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Used to, Elsewhere

by Zack Be

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Used to, Somewhere 03:26
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I feel my friends Slip through the cracks A backlog as big as ideas I've had A little bit of me says I could have had More years like there's if I'd just relax I slave, alright, to feed a sound Or more like a need to feel profound Pretentious is what it will feel like right now But some years from now when I'm still around “Invested in my seed for better days Scraped the bones of my first clavier Oh how it felt good to face fears of failure” Goddamn the fine if i say, succumb Or if I try to leave before it is done A little deficient in sleep for the month But if you just heard the tales I have sung To far too tell if I’ve come enough; And those I have shed deserve to know: The bleeding edge of such delirious hopes Guts us through seams in our portrait pose Unfurled along the loom, spun latter days, Shapes the narrative thread of our decay Oh when it’s finished you’ll know where to find me Of all our roles one burns the most The person I'd be if we killed the host Our parasitic best who finds us alone Fuel for the lives that he would condone Don't fold on your cards Hold haggard days Crashed too fast to know what could have been Oh how it feels good to face up to failure
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Billy Bites Back 05:02
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"Come to the light for the lie that I might try to tell you, and I said" x2 Oh no no no no, well, what did you come looking for? "Eat some dirt for the hurt my studies say ales you, and I said" Oh no no no no no, BUT this could simply destroy you Up she erupts, she believes this stuff/ Better open her up, better open her up cuz/ We might just be vibrations I don't know what's real So I'll just trust what validates Rush of the feng shui fear force her eye to try to undo all these/ Faux pax spirit states that'll lack her sense of virtue, and I said/ Oh no no no no, what could you need anymore?/ Proof of her tests cuz she's got the very best in juju, and I said/ Oh no no no no no, BUT this will simply destroy you Up she erupts, she believes this stuff/ Better open her up, better open her up cuz/ We might just be vibrations I don't know what's real So I'll just trust what validates Poorly react to the fact that people don't revere you, when your/ Past juice fast didn't last quite long enough to kill you, and/ Oh no no no no, what could you need anymore?/ Peers don't want to hear about how great you think it's for you, and I said/ Oh no no no no no, BUT this will simply destroy you Up she erupts, she believes this stuff/ Better open her up, better open her up cuz/ We might just be vibrations I don't know what's real So I'll just trust what validates
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Wheels on a Family Church 05:03
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(you saw me all the time, crying) My blind eyes, such a big deal to cultivate And I have climbed, from the backseat and pew of the new A child, grown wise, now the big seat says I must pray too Learning how to lie, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you Loudest to reply, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you It’s real now (you saw me all the time, crying) Tribe blind eyes, and the unwritten law of the cab Their mouths runs wild, oh but you keep your feet on the ground Learning how to lie, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you Loudest to reply, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you It’s my problem It’ll radiate my time Spine in bind, oh I squirm in the heat of the big seat I, I’ll drive, but will the rules be enough to blind me? Learning how to lie, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you Loudest to reply, wins the fight, testify Over-simply because oh that helps you It’s my problem It’ll radiate my time
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Name, a Mantra 07:16
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Officially I stumbled home Fell into my bed Still warmer than the dead Truthfully I’ve held my own Data in my hand, Sift names as quick as sand Combed the cages corners, find They’re rarely ever there When they are I’m unaware Loose lips on red eyes Swallowing the whole I let my reasons erode Then we will be wandering And desperate to withhold But I return my body to the fold Found a face my mouth can’t shake Let the words alone Repeat what I’ve been shown Meet me where the fence begins Perfect scenery For who you seem you’d be Loose lips on red eyes Swallowing the whole I let my reasons erode Then we will be wandering And desperate to withhold But I return my body to the fold Another thousand faces Too many to ignore What was the virtue of one?
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The 4,000 Years 04:40
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Touch the back of your neck and swear, In the empty light of dawn, Touch the back of your neck and swear it’s still there Grown out of the billions Cold culture come stuck in it’s ways, Just a Petri wish: to be handled with care And you’ve always considered it, On yours knees with your fists in thin air, Have you paid for conviction with wasted watered down love So join the front of the audience See through smoke and the mirrors of saints There, you can see where the wires and the words don’t quite equate Words, said by Gods, read blessings, I don’t know why Ode, sung by sons who faltered on owning lies So I rinsed my hands of the divine reprise: Words, culled from Gods who alter when faith decides So the question repeats to you The flock around you is drowning in ink What makes their suffering sweeter than pagans rounding totem When will you answer me? On this feeling I’m sure we relate I just want to instill my belief in disbelieving Words, said by Gods, read blessings, I don’t know why Ode, sung by sons who faltered on owning lies So I rinsed my hands of the divine reprise: Words, culled from Gods who alter when faith decides On the backs of every neck In the corners of every spine Have you wondered if it’s absolved, all cleaned and holy You were sure that he really was For all the years you were beneath his thumb “Yeah maybe just maybe and so i keep my head down” You know, you know? Well I don’t know, but that’s a lot of time Borrowed time, lived in decline And you borrow your father’s faith And you take it as sedative Do you want to follow me out of here? Promise me, promise me.... Words, said by Gods, read blessings, I don’t know why Ode, sung by sons who faltered on owning lies So I rinsed my hands of the divine reprise: Words, culled from Gods who alter when faith decides

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"Used to, Elsewhere"
all songs and lyrics by Zack Be

"Used to, Elsewhere" is the debut record by Washington, DC-based progressive pop producer and multi-instrumentalist Zack Be.
Armed with keyboards and a calling, Zack Be injects his brand of bombastic--elastic--polyrhythmic pop into the overstuffed 21st century media machine. Joined by drummer/composer Rob Wolk, Zack's self-produced record "Used To, Elsewhere" meshes dense textures and ear-worm melodies into an original, ostentatious mix of sound and energy.

At 26, Zack has been writing, producing, and performing for nearly a decade. As a member of multiple bands, including math-rock upstarts Cartoon Weapons and indie pop project Skyline Hotel, Zack has performed alongside numerous internationally renowned acts including Echo & the Bunnymen, TTNG, Zella Day, Tricot, Bent Knee, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, and more. Between running his own DIY venue and working as a rehabilitation counselor for the mentally ill, Zack draws on years of experience, both musical and personal, to craft an impressively modern widescreen aural experience.

Cover art: Julia Tontala

Special thanks to:
Ryan Buell, Nick Fliakas, and Stephen Baker for their excellent work in live in-performance
and
Kai O. Keefe and Vinny Terlizzi for their video work throughout 2017

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released September 1, 2017

Zack Be: vocals, production, bass, keyboards, strings and various things
Rob Wolk: drums

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