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Nostalgia Nemesis

by West Brooks

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1.
The way you lie Makes a fool of me Time and time again Let this journey unfold I've never felt like this before All the ways you make me feel I don't know where to go from here These times and how they meant oh so much to me What happens now when it comes home tonight Yeah These walls that I've built These walls that I've built Never let them come down I don't know where to go from here These times and how they meant oh so much to me What happens now when it comes home tonight
2.
Bottle it up like before Could you rival what I've stored I can't tell a soul Would anyone want to hear Fill it up but it's always full Fill it up to the top just because I've been living in a room with many eyes Where does this elevator go I don't know it always seems to go down What's at the bottom of the pit Bearer of bottles Where does this elevator go I don't know it always seems to go down What's at the bottom of the pit Bearer of bottles These things overflow in my mind There were things you could never hide I can't tell a soul Would anyone want to hear Fill it up but it's always full Fill it up to the top just because I've been living in a room with many eyes Where does this elevator go I don't know it always seems to go down What's at the bottom of the pit Bearer of bottles Where does this elevator go I don't know it always seems to go down What's at the bottom of the pit Bearer of bottles
3.
I don't know where we're going Could ya tell me if I asked politely All bound up in the backseat But I can see city lights The loss of blood you think I'm bothered But strangely I don't mind You there you must atone for your sin You there the one who bathes in blood You there you must atone for your sin You there the one who bathes in blood
4.
And If you stay here Could you take it any longer Been searching for some truth Taste forbidden fruit These changes Happen over time Form from the woe Of what happened long ago Take your time You'll be fine Then you'll see What's meant to be Close your eyes And realize Truth won't lie Love won't die And If you stay here Could it last forever Even if it's something You were meant to sever Love from a distance Words never spoken Wake up in the morning Still feeling broken Take my time I'll be fine Then we'll see What's meant to be Close my eyes To realize Truth won't lie You'll see why
5.
Spirits in a cage Old man with a cane I walk this path The usual wrath Light the room In my youth Lions in the spire Eternal youth And I, I won't wither away And this you know I won't wither away Ever again Ever again Over in a flash Come down in a crash This life of blight Someday they'll know I was right Light the room In my youth Lions in the spire Eternal youth And I, I won't wither away And this you know I won't wither away Ever again Ever again
6.
I've been in search of some medicine Light bulbs going off feeling like Edison Bright idea to take it to a stranger Unforeseen were the things that I'd wager Came a long way in this new space Still in orbit with your transparent face Reality crashing with the load Got a bug in the code because you let in a toad yeah For awhile I was feeling fine Until I got swallowed whole by the hive mind Smiles in a field of flowers Doing this should get me paid by the hour Coin now a days ain't an issue but A bit of love man someone to commit to Hindsight it makes a lot of sense Pull them in when they're tied down sitting on the fence Chat up the poltergeist looking for the potion Did my thing with the sheets set some things in motion Somehow I overlook the many flaws Same place as before still fond of the claws Chat up the poltergeist looking for the potion Did my thing with the sheets set some things in motion Somehow I overlook the many flaws Same place as before still fond of the claws Apparition Apothecary Try it once results may vary Blades slicing me go to parry Straws on this camel's back are hard to carry You really had me going there Got me weak running your fingers through my hair Only way I can tolerate your narrative And I'll be damned with this dull ass imperative But times were had and I had me some scissors Trail went cold man left in the blizzard Freezing up thinking about my type Probably why I'm out here getting all this frost bite What makes them think I wanna talk to ghosts Rather break out the Ouija board and raise a toast Takes a lot to reach a point of forgiving Now I trust the dead more than the living Reach the finish line now it's set in stone Right now I'm just looking for a bone I apologize for all the honesty Second thought no I'm done with the modesty Chat up the poltergeist looking for the potion Did my thing with the sheets set some things in motion Somehow I overlook the many flaws Same place as before still fond of the claws Chat up the poltergeist looking for the potion Did my thing with the sheets set some things in motion Somehow I overlook the many flaws Same place as before still fond of the claws Apparition Apothecary Try it once results may vary Blades slicing me go to parry Straws on this camel's back are hard to carry
7.
Think you're sly Take your shots I'll be here to swat the flies Friend or foe I can't tell But I'll be here to say hello Try as you might Add some years but yet to bridge the gap Forced to something new Find your way out just check the map Did you see that? They hide in the grass Because there is no place for snakes They hide in the grass Because there is no place for snakes Think you care Burdens to bear A knife held behind the back When in doubt Check it out And watch the poison spread all about Try as you might Add some years but yet to bridge the gap Forced to something new Find your way out just check the map Did you see that? They hide in the grass Because there is no place for snakes They hide in the grass Because there is no place for snakes Here comes a soul It takes it's toll The ends a lifetime away And you can't change a thing What would it bring There's no place for snakes Here comes a soul It takes it's toll The ends a lifetime away And you can't change a thing What would it bring There's no place for snakes
8.
Doors as far as the eyes can see Give them a knock if you lack a key Eternity of waiting on the lawn When they answer I'm already gone The problem here is they lack respect Perception is off last time I checked Strike the ceiling made of glass Find your footing on some greener grass The path is clear Forward we march The path is clear Forward we march The Hollowness spreads as far as can be You might of taken them but you won't take me Have a few things I still have to do Do they remember what they were to pursue Caught up in the game and time is a waste When we die we'll be replaced Pass yourself on and hand the baton Gather some years and see what you spawn The path is clear Forward we march The path is clear Forward we march
9.
All faded now reduced to a stranger And after time went by something changed her Missed were what she used to be No use to try and intervene Stare at the mirror and see The reason it came to be I am forgotten And Forlorn Would you rather be In a place you don't belong anymore I am forgotten And Forlorn Would you rather be In a place you don't belong anymore Can it be found something like I had before Turn the knob but can't open the door Still clutch to a piece of debris Slowly drown as I'm lost at sea I'm sorry and fair winds As I continue this odyssey I am forgotten And Forlorn Would you rather be In a place you don't belong anymore I am forgotten And Forlorn Would you rather be In a place you don't belong anymore
10.
Dead to Me 04:07
You don't have to pretend It's written all over your face Soften the blow With a bit of praise Not so bad For the one who bears fangs How long that I couldn't see And how long they made me believe How long do they want to stifle me And I know it's dead to me Unfortunate But the parade marches on I've got 40 hands in this machine They can't press on And that I know Here's to a new world In the palm of my hand How long that I couldn't see And how long they made me believe How long do they want to stifle me And I know it's dead to me

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West Brooks' sophomore album Nostalgia Nemesis. Sounds from the in between. Enter a world of things misplaced as West searches for Tom the Alien but something stands in the way.

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released December 22, 2022

Guitar solo on "Porcelain Prison" written by Ryan Perna
Swell written by Ryan Perna, Dakota Brooks, and Sabrina Ferry

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A Florida man followed by a sleep paralysis demon that creates music.

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