Behold, The Mantis, by Beholder of Open

Behold, The Mantis

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1.	Burst Nurse 02:20	lyrics
ONE TWO MANY WAS THE TIME OF THE DAY WHEN THE BABY WAS BORN WITH A HUM AND A SWAY THE BABY WAS BORN ON A SPECIAL DAY LIKE HIS DADDY AND MOTHER BEFORE HIM I SAY FIRST HE LAID HIS EYES UPON THE NURSE SEE HOW HER HEART IT JUST BURST
2.	Soap Inferno 02:20
3.	Consulting a vagrant 01:28	lyrics
GRANDMA HERE UP HERE (but where?) UP HERE HEY YOU STOP
4.	Into the carnivorous forest 00:59
5.	No City (cover) 01:21	lyrics
Where I'm from, no one lived there I look back now, nothing's changed Where I'm from now, still No one lives there Look back again and lock the door. I maintain, I still remain One man solitary And no city (PARQUET COURTS)
6.	Seducing the Keeper 02:17
7.	The things they sell 02:04	lyrics
I REMEMBER THE THINGS THEY TRIED TO SELL US PASTRIES COFFEE FRAPES PAINTINGS PUPPIES KITTENS CIGARETTES VIRGINS VIRGINS VIRGINS COFFEE PASTRIES DONUTS TACOS PUPPIES PAINTINGS GARDENING SUPPLIES THE PANORAMA
8.	I AM THE MANTIS 00:58	lyrics
I AM THE MANTIS MY ARMOR IS MILES LONG AND STUDDED GOLD WITH JEWELS FROM STARS THAT COLLAPSED AT CENTERS OF DYING CIVILIZATIONS I AM THE MANTIS OVER DYING CIVILIZATIONS I AM THE MANTIS

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Recorded and mastered 10/5/2018 in San Diego, CA.

We intend this album to be enjoyed from start to finish, in its entirety. Chronologically, these tracks represent a life: a violent cathartic birth, cleansing, befriending others on the path, traversing horrors of the deep, clarity in individuality, sex, loss, and final transcendence, to be laid swaddled in warm cloth in the lap of Open. Behold, the Mantis. Thank you for listening!

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released October 6, 2018

J. Fox - Drums, keyboard, vocals, sax
M. Fox - Bass, drill

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