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Hindsight & The Poisoned Root

by The Facades

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1.
What's Next 04:12
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People say the year has been Worse than those before I would say there’s decades if not Centuries of missteps to pay for Randomness is common Cruelty is too Fascists lead the nations and Nobody’s sure just how to cope with Not knowing if we will make it Through, well I threw my Problems in the trash, plucked them Out of my mind’s eye The world ain’t getting better yet, But at least I don’t wanna die It's a comedy of errors, and a Tragedy as well, but you can Laugh about it, cry about it Think about it later The apocalypse will wait 'til you get back, see there’s Rigged elections in most places All to help just certain races Running down the list, we’re almost Through Biblical plagues Denial of reality Becomes a Chekov’s gun When the leader of a nation thinks in Lies before act one, there’s been Finally some mass unrest To try and change the world (hell yes!) Anarchistic communes Influencers playing fakes The looming threat of nukes, it’s like we’re Back in ‘62, and Don’t forget the murder hornets Face it, you forgot the murder hornets too So the world seems like a mess, I think we all can attest to that Constant questions asking me what’s next God was playing dice After Einstein told him he should quit I searched how to cope and read to Throw my problems in the trash, they’re Out of my mind’s eye, Complain about our fate with friends, So at least I don’t wanna die It's a comedy of errors, and a Tragedy as well, but you can Laugh about it, cry about it Try and fix it later The apocalypse will wait 'til you get back Nothing needs to make sense when we Try to think it out No karma and no justice here to Bring light to our doubt When no one saw it coming The textbooks won’t be kind So we must accept the randomness The awful and the callousness The worldview of an absurdist Cause we won’t know what’s Next, have you tried Stretching out your muscles for a Walk at a protest The bosses won’t care cause it ain’t their House getting repossessed Pills and medications won’t stop Armageddon's march, and In the process you’d pay for a CEO’s new car, maybe Thoughts and prayers for a better Future won’t go wrong Sure it might feel good for now, but No one’s changing songs Maybe we could restart, and try America 2, though No one seems pro-radical Oh wow, we’re totally screwed So I’ll Throw my problems in the trash, they’re Out of my mind’s eye, Nothing’s gonna change that way, But at least I don’t wanna die It's a natural disaster, and there’s Chaos here to thrive, so you can Laugh about it, cry about it Gamble on it later The apocalypse will wait ‘til you get back ‘til we get back We’ll take it back
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Pretty Boy 04:37
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Don’t you call me a pretty boy, I am the beast that my confidence buys Don’t give me pity joy, I am beyond your little lies I am a horror, I am a queen, I am the space that sits in between I’m not your pretty boy, I’m me Don’t try to tame me I won’t be locked inside a cage It doesn’t matter You call it gilded but I call it fool’s gold You call me handsome You say I look just like my dad when he was my age, But I am afraid that I’ll never Know who I wanna be when I get old Pray for the youth of tomorrow They’ll never know what it was like today We are the change of tomorrow And I hear us say, Don’t you call me a pretty boy, I am the beast that my confidence buys Don’t give me pity joy, I am beyond your little lies I am a horror, I am a queen, I am the space that sits in between I’m not your pretty boy, I’m me If beauty is selfless Then why is there so much self in art And why does the selfish brush Paint much more beautiful pictures than nothing at all Hold on to your vanity, When they say that you can’t be beautiful just as you are But I am exalted in the Radical transgender clarion call Pray for the youth of tomorrow They’ll never know what it was like today We are the change of tomorrow And I hear us say, Don’t you call me a pretty boy, I am the beast that my confidence buys Don’t give me pity joy, I am beyond your little lies I am a horror, I am a queen, I am the space that sits in between I’m not your pretty boy, I’m me I’m a lover of change on my Better days, so many Better ways to be But the glorious signs They try and tear down light my Way back to me But they’ll see, so we Pray for the youth of tomorrow They’ll never know what it was like today We are the change of tomorrow And I hear us say, Don’t you call me a pretty boy, I am the beast that my confidence buys Don’t give me pity joy, I am beyond your little lies I am a horror, I am a queen, I am the space that sits in between I’m not your pretty boy, I’m me
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War Games 03:05
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Look around, can’t you see that the world is turning Over with the anger of the crowds? Run aground upon the rocks of their own Hubris and their twisted morals, undeterred by sight or sound Even though you think the world is coming to an end The only thing that’s ending is the cruelty you sent And if you are not working for the betterment of all Then go and run for cover at the revolution call Folks like me were never told entire truths, but that Ends today, but that ends today Some like to think that there’s no time for honest proof, but that’s what They say, and now they’ll pay, there Is no easy way to burn the whole damn system down Until there’s whole communities ready to get loud And if you are not working for the betterment of all Then go and run for cover at the revolution call Look around, can’t you see that the people are so Tired of injustice on repeat? Why not be proud, of a movement full of those who Know that all together, we cannot be beat Despite the rubber bullets spent, justice will be done No more badges right behind the barrel of a gun And if you are not working for the betterment of all Then go and run for cover at the revolution call
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Build New Gods 04:00
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It’s easy to believe that There’s a city made of gold Filled with those who fame has blessed Just as cursed with rotten souls And when the pop stars of the Wi-fi sell us bottled hope We can seize our own performance Loosen knots on velvet ropes Our creators have abandoned, The world that they once bore. Our heroes have ascended Past the shackles that they wore. The systems and the stories All betrayed their protégés, So when we burn the Old ways, we build new gods! They say there’s kings and queens of Pop all free from human sin But we see betrayal in the People hurt for record spins Buy company from companies Who claim the human touch A mirage of friendliness with Money as the social crutch Our creators have abandoned, The world that they once bore. Our heroes have ascended Past the shackles that they wore. The systems and the stories All betrayed their protégés, So when we burn the Old ways, we build new gods! We know that there were never Celebrities made of gold Make ourselves our idols, making Art against their rotten souls So when the parasocial Friendships break when truth is shown Know that it was all illusion Devils are not always known Our creators have abandoned, The world that they once bore. Our heroes have ascended Past the shackles that they wore. The systems and the stories All betrayed their protégés, So when we burn the Old ways, we build new gods!
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Off-Tempo 03:05
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Felt a little bit off today, haven’t Done what I promised to do or say Felt like we’re slipping out of key, like we’re slipping out of Time, unchained to the rhythm I obey When the world has turned upside-down, with the Roads blocked off, all the cars in the foreground are Singing Hallelujah to the dollar, over the Squalor of the bodies in the ground, I am Off-tempo, I’m off-key Don’t know who I’m supposed to be Gonna figure it out eventually Hopefully, but I know We’re a couple blocks from Normal, and it's only getting worse When lies abound Around us, it can feel like we were cursed But the echoes of the Chanting leave us with a last remark “The world could go on dancing, if you'd Fight enough to stay out of the dark" I have always craved a different Way to live my life, but Every day I dance on blades Obey the corporation’s knife With a demagogue’s silver tongue, we gotta Unmake mistakes to get shit done, but they’re Throwing Hail Marys to the market, over the Carnage from the spiking of the punch, I am Off-tempo, I’m off-key Don’t know who I’m supposed to be Gonna make a new creature out of me Hopefully, but I know We’re a couple blocks from Normal, and it's only getting worse When lies abound Around us, it can feel like we were cursed But the echoes of the Chanting leave us with a last remark “The world could go on dancing, if you'd Fight enough to stay out of the dark" This is not the end of the story, I will not be Swayed or dissuaded by the glory, it was sorely Missed when the old normal fell, many could have Kissed it when the moral hit the wake-up bell Words can slay Goliath but a Song tells David’s tale The messenger has bias but The riot never fails I’ve always been one to mix things Unable to fix things, but friend to the gestalt In between the genre and the drama, Trauma built into our politics at fault There’s a sentiment I Represent at heart A statement of my intentions Before I fall apart “The world could go on dancing, if you'd Fight enough to stay out of the dark"
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For Sale 03:56
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Would you trade your soul in heartbreak, lay Down your life for love Sacrifice the meaning that you Found in stars above I dream of contracts signed and Songs that never end, but I Know the endless notes are formed when Past sinister bends What’s a soul worth to the sinner, it’s worth Far more to the saint, the Price you pay seems so much less when Faced with love and cash without restraint You sold your soul, for the Heart of rock and roll, but the Man stood at the crossroads only Knows you as another soul for sale Would you trade your soul for glory, in Eternal reverie Grab onto salvation like a Raft on open sea There is no story not Improved by heaven’s glare, but The path you paved with gold has mortar Made of moral care What’s a soul worth to the sinner, it’s worth Far more to the saint, the Price you pay seems so much less when Faced with love and cash without restraint You sold your soul, to pay Purgatory's toll, but the Man stood at the crossroads only Knows you as another soul for sale Would you trade your soul for power, to Build upon your wealth, raise Drinks to your corruption, the good Tidings and bad health Leadership of devils, but they’ve Always been inside, they Sold their soul so long ago In that they take their pride What’s a soul worth to the sinner, it’s worth Far more to the saint, the Price you pay seems so much less when Faced with love and cash without restraint You sold your soul, for the Power of control, but the Man stood at the crossroads only Knows you as another soul for sale
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Miracle 03:15
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I saw it in the news When countries get the Blues we like to say we didn’t Need to pay off stolen dues The coast just sits in peace No tidal waves to Speak of all the lies we tell To keep us fast asleep My enemies still fill my Bed and when the Nation turns against the truth Lies are more than happy to be Read, when there’s a hole drilled through our Heads there’s a Story that you tell to feed Yourself instead of bread Miracles can happen here if Only you would Buy into the dream It’s destiny it Seems to try and manifest the Pain you’ve always known The roots are overgrown Soon it will be Known that there’s a poison in our States of mind It’s far too close to call is All the pundits say So much farther we could fall So many more ways to lose the Day, but when the open brawl Consumes our shades of grey, there’s a Story that they tell to keep The truth away Miracles can happen here if Only you would buy them Pray to dollars, making sense for the Fight’s not over yet Keep the truth alive When workers cannot Thrive, there’s many different ways to Try and hold the line Hit em where it hurts The pocketbook or Purse and watch the oligarchy Crumble and disperse I see the rats begin to Race, and when the Fat cats shake the dealer’s hand Pockets form to communes, crack the Case, we’ve got a legacy to Write, stop Listening to stories they tell Us to stop the fight Miracles can happen here if Only you would buy them It’s gonna take a miracle now When the skies are filled with red balloons Gonna take a miracle now to Wake up in the morning
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Stay In Bed 03:56
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I wake up every morning I go to sleep at night I wake up just to see again How the world has gone to hell I stay inside my bedroom Can’t let the virus in Why do I even bother If I’ve already made my cell I’m just waiting for the Chemicals (if I go out) Something in the water Won’t taste right (if I go out) These walls all start to seem Identical (if I go out) I won’t last long if I can't Hold on tight, if I go out Promise me I Won’t regret a thing Promise me your kindness and your Care instead of All the plagues of malice Ignorance or lies, cause Right now it won’t change a single thing If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed No use in complications No need for pretty lies No need to double-check your hands If they’re already sterilized I’ve seen the root of madness Fed from a liquid wealth Apocalyptic warnings But this time it ain’t 2012 I’m just hoping for a Miracle (if I go out) Something in the water Won’t taste right (if I go out) Waiting for a cure that’s Medical (if I go out) We won’t last long if we don’t Win this fight, if I go out Promise me I Won’t regret a thing Promise me your kindness and your Care instead of All the plagues of malice Ignorance or lies, cause Right now it won’t change a single thing If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed Can't just dream about it Wear it out, win the war Hand-in-hand but still so far away Until then we stay in bed Eighteen months, the pressure builds Safety pods and paying bills Make your home a world to fill Connect across the wide electric Space, if I go out Promise me I Won’t regret a thing Promise me your kindness and your Care instead of All the plagues of malice Ignorance or lies, cause Right now it won’t change a single thing If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed If I go out If I just stay in bed
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Apocalypse On High 03:00
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When too much vision takes its Toll on fragile minds Or when fake happiness fills Space like Auld Lang Syne A time to put away our Grievances no matter how they fare But time can’t chase away the Knowledge that some people never care We lie awake, hearing Bullets scream apocalypse on high, hearing Rebels in in the echoing reply, and there’s a Million miles between us, and a Million ways to try, but we Never had the confidence to Break the feeling that the end is nigh It’s been a year of reckless Struggles to avoid the truth But leaders choke on words Presented as the proof Resolute to lock away but Baser instincts here to stay There is no shame in coming Out to play to fight for what we say We lie in wait, hearing Bullets scream apocalypse on high, hearing Rebels in in the echoing reply, and there’s a Million miles between us, and a Million ways to try, but we Never had the confidence to Break the feeling that the end is nigh We lie awake, hearing Bullets scream apocalypse on high, hearing Rebels in in the echoing reply, and there’s a Million miles between us, and a Million ways to try, but we Never had the confidence to Break the feeling that the end is nigh
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The Fix It Man 01:46
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There once was a fellow called the Fix It Man With a master brain and a master plan (Hey-o the Fix It Man) Son of the folks who hit New York with a Tidal wave and a tuning fork (Hey-o the Fix It Man With a charming wit and a helping hand Genius hands of a military band Let the family toast to the Fix It Man) The Fix It Man passed wisdom down to the Triple lads of the borough round (Hey-o the Fix It Man) The mind of an expert engineer and His kindness past the most sincere (Hey-o the Fix It Man With a charming wit and a helping hand Genius hands of a military band Let the family toast and the family sing For the Fix It Man) The Fix It Man as his name suggests Could fix most things upon request (Hey-o the Fix It Man) He always would just to teach his sons How to teach their kids and everyone (Hey-o the Fix It Man With a charming wit and a helping hand Genius hands of a military band Let the family toast and the family sing And the family cry for the Fix It Man) The Fix It Man would find his peace In a book or a sport when the lasers ceased (Hey-o the Fix It Man) Though the Fix It Man has stopped his gears He gave his family sixty years (Hey-o the Fix It Man With a charming wit and a helping hand Genius hands of a military band Let the family toast and the family sing And the family cry and their voices ring For the Fix It Man)
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Weight Of The World 03:51
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Midnight Gazing upwards under the moonlight You say that we’ll be free someday When everything is light and memory and noise The gravity that kept us down And kept us from our voice Shine bright The first star I saw tonight Unfettered by our lives The plans we made, the people we obey We have our lives so full of all of this red tape We could have gone to Mars by now If we could make a choice You call yourself an astronaut But you’ll never come back down to Earth On the solar winds you choose to coast You call yourself a cosmonaut But you’ll never take me out of here Even when the people need you most I’m still carrying the Weight of the world And I think I’ve always needed To carry that load upon my shoulder I’m still carrying the Weight of the world And I think it’s time To come back down before I get much older Starlight Gazing upwards, dreaming of spaceflight Wash your hands, wash away the stain We always loved to run away from misery But we’re still here and have to live With ruined self-esteem I’ve seen How bad the world can get A heavy load to bear Like Atlas with his purpose and his pain We’ve made a mess of everything we thought we were The majesty of planet Earth America’s dead dream It’s easier to stay in bed Harder not to know the newest curse Laid upon us all by human greed It’s easier to hide my head But it’s harder hiding who I am This time we can’t follow we must lead But I’m still carrying the Weight of the world And I think I’ve always needed To carry that load upon my shoulder I’m still carrying the Weight of the world And I think it’s time To come back down before I get much older
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The Whirlpool 05:19
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One year of lockdown, three years being not a man Twenty years before denying everything I can I look at photographs and can’t say who I was I’ve driven straight through hell til I could reach the shore I never want to go back anymore Closing on a decade stepping out of mental fuzz Strap on my bathing suit but hesitate because There’s a whirlpool in the lake I can’t define But I don’t need to swim, I left my past behind The folks who dared to swim say that it’s fine Step into the rapids so my trans ancestors say It takes a little practice but you’ll be a girl someday There’s my reflection in the waves, she’s laughing happily Maybe I’ll dip my toes in just to see If there’s a better way of being me Sit on the beach, sunbathe, and read a book or three There’s nothing wrong with avoiding complexity I hear the siren song over the words I’ve read But the worst of my dysphoria is gone with just the sand Easier to stay stuck on dry land I’ve suddenly stopped reading, and the whirlpool lies ahead The waves dance playfully, a story yet unread It’s beautiful and messy and it feels so far away Three steps from the whirlpool I’m afraid The folks who dared to swim say it’s okay Step into the rapids so my trans ancestors say It takes a little practice but you’ll be a girl someday There’s my reflection in the waves, she’s laughing happily Maybe I’ll walk a bit in just to see If there’s a better way of being me A little envy saved for those who came before They’re magic in the way I want to be them all the more For friends who cared to guide me I can’t give quite enough thanks I’ve come this far to stop being a boy Don’t I want to meet them in their joy? It feels so easy to just wallow in my angst But the water’s warm and maybe I could join their ranks I either want to run or know it’s something that I crave When did I step into the waves? The folks who dared to swim say that I’m safe Step into the rapids so my trans ancestors say It takes a little practice but you’ll be a girl someday There’s my reflection in the waves, she’s laughing happily Maybe I’ll swim a few laps just to see If there’s a better way of being me Now I see the whirlpool was always made for me Big enough to hold all the new femininity I don’t think I was ever really on the shore But now I know where I can be What was I scared of in the sea? Welcome to the world, quenching years of internal war Always walking for the whirlpool, now I see its floor There’s no distinction between land and the unknown No longer quite so monochrome The folks who dared to swim say welcome home Step into the rapids so my trans ancestors say It takes a little practice but you’ll be a girl someday There’s my reflection in the waves, she’s laughing happily And I didn’t know that I wanted to be Step into the rapids so my trans ancestors say It takes a little practice but you’ll be a girl someday There’s my new body in the waves, she’s laughing happily Dive into the whirlpool cause I see That she’s a better way of being me

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This is an album about grief, politics, parasocial relationships, righteous anger, the year of 2020, and being your queer trans self despite everything. I made 12 songs in 12 months over the first year of the pandemic, and these songs live on as we enter year three. There's more stories to tell since then, of course, but those might be told another day.

If you purchase this album on Bandcamp specifically, you also get the demo versions of each of these tracks, having been produced in a month each! Just think of this as a little thank you for supporting my work directly.

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released December 30, 2022

This album was composed, arranged, performed, tracked, mixed, mastered, and suitably messed with by Violet Hausthor.

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The Facades is the solo project of a queer electronic music composer (she/they) who thinks consistent gender and consistent genre are for scrubs. The characters they portray take a front seat, with a witty lyrical edge to speak truth to power.

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