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Stay Awake

from Wrong Life by Wrong Life

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    Bone variant of the self-titled album on lovely 12" vinyl. For all you boneys out there. Attaboy. That's good bone-crushin'.

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    Random variants of the self-titled album for the more mysterious of you out there. The photos on here are just examples of a couple of them. Including photos of the others would only ruin the mystery, don't you think?

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    Digipak CD version of the self-titled Wrong Life album on Limited Fun Records (UK/EU)/Waterslide Records (Japan). Artwork by the always wonderful Nige at Designidge. Comes in resealable cello wrap with an OBI strip as well as both English and Japanese inserts. Also comes with a free badge and sticker. Wahoo for you.

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  • Clear w/ Black Splatter LP
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    Clear with black splatter variant of the self-titled album on lovely 12" vinyl. Remember the board game Splat? Well, this LP is nothing like that. It has music on it and isn't a game.

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    I kept a test pressing of the self-titled LP for myself, and then remembered that I don't tend to collect my own stuff. If I end up an old man, then I wish to be an old man with no memory of the life I've lived. So, aye. Test pressing with alternative artwork. Nice and colourful but thankfully still a bit bleak looking.

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  • Limited Edition Cassette w/ "Top Punks" Wrong Life Trading Card
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    Super limited edition cassette version of the self-titled album, released by Cat's Claw Records. Only 50 copies were made. I only have 18 of them. Two different versions to pick from. Each copy comes with a limited edition Wrong Life "Top Punks" card, a CCR sticker and patch, and a Wrong Life sticker and badge.

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    Black variant of the self-titled album on lovely 12" vinyl. The classic. The old familiar. Your best friend.

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lyrics

You fell to pieces the second they left your room
Then you drifted off to a place where they can't hurt you
Where the sweetest song was sung from inside an iron lung
At a slow and steady pace in almost silence

When you came to you did your best to catch your breath
And said “All my fears will catch up to me in death”
And that sleep pulls you too close to the things that suffocate the most
If only those paintings had been named and not just numbered

We’re always waiting for that time of year when rest isn’t laced with guilt
And thinking of new ways to persuade the scales to tilt
Dear, I swear we won’t always be balancing on a knife-edge
But if all dreaming does now is splinter your thoughts and make you choke and bleed
Then stay awake with me

There are always bad memories setting fires in my gut
And looking forward to see if there are any wires that they can cut
But if I shut my eyes and breathe, sometimes I can snuff them out
If we don’t stray too far ahead then we won’t always get cut off at the knees
But if you’re scared of sleepwalking back towards the guillotine
Then stay awake with me.

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from Wrong Life, released February 10, 2023

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Wrong Life Edinburgh, UK

I'm Fraser. I play music under the name Wrong Life. I tried fooling people into thinking it was a proper full band with a somewhat steady line-up but it didn't work, so here we are.

"... somewhere in between heartfelt, life-affirming contemporary pop-punk and smart indie-rock of the ‘90s and early ‘00s." - Keep Track of the Time

"Emo-ish punky bullshit." - me

Photo: Peter Voppmann Photography
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