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One of the Many Ways to be Alive

by BIBS

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1.
The Witness 02:20
If I told you what I've seen You'd think that I was just dreaming I feel insane right now You call for help but no one comes Oh, god, is this the end? Am I done? But I'm too young, they say Twenty-one and on the run
2.
I’ve been having that same dream The one where I’m in that strange house (Have I been lost here before? I’m nauseous from the pattern on the floor. I’ve tried to figure it out but there’s no meaning in the writing on the walls. The paint is cracked, peeling, and I can feel them closing in) Every room reminds me of you But you are nowhere to be found (I feel like I know you as you’ve known me but you’re full of secrets and sometimes my arms bend back. My teeth litter the ground like leaves in November and every word that I spit out is backwards) I’ve been searching around It’s like you’ve been sucked up through the ground I can’t take another look around this forsaken town Where I can’t hear a sound Have I been lost here before? I’m nauseous from the pattern on the floor I want to believe I’ll wake out of this fever dream It’s got its hold on my soul Like I swallowed it whole I can’t sweat it out When the terror strikes In the dead of night I could swear you’re there Somewhere in the light When the terror strikes In the dead of night I could swear you’re there Somewhere in the light
3.
Nosebleed 03:55
Darling, please, don’t leave My shirt’s dried from your nosebleed We’re safe as far as I can see You can hide in my basement I’ll build a fort out of blankets And you can practice your telepathy We can lay low in this cabin I’ll set up traps to catch the bad man If they come creeping around I’ll toast your waffles We can watch your favorite movies all day long And when you get mad at me You can shatter every window with your mind I keep lying awake at night Staring at strips of moonlight on the ceiling Waiting for you to pick up on this frequency Hello, can you hear me? I talk to you every night I’m out here, stuck in the woods I saw you in the gymnasium with another girl And I hated it I hate it hear I feel so upside down I keep lying awake at night Staring at strips of moonlight on the ceiling Waiting for you to pick up on this frequency
4.
Time's Up 04:00
You had to know I would come for you Your days have been numbered since they exposed the truth Those days you kept me in the dark Held me down underwater Said you’d make me better You ignited a spark You can try but you won’t escape I’ll give you a head start but you won’t get far away Bet you regret what you started You’ll spend your days watching Over your shoulder You’ll always wonder if I’m inching closer You looked so scared the last time I saw you You’d better get used to it I’m not gonna quit You can try but you won’t escape I’ll give you a head start but you won’t get far away One of these days you are going to break I’ll turn the tables Go on and take the bait I can bide my time Until you let your guard down And just when you feel safe You will hear a sound It could be tonight or maybe years from now But you are gonna pay for this sick obsession Someday, somehow You could try but you won’t escape I’ll give you a head start but you won’t get far away One of these days you are going to break I’ll turn the tables Go on and take the bait
5.
Elpis 04:30
When I finally dig you out from under my skin I'll be praying to a god I don't think I believe in anymore That my wounds will heal before you can scratch through the surface again Maybe I could cheat death Explore this earth to no end And I’ll try to forget you But I fear you're like a cigarette I'll give you up and like the smoke stuck in my clothes you’ll weave your way back in Into my thoughts Into my plans Oh, it’s out of my hands But if you weren’t a part of me I’d wake up from this fever dream I could be free I’ll return someday To who I was before I got stuck in your gaze Before I felt so diseased Before you had your hold on me When I’m living my best life Please don’t find me Not like the last time When I’m living my best life You won’t find me This is the last time

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released February 16, 2018

All music written by Ben Brady and Geoff Minnear
All words written by Michael Bailey Stiles (Mibs) excluding
The Witness by Ben Brady and Kelsie Cannon’s verse on Nosebleed

Programming by Ben Brady
Recorded/Mixed by Ben Brady
Mastered by David Klug

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BIBS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ben, Mibs, and Geoff are three boys from Morgantown, WV; making it happen in Pittsburgh, PA.

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