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Circle Around The Free

by Self-Cut Bangs

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1.
Shivers 02:37
Someone warm me up from this Shiver Shiver Thick skin isn’t good enough For the words you tell yourself Ba ba de dah ba ba de dah dah dah Ba ba de dah ba ba de dah dah dah Someone warm me up from this Shiver Shiver You can control the look that is in your eyes You can control the sound that your step makes You have got to save yourself You have got to save yourself You have got to save yourself You have got to save yourself
2.
Ludo 03:18
Rolled into town with the Royce last night Good weather took the top off An affair in the mountains, baby Champaign and caveats He made a promise he could not keep To leave it all behind All things are subject to vanish, he said “She was wearing black” Heaven has turned against me Please don’t forget to pay my debts Heaven has turned against me Please don’t forget to pay respect A message has been found amongst the blood I forgive you I forgive you I forgive you I forgive you Dust settles on the truth you seek Another Clue has been left behind In the will, secrets do unwind Unlock doors with the key you find Heaven has turned against me Please don’t forget to pay my debts Heaven has turned against me Please don’t forget to pay respects A message has been found amongst the blood Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, Heaven Heaven, Heaven, Heaven, Heaven Heaven, Heaven
3.
Stargazer 02:20
If the sky should part Show me more I think about whats fuelling this race Building anew, rather than repairing Turn our gaze upon the stars, the galaxy Somewhere out there is a man in hiding Did you know that there’s a man on the moon? Running away from his problems Further still further be a quiet shore (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships (Rah-rah) rocket ships When it gets hard it’s easy to leave When you get back, you’ll burn on re-entry Turn our gaze upon the stars, the galaxy Somewhere out there is a man in hiding Did you know that there’s a man on the moon? Running away from his problems
4.
In Colour 03:07
You belong here You’re the heartbeat Everybody Has a mountain to move Everybody Sees in colours too Find the meaning In your rainbow You belong here You’re the heartbeat Arbitrary Assigned meaning To the mundane Things people do What works for me Might work against you We aren’t speaking in the same tone We don’t have the same value Looking at the picture from different sides It’s no wonder we don’t see Eye to eye Eye to eye Eye to eye Assume the best In everyone You might not get What you want Some won’t admit Their wrong Walk away You know who you are We aren’t speaking in the same tone We don’t have the same value Looking at the picture from different sides It’s no wonder we don’t see Eye to eye Eye to eye Eye to eye
5.
Wake 02:32
I look down into the mirror looking back up at me There There is something I I wanted to say to you But then I lost my words With or without a name I belong to you With or without a name I am my own I fixate On the picture That I once took of you That That was long ago I didn’t know The future in front Of me With or without a name I belong to you With or without a name I am my own I went to the wake I wanted to wake I went to the wake I wanted to wake
6.
My head hits the bed at night All that I can think is What if? What if? What if? If what you say is right Everything is magic Why not? Why not? Why not? You told me Never to say never You told me to reach higher and higher My feet hit the ground running All that I can think is What if? What if? What if? If what you say is right Everything is in reach Why not? Why not? Why not? You told me never to say never You told me to reach higher and higher You told me never to say never You told me to reach higher and higher
7.
Pick Up 02:07
First thing when I wake up I just wanna fall in love with you But the first thing you pick up Your telephone I’m calling you Say it all falls apart The very moment You change your heart So I’m asking you to pick up Take me back to the very start If I call you pick up If I call you pick up Can’t give you a buzz or a ring Or alert you 'bout everything I’m not about to light up the dark I’m asking you to look up I’m asking you to look up I’m asking you to look up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up If I call you pick up
8.
Abraham 02:49
When you enter the room Everyone knows it Weather a storm, sunshine, cool breeze Seasons out the window Everybody knows it Everybody knows it Everybody knows it Everybody knows Abraham Doesn’t follow the rules Laws of gravity Don’t apply to you Whose the one running the show? God knows whose running the show Whose the one running the show? God knows whose running the show Behind this man Is a woman full of grace Everybody knows it Everybody knows it Everybody knows it Everybody knows Whose the one running the show? God knows whose running the show Whose the one running the show? God knows whose running the show Whose the one running the show? Gos knows whose running the show Whose the one running the show? God knows whose running the show
9.
Make Believe 02:26
I never thought about kids before you You never thought about global warming Now we’re talking plan a, b to c We’re making up a reality I never thought about my wedding day You didn’t want to buy the diamond ring But now we’re looking for precious stones We’re digging up some sort of meaning We’re digging up some sort of meaning Climb the stairs up to the roof top See if the view is any better here The only good that I can see Is you standing here next to me I used to travel just to find my ground I never thought about protecting myself You didn’t save for retirement Now We’re building for the future Now we’re building for the future Now we’re building for the future Now we’re building for the future Now we’re building for the future Now we’re building for the future
10.
No one got ahead Skipping lines and cutting corners No one got ahead Carry it all on your fucking shoulder No one got ahead Talkin' shit at the back of the venue No one got ahead Hanging their head with regret I know where you stand Circle around the free Why don’t you just Take your best shot Why don’t you just Take your best shot Can’t get what you want I don’t want to share my power Can’t get what you want So take your shot I know where you stand Circle around the free I know where you stand Circle around the free Why don’t you just Take your best shot Why don’t you just Take your best shot
11.
Gibberish 03:00
Front row too tall It’s your icon What’s your Rig rundown? Silent green leaves Dance in the breeze Language of stone Silence unknown I am your purple rain I am your nintendo I am your Hollywood I am your civil right Nothing is free Who's your icon? Rootling and vine Climbing unwind Silent green leaves Dance in the breeze Language of stone Silence unknown Papery promises None can take more Than she gives What do you have to give? What do you have to give?
12.
Head Start 04:09
Hey, let me go, let me stay Hey, I need space, come here now It seems every day I find a way To push you And it pulls me apart, getting a head start From the worst part Hey man, I didn’t say I was ready Started this whole thing off on the wrong foot What good is a race you didn’t train What good is strength if you can’t use it in the rain Hey man, I didn’t say it was okay To take us off of the beaten path again I like to think I’m better than my bitching I’m not sure I can keep you can keep up Hey, I was wrong, I was right Hey, it was dark, it was light It seems every day, I find a way to push you And it pulls me apart Getting a head start From the worst part Hey man, I didn’t say I was ready Started this whole thing off on the wrong foot What good is a race you didn’t train What good is strength if you can’t use it in the rain Hey man, I didn’t say it was okay To take us off of the beaten path again I like to think I’m better than my bitching I’m not sure I can keep you can keep up

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Self-Cut Bang's sophomore slump, er album! Now featuring members of Napalmpom, Dark Time, Hot Little Rocket, Night Committee and Cardiograms.


Cayley O'Neill - Dark Time - darktimemusic.bandcamp.com
Shawn Petsche - Napalmpom - napalmpom.bandcamp.com
Nicola Cavanagh - Cardiograms - cardiograms.bandcamp.com / Night Committee - nightcommittee.bandcamp.com
Joel Nye - nightcommittee.bandcamp.com
Dillon Whitfield - darktimemusic.bandcamp.com / astralswans.bandcamp.com

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released November 18, 2022

All songs written and recorded at home by Self-Cut Bangs
Produced by Lorrie Matheson & Self-Cut Bangs
Mixed and mastered by Lorrie Matheson @ Arch Audio
Released by Trickle Down Music

Vocals: Cayley O'Neill
Guitars, bass, drums, synths: Cayley O'Neill & Shawn Petsche
Additional harmonies & instrumentation: Nicola Cavanagh, Dillon Whitfield, Joel Nye, Lorrie Matheson

Artwork by Jen Schier - jenschier.com

Circle Around The Free's recording has been assisted by the Province of Alberta through Alberta Foundation for the Arts, its arts funding agency. The writing of the album was assisted by Alberta Music.

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Self-Cut Bangs Calgary, Alberta

Self-Cut Bangs write songs that don't wear out their welcome. Big hooks, guitars and hearts. Featuring members of Napalmpom, Dark Time, Hot Little Rocket, Night Committee, Astral Swans, and Reuben & The Dark. Contact: shawn.petsche@gmail.com

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