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Bloom

by Masochist

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1.
Push Back 01:17
No worship at your altar There’s nothing left to sacrifice We will resist even after You have bled us dry No bowing to you Even if you broke my back A nation built on prejudice We will react Push back Our offerings switched for oppression No equality in your possession Push back We will push back
2.
Crux 02:47
A government built on stolen lands With ‘leaders’ who refuse basic human rights For so long we’ve abandoned them Out of sight, out of mind How can you live with yourself? Bring them here Now that we see, this nightmare is reality Ignorance will breed more pain We’re all to blame Use your privilege, stand for something If not, you stand for nothing Ignored national shame We’re all to blame Tortured minds, tortured bodies Imprisoned innocence, bring them here Forced to suffer for seeking safety Refugees are welcome here Tortured minds, tortured bodies Imprisoned innocence, bring them here
3.
Output pain, overtime Chained to a slow death Production line Concealed from the world This graveyard, we left them Crushed Trapped in the tomb of these factory walls Existing, not living Asleep, standing Silent suffering Give back their voice Exhaustion, distress Give them choice Crushed Trapped in the tomb of these factory walls Existing, not living Asleep, standing Mercy, show mercy Liberation from pain Existing, not living Asleep, standing
4.
Survival 01:14
Society teaches us to be safe Not that they shouldn’t be violent Our self defence is a crime Put on trial for fighting to survive Survival I never knew you But my thoughts are with you I wait for her, I still wait I wait, survival
5.
Bloom 01:23
I’m aching to be better But I’m not The flowers inside me are dormant Disintegrate to rot I do not know how to look after myself And my wilted leaves are starting to show And if I cut off All the parts of me that feel dead What is left? Watching others grow together Will I be weak forever? I do not know how to look after myself And my wilted leaves are starting to show And if I cut off All the parts of me that feel dead What is left? When will I bloom?
6.
Heavy Dread 01:58
Can’t express what’s happening How they feel inside “Please take me away from here, Please take me away” Trapped inside their own mind Can’t vocalise these needs Internal screams, “please help me” Those around don’t understand Their indifference led to neglect Who fights for you when you’re alone? Advocate for those in need Breakthrough the red tape Growing untended to Fading, death by your hand Trapped inside their own mind Can’t vocalise these needs Internal screams, “please help me” Those around don’t understand Their indifference led to neglect Who fights for you when you’re alone? “Take me away From this cycle From this place From this dread Take me away”
7.
Demons 01:29
My body my choice You don’t get a voice Hiding behind your ‘pro-life’ stance What gives you the right To dictate my plans? We’re the ones burning When they should be in hell
8.
Vexed 02:02
My hands bleed from struggling To grasp onto something, anything To pull me out of the shadows Of my fury, always vexed Red, all I see is red in this endless void I am trying to forget Cursed, the burden on my soul It sinks rust into my skin Til I am ruined from within Can I change? Regaining patience that I lack Learned from years of snarling back Still I remain, always vexed
9.
Initiation 03:15
Those who came before me Bore torches to light the way Through the darkness of ignorance Moving onto a brighter day For those that came before me For those that stand beside me For those yet to rise Thank you Those who came before me Battled everyday for change True warriors of resistance Breaking free of the cage For those that came before me For those that stand beside me For those yet to rise Thank you Your presence is valued Every contribution matters I would not be here without you
10.
Condemned 00:52
Victim blaming, victim shaming Come forwards, share your trauma Face the panel of judgement To check your validity No justice No catharsis No deliverance Just insolence “What did you do to cause this? What did you do to turn A man into a rapist?” Not a victim, to your system Not a victim, I survived
11.
Banksia 01:18
Hopeless, I watch as you fade before me Just like she did, just as I will As we cycle through the phases of mortality Dazed, I’ve walked this path before I recognise the trees And the changing of the leaves Feeling hope slip through my hands Rage, wraps it’s chains around my heart Thought I know wrath and fury Serve no purpose here, it takes hold Relentless, I can feel defeat Coursing through my veins But then I feel guilty for letting you see Shut it out, this is not about me Banksia
12.
Strain 03:22
Trapped, unravelled All the parts of me undone Constricted by my own fear Self imprisoned, broken Shackled myself to the terror within And now I ache from the chains I can’t breathe, I can’t cope I feel the air leave my tightened throat I can’t see past my fears Could this be real? Please don’t be real It is Trepidation it grows Inside my mind, inside my bones My psyche, suspended Inside a tomb, strained

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released January 21, 2022

Written and recorded on Widjabul/Wyabul land, Bundjalung Country
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Al Pegg at Old Dog Studios
Cover art by Jade Young

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Masochist Lismore, Australia

Socially conscious hardcore/punk, grateful to be on Bundjalung Country

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