A DOG A DEER A SEAL, by Hit Bargain

A DOG A DEER A SEAL

by Hit Bargain

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1.	Immaculate Vaxxer 03:11	lyrics	buy track
A spur A metal spark under the skin Crackling in the very fiber of the tissue A warning Or a premonition to be ignored Superstition buoying us to impossible shores Endometriosis and the holy spirit Chronic pain is a silent prayer Unanswered, the chosen Suffer fools a diagnosis My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host Last directive The organism is failing Attacking itself at the root Last directive The organism is failing Attacking itself at the root My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own It’s a host My body is not my own My body is not my own My body is not my own Endometriosis and the holy spirit
2.	Hair Trigger 04:03	lyrics	buy track
Hair trigger It’s not even what you say Hair trigger Hair trigger It’s not even what you say Hair trigger Blank shooter This is not a drill Blank shooter Small comfort In muscle memory Small comfort Hair trigger How do you stay safe? Hair trigger Hair trigger How do you stay safe? Hair trigger Lock down It’s too late, he’s already seen it Lock down Just how are you gonna explain it Lock down It’s too late, he’s already seen it Lock down Just how are you gonna explain it Pull pull pull your tongue Pull Pull Pull pull pull your tongue Pull Pull Silent and still Zigzag Barricade Silent and still Zigzag Barricade Lock down It’s too late, he’s already seen it Lock down Just how are you gonna explain it Lock down It’s too late, he’s already seen it Lock down Just how are you gonna explain it Lock down Lock down Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers This is not a drill This is not a drill Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers This is not a drill This is not a drill Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers This is not a drill This is not a drill Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers Thoughts and prayers
3.	Pressure 03:10	lyrics	buy track
It’s been three days where I couldn’t move A certain taste of nickel in my mouth It’s been three days where I couldn’t move A certain taste of nickel in my mouth It’s hard to focus when It’s hard to focus when It’s hard to focus when It’s hard to focus when It’s hard to focus when you’re falling down It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out It’s been a few days where I couldn’t think A certain sense of static in my head It’s been a few days where I couldn’t speak A certain lump of regret in my throat Kink it like a garden hose Til the pressure builds Kink it like a garden hose Til the pressure builds Kink it like a garden hose Til the pressure builds etc It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Empty color Voided over It’s such a waste It’s such a waste Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out Spilling out
4.	Degree Decree 02:09	lyrics	buy track
In the belly of Intestinal Plastic strangulation Click on through The trail of a Solitary emoji tear For a smiling sea mammal Headlines ephemeral Water war Boiling point Critical careless Car less Facial recognition Digital encampment You and me and CCTV We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees Every coffee cup Fast food condo E waste prescription drug Pissed into the ocean Of course you’re pissed Of course you’re pissed 100 billionaire tears Can pool up in A self driving car That really listens Oh man, it really listens Watch it go Straight into the wall We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees We’re sorry we used up all the trees And killed all the bees Controlled by a decimal point You dip the bucket in You take a reading Of how the sea is feeling
5.	Cloud Cover 04:36	lyrics	buy track
I saw you intangible, unsteady .. Eyes closed, the breath quickens The hand reaches, but the distance Fixed movements, time stretches I come as a witness, I come as a specter On a balcony above, but just below Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Keep Carry Hold Hold you down The days pass in quick succession The days pass in quick succession When my milk has turned to dust Empty hours expand, bloated sand Bloated sand How much will you remember While your memories are liquid I come as a witness, I come as a specter Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Keep Carry Hold Hold you down Words have no form In sleep we’re one Words have no form In sleep we’re one Words have no form In sleep we’re one Words have no form
6.	Worst 02:47	lyrics	buy track
Calm down Calm down You’re so hysterical Calm down Calm down You’re so unbearable Do you even hear the words Coming out your mouth Do you even hear What you’re saying to me right now It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over Calm down Calm down You’re so hysterical Calm down Calm down You’re so unbearable Do you even hear the words Coming out your mouth Do you even hear What you’re saying to me right now It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over It’ll never be over under It’ll never be under over Believe me when I say You are the worst Believe me when I say You are the worst Believe me when I say You are the worst Believe me when I say You are the worst Worst Worst Worst Worst Worst Worst Worst Worst
7.	Small Radius 02:46	lyrics	buy track
Tight circle, drawn small Closed up, small radius Short sighted, real friend Loose noose, true faker All these things they add up to nothing I was never who I said I was All these things they add up to nothing I was never who I said I was Tighter tightening tighter tighter tight Tighter tighter tighter tighter tight Tighter tightening tighter tighter tight Tighter tighter tighter tighter tight Sharp tongue, real talk Shot through, so narrow It’s hidden, face facts Lose sight, false start All these things they’re good for nothing It’ll never be what it was All these things they’re good for nothing It’ll never be what it was Tighter tightening tighter tighter tight Tighter tighter tighter tighter tight Tighter tightening tighter tighter tight Tighter tighter tighter tighter tight They’re onto you, they’re gonna They’re onto you, they’re gonna Everybody’s gonna find out Everybody’s gonna fight out They’re onto you, they’re gonna They’re onto you, they’re gonna Everybody’s gonna find out Everybody’s gonna find out They’re onto you, they’re gonna They’re onto you, they’re gonna Everybody’s gonna find out Everybody’s gonna find out Everybody’s gonna find out Everybody’s gonna find out find out
8.	True Crime 02:55	lyrics	buy track
Oh it’s so compelling The story and retelling Oh it’s so dramatic The disgust automatic His life was foretelling The books now bestselling Young thoughts so dogmatic True inspo from fanatics You hear the music swelling This docudrama’s selling News cycle so thematic Commodify the traumatic Oh it’s so compelling The story and retelling Oh it’s so dramatic Our disgust automatic True crime True crime We’re insatiable So sensational True crime True crime We’re insatiable So sensational You take the worst parts of me Displayed for all to see You take the worst parts of me Displayed for all to see Who gets your pity Villain or victim Beware this city Actors depict them Patterns of shock formulaic Our distrust archaic Wrong time, wrong place It’s such a nasty case Shake heads in disbelief The trial a relief Now we’re prime time Oh we love true crime Oh it’s so thrilling This power I’m feeling We’ll always have these killings Or, at least I will Oh it’s so compelling The story and retelling Oh it’s so dramatic Our disgust automatic True crime True crime We’re insatiable So sensational True crime True crime We’re insatiable So sensational True crime True crime True crime True crime True crime True crime True crime True crime
9.	Cheat Grass 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Precision blade magazine Spray paint overspray Cedar amber coconut Cedar amber coconut Sensory trust dilettante Cheat grass burning fast Pitbull blanket souvenir Pitbull blanket souvenir Idyllwild pine libertine Softcore overdose Echo chamber gallery Echo chamber gallery Old men they tell no tales And I don’t know who’s the fool Old men they tell no tales And I don’t know who’s the fool, You for leaving or me for staying Or you for leaving or me for staying You for leaving or me for staying Or you for leaving or me for staying Here Precision blade magazine Spray paint over spray Cedar amber coconut Cedar amber coconut Prodigal son pendleton One last luxury Killing useless memories Killing useless memories You live just like a flare You live just like a flare You live just like a flare You live just like a flare Old men they tell no tales And I don’t know who’s the fool Old men they tell no tales And I don’t know who’s the fool You for leaving or me for staying Or you for leaving or me for staying You for leaving or me for staying Or you for leaving or me for staying Here
10.	A DOG A DEER A SEAL 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Three in a hole One down below Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal When down is up When down is up All roads will end Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal Let’s make a deal There are disparate parts of a zero sum game Fools and tools all the same Angles in America You got unbridled wealth in a cardboard box A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal Before I was a bishop I was an elephant Before I was an elephant I was a bishop Nature delivered from sin Salvation through reformation Lines drawn into bars Cages for children A millionaire is not a servant We’re stepping on the backs of justice A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal A dog a deer a seal Our skins piled in a heap Each shell of an animal stacked upwards Never quite reaching heaven The reign of freedom Doesn’t reach the crevices And the sun does set

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Hit Bargain, the angular Los Angeles four-piece known for their sardonic explorations of gender, power dynamics, and aging action heroes, returns with their latest album, A DOG A DEER A SEAL. The album is named for the recipe of Chinese three-penis wine, and an apocryphal chimera representing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government.

Written and recorded in the heady before-times of 2019 and early 2020, A DOG A DEER A SEAL is a skittish, escitalopram-fueled snapshot of a country on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The deck is stacked with active shooter drills, tech bro millionaires, true crime, general anxiety, and impending catastrophe. In short, nothing much different than now.

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released November 10, 2023

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Hit Bargain Los Angeles, California

L.A.’s Hit Bargain, featuring current and former members of bands like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cold Beat, and Beach Fossils, came together to create confrontational punk that paints searing portraits of society. Like a modern Alice Bag, lead singer Nora Singh offers intense and artistic live performances that tackle issues of gender, power and politics. --Paste Magazine ... more

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