eenie meanie miney moe
grab your master by the throat
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Guitar, Vocals
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums, Additional Guitar, Sampling

Written by Chess at Breakfast.

Recorded November 2020 through February 2021.

Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Mike Davis @ Koncept Jewel Studios.

Eenie Meanie

Lyrics:
if we get one chance at all,
it'll take a miracle to not bash our skulls
straight through the mirror & into the wall,
where all the bugs & the critters crawl

it’s true — i never needed a friend
to have my back
when my back was against the coast
i’m turning into a ghost
every dog i know wants to bury my bones

so bury my bones

it’s true — i’m better off alone
this is the last time i conceal below
the mud
so roll me up in a rug,
lay my head on the tracks,
make me part of your past

make me part of your past

there’s no excuse for what you do to you
a vulture through time,
you live just to eat the dying

consumer habits are consuming you
you want it all & everything too
you eat your cake in a padded room
but even monsters are people too
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums/Percussion, Keys, Backing Vox

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden

Monsters Are People

Monsters Are People Too

Lyrics:
his nose pressed to glass, covered in gak
he won't feel sorry through the wall

she can’t hide anymore, lie anymore for love
he can't love anymore, lie anymore for lust

she leaves a light on,
to convince herself that hopeful thoughts
will pull her from this hell

she greets the black swan
with a final wasteful prayer,
then turns the vac on to suck out all her air

his dancing hovers over vacant smiles
but he won’t feel,
‘cause with empathy comes chains

she can’t hide anymore,
lie anymore for love
he won't love anymore,
lie anymore for lust
she can’t hide anymore,
lie anymore for us
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums, Keys, Backing Vox

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden & Mike Davis

Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass, Throat-Singing
Mike Davis | Drums, Throat-Singing

The Mud

Lyrics:
i've been surrounded by these fallen angels
all my life
they pray to false gods that smile & nod
then move along
it's crazy to pretend that there exists
a higher prize
than satisfaction from succumbing to
the urge to criticize

why must I sympathize with certified insanity?
[babbling] that's what you all sound like to me
have you all lost your fucking humanity?
i guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree

family is first & we're all that you have
family is first & we're all that you have
family is first & we're all that you have
family is first & we're all that you have

dear, cover your ears
it'll all be okay if you just look away

oh dear, please cover your ears
it'll all be okay, but you must look away

dear, cover your ears
it'll all be okay… you must look away
look away
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden & Mike Davis

Look Away

Lyrics:
beware of my god
her piercing teeth, lockjaw
crusted blood beneath her eyes
try & you’ll see
you will never catch me

look out for the law
you’re always on the radar
just another dot on a screen
that no one will see
you’ll never be set free

celebrate another wasted space
the only thing that remains the same
something to hold on to
when the sunset crushes your day in two

where is your god?
behind the clouds? i bet not
stuck in only the best-selling fictional read
that takes a certain breed to believe

celebrate another wasted space
the only thing that remains the same
something to hold on to
when the sunset crushes your day into...

oblivion
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums, Backing Vox, Keys, Add’l Guitar

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden

Beware of My God

Lyrics:
you said we broke your trust
as if that ever meant something
these chains are starting to rust
our feet thump & we owe you nothing

eenie meenie miney moe
grab your master by the throat
if he hollers, let him choke
eerie meanie miney moe

you said your method was just
as if your towers weren't tumbling
these walls will crumble to dust
boots fall & the ground is rumbling

so little pigs, let us in
if you really wanna make amends,
then stick out those chinny chin chins
but even with sugar & spice & everything nice,
you taste like the nothing

eenie meenie miney moe
grab your master by the throat
if he hollers, let him choke
eerie meanie miney moe

so keep your eyes fixed on the prize
no matter how ambitious the size
don’t let the empty visions, premonitions
convince you otherwise
so keep your eyes fixed on the prize
despite their desperate wishes, and cries
don't let the empty visions, superstitions
convince you otherwise
no matter how malicious the bite
just keep your eyes fixed on the prize

eenie meenie miney moe
grab your master by the
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums, Add’l Guitar, Sampling

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden, Mike Davis, & Justin Daggett

Lyrics:
take these hands & these thoughts away
venom courses through my veins
take these hands & these thoughts away
there's nothing left that i can contain

like father, like daughter
like father, like daughter
you fostered a monster
like father, like daughter
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass
Mike Davis | Drums

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden

Brain Fog

Lyrics:
i’m drained -- i’ll sit this one out
and let all of my friends do the work

chained -- i’ll bitch and i’ll pout
and make a new set of friends
in the dirt

brain dead, six years of meds
i don’t recognize anyone
anymore

like my father before me,
i feel no pain
‘cause with empathy comes chains
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox
Justin Daggett | Double Bass
Mike Davis | Violin, Percussion

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden

The Dirt

Lyrics:
i swear i saw it with my own two eyes
another lover between my lover’s thighs
their hands were clasping, mouths were gasping
the only thing they were missing was me

instead of stopping them right then & there
i snuck away & prayed the nastiest prayer
“god please strike down on he
like a bolt of lightning smiting open sea”

mr. god told me to keep my patience,
but mr. god doesn't know what it's like
to watch the boy next door invade the equation,
become your baby's daddy, & steal your wife

so even after all the difficult labor
thou shalt kill thy ruthless neighbor
the table’s turned, now i’m the other lover
& he’s the monster i was born to smother

this rough love bug
brings tough love, bub

such a long way down
free falling from grace
will i ever hit the ground
if i'm not weighed down by faith?

this rough love bug
brings tough love, bub
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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars, Whistlin’
Justin Daggett | Bass, Backing Vox
Mike Davis | Drums, Backing Vox, Organ, Add’l Guitar

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden, Mike Davis, Justin Daggett

Tough Love, Bub

Lyrics:
she’s a witch girl,
having the time of her life
she can crush any man’s skull
with her inner thighs

she’s a reaper,
swears she’s gonna make history
on a swift broom,
advertising her misery

he fights with blisters between his knuckles
he throws punches & punches & punches
until someone says “uncle”

he swears he killed 100 men in vietnam,
but he fails to mention it was all on an xbox
so who gives a damn?

the only thing that keeps his attention—
jet black stilettos

hiss hiss
daddy’s got a brand new mistress
looks like satan in a polka dot dress & black lipstick
he just does what she says

...and whatever monstress wants, monstress gets...

she gets her kicks stomping on sidewalk cracks
just to break your mama’s back
now your father’s hexed
& the whole town is next

daddy found his head in the lake
mommy found her fingers in the sink
preacher found daddy in the bedroom
daddy found god in the devil

hiss hiss
daddy’s got a brand new mistress
looks like satan in a polka dot dress & black lipstick
he just does what she says
he just does what she says
he just does what she says
he just does what she says
i don’t need all of you
i don’t need all of you
she don’t need all of you
she don’t need all of you here

daddy & the devil sittin’ in a tree
K-I-L-L-I-N-G

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Personnel:
Caleb McFadden | Vox, Guitars
Justin Daggett | Bass, Backing Vox
Mike Davis | Drums, Backing Vox, Add’l Guitar

Lyrics by Caleb McFadden

Daddy & The Devil

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chessatbreakfast.comGuitars/Vocals | Caleb McFadden.
Bass | Justin Daggett
Drums, Keys, Additional Guitars/Vocals | Mike Davis

Song recorded by Taylor Marvin at Coupe Studios and Mike Davis at Koncept Jewel Studios.
Song produced by Mike Davis at Koncept Jewel Studios.
Song mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room.

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Personnel: 
Guitars/Vocals | Caleb McFadden. 
Bass | Justin Daggett 
Drums, Keys, Additional Guitars/Vocals | Mike Davis 

Song recorded by Taylor Marvin at Coupe Studios and Mike Davis at Koncept Jewel Studios. 
Song produced by Mike Davis at Koncept Jewel Studios. 
Song mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room.

The Senate Needs A Nightcap

Chess at Breakfast's debut album, 'Wealthcare', is now available everywhere.

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Wealthcare fully captures Chess at Breakfast's dark side, juxtaposing quiet moments of melancholic tension with inescapable walls of sound, seamlessly scattered throughout eight dense tracks. Each song on the record illustrates some form of societal or personal issue, including the death of loved ones, class inequality, mental illnesses, financial instability, and religious denunciation. In its entirety, 'Wealthcare' explores the endurance of these experiences in a society complacent with systematic oppression and political hypocrisy as mere symptoms of existence.

Blending elements of progressive rock and indie psych, Chess at Breakfast imposes manic hooks and tenacious rhythms over lyrical themes of despair and disillusionment. Their electrifying live performances embody an angsty disposition, powered by high voltage and dark humor.

Featuring vocalist/guitarist Caleb McFadden, bassist Justin Daggett, and drummer Mike Davis, the trio formed in the summer of 2016 and spent the majority of that fall working on their debut EP, 'The Gutshalls'. Following the release of their singles "Pushing Daisies (On Your Day Off)" and "Paper Crane" in 2018, Chess at Breakfast have been tirelessly preparing for the release of their debut LP, 'Wealthcare'.

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