me. Every single day contempt and jealousy. I hear the way, it’s clear as day, the way you talk at me, the tone in your voice, the sound of your words, cause I know… I know where I stand, I know where I stand with you. I finally know where, I know where I stand with you. Those disapproving, always frozen, glares of hate. Subtle ways of cutting me down to your size. You think I don't know, boy I know, but I try to connect. I try to fit in it just ain’t working out yet, oh no. I know where I stand, I know where I stand with you. I finally know where, I know where I stand with you. I can’t take it, too many fake it. I can’t take it anymore, hell no… hell no. Fools to the left of me and liars to the right… to the right. Clowns and jokers haunt my dreams every god damned night. Searching for some peace, a higher road, a better me. Will I find it? I just don’t know how. I can’t take it anymore. I know where I stand, I know where I stand with you. I finally know where, I know where I stand with you. I know where… I know where I stand, I know where I stand with you. I know where… I finally know where, I finally know where, I know where I stand with you.
3.
It’s hard when you’re young to not be narrow sighted & close minded about certain topics in life. I denounced anything spiritual, but that was the bravado and hubris of an angry teenager. As I grow older and have seen more of the world I’ve aspired to ease up and relax my mind in certain ways. It almost seems naive to me to think I could have all of the answers to this existence. Especially now when I step back and look out upon all aspects of life & see how wondrous & a blessing this all is. There’s so much magic all around us that we take for granted. These days I’m more interested in learning how to embrace life with open arms rather than condemning others with clenched fists. LYRICS: Trying to stay alive as I'm fighting to survive. Walking in the rain to hide the tears in my eyes. Trying to test me, trying to get the best of me. Saying nothing says a lot sometimes. In dark days a man becomes a monster, also means a monster can become a man. They say some days are best forgotten, but today it just ain’t one of them. Never, will I, ever live that way. Never do I want to die. Will I try keep an open mind? Ever live that way again. Panic is the vulture that sits on my shoulder. We’re dining on ashes, all else is dust and air. I’m a one eyed king, a man with no country. All alone I'm shaken and scared. That bastard death smiles at us again, all you can do is smile back and grin. You can choose to not believe in the devil, but that won't save you from him. Never, will I, ever live that way. Never do I want to die. Will I try keep an open mind? Ever live that way again. I’m out planting flowers in the graveyard. I’m out planting flowers in the graveyard. We’re all out planting flowers in the graveyard. We’re all out planting flowers in the graveyard. Never, will I, ever live that way. Never do I want to die. Will I try keep an open mind? Ever live that way again.
4.
Sad Boy 02:39
My dad left home when I was around 6 or 7 years old. I never really had a huge influential male role model in my life. I still to this day fight to not let that define me. Somedays I feel like I turned out okay, others not so much. Once I had found punk rock and skateboarding it felt like those worlds raised me and it was the only light that I had to turn to. They had been my compass pointing me to my true north for all of those years. I pledge to not continue the abandonment cycle with my own sons and vow to be in their lives in some shape or form until my last day on this earth. I hope that I leave a positive impact on them and their future no matter how hard life can get. LYRICS: No one ever showed me the man I was supposed to become. No heroes to look up to, zero guidance or advice. Momma always had to work, because our Daddy was a fool. He turned tail and ran like the worst of them. All those years on my own, my own, just trying to figure something out. Just hoping life would make some sense, but it never added up. I just wanna be proud of something before the big sleep and I’m gone. I wanna feel like I made my mark on this world. This mad world. But I just can’t shake this feeling that I can’t do anything right. Sad Boy. I think I’m trying hard but maybe I’m wrong. All I had were my LPs, and a skateboard to run away on. Only things in my life I could count on. All those years on my own, my own, just trying to figure something out. Just hoping life would make some sense, but it never added up. I just wanna be proud of something before the big sleep and I’m gone. I wanna feel like I made my mark on this world. This mad world. But I just can’t shake this feeling that I can’t do anything right. Sad Boy. I think I’m trying hard but maybe I’m wrong. I didn’t choose this life, but maybe it chose me. For better or for worse, this is the path laid out for me. The fight is real every day. Every day, every day. The fight is real every day. Every day. I just wanna be proud of something before the big sleep and I’m gone. I wanna feel like I made my mark on this world. This mad world. But I just can’t shake this feeling that I can’t do anything right. Sad Boy. I think I’m trying hard but maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I’m right.
5.
Hellfire 04:00
You can’t turn on the TV without coverage and reports of mass murder, shootings, stabbings, attacks, bombings, chemical warfare, etc… So many stemming from political, financial, & personal differences with many unanswered questions and agendas. I can’t fathom innocent people just going out to have a great time with family, friends, or loved ones and the evening turning into an absolute hysterical bloodbath. It breaks my heart to think that someone would be so broken or manipulated that they would turn their focus and wrath onto their fellow humans. I’m just left speechless sometimes and can’t even begin to imagine the scars left behind on so many. My heart goes out to those who have lost. Let’s try to build a better world so this instability & insanity can end. LYRICS: All I wanted was a special night, filled with positive vibes. Hope to make some friends, and share some smiles. I feel the love, it’s growing inside. The spirit of youth in an ageless time. I look around & I soak it all in. We’re surrounded by those filled with life, I want more and I want to absorb… Everything this night has in store, but little did we know, little did we think our worlds were gonna crumble… nothing will be the same ever again. Do you feel it? The chills down my spine… hellfire, it burns us all tonight. Do you feel it coming down all around us again? All I want was to share this love… love… love. So many lives had their time cut short. You filled this room with horrors. Hate… hate. So filled with hate, filled with rage but not me. You filled this room with horrors. Where did I go wrong, and what did I do to draw such malice from inside of you? Do my ways really matter so much to your out of touch ideals? Feed your demons, outta control. Self centered plans, while others pay the toll. The arrogance, malevolence. Is it worth the cost? You have no soul. Do you feel it? The chills down my spine… hellfire, it burns us all tonight. Do you feel it coming down all around us again? All I want was to share this love… love… love. So many lives had their time cut short. You filled this room with horrors. Hate… hate. So filled with hate, filled with rage but not me. You filled this room with horrors.
6.
Naming Names 03:06
It’s empowering to see victims stepping up, joining together, and calling out the manipulative and power hungry sick bastards of our world. You know, all those people you look up to for no real reason… the movie stars, athletes, musicians, politicians, & religious icons who use their money, fame, and power to corrupt, coerce, and deceive. It’s about time these scumfucks are called out on their deranged ways of hurting people for their own twisted gratifications. There should be no leniency for these predators no matter how much the public adores them or their influence. LYRICS: You think you got a secret we don’t know. These walls been singing your song, that’s right. Think you got a secret we don’t know. We’re gathering in the town square tonight. This time you’re going down… in flames, in flames, in flames. Crucify the guilty, they’re naming names. That’s right you’re on the list. You were the golden child, the knight in shining armor, that’s what they said. That’s what they said. Everyone always praised your glory. Another victim to that same old story. You feel from grace instead. You think you got a secret we don’t know. Got your face on the front of the paper. Think you got a secret we don’t know. Now it’s time we all saw your true colors. This time you’re going down… in flames, in flames, in flames. Crucify the guilty they’re naming names. That’s right you’re on the list. You were the golden child, the knight in shining armor, that’s what they said. That’s what they said. Everyone always praised your glory. Another victim to that same old story. You feel from grace instead. Instead you fell from grace… you fell… instead you fell from grace… from grace… instead… you fell from grace… you fell from grace… instead. Exposed for your ugly truths, the lies. All the horrible shit you pulled, you’re filth. So many times you thought you got away with your crimes, but not this time. But now you can’t run away. We’ve got you in our sights, you fell from grace. Exposed for your ugly truths, the lies. All the horrible shit you pulled, you’re filth. We’ve got you in our sights. You fell, you fell from grace.
7.
Where do we fit in? Does it ever get any easier? All of this nonsense and posturing we do, it’s all for nothing. I had this fantasy that as I grew older life would make more sense and things would get easier. I thought all adults had things figured out. Turns out… they were all just faking it and excelled at hiding things. We spend so much time comparing ourselves to others that we are simply robbing ourselves of time. Maybe we all need to pay attention to our own personal journeys and less focus on the destination. LYRICS: I’m running for my life, I’m heading for the hills. Still don’t know what all of this means. I’m all alone in a crowded room. Still don’t know what it fucking means… Erie. I am the outlier. I am the outlier. I am the outlier. Your smile wraps across your face like a noose around my neck. I feel like I’m swimming with heavy stones in all of my pockets. Been kicking down doors for you to walk through. Overwhelmed and under qualified. Been kicking down doors for you to walk through. All of this wasted time. 20 years of my life… false reality. 30 years of my life… rushed mortality. A daily baptism, a senseless ritual, through the frozen fires. Here I am again, stuck in a round room, no corners for me to hide. Been kicking down doors for you to walk through. Overwhelmed and under qualified. Been kicking down doors for you to walk through. All of this wasted time 40 years of my life… where will I be? 50 years of my life… still lost at sea. Still lost at sea. 20 years of my life… false reality. 30 years of my life… rushed mortality. 40 years of my life… where will I be? 50 years of my life… still lost at sea… Still lost out at sea.
8.
The Pact 01:22
I grew up quiet, passive, and a lot of times alone. It drove me nuts to sit idly by and to witness the verbal or physical bullshit that people would dump onto others. Years back a friend and I made a pact to never take shit from anyone. Whenever it is tested I always have our pact in the back of my mind. It somehow empowers me to stand tall in times of need. Take care of yourself and your neighbors. LYRICS: You know I’ve spent too many times, sick regretting, not saying something. I shouldn't have waited, not doing a damn thing, not standing up for myself or for others around me. The pact is intact. We won’t hold back anymore. It’s time to even the score. No more, no more playing the coward. No more, no more laying down. The pact is intact. We won’t hold back anymore. It’s time to even the score. We stand and fight as we were one. We don’t run. The times have changed and so have we. We won’t run away. The pact is intact. We won’t hold back anymore… anymore.
9.
This one is dedicated to those simpler yet amazing times & early days of just hanging out and going to shows with friends and fellow misfits. The first real punk show that I played was in Brother’s Keeper (with Bobby!) which was in Cleveland, OH alongside the infamous Integrity almost 25 years ago. The Clevo Skinheads moshed our whole set and then during Integrity someone maced the entire room. Almost every show back then was an exciting, messy, and unpredictable experience. With my friends by my side we felt like it was us against the world and all just felt right. This one’s for you Erie! LYRICS: Load the car we ain’t going too far. The vibe is great ‘cause we’re headed out of state. What kinda mess are we gonna see? The skins are stomping, crowd is bumping, bodies flying. People are crying from the mace in the air… and you should be scared. We hit the road with tired eyes. We’re getting home as the sun is starting to rise. My body is beat the next day… oh man the pain. These are the times I won’t forget. This is the life I won’t regret. We are the bastards of the north. The hometown show is tonight, it’s gonna be a sight. The room is packed and we’re raging back to back. I hope no one starts a fight. The show ends and we hit the streets. I call the boys lets go out to eat and I know… it’s gonna be a good night… that’s right, tonight. These are the times I won’t forget. This is the life I won’t regret. We are the bastards of the north. I am the wolf of the sea. I am the mistake of the lake, and that’s alright with me, that’s right you’ll see. We are the wolves of the sea. We are the mistakes of the lake, and that’s the life for me, eternally. These are the times I won’t forget. This is the life I won’t regret. We are the bastards of the north. Go! Go! Go!
10.
F.E.A.R. 03:42
Redirect your life. Follow your heart and don’t be afraid anymore. You know what is right for you so stop wasting time on the things that are dragging you down. In recent years for me it’s been all about reconnecting with myself and nature. Being outside with the sun beating down on my face and my toes in the dirt has made me feel somewhat whole again. I’m sick of buying into this whole virtual fantasy being passed off as our new reality. For the most part I don’t see it bringing anything but sorrow, sickness, and pain. I want to be a better person for my own sanity, my family, and the little part of the world I’m in. We need to take care of ourselves first in order to be of service for those around us so stop procrastinating and start living. LYRICS: Time and time again I think to myself and I wonder why… wonder why is this what’s to look forward to? Each day I worry I haven’t loved enough, I haven’t done my part… done my part. What’s gonna fill these lonely hearts? Need to disconnect for me to connect. I want to quiet the past… quiet the past, and I gotta ask is any of this fucking real? F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real. F.E.A.R. and Forget Everything And Run. As I look to you my Mother Earth and my Father Sky… Father Sky, I wanna feel the ground beneath my feet. I can’t lower all of these mountains. Gotta raise myself up… raise myself up to get over these illusions in front of me. F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real. F.E.A.R. and Forget Everything And Run. Total surrender so I can be fit for service. The lies, the guilt, is building up inside me. The fear, the pain, is fueling my anxiety. The hope, the faith, please come out & guide me. The force, the strength, so I can be fit for service. F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real. F.E.A.R. and Forget Everything And Run.

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released April 10, 2020

HUMAN ANIMAL:
EMS - Vocals
Adam Salaga - Guitars, Leads, & Vocals
Ryan Zimmerman - Bass
Bobby Williams - Drums & Audio Engineer

Recorded & engineered by Bobby Williams at Under the Radar Studios in Erie, PA.
Produced by Human Animal.
Back up vocals by: The Animals
Mixed by Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recording in Chicago, IL.
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, OR.
Cover art, design, & construction by Trev Stair (www.trevstair.com)

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