gamer grindset [live @ db2024]

from THE GARAGES SIGN OFF @ DESERT BUS 2024 by the garages

written by woosh and Lazaretto originally on Away Games 4: Reunion Tour lead vocals by woosh (wooshorvalley.bsky.social, @wooshofficial) backing vocals by em (vigilanceandgrace.bandcamp.com) lead guitar by bertie (cardboardchords.bandcamp.com, @heyitsbertie) rhythm guitar by rolo (jenandrolo.bandcamp.com) bass by nia (echoparallax.bandcamp.com, parallax.fyi ) drums by cliff sax by rosie (thornsband.bandcamp.com, @rosie.drown on instagram) trombone by lara (larabartel.bandcamp.com, lara-is-a-jellyfish.neocities.org) gang vox and claps by lara (larabartel.bandcamp.com, lara-is-a-jellyfish.neocities.org), louisa (x.com/LouisaBlatt), astrid, ras (ebhband.bandcamp.com), rain, amadis (solarfable.bandcamp.com)

clocking in, all Day, all Night
focusing with all of my might
the games will never stop
at least not until I get to the top

faxing masses get in my way
but i’ll always be ahead of the game
it’s always been for them
so i’ll retreat into the lion’s den

try all you want to break me down, i’ve already done it myself
i’ve got no love, got no scores, got no awards on the shelf
maybe i’ve just gone insane since i fit the definition 
all these days breaking my back without getting recognition

coffee in 1s, 2s and 3s
choking them down more than i breathe
words whizz right past my head
but i won’t get off the plate till i’m dead!

they say “ana get your head straight! ana, where's your mind at?”
“ana can’t do things right! ana failed an at-bat!”
well my head is heavy and my mind’s in a daze
and i’m pretty sure the real me’s in hell getting raised, so-!

try all you want to break me down, i’ve already done it myself
i’ve got no love, got no scores, got no awards on the shelf
maybe i’ve just gone insane since i fit the definition 
all these days breaking my back without getting recognition

i think i need a moment somewhere else
i think i need a moment to myself without the consequence 
it’s all a little too much for this hell
it’s all a little too much for us all can’t you tell
and i’ve got a soul of stone from reflection
but i need to find my sense of direction 
tired of being my own villain
this bat and ball were made for killin’!

so try all you want to bring me down, i’ve already done it myself
and if i got no love from any fan, at least i can bring ‘em hell
it all just feels so insane, but that’s this splort’s definition
i’m making a comeback! Don't care about recognition 

this bullshits all repetition
fire the ammunition 
god, this ain’t worth the mission
maybe this needs revision