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Giant Robots and Existentialism

by Crushed!?

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1.
Shogun 05:47
Wake me up, Because the night terrors exist. Wake me up, Because I can't hold my breath, Wake me up, Scared, forever losing hope, Wake me up, Because this life spun out of control. I must run away from the places that we called home. I can't fall asleep, I can't even eat, someone save me please. Streetlight (Broken and) No signs (life vacant) Gunpoint (At our chest) No fear (Stop running) This is what runs, runs through my head. One on one, a bunch of thugs, Cowards come, cowards run. Fight or die, left to right, One more night, one more time. Maybe it was karma, maybe I lost my faith. Nobody is here to stay, drowning in this dark place. Chances are here right now. As we meet face to face, you tried to kill me once, don't make the same mistake. This is the part where you walk away. One on one, no guns. If I see you in the street, I'll break your fucking knees. Regrets followed by thugs. Lights follow behind, Guns follow through, Four of us versus four of you. Regrets followed by thugs. Dripping blood from who knows where, I'm gonna die, this ain't fair. Help me please, I have a kid, This can't be it, this can't be it. Wake me up, Because the night terrors exist. Wake me up, Because I can't hold my breath, Wake me up, Scared, forever losing hope, Wake me up, Because this life spun out of control.
2.
Starlight shines,off rocks and sandy hills. Cactus thrives, and water yields. The ground is warm, the air is chill, Just you and me, this mirage can't be real. And I've given in, Forgetting where I am. The rain smells so fresh, I'm lost, insane, dehydration gone its way. I can't see hope because, cause the sandstorms fill my eyes. Sunburnt from a scolding heart. Minds lost from a desert willow. Starlight shines,off rocks and sandy hills. Cactus thrives, and water yields. The ground is warm, the air is chill, Just you and me, this mirage can't be real. I can't see hope because, cause the sandstorms fill my eyes. Sun burnt from a scolding heart. Minds lost from a desert willow. You said you came from the desert, No water, just hope. You are what I was hoping for, so I know I'll make it, Yeah, I know I'll make it. Yeah I know we'll make it. And I've given in, Forgetting where I am. The rain smells so fresh, I'm lost, insane, dehydration gone its way. And we stood and watched in silence, As the sun falls one more time. Runaways from existing lives, and we never made it. Yeah, we never made it.
3.
Tetsuo!! 02:38
This is my bastion, this is my revolution, but it doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt to peel the skin. It doesn't hurt to peel my skin off, It doesn't hurt to peel my skin off. I wanna hurt so peel my skin off, I wanna hurt so rip it clean off. Close these doors so we can comfort you and we will find out who, who did this but it's all subjective. This hunger seeps its way in, Only your lies can sate it, or I'm just tired again, just so fucking tired. Color me inside. Break me down to pieces, this is a cry so let it cave in. Break me down to pieces, this anger burns, its deep and gated. I'm so alive, I'm swallowed in the bellows. Super ego, rigor mortis, these are my friends. Lock the door to my house, tell Sam and cat I'm fine. Lie through my fucking teeth, cause why waste the time? You're a fucking animal, but at least I'm not surprised. I'm not fine. I'll be just fine.
4.
AVALANCHE 03:32
You want what you can't have, endless conquest greed without end, No regard for your actions, just make that money ignore the oppressed. It's a conflict of interest, navigating loopholes, buying politicians, but when the people stand, don't be surprised there's a price on your head. When they push us, we push right back (Don't push me!) Burn the plants, kerosene and a match. (Burn it down!) When they push us, we push right back. I don't want an excuse, I want progress. When they push us we push right back. Burn the plants, kerosene and a match. When they push us, we push right back. No negotiations. Its not the first time, we've been deceived with these lies, Televise their mistakes, and sell us demise. It's not the last time, we'll speak our minds. Actions over words, there can't be compromise. Nothing less than progress, we want nothing less than progress. A guarantee of violence, this is just a warning. We speak of peace, we speak of justice and change, but they want complacency, give them a taste of their own medicine. We speak of peace, they speak of violence and pain, and until they understand, I'll be swinging in their face. Nothing less than progress, we want nothing less than progress. A guarantee of violence, this is just a warning. We speak of peace, we speak of justice and change, but they want complacency, give them a taste of their own medicine. We speak of peace, they speak of violence and pain, and until they understand, I'll be swinging in their face.
5.
Show me the wisdom to understand, why I can't hold the wind, only feel it pass through my hands. Show me all of my mistakes again, I'm living in this moment but I can't get a grasp. (What's the point?) What's the point of this? It seems like its repeating, Yeah, it seems like its repeating. (What's the point?) What's the point in this? It feels just like I'm dreaming, it feels like an Alley shootout. Silence the crowd. Silence trees sing, Pecos drinking. If I keep on missing moments I'll be nothing but distant Still i see brief glimpses Deja vu is so convincing leaving me so conflicted I am hardly here to witness What's happening What's happening? Whatever feelings may remain, over moments that never change. They will never happen again, I'll try my best to remember that. These things just come and go, Just as fast. This city doesn't wanna grow, but here I stand. Drunken sleep deprivation. This is a story about my past, Dining room disputes, broken glass. Friendships seem real but never last. I lost focus, spit my blood, Bit my tongue, one time too much. And if I chose to leave, who is stopping me? Cause none of this is real, its all a dream. Show me the wisdom to understand, why I can't hold the wind, only feel it pass through my hands. Show me my mistakes again, I'm living in this moment, but I can't get a grasp. Show me who we are, and if this is real, cause this temporary life can't be real.
6.
i don’t know why i’m here i just want to toke till i die they keep telling me to get in the fucking robot heck, sometimes i tell myself to get in the fucking robot so nobody can stop who i am i don’t know who i am is who i am is who i am is shit the stars are out tonight i’m stuck inside can’t get off the futon in the middle of the floor there’s a mech waiting for me out there i’m the only one that can do it they say it’s my purpose but i can’t accept my purpose to be so simple lately i feel like everything i’ve worked so hard for is now gone the me i am is not the me i was and i don’t know if i like this me life component liquid fills my lungs coats the pavement in my backyard the floorboards through my house leading to my room dripping from the ceiling onto my bed get in the fucking robot i am a genius no one can stop me one can stop me no one can stop me can stop can stop no no fuck god’s in his heaven all’s right in the world but i am in hell possessed by the ghosts in the attic encasing me in concrete three cups of coffee a day keep the depression naps away one cup of rice a day keeps the starvation blackouts away countless drinks a day keep the feelings away i piloted a giant mech and all i got was this crippling despair

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released February 28, 2017

Songs and lyrics written and recorded by Crushed!?

Joel Sheets - Vocals
Jake Snider - Guitar/Vocals
Adam Smith - Guitar/Vocals
Jimmy Wallace - Bass
Greg Silva - Drums/Vocals

Poem written and recorded by Gabe "Sunglasses Emoji" Barva

Recorded and Mixed by Matthew Tobias at Empty House Studio in Albuquerque, NM.

Mastered by Alex Estrada at Earth Capital Studio in Los Angeles, California.

Album Artwork by Wesley Mebust

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Crushed!? Albuquerque, New Mexico

Experimental Post Hardcore from Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
We're chaotic and unpredictable, sometimes party a bit to hard, and probably doing sound at the shows we're already playing. Follow us on everything! @crushedisdabomb

Joel Sheets - Vocals
Jake Snider - Guitar
Gabriel Aro - Guitar
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