Unrestricted
Champagne Gift Basket
Friends make the best mirrors
That's the only reason I don't break them
Does my envy strangle your love of life
Or does it strengthen it?
Offering unyielding support
As a dark scaffolding
A toxic foundation?
With every rose you
gleefully sniff,
I sharpen my resentful knife
Waiting to carve a long due frown
Into your soft face
I grip your hand, but I do not shake it
I hear your stories, but I never listen
Maybe that means there's nothing, but darkness inside me
But that would be too easy
For you to dismiss
And for me to admit
I think your esteem would dissolve
Without our little unconscious arrangement
I think you're as empty as I am
The only thing that brings you a modicum of pleasure
Is feasting on my envious retreat
That's why you keep by your side
As long as this ritual persists, you'll never die
I only know because I do it all the time
supported by 52 fans who also own “Champagne Gift Basket”
Quite possibly the most full-on album I've ever listened to. Intense, and then some. 'Digital Tarpit' could describe both the track and the whole album: high-pitched guitar squeals that make your fillings itch coupled with merciless, suffocating heaviness. The Avenell-esque vocals top it off perfectly.
Brilliant - punishing, but brilliant. jim_fuego