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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Available for the first time in the physical form in almost a decade. This 2020 re-release Includes two bonus songs, American Colossus and Lighthouse; which are not available on any of the streaming sites.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Giraffe Attack Collection (2020 Reissue) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Get all 8 Eric Bettencourt releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Offerings for Impermanence | (Singles | 2019-2023), Bric-á-Brac, Weightless Embrace Vol. 2, An Underwater Dream, Weightless Embrace Vol. 1, Secret Songs For Secret People, The Giraffe Attack Collection (2020 Reissue), and Fine Old World. , and , .

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lyrics

The Fear

Got to stop trying so hard to make it work
Cannot be afraid to find out where it hurts
From the other side I can plainly see
All the walls that I have built inside of me

Oh trouble, you hold your gun up to my brain
The fear is like a virus it survives in many strains

Like a quicksand struggle and all I can do to breathe
It’s up to my neck though it started at my feet
I cower in my misery, will no one lend a hand?
The sleep it is winning and all I taste is sand

Oh trouble, you hold your gun up to my brain
The fear, it makes you shut up and look the other way

I ain’t gonna be who you want me to be
I’m no longer gonna feed this negativity

The pattern is changing but only in ups and downs
And I’m going crazy, for in the framework I’m still bound
Still no recollection of how I landed here
Then you feel them reach out, the comforting hands of fear

Oh trouble, holds the gun up to your brain
The fear is like a bible, crushing you with every page
Oh trouble, holds the gun up to your brain
But only you can pull the trigger to do all the damage

I ain’t gonna be who you want me to be
I hate all the thoughts that occur to me
I am no longer afraid to lose control
You’ve got to be yourself or else be like every other lost soul

credits

from The Giraffe Attack Collection (2020 Reissue), released September 15, 2009
Eric: Lead vocals, guitars, bass
Ryan Cyr: Backing vocals, drums
Leah Finkelstein: Piano
Mixing: Eric, Billy Slifka, James Whalen

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