1. |
Intro
01:30
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Anxie: oh, Emma / Emma: Oh, Anxie
Anxie: let me sing your vendetta / Emma: If you want, you can cry
Anxie:
and now it’s 2’o clock AM
the bar is closing down
she takes her 57th shot
she wants to go for another round
and she sounds like:
Emma:
With all the fucked up shit
On this godforsaken planet
Darling, we’ll stand tall together
Cause you and I are...
Anxie, Emma:
finding what we’ve lost...
just two girls, and three chords...
finding what we’ve lost...
just two girls, and three chords...
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2. |
Falling Down
05:01
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Anxie:
first met her in a bar
i caught a glimpse of her face from afar
she seemed outright insane
an aura that just could not be contained
her voice roared throughout the air
making everyone uncomfortable like she didnt even care
but when she showed her smile
her eyes shined off this blinding light of guile
its no use
cant believe im Falling in love
twenty years of acting all tough
thought i dont deserve this stuff
there’s no way
could i be Falling Down?
told her, “i dont know what to do”
she said,
Emma: “Darling, what can you do?”
Anxie:
my heart breaks in two!
what am i turning into?
maybe all this has something to do with you
this is nothing like before
should i even ask for more
im not sure if its something i should ignore
im scared if its not something i asked for
Emma: "Darling, let us make this count"
Anxie: so you swore
Emma: “Anxie.”
i poured on till the rim
filled it to the brim
one shotted that motherfucker down
went up to an open mic
the world blanked and went white
when i came to, there was nothing but laughter around
but amongst the cringe
as i continued to drunk sing out of tune on a hinge
that girl caught my eye
she wasnt making fun
she could tell i wished to run
she saw not what she saw but what i tried
her laugh was genuine
like she was cheering me on
and i took that as a sign that i might not be a fuck up after all
after i got off stage i awkwardly went back to the bar
then footsteps and a manic dream girl clapping,
Emma: “What’s for an encore!”
my heart breaks in two!
what am i turning into?
maybe all this has something to do with you
this is nothing like before
should i even ask for more
im not sure if its something i should ignore
Anxie, Emma:
My heart breaks in two!
What am I turning into?
Maybe all this has something to do with you
This is nothing like before
Should i even ask for more
I'm not sure if its something I should ignore
Anxie:
this must be fear, or the lack thereof
well then, this must be what they call love
Emma.
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3. |
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Anxie:
i got a guitar i can let out all my sorrows to
i wonder if ill be alone again and by myself tomorrow too
you know, dont you
i play a song that no one recognize the tune of
i’m thinking if this goes on i’ll just end it all already soon enough
fuck self love
then i met her!
she spoke to my self deprecating ass, said
Emma: “Darling, you're a wonderful girl
More so than you think"
Anxie:
now i don’t trust in feelings or a love at first sight
there’s just no way you can get head over heels after one night
cause i refuse to believe that things could turn out alright
oh this is way too much, this can’t be happening in my life
i’m in a punk band, all the cool gals envy me
or so i dream everyday
but nobody acts friendly with me
i think they resent me
cause all i do is get drunk and spew nonsense
listen to dead people play music better than i ever will
dead people who no one around even knows the names of
one day i’ll also be dead and forgotten like the rest
Emma: “Darling, come closer”
Anxie: she says while doing a german suplex
Emma:
“You're different than everyone else
Just dumb enough to actually do something, just like me”
Anxie:
she looked me in the eyes and saw immeasurable fright
i felt uncomfortable with all my Misery, my Plights
cause i refuse to believe that things could turn out alright
oh this is way too much, this can’t be happening in my life
so then i withered away, an inseparable blight
but when im with her i feel revived, she’s a hope that’s too bright
still, i refuse to believe that things could turn out alright
oh this is way too much, this can’t be happening in my life
my father always said to me
“be a good girl and good things will happen”
and my piece of shit mom often yelled
“youre only good for passing that bottle”
what a fucking cunt
hey, pa
thats fucking bullshit
oh oh oh
hey, ma
you were right the whole time
oh oh oh
Anxie, Emma:
Hey, pa
That's fucking bullshit
Oh oh oh
Hey, ma
You were right the whole time
Oh oh oh
Hey, pa
That's fucking bullshit
Oh oh oh
Hey, ma
You were right the whole time
Oh oh oh oh oh
Anxie:
guess i’m the fucking cunt now.
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4. |
Capitalism Blues
04:07
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5. |
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Emma:
Darling
With me, it's always 90 miles per hour
All the fuccbois, toxic chads, old men in power
Kill them when they yell "we can't allow her"
They better fucking cower
I can't control myself, darling
Feels like I'm constantly falling
But at least I can hear you calling
Calling out 'two girls, and three chords'
I almost killed a man again
You almost got killed, drenched in champagne
Something is off, but I can't explain
So ‘stead we sing 'two girls, and three chords'
It's a bad bad world
You're a sad sad girl
But why don't you give this thing a whirl?
I'm a mad mad broad
The whole world's just for naught
So why can't we give this thing a shot
Anxie
You act like the definition of insanity
Your tenacity keeps stretching like artery
But never change! Even to mockery
Instead show them fury
Anxie:
Emma
i cant understand how you glow in the night
Emma: Well, I believe inside every person there is light
Anxie: but how come your shine is specially blinding and bright
Emma: For that, there's no way but to fight
Anxie, Emma:
We saw the end of the world as we know it
Streets filled with corpses of artists and poets
No matter what, we'll live to outgrow this
Chanting the same phrase - 'two girls, and three chords’
I almost killed a man again
You almost got killed, drenched in champagne
Something is off, but I can't explain
So ‘stead we sing, 'two girls, and three chords'
Emma:
It's a fucked up world
You're a fucked up girl
But why don't you give this thing a whirl?
I'm a fucked up broad
The whole world's just fucked up
So why can't we give this thing a shot.
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6. |
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Anxie:
so im 20 years old and im spending my days
writing bullshit songs and being fucking gay
there’s no way out for me, i am stuck in this maze
Emma: There's got to be a better life
Anxie, Emma: All I want is to be your wife
Emma: Wake up!
Anxie: haven't i had enough?
Emma:
You gotta stop acting tough
There's no way but a way up
Anxie:
“be a good girl and good things will happen to you”
all my life i was lied to
Emma:
But you gotta wake up
See what you can do
Anxie:
my music won't pay the bills
oh, i almost got killed
gotta scrounge up what they've spilled
just dumb enough an idea to try
too kitsch to live, too niche to die
Emma:
Oh, darling
I'm sure we'll get by
Anxie, Emma:
You and I are gonna make it
You and I are gonna kill it
You and I can seize the moment
Never die, darling
You and I are gonna nail this
You and I are gonna win this
You and I can make it through this
You can cry, darling
Emma:
Even if you didn't have it in you
So you're UnPopular and unsafe
That's your superpower
Anxie, Emma: Set ablaze
Anxie:
Emma
im stuck with no way out
Emma: Be yourself and it's alright!
Anxie: well i gotta stay alive
Emma:
"Anxie
I know you'll never give up
Never change and don't back down
You're the only you around!"
Anxie, Emma:
It's just dialectics
And we can form a synthesis, baby
Get this
Anxie: I'm your Boogie, you're my Pop
Emma: But we're both fucked up
Pen this
Anxie: i'll turn you into song
so we can dance the night away
Emma: Darling, you can set ablaze!
Anxie, Emma:
You and I are gonna make it
You and I are gonna kill it
You and I can seize the moment
Never die, darling
You and I are gonna nail this
You and I are gonna win this
You and I can make it through this
You can cry, darling
Emma:
Even if you didn't have it in you
So you're UnPopular and unsafe
That's your superpower
Anxie, Emma: Set ablaze.
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7. |
Postpunk Girlfriend
07:02
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Anxie:
i wrote a song about you
based it on an Ab major scale
i thought that expressed your mania in the best possible way
just two girls, and three chords
today, i played guitar for you
~~I SUCK BAD~~
and you laughed at me for it
but just to see you smile was enough inspiration
for the perfect confession
that ill never mention
i wanna be your Postpunk Girlfriend
two girls, and three chords
i wanna be your Postpunk Girlfriend
two girls, and three chords
what i think you need the most - a Postpunk Girlfriend
finding what ive lost - two girls, and three chords.
we listened to the same Wire song for hours
yelling “Chorus!” at the top of our lungs
and i think - and this i really do think
it was the first real time i felt happy in my life
i realized how i came to be diagnosed
with cardiac arrest, a heart was what i lost
then you gave it back to me with promise utmost
to be forever together in harmonic overdose
“Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude”
and i cried while drunk singing
“I’ve got the spirit, but lose the feeling”
then you handed back my guitar
on instinct, we sung our memoir
“...two girls, and three chords...”
“...two girls, and three chords...”
“...two girls, and three chords...”
“...two girls, and three chords...”
i wanna be your Postpunk Girlfriend
two girls, and three chords
i wanna be your Postpunk Girlfriend
two girls, and three chords
what i think you need the most - a Postpunk Girlfriend
finding what ive lost - two girls, and three chords
and here i thought i had killed the anxiety
but looks like it came crawling back for seconds
acting out my ego death, unfolding a tragedy
but instead its a sin, and a familiar voice beckoned
and i ran and i ran and i ran till i reached the podium
dry heaving, i stared at the glaring audience
couldnt find a trace of vomit, not even a modicum
but searching for your guidance, i found confidence
its just like singing a song
you cant fix what already wasn’t wrong
i tried everything, anything that i could do
and at the end of it all, i found you
finding what we’ve lost
two girls, and three chords
finding what we’ve lost
two girls, and three chords
finding what we’ve lost
two girls, and three chords
finding what we’ve lost
two girls, and three chords.
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8. |
Confessions Ballad
01:51
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9. |
Kill a Fascist
02:40
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Emma:
Let's rob a bank
And make 'em faint
And form a Worker's Union, darling
Violate our terms of agreements
Set a fucking fire on your boss's room
Raise a red flag
Let’s get that bag
So we can sing in unison, darling
For a world where we don’t get weird looks
When we hold each other’s hands in public
Brought down to their level
They'll be never none the wiser
They'll frame it as terrorism
I’d call us a fighter
Reject their call of plea
Darling, like dogs, be a biter
So punch a nazi
And Kill a Fascist.
Kill a Fascist
woah oh
Kill a Fascist
Anxie:
Ah ah
oh, Emma
hit a neo-nazi with a handbag
Ah ah
Antifa
never salute in front a dog tag
Anxie, Emma:
Ah ah
Dilemma
serve a molotov beside a bread
Ah ah
Agenda
If it’s the two of us, I don’t mind ending up dead
Anxie, Emma:
Brought down to their level
They'll be never none the wiser
They'll frame it as terrorism
I’d call us a fighter
Reject their call of plea
Darling, like dogs, be a biter
So punch a nazi
And Kill a Fascist.
Kill a Fascist
oh
Kill a Fascist
Kill a Fascist
Kill a Fascist.
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10. |
Apocrypha
04:31
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Anxie:
there are snowing winter leaves
it's a night on Christmas Eve
darling, let's take the night off
let's see how much shit we can wreck
there are meteorites falling
couples are crying
baby, are we dying?
knew this would happen soon enough
the death of this speck on a speck
oh this can only be a dream
shit is falling apart at the seams
but as long as i've got you by my side
we'll stay inside and try to keep each other alive
were you there at the end of December?
when the world came crashing down
when the city of Roma fell to Hades
there weren't anyone left to grieve
Revelations on Christmas Eve
they couldn’t believe we wanted to leave.
wish it’d snow till February
pack my box with brewery
let’s lie down and watch the stars
die under this Aurora Borealis
but you changed my life
taught me how to fight
told me that it’ll be alright
and maybe it’s these pills i’m taking
but for once, i didn’t feel like dying
now everyone is scared
you’re my only one whose ever there
you’re an angel sent
then i’ll be your Postpunk Girlfriend
let’s fuck some shit up before the world ends
we can stay inside and remember!
and envision a world we’d want to be around
bring this society down
leave this world behind
Anxie, Emma:
oh
were you there at the end of December?
when the world came crashing down
when the city of Roma fell to Hades
there weren't anyone left to grieve
Revelations on Christmas Eve
they couldn’t believe we wanted to leave.
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11. |
Anxie (Reprise)
02:45
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Anxie:
one night in bed, i asked her “wrap your hands around my neck
choke me so i can know what it'd feel if i was being killed by your hands”
by her hands.
she lift her head up, oh my God, she looks like such a wreck
puts her hands on my shoulder and breaks down crying cause she understands
“I understand.”
though i can't trust in me that i will do what is right
because of you, i now believe in the power of “might's”
fairy tales, lucky charms and make believe can be alright
but most important of all, i know that you happened in my life
cause Emma is in my life.
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12. |
Calamitous Breakdown
02:00
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Emma:
A news of someone's suicide
Another one bites the dust
That wasn't her, must've been homicide
The blood's on this world that's fucked up
Oh, darling, let's go grab a bite
Not in our usual place
Sat down, we held our hands so tight
We looked at each other's eyes, face to face
I couldn't stop crying
I couldn't stop fucking crying
Oh, words cannot express
Music's just a part
Oh, Anxie, Anxie
You're like a time bomb that won't die
So we get weird looks
Trust me, we're misunderstood
Gets called a fag once
You just blow up
That is what they want
I grab your arm and get outta there
Knew you would've gotten yourself killed
You are becoming just like me
Oh darling, don't care what happens to myself
But please, take care of yourself
Can't handle the sight of you on the news
What'll happen if you get renewed?
I bring you to a dimly lit hotel room
Your hands are still shaking
There's no way I can let go
Sat you down, your breathing gets worse
And you just started fucking SCREAMING.
And screaming
And screaming
And screaming
And screaming
Words could not express
So that is what you start with
It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be alright
The dark is too bright
We can die together in this room
Am I your woman or your doom?
You can have klonopin
I'll have risperidone
And darling, even if there's nothing left of me
You'll keep the best parts for me
I once promised you, “you and I are gonna make it.”
But for once, I became afraid if that hope had faded
A flower cried, "Immanuel, i'm scared of this whole world
And how else could I answer; "Angelica, I am more afraid of losing you."
Emma: Winding the time cost... (Anxie: minding you the most)
Emma: Two girls and three chords... (Anxie: two girls and three chords)
Emma: Finding what you've lost... (Anxie: finding what i've lost)
Emma: Two girls and three chords... (Anxie: two girls and three chords.)
I'm not quite feeling like myself
I'm not quite feeling like myself.
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14. |
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Anxie & Emma:
Darling, the world may be ending
But we’re still out here being cute as fuck
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15. |
Emma
05:18
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"...here’s for the encore."
Anxie:
Emma
let me be your ever-lasting vendetta
and when you lead us to our final march
i could stay by your side
Emma
can i trust you’re really there? well, let’s find out
before spring comes on the 21st of March
i will lay down my pride
love is learning what it means to change
embracing what about us is strange
Emma
please be true.
Emma
you are like a self fulfilling prophecy
when you wait out the winter in dungarees
your light self perpetuates
Emma
you look after your dad’s manic depression
and i got my mom’s alcohol obsession
that’s where it all culminates
guess the mental health is part of the chain
a cycle that is outside our range
then, Emma
it’s up to you.
Emma!
i’m sorry for always screwing it up
i never know when to call it enough
but i’ve got you to blame for that
Emma!
what could i do to find and sing those three small words?
maybe i should answer why i’m searching first
retrace my steps, look back
oh my God, my heart is in pain
but that’s proof blood is flowing in my veins
Emma
it’s in view.
and
OHHHH
perhaps my father did say true
do good and good can happen to you
but i cant just say you're my reward
more like you invaded into my life
yes, that's why ive been searching for those small three words
to gift you the perfect wife!
and i may fuck it up a dozen times
even so, i won’t stop singing what's on my mind
in other words;
Emma!!!
I
LOVE
YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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JohnJRenns South Korea
The former musical alias of Cecily Renns. cecilyrenns.bandcamp.com
“Frankly, pop
culture is a bit better at rocking people emotionally than the better chunk of the so-called fine arts.” - Kadono Kouhei, authour of ‘Boogiepop’
“...소위 팝컬쳐라 불리는 게 있다. 예술이라 하기엔 좀 그렇긴 한데 하여튼 사람의 마음을 뒤흔드는 점에 간해서는 어정쩡한 파인 아트보다 힘이 세기도 하는 놈이다.” - 카도노 코우헤이, '부기팝' 작가
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