Four-song, 12-inch 45 RPM EP clear vinyl limited/numbered edition of the Pale's previously unreleased 1987 studio recordings. Deluxe packaging includes jacket with "Twitchfits" cover, complete credits and rare photos, printed spine, color labels and insert with lyrics and liner notes. Made by the master cutters at Little Elephant Custom Vinyl in Toledo, Ohio.
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Previously unreleased 1987 studio recording, transferred from 2" 24-track master tape, restored, mixed and mastered / 44k-24bit file
lyrics
Wilted flower, broken vine, don’t hide
Don’t hide — no, not from me
You know how a heart can bleed
Punishment place, telling you to go
Begging you to stay
Punishment place whose shutters do sway
Oh, hide guilt and decay
Oh-oh, uh-no, no, no, no
And now it’s merely pain
Come to me and lie down
Lie down and remain
It was good. It’s been worse
And now it’s all too plain
Punishment place, telling you to go
Begging you to stay
Punishment place whose shutters do sway
Oh, hide guilt and decay
Oh-oh, uh-no, no, no, no
And now it’s merely pain
It’s pain
Whose life?
Oh, mother let me know
And whose life?
Oh, father let it show, let it show
You know how my heart does bleed
Punishment place, telling you to go
Begging you to stay
Punishment place whose shutters do sway
Oh, hide guilt and decay
Oh-oh, uh-no, no, no, no
And now it’s merely pain
It’s pain, it’s pain, it’s pain, it’s pain
credits
from Twitch,
released January 7, 2022
jeffrey bright – voice
mitchell swann – guitars
luis lerma – bass guitar
timothy payton earick – drums
terry lerma – organ, synthesizer
eric olt – guitar
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