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Help Wanted

by Civil War Rust

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1.
I Spent three short days and sleepless nights, I kissed your neck and felt your warm breath on mine When the morning comes we'll go our separate ways I'll carry you in memory back to the bay I spent three short days and restless nights, at the bottom of a bottle to clear my mind I've got some really bad ideas The tension building in my head is spreading to my chest, I've had enough Moving like a wrecking ball as I make my way through California. I was up all night with the bleuest eyes on the warm beaches of San Diego
2.
Just when I thought it was getting better I took some steps in the wrong direction back to a place I've been before I'm burning pictures with all your letters Burned out by the flames in your backyard scenes The twisted thoughts and the late night schemes I've never been the one to comprehend the writing on the wall I pour my thoughts on wax and then I try to let them go I'll prove it so
3.
Upside Down 02:23
These walls, phone calls Head long into disaster Mistakes, I've made Celebrate the ignorant bastard I won't go down with the ship again Another lost soul in the drink my friend You're gonna do what you wanna do I won't be there to take that ride You've got me upside down and falling apart These streets, dead beats Turn off the city sirens We hope, We dream Persecute the wishful asshole I wont go down with a wish again looking for a chance to get it right my friend I get it, you're running away I found a reason to stay
4.
I left some poor habits in the city of sin but ill be back to pick them up again A little something to keep me warm The neon lights they kept me up all night I longed for home but I dreaded the drive Ten uncomfortable hours This all must start and end with something maybe I knew it was with me all along Now I have this chance to change and still I make mistakes You make me go outta my mind Just another waste of both our time I haven't got a back up plan or a plan at all I need my dreams to dream at night A little something to keep me warm Where is the disconnect and what's the fucking point? As if there is really even a point at all. Its the roll of the dice My last chance to get this right
5.
Photographs 02:45
Photographs in a box are my one and only chance to see you again I'm not so sure I'll be removing the lid My stomach turns, so I drink and that helps a little bit but I still smell you on the empty walls Smell you on my unwashed clothes It's not enough, to set me straight to pull me out of this tailspin Not today The streets are empty, its colder than last year The cats sit together all huddled up for warmth No one sees me walking by I'm followed around by little black clouds Relieving themselves on my every move No one sees me walking by It's just not enough to set me free To shield me from your wake of destruction I thought I needed a change of pace I found an emptiness within this place Oh won't you take me back? I cross my heart and hope to die Nothing seems to ever work out right If I had the chance I wouldn't take you back Not today
6.
It's ok to hurt sometimes That's how you know you're still alive You gotta pick yourself up and get it right this time It's pretty safe to say she's already on her way into the arms of her next mistake I'm not poetic, I'm pathetic She'll never say it, but I can see it in her eyes She'll never look at me the same again Bart cards and broken hearts Another substance fueled inferno We're singing It's pretty safe to say I'm already on my way into the arms of my next mistake I'm not poetic, I'm pathetic She'll never say it, but I can see it in her eyes She'll never look at me the same again Stand up and try to walk it off This time I'll try to walk it off
7.
Riverside 02:52
I found myself in Riverside In the back of a bar in those deep brown eyes I get it, I need a change 5 a.m. took you away And sent me home with a bitter taste I get it, I'm gonna change You'll have to think way less of me White knuckle nights I am barely getting by But I'm getting by Broken clock and mirrors feel up my emptiness I could not stand to see the look on my own face Each morning I wake up I tell myself I'm not tired Everyday it just gets harder to smile Sit back I promise I'll be fine I only ask that you keep quiet on this drive Decisions in question I'm fighting off depression I haven't been happy in a while You know I'm gonna make it I'm gonna be alright
8.
Thirty Days 01:39
I got a problem that I don't want to face It's not my problem if I show up today It's not my job to keep a track or a pace Always trying to get back to the good old days I'll be living my life like a runaway At the bottom of the bottle is where I'll be Man it really sucks when you think you're on the top And the world crashes down and belts you in the face I'm alright, I'm ok... I haven't had a drink in around thirty days I'm feeling great, I need therapy Do you want to stop? Before it's too late. You're trying to stop At least that's what you say Seems like you're lost Can't ever find your way Take a shot, here's your chance Or are you still afraid of change?
9.
Rogues Couch 02:15
Goodbye comfort and security Hello cold nights and anxiety I'll be sleeping on couches and drinking myself to sleep Counting down the days until I'm warm beneath the sheets There's nothing left in this old oak tree but a blackened hole where my heart use to be We wanted revolution All I got was another shitty shirt
10.
Giving up is the easiest way to go They preach about it on the busted ass radio Turn it off, it's killing what makes you great You're beautiful in every way Like this broken fucking city that's covered in paint And there is nowhere else that I'd rather be, than going out in the middle of the night Again and again... You've slipped into a pretty mess, it's true It fits you well enough to keep me close to you Take it off, its constricting what makes you great You're beautiful in every way Like this gentrified city that's covered in flames And there is nowhere else that I'd rather be, than going out in the middle of the night Again and again... For once in my life I feel good about myself For once in my life I don't want to be somebody else Now I've got a broken radio

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Released in November of 2015 by Def Cow Records and Say-10 Records, "Help Wanted" delivers 10 new Bay Area punk classics. Recorded at both Studio Trilogy in San Francisco and Nu-Tone Studios in Pittsburg, CA the band shows great growth in their song writing and delivering short pop punk sing-alongs. With their sophomore release coming in at under 24 minutes, CWR keep it short and sweet. Mixing harmonies, a precise rhythm section and a unique resilience, this record will surely become a favorite amongst aging pop punk fans everywhere. "Help Wanted" was recorded/produced by esteemed engineer Willie Samuels (Broadway Calls,
Enemy You, Pinhead Gunpowder).

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released November 20, 2015

All songs written by Civil War Rust
Additional Vocals on "Photographs" by Danny Bailey
Help Wanted was recorded at Studio Trilogy in San Francisco and Nu-Tone Studios in Pittsburg, CA by Willie Samuels. Mastering was done by Ken Lee of Ken Lee Mastering in Oakland.

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Civil War Rust Oakland, California

Hi! We are Civil War Rust from Oakland.
Things we enjoy... Pop Punk from the 90's, Burritos, Recording & Dive Bars from the 90's,

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