Chronic Villain//Former Friend

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lyrics

I feel the Winter creeping in again, like a phantom from a past life
The dying sage that line the streets like rotting teeth
I won't forget how this one ends, yearly loss of confidence
'Cause every Winter leaves me with a thimble to my head

Stick me with pins
Got a doll with a face stitched into a grin
Decisions of my day-to-day in the hands of malintent
So I gotta know
Where's the needle going next

I'm face-to-face with my future, and it's bearing its teeth
It's creeping up from the shadows to drag me underneath
Suspended underwater in a frozen Winter drop
But we'll wait for Spring's embrace to crack the ice
So we can float up to the top

In the waters of regret
'Cause every Winter leaves me with a noose around my neck

Stick me with pins
Got a doll with a mouth sewn shut in the deep end
The echoes of my upbringing speak prayers of malintent
So what figure from a flashback's come to feed off my lament

Stick me
With pins
Resow
My face stitch

I feel the Winter creeping in, chronic villain, former friend
Biding time 'til it can burrow under skin

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released October 7, 2022
Written/recorded by The Hobby
Gabe Massey - lyrics, vocals, guitar, mixing
Calla Avery - bass, mastering
Eric Anderson - drums

Brit Nelson - Artwork

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Screaming into mics since 2012.

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