Modern Tricks for Living
by Low Hummer
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1. |
Take Arms
02:58
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For all the Northerners pretending to be Southern, take arms
All the business class still living with your mothers, take arms
All the billionaires that don’t believe in sharing, take arms
Now all the single parents scrounge to making a living, take arms
I don’t want us to be friends, I just want a little peace of mind
You always said we’re too young to be loved, well now I’m too old to judge
You seem to think we’ll jump when you jump, my father said enough is enough
Instead we’ll all get drunk, ‘til we drop, escape the bores of the job
Our way of saying, ‘I won't take it’
Do you think there's Southerners who wish that they were Northern
Cos we’re all weekend zombies drinking through the boredom
Is this the modern age that we’re all living? Take arms
I don’t want you to hate me, I just want a little peace of mind
You always said we’re too young to be loved, well now it looks like death from above
You seem to think we’ll jump when you jump, my sister said enough is enough
Instead we’ll all get drunk, ‘til we drop, escape the bores of the job
Our way of saying, ‘I won't take it’
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Don't You Ever Sleep
02:46
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So I saw this brand new advert, and I read between the lines
They’ve been selling us this stuff since 1965
But still I get the feeling, that crazy impulse rush to buy
In the hope that this new item might just change my life
And we know that it won't, it’s just late
We are bored
If you want to stop the world well that’s okay, just say you’re bored
Don’t. You. Ever. Sleep
Hours staring at the ceiling, I can't sleep without the light
And the critics in my head, they can be cruel sometimes
Well my heart i’nt always beating, in the middle of the night
So I spend all of my money and I hold on tight
And we know, it’s a waste, it's just late
We are bored
If you want to stop the world well you just say
We are bored
If you want to stop the world, well it i’nt ever going to stop.
If you want to stop the world well you just say
Don’t you ever sleep.
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I Choose Live News
03:13
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Wake up it's another day, my face needs yet another shave
I need to go out and go get paid, forget today’s now yesterday
I tell myself it's not too late and wish my little life away, I dress for work just like the day before
Now clamber on another train, and wait for it to get delayed
I breathe another sigh and say, ‘oh well, that’s an hours pay’
I’m screaming out internally, refuse to show emotionally
I bite my lip just like the day before
We were born, to feel disgusted in our bodies
We were born, to watch the same shows everyday
We were born, to
We were born, for everyday to feel the same
We were born, to feel our work shoes hit the pavement
We were born, to watch the clock and pray for god
We were born, to
We were born, to never wash away the shame
Wake up it's another day, my head’s in total disarray
I need to go out and go get paid, I guess we all just feel the same
I let go of my oxygen, and feel the panic closing in
I’m dressed for work just like the day before
Now clamber on another train, the same delays as yesterday
I breathe another sigh and say, ‘I can't bear to live today’
I’m screaming out externally, bleeding out emotionally,
I hit the breaks and fell down to the floor
I don’t like you, I like the way things were before
I choose live news, I stay up late to watch it all
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Never Enough
03:49
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You’re feeling older, we’ve both been living strange
I’ve been trapped in bed for days
You can be cold but you can't hide your pain
I know you’re scared of change
Take control, you stare for hours at the ceiling
Take control, you always like to talk too much
Take control, interaction leaves you bitter
Take control, do you always feel afraid?
Scared to lose control, culture bound alone
Decades on your own, culture bound alone
When this pain’s over, your heart won't beat the same
In troubled times, reframe
If you feel happy for a moment of the day
Do you forget your shame?
I hate this place, I hate the world, when its not on your side
You’re living strange but you’re the one.
Scared to lose control, culture bound alone
Decades on your own, culture bound alone
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I don’t believe in healthy living, I don’t believe in growing old
I do believe I’ll die alone, but stop me if I’m wrong
I never lost that loving feeling, I don’t believe in the Berlin Wall
I read my news on social media and I believe it all
Shut up man the TV’s talking! Shut up man the TV’s on!
Shut up man, hide those feelings, no-one feels alone!
Shut up Dad, just stop your crying! Shut up Mum, there’s nothing wrong!
Shut up Son, your time is over, mine has just begun.
Sometimes I wish I was a different person, do you ever feel the same?
Sometimes I wish you were a different person, I feel the same thing everyday
Sometimes I wish I was a different person, do you ever feel the same?
Sometimes I wish I had a different body, I feel the same thing everyday
I don’t believe that change can happen, the world goes on there is no hope
I don’t believe in global warming, maybe it's just warm?
You talk just like a politician, you say a lot and nout at all
I don’t believe in simple living, I believe in war
Don’t feel like you have to be you
Sometimes I wish I was a different person, do you ever feel the same?
Sometimes I wish you were a different person, I feel the same thing everyday
Sometimes I wish I was a different person, do you ever feel the same?
Sometimes I wish I had a different body, I feel the same thing everyday
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6. |
The Real Thing
03:38
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You think your life’s over but truth is it never began
Decade through decade, you try to hold onto the plan
Then you settle down with the first to pay you attention
You keep your head down, pretend you know how to have fun.
You slave in a job just enough to keep grasping along
Wake up late at night cos you realise that you’re all alone
You drink and you drive and you cheat and you lie and you reach for the button your self destruct mind and you dream for the time when you felt sound of mind and you cry and you cry ‘til your heart has run dry
This is the real thing! This modern living thing sucks!
The world keeps on turning you’ve always got more stuff to do
Like chasing the life goals your parents have told you to choose
You eat then you buy then you eat and you buy and you try to pretend that your life won't pass by so you eat peace of mind and you buy and you buy and you buy away time whilst the world burns inside
Take what you wanted, take what you needed
This is the real thing! This modern living thing sucks!
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Human Behaviour
03:28
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One day I’ll be gone, you will move on, and time will grow old with you
Your years will come and go, you can look back, but then don’t get stuck
Oh, to dream! Of menace, anger, hurt, temptation
A mind succumbed to lust, it's fine to feel wrong, we’re made to feel numb
Ageing shadow, I would die in bliss laid with you
I feel hollow, I don’t know enough to be young
Visions alone, visions alone, the past was ours, the future’s taken
Visions alone, visions alone, calm skies in your eyes
Men want control
Women play strong
Children cry more, when they feel unsure
When we feel alone
We can be cold
Too cold to care, too old to feel brand new, the future’s hollow, ageing shadow
All beauty fades, young dreams of me and you, breathe shallow, ageing shadow
Cheek to cheek, hand in hand
In loving sorrow, this ageing shadow
I don’t know enough to be young
Ageing shadow, I would die in bliss laid with you
I feel hollow, I don’t know enough to be young
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8. |
I Tell You What
04:13
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I can be someone, I could be something, locked in the static, a forbidden comfort, the stuff you find shameful, the image of violence, I can be someone that you trust
Under tragedy/conflict, please state your interests, if we call you back, will you feel wanted? I hate the sunshine, I hate the bright lights, I hate someone that you love
Someone that you love
Repetition, another day: I can be human, if I can afford to, I can be someone that you love
Repetition, you’re tired again: I can be awkward, I can be tortured, I can be someone that you love
Someone that you love
I tell you what, I think I’m wired to feel pain, some days I feel like I’m dead
I tell you what, I think I’m wired for disdain, these days I feel like I’m dead
I hate consuming, It feels so tiring, watching endless screens all your life is all that I’ve wanted, all that I crave for, for that and someone that you love
I want to be someone you love, I want to feel something
I tell you what, I think I’m wired to feel pain, some days I feel like I’m dead
I tell you what, I think I’m wired for disdain, these days I feel like I’m dead
At times, I just want to turn away, and at times I’m hard to be around
At times, I don’t feel like this is real, and sometimes everything’s the same
At times I just want to turn away, at times I’m hard to be around
I don’t feel like this is real, sometimes everything is the same
I don’t feel like this is real, sometimes everything’s the same
Everything’s the same, everything’s the same
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Commercials
04:36
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Welcome to the new age, you don’t need to be afraid, if you’re scared you can reach us online
You see adverts in your dreams, your head’s one big movie screen, you have visions of fast food and cars
The morning breaks, two minutes hate, the screaming starts before you say, ‘well I guess Orwell was right’
Lying there in your single bed, your TV set to sleepy head, it watches you all through the night
Let it go, for once in your life
Big cities to backwards towns, pollute themselves with awful sounds, the sun’s gone but the lights still grow bright
The sut that fills the air, was there a time when it wasn’t there? We wear masks and look to the sky
The dawn is red, the King is dead, you mutter underneath your breath, ‘well I guess tonight is the night’
And lying there on your single bed, your TV brain switched on again, commercials all through the night
Let it go, for once in your life
There was a time when, I felt alright.
You’re an addict to feeling pain, I’m addicted to feeling shame
You’re ill, I’m sick and we know it
I love the bones of you, does that ever depress you too?
One day we’ll pay for our crimes
Let it go, for once in your life
You see it out, you see this out now, for once in your life
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10. |
The People, This Place
03:40
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A thousand debts, a thousand miles before this journey begins, a thousand ways to live your life before your morals kick in
It’s been months since he’d been seen they found him flat on his face, you close the door, you too are alone without employment or friends – keep breathing
Creative campaign catchy slogan but results stay the same, all the hope turns into dread, another decade no change, I feel a sadness – keep breathing
Have you ever been abroad and felt the need to complain? Have you ever seen a sight you know you won't see again? – keep breathing
Different lives different trials, different place, different time, different skin, different blame, different people stay the same - keep breathing
Different lives, feel the pain, wide awake until you’re late, walk or drive to work today it breaks the usual mundane, complain and complain
The People This Place - they’re not your friends, I’m not your friend
The People This Place - they’re not your friends, and once again, you’re stressed ‘til your dead
Different lives different trials, different place, different time, different skin, different blame, different people stay the same
Different lives, feel the pain, wide awake until you’re late, walk or drive to work today, it breaks the usual ___?, complain and complain
I look at you, it makes me hate me, I look to you, it makes me hate me
I look at you, it makes me hate me, I look to you, it makes me hate me
The People This Place - they’re not your friends, I’m not your friend
The People This Place - they’re not your friends, and once again, you’re stressed ‘til your dead
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released September 17, 2021
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Low Hummer Hull, UK
Low Hummer are a 6 piece from Hull who make danceable, synth-heavy post-punk. They write about feelings of alienation in a modern world of consumerism and societal pressures from the safety of their band home - the New Adelphi Club.
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Sep 2021