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False Oasis

by I'm a War.

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1.
This Is Home 03:09
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Have you ever drove by the light at 3 a.m. on a Sunday night? This city speaks subtle tones It has grown for far too long on its own and now, now we see That I’m not alone, crossing over the Wilson, this is home I see now and will forever that this is home I remember as a kid dreaming up the stories of men and women before me and wondering what they do now Ball games and bar crawls, doing it all for the haul, so many memories of this town Monuments to men who were great but not always good catch my eye as I ride across the city and it makes me think - how I could be better than, make America think again, the right way Love all the haters, show what they’ve wasted use the powers I was born with for good Stand up and stand out for those people without and recognize that I’m an immigrant too
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What Changed? 05:15
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Was it the summer? The leaves on the trees? Like a cigarette burn, you stay with me Did I talk too much? How bad did it get? Did you want more of what I had? Was it the car I drove or the beer I drank? Please tell me, man, what you really think ‘cause our dialogue’s leaned to one side recently What changed? From perfect days to when the weather grays, would you come home and see how worse you made me? We did too many stupid things; why would that matter to you? What changed? Control tower: far be it from me to take on the role of the century No amount of god complex can make me hold you accountable for all this mess Was it the gateway drugs or ragers midweek? I tried to reach out there message after the beep Just so you know, I am here always…
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Roses 02:37
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We bought you roses from a farmers market, they’re pretty and local so of course we thought of you - at least the Saturday morning version Anyway, I know you’re busy with stuff and don’t wish to bother by bringing up the past but I really miss those times we had Now you’re an angry mob and I’m running scared I’ve worked all night, still underprepared Mending hearts is the job where I’m good at repairs My biggest detriment is time, it’s never fair Pour me another shot of that bourbon, I can pretty much hold my own these days Hell it’s not like it’s my first today anyway, it’ll kill off a bit o’ that cancer that’s been gnawing on my thoughts since we last spoke Invading all my good dreams I’d like to bake you a cake but I’d probably end up tossing it in your face So we’re better off with space We bought you fireworks from a tent on 13 highway so let’s blow up the sky Now we’re an angry mob and who really cares who’s with us or against us ‘cause life’s never fair Fulfilling these parts is our job in this whole affair What a blessing is time, a fourth dimensional prayer
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Heed the Prophet 05:08
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Maybe you couldn’t tell if it was staring you in the face All the life you’d ever dreamed of was totally within reach All you had to give was your stubborn sensibilities and just notice this place is bigger than me and you; but it’s not enough Maybe I couldn’t tell if it was right there in front of my face In my rebellion, I thought I knew what was better so I turned around to find comfort in the familiar ‘til the restlessness just ate my heart away and it’s not enough It’s never enough No we couldn’t tell if it hit us across our faces, if a prophet told of whatever was to come No we don’t see long, we don’t see the simplest mistakes When the ship sinks tonight, we’ll still be drinking at the bar and it’s not enough It’s never enough It’s not enough It’s never enough
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Forget I'm Alive 04:28
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Don’t be a stranger this time The distances between us wear on my mind For the first little while, the calm of routine will help us to get by My whole hope quells these fears I only wish you were here Falling asleep gets harder when my thoughts turn to choices not taken and I toss under covers ‘til daylight can find me by myself while you forget I’m alive Do we ever move on in the back of a pickup listening to the tunnel song? If love really means ‘to suffer’ then I want you to know that I’m suffering a lot In another dimension, in another life…
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Rare Kind of Luck 03:10
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We are the people who live in the present, who flirt with disaster so what consequence could fall on a world like ours, obsessed with success? To rise from ashes to ruler takes the traits of a phoenix or a rare kind of luck While we wait for that change the ruts in our way grow deeper, our wheels have stuck WIll it take the pain of loss and rejection, explosions of fear and hate, to wake us up to this notion that we’re the people who will do amazing things? We are the people who’ll do amazing things We’ve found our voices and are calling out to say that we’re not alone and we’ll fight for justice and truth and a love that lasts forever
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Death From Above 05:00
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I literally fought for the dream and in my mind I’m still fighting Let’s rain fire and fury on the enemies You’ll never know what I’ve done ‘cause my loyalty is one with the nation of sons and daughters of freedom And I cannot speak, better yet be heard, by the people who I’ve served No, I cannot speak, better yet be heard, not a word, not a word And I’m screamin’ on the inside Nightmares invade me like a sickness All these people who have died Why is war always the only answer? I literally worked a normal job Had normal friends, normal Mom and Dad ‘til somebody thought my looks fit the box then my life blew up straight h bomb Now my prevailing emotions are fear and dread from the constant buzzing that I hear overhead, those drones anonymously piloted, leaving a trail of innocents dead And I cannot speak, better yet be heard, by the people who'd have me hurt No, i cannot speak, better yet be heard, Not a word, not a word Violence begets violence adding darkness to a starless night Dark cannot drive out dark, there is only light Violence begets violence adding darkness to the sky above Hate cannot drive out hate, there is only love Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry. Disaster follows disaster; the whole land lies in ruin. In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter in a moment.
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Rainhead 03:21
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An ever-present cloud over my head Doom and gloom like I’m existing in a tomb Should’ve just took the bus home, too little too late I think I’ll walk in the rain Missing my soul, a shadow of society I’ll follow you until the end I disappear when it’s dark and reappear when the sunlight shows but it just rains all day Would it be selfish if I asked you to stay? Would it be selfish to say that they would be better off without me? Would it be selfish if I asked you to stay? Would it be selfish to say that they would be better off without me anyway? Rainhead, let the storm clouds rage inside of you Rainhead, I’ve been trying to let you know Rainhead, let the storm clouds rage inside of you Rainhead, I’ve been dying to let you know that you are home Rainhead…
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Christmas Without You 02:50
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I thought I’d go a-wassailing just to pass some time ‘cause work is pretty slow and friends are traveling It seems like traditions are more important anyways to celebrate the dead and their memories Isn’t it interesting all the small things we do for love? Shine brightly, candles of our hearts, troubled times won’t keep us in the dark We cry out joys and sorrows to familiar tunes but Christmas won’t ever be the same without you and I know that we’ll pull through Tear out the logs from my eyes and burn them with last year’s tree I refuse to carry the weight of past grudges and enemies into a new year, the new me has better cares that believing that hate towards anyone will ever solve anything So tear down the frost from the skies, snow white, canvassing an earth wartorn from mankind’s incessant hunger and thirst; A blanket of innocence, a forced perspective, a new memory of how everything past and present interconnects and… I thought I’d go caroling just to pass some time ‘cause work is pretty slow and friends are traveling
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Against All Odds 04:35
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I’m writing the book on being forgotten it comes easy A memoir for broken hearted dreamers, my faithless Fighting through the darkness and the snow wishing doesn’t help much Icy air and overwhelming odds now we’re overrun Your story’s more interesting than you think Perception is perspective Words, a battery that sets the spark Chain reaction Killing scene Sorrow seeps Turn the key Fear relieved Start trying Free moving
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Walking Distance 03:25
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Long night drive from the city, ulcer in my stomach, Feeling the end coming soon Breaking down, feeling iffy but it’s nothing I can fix Another case of bachelor in distress I drove to my hometown to die My nostalgia of summers as a kid wishing I was home listening to the carousel spin My reflection in the pond as I walked to my parents home They died years ago; wondered was it still there Some things never change, I can see that now but people change, they grow A mirror of myself every crack and blemish I carve out of my face; it’s too much to take I’m just close by
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Summer Storms 04:44
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Take it back those bags that you had left on the front porch we can still keep dry no matter how wet the sky Hide under the trees ‘cause the rain falls from your eyes and turns my stomach into rope I think I’m gonna choke Please change me, please change my mind I don’t wanna end it this way We used to not care, not care what they’d say The smell of the pavement after the rain makes me think of you that way Let’s just sit through these summer storms and hope that winter won’t come back again, it’s too hard without friends It’s so easy to see the seasons keep changing but why is it so hard to change our lives? It shouldn’t be this hard to change our lives If I could’ve done something better than sit and watch you surrender I would give anything Put you up on my shoulders like before we were older We could still be kings If I could’ve done something better now summer’s turned to September I would give anything I don’t wanna die this way Let me listen to the rain The summer storms rollin’ through my home before I go
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Coda 04:25
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Have you given up? You know, sometimes I feel like giving up too Did your spark fade? I think mine is fading too It’s not your fault Don’t you ever think that this is it ‘cause it never is Somehow things will fall into their places And I’ll try my best but these bruised knees tell me otherwise You can do it, take some time to fix your broken heart, your tortured soul, and your wandering mind We get lost You know, sometimes I lose my way too Drag my feet don’t think I could ever walk again My heart flutters these palpitations make my stomach sick Just breathe, don’t drop, calm your scattered brain

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released April 15, 2022

Jacob Crouse
Glenn Hall
Matt McLoughlin

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I'm a War. Washington, D.C.

I'm a War. is a Washington, D.C. based alternative punk band featuring Matt McLoughlin, Glenn Hall, and Jacob Crouse. The band has two records, their Kure EP (2018) and just released False Oasis album (2022). DCFC fans might recognize the reference taken out of context in I'm a War.'s name. "I'm the war of head versus heart" illustrating internal struggles we have when love and life collide. ... more

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