Stress and Toil, by Being a Satellite

Stress and Toil

by Being a Satellite

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1.	Dark Waters 05:25
2.	Imposter 04:51	lyrics
I don’t know All the things I think I should know Fucking up is all I seem to do Every time I try to please you I don’t know enough, to know when its enough Work real hard to fail, that’s what I do Try so hard But I don’t think I did what I should do Criticize my success, I can handle that Reflects reality of my own failings
3.	Future Mark 07:29
4.	F Untitled 06:34
5.	Buildings 08:20
6.	Impending End 06:03	lyrics
And the rusted beams jut from the ruins Like bones picked clean by carrion And I stand alone in the desolation Contemplating the end of existence
7.	Stress and Toil 08:14
8.	Simulacrum 05:50	lyrics
Stared into the abyss again today But it did not stare back at me again Glassed over eyes and a confused mind Leaves me feeling empty and alone Abandon hope all ye who enter here Searching for what I can find of me Constructing a new reality Failing to fulfill my current needs I don’t know who I am I don’t know what I am I don’t know why I am or whatever X3 I don’t know who I am I don’t know what I am I don’t know why I am I don’t know why I am Is this real or is it just me It doesn’t matter to who I am Pretending to be a being In a new phenomenology Its just like what I feel, is it real? Was it the blue pill or the red pill Can I decide who I want to be Or is it determined by some destiny
9.	Isolation Signs 06:19
10.	Rat Song 06:17	lyrics
You can have what you want, I’ll bite my tongue Give me what I want, and I’ll bend to appease Cage me like a rat, and I’ll make sure to nest My needs are so small, that you can easily fill Give up a part of me to appease you Self crumbles away Give up a part of me to please you Myself, I betray Give up a part of you to appease me You crumble away Give up a part of you to please me Leaves me in dismay Abandon me to the dogs, and I’ll be sure to fight back But give me scraps of food, and I’ll keep coming back You have your own needs, I think that I have mine But mine I bury away, while yours I try to realize

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This is an album born of the pandemic. Through the lockdown, Mark wrote the guitar part to a number of songs. After things opened back up (a little), we played one show together, showcasing the songs from "No Place to Stay". Jacob decided (amicably) to move on after that show, and we set out to finish writing Mark's songs as a three piece. The result came out a bit heavier and fuzzier than the last album. It's still shoegazy post-rock, but perhaps a little more on the heavy end of post-rock now, and less shoegazy dream pop. It took us 2 years to write, polish and finish recording this album. It's a lot of music. We hope you enjoy

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released November 17, 2023

Written and performed by Being a Satellite

Mark Ahlstrom (Guitar, Vocals)
Cameron Crippen (Bass, Vocals)
Logan Rome (Drums, Keyboard)

Cover photo by Jacob Tardoni Drachenberg

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered buy Ali Jaafar

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