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Perpetual Winter

by Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild

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Nadine A serious topic approached with black humour. And it rocks. No bad song on this one, but I enjoyed "Countdown", "Ice & Age", "It's a kind of a funny story" the most. Favorite track: Countdown.
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1.
LYRICS: The sky is so grey it makes everything glow And the people are angels: you can see their halos And it makes your chin numb, the way the wind blows And all I want’s a warm cheek to hide my cold nose It’s a beautiful day, a beautiful day It’s a beautiful day For a suicide Everyone laughs cuz there’s love in their life While the city burns red with the glow of tail lights And if this is God’s plan He must want me to die So I’m saying these prayers for my own self tonight It’s a beautiful day, a beautiful day It’s a beautiful day To be alive It’s a beautiful day A f***ing glorious day F*** this beautiful day It’s a beautiful day, a beautiful day It’s a beautiful day…
2.
Suicide City 02:54
LYRICS: If you feel lost, keep on going You are not alone Don’t let this suicide city get you down (I know it feels) Every day gets a little bit harder Every day gets a little bit worse Every day is a f***ed up competition The winner’s the one who gets to die first Sometimes to you feel like a stranger That every hope is danger That nothing will destroy the anger It feels like love is a cancer A question with no answer Good intentions, empty banter But all your friends, merrymakers, A pretty bunch of fakers, Say that you’ll feel better later They say that time is a healer Love is the revealer Hand out advice like they’re some dealer (But they don’t know) Every day gets a little bit harder Every day gets a little bit worse Every day is a f***ed up competition: The winner's the one who gets to die first If you feel lost, keep on going You are not alone Don't let this suicide city get you down Sometimes you can't stop the crying I’ll stay right by your side Don't let this suicide city get you down (I know it feels...) Every day gets a little bit harder Every day gets a little bit worse Every day is a f***ed up competition: The winner's the one who gets to die first (You're not alone) Every day gets a little bit harder Every day (la la la la la la) Every day: feel a little more f***ed up (whoa-oa-oa-oh, whoa-oa-oa-oa) (I know it feels...) Every day stage another disaster But we never really get to rehearse Every day take a DEEP BREATH Don't let this suicide city get you down Every morning TAKE A BREATH AND SAY: “Won’t let this suicide city get me down”
3.
LYRICS: If I lose my mind again this week You’re gonna see my body out in the street You’re gonna see a bunch of passers-by With a hand to their face to shield their eyes I don’t know why I feel this way But each time I do I get more afraid I don’t think there’s nothing wrong with me I don’t trust your pills to bring relief I could use a truth to set me free Cuz I don’t trust your f***ing therapy If I tell you something secretly Could you keep it between you and me When the innocent are murdered in our streets I sometimes wish it would happen to me But there’s people murdered every year And no one’s taking volunteers I see, I see / The future in front of me I got, I got / My exit strategy I see, I see / The future in front of me I got, I got / My exit strategy No more, No more / I can’t believe it So long, So long / I was just leaving No more, No more / I can’t believe it So long, So long / I was just leaving If I lose my mind again this week If I lose my mind again this week If I lose my mind again this week
4.
LYRICS: Everybody says that I should feel better I don’t feel any better It’s a non-stop every day / Never gonna fade away Everybody says the thing to remember This feeling isn’t forever Breathe in deep and count to ten / If nothing changes try again But I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on-on-on All my friends get to go on vacation While I get new medication Still my shrink is tellin’ me / This’ll pass, just wait and see This therapy is teaching me lots of new skills But I feel at a standstill ‘Cause if my situation don’t improve / Is it really any use? But I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on-on-on I thought I’d write it all down in a letter I don’t feel any better Every morning when I rise / I’m disappointed I’m alive Everybody says I should feel better I don’t feel any better It’s a non-stop every day / Never gonna fade away But I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on I can feel it comin’ on-on-on
5.
LYRICS: I broke the windshield of your car. Whatcha doin out in this neighborhood after dark? I wonder who this new guy is and where his car is parked, Cuz you can’t hurt me now. We broke up, oh, two months ago. I threw a party, you’re the only one who didn’t know. Wrote some bitter songs and then put on a little show, Cuz you can’t hurt me now . Just try and hurt me, baby
6.
Countdown 03:52
LYRICS: I might die / And I might break Who knows how much more I can take Of you And all the s*** you do I might die / And I might break Who knows how much more I can take Of this Without a single kiss Next time you hang up on me and say that you’ll call back Please specify / Cuz the hours are passing by Generally, a person means real soon and not five days And I’ll take the bet / That you didn’t just forget Maybe your screwing with my head, knowing I won’t react I hate being used / And I sure as hell don’t like abuse I hope that this mistreatment’s a crazy little phase But tell me what can I expect? / When your head is just a wreck And I wait for you to call me And I wait for you to call me And I wait for you to call me And I wait for you to call, call me I might die / And I might break Who knows how much more I can take Before I break down, I break down I might die / And I might break Who knows how much more I can take Before I break down, I break down And screaming is the only sound I hear And I all I taste is tears And I’m not getting anything out of me and you When there isn’t any me and you But everyone swears to God there’s a me and you I wonder who sees it less now, me or you? I might die / And I might break Who knows how much more I can take Before I break down, I break down And screaming is the only sound I hear And I all I taste is tears
7.
LYRICS: I wanna leave something...like the Brooklyn Bridge behind So the night I jump off...I’ll chain up my bike Feeling nothing...is worse than feeling bad As a kid I drew maps....Now all I draw’s a blank The Tentacles are pulling They’re wrapped around me tight The Cycling and the worries “To do” lists in my mind I need to find an Anchor...so I can be okay I’m sitting in a Psych Ward And I still feel out of place I called the hotline...they told me to come here I signed some papers...their meaning not quite clear Yeah, there’s pressure...but others have that, too So I can’t be here...I got too many things to do The Tentacles are pulling They’re wrapped around me tight The Cycling and the worries “To do” lists in my mind I need to find an Anchor...so I can be okay I’m sitting in a Psych Ward And I still feel out of place At night I’d lie awake...in here I fall asleep My stomach always fought me...but now it lets me eat When I tried to do my work...I’d always freak out first Hung out with my friends...now I see they made it worse I’m told that life is managed, not something that gets cured There’s a girl here with me...cuts are on her face They called her pretty...so she took it away But she’s not crazy...No, she’s a lot like me We got so caught up...in what we think we’re s’posed to be (Instead of who we are) I’ve been drawing maps Like I did when I’s a kid The grids have turned to people With intersections in their heads My favorite is a couple...two islands set apart With a bridge to link their minds, yeah Roads lead to their hearts And I know you’re not an Anchor...just let me make that clear But could I have your number, Noelle... For the day we’re out of here?
8.
Ice & Age 03:45
LYRICS: I grab a coat And I bundle up Just like any other day But since spring gave way To the summer months You know my patience had to fade Watch another sun Cross another sky But I cannot feel its rays Add another layer Wrap my blanket tight And roll over, hibernate My scarf and gloves have become my closest friends See my breath and wonder, “Will this winter ever end?” Since the heat turned off I’ve been taking walks To feel the blood flow in my veins Pass open toes And the short-sleeve set And pull the hood to hide my face Flip another page For another month Never felt so grey Watch the beaches fill And the clothing shed While my climate stays the same Soon the autumn leaves promise frost will come again Still, the ground will thaw, while my winter never ends And I wonder, “Will this winter ever end?” And I wonder, “Will this winter ever end?” And I wonder, “Will this winter ever end?” Watch the seasons change On this tilted earth Try to disengage Just another day And another year And my ever-slowing pace

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Following the humor of How Absurd (2018) and the relationship lens of Artful Doors (2020), Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild now address mental illness in Perpetual Winter. Depression and anxiety are in the foreground for these eight tunes, which range from disarmingly candid (Exit Strategy, I Don't Feel Any Better), to brooding (Beautiful Day), to hopeful (Suicide City, It's Kind of a Funny Story). Some songs weave metaphors (Ice & Age), while others let the music do the talking (Countdown).

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released April 30, 2021

Featuring:
Brad Bru - Guitar and voice
Karen Righeimer - Bass
Charlie Crane - Drums, Tambourine, Guitar solo on "I Don't Feel Any Better," and Additional Guitar on "Ice & Age"

Co-produced by Brad Bru & Charlie Crane.
Engineered by Doug Malone at Jamdek in Chicago, IL, except "It's Kind of a Funny Story," which was engineered by Dave Watkins in Richmond, VA.
Mixed and mastered by Charlie Crane.

Thanks to James Germain, John Szymanski, David Boren, and Ned Vizzini.

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Brad Bru & The Crowd Goes Wild Chicago, Illinois

This band brings together the richness of acoustic music, the charm of alt-country and the energy of melodic punk. Whether playing distorted power chords or fingerpicking crisply, the witty and relatable lyrics balance humor with darkness.

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