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1.
Take Your Pills 02:04
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Take your pills Leave your feelings at the door Blend in with the normal folk Comfortably nervous As I shy away from the crowd We’re all here on our own This isn’t me, this isn’t you This isn’t real Just take your pills This isn’t real Just take your pills Kicking and screaming Just choke ‘em all down We’ve been on this shift too long Skies are blue But not for me and not for you It is time we all come on home I’ll never get old and it’s all because These drugs don’t work This isn’t me, This isn’t you This isn’t real Just take your pills This isn’t real Just take your pills
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Remorse 03:01
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Head start spinning another restless night I got to face the morning, got to face the light Remorse Remorse Sun rises slowly and I cannot hide Remorse Remorse Like roadkill, I’m paralyzed….. I’m paralyzed Faces pop up through the night Faces that can’t stand the light Every cloud is grey, dreams of yesterday Remind me, no feelings out on display Remorse Remorse Heading for disaster, not what you desire Remorse Remorse Dive right in get stuck on the wire….get stuck on the wire Faces, pop up through the night Faces, that can’t stand the light / there’s no end in sight Remorse Remorse Remorse Faces, pop up through the night Faces, that can’t stand the light / there’s no end in sight Remorse
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First Impressions 02:50
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When everything is put back together Crafted with a sense of urgency There is nothing, no nothing left to hide I simply can’t rely on being me Not just me Not just…not just you Can’t rely on It’s the eyes that don’t lie And all that’s left Is a second chance on a first impression When everything is put back together Crafted with a sense of urgency There is nothing, no nothing left to hide I simply can’t rely on being me Not just me Not just…not just you Can’t rely on I was born Molded for years By friendly laggers Not pioneers No real wit No real depth It’s your choice You do the math First impressions All that is left
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Sticks And Stones 03:15
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Sticks and stones may break these bones But it’s words that mortify me What defines, what makes me feel? Bruises will heal, it’s words that I remember Stop throwing bottles you know they will break Cause these shards will bring bad luck See it coming, take all that’s dear to me Better off dead or severely broken? Twists of the knife, bricks and lies There’s no such thing as casual cruelty Sticks and stones may break these bones But it’s words that mortify me What defines, what makes me feel? Bruises will heal, it’s words that I remember Sticks and stones
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Tired Eyes 03:45
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The break of day still hours away As I patiently wait for the alarm This is not a case of insomnia I’m not tossing, I’m not turning I can’t tell if this is real There’s a foggy dew on a clear morning Maybe it’s all just a dream I can’t see clear through these tired eyes I just can’t see Eye strain makes a blurry vision Caught in the presence or reminiscing Let the calm come and take over me Why worry, going mad in a hurry There isn’t that much I can do Can’t tell the clock, can’t turn it back Strong sense of disbelief I can’t see clear through these tired eyes I just can’t see Tired Eyes Or just a mental disorder Tired Eyes Can’t see truth from lies Am I lost? What’s the date? Why is it still dark? Stuck on a threshold
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Driftwood 02:23
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Annihilate the facts Annihilate the fear Put two and two together Pick up your rifles Pick up your guns Let’s make things better Turn it on, turn it off, Never bored Turn it on, turn it off This is your world Tangled up in your own lifeline All the bad pieces turn into driftwood Drift away without any use Decomposed, shattered on the shore Tangled up in your own lifeline
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Factory 04:40
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We’ve got four floors And a broken elevator Rushing up and down these stairs Feeling like a generator Demand on a constant go Stuck here doing overtime No compliment nor lecture needed Catch up on some sleep in another lifetime Time to rise up from your sleep Morning factory whistle blows Zoning out for a couple of hours Not a lot of highs and not a lot of lows Hong Kong’s awake and so am I No such thing as in between days Suit and tie simply don’t apply Can’t bargain or strike for a raise Soft hands factory work Hard labour with velvet gloves Time to get the message across When push comes to shove
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Sleeping On Papers 02:32
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See the world through lucid eyes Just picture it See the world through lucid eyes Just picture it Look the other way Tell me, do you want to be afraid? No cure for sleep disruption Just call in late Will people still remember you When you’re sleeping on papers? Why even bother? What’s there to offer Why even bother? Its damn cold outside But at least I’m sleeping on papers What’s there to offer Why even bother Its damn cold outside But at least I’m sleeping on papers What’s there to offer Why even bother Will people still remember you When you’re sleeping on papers?
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Taste The Smell 03:23
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It’s been 15 years Just before they boarded it up Memories get shattered As the presence said enough is enough A place you wanted to get away from What else were you running for? Draws me back like something fierce But these walls they are no more Safe heaven Drifted away from the shore When I close my eyes I can taste the smell When I close my eyes I can taste the smell When I close my eyes A place you wanted to get away from What else were you running for? Draws me back like something fierce But all I see When I close my eyes I can taste the smell Taste the smell Taste the smell Taste the smell

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released July 8, 2021

Lead Vocals, Lyrics By – ken Jeurissen
Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Artwork – Pieter Hendricks
Guitar – Robbert Schirris
Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Bas (20)
Bass, Backing Vocals, Synth, Percussion – Arne Smeels
Recorded By, Producer – Igor Wouters


Produced by Igor Wouters and The Establishment.

Recorded, mixed and mastered November/December 2020 at Amsterdam Recording Company by Igor Wouters
Additional recording done December 2020 at Azraels Lair Eindhoven & Anker Studio Eindhoven by Pieter Hendriks
All songs written and performed by The Establishment
All lyrics by Ken
Additional ambient sounds by Igor Wouters
Artwork and golden skull photograph by Pieter Hendriks
Band photograph by Koen Rutten

100 copies on white vinyl
200 copies on black vinyl

Vinyl available @ Shield Recordings

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The Establishment Nijmegen, Netherlands

Here it is punks! A group named THE ESTABLISHMENT hailing from The Netherlands with members of Antidote, Brat Pack, Citizens Patrol and Born From Pain. Sounding like a hybrid between 80s hardcore a la POISON IDEA and BLITZ-Oi mixed with some cold wavy post-punk edges, The Establishment will appeal to those on the Goth side of Punk! ... more

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