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Fiction Self

by Cadence & the Wolf

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1.
I find the darkness friendly It makes me feel less crazy Each day is its own journey Change my mind before it takes me My eyes are desperate to find Your soul that’s made of sunshine Dark bars and basements feel fine Until I’m craving feeling bright Sometimes I envy your shades To see the good in the grey But I’m lost in simple silence Ignoring red flags The monsters deep within me Reach through to silence my screams While comfort slowly finds me I let them overtake me I’ve been lost in moments that never seem to feel real (I watch my breath escape me, hoping that I’ll feel something) Could dreaming be my waking? If so please let me sleep (The memories sleep beside me How can I feel what’s missing?) Now darkness feels so empty I’m lost if you can’t see me Can’t tell what’s real from dreaming Am I numb or is this healing? I’ve been lost in moments I never seem to feel
2.
Bug Bites 03:13
Mosquitoes biting at my skin But I stay out to stay in this conversation between friends I don’t mind the itching, I don’t mind the pain It’s a subtle reminder for the next few days I try to keep face and hold my place But the bugs keep biting They keep reminding me of my insecurities Whether I’m buzzed or hear a buzzing I become numb to it (become numb to it) And I notice it lasts longer when I don’t run from it It’s a subtle reminder for the next few days So I continue to scratch at my shins Hoping the little red bumps don’t get too big
3.
Grey 03:58
I’m fading, my colors turned dull Captivated by anything at all And I know how I got here But is it too late to change? My silence is broken Comfort doesn’t always mean safe I’m stuck in the grey between different shades My mind starts to wander but my body stays And as I try to find my escape All I ever find is just another shade of grey I’m breathing, I don’t feel here at all My mind is straying, I don’t know which path to follow There’s too much to digest My body can’t process I don’t want to cope if it means feeling this distress Unsure about everything Only sure of myself I claw and I reach for the hand that I’ve been dealt What I’ve learned is that I’ll never learn enough I close the door, I’m waking up I mixed all the colors ‘til they were the same Trying to find safety, I numbed my days I’m ready to let myself make new mistakes Nothing is always, something will change
4.
The Race 04:06
As I approach this finish line You were only a speck of dust Lost somewhere ahead or behind And I sat not to rest but to wonder what my footsteps left It was hard to tell in the morning mist All I know is the race is over And I have no proof it began We lost ourselves, our fiction selves And now the race is ran Unexpected expectations Nothing matters at this end We stopped moving our feet Our shiny shoes are useless And it tastes like defeat But the heavy breathing is gone The sigh of relief takes its place I’ve forgotten most of everything And now the race is won We have nothing lying on our chests Only ghostly echoes in our heads Quietly walking on And now the race is done
5.
Be Here 04:20
We are the quick We are the weak and we are fast asleep We shut our eyes, yeah close them tight Let ourselves be hypnotized I’d rather glitter in the gutter, dance in the dirt Trip over my words Always talking but never heard (Keep on talking, never stop to listen) Do we always have to pause to hesitate? Has it always been too late? Never moving, do we stay the same? Keep on moving, do we run in place? Understand that you’ve been hypnotized By the human disease Insanity it seems Slowly takes over with routine Shadowed with consuming greed In all of us, we can agree We bow our heads, we close our mouths Terrified to feel out loud We generalize to feel inside but it’s the truth we hide We grasp at the silence, we love the noise What would happen if feelings were a choice? (I can wander alone longer than most) Do we ever have a choice? (But eventually my arms get cold) I’m fighting to stay with this I want to be here before I die I try to open my eyes to be less blind Open my eyes before I die I want to be here before I die I want to be here before I die I want to be here before I

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Cadence & the Wolf is Hailey Jacobsen, Sam Stahlmann, Allie Pikala and Alyse Emanuel

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released December 16, 2017

Written by Cadence & the Wolf
Engineered and mixed by Carly Zuckweiler
Artwork design by Alexis Politz

Recorded at The Pearl Recording Studio
Mixed at Junior Birdman Audio & Zodor Manor
Mastered by Carly Zuckweiler and Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering

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Cadence & the Wolf Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cadence & the Wolf has been a band in Minneapolis, MN for over 11 years. Their unique sound weaves many genres of rock & pop music together. They believe in the power of harmonies, odd time signatures, intersectional feminism, and Oreos

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