It’s tough to be cool when you’re losing your mind.
Written and Produced by Courtney Ranshaw, (C) 2018 Thalassocracy Music (ASCAP)
Recorded by David Newton at Rollercoaster Recordings, Burbank CA
Mixed by Dan Long at Exactamundo, Eagle Rock CA
Mastered by Dave Gardner at Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles CA
Additional Recording by Dan Long
lyrics
Try to be cool
Try to keep your shit together
When all you want to do is scream
Every fucking letter
With an "Oi", and a "Hey"
And a perfect time for clapping
If you said your last words
Someone will pin it to your jacket
And it's 1, 2, 3
Sneaking in cause it's free
And it's 4, 5, 6
Straight edge or straight blitzed
A terminal case could feel alive in this place
Oh please don't send me home
Skinny ass punk
Going headlong in the middle
Took a fist and a boot
Didn't even hurt a little
With a "Hey", and a "Ho"
Maybe a shot of "Let's go"
If you breath your last breath
I bet the devil got the record
And it's 1, 2, 3
Sneaking in cause it's free
And it's 4, 5, 6
Straight edge or straight blitzed
A terminal case could feel alive in this place
Oh please don't send me home
Oh please don't send me
God I beg you
Keep the lights off
They can't be through
Please don't send me no
Please don't send me home
credits
released June 21, 2019
Black Adidas is...
Courtney Ranshaw: Vocals, Guitar, Synth
Kari Child: Drums
Carl Raether: Bass, Vocals
Daniel Alexander: Vocals
Matt McCraken: Vocals
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