This Path Sucks

from Catch-Up Mechanics by Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire

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I never feel that my songs are autobiographical. I suppose at some level, most things are - even if vague. Even if unknown to the author. This one though, from start to finish is autobiographical. Well, except the title. This Path Sucks is a more striking and forthright name for a song than, I Don't Like Where this is Heading. There is a distinction between not liking where you're going and determining that it sucks.

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A pill at night, another in the morning
Staving off the creeps of my psyche
Anxiety comes without warning
Pressure in my chest that won’t stop spreading

I chose the road
I chose the path
And still I don’t like where this is heading

Cutting out carbs, intermittent fasting
Fiber and juice, raw raw raw
Carrot stick cheerleader from central casting
It ends with some extra crispy breading

I chose the road
I chose the path
And still I don’t like where this is heading

You kept the boutonniere like a tacky totem
But all the hair dye in Boca Raton
Does nothing for a bulging gut and saggy scrotum
The color is fading and the petals are shedding

I chose the road
I chose the path
And still I don’t like where this is heading

Busy with grief, busy with mourning
In the absence of plans we made plans
You needed support, instead I sent scorning
You got married but I wanted a wedding

I chose the road
I chose the path
And still I don’t like where this is heading

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from Catch-Up Mechanics, released August 1, 2023
Music, words, production: Elliott Marx
Drums: Glenn Welman

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