Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Mirage" by With The Punches
Stream "Discontent": orcd.co/discontent
Purchase vinyl: withthepunches.presspressmerch.com

Lyrics:
cracks and calluses can’t be faked
learn the lines and where they break
now the pressure tells the story
in the tension and the shake
to what am i holding now
what’s left to fall back on
when i need it i’ll wish that i wrote it down
to remind me where things went wrong

maybe it’s not so simple
maybe there’s more beyond the frame
when will i learn to forget
how will i find my way

out of luck and room to run
search my memories for some symmetry
fell in love but lost control
rendered useless by a failure in design
blood and blisters from past mistakes
leave reminders of getting in the way


what i’ve burned and the process
means what i’ve built and the progress
show me how to dismantle everything
that stands between this silence
and new frequencies.

could it be that everything fades away
before you get the chance to count it
(it all seems pointless either way)

i got this
for every time i feel alone i know
i got this
i hear your voice in all my favorite chords
i got this
sing it louder than the voice in my head

Directed, shot, and edited by Alex Zarek
alexzarek.com

Lighting design and programming by Brian Olivo

Woodworking and carpentry by Joe Camporeale of JC Custom Crafts
etsy.com/shop/jccustomcraftsnj

mutantleaguerecords.com

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