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Bitter EP

by Of the Pack

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1.
Well we finally can't see the shore And no one knows where we are anymore The waves strike up and they crash back down Just bodies all left out to drown But here we go again once more Let's dive down to the ocean floor I'm diving out into the sea 'Cause there's no one out there left for me The waves strike up and they crash back down Just bodies all left out to drown Just try to do the best you can As you inhale water on the way to land Well the waves crash up and our lungs sink down Just bodies all left out to drown But here we go again once more Let's dive down to the ocean floor This is where I've come to die And peacefully I close my eyes It's not a game, it's not a test I need no one and I need no rest Well the waves crashed up and my lungs sink down Progressively I'm sinking down But here we go again once more Let's dive down to the ocean floor This is where I've come to die So peacefully I close my eyes I'm diving out into the sea 'Cause there's no one out here left for me The waves strike up and they crash back down Just bodies all left out to drown Well we finally can't see the shore And no one knows where we are anymore The waves crash up and they all sink down Just bodies all left out to drown
2.
Well I lost it all again but no I never had a plan You say to check underneath my nose But most of the time it is things I'm trying to forget Things I'd never be looking for Taken from the things I did learn from you I remember how you taught me, having a heart is for the fools You said that I could have yours if you found it some day But you don't care much for looking, mine will be gone soon anyway That's why I dug myself this shallow grave Just in case it turns I am still awake Keep me with these strings being lowered down I might serenade with my living sounds
3.
You're a sick, sad man and everyone knows That we're all just your pawns, yeah some meaningless drones Stepping up the stairs to your flight of success There's no need for our names to be addressed You say it's all right for me, I gotta step up the same You say it's all right, I'm never wasting time on an emotionless day You tell me Life, it ain't fair And you don't control your fate Life, it ain't fair And it's not changing today Life, it ain't fair Though you want to place the blame Life, it ain't fair No you don't know what to say Well where does this stop once you reach the top? Eventually it must be done No it never ends inside of your head Odds against yourself that it can't be down You say it's all right, I gotta step up the same way You say it's all right, never wasting time to hear what they say You tell me Life, it ain't fair And you don't control your fate Life, it ain't fair And it's not changing today Life, it ain't fair Though you want to place the blame Life, it ain't fair No you don't know what to say
4.
Pulse has doubled since the beginning of the night Mind has redefined itself the uncountable of times Pacing back and forth with my thoughts all gone astray I'm drawing lines out on the walls, I'm counting out the days I'm only out to get myself at this hour of the night Could it be you're becoming me? That can't be a good sign These self-inflected worries are drawing out like days These soothing capsules comfort me and take it all away Now I've lost all control See, you knew that's what you had in store Drifting, oh drifting away Please, oh please give me more And just let me sleep Just let me sleep My eyes are closed, shut tight, no light could get inside But images they spin around like reels played in mind If only I could picture black this might all just slow down But I'm laying here attentively and listening for sounds Now I'm only out to get myself at this hour of the night Could it be you're becoming me? That can't be a good sign These self-inflected worries are drawing out like days These soothing capsules comfort me and take it all away Now I've lost all control See, you knew that's what you had in store Drifting, oh drifting away Please, oh please give me more And just let me sleep Just let me sleep Pulse has doubled since the beginning of the night Mind has redefined itself the uncountable of times Pacing back and forth now my thoughts have gone astray I'm dependent on these sleeping pills, to take it all away
5.
The Vulture 04:47
I'm coming out to kill from the top And I'm looking out for you Not much to do when you're lying there helpless And your soul has left you too You're scrambling around Trying to find a way to stay safe But all that lays around you is just wide open You pretty well have sealed your fate But it's times like these I'm lonely up here waiting for you to go It's a morbid thought, I can't help but excite when your heartbeat starts to slow I scavenge 'cause I'm famished and I can't take you out on my own So I'm waiting up top, overhead for your last breath to be drawn In a panic, a depression an obsolete state of thought You forget all that you know Riding carefree, on gusts in the clouds Life don't look so good below You preyed upon the innocent, you preyed upon the weak It was a way to stay proud But never lose a battle that you don't fight for And don't stand out in a crowd But it's times like these I'm lonely up here waiting for you to go It's a morbid thought, I can't help but excite when your heartbeat starts to slow I scavenge 'cause I'm famished and I can't take you out on my own So I'm waiting up top, overhead for your last breath to be drawn I'm still waiting up at the top Waiting out for you Watching you there as you're even more helpless No friends to call out to I prey upon the innocent and I prey upon the weak It's a way I stay proud I won't lose this battle, I've got nothing to fight for As I wait for your cry out
6.
To Be Loved 04:49
Time, can you feel it winding down? Your mind, it's not so safe and sound It's not like I want to be the bearer of bad news It's just nice this time 'cause I feel like you've got more to lose I just want to be loved Life, feel it slipping through your hands? Control, it's not for you to plan I'd hate to see what you have just all fall apart But I can't convince myself it's not a place to start 'Cause I just want to be loved But I can't care about your love Well the heart wants what the heart wants And no it doesn't forget About when you gave up on yourself And took what you could get Time, so much has passed away Life, well I'm still alive today It's not like I want to be the bearer of bad news It's just all fucked up and there's nothing left at all to lose 'Cause I just want to be loved But I can't care about your love
7.
Right in your hands is where I placed my heart Watching it slowly, but surely fall apart Tight in your grasp, the last place that it will lay Leave me without words to say And if it's gone, well just let me know There's nothing left to cling to so just let me go I gave it all to you but you gave it all away So just who has my soul today? Rip out my heart, I don't care anymore Left it fall to the ground, let it lie on the floor Nothing ever stays ripe here, no it always rots You think I'm for the chase, but I've been sitting in one spot Let me take my energy I'll transfer some to you Level off this playing field, and see from different views But nothing I could say would last more than a few weeks Level off again until not another word we would speak It's not that you've got something that I haven't got It's just sick desire but it's something that I want You take it all from me 'cause I'd give it all to you So I'm sitting here with nothing, but what else can I do? Let me take my energy I'll transfer some to you Level off this playing field, and see from different views But nothing I could say would last more than a few weeks Level off again until not another word we would speak I tried to get it back but it's been gone so god damn long I spent too much time worrying about what I did wrong If only I could go back and take all that was mine Figure out before it fell apart and save myself some time

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released November 2, 2013

Of the Pack is:

Richard Dutka - Vocals, guitars, bass (track 3, 4, 5)
Eric Dutka - Drums, percussion, backing vocals, bass (track 6)

Additional musicians:
Nick Friars - Bass (track 1, 2, 7)

Recorded at XXII-22 Productions Studio
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Erik Gurney
Album Art and Design by Jordan Yen

Music and Lyrics written by Richard Dutka
All songs performed by Of the Pack

Official Release Date: November 2, 2013

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Of the Pack is an indie rock duo from Windsor, Ontario.

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