Once again there are dark clouds coming in/as the angels call to collect on our sin/What's even left of this God-forsaken mess?/Circumcised battle cries, a couple songs and fuck the rest/Or so we say/It seems I'm fading faster than my disaster/Each time we get it right we fade right after/One thing I've learned: without a fire there ain't a burn/and I admire all you bastards, but I won't turn/Or repent for the lifetimes that we've spent/as clowns for hire just spinning tires in wet cement/If I've learned one thing it's that everybody leaves/Everyone will leave but me/I've come to terms, and I concede/I've got a ghost of good times following me/I admire all you bastards/and I hope you're getting yours/but the lifers get it worse/and I won't turn
This album is AZip's best since Andiamo, maybe even A Passage In Time. And that's a high bar for a band that couldn't put out a bad studio album if they tried. There's hints of every previous album. Even fans who think the band went downhill after Passage should like this one. Mark Hammond
I love it. Have to agree with still bummed: this packs an emotional punch but rocks hard. I've played this whole album repeatedly over the last week which is unusual for me. Exhilarating, poignant, intelligent, melodic. Robin Ward
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I love that this album has a more "classic punk" feel with relevant lyrics. I cannot pick a favorite track, because there are so many great ones! Walker Wilson