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Afterlife

by Sarah & the Safe Word

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City Witch13 Amazing lil collection of songs from their earlier career. This EP is very reminisce of mid 2000's Post-Hardcore and Pop punk. The first song Don't Ask Questions opens this experience with a vengeance. While the last track Love Come Again carries you out with a tearjerking message of love lost. If you've listened to The Safe Word's more modern works and wonder if you should give Afterlife a try, don't skip out. It's more than worth it. Favorite track: Don't Ask Questions.
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1.
"You thought you were mighty wise, with your cheating heart and your little white lies. But I'm all through crying over you!" This dinner table is set for silence and for two I sharpen the cutlery we rarely ever use It's so hard being caught off guard by all the things you do You think by now that I'd be used to, I'd be used to you Sometimes I still wonder why you would choose this life, rolling in your dirty, dirty lies. But why am I surprised when the bullshit multiplies? It's better if I don't ask questions. I pass the salt you s-s-shake it in my wounds. There's such a chill spreading in the room. Stronger love, it would live through an evening such as this but you're so vain you think this song's about you and it is. Bitch. And now you're six feet under ground. You won't make a sound. You won't spread your filthy shit around. And you may wonder why I would use this knife. It's better if you don't ask questions.
2.
The supernova in my bedroom, the supernova in my bedroom has swelled up to such gargantuan size that I can no longer act surprised Its gravity is inescapable Its gravity is inescapable I’ve tried and tried and tried and tried and tried But it’s a part of me that I can’t hide Hey there, sister, see me bright among the stars You can twist my words any other way Go on and tell my ex-lovers, their mistresses and mothers that I’m off to outer space that I’m off to outer space They want someone to save the universe They say, oh someone save the universe But the universe won’t save itself for me I’ll try my best not to fuck the galaxy I’ll be writing you a postcard from the center of the sun sending out my love and hate to each and everyone
3.
I fell in love with a shadow stitched up to a boy I couldn't reconcile his smile with the things he would destroy He had a flickering of flame from the dust behind his eyes He carried me through clouds and dropped me into empty skies Ever creeping, always sneaking round the corner Locking doors behind me after I walk through Tracked your trail chasing tail, I'm getting warmer Closer to the truth, far away from you I tried to keep your light from fading out I'm scared the darkest side of you is the only side of you I ever knew, ever knew I'm scared the darkest side of you is the only side of you I ever knew, ever knew I'm not sleeping, hear your breathing in the next room I know you're not alone I tried to keep your light from fading out, but running to the night won't save you now.
4.
The girl, she passed away on boxing day. She tried to sell her life away the night before she died. The price she paid was way too high to be a bride. The congregation never saw her wearing white. Caught in the act, but I won't be caught dead. Give it up, give it up trying to make it out alive. Your whispers over the water. You're gone, gone, gone like a ghost. Never mother, only daughter. She knows, she knows, she knows, she knows. The girl was buried in a shallow grave, the town could barely spare the space to put her in the ground. The church was built on empty prayer and precious stones, bought and sold by barons who stole everything they owned. The town was washed away by floods in 64. The river disregards the graves of rich and poor. The water washed away their bodies to the moor, and brought together all the bankers and the whores.
5.
I dare you to look me in the eyes and tell me that we tried our best. It's times like this that I guess I really miss you, and wonder how you are out west. Nashville feels nearly far as Saturn and I'm fucked up on a hotel floor. It kills me that you'll never even know this, but my heart isn't half as smart as yours. Someday love will come again.

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released February 6, 2016

Sarah Rose - vocals
Kienan Dietrich - guitar, vocals, keys, harmonica
Brandon Ward - bass

Percussion and additional keys performed by Dan Wilson.
Guest melodica solo on "The Supernova" performed by Joe Dolan.

Produced, engineered, mixed by Lee Jennings.

Mastered by George Sideris.

All lyrics written by Sarah Rose and Kienan Dietrich. All music by Sarah and the Safe Word.

Album art by Emmett Helen.

Special thanks to Sean Hussey.

"To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best."
- William Makepeace Thackeray

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