PAWS, by Beat Awfuls

PAWS

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1.	Interstate Skeletons 03:41	lyrics
I never knew what it costed But only knew what it cost us Feeling technicolor fade As I bury it away like skeletons Why do people even promise To be vulnerable and honest When what they really want it is To keep us locked in their closet like skeletons Dark place hurt in blue and red Yellow wind blew stale smoke Launched plates at my head Tiny bugs are all dead now they’re skeletons I remember pain made a point An impressive exclamation It marched around so proud Love rotted in the ground like the skeletons Does anyone still come around? Or did they finally figure it out How all your colors made shade Some brittle black gray like the skeletons
2.	Heavy Mental Spirit 04:05	lyrics
I can’t listen to all the noise All the talking makes me bored I’m important I got things to say No one listens Why should they Talk so loud Walk around I stick my head in the ground I wanna talk I wanna die Don’t wanna listen I already tried (that) You’re so special So profound Stick your head in the ground Come up for air No one cared Thought you died You had good hair Making peace Shout out loud Daddy’s gone Mama’s proud Things to say Important things You never listen You always win Loser’s luck I’m so special I’m so fucked I’m so fucked Heavy mental Heavy mental Heavy mental spirit Got a heavy mental spirit
3.	Punks On The Dance Floor 03:01	lyrics
I will spin into a tornado And destroy what lays in my way Watching words explode from a volcano Catching fire just like Grandma’s hairspray Do I really wanna tear it all down What for Because i’m bored Or should I slam it on the ground Bounce up and down in my Docs some more Like punks on the dance floor I will turn into a twister And blow apart our lovely life While my mood rubs and blisters Our slick tongues sharpen their knives Lava lips always spill secrets As warm low key wind whispers quietly “I really need some help please”
4.	Espree Baby 04:10	lyrics
Hey hey hey Won’t you stay Stop letting fear get in the way It’s not true, I got you I would be so lost without you Would you be lost without me Wondering why life feels so empty Walking around lost in the sound Wishing away the static they can’t see Espree baby
5.	College Ring 03:04	lyrics
Why do we do what we do when we don’t want to Why do we put people through so much pain When we don’t want to I remember everything I still feel the sting Of your college ring And the pain your love would bring Can’t erase what you did No I can’t keep it hid You had it tough as a kid It’s still hard to forgive Why do we unglue what was true When we don’t have to Why do we put ourselves through so much pain When we don’t have to Why do we choose what we choose When we know we're gonna lose Why do we still love you despite all the pain You never had a clue
6.	Narc 04:07	lyrics
Hide away in the sun Float away on a dollar Fall but always hope for the best And in my mind all the way shit goes I just found out my best friend died I just found my best friend is dead The police shot him in the back The police shot him right in the back
7.	Skyscraper Women 02:45	lyrics
Sober Sally tries to surf On the supreme lake Not trying to catch a buzz Just trying to catch a wave I’ll save ya If you drown i’ll save ya I wonder if she knows me Has she heard that i’m a fake Sally does what she does Sally needs what she takes We’ll save ya Oh yeah we’ll try and save ya Don’t jump off the skyscraper Don’t be in the newspaper Debbie downer hates her work Always clocking in super late Everyone knows she’s fucked up She only trying to get through the day I wonder if she sees me Does she know that I was the same I know Debbie it hurts real bad I promise Debbie you’ll be ok ‘Cause I’ll save ya Oh yeah i’ll try and save ya Nervous Nelly can’t sit still She don’t trust the human race Because nowhere feels like home So why even stay ‘Cause we’ll save ya Oh yeah we’ll try and save ya Don’t jump off the skyscraper Don’t be in the newspaper We’ll save ya Oh yeah we’ll try and save ya Don’t jump off the skyscraper Don’t be in the newspaper I wonder if she know me Always moving place to place Nelly don’t want no danger Nelly just wants to feel safe
8.	Ego Death Kult 02:38	lyrics
Why scream at people Just to let it all out All the fighting and yelling What’s it all about Kill em all Rise and fall It’s not your fault Ego death kult Always shit talking What you on about Try say nothing Listen to what it’s about Close your eyes baby Let it all out Sit in silence And let it all out Let it all out
9.	Forever Lonely 03:10	lyrics
Gone Forever Lonely I can't give up I can’t find a reason To let you go I can't find the light inside It's so dark I know Where I can go now Straight to my number one True love You’re my one True love My only only only Gone gone gone gone gone Forever lonely When you’re gone gone gone I’m forever lonely You’re still my number one True love My only only only is you

about

Beat Awfuls forthcoming album, PAWS, has the visceral and intimate quality of past releases, but finds new voice with dense distorted guitars, layered synths, and dissonance in all the right places. The title is an acronym for “Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome,” an affliction of the after-effects of substance misuse. While the title may pinpoint Vicini’s location during the recording process, it doesn’t bind him; this album isn’t a slow, dour reflection on drug addiction and abuse; it’s an earth-clawing grasp to regain ground.

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released February 10, 2023

Recorded at Fool On The Hill, Richmond VA
Produced & Engineered by Dave Vicini

Except “Forever Lonely” recorded at
The Virginia Moonwalker, Mechanicsville VA
Produced & Engineered by Russell Lacy

With additional recording in Providence RI, Northampton MA, and Lake Worth FL
Engineered by Tommy Allen, Noah Bond,
and Julian Cassanetti, respectively

Mixed by Julian Cassanetti

Mastered by Spenser Gralla

All songs written by Dave Vicini, Youth Kulture (ASCAP) ©2023
All lyrics by Dave Vicini
Except “Espree Baby” lyrics by Dave Vicini & Kelly Queener

Art by R. Clint Colburn

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