I, Enemy

Two cuts of Darker Than Normal — which one should live on?

For now, Darker Than Normal is only on SoundCloud and Bandcamp. I made two different cuts of the track — one leaning into alt/industrial rock, and the other, Raw Circuit, dives deeper into a darker gothic-industrial vibe. I haven’t decided if either will get an official release yet — I’ll let the response here decide. Inspired by revisiting my older track ‘Nobody,’ this is me exploring another side of the music I love.

Lyrics:

I never fit in your perfect line 
Your clean white world will never be mine 
You call me broken, I call it free 
I live in the dark where I want to be

I won’t bow down to your shining disguise 
My truth is burning where your daylight dies

(DON’T TELL ME!) 
How to live your lifeless way 
(I’M OBSESSED!) 
With the dark I won’t betray 
(THIS IS ME!) 
I won’t march in your parade 
The darker side is where I’ll stay

Normal is nothing, it rots, it decays 
I’m breaking the mask from your shallow face

Your plastic smiles all look the same 
I wear my scars, I’m not ashamed 
Your system’s chains won’t keep me inside 
I breathe in the places your light can’t hide

I won’t bow down to your shining disguise 
My truth is burning where your daylight dies

(DON’T TELL ME!) 
How to live your lifeless way 
(I’M OBSESSED!) 
With the dark I won’t betray 
(THIS IS ME!) 
I won’t march in your parade 
The darker side is where I’ll stay

You call it darkness… I call it home.

Darker Than Normal (Raw Circuit)

01/07/2020

geeked up + @turnvandal

DEAD BART
DEAD HEART
DOOM LOOMS
DEATH STAR
GROOM LAKE
DOOMSDAY
FRESH START
PRESS START
(then do it all again cause i didnt really learn the first place)

prod. E 2 2

DEAD BART

backseat driver (p. gutterflies)

IKnewYouWereTroubleWhenYouWalkedIn [@prod.arey + @tjbguitar]

vocal mix @cpt_sad 

do you know what u did?
i guess ill open up more
never be 100%
stop coming to me for the answers
ill never fucking have for you
being here and living life
aint something that i have to do
staying up till the crack of dawn 
wake up and get high as fuck in the afternoon
stop telling me that shits bad for you
if you want me here 
its what i have to do
im addicted to a substance
that’ll never really last me through
any real problem imma have to face
every insult said against me 
stacked up on my fuckin plate 
every slight mix up that couldhappen
happens to try nd ruin my fate 
yeah you got it
oh dont worry
yeah whats poppin
fuck you and yo glory
yeah lets stop this
oh whats the hurry 
enough is enough
imma need y’all to scurry
i think yalls biggest problem
is never branching out trying to switch it up
twist me a fucking blunt
w a gram of loud
poor my drank into a dixie cup
baby i need you here for a 
motherfuckin pick me up
please take yo ass
and kick some dust
touch me baby just like that
i know im finna fucking bust 
i bet yo fam would be disappointed 
when they see how much of a fucking mutt
i really am but it doesn’t matter
imma go and buss it up
hope yo man dont mind too much
roll another swisher wit yo name on it
smoke another blunt this aint no game coming
coming at me sideways whats yo name cousin 
man what the fuck is happening
got me sayin shit and doin things
that all feel like a fucking chore
yo words mean nothing 
when your actions aren’t spoken for
im assuming you still want some more
i can hear you fucking stand there
and banging on my fucking door
fuck you and ya whole crew
what the fuck u gone do  
i wish that you’d come thru

do you know what u did?
i guess ill open up more
never be 100%
stop coming to me for the answers
ill never fucking have for you
being here and living life
aint something that i have to do
staying up till the crack of dawn 
wake up and get high as fuck in the afternoon
stop telling me that shits bad for you

yeah you got it
oh dont worry
yeah whats poppin
fuck you and yo glory
yeah lets stop this
oh whats the hurry 
enough is enough
i dont need to worry

end of an era

excuses