1. |
Attachment Issues
04:32
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
What I once had, now has gone bad
The expiration date, I checked it too late
I tried to renew, did all I could do
But they’ve all gone away
Saying “I’ll see you another day”
All my friends are gone, they tell me
To “Go and find more”
They don’t know you like I do
They don’t know you like I do
I’m worried you’ll remember me only as
That one kid who used to make you laugh
They don’t know me like you do
They don’t know me like you do
The replacements have come, the forgetting has begun
The nights we used to see are gone, we now fall asleep
Never will I see through those young eyes
Just never show me
Just never show me (what we were)
All my friends are gone, they tell me
To “Go and find more”
They don’t know you like I do
They don’t know you like I do
I’m worried you’ll remember me only as
That one kid who used to make you laugh
They don’t know me like you do
They don’t know me like you do
I have attachment issues
One minute, and I’ll miss you
Tied to locations and phases
In the past is where your face is
All my friends are gone, they tell me
To “Go and find more”
They don’t know you like I do
They don’t know you like I do
I’m worried you’ll remember me only as
That one kid who used to make you laugh
They don’t know me like you do
They don’t know me like you do
All my friends are gone, they tell me
To “Go and find more”
They don’t know you like I do
They don’t know you like
They don’t know you like I do and they never will
I’m worried you’ll remember me only as
That one kid who used to make you laugh
They don’t know me like you do
They don’t know me like you do
|
||||
2. |
Absentee
05:18
|
|||
3. |
The Deceit of Defeat
04:39
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
My heart is not so clean
After dying in my dreams
My knees are bruised and sore
From bowing down for so long for this queen
This ground is just a screen
A barricade made by the machine
It changes colors to distract us
From hell and the dirt that’s in between
Think of me for a minute, and then forget me for a day
Tell me you want us to stay close
Then yell at me to go away
Lie as you look into the eyes of your angel
Why do these winds always push you back to the sea?
Cry to put out the flame of this ascending candle
Die instead of bowing down and saying that you agree
I’ve never been hurt this much
You’ve never made me feel like I’m not enough
Well I guess there’s a first time for everything
Woah oh
I guess forever is just temporary
You never look back on our good memories
Then why did we even bother to make them?
Woah oh
Love me for a minute, and then hate me for a day
Tell me you want us to stay close
Then tell me your love is going away
Oh no
Lie as you look into the eyes of your angel
Why do these winds always push you back to the sea?
Cry to put out the flame of this ascending candle
Die instead of bowing down and saying that you agree
You’ve shown me that I’m replaceable
And I’ve learned your love was not durable
I can’t believe that you put me on hold
So he can bid until you’re sold
Now I’m stuck here alone hating myself
Lie as you look into the eyes of your angel
Why do these winds always push you back to the sea?
Cry to put out the flame of this ascending candle
Die instead of bowing down and saying that you agree
Things will never be the same, look at what we’ve done
I’m lying here dead while you’re there having fun
I cry for the time, for the time that had to end
It’s now my turn to break some promises
|
||||
4. |
Iodine
04:16
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
My veins filled with iodine started to leak out
The blood test didn’t clear my doubts
Now I’m left here with more questions
As they try to find corrections
Why was I made like this?
The dripping lead to blood deficit
I walk faster than I run
But I’m still so far behind everyone
White lies painted in a special shade
Because everything deserves it’s own color
I trap myself in shapes that haven’t been made
I dream in colors that have yet to be discovered
Give me a test with only right answers, and I’ll still disappoint and fail
The skin that covers my bones is as weak as it is pale
Never again, never again, never again
Will we be like that
On my brain is a chain that drains
My motivation to attach
The sky tried to produce rain, but could only cry hail
The flowers waiting to greet water were all impaled
My veins flooded with iodine have dried out
A full throttle body drought
Now I stand before this waterfall
To cleanse myself of this animal
Waves toss my body back and forth
My corpse imprint now stains the shore
|
||||
5. |
Character Development
03:23
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
I’d swim but I’m so bitter that I’d kill all the life in this water
I’d win but I’m a quitter so I know I won’t go any farther
I need a lending hand but I’m a loser so don’t bother
I don’t define these words, they define me
I’m your least favorite author
All these things about me are true
But I’ll always be worth more than you
Welcome to being my last choice
You yell loud but your questions go unanswered
To me you don’t have a voice
Just a pathetic sound that begs to be heard
So run until you reach the sea
And don’t return until you have learned
How to make your heart beat
Because right now it’s dead and frozen cold
So run until you reach the sea
This hate you have grown
Did not appear suddenly
It’s only now being shown
But it’s always been inside of me
I hope you know
You make me want to go far away from here
Now you’ll only catch my eyes
If by surprise
Welcome to being my last choice
You yell loud but your questions go unanswered
To me you don’t have a voice
Just a pathetic sound that begs to be heard
So run until you reach the sea
And don’t return until you have learned
How to make your heart beat
Because right now it’s dead and frozen cold
So run until you reach the sea
I heard secondhand that you got there
And all the mermaids couldn’t find a reason to care
Where your heart should be they found an empty space
They tried to put good in you, but it proved to be too late
So you ran and you reached the sea
And now you have the nerve to come and return
Without a heartbeat
The disappointment you cause I don’t deserve
So now stay far away from me
|
||||
6. |
Future Memories
03:42
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
You make my eyes see vividly
You’ve shown me things I’ve never seen before
From every angle, you shine brilliantly
There are no more treasures to unearth
Cause I have you for myself
When my secrets start to gather worth
Only you I’ll tell
You’re in all of my future memories
(Without you, I’m just a lost fragment)
A voice has never been so healing
(I’d rather feel pain than your absence)
Inside my war-ridden heart, you bring peace
(Without you, I’m just a lost fragment)
A voice has never been so, revealing
(I’d rather feel pain than your absence)
Sometimes I get lost in the symmetry
Of our heart’s imagery
It’s the way it’s supposed to be
For just you and me
And I don’t have to cry
Cause you’re always nearby
There are no more treasures to unearth
Cause I have you for myself
When my secrets start to gather worth
Only you I’ll tell
You’re in all of my future memories
(Without you, I’m just a lost fragment)
A voice has never been so healing
(I’d rather feel pain than your absence)
Inside my war ridden heart, you bring peace
(Without you, I’m just a lost fragment)
A voice has never been
I know these feelings are not wrong
And for the first time, I feel like I belong
Although these muscles of mine aren’t too strong
This heart of yours I’ll protect, all life long
|
||||
7. |
His Philosophy
02:38
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
There once was a boy who was so lost, he might as well lived in the woods
Where he should
He wished on the stars and moon and time, if he hoped hard enough he knew he could
He thought it would
We can’t question his reasoning and we’ll
Never understand what he was feeling
Sadly, the only thing we know is how he died:
Buried in his philosophy
“You can talk to me”
The jealously tormenting him, pale white evolved into various shades on pain
Nothing to gain
Mystic snowflake chandeliers dangling in his mind, fearing what’s to tame
It’s not the same
We can’t question his reasoning and we’ll
Never understand what he was feeling
Sadly, the only thing we know is how he died:
Buried in his philosophy
“You can talk to me” that’s what he’d tell her
But she just threw him the cellar to die
And that’s where he was found
That’s where he was later found dead
In the cellar, choking on her philosophy
It was all in vain
We can’t question his reasoning and we’ll
Never understand what he was feeling
Sadly, the only thing we know is how he died:
Buried in his philosophy
Buried in his philosophy
Choking on her philosophy
Buried in his philosophy
|
||||
8. |
||||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
The war has started, there’s no turning back now
Don’t ask questions, just put your hands out
Your opinions don’t matter anymore
Follow our commands or you’ll be ignored
The war has started, there’s no turning back now
I hope one day I’ll find out
I don’t know when but I do know how
It’s a matter of when and why
It just takes time
But when the struggle gets the best of you
Just breathe and concentrate, wait for your cue
Society waits to bring down those who rebel
They tell them “think and act like us or you’re going to hell”
All of your decisions are monitored
If you dare think twice, you won’t be honored
The war has started, there’s no turning back now
I hope one day I’ll find out
I don’t know when but I do know how
It’s a matter of when and why
It just takes time
But when the struggle gets the best of you
Just breathe and concentrate, wait for your cue
The war has started, there’s no turning back now
Don’t ask questions, just put your hands out
Your opinions don’t matter anymore
Follow our commands or you’ll be ignored
The war has started, there’s no turning back now
I hope one day I’ll find out
I don’t know when but I do know how
It’s a matter of when and why
It just takes time
But when the struggle gets the best of you
Just breathe and concentrate, wait for your cue
And I hope one day you’ll find out
I hope you’ll see what it’s like
How would you react if I was gone?
Would you care? Or would you say “goodbye you moron”?
And after it sinks in, you’ll know what it’s like to lose and never win
This heart, although it can beat fast, it never won the race it always came in last
I hope one day we’ll all find out
|
||||
9. |
General Admission
03:57
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
This eraser isn’t big enough
I’ve signed my name, but the lines are jagged and rough
And now the ink is dry, it’s bled though and I couldn’t tell you why
I guess I’ll bring this up when I’m in therapy
Cause talking makes me happy
I don’t know to what extent my muscles could do
I just know that it’s not enough to prove
The little difference between lies and truth
There’s never a line, so you’ll always have a good view
Of the show
Where I’ll play anything but me
No one listens to me so I’ll just become someone else
I play the role
Of someone that people love to see
Maybe if I try hard enough it’ll rub off on myself
He’s a hero only
To the few who think they represent everyone
I could find better ways to waste my time and state of mind
Like being busy trying to sell tickets
To the show
Where I’ll play anything but me
No one likes me so I’ll just become someone else
I play the role
Of someone that people want to be
Maybe if I try hard enough it’ll rub off on myself
Welcome to the show
Where I’ll play anything but me
No one loves me so I’ll just become someone else
I play the role
Of someone that people yearn to beat
Maybe if I try hard enough it’ll rub off on myself
And give you a better life
|
||||
10. |
King's Reign
04:57
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
Take a picture of my empire before it falls apart
My power is something you’ll remember
My laws and strategies will be revered as “political art”
Textbooks will give a chapter to me
While my statues rot and decay
Generations will live in fear of this king’s hate
“Kill them all” says this king
The knights carry them out, but still they’re plotting
This conspiracy may take years but it’ll all mean something
Align the poison in his crown
His symbol of power is what will bring him down
This conspiracy may take years but it’ll all mean something
“It’s come to my attention that there’s a traitor in our presence
Come forth and reveal yourself to me”
A lone man stood up and said:
“You’re corrupt and I wish you were dead!”
I spat and pointed at him with my staff
As my knights beheaded him, I started to laugh
And his death sounded like this
While my statues rot and decay
Generations will live in fear of this king’s hate
“Kill them all” says this king
The knights carry them out, but still they’re plotting
This conspiracy may take years but it’ll all mean something
Align the poison in his crown
His symbol of power is what will bring him down
This conspiracy may take years but it’ll all mean something
My sword is still in the stone
I’ve never felt this alone
The cracks inside my shield
Make the pain feel too real
“Kill them all” says this king
The knight’s carry them out, but still they’re plotting
This conspiracy may take years but it’ll all mean something
“Kill this man” said his queen
He killed her first, and now she is rotting
This conspiracy, it took years and it was all for nothing
I’m looking hard but there’s nothing to see
(It’s all I see)
I’m inhaling deep but there’s nothing to breathe
(There’s nothing in me)
I’m hearing all the lies but still trying to believe
(I can’t agree)
I’m headed to the door with no intentions to leave
(There’s nothing here for me)
|
||||
11. |
Forever Your Ally
03:41
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
It goes by fast in my memoires, but it actually went slow
We stood by close but always gave each other enough room to learn and grow
And there are certain steps we like to retrace
All the way to the finish line
We ran so hard until the chase led us up into the sky
And we rested on a cloud
Held each other as we looked down at the crowd
You’re the reason they make them sign waivers
I’m the reason that you have to wait
We’re the reason there’s something special about that day
I don’t have my plan figured out
But you’ll always be the center of my life
I will love you for all time
I always make the same mistakes, even when you tell me not to
But I will always try
Certain qualities that can’t be replaced; I’ve never loved anyone but you
I’m forever your ally
And we fell down from that cloud
Dodged the rain as we headed toward the ground
You’re the reason they make them sign waivers
I’m the reason that you have to wait
We’re the reason there’s something special about that day
I don’t have my plan figured out
But you’ll always be the center of my life
I will love you for all time
But I will always try
I’m forever your ally
Go
I always wanted it to be this way
I know experience comes with age
I will give you the world once I know how
You’re the reason they make them sign waivers
I’m the reason that you have to wait
We’re the reason there’s something special about that day
I don’t have my plan figured out
But you’ll always be the center of my life
I will love you for all time
|
||||
12. |
Hiding Places
05:09
|
|||
(Lyrics by Eric and Kevin Peixoto
Music by Ithomiid)
You scared me half to death
It became clear to me that I am not worth your breath
Sleepless, I laid in sweat
I hope you know that I wish we had never met
Go ahead and call me selfish
But I’m just saying that I have nothing to say
All this information is old news
You’re gonna be neglected the same exact way that I was
I no longer want to be around you
I know where you’ve been
I know where you hide, and I know where you’ve been
I know where you’ve been
I know where you hide, and I know where you’ve been
I was scaring you to death
Your life is now mine as I hold your final breath
Breathless, you’re struggling
And I’ll make sure the world will never know a thing
Go ahead and call me a monster
But I know that you’ve thrown your life away
All this information is old news
You’re gonna be affected the same exact way that I was
The world will no longer know the sight of you
You know where I’ve been
You know where I hide, and you know where I’ve been
You know where I’ve been
You know where I hide, and you know where I’ve been
Come here and give it to me
Come here and set me straight
The guilt is taking over, It’s taking over you
Come here and give it to me
They know where we’ve been
They know where we hide, and they know where we’ve been
They know where we’ve been
They know where we hide, and they know where we’ve been
Come here and give it to me
Come here and set me straight
The guilt is taking over
It’s taking over you
|
Ithomiid Minneapolis, Minnesota
Melodic punk rock meets the aggression of metal. Introspective and reflective lyrics pulsate between clean and aggressive vocals, backed with a progressive hybrid of fast paced punk and dark heavy hitting metal music.
Streaming and Download help
If you like Ithomiid, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp