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These Distractions Are Constant

by Box Elder

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1.
Snowing 04:44
Let's try and drown out my thoughts Over another glass tonight Though my throat and stomach burn I still feel cold inside I can't find any shelter I don't think I'll ever find a place Where I truly feel at home These distractions are constant Like a siren blaring on Keeping my progression at bay And my focus far off Sometimes the only thing That gets me through the day Are these sights of my dog What'll happen when she's gone You can see that I'm sick But I don't need to talk Everyone thinks I'm an addict But how else do I cope The clocks are counting down And I'm locked out Drift away in sleet and snow Can't rectify what's lost Sick of going to work tiered every day Waking up broke every time I get paid Maybe I was born to die this way Just trying not to make a mess With every step I take I don't want to be here anymore
2.
The Pines 03:27
Found some bones in the pines Made me think about death and life Paint all the highlights in gold And let rust consume the withered and cold Dust is whipping up inside these lungs Spew ash from my throat Spent a lot of time passing the days Behind a blindfold The gray consumes me Steel and love cut me down What would it take to turn the pages back How much is there left to burn Caught a glimpse of the sky And the glow that fell through the pines I hope that when I die I can see some light That I've left behind Will I still have any hands to hold When I'm just skin and bone Will I sink into my regrets Of all the things that I never did
3.
Sonder Bomb 03:11
I'm longwinded with nothing to show for it Getting by with this game face on Faking smiles all the way Such a tragic case of the blues Causing me to drag my feet Just can't seem to ever find a good pace Watching from the sidelines Struggling to find the good in anything Is it deprecating not being the man I always said I'd be Maybe I'm the one that peaked years ago And gave up on climbing Always thought I'd bloom by thirty two But gave up growing by twenty three Repeat these words over again While I try and fall asleep You've got to do more than Just trying to make it out alive I'm so sick of feeling numb Like moving forward is just useless Am I too much of a coward To face the man in the mirror Or maybe I just gave up
4.
Wifi Dragons 03:00
Keep on telling myself to hold on but constantly ask what the fucking point is. These things just keep adding up. Everything I could ever want has been handed down for my entire life. These things will never change. People always say when it rains it pours and I haven't seen the sun in such a long time. I almost forgot what it looked like. Almost forgot what warmth felt like. All my friends are growing up and moving forward with their lives. And it just feel like I'm falling further behind. From all those ropes that once held me up, they all got cut and left me stranded here without a crutch. I've always been told it's about where you go and not how you get there. Whenever I take two steps forward it feels like I fall three steps back.
5.
Circles 03:50
These four cold walls It's felt like forever Since we looked to the sky Just a glimpse of heaven Caged birds never open up their wings to fly We're all just trapped in a barrel waiting to die Caught between heaven and hell it seems We're all just running We're all just running circles Tell me the truth Did it all really start with you Or will we just tell in time How I lost my life Laughing tortured Kiss goodbye innocence Broken bottles emptied Forgot common sense The paintings on these wall Are the only color that's left Break open this shell And make up for time well spent
6.
Cloud 9 03:18
Things always stay the same way Every night when I close my eyes And complacency take it's place Trying to find the right words to say But they never seem to come out the right way I've spent all my time Falling from cloud nine But now I'm finally home Looking back things end the same way It starts with hollow composure And leaves a vacant frame Sometimes you have to dig yourself up Through the dirt Just to make it back From outside your own grave
7.
Don't Change 03:57

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Tracked by Chris Archuleta at Wheelbite Audio. Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Drums tracked, mixed and mastered by Nic Kartchner at The Grotto. Salt Lake City, UT.
Vocals on "The Pines" by Kendra Shipp.
Art by Elizabeth Jancewicz.

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released March 5, 2021

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Box Elder Jackson, Wyoming

Bummer punk in the shadow of the Tetons.

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