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Perish The Thought (version)

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"Perish The Thought" was written for the first time in 2005 and the demo appeared on the Glitch Mode Recording compilation "h0rd3z ov thee el33t ". It eventually was recorded again with friend Isaac Glendening and included on our first LP "II transMuter".

While preparing for my tour with Aesthetic Perfection and Josie Pace I had considered performing some song from that era. However most of those recordings didn't stand as well with the newer material. I took it upon myself to recompose it if I would have written it recently so that I would have the proper backing tracks.

The live set evolved over the course of a few weeks and unfortunately we never played it. But I didn't want all the work to go to waste. When I got back home I decided to sit down properly with it, and sing everything again now that I have more confidence than I did 15 years ago.

Since this track was most early listeners introduction to my music, I've decided to make it free on this platform. Please download and enjoy it anywhere! <3

- David

lyrics

don't wait up for me, I can't think straight
this time please don't freeze
just run from focus til I can't see

why am I the one resenting everyone I love
don't wanna fake another smile
don't ever want to see you move on

why is it everything is all the same
even through all the fame
I stand beside myself inside of a joke
even when I admit to take the blame
and tarnish my own name
the guilt inside me causes myself to choke

all these dreams in me
achieved but still I don't feel complete
all alone somehow
this time there's nothing stopping me now
I'll reach my arms outside the window
catching any breath I can
(I'll need the strength to lie about my
perfect promised land)
these words embodying them all as
herds of dolls before the fall
(caked up in makeup tracing
circles in the sky until I call)

coming to my senses, losing all I never had
I'm burning each and every photograph
to keep from looking bad
saving faces I'd forgotten
save my own face, no exception
frame them safely, fake a smile
and say goodbye to my reflection

credits

released February 20, 2023
Produced, recorded & mastered by David Dutton @ Twin Creeks Wrightstown, PA
Cover photos: Alayna Rakes & Ted Petrosky

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