let me set this straight, Brian Sella is a lyrical genius and a guitar sex god! <3

I know CPR, I know mouth to mouth, when your legs give in, and your lungs give out

Front Bottoms

(Verse 1)
Always felt like a stranger livin' in someone else's skin, constantly challengin' the norm and where the lines begin, questionin' the notion that conformity was harmony and peace, 'cause that flawed ideology of gettin' along never brought me relief.

(Verse 2)
Goin' against the grain always seemed logical and sound, the natural order on life's forbidden ground, testin' the limits of sanity, is what I always do— seeking out mysteries with a visionary hue.

(Chorus)
You can keep your world of safeguards and your lock-step conformity, where the price of being welcome is a man I'll never be, so I'll find my truth in chaos and I'll learn from every scar, 'cause it's better to be shattered than to not know who you are.

(Bridge)
They told me not to question and to fit inside their mold, to just accept the story that I've always been told, but I'd rather touch the fire just to see how bright it's gonna burn, 'cause some lessons can't be taught, they're just lessons you have to learn.

(Chorus)
You can keep your world of safeguards and your lock-step conformity, where the price of being welcome is a man I'll never be, so I'll find my truth in chaos and I'll learn from every scar, 'cause it's better to be shattered than to not know who you are.

(Outro)
You keep sacrificing pieces 'til there's nothin' left to give, just a stranger in the mirror wonderin' how you're supposed to live, a vapor, then a memory, then a hurt you can't erase... just beautiful fragments scattered all over the place…
scattered all over the place…


Lyrics By: S.H. Sydness - Crunchy Creations - 2025

Shattered

I wrote this album in 12 days. Name your price at marcoaziel.bandcamp.com/album/i-wrote-this-to-a-ghost

Jacket Over Hoodie Over Shirt

In which I butcher some of my favorite songs because I fucked up my fingers

I got stains on my fingers and i don’t know how long they’ll linger there
And I’ll scrub, and pray that they’ll all go away
Like everything goes away, why can’t you just stay with me today?

I got stains on my fingers and I don’t know how long they’ll linger there
Reminding me that I fucked up again and I should never dare to be
Anything that I’m not.

I got stains on my fingers and I don’t know how long they’ll linger there
And I’d rather chop ‘em off than to let you ever see them bare
Cause they all lead to the smoke, I exhale into the air

And I woke up hating myself, like I did so much yesterday
And I woke up hating myself, trying to think of anything i could say 
Oh can’t you stay, just little bit longer? I’m not sure but I’ll try to be stronger.
Oh can’t you stay, just a little while longer, I just don’t want this day to be over.

When I am sad oh I am sad, but when I’m happy I am happy and there’s just no place in between for us to be ( Flashlight - The Front Bottoms)
When you’re sad, oh god I’m sad, but when you’re happy I am happy, and there’s just no place in between for us to be
And I "steal all my lines from this guy named Brian”, (Bottom - Mccafferty) yet I stole that one from this guy named Nick
And I feel like a dick cause I can see me slowly dying

I’m not doing anything, about it. Scrub my fingers and try to hide it
I’m not doing anything, about it. Will I keep a promise? I doubt it.


Nicotine Stains

I Was Never A Boy Scout

Ha Ha, Then What... ;)

An unreleased track.

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New Jersey's Front Bottoms have been climbing the indie hierarchy since 2008. Through a cult-like fan base, an abundance of critical reviews, and an extensive touring schedule with bands like Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack, they finally reached the cusp with their highly anticipated 2013 album Talon of the Hawk. 

This album is arriving just in time to push your dumb friends in the pool and rock out to some fun folky, pop-punk. I'm sure the name drops like Say Anything or Motion City Soundtrack may scare off a few of you, but this album easily demolishes your hesitation to dive back into those 8th grade skinny jeans. 

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