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Paper Skin

by Straight Line Arrival

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franklylost - Straight Line Arrival proves once again to be music that won’t be knocked down. Continuing to push the limits of what they can produce, ‘Paper Skin’ bleeds out of any easily confinable genre almost entirely and comes out the other side as something best defined by its DIY nature and punk ethos. It’s visceral, and honest almost to a fault (both in its message and production.) The album in its cover art, tracks, and message is very much like a sequel to the previously successful ‘Glass Bones’ and if you liked that record you owe it to yourself to get this one your collection as well.

I think people rarely appreciate how difficult it can be to push your vocals the way it’s done on this album, a good example being the title track: ‘Paper Skin.’ Come for the raw vocals, stay for the diverse instrumentation and potent honesty. Favorite track: Ankles II.
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huh Incredible voice, lyrics that you wanna scream out loud, and some awesome musical originality that the genre needs. Words don’t describe the feelings ya get from this. Favorite track: Strung Out.
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H man ankle ll is fuckin great song along with da others da shits raw man
thebrokenbird
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thebrokenbird Beautiful raw emotions. *-*
Powerful voice mixed with good guitar skills and completely diy. The small imperfections in some tracks make the whole album a perfect experience. Love it! :D
Favorite track: The Tequila Song.
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captainchuckefan Another good album by Straight Line Arrival! Absolutely loved The Tequila Song, Ankles II, and Houses II Favorite track: The Tequila Song.
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Take a deep breath they say. But breathing is easy, it's getting out of bed that's hard. I'll probably never be the person that I dreamed, and giving up has been the worst part. If someone told me growing older would mean growing out of all that I love, I would never have grown up. I miss living out of cars, and crashing couch to couch. The person I was wouldn't recognize who I am now.
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Strung Out 03:06
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Queen Size 02:19
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Paper Skin 04:13
Sticks and stones and broken bones, they will use their words to ruin you. You are worth more than a nine to five. You're worth everything that makes you feel alive. Take aim at a world you're not a part of. Burn down everything you'll never need. Written on our paper skin "this is a live that is worth living" I'm prepared to leave it all behind. Fuck everything that doesn't make you feel alive. Everything is but a prick under our skin. Their lives, they only go skin deep. You are worth more than anything they can say about you. Keep calm, fuck em all, and you'll make it though. I've left everything behind a dozen fucking times, what makes you think I won't do it again?
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Houses II 02:53
frustrations over the plans we've made and the promises we can't keep and I'm sorry the world is a tumor and we only find refuge in sleep it's okay but it's not okay that nothings going to plan nothing feels alright the only valid dreams we have are the ones that we have at night and if I could turn those dreams into reality believe me I fucking would but I'm afraid of any responsibility so I'm not not sure that I could I'm afraid of a life that involves more than simply rearranging but I guess I gotta get with the times because the times are changing these tattoos of houses are places we will one day be if we can get over the fact that dreams can be more than sleep and it's shame we live on borrowed time but it's time that time meant something to me it's a shame that I can't get out of bed it's a shame that I'm so in love in myself it's a shame that things are always the same it's a shame that all I fucking feel is shame
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I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know that I hate the pigs out east as much as I hate the ones back home I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know that trans people are people too and you should leave other's identities alone but I guess that basic human dignity is not an assumed quality anymore I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know that addiction's not a choice no one chooses to go down that road I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know that everybody has a heart everybody deserves a home I love my friends and my friends are valid they struggle hard but we all are comrades we've got a long way to go we've got a long way to go I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know that I hate that orange cunt more than anyone I know I shouldn't have to tell you for you to know rapists are the only cause of rape that's as far as that argument goes
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Ankles II 03:42
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117 02:56
I remember being twelve lifted up by my hair As you screamed at me "you can't tell me isn't there" And god wasnt there When i fell to the ground bruised and bloody I didnt pray before that havent prayed much since I didnt pray for it to stop just hoped it would and it did And travvis if you're reading this Jokes on you I'm still a fucking atheist you don't own me and you never ever did it feels so good to sing about it I spent too many years letting what you did define me and I'm over it, I'm finally fucking over it I remember spending years living in fear of who I was and the things I believed and I refuse to hear a word of any god that somebody has tried to beat into me I spent too long pretending to be something I was not you can explain it to your god when you finally rot how christianly it was what you did to me I tried to please you when you did not deserve to be pleased
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Good For You 01:33
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I hate myself for being autistic I hate myself for playing acoustic I hate myself for being artistic I hate myself for hating myself I wanna jump off a bridge and drown my sorrows drink so much tequila I don't see tomorrow burn down my house and die sleeping in my home get hit by a car and pay my friends student loans I wanna win the lottery and blow it on blow I wanna cut ties with everyone I know I wanna not come back from tour this time I wanna forget every memory of mine I hate myself for being dramatic I hate myself for all these theatrics I hate myself for always acting batshit and I hate myself for hating myself I wanna sell my guitar and quit doing music I wanna kill a motherfucker who once abused me I wanna start doing shit tons of dope again I wanna cut ties off with all my friends I wanna write a book and immediately burn it I wanna learn another language simply to learn it Wanna let go of a life that simply haunts me tengo depresion parilazante I hate myself for wasting myself I hate myself for being someone else I hate myself for not being myself I hate myself for hating myself

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All music, lyrics, recording, production, and mixing done by Sky Husebye.

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released September 18, 2018

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Straight Line Arrival Fargo, North Dakota

Straight Line Arrival is an independent emo-punk band out of Fargo. Started in 2015 as a solo project of Sable Sky, SLA now includes Tim Julio and Michael Hansen.

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