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Worm

by Feck

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1.
In Too Deep 03:47
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I got no business by the riverside They call my name but I just run and hide A sense of bigotry I can't abide They ask me my feelings then say it's a lie I got no business at the football game Why score a touchdown then pretend I'm lame? (hey, hey, hey) In just a minute I will poke a brain And then sing about a suicide I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep (hey, hey, hey) I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep Why do you make me feel like Charlemagne? Taking advantage of my pocket change (hey, hey, hey) You make me sick (cough) -- so go away Your attitude has put the monkey on the plane Why would you ever be on radio? Selling your morals just to make a show (hey, hey, hey) Well there's a showbiz secret no one knows And it starts and it ends with the check Sell it down low Sell it up high Wait for the river to rush on by And when I or a friend tries to question the scam All we get is a boot and a thunderous head I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep (No no, I KNOW I'm in this too deep) I know I'm in this too deep I know I'm in this too deep GUITAR SOLO What the hell is making me upset I'm not left behind or picked up yet And should it happen I'll be good as dead Because the vultures will tear at your mind I got no business being this unkind I'm making dirty habits come to life Should you be looked at by the music's eyes Then your life is already gone Be unsafe Be unwise Find someone that is twice your size And then lie to his face and tell him who you are Make a scene and then make it a musical heart I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep (hey, hey, hey) I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep (hey, hey, hey) I think I'm in this too deep I think I'm in this too deep
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Poke a Brain 03:42
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I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Why?) For the figure's found and marked Til the figure's found and framed (Why?) The dead leaves are dry Something's oozing from my eyes (woah) This business is something Recurring me, stumping me Telling me one thing Then doing doing another thing I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (How?) I'm washing all my clothes And my clothes are washing me (How?) It's been crowded since July And I'm afraid I'm gonna die (so what) This business is something Recurring me, stumping me Telling me one thing Then doing doing another thing It's only when I cry I can feel my stomach slide And my sliding palpatations are hope I feel like a ghost I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh) I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh) The sea is filled with squid And there's nothing stopping it (Oh) Tell me what I missed Feeling dusty, feeling rich (Oh) Inside me is my mind And inside my mind's a sign (woah) This business is something Recurring me, stumping me Telling me one thing Then doing doing another thing It's been crowded since July And I'm afraid I'm gonna die If I don't die then I'll let you know I feel like a ghost (guitar solo) The sea is just a squid That is now too old to quit (What?) This business is something Recurring me, stumping me Telling me one thing Then doing doing another thing The harmonies are fine The guitarwork sounds divine But there's something wrong with the piano I feel like a ghost I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh) I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh) I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh) I'd like to poke a brain Yes I'd like to poke a brain (Oh)
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The Acrobat 03:29
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Now my skin is much too cold And we're doing as we're told I have never felt so old The air crackles in the earth beneath my toes Place the wind into a mold Make a copy of its throes There are things I'll never know Like the practice of an acrobat Now my skin is much too cold And we're doing as we're told I have never felt so old I am watching the acrobat The songs are sung from dawn to dusk The older man will cause a fuss In the trees that blow, an earthworm inches past Like the rattlesnake before swallowing fast There are places much like this Some I've seen and some I've missed Now I am just feeling pissed You took away from what I'm mentioning Now my skin is much too cold And we're doing as we're told I have never felt so old I am watching the acrobat Place the wind into a mold Make a copy of its throes There are things I'll never know Like the practice of an acrobat They insist they are in sear But the things they see and hear Are made of things that they are sworn to enjoy Just again, the meaning to employ
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Changer 04:09
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A few pieces Of my changer A standard set for a man When I see it The way it was I'll back up my car and start again I lent him quarters (I left him pocket change) I lent him sneakers (I do the WHOO) I left him happy (I left him ovular) I let him know that Sometimes things never change The way it happens When I'm away An open invite for a shock Like colors In my sentence It's all a way to pass the rock It wasn't easy (It wasn't hard either) It wasn't minor (I do the WHOO) I wanted problems (It wasn't what I wanted then) I let him know that Sometimes things never change I knew the maker (I knew the older guy) I knew the break-tag (I do the WHOO) I knew the fucker (I knew the older guy) I let him know that Sometimes things will never change
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Riding That Train 04:52
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I took a shine to something very far away A sharp, jagged rock had knocked me on my face "Ow!" I yelled but no one heard, this really ain't my day Said "I don't care, it'll all be gone eventually" Why do I care what people do anyway? There's always someone else to back up what you say If you wanna understand then you have to separate And sometimes that will just become the only way Life can stop and start at once The seconds will pass and turn to months And the months will shrivel and fade away Until there's nothing left to say Had an angry neighbor, a ruthless dog A mean old wife who wants me gone And a tired father who mows the lawn Maybe it's time I move on And I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train and the train hit the tracks like that's right I met a guy who was travelin' down the tracks Asked him who he was and also where we're at He said "I don't know what my name is now but I know when things get rich I got a shitload of drugs we can stop and get pissed" Didn't do it then Thought that he was just a friend Had some very very weird stuff bouncing and coursing through my head No it never would've been If it wasn't such a sin I don't ever ever think I'll ever feel that way again Life can stop and start at once The seconds will pass and turn to months And the months will shrivel and fade away Until there's nothing left to say Had an angry neighbor, a ruthless dog A mean old wife who wants me gone And a tired father who mows the lawn Maybe it's time I move on And I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train and the train hit the tracks like that's right I started worrying, I started feeling red Had a monster in my gullet and a demon in my head It wasn't so much mercy as it was being a friend I felt like I was somewhere between here and dead Oh why oh not, oh why oh, why oh not? Oh why oh not, oh why oh, why oh not? Oh why oh not, oh why oh, why oh not? Oh why oh not, oh why oh, why oh not? I took a shine to something very far away Then something pulled me back and took my place This life isn't something I wanted away I said One day I'll make them all pay I took a shine to something very far away I took a shine to something very far away I took a shine to something very far away I took a shine to something very far away And I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train I was riding that train all night long I was riding that god damn train
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Damn Right! 04:08
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Damn right I'll have to do it again Shit you're damn right I'll have to do it again (x10000) First there was the mound And then there was the screen And from the screen was inklings Even smartlings of a dream Then from the dream was candy On candy came the horn And many things had settled Before rupturing had borne They wanted little marrows And marrows spun around So after waiting patiently The ink went dripping down And even in the nighttime Even in the shade Everyone was sweating Looking up at what they made and they said Damn right I'll have to do it again Shit you're damn right I'll have to do it again (x10000) On with it On with it On with it On with it (x4) It had to die someday Eventually it did But by the time it passed It had been thrown into a pit And the pit had been covered And the island was destroyed The land was set on fire And a bomb squad was deployed After it had burned And when the ground was plaqued The people started planting little flowers On the cracks And time kept moving forward To a group of different men Then just as it had happened It had happened all again and they said Damn right I'll have to do it again Shit you're damn right I'll have to do it again (x10000)
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Tujam Sailboat 05:08
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Dark and persistent Mightier than God Smaller than the release From a microscopic rod Buries the shadow The tail and the hooves Like a layer-sack In the roller-back Bit off more than he can chew You can blink it off You can act like it's all gone But when you're in bed sleeping It will know just what you've done It will tear through you And it will be distinct Even in your darkest hour It won't even blink And I'm floating in the night Floating with myself Far away and I mean just that It all starts to collapse I'm in the boardroom I'm into something sick There's a layer of fat That's lying where I'm at And I don't wanna miss a thing If you do not appease me Then I will write you off Oh I will make you sweat You may not know it yet But I'm the same way you are And I owe about ten thousand And I got about ten thousand more new things to do But the rowers won't quit rowing And the people out there listening are the same as me and you And I'm floating in the night Floating with myself Far away and I mean just that It all starts to collapse And I'm floating in the night Floating with myself Far away and I mean just that It all starts to collapse Collapse
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Catching Flies 05:02
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Catching flies Tiny capsules of light Fly away Saving atoms for food Catching flies There are two minor problems Anyway I can talk to you Why am I Such a fuck up Why am I Such a problem I stopped it from breathing I can do anything, anyway Catching flies I am by myself now Feeling still Waiting for someone else Go outside Feel the air on my beard Lifeless eye I am nothing here I am nothing I am nothing at all I am nothing I am nothing at all I feel myself breathing I can do anything, anyway Catching flies No anatomy Room out by The old canal All alone Feeling empty once again All is still I will go in myself I'll be gone I'll be a whisper I'll be something Something besides myself Catching flies I pass by Catching flies Why am I Catching flies Why am I Catching flies
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Another Still 03:50
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Another hand Another fist Another slimy bone Another plan Another risk Another visit home Another place Another time Another sleeping pill Another day Another dime Another missing still Another walk Another run Another panic eye Another bite Another clench Another friend that's died Another laugh Another yell Another hidden link Another man Another friend Another bloody sink I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same Another dog Another cat Another thing to feed Another house Another trap Another missing link Another foot Another hand Another set of eyes Another hit Another shit Another reason why I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same Another first Another last Another "not again" (higher) Another start Another end Another start again Another tuft Another plain Another plastic tin Another want Another dream Another day and then Another pick Another cut Another broken string Another ache Another sweat Another stomach sting Another lie Another punch Another healing bone Another rip Another spike Another toenail grown I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same Another night Another waste Another fever dream Another crash Another burn Another loss of steam Another pop Another ring Another welcome back Another drop Another stiff Another heart attack Another still Another wish Another mercy drop Another thrill Another kick Another time to stop Another loss Another gain Another chance of hope Another theft Another death Another I'm sitting every day Watching all the same Nothing ever changes Never goes away Even still today It will be the same
10.
Worm 05:24
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Don't take my advice I wonder if the time is coming There is a way to get farther out To fall further down I can't tell where I am Inside of me the plan's gone crazy I think I feel a tugging at my sleeve Is this all wrong for me? Nothing passes quickly Even when you're gone I wish that someone told me But the ones who would are now long gone But eventually All the time it takes Will make it easy for the Ones who never know I've gone away I'm nothing but a worm Buried in the dirt when it rains The sun's been gone for hours And I'm too late I can't tell where I am The memories are pushed on a delay They're all slowly starting to fade away Til nothing remains It's just a big problem I've found out what I meant I think it's something funny But the funny part ain't happened yet Now my skin is melting And that don't feel that great I wonder where I'll end up Or if I'll ever know I've gone away That don't own me anymore I won't be mad anymore There won't be nothing anymore But the shit I left behind You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around A big planter on my way Your carefree plastic case The money's so afraid So I stopped in for a ride You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around (unintelligible) You stop my head around You stop my head around You stop my head around You stop my head around You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around You speak the loudest sounds You stop my head around
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Midnight 03:47
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Wait a bit until it's midnight I'm not on thinking terms with this If it takes a while And your back is creaky They'll try and make you take a pill So wait a bit until it's midnight No one can tell you what to do If the blinds are down And the sounds are quiet Then there's nothing they can do Nothing's gonna make it better But you gotta try when you can Because if you don't You're bound to lose it And they'll make you wish you were dead So wait a bit until it's midnight Don't ever say what's going on Just sit a while When they're all sleeping And that's the time to jump right in And that's the time to jump right in And that's the time to jump right in It'll take a while Before you're better But you'll feel it when you can Wait a bit until it's midnight Slowly your eyes will start to drift You'll notice pain And then some pleasure And soon enough you won't have to think If it makes you feel a little sleepy But you think you'll lose your head Then just close your eyes And count to twenty Soon enough you'll be dead

about

This album is available on all streaming services.
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I began Worm in 2020 after releasing This Album Plays Itself! Worm is the sequel to that album, which itself is the sequel to South Wayside and 45. I don’t know if I’ll make another album in the vein of these three albums, but even if I do, I think the trilogy is complete nonetheless. There’s not a heavy conceptual element in any of those albums, but somehow it feels correct for them to be together. Before South Wayside and 45 I made something like 40 albums of various nonsense, much probably not worth listening to, and South Wayside was the first where I was fully comfortable with doing vocals from front to back. It was cool to be able to actualize some of the songs in a fully fleshed out way, as I had never done that vocally before. And songs that I had written years prior could finally be recorded in a way I was satisfied with.

On This Album Plays Itself! I did, essentially, the same thing. But now that I had an understanding of mixing my instruments and my voice, I was able to actually experiment with the songs a bit and go out of my comfort zone as much as possible. It was fun to have a marimba-infused nihilistic folk rock song (“Dead Golf Balls”) within the same tracklist as a paranoid and goofy synthpop song (“Scary Phone!”) and the freedom to go nutso made me very excited to continue working on the album no matter how long it took. And it took a while. On top of that, I was finally able to input and record my keyboard, guitar, and bass, which allowed me to hone the compositions more. Most importantly, I learned how to fucking mix the songs. The mixing certainly wasn’t perfect on This Album Plays Itself!, but it was a hell of a lot better than it was on South Wayside and 45.
And now, on Worm, I’m able to take what I learned from those albums and make something even more chaotic, experimental, pop-forward, and focused. Every song feels drastically different from the last, but there’s a sense of cohesion to it. Then again, maybe there isn’t and I’m just so blinded by the fact that I made all the songs and I’ve been working on it for years. To me, though, the songs flow together well regardless of how different they are. Some songs were noise rock, some gothic, hypnagogic, lofi, post-punk, zolo, noise-pop, alternative, and on and on. And, if you can believe it, I cut an album’s worth of songs from Worm and the primary reason most of those songs were cut was due to the lack of cohesion. There have been 12 tracks, totaling somewhere in the 50-minute range, cut from Worm. I don’t know if they will all see the light of day, but that’s besides the point. What I’m saying is, I didn’t just put the first 11 songs I could think of on this record—in fact, the songs that started this project off were deleted from the final cut.

I don’t know what I’m doing next with music, if I’m going to release anything under the Feck moniker, or if I’ll only continue with Big Shot Lounge, Soundass, Crapstacks, Noel Nubley, etc., or if I’ll just fade behind a little bit. If I don’t make another album, though, I’ll be happy with Worm being what I leave behind. Even if I’m the only one who hears and enjoys it.

Thank you for listening and reading my ramblings. Goodbye.

credits

released May 1, 2022

All songs written, recorded, performed, and mixed by Feck.

Album cover photo taken by Celise Raines at Big Shot Lounge.

"The Acrobat" features vocals by Katie Michael.

"Catching Flies" drums recording overseen by Grant Lambert.

Special thanks to Michael Wilson for release help.

Extra special thanks to Celise Raines.

Management: Brent "Domino" Williams.

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Feck is a multi-instrumentalist from New Orleans specializing in rock jams and experimental noise stuff.

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