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In Search of a Perfect Cave

by Cryptid Summer

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pinkytheent Loved seeing Cryptid Summer open for Messa at Comet Ping Pong! Had no idea we had a delectable gothy post punk band in our local cards. I loved the driving drums, the mournful, yearning, and yet biting-twangy guitars, the embittered vocals; all staples of excellent sad post punk. But above all, I really dug the highly active, colorful, and melodic bass lines; they really had my head bopping the whole time. Hey from Arlington and I hope to see you all again soon! Favorite track: Should We Die.
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1.
Parting Shot 04:05
The tops of all the stalks have been bitten off by frost And the thoughts of loneliness compared to loss Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll Let you Will you let me Will you let me go Will you let me go to hell the way I want to When silver white strands of light Have lost their novelty will you still be with me Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll let you Will you let me Will you let me go Will you let me go to hell the way I want to If you’re not gonna believe in me Then you just need to leave me alone Will it quiet your mind cause I’ll let you Will you let me Will you let me go Will you let me go to hell the way I want to Try to remember it’s not always an attack You don’t always have to fight back
2.
Tropes 03:49
They called us nosferatu They blamed us for their blood loss Hiding from the light Shrinking from the cross They called us lycanthropic They didn’t know I’d find my power there Cast my shadow by the glow of the moon My black eyes my black hair The trauma that lives in my blood? you gave me So I’m not waiting around for you to save me They called us sharp & shrewd & twisted They called us treacherous & small I watched them try to build their tower & I will be there to watch it fall You lit your torch and cried you can’t replace me You made me a monster and now you’re too scared to face me
3.
Love Lock 03:25
I think of everyone who Knew I was dying—to scream I love you But counted on my silent mouth So they could keep the pressure off Because I love you is power Because silence is control And silence is power And I love you is control Three of swords, Three of cups Cut out my heart, Fill me back up Some have said I feel too much I am enough I am enough Because I love you is power Because silence is control And silence is power And I love you is control My open eyes, my iron spine The space to breathe, to claim what’s mine I love outloud, I have no fear You will hear me, you will hear
4.
All consumed by breathless rage We look for ways to funnel the pain Disbelief at this latest stage Should we die in the streets let it not be in vain been waiting for the backward swing The bending of that moral arc in a world where capital is king Are we just walking backwards in the dark Every day I give myself away Piece by piece links of chain Heart & lung, blood & bone Til nothings left but my name I think we’re running out of space To keep this energy in check But how can we pick up the pace We’ve got guns at our back, but boots on our necks
5.
Threads 03:20
I’ve lost the threads that hold me here Evaporating I’ll see you in a thousand years When the seal is broken Don’t call for me sooner It’ll only make it worse That’s just how it works it’s just a curse I see you reaching through the haze To try to hold on Is this how you want to spend your days Frozen, staring Living breathing aching Searching screaming for a cure Trying to get back to how things were You’re afraid to learn To let go To let it burn To not know A slow return To shadow But what if you grow

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released December 31, 2022

recorded in August 2022 at Viva Studios by Matt Michel.

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Cryptid Summer Washington, D.C., D.C.

upcoming shows:

March 31st @ Rhizome w/ Truth or Dare & Manny
www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2024/3/31/cryptidsummertruthordaremanny

April 20th @ Quarry House Taven w/ Vulture Feather (CA) & Black Rails
link.dice.fm/vulturefeather_4_20_24

email cryptidsummer@gmail.com for booking

📸 credit: Mike Maguire
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