I despise you from your head down to your toes Look me in the eye And I'll punch you in the nose It's never easy comes Just easy goes Every day I disbelieve the moron that you chose McClusterfuker Bleed away This wasted day Think I'd rather burn Than live each day in shame I know you're hurt I know I let you down I should've put you first Instead I watched you drown Please know that I'm sorry And I regret my words so much Not a day goes by that I don't miss your touch But I wonder Why was I not enough Tell me again how useless I am Not worthy of trust I watched it end before it could begin Now it hurts And I can't mend Do you have some faith to lend So I can make it end McClusterfukermore

‘The Pain We Keep Alive’ is about an uncomfortable truth, the more we look away, the more we distance ourselves from the problems people face here in the Northern Territory and remote Australia, the longer we give life to the pain these problems bring. The lyrics contain the description of the story of oppression and how modern Australia has addressed it. The Bridging the Gap Royal Commission’s findings and evidence that these problems have not gone away, in many cases have become worse and yet the perception in the media, for the sake of tourism or to globally save face as a nation, is that equality not only exists but is celebrated. It makes you realise there is a more troubling narrative here that non indigenous Australians find a subconscious benefit or gain from feeling separated and not the same, and therefore not part of or responsible for helping in the struggles and oppression. This track asks this difficult question, why are we not doing more, why is it accepted as ok? more

Don’t you celebrate the devil I am Weaponize the feelings I’m feelin Somehow every word I say I offend Consumed by the reason I descend Lies just come too easy When you’re blinded by shame All the fear will leave me Yet the burden remains Forever wearing the stain But it’s rare for me to care Or even feel inspired I’m usually too drunk Or just too damn tired And if this life were a job I’d be fuckin fired Welcome To the murder machine Just lay back And enjoy the screams If you’re open to more suffering In a cage made of flesh and bone More pain than you’ve ever known Welcome To the murder machine Just lay back And enjoy the screams If you’re hoping for more slaughtering Pure hatred to set the tone More pain than you’ve ever known Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Ba-da-da-bum-bum-bum La-la-la-la-la Playing in a game we can’t win Cursed by an evil they defend Now they’re feeding us their poison again All outta fucks I can give when We could join together We could take a stand Live in peace forever In a thriving land I believe that we can But it’s rare for me to care Or even feel inspired I’m usually too drunk Or just too damn tired And if this life were a job I’d be fuckin fired Welcome To the murder machine Just lay back And enjoy the screams If you’re open to more suffering In a cage made of flesh and bone More pain than you’ve ever known Welcome To the murder machine Built by bankers With your broken dreams If you’re hoping for more corporate greed Pure hatred should set the tone Spouting freedom you’ve never know Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Welcome Du-du-du-du-du Ba-da-da-bum-bum-bum La-la-la-la-la But how can we solve our problems If our santy’s gone How can we lift our spirit If we’ve forgotten our song We’re so terrified of our shadow We chase after the dawn And I guess I’ve lost the will to press on There’s no hope that I will ever belong So long more