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A Brief Moment Of Sanity

by Corporate Citizen

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1.
Keep it simple. Keep it civil. Keep it safe. No one wants to be the one who makes the waves. The drama continues unabated. Everyone gets faded and now we are just chasing tails They’ll empathize and sympathize right to your face. Then tear you down and talk shit as soon as you leave this place. Appease and apologize just to avoid a fight. But I know that you know I’m right The cycle begins anew. We find ourselves right back at the start, only redundancy, no heart. Speak out, Go ahead, see how that goes. See how the energy flows Chorus Looks like we’re heading into rough seas boys All hands batten down Reduce the sails or the mast will crack All hands batten down Cut the mainstays, clear the decks All hands batten down Incoming wave, brace for impact Chorus 2x
2.
95 Sound 02:23
Looking back at the years, the years that have passed, sometimes I get angry and sometimes i just laugh. We were running from the cops, running from maturity trying not to grow up Oklahoma City Bombing, WTO, Superman is paralyzed and Out Come the Wolves Time, there’s no stopping it. Go with the flow or get run over it by it Now looking back I can’t believe we made it. Despite all the bad choices we survived. (We’re still alive) And still I smile through me reminiscence to that far off year of 95 95, 95, 95 Sound Now i’m in the thick of it and there’s no getting out. Eyes straight ahead there’s nothing for me in the past. Good times, Gone times, looking ahead to better times You think that You can freeze time? Hit the rewind? Even if you could, what would you get? Romanticizing past is rose-colored glasses The best hasn’t come yet Wasting all of our todays just looking back at then. And twenty years from now we will look back at when? I won’t be held hostage by the distant past, seconds ticking down so fast. I will strive to live past the year 1995. 95, 95, 95 Sound
3.
There is a ring that you’re supposed to grab for The one that glimmers, always gold One that cures all One that makes your problems so small You’re not allowed to be happy with where you’re at You must always strive for more Stow away any notions that happiness lies within I never wanted it, I never needed it I’m not looking for the next big thing Just fine where i’m at And you can judge me, make me feel small But your opinion means nothing at all I just don’t care All the rats in the race cannibalize each other at lightning pace They will not stop until they drop Simplicity is pushed to the side What are we worth if we don’t buy, buy. Buy? And consume all we see I don’t think that it is fair at all. Keep being pushed until we fall and eventually shoved over the edge Take another step right off of the ledge. A society riddled with runaway anxiety. Morally bankrupt by a banking policy that endangers us all
4.
Be careful who you worship cause they will let you down. And when you need em most they won’t be around. You’ll be left wondering why you’ve been abandoned. Left without the tools to survive you’ll wonder what happened Stripped of your self worth, stripped of your autonomy. Powerless, defenseless with no Identity Be careful what you wish for cause it might come true. You’ll have no one else to blame but you. Reality can do you in when you live in fantasy land. You’ll find out pretty quick you’re insignificant insignificant Chorus Think, Think, Think for yourself. Can’t live for someone else Speak, Speak, Speak for yourself. Let everyone worry about themselves
5.
Trust Fails 02:30
We find ourselves in another fight. Another wasted night. They’ll be no meeting of the minds Just more wasted time. If there could be some positive line. An accumulation of these petty bitch sessions Just A Waste Of Words The cycle continues, no ending in sight. Our better intentions have taken flight. We play the reruns of our lives Where do we go from here. Another day, a week, a month, a year. Will pass us by Chorus Try, Try, Try, 2x Nothing ever gets resolved. Nothing ever will again Chorus 2x
6.
Fatal Trap 03:18
I have to admit that what you said was some crazy shit but I think I took it in stride I let it go, said it was no big deal but then you threw it in my face I stepped in your fatal trap We move forward and then you circle back Now I am open for attack But you continue to smash, smash, smash I don’t know what your problem but i think that you should probably settle down Think about what you’re saying and the stupid games you’re playing. It is time to move on Chorus Are you in need of a distraction Get a life Is this how you get your kicks Leave mine to me Was I just caught up in the middle? Get a life Your ability to lie so prolific Chorus
7.
Got No Time 03:08
Got no time 3x And even less to spend on you I’ve come to the conclusion that you are a fucking fake And I can’t believe a thing you say We can’t even agree on the facts The facts are useless we just attack Civil discourse is abandoned Now whoever shouts loudest wins Got no time 3x And even less to spend on you How did we get in this predicament We wonder where the good times went Everyday is battle but no one wins We’ll repeat this cause it never ends Can’t seem to find middle ground This carousel of hate goes round and round We’re better We’re better than this We are just a mockery And we are trying to beat the clock But we now say things for the shock Got no time 3x And even less to spend on you
8.
You are horribly out of touch except for that base that loves you so much There’s nothing to say you might as well just walk away (refrain) You think he is sent by God but don’t find his infidelities and immoralities odd Refrain Policies, policies, policies. Fallacies, fallacies, fallacies Refrain You blame everyone else for the stupid shit you do. You wonder why you’ve lost the respect of more than a few. You are becoming old news. You decry fake news You praise his business sense but don’t care about his lack of taxes Refrain Sycophant, Sycophant, is your counsel Paralytic, Paralytic the country Refrain No more parlour tricks, You’re a magician The things I loved you have tried to destroy. The only things that mattered, you used them as a ploy. It was a sick charade, a fabrication made to cover the real story that you have failed miserably, that you have failed miserably So long farewell you will not be missed and when you’re gone we’ll move on
9.
The Good One 03:07
What a thing to say. What am I supposed to do. I keep on bending over backwards but nothing ever impresses you. For too long I have tried too hard For too long I have catered to you I’ll never be good enough or smart enough The Good One! They lied, they lied, they lied And it didn’t make any difference What a waste of my time. What else could I have done. You made my life so difficult and now you are no one To me you are inconsequential A bump in the road that I will always avoid Chorus Bridge: Never wanted to just walk away With so many old wounds open, So much left to say. The bond that seemed so solid then, Irrecoverably broken, Can’t be the same again (And if you) keep shaking your fists to the sky (Accomplishing) nothing as you wonder why (Misery) permeates every single day (Everything) you love will slowly fade away ...and I hate that I want to see you fall Looks like you changed me after all Chorus

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Label: El Topo Records
Contact: corporatecitizensd@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/corporatecitizen2017
Instagram: @corporatecitizensd
Twitter: twitter.com/CorporateCitzen

Band Photo by Eric Lilly @eric.lilly

Recorded at Exum Recording
629 W 5th Avenue
Escondido, CA 92025

Engineered by Scott Exum

All songs written and performed by Corporate Citizen

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released April 26, 2019

Dan Achin (Drums), Hal Hannon (Bass) Bob Meder (Vocals), Steve O’Brien (Guitar), Louis Ramsey (Guitar)

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Corporate Citizen San Diego, California

Corporate Citizen formed in 2017 heavily influenced by melodic hardcore reminiscent of bands from the 90’s. The band draws from their years of playing music and touring with bands such as Grey Area and Crown of Thornz.

Their new record “A Brief Moment of Sanity” is the first full length and being distributed by El Topo Records.
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