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1989
04:25
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They took our books
Without a look
Erase the culture
They saw the end
Of all their friends
Destroy the culture
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
How did it end up like this
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
Whatever came from it
And in their dreams
They see a sheen
A glimmer of what was more
The fire lit
And nameless kids
A call for war or something more
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
How did it end up like this
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
Whatever came from it
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
How did it end up like this
Oh, its 30 years of this shit
Whatever came from it
They took our books
Without a look
Destroy the culture
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2. |
durian eyes
04:23
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Oh I’m mysteriously
Falling into the abyss
Of all I know and breathe
Those smouldering yellow trees
Been feeling so alone (feeling so alone)
Wondering where’s my home (wondering where’s my home)
They ask me what I know (ask me what I know)
It’s nothing that I can show
Foreign and lost in this world that isn’t mine
Swimming in memories, I’m stuck floating in time
If you’ve got durian eyes, I’m tired of being fetishized
Who am I
People are passing me by
Bitter sound and icy air
Standing here, the shade of the sky changes
I’m living a lie
Was I supposed to belong (was I supposed to belong)
There’s no one in this dark hole (no one in this dark hole)
I’ve been here all along (I’ve been here all along)
Just realizing now it’s wrong (realizing now it’s wrong)
Foreign and lost in this world that isn’t mine
Swimming in memories, I’m stuck floating in time
If you’ve got durian eyes, I’m tired of being fetishized
Who am I x10
Foreign and lost in this world that isn’t mine
Swimming in memories, I’m stuck floating in time
If you’ve got durian eyes, I’m tired of being fetishized
Who am I
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3. |
yellow fever
03:05
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Yellow fever
Yellow fever
The doctor diagnosed her with yellow fever
Yellow fever
Yellow fever
The doctor diagnosed her with yellow fever
And I don’t think that I can be the cure
Bet she thinks I only care ‘bout straight As in high school
Becoming a doctor and not breaking rules
Got a tiger mom who controls my every move
But turns out she’s actually pretty cool
She thinks she’s got an idea of me
But it's so obvious she doesn’t know anything (ugh!)
Yellow fever
Yellow fever
The doctor diagnosed her with yellow fever
Yellow fever
Yellow fever
The doctor diagnosed her with yellow fever
And I don’t think that I can be the cure
Don’t say ni hao when you see my last name
Just because I’m asian doesn’t mean we’re all the same
You watch anime and you go to comic con
Stop pretending our race is just a game
You think your stereotypes are so clever
But it's so obvious you don’t know anyone (oh my god!)
She thinks she got an idea of me
But it’s so obvious she doesn’t know anything (ugh!)
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4. |
flesh
03:23
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Can someone show me how to approach my own flesh?
She looks just like me and yet I never know what to expect
I cannot meet her in the middle
Lately I’ve been wondering which parts I could abandon
No version of me in anyone’s mind is outstanding
So who do I sacrifice pieces of me for?
Nothing’s changed
Yet everything’s different now
Move on to stop clinging, to stop caring, to stop clinging
Grow up to stop caring, to stop clinging, to stop caring
Can someone show me how to approach my own flesh?
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5. |
don't (like me)
03:57
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I wake up and I go to work
Just trying to live my life
But you're in my face and asking about my race
Talking all sweet but you don't know what a no looks like
Drudging through the day
Can't do what we want
You don’t care how you behave
When you're whining about not having a date
You’re yelling at her is yelling at me
Any man on the street is a threat to me
Done with all harassment I see
You're yelling at her (you’re yelling at me)
No thoughts no concern
Disregarded no remorse to see
So stand there and fake the victim
Feel like your life is over
Maybe take a look at yourself
You’re doing more harm than fucking help
It's coursing through my blood
We struggle to survive
Any healing seems like a lie
When you've been yelling at her all night
You’re grabbing at her is grabbing at me
Any man on the street is a threat to me
Done with all harassment I see
You're grabbing at her (you’re grabbing at me)
No thoughts no concern
Disregarded no remorse to see
Didn't ask you to do that for me
No way for you to win me over
And what exactly are your intentions
My silence isn't code for a yes
A no from me is exactly as it seems
You just don't get it
So get the fuck away from me
Your violence on her is violence on me
Any man on the street is a threat to me
Done with all harassment I see
Your violence on her (your violence on me)
No thoughts no concern
Disregarded no remorse to see
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6. |
shatter
04:29
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Visions of you in my mind
But I am not one of your kind
Someone is waiting for me, waiting on me
Can’t get you out of my head
Can’t put that place in my bed
But someone is waiting for me, waiting for me
But you
Shatter me x4
Dig me a hole in the stars
And carry your eyes to my heart
But someone is waiting for me, waiting for me
You’ve got me under a spell
Can’t seem to shake off your smell
And someone is waiting on me, waiting on me
But you
Shatter me x4
Shatter me x2
You shatter me
Shatter me
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cutsleeve Toronto, Ontario
cutsleeve is a five-piece queer East Asian rock band in what is currently known as 'Toronto'. We were brought together to
explore the nuances of our own queer racialized identities and repurpose rock music for our own healing and expression.
Logo Design: Bianca Chamberlain
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