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Terrific Effort

by Bitter Defeat

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1.
Sugar Blind 02:46
I'm feeling numb in the one that's next to my foot-thumb It's stuck at 20 degrees my frozen little toe-knee I checked it with a pin and yeah it's got a nerve in Sugars flying high Destroys from inside Gotta keep 'em down Cos I'm growing old slowly now Remember I got stamped on it, some rank Newport Corries shit Couldn't walk for a while, battled on hobble-style And now it's a reminder that sweetness it can blind yer Sugars flying high Destroys from inside Gotta keep em down Cos I'm growing old slowly now
2.
Pressure 02:44
I watch the space but I can't put my finger on it 'Cos you're not there is nothing I can do about it You look the biz but there's something not quite right about it Your eyes are blue but I still can't see right through your eyes Make no mistake I will travel fifteen miles to your home If I could run, I would run with unopened eyes It's hard to run when your legs have been paralysed Stop telling me that I'm right when I know I'm wrong I make mistakes but you just seem to carry on and on On and on You look the biz but there's something not quite right about it Your eyes are blue but I still can't see right through your eyes Make no mistake I will travel fifteen miles to your home I watch the space but I can't put my finger on it 'Cos you're not there is nothing I can do about it If I could run, I would run with unopened eyes It's hard to run when your legs have been paralysed Stop telling me that I'm right when I know I'm wrong I make mistakes but you just seem to carry on You look the biz but there's something not quite right about it Your eyes are blue but I still can't see right through your eyes Make no mistake I will travel fifteen miles to your home
3.
WAFT 02:34
4.
Falling Down 03:41
Hey you there I see you there If I stumble should I fall Pick me up and shake me down Leave the rest all on the ground Anything and everything All the places things I've seen Brought me here Here today Hold me closer then I'll say Feel I'm falling Feel I'm falling down Feel I'm falling Feel I'm falling down You the fallen beauty queen Pay me surruptitiously Just enough A drip feed Get me through Make believe Coming back home today No I don't feel OK All strung out on display How did it turn out this way Feel I'm falling Feel I'm falling down Feel I'm falling Feel I'm falling down

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released March 10, 2023

Music - knocked into shape by all of us

Song ideas/words - all Rob apart from Pressure which was Ben's baby

Recording, engineering, mixing and mastering by Scott Newth / BLKHUS

Recorded at Bagnall Hill, Te Pahu, Aotearoa 2022 - big thanks to Bevan for having us.

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Bitter Defeat Hamilton, New Zealand

Bitter Defeat is...Rob (Vocals/Guitar/Words), Julian (Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals), Ben (Guitar/Backing Vocals), Ian (Casiotone), Kathryn (Drumkit)

contact us at bitterdefeatnz@gmail.com

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