Eager Seas - Mine As Well (2018) Album • Page 4

Hmmmm it would seem someone got to Seth. Some of those tweets have mysteriously vanished.

 

Oh wow, yeah three that I posted are gone... I guess that's why you screenshot things huh

 

Wondering if the tweet from @Matt Metzler had something to do with it.

 

T&N is promoting the crap out of this like everything is normal. I guess they've already sunk too much money into it to do anything about it.

 

I've got the screenshots in the tweet I sent a few days ago (which hasn't gotten any direct response from anyone involved, as far as I can tell):

They probably just told him to delete them and knock it off and that's probably all that will happen.

 

Um I grew up in an American Christian household and this seems like pretty standard stuff to me

I guess if you're an entertainer you keep it quiet to keep the bag intact. Tooth and Nail bands very much included. If you're still going to white American churches in 2022 this shit is going to reach you

Like, I've been to church and I'm here to say "liberal" Jesus followers are still the minority you guys

 

We all understand that, doesn't mean it's ok....

 

Right. It’s pretty fucked that the two options here are “liberal” or full-on conspiracy theorist.

 

So the song featuring Stephen Christian of Anberlin, “Zombie”, has been released and uhhhh, yeah. Stephen is well aware.

They got you like a Zombie
Pissed off and bleeding
Blindly eating all your own ideals
Now they’re barely breathing
While their businesses are burning
And they’re dedicated
And you got me on a mission now

And maybe I’ve got a lot this time
But I’m not going to break this time
And maybe I’m coming to take what’s mine
This time you can have all of me

Maybe we can get the truth this time
And I’m coming in for the love this time
And maybe this time we break the lies
This time you can have all of me

They got you like a zombie
Staring at your screen
And you’re left without your own ideas
Stuck in low vibration
But your heart’s still empathizing
And they’re MK Ultra’d
And it’s time we break the whole thing down

And maybe I’ve got a lot this time
But I’m not going to break this time
And maybe I’m coming to take what’s mine
This time you can have all of me

Maybe we can get the truth this time
And I’m coming in for the love this time
And maybe this time we break the lies
This time you can have all of me

All of you is all of me
But they got us tribal choosing
All of me is all of you
And we can’t just keep on losing

And maybe I’ve got a lot this time
But I’m not going to break this time
And maybe I’m coming to take what’s mine
This time you can have all of me

Maybe we can get the truth this time
And I’m coming in for the love this time
And maybe this time we break the lies
This time you can have all of me

 

"MK Ultra'd"

 

I don't disagree

Just saying all the non-Dustin Kensrues out there are sus

 

Couldn’t be edgy if he tried.

 

Yeah, you know…one of the other strange things I noted when I spent a little too much time scrolling through his social media is that his tone and writing style completely shifted in the last couple years. If you go back far enough on Facebook, once upon a time there was an edge there, a biting sense of humor even. In 2016 when Trump won, both he and his wife lamented the victory. She posted that their daughters wept the next morning when they were informed of what had happened the night before and how grateful she was that Seth was there to comfort them in the chaos of what had just happened.

It makes me wonder what they think now when he says he was wrong about Trump.

 

So this released today and, since I pre-ordered it before I knew, well, all the stuff, I have the album. Decided to read through the lyrics.

It’s so much worse than I thought it’d be. On top of the rampant ignorance literally all over this record (even a song called “Rollerblading” might be one of the worst offenders) his general songwriting just fell off…hard. Like I can’t believe this is the same guy.

 

This is so bad...like how did Tooth and Nail release this, haha

 

Some real all-timers here:

“Rollerblading!
Masks on
Jobs out
It’s Covid-Hour
Rollerblading!
Now everyone is rioting
But I was Rollerblading
I was in my own big world
Losing all the fear I know!
I do this for the love of life
Rollerblading!”

“We’re talking real life family loyalty man
And when I say it babe I mean it
Because this is real love baby
And I’m the gangster”

“To lose, to love
Sometimes you win the scars of a champion
To love too young
Like Weezer said: I’m dumb, she’s a lesbian
Hands up”

“They’ve got their media station
They’ve got fake news in rotation
They’ve got:
1.) The rules in your face
2.) You losing your faith
3.) You losing your freedom”

“COVID 19!
COVID 19!
COVID 19!
COVID 19!
Believe what you want and it won’t change a thing
I’m tired of talking!
I’m done arguing!
I’m not going to fight this anymore
I know I don’t
Don’t want to argue anymore
COVID 19!
You know what I mean?”

“Man!
You’ve got your cinnamon, comic book, biblical man
Hey man!
Why you go so critical, cynical, criminal man?!
Seems like your main plan is to be tyrannical, repress the magical, logical, innovative, full creative”

“Mannnnnnn!
You’ve got your Mao Zedong, Genghis Khan, Nephilim Man
Hey man!
With your tech voodoo dolls, cult kabals, genocide
Man!
What makes your game plan?!
Man, it’s historical
Matrix so cyclical: fear-frustrated, subjugated, just a human.”

Side note here. If you don’t know what the “Nephilim” are, it’s one of those Old Testament biblical myths pulled from scripture. The belief held by some is that demons or fallen angels possessed men, then had relations with the "daughters of men," resulting in the Nephilim. So…that seems to be what he’s comparing Mao Zedong and Genghis Khan to which…sigh.

“I’m living in America
I’ll give up all my liberties
Just give us the celebrities
I’ve got all my name brand chains”

“I gave up all my hopes and dreams
I’m working Corp America
Free Burger King to take vaccines
Divided sheep America
They want to take our liberty”

“Is there room enough for your freedom now?
I’m breaking all of the rules around
I’m keeping all of the lost and found
I’m going crazy! Who?
I’m pushing all of the pull-always
And I’m praying up for the ones who prey”

“We’re moving on up
We’ve got to see you smiling
Lighting it up
We said no more dividing
And we’re taking it off
Throwing those masks away
So we can see your beauty
Come on!”

And this is not including the previously mentioned lyrics from the “Anberlin” feature “Zombie”.

 

wow

 

I was not planning on listening to this, but I almost want to hear the "COVID-19!" song out of misguided morbid curiosity.

 

It’s a very short “punk” 1:03 feature with Dogwood (which also sucks because I once upon a time remember enjoying Dogwood in my Christian youth) if you do feel like indulging.

 

Populism is bad, folks.

 

this is god-awful lyricism. how the hell did T&N let them put this out? was it all based on the legacy of the band on the label previously?

 

My guess is contract fulfillment.

 

Holy shit those rollerblading lyrics haha

 

I've seen people posting positive reviews of this on social media. Not sure how they came to the conclusion that they did.

 

The exclamation points really sell it, you know?