Bully – Feels Like (2015)

Bully, from Nashville (USA) fronted by Alicia Bognanno. Play sort of punchy Indie punk/garage rock/grungey stuff. Haven’t seen them live, but did have tickets for a gig of theirs in Oxford a year or two back. Parenting/life got in the way at the last minute, it’s a regret.

1. I Remember (1.47)

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“I remember
I remember my old habits
I remember getting too fucked up
And I remember throwing up in your car
I remember
I remember showing up at your house
And I remember hurting you so bad
And I remember the way your sheets smelt

I know what makes you cry
I know when you mean it
Who knows you better than
I do!

I remember
I remember that box of letters
I remember that naked photo
And I remember things getting better
I remember
I remember when I met your dad
I remember all about your mom
I remember what you do on Christmas

I know what makes you cry
I know when you mean it
Who knows you better than
I know everything that freaks you out
That makes you mad
That makes you melt “

2. Reason (2.46)

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3. Too Tough (3.17)

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4. Brainfreeze (2.37)

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“Brainfreeze!
Pull the splinter out slowly
I’ll peel the scab off your knee
Let the lake wash it clean
My lies
Settle thicker than my milkshake
But they both make my stomach ache
And they’re both slowly weighing me down
Weighing me down
I hear you climbing on the roof
About to break your knee
Calling me to come on up
Cause I can’t sleep
And you could never get a ride home
So you’d end up on the front porch
All of us and our unpaid dues
We know we’re in for
In the backyard
I hold my breath deep
I drip-dry your nose bleed
Don’t want to wake you from your deadly sleep
Inside
You capture memories
Of a four-legged beauty queen
She’s the best thing you’ve ever seen
I hear you climbing on the roof
About to break your knee
Calling me to come on up
Cause I can’t sleep
And you could never get a ride home
So you’d end up on the front porch
All of us and our unpaid dues
We know we’re in for
I know you’re in your room
But I can’t look at you
I know you’re in your room
But I can’t look at you
I can’t look at you
I can’t look at you”

5. Trying (3.53)

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“Oh I can’t get out
Invisible handcuffs locked on me
Been praying for my period all week
And relief that I just can’t see
I question everything
My focus, my figure, my sexuality
And how much it matters or why it would mean anything
I can’t keep it together
I’ve been better
I’ve been thinking about it every night

I’m trying, I am
I’m trying, I am
Trying to hide from my mind, I am
Trying all the time, I am
Trying to hide from my mind, I am
Trying trying
Why am I “

6. Trash (3.59)

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7. Six (2.18)

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8. Picture (2.48)

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9. Milkman (2.05)

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“I could be a milkman
Or I could get up and I could be what I want to be”

10. Bully (2.25)

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11. Sharktooth (Bonus Track) (3.30)

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