The Kick Drum

from We Left a Note with an Apology by Torment & Glory

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The staircase load, cinder block holds, and blown wedge
The blistered hands, the duct taped stands, and coated heads
The moment might be brief but that’s the score
Kids file in with hands stamped at the door
For a chance to dance and move across the floor
Mouthing the lines and bobbing in time because of the kick drum

Crossed out lines of all the lies we’re raised on
Eat well, sleep well, pay your debts, and save some.
The neighborhood doesn’t want you anymore
They subsidize the trash sold at the store
While you serve the men who bought the place next door
They’ll close the dives that kept you alive because of the kick drum

We found a place where we felt safe on the outside
Ten miles south from the heart of town, we compromised
The children came of age out on the lawn
The neighborhood watch made sure that nothing’s wrong
But they didn’t like what they heard from teenage songs
Making that sound from the underground
In love with the kick drum.

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from We Left a Note with an Apology, released August 27, 2021

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Torment & Glory Seattle, Washington

The solo project of Brian Cook (Russian Circles, SUMAC, Botch, TAAS)
These are imperfect songs about imperfect people made under imperfect circumstances. Harnessing folk traditions, country storytelling, kosmische drones, punk scrappiness, and sludgy distortion into a warm, enveloping sound that feels like floating in the womb. ... more

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