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Misophonia

by The Secret Weasels

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1.
Underground 03:17
No more cooperation, this is a place that’s new I sling sarcastic arrows, your words are colored blue You form an army, they share the things you want I gather forces, like-minded confidants Hunt you down, Closer now, I’ll put you (underground) Hunt you down, Closer now, I’ll put you (underground) I’ll hold you underground Your invitation: a puzzle on the floor We drive a Trojan horse right through your open door I push and pull you, you vanish in thin air We’ll never find you, but see you everywhere
2.
Broken 02:42
And I don’t want a chance to do this over, And I don’t need a way to start again. You heard me say before how I could never hurt you. I can see it in your eyes you’ve got my life in your hands. After all that we’ve been through, is it over? Cos I don’t think that I can live if we’re broken. I watched you stumble and try to find your feet. I heard you say how much you missed me, but you know I don’t believe A single thing you say and even less what I see you do. But I just had to laugh at your silence came back to you. After all that we’ve been through, is it over? Cos I don’t think that you should live if we’re broken. I walk the floor at night and pray it all was just a dream. I keep the shutters closed and wonder if they hear my screams. I see you everywhere and that’s so strange because you’re dead. Why can’t I find a way to pull these visions from my head? After all that we’ve been through, is it over? Cos don’t think that I can live if we’re broken.
3.
You . . . an image on my mind in the middle of the night, I’ve no will to fight Slow . . . a hypnotizing tone, sounding in my bones, a source unknown Love . . . one thousand times as strong as the signal I receive, even though I don’t believe Walls . . . really can come down – I see the way you hide the panic in your eyes This frozen madness is purgatory . . . wrapped in a stream of digital sadness I wonder what we will ever be . . . cold, twisted up, all alone Feel . . . your stomach start to turn, see the world burn . . . that’s what you’ve earned Now . . . fires start to die, moments passing by like an electronic sigh I was alone, out in the cold, ready to fold…and then I saw you… Out of your mind, looking for kindness, trying to find a place to go to, and to hold on to
4.
45 Miles 03:37
Diffuse the sun when you walk into a crowded room All signs said True Love, but you seemed to leave much too soon, That Mylar jacket and those legs for days made me sigh I tore your thrift-shop dress and your left fist met my eye. I can’t see you any more But I can’t get up off the floor. I wonder what “they” mean when “they” speak of “better days”? I go from “bad” to “worse” and never get to “OK”. Would I feel any joy with you in my life again? Your mother told me not to believe a word you said. We’ve been through all this before You don’t love me anymore But I can’t seem to find the door. I walked 45 miles just to end up in a place, I never wanted to leave but you had to run your own race. Why did I chose to believe a smile that looked so out of place, And give you half of my life when you just left me in disgrace? What recourse did you leave when you spun your web of lies? I was the perfect mark. A man without alibis. And now you call me just to tell me that you’re all alone, The gunshots brought me ‘round the bullets drove your message home. Please don’t call me anymore. I feel like I’ve been through a war. Somehow, I’ve become your whore. I walked 45 miles just to end up in a place, I never wanted to leave, but you had to run your own race. Why did I chose to believe a smile that looked so out of place, And give you half of my life when you just left me in disgrace? You just left me in disgrace. You just left me in disgrace. You just left me in disgrace. You just left me in disgrace.
5.
See the girl who’s been locked in a room She won’t be leavin’ there anytime soon She’s being punished for her carelessness Her cheeks are warm and wet, life is a mess Ooooh (Her room...) Ooooh (Her room...) Climbs the hill in his threadbare clothes Holds an anger that nobody knows He tries to hide the knife in his hands His only solace lies in his own plans I’ve…got time to kill If you will I’ll stand still Gotta get up I gotta get out I gotta let it all go Gotta get up I gotta get out I gotta let it all go Gotta get up I gotta get out I gotta let it all go Gotta get up I gotta get out I gotta let it all go Spends his days making burgers and fries Wears a smile but there’s a look in his eyes He can’t admit that life’s got him down But he dreams of leaving, forgetting this town
6.
Run for your life, Until you find the perfect crime. And then, Change, change your mind, Is it time to lie down and die? And you cry, And you cry, Acetone tears from dead grey eyes. Drive, Punching holes through the trees. Heed the signs. From the East tracers fly, Shooting sparks, Starless night alone. And you cry, And you cry, Acetone tears from dead grey eyes. Forever complicated, Forever feeling jaded, Forever finding your way home. An empty road on both sides, With new beliefs to subscribe, The twisted path you will forever roam.
7.
Descending 03:39
When the daylight burns and grinds Time slowly unwinds I see you toss a stone to the sky With the hurt you’ve honed so fine And a heart as closed as mine We soar but then fall behind Dream of now There’s nothing else To carry you If a sullen, solemn day Repeats itself this way You will go all alone to the sea It’s slow mending When you’re descending There’s no pretending now
8.
You burst right in and you pushed too far, you drove too fast and wrecked your car You tried to see but you looked too hard, you came too fast, you went too far You walked on knees and raised the bar, you mean too much to me… You tried to fly and grab the stars, you’d better let it be I want to feel you now, I cannot move or breathe I want to be released, but do not want to leave I want to see you try, I want to hear you lie, I want to watch you die--you tried too hard and you fell too far You know you’re right and you rub it in, you eat too much but stay so thin You lock me out but invite me in, you try to lose, you hate to win You ran away and lost your twin, you tried to set him free… You prayed for grace but drowned in sin, you’d better learn to see I want to feel you now, I cannot move or breathe I want to be released, but do not want to leave I want to see you try, I want to hear you lie, I want to watch you die--you tried too hard and you fell too far You are… on my mind (Always) We are… lost in time (Always) You close your mind but let it stray, you rush along and then delay You’re black and white but soon turn gray, you stand too firm, you hate to sway You fear the pull of sweet decay, you stare into the sea You tell me not to disobey, you warn me not to flee I want to feel you now, I cannot move or breathe I want to be released, but do not want to leave I want to see you try, I want to hear you lie, I want to watch you die--you tried too hard and you fell too far My lover denied my heaven, I shudder at your name I longed to see the red sun shine, I’ve never been the same I followed every world you left, unpacking every clue The need from deep inside myself reflected back at you
9.
You wake up early on a Tuesday afternoon, You feel the ringing in your eyes and ears. You turn away because you’ve seen that face before, Staring you down across a thousand years. It’s just another terminal romance, Another way for you (me/us) to waste your (my/our) time, It’s just another terminal romance, But you (I/we) wish you (I/we) were (was/were) in love. I wake up lonely and I don’t know what to do, Can’t see the difference between wrong and right. And though she’s with me I can’t help but feel lost, In the endless hours between day and night. Where do you go when you go away from me? We talk in circles without any words to say, Afraid of silence crippled-life disease. It’s just what happens on an ordinary day, Can’t find a forest from inside the trees.
10.
Go, Go Away 02:16
In my mind and on the ground, I can find my way around There’s a way to tell you what I know There’s a special place where we can go. Away…Go, Go Away Away… Go, Go Away Dream all day and watch the sky, Reflect the sunset in my eye. When you wished upon your favorite star, Did you really think it would go so far? Away… Go, Go Away Away… Go, Go Away
11.
This modern town has got you down, a lost immortal dream A shot or two, I stare at you; I’m nothing like I seem You start to spin a dirty little tale while driving, and killing time Feeling alien hands at night, go rigid and lose your sight No more love and no more pain, I’m happier in the rain I’m breathing easy in my own skin, I might have lost, but you didn’t win I’ve got a little bit of rot in me; It’s buried in my brain It’s been so long, there’s nothing wrong and really, nothing left to gain Early dawn…see them yawn, minds are set on happiness Now they run in morning sun to certain harm, with open arms
12.
I knew everything about her ‘cos she wore her glasses, But that’s not to say I understood her point of view. Did she really look like Liz on the cover of Guyville? I’d be the first to admit my perspective is skewed. CS Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Lucy in the Sky, Blueberry ice-cream, orange sunsets, and mermaids swimming by, But she’s just staring at her phone and I’m oblivious to signs. We had waffles and wine every Wednesday morning, But I abandoned my post Thursday afternoon. If she’s the reason I can make it to another Monday, Sunday night can’t arrive a minute too soon. It rains through the ceiling. The soffits are pealing. I’m out of a job, I think I’m losing my……. Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind! I knew everything about her ‘cos she wore her glasses.
13.
She’s a feel-good-right-now woman; you’re a love-for-life kind of man He’s a give-her-what-she-wants kind of lover; you’re about to lose the upper hand If you don’t want a broken heart you’d better run before the sun goes down… She can take it or leave it if you’ve got it; she can give you one hell of a time But you’re not gonna ever win her over; you’re lucky if you don’t lose your mind If you don’t want a broken heart you’d better run before the sun goes down… Hey… You’d better run, Boy Hey… You’d better get up and run Some might wonder why you even bother, but you keep runnin’ back for more You’re tossed in hopeless indecision; you kiss Madonna and pray to the whore If you don’t want a broken heart you’d better run before the sun goes down… She’s a feel good anytime She’s gonna make you cry You’re gonna lose your mind She’s gonna be just fine (That's what I'm talkin' 'bout baby... You better run...)
14.
Did she come from sunlight, or did she hang the moon? The first time I met her I said goodbye too soon. She offered me a kindness that I never can repay, When she asked to hear my songs there was nothing I could say. In a tiny attic room, I played my songs, Guitar finish sparkles reflected in her eyes. Hours changed to minutes and the seconds seemed too long, I’d give anything if I could make her smile. I can’t help but wonder if it’s all in my mind. As we start our journey To the western side, The wipers keep Our conversation in time. I wish that somehow our lives could align. Significant coincidences meant more than they seemed, Strange but no stranger I still hear her in my dreams. Sitting in my car she sang the sweetest melody, I’m afraid she’s gone forever why can’t she see? A lonely drive to get back home with too much time to think, About the life I wish I’d lead if she was meant for me. Miles of open Interstate and horizontal rain, Will I have to sell my soul to see her again?
15.
I'm mulling over whether I might dare to speak my mind Brutal honesty with thoughts like these is never kind Disturbance of the status quo, a leveling of scales Could warrant this discomfort and the pain that it entails To knock you from your high horse, bring you to the ground, Strip you of your smugness and the happiness you’ve found I don’t believe in burning hell; but really wish I could Send you there to rot away like worm-infested wood The violence of love This violence in us I’m balanced on the fragile line between admiring you And feeling shades of anger, lust, and bitter envy too Holiness lies waiting at the base of seething rage Simmering and hungry, haunting history’s dawning age Heed the call with open heart, believe that you will see The beautiful in everything, the wonderment in me Distraction keeps us busy and prevents us getting through It keeps our face against the stone, diverts us from the new Uselessly, I rail against our modern, hate-filled mess You and me and yours and mine, together by duress The background sound of life today is a never-ending whine I long for days and places gone, nostalgic other times Save your hipster wisdom and your condescending ways Your retro-modern clothing and your self-reflective praise Pontificating constantly with bumper slogan signs While feasting on the cuts of meat picked from your neighbors’ spines
16.
Muse 05:02
She comes across the waves, The sky and the planes. She sparks inside your mind It feels like the first time. She guides your shaking hand, Words flow out like desert sands. You’re warm inside her glow, And learn a love no one will ever know. Is it even fair to ask her to love you back? Do you want to feel everything that she’ll allow you to feel? Do you want to fly enfolded in her arms across the night sky? Can you face the fall when after she leaves you feel nothing at all? She’s here by her own choice, She sings the songs with your voice. And you can’t make her stay. You’ll reach and but she'll slip away. She’ll leave you in the night. And you’ll search for her your whole life. She’s found another now, And you’re just a face in the crowd. You stare at the page, but you have nothing to say. Do you want to feel everything that she’ll allow you to feel? Do you want to fly enfolded in her arms across the night sky? Can you face the fall when after she leaves you feel nothing at all? Do you want to fly enfolded in her arms across the night sky?
17.
Nothing 03:31
Starting with nothing but hope They need to feel like they’re alive Where others might struggle to cope These two were made for the night Dark are their once dreaming minds Teeming with phantoms unseen They promise each other they’ll find A way to set themselves free—as they… Hold on to nothing Nothing is all that they have Everything rose out of nothing All as if it was in the plan Still they are haunted by need Horror bound up with release Knowing deep down that it means In the end we all must concede—that we…
18.
Princess of the roadways, it’s 3:00am, I’m in bed sleeping and she’s drunk again. She calls to tell me that she can’t see the end. Everything that happens to her happens again. Princess of the roadways, it’s morning light, A drink to stop her shaking and to calm her mind. Is she wonderful? Can she see? Is this all a game? Does she need me? Princess of the roadways, Friday afternoon, As snow falls down around us I start to dream. But there’s no perfect world where we can live. Because love conquers nothing… Because love conquers nothing… Because love conquers nothing… (I repeat this many times) I hold her while she cries...

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Starting where A Community of Weasels ended... No... Wait...
Compiling all their influences into a 63-minute opus... Um... No...

Honestly, what can we say? We've spent over a year recording, mixing, re-mixing, and mastering Misophonia. It's far and away the most ambitious creative project that we've embarked upon. Yes, that includes the three movies we've filmed. We hope you'll enjoy the songs and the way the album flows. It's not a concept album, it's just a lot of songs that are thematically related due to the fact that we have similar life experiences. It's also, we believe, our finest achievement.

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released April 1, 2020

The Secret Weasels present: Misophonia

Misophonia was produced, engineered, arranged, mixed, and mastered by The Secret Weasels

Misophonia was recorded at Electric Mattyland and Wildebeest Audio (2nd engineer/vocal coach at Wildebeest Audio: Allison Johnson)

Misophonia was edited, mixed, and mastered at Electric Mattyland

The Secret Weasels are:

Tom Enroth: lead and backing vocals, 8- and 4- strings basses, 6- and 12-string electric guitars, baritone electric guitars, 4- and 6- string acoustic guitars, 4- and 8- string tenor ukuleles, standard and octave mandolins.

Matt Westerlund: lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, ukulele, mandolin, keyboards, accordion, trombone, and saxophone.

Cover and centerspread paintings by Sophia Morrisette. Photographed, edited, and lettered by Matt Westerlund.

The Wildebeest and the Vampire was written by Tom Enroth. It was translated and performed by Gypsy Chicken.

Underground, Digital Sadness, Girl in a Room, Descending, Lost in Time, Always; This Modern Town, Run Before Sundown, The Violence of Love, and Nothing were written by Matt Westerlund.

Broken, 45 Miles, Acetone Tears, (Another) Terminal Romance, Go, Go Away; CS Lewis Carroll, Strange but No Stranger, Muse, and Princess of the Roadways were written by Tom Enroth.

Thanks to: David Moore, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Phil Dupuis, The Colorado Phil Show, Clouzine Music Mag, Solvei Stenslie, Joanna Kreft, Laura Oliver, Phil Fleming, Jake Schlagel, The Auk’s Roost, Allison Johnson, Sophia “Our Hipgnosis” Morrisette, all our families and friends as well as anyone who bought (or even listened to) our first album.

A special shout out to our #weaselcommunity (both online and on the ground): Bad Mary, Gypsy Chicken, Courtney Yasmineh, NOHA, Dennis -This Side of Anarchy, Laini & the Wildfire, Donnie Vie, Megawave, Nina Luna, Kaptein Soloppgang, Cholly, Hunter, and Helaine & the Hurricanes.

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The Secret Weasels are a multimedia concern who have made three short films and two full-length albums.

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