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The Bummer Circus Comes To Truth City

by Rules

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You’re comin’ at me with all these problems, I got enough of my own, The tears rolling down your face, Need to find a new home, The joke is on me, I party and bullshit, Away your problems and your bullshit, And you party and bullshit away my problems and your bullshit, The bottomless pit in your stomach, Has a tumor that grows, Your social cancer has gone viral, With no place to atone, The joke is on me, Cuz I party and bullshit, Away your problems and your bullshit, And you party and bullshit away your problems and your bullshit
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I don’t like you, I don’t need to, Just give me a reason to not turn around and forget that you exist, It’s nothing you said, It’s not in your head, There’s nothing to get, It’s the same old shit, The same old shit to me, The same old shit to me, You’ve been drinking up your problems, Truth be told I don’t give a fuck if you ever get to solve them, You’re lapping it up, You’re begging for scraps, There’s nothing to get, Cuz it’s the same old shit, The same old shit to me, The same old shit to me, I don’t like you, I don’t need to, Give me a reason to not turn around and forget that you exist, It’s not in your head, It’s nothing you said, It’s nothing you did, It’s just the same old shit The same old shit to me The same old shit to me
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Victims 03:20
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You could not count your mistakes on your own hand, So you decided to borrow mine, If I could reverse the hands of time, You'll have your hand in these cuffs for crime, Send thoughts and prayers Please Officer won’t you understand, Can’t take the life of just any man, You use a gun versus children toys, You manufacture these widows boy Send thoughts and prayers All these lives have been raided, No laws for culture invasion, Send thoughts and prayers
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Stay the fuck out of my way, Listen Up so this sinks in, I’m gonna set this bridge a blaze, Watch it burn and smoke the ashes, I feel no shame, And I take no blame, I wouldn't change a thing, Cuz I see you, Who ya think, Who ya think you're talking to? I’m not looking for revenge, I’m just looking for a place that don’t exist, A place that won’t let me pretend, That I’m not looking for revenge, I see you talking everyday, Like there's a way, we’ll get past this, But I’m not looking for revenge, I’m moving on towards scorched earth pastures, I feel no shame, And I take no blame, I wouldn’t change a thing, Cuz I see you, Who ya think, Who ya think you're talking to? I’m not looking for revenge, I’m just looking for a place that don’t exist, A place that won’t let me pretend, That I’m not looking for revenge, I’m not looking for revenge, I’m just looking for a place, I’m not looking for revenge, I’m just looking for a place that don’t exist, A place that won’t let me pretend, That I’m not looking for revenge,
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A monumental circus, Parading as soldiers, Stacked to the limit, For political fodder, I feel it coming, I feel it coming, In the heart of America, There’s something rotten, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, Stained blood red dead soldiers shot in the head, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, The ring masters whip, Cannot commit to logic, Patriotic Fashion, A Bureaucratic assassin, I feel it coming, I feel it coming, In the heart of America, There’s something rotten, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, Stain blood red dead soldiers shot in the head, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, Inside these boxes these bodies are dead, Inside these boxes the bodies are dead, These bodies are dead,
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I’ve been cheating on myself I stare awake in front of the television, If it’s not something it’s something else, Telling me just what to believe in, You could tell me that the world is on fire, And I’d look for a second opinion, We trust mistrust until it suits our desires, Us versus them is the brand new religion? We take no credit we just all play the victim We’ve got a better chance of passing, Through the eye of a needle, Then getting passed through those pearly gates, When we can’t look in the mirror, God hates flags, God hates flags, No one is perfect we’re all living proof, Cuz god hates flags, I’ve got these wolves on my shoulder, We speak the same broken language, They’re drawing lines with my body parts, Electroshock all our baggage, God hates flags, God hates flags, No one is perfect we’re all living proof, Cuz god hates flags, We trust mistrust but we don’t see our reflection, No self analysis we need full self dissection, They make a choice behind closed doors for their cause, While air raid sirens are met with roaring applause, They’ll fill our cadavers with kerosine and oily rags, And use our corpses as molotov body bags.
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Dead South 02:08
Gather round townies, Take heed what I say, If we don’t band together, We fall victim to prey, Brick by brick, Tuck those kids in tight, Remind them of stories of what comes at night, Blinded by hate smash your face against the wall, That you build so high, To kill the love in us all, Dead South, Dead South Building Up Walls, Building Up Walls Dead South Dead South These guns are loaded, Prepare for night fall, Confirmation bias means no problems at all, Blinded by hate smash your face against the wall, That you build so high, To kill the love in us all, Dead South, Dead South Building Up Walls, Building Up Walls Dead South Dead South Building Up Walls, Building Up Walls Dead South Dead South
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I’ve been broken I’ve been fixed, I’ve been stitched up at the seems, I've been living in the moment, But for someone else’s dreams, I’ve been broken, I’ve been fixed, I’ve been broken, But I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, baby I’ve been broken I’ve been fixed, I’ve been stitched up at the seems, I've been living in the moment, But for someone else’s dreams, I’ve been broken, I’ve been fixed, I’ve been broken, But I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, I’m the king of the world, Despite my struggles, baby

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RULES are a four piece psychedelic hardcore punkrock band based in Southern Ontario. The group was formed in 2014 by Canadian tour veterans Chuck Coles (The Creepshow, Organ Thieves), Ben Rispin (The Saint Alvia Cartel, The Video Dead), Adam Michael (Say Yes, Walk Off The Earth) and Alex Standen (The Penske File). Over the past six years, the band has managed to remain an entity despite heavy tour schedules amongst its founding members. In 2018, RULES entered Halo Studios in Hamilton, Ontario to record what is now known as THE BUMMER CIRCUS COMES TO TRUTH CITY, a title which references a joke between Coles and Rispin when they first met in the mid 2000’s.

The band performed the album in its entirety, a 35 minute assault on all senses, live off the floor and finished tracking in three takes. An experiment in sound and temperament, TBCCTTC was recorded by Roman Marcone in a traditional analog fashion, using a world class SSL4000 board, purchased from Doppler Studios in Atlanta. The legendary board was used by world class artists like Stevie Wonder, Justin Beiber, Pearl Jam, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few.

The album also marks the last works credited to legendary engineer Nick Blagona, who is known for his work with The Bee Gees and Deep Purple.

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released March 5, 2021

Produced by Roman Marcone & RULES at Halo Music Hamilton
All Songs Written by RULES (Coles/ Michael/ Rispin/ Standen)
Engineered by Roman Marcone, Rusty Carriere and Sarah Ivy Hardy.
Mixed by Roman Marcone
Mix assist by Nick Blagona and Andrew Billone
Mastered by Andrew Billone and Roman Marcone
Assistant Henry Moss
Additional Back-Up Vocals on Burning Bridges by Luke Bentham

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RULES are a four piece psychedelic hardcore punkrock band based in Southern Ontario. The group was formed in 2014 by Canadian tour veterans Chuck Coles (The Creepshow, Organ Thieves), Ben Rispin (The Saint Alvia Cartel, The Video Dead), Adam Michael (Say Yes, Walk Off The Earth) and Alex Standen (The Penske File). ... more

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