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War Culture

by Perfect World

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1.
Quarantine 00:47
2.
Lariat 03:07
Born with nothing but bad luck It’s safe to say that story fits most of us Still find a way to stand up tall even when it feels like you’ve been through it all Makes me think of the time that I was lost Like a ship sailing through a storm Try not to drown when looking at the rain Thought I saw the light, but some things never change I wouldn’t want it any other way Even when i think the world is crashing down I try to keep both feet on the ground What can I say? I do this all the time Take on a burden, pretend all is fine Stress myself out, the story of my life That’s the way I’ll live until the day that I die Give me your worst, give me a fight Give me your problems, I’ll make them mine Born with nothing but bad luck It’s safe to say that story fits most of us Still find a way to stand up tall even when it feels like you’ve been through it all Makes me think of the time that I was lost Like a ship sailing through a storm Try not to drown when looking at the rain Thought I saw the light, but some things never change Better days I can’t relate I know you probably Feel the same You say you’re tired, I’m tired too But we’ll have to move forward like we always do I wouldn’t want it any other way
3.
Something I will never understand is why I’m losing my mind and I’m feeling like this. I know what we said and I should have known better, but I can’t stop losing it. Time after time it seems like I’m the one who is at fault It’s my life, I don’t know if it shows but I feel like I’m going to explode. Like a burning monk Set myself ablaze With no regard For what’s left of my days. There’s no doubt, my time runs out. Buried alive, like I’m living under pressure I’m doing my best but I gotta do better Give me a reason not to throw it all away A sense of purpose, a reason to stay My time runs out
4.
Lost in my own mind, I try to find some peace When I was young I went to war and I still carry it with me At the time I was naive and thought I couldn't die So I packed my bags and left this place then it changed my life (it changed my life) I wrote a letter to my love in case I left this world They'd take it off my body and send it back to her I wrote a letter to my love, then I ripped it up That note was bad luck. Standing in the sand, I've been here once before I made it out the first time but now I'm back for more I swear that I'll do my best to make it through this fight But now I'm home and I can't sleep so I have become the King of the Night Every time I try to find myself, myself keeps slipping away Haunted by the past that I once lived that is the hell that I've made King of the Night
5.
Here we go It’s no surprise that we’re living in these troubled times the pressures building, blood is flowing we’ve crossed a line into a World of execution No more retribution There’s got to be another way Compassionate Non violence Watch the pillars as they crumble down Voices scream, we don’t hear a sound Where does it stop? When they come for you and me? Do we even have a chance, I guess we’ll see. Can we stay afloat or will we drown in a crimson sea? It’s a World of execution No more retribution There’s got to be another way Compassionate Non violence Nations fall, and we watch it all From the comfort of our home tv’s What makes us different? We’d do the same A planet dumped in an open grave. World of execution No more retribution
6.
There it goes again, and I wonder when will this end? I know it's sad to say, but the constant news is killing me. Children always dying, politics are scum, Here's some words from a talking head to tell you we are done, "Here's a truth you don't want to hear, we're living in a state of fear. I know it's sorry, it's not right, hold your breath we're being buried alive."
7.
I Walk 01:21
Walking in the city light, the rain falls on me It's cold and I can feel the grief And it's pouring in the streets I don't want to go home So I'm out all night I feel alone But I know you're by my side I hate this Things have to change Take me by the hand If it's all the same Maybe it's just that it's all in my mind That's alright
8.
Wrest 02:26
I’ve been feeling so low again Like I’m living solo, my friend I’ve been here before In a revolving door Times goes by and I try to find Something bright on the other side A light to shine on what I’ve lost But it’s the same as it ever was I want to know how it feels to forget everything, I want to see the world in a different way. I want to be wanted I need to be needed Same as it ever was So I can’t wait any longer The air is cold and I’m not getting younger If there were nothing more to say I’d leave this earth and just fade away But I can’t, so I won’t And I don’t I feel any less alone I guess I’m sorry for the stress I’ve caused But I find it’s the same as it ever was I’ll tell you Things are fine Just know that I’m The same as I ever was
9.
War Culture 02:35
There’s no denying that what we’ve done is set ourselves up. Propped up on pride and a sense that what we’ve done is right, But we take and we take and we take and we take, it’s the American way. American lies, manifest destiny, this world is mine. A nation under fire, we were born in flames. Finger on the trigger, a way of life. Marching into conflict, war on my mind. Boots on the ground, when it comes, No one will hear a sound. The beast snarls and shows it’s teeth, no one seems to care. We’ve become comfortable with death everywhere. Unhinged violence and the cries are silent, This beast needs to feed, it can’t be done when we’re a nation at peace. Eye for an eye, the whole world’s blind. This war culture is mine.
10.
Have we lost all hope? Is there any reason why Humanity’s pushed to the side? Looking for a scapegoat? The victim’s to blame, But the innocent are dying and nothing’s going to change. Shoot, kill, reload and repeat. If you don’t think there’s a problem, you’re the disease. Is this the new normal? Is any of this normal? Then tell me why it has to be this way, people being slaughtered and it happens every day. Shoot, kill, reload and repeat. If you don’t think there’s a problem, then you’re the disease. Human Targets
11.
Mission 03:13
12.
Exchange 02:36
These are the days, and I knew they would come, where my life is slipping away. If it's kill or be killed, I guess I'm sorry, that's just the price I'll pay. Give me a chance to prove myself before you take my life, Forget what I said, I take it back, I think I've changed my mind These are the days, and I knew they would come, I guess I'm stuck in this rut So take me away, I'm sick of this, I've finally had enough All the times I've let me down And the times I can not forget It's like a weight on my chest And a bullet inside my head All I'm saying Is that I'm not doing fine All I'm saying Is that I'm out of time Take me away I'm fading away Take me away I'm slipping away
13.
Become what you hate, I can’t say that I wouldn’t do the same, And that’s coming from a place deep inside my heart. In my mind, we both know that it’s hard Tired of excuses, these empty gestures make me lose it, It’s not what I want to do Tired of excuses, these empty words coming out of your mouth, It’s not what I want from you. There’s no need to say sorry, you know these people wouldn’t do the same And who’s to blame? You. I can’t say that I wouldn’t do the same, Become what you hate. When you found the words But you can’t get them out And the only one to be let down Is yourself Let it all fade away, become what you hate

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released September 10, 2020

Written and performed by Perfect World. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Adam Chichoki at Timbre Studios in Bayonne, NJ.

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