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Everything Is Strange

by Emblems

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1.
LO\/M 00:54
The last several months took loved ones from us The past year and a half took memories from dad
2.
Every afternoon near the bridge at the opera house water from the lake crashes against their smeared cardboard cutout The last time I saw you broke and bruised all over Though we’d never met A swell of tears took over and I haven’t seen you since I hope you’re somewhere safe from the dark From the things that haunt us Something had changed you could see it in her face It read “Listen as fiercely as you want to be heard” The last time I saw you broke and bruised all over Though we’d never met A swell of tears took over and I haven’t seen you since I hope you’re somewhere safe from the dark From the things that haunt us The last time I saw you Broke and bruised all over Like you know what it’s like to be alone.
3.
Animals 03:28
Abandoned and bleak A city stripped of its leaves Animals in a permanent cage Wide awake in a pitch black cave Strike a match for a subtle peek Of how life used to be Here all alone Staring out at the sun Through the window and sit Hear the Noon Bells split Hear a ricochet Of sound that would have escaped Had you not been around A spectator without a crown Every raindrop is magnetic Every fear felt is transparent By way of idle lives In a shifting timeline Here all alone Staring out at the sun Through the window and sit Hear the Noon Bells split Hear a ricochet Of sound that would have escaped Had you not been around A spectator without a crown Bitter yet bold Strangers lost in the cold Animals in a permanent cage
4.
Worried Sick 05:15
I heard it all along, a hum through a rotary phone The way the stairs stared back in the dark a stuck slot machine arm, devoured our change “What were you doing out alone?” “Were you going to tell anyone?” “We were all worried sick” I wish I still had those pictures. The ones hanging in the hall I remember playing by the street lamps the grass stains bled into our jeans your dad lit his pipe As he yelled for us to come inside “What were you doing out alone?” “Were you going to tell anyone?” “We were all worried sick”
5.
Virgo 04:00
The sun at dawn took for what seemed like forever to come, hours wide awake hoping not to pass out and wake up from an alarm And for a second, our packed bags didn’t seem like a huge mess, lost in the panic of forgetting everything, you can imagine the strain we put on every little thing Lower yourself down slowly Take deep breaths Focus on a memory It doesn’t matter what it is Days turned to nights, waiting for some kind of news Restless feet paced around the room Watching hands of the clock As if they had stopped Anxious eyes caught a flash of light, then faded to black Lower yourself down slowly Take deep breaths Focus on a memory It doesn’t matter what it is Muffled voices in a crowded room Was I dreaming or drifting away? Muffled voices in a crowded room I could feel pain in the back of my head Was I dreaming or drifting away? “Take care, slow down, easy does it” they said Away I’m floating away I’m floating away I’m floating away
6.
In Fear 03:15
With our hands pressed, against the door We hear the latch fall down Breath escapes from, from our mouths We see shadows of their bodies circle the house In fear, we wait In fear, we wait In the grass you brushed my hair The sun's reflection shined through your fingers You collected flower heads I drew your name in a soil bed We hide in the dark While we fight, i’ll try To keep you safe when the night time reveals light With a branch from a willow tree You held my hand tight as i f we were underwater You collected flower heads I drew your name in a soil bed In fear, we wait In fear, we wait
7.
Out to Sea 03:15
I’m here, I’ve been here, within these walls Fickle nerves, unsure what to believe I’m lost, I’ve felt loss, behind these screens Radiant heat, dismantle all belief I’m out to sea in my mind Where no one goes Or stays afloat I push everyone away during the worst times When I see light I’m still, I’ve been still, beneath these stars Subtle sounds, cast shadows in the dark I’m free, I’ve been free, inside this house Vivid dreams, like lilies in a storm I’m out to sea in my mind Where no one goes Or stays afloat I push everyone away during the worst times When I see light
8.
We met outside in the rain We obsessed over sound and strings I’m not sure if you were alone or what you were feeling You heard something in the art a creative mind with a dependent heart I’m not sure if you were alone or what you were feeling I just wanted to help you I've wondered if you were scared One day You would See in color

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released July 22, 2022

Sell The Heart Records | Outcast Tape Infirmary

Everything is Strange was performed by:

Matthew Stevens - Guitar/Vocals
Ian O'Brien - Drums
AJ Griffith - Bass
Jared Cummans - Guitar

Recorded and mixed at Crystall Recorders in Lombard, IL
by Kyle Ahlstrom from July 2021 to April 2022. kyleahlstrom.com

Mastered by John Naclerio at Nada Mastering. nadamastering.com

Artwork by Sarah Bogosh of Bad Ponies Illustration. sarahjbogosh.wixsite.com/badponies

Guest vocals:
Johanna Stevens on "One Day, You Would See in Color"
Nick Sintos of The Flips on "Worried Sick" and "One Day, You Would See in Color"
Christopher Robinson of Caterpillars on "Worried Sick" and "One Day, You Would See in Color"
Paul Meitz of Sterling on "One Day, You Would See in Color"
Elizabeth Stedman on "Virgo"

Thank you to the families of Stevens, O'Brien, Griffith, Cummans, and Ahlstrom for their support. To Johanna Stevens, Elizabeth Stedman, Nick Sintos, Christopher Robinson, and Paul Meitz for lending their time and voices to these songs and to Kyle Ahlstrom for making it all "pop".

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Emblems Chicago, Illinois

This iteration of Emblems has been together since 2016 and the band has grown into its own blend of rock, inspired by artists from the last five decades.

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