The third EP from Minneapolis based OziBattler. The subjects range from love and relationships to politics and the state of society. All with hook heavy grungy punk rock OziBattler sound.

Subjects For Polite Conversation

A homage to the original emo rock, with the OziBattler dad-punk-rock treatment.

Inbetween Days

A plea to just let things be and to move on, familiar to anyone who has young kids. Has nothing at all to do with princesses or fairy tales.

Let It Go

Scha·den·freu·de [German] The joy derived from another person’s misfortune.Is this a statement on the proliferation and popularity of online videos of people getting hurt? Or just a fun song with a train? You decide…

Schadenfreude

Written and recorded while in quarantine waiting for test results, this is OziBattler’s take on the Covid situation. Fast, fun, and to the point.

Positive

05 - OziBattler - WTF

04 - OziBattler - 22 Long Hours

03 - OziBattler - Tide

02 - OziBattler - Stop Again

01 - OziBattler - Hear Me

Fast hard rock, almost punk song about a narcissistic person, who you may or may not recognize….


Lyrics

Shout out with your objections 
poison talk breeds infections
no need to speak the truth
when preaching to your choir

lie as you claim the victim
and show us all the symptoms
of the decline in your
mental state

i understand what it means
Can’t let it go or let it be
i understand what you mean
can’t let it go or le t it be

your way, your way
your way, Your way  

tall stories of your greatness
spin tales completely shameless
ignorant that we can
see through your game

attack with crass name calling
turn against without warning
your only instinct is to
save yourself 

i understand what it means
Can’t let it go or let it be
i understand what you mean
can’t let it go or let it be

your way, your way
your way, your way

the house of cards is falling
your all alone and wanting
no one is left to
clean up your behind

watching you in slow motion
become twisted and broken
Waves of relief and joy
flood through my brain

i understand what it means
Can’t let it go or let it be
i understand what you mean
can’t let it go or let it be
your way, your way
your way, your way

Your Way

Guitar rock track exploring the "You Tube"/"Tik Tok" film and post culture.

Lyrics:

She didn’t know that this would be the day
She would become the victim of hearsay
No-one would ask her 
If she wanted to be 
The lead
As it all happened 
Her life became the show
 
They
Circle around
And watched
It go down

They Circled around 
Didn’t help
Just Put down 

Circle Around
Circle Around

Circle around
And watch
Them go down

He wasn’t planning for anything new
Just hanging around as a part of the crew
Then things just happened
That spun out of control and
He found himself 
In the middle of it all they

They
Circled around
And watched
It go down

They Circled around 
Didn’t help
Just Put down 
They 
Circle Around
Circled Around

Circled around
And watch
Them go down

Circle 'round

My Love With You
(2:32 168 bpm) 

Starts out like it always does
With-a look across a room
And When we start to talk
My heart begins to zoom

As I look into your eyes
I can see there is a spark
I know that very soon
We’d be dancin’ in the dark

I Thought it’d be so easy
just to play the game
But now my love for you
Is driving me insane

Now it’s been many years
That we’ve shared each other's world
There’s no part of me
You haven’t seen unfurled

Never thought that I was one
Who would stay and stick it out
Now I say how good it feels
To be absolute devout

I Thought it’d be so easy
just to play the game
But now my love for you
Is driving me insane

I Thought it’d be so easy
just to play the game
But now my love for you
Is driving me insane

Drive
Me
In-
Sane!

I Thought it’d be so easy
just to play the game
But now my love for you
Is driving me insane

I Thought it’d be so easy
just to play the game
But now my love for you
Is driving me insane

My Love For You

The sun is shining, and everyone's in summer mode.
Then the dark clouds roll in, the air gets heavy, and in comes the "August Storm".
Inspired by the "experience" of living through some of the biggest hurricanes, this dynamic rocker goes through the phases of facing the storms that everyone faces.

Lyrics


Sun is so bright
Not a cloud to see
Can’t think of anywhere
I’d rather be
But on the ‘orizon
See hints of grey
Looks like somethings coming
To ruin my day
Feel the pressure rising
Feel it in my bones
This is the time for me to
Be heading home

Like an August Storm
Rages through the town
Like an August Storm
Rumbles through the ground
Like an August Storm
Darkens up the sky
Like an August Storm
See it in my eyes

I watch them form
Swirling clouds of hate
Nothing that I can do but
Prepare and wait
Foreboding squalls
Begin to brew
The wrath of thunder gods
breaking on through
Wild winds are whistling
Ripping through the trees
The levels of her anger
Raising degrees

Like an August Storm
Rages through the town
Like an August Storm
Rumbles through the ground
Like an August Storm
Darkens up the sky
Like an August Storm
See it in my eyes

Then all goes calm
Only half-way gone
Creeping anticipation
Of what’s to come
And soon it starts
To build again
No longer doubt that I
Have been condemned
The vicious power
Raises the roof
Not sure that I’ll survive the
Onslaught of truth

Like an August Storm
Rages through the town
Like an August Storm
Rumbles through the ground
Like an August Storm
Darkens up the sky
Like an August Storm
See it in my eyes
Like an August Storm
Darkens up the sky
Like an August Storm
See it in my eyes

August Storm

OziBattler takes a swing at the "alternative-facts" crowd who make up their own evidence while ignoring reality.

Darwin

Our grungy punk take on the classic 80's synth song by Soft Cell, which was an interpretation of the Gloria Jone's 60's original!

Streaming elsewhere on April 19th, 2024

Tainted Love

OziBattler crafts short and sweet gems of songs with a unique old school pop-punk sound, somewhere between Green Day and the Foo Fighters, that explore the funny, frustrating, and freaky existence that is the world today.

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