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The Violence of Love

from Misophonia by The Secret Weasels

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If you're listening to this song, and you think it's about you then it probably is. Tom has actually committed these lyrics to memory.
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lyrics

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

credits

from Misophonia, released April 1, 2020
Matt Westerlund - Lead and backing vocals. All instruments except bass, including trombone and accordion.
Tom Enroth - Backing vocals and bass (Yamaha BB300 with tape wound strings to get that quasi stand-up/tuba sound).

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The Secret Weasels Saint Paul, Minnesota

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

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