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Medusa Session

by The Qualia

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1.
(ooh aah ooh aah) I want to sacrifice myself to the volcano. I want to see just how far down the fucker goes. Throw away the burning reservations – I might not get them back, but I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care. (ooh aah ooh aah) I want to kill and eat everything in the caldera. I want to stick the vitamins to my lucky bones. Every little salted, white crustacean – they might not hold me up, but I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care. And I won’t bring a rope to help my climb back. I won’t bring a radio. If anything waits across the gap you’ll never know… (ooh aah ooh aah) I want to hammer through the rock of every chamber. I want to drown in the ensuing lava flow. Maybe it will “bring me new perspective,” but even if it won’t I don’t care, I don’t care, look, I don’t care.
2.
So, we’re out for blood on Sunday night, Hunter Stone and I. That machine gun’s in his heart. He’s lucky it still starts, and he’s got no time to be polite. And he says, “If I’m gonna die here in this town, I’m going to enjoy myself until it kills me.” So we get drunk, and we get fucked up, throw a brick at his grandpa’s car, slip the clutch and knock the front door down. So, we’re out for blood at the sunrise, much to my surprise. Our khaki blazers creased, Hunter’s out for more release, a chance to leave without goodbyes. And he says, “If I’m gonna die here in this town, I’m going to enjoy myself until it kills me.” So we get drunk, and we get fucked up, throw a brick at his grandpa’s car, walk it back across the yard, light the gas with a cigar, and slip the clutch and knock the back door down. “Until it kills me, Until it kills me.”
3.
So you stripped off your birthright and fashion, left your oldest friends behind. You crawled out your daddy’s swimming pool, you didn’t know what you would find. So, is it what you wanted it to be, on your own, like a common escapee? And now the faces you once considered friendly, they hunt you through the woods, a full tank of gas in their parents’ Cadillacs. Your chances down look so good, because they won’t stop, won’t ever stop, until they’ve got your blood. They’re revving up those engines patiently. Hey hey, hey hey, whatcha gonna do when they catch up to you?
4.
You show up late when it happens, looking for a ledge and eyes to watch you. One last poem from the napkin, for your teary guests below, but I’m not crying. You’re still a fifteen-year-old industry captain. You still cash the same old checks, and I’m not bought. A few cheap months follow, then it’s new stories and the clothes to prove them. It’s all too much to swallow, but I let you explain as you close your eyes. To me you’re still a fifteen-year-old industry captain. You still cash the same old checks, and I’m not bought. On the phone you’re angry. You say I’ve wandered away from where we dropped it. You claim the years have changed me; I’m the company I keep, and you “don’t know why.” Because you’re still a fifteen-year-old industry captain. You still cash the same old checks, and I’m not bought.
5.
I'm standing here on the ground The sky above won't fall down See no evil in all direction Resolution of happiness Things have been dark For too long Don't change for you Don't change a thing for me I found a love I had lost It was gone for too long Hear no evil in all directions Execution of bitterness Message received loud and clear Don't change for you Don't change a thing for me I'm standing here on the ground The sky above won't fall down See no evil in all directions Resolution of happiness Things have been dark for too long Don't change for you Don't change a thing for me

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All tracks recorded live at Full Moon Farm in Medusa, NY.

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released January 4, 2017

Recorded by Tim Durland.

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The music of New York-based The Qualia speaks to the heart as much as to the head. Reflecting the passionate and analytical personalities of Lars Casteen, Rossen Nedelchev, Matt Raymond, and Will McCutcheon, the group’s music combines a wry humor and dancefloor sensibility with lyrical depth and jangle to create their own brand of modern new wave music. ... more

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