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You Must Be This Tall To Die

by Action Park

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1.
Wrong 02:42
Thinking back to plans we made on better days Hopeful for those plans we made on better days One day we’ll look back upon this life we made Nevermore in want of all those better days I was right and you were wrong, Ain’t that what matters all along Egos argue won’t back down I have to win No conceding points of view I hope you’ve got thick skin You walk all over me you won’t get in the door Don’t care about your feelings only keeping score I was right and you were wrong, Ain’t that what matters all along And I remember every single fight It didn’t matter if you were wrong or right No more talk get out my way I’m starting over its a brand new day
2.
Waiting on The Rain Lost inside this desert of your heart I’m in a drought Tired eyes are dry for want of something to believe Emptiness is filling me with agony and doubt I’m thirsting for a drop of hope & desperate for relief I'm waiting on the rain Rain Clouds are gathered overhead but how long can I wait To shower off the memories of misery & pain and wash away the heartache of the guilt I’m choking down Or wander in this desert till I’m 6 feet underground I’m waiting on the rain Rain
3.
Boston 01:53
Storybook romance backdrop New England Each escaping the pain of our previously dealt hands I feel home in your arms safe and sound Two months later everything came crumbling down Tragedy Wandering through Boston hand in hand Wrapped in the dialogue of our star crossed future’s plans A broom closet for two was our happy home For lonesome travelers with aching bones I’m happy Hiding from the outside let’s run away We could go the distance say what do you think Anxious apprehension makes me run in place She flew over the handle bars when I hit the brakes Apathy Woke up the next morning so bittersweet I only wished our time didn’t have to be so brief And a New Years kiss we’ll always have that Hope your next chapter doesn’t come along and leave me flat Apathy Agony
4.
Cancer 02:28
Last night you called me and told me you’re dying I didn't believe you I hoped you were lying The words are choking me i’ve swallowed my tongue As i try to cry out while the dial tone hums I am not ready for a world without you No miracle cure or a hope for a breakthrough Just your sunken eyes asking me for the last time To try and remember you in your prime I am sorry for you
5.
Side by Side 01:59
Everytime you look at me Eyes burning expectantly Emptiness filling me up I can’t relate you’ve got it rough Count me out Knock me down Side by side Hear you sobbing on the phone Feeling desperate and alone Need a jumpstart for your heart I drained the tank now you won’t start Count me out Knock me down Side by side It’s you I failed I’m owning up Denial bleeds enough's enough Memory stings like a cold shower Like a prince locked in a tower Count me out Knock me down Side by side On My Own Bridge!
6.
Call Waiting 04:02
I wake up screaming almost every single day Wish for a taste of what it’s like to be okay Phone ringing off the wall I’m hanging up the pain I clench my fists and scream to make it go away My gut is churning I can’t get my head straight Guilt doesn’t pay the rent but it lives in my brain But you still claim to love the one that got away But I’m still the same old bastard and I’ll never change
7.
24 Months 03:10
Sometimes I wonder how in the hell things got this way How did things between us get so out of shape Tried to speak up too little too late And It’s a crying shame this is the way it had to be But you refused to let it end gracefully I’m sorry I’m sorry you kept pushing it Held on too long I can’t save you I think it’s time you let me be Had enough of your distilled misery I wasn’t a saint but I don’t owe you anything I’m done bleeding myself dry for your benefit Tried to be kind you forced my hand The writing’s been on the wall but You wouldn’t take the hint Won’t be content 'til you drag me down with you I’m not I’m not giving in 24 months no more I think it’s time you let me be Had enough of your distilled misery Misery
8.
I don’t wanna sit alone and wait How long am I gonna have to pay Even though I probably shouldn’t stay Gonna wait around until the leaves change No more will I sit alone and wait For a change that’s no longer on its way How much longer do I have to pay Gotta leave before the leaves up and change again
9.
Wheezing gasping choking will I sleep at all tonight Are you gonna smother me or be my air supply Dried and cracking bleeding nose is destroying my head Empty chest is caving in & I can’t leave my bed I wanna sleep again I wanna clear my head Night is far from over and I'm praying for the dawn Too much space inside my head and bed since you been gone Lungs are burning so damn hot I think I’m bleeding out Addiction burning at both ends but please I need you now I wanna breathe again I wanna clear my head Breathless and I need somebody Breathing in and bleeding out Breathing in and bleeding out Breathing in and bleeding out
10.
Guzzo 02:58
Rounding the corner on our yesterdays Bury all we’ve built in a shallow grave Dismantling the pillars of my faith The past is dead, turn the page And Throw it all away Try to numb the pain Throw it all away Held it together as long as I could Fell apart anyway, didn't do much good Caught between what I want and what I should Shatter the frame Throw it all away Time to start again Throw it all away
11.
Airwaves 02:39
Fight the airwaves in the street Cause they're all paved with limosines Tinted windows keep out everything unclean Fight the airwaves in the sky Cause they're all preaching suicide Fiber optics left us with nowhere to hide I want to burn it all I want a new religion But who will heed the call But who will break tradition Now? And if we don't we'll spiral down And I need to believe that Someday we will somehow get things right Double vision in my brain Cause left and right is just the same Every angle meant to keep us playing games And they all laugh behind closed doors While they sell us pointless wars Kill each other as the poison takes its course I want to burn it all I want a new religion But who will heed the call But who will break tradition Now? And if we don't we'll spiral down And I need to believe that Someday we will somehow get things right
12.
Restless and I’m tearing at my sheets Running through my heart and through my dreams Don’t start caring now Couldn’t make a show when it mattered most Photographs are haunting me like ghosts Don’t start caring now

about

And with a thunderous clatter in the wake of the complete dissolution of life as we knew it; Action Park rose from the smoldering carnage. Sculpted in basements and garages to be consumed on the sidewalks and in the back rooms while the ship goes down and the foundation crumbles. Birthed from a surplus of staring off into space, peeling back the curtain and revealing the withering mechanism within each of us. This sonic document is the product of countless hours of painstaking physical, mental, and emotional labor. The guiding force throughout what has no doubt been one of the longest, darkest, and decidedly most bizarre chapters in any of our stories. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit flying directly in the face of the most abject sense of despair and hopelessness that we have ever experienced. It exists not merely for fashion but because now especially above all things it was most necessary to create, to tap into that which is universal and to spend some time there together. Catharsis doesn’t begin to cover it. This thirty-one minutes of music was the thread we were all collectively hanging by that kept us back from the edge. Who knows, it may just do the same for you. If you’re reading this; thank you. It means more than you know…

-Vinny

credits

released September 17, 2021

Action Park is:

Aaron Pagdon (aka Action Aaron aka Coach aka Gorf) – Drums/Ham Salad
Bobby DeQuillfeldt (aka Action Bob aka Deputy Buckshot Borbo) – Guitar/Mr. High Voice
Matt Riley (aka Matt Action aka Stretch Handsome) – Guitar/Vocals/Confidence
Vinny Carriero (aka Action Chenz aka TSA’s Worst Nightmare) – Bass/Vocals/Instigating

All songs written by Action Park except "24 Months" written by Action Park and Jesse Andrus
Recorded and Mixed December 11-14th 2020 at Sabella Studios in Roslyn, NY by Will Harris
Mixed by Will Harris
Mastered by Jesse Andrus
Album Art: Bri Martinsen Design

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Melodic Punk Rawk from the sunny shores of Lawng Eyelund, Noo Yawk

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