Blue Ruin, by Miscellen (2024)

1.

Well, aren't you lucky?Look at all those flies you caughtDidn't even need the honeyAll that pissAnd vinegar never really helpedEven if that's how you always feltBut look at you nowAren't you lucky!

2.

Chemical bonds that we cannot breakThe things we smoke and pills we takeI give to you, you take awayI push, you pull, I repel, you stayChemical bonds that pump through our heartsThey’re the glue as we fall apartShot at the start, stuck on the lineBirds of a feather plucked all the timeLaws that attract, paths that repelPowers of static that force propelsThese chemicals that bond so wellChemical bonds in lives that we’ve ledSlow down uptake, the quick end up deadYou won’t repent, I want more sinI can’t give up, you won’t give inWe only last so long in these chemical bondsChemical bonds and beautiful shameDegraded needs, violently trainedRun out of curses, too wise to prayUnder wishes gone astray

3.

I'm not specialI'm not wellBegging for mercyCrying for helpCracking from pressureCrushing with weightBattered and bruisedGuess what they say...Scream all you wantTrapped in the darknessAbsent of faithAbandoned by hopeI know my placeI'm not happyBut I'm not aloneYou are here with meThis is our homeScream all you want

4.

Nadine's keeping scoreIt's not like I'm keeping trackShe gives me a look, when I walk through the doorThat says, "I knew you'd be back"No saints allowedIn the peep showNo saints allowedIn the neon glowNo saints but meHer halo appears when the light shines throughWhen you look into the peep show, it looks into youBut not meAll the things I would do for herOn her, to her stuffAll the things she'd cry out to meOn me, about her stuffThis place is depressingI'm still here when even the barflies have goneLife's hard all aroundWhether taking a diveOr pulling cash from a thongNadine gives a winkGrinding up and down on a poleMy heart starts to sinkI spent my last dollar an hour agoNo saints allowedTo burn a bridge like meNo saints allowedTo breathe in her heatNo saints but meYou call it a stainI call it another satisfied customer

5.

The lonely drinks at the hotel bar late at nightSneering at the first person you can get to catch your eyeThen waving limp wristed at themNot on purposeBut from the muscle relaxant quality of alcohol you’ve already consumedWhat a long dayThe wallpaper turning into topographic maps of anywhereBut in that spot with an arrow pointed at your headInstead of saying 'you are here' It says 'you are stuck'And that constant humming of the lights And the deafening pulse of your wristwatchDespite the fact that it is digitalThe bad coffeeThe long stories that avoid beginnings and endsStains on the chairs from last week’s wedding receptionIn the banquet hall where everyone sits with name-tagsAnd suicidal grins for a breath of fresh airThat's what has brought you to this bar this eveningThe first conference of manyThe smell of overcooked pasta and ketchup wafting from the flapping doors towards a giant kitchen far away from prying eyesSo you sneerSo you sneerSo you sneer at the first person you can get to catch your eyeBut he didn't deserve itAnd he definitely didn't deserve the fa*ggy wave you just gave himSo you try to catch his eye again so you can sneer at himBut he won't look backNow you look really gaySo you sneerSo you sneer

6.

Hey man, don’t kid yourselfEverything could fall apartBefore you knowHey man, don’t waste your timeEven when you hit the dirtYou’re not yet belowEvery day is a choiceTo find the signal in the noiseEvery day, you’ve got a choice, manEveryday is a choiceLet your hands be your voiceEvery day, you’ve got a choice, manDon't fall apartDon't fall apart

7.

I’m up in your bagSlapping some fanniesMy boy’s out to dragDown the stairs he rollsAnd I’ve got some ragsYou bring the petrolFollow my tracksNow we’re good to goSometimes...Life’s a real dumpster fireI let that sh*t slideCome give it a tryLet’s just take a diveCome give it a tryUp on The BlockGot a few twentiesNo one is shocked‘Cause I don’t high rollBut we’ve got the FurrSo we get some treatmentsDown the hatchNow you should knowI’m fine…Even when life is a dumpster fireI let that sh*t slideCome give it a tryLet’s just take a diveCome give it a tryI keep it on grindMaybe I need toI keep it in mindWhen I’m free to roamWe’ve all got a leashFor business or pleasureI’m not here to preachI just let it flowCome take a diveCome take a diveCome take a diveCome give it a try

8.

Un, deux, troisUn, deux, troisI am a beam of lightDrowning in deep waterJe suis un faisceau lumineuxNoyade dans les eaux profondes

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I looked twice Into a crystal ballA wall of ice The only thing I sawAnd since that nightI knew there’d be no moreSo we roll the diceand we dispossess the floorNow we’re back where we beganNow cold comfort’s all we haveThe circle is more vicious than I knewI’m sorry it comes down to youI looked twice Into a crystal ballA wall of ice The only thing I sawAnd since that nightI knew there’d be no moreSo we roll the diceWe roll the diceAnd we dispossess the floorWe dispossess the floorWe dispossess the floorRoll the diceSo we roll the diceWe dispossess the floor

10.

Someone’s lying there beside youSomeone’s breathing in your smokeSomeone’s running through your headlightsGasping softly as they chokeSomeone’s diving out the windowSomeone’s curled up in the tubSomeone’s hanging from the fixtureShadows splattered on the wallBlind to the shadows around youDeaf to the noises that we makeNumb to carcasses we offerDead to our past mistakes

11.

When I was underground aloneJust roots in the place I grewSeventeen years I wait for youIn the darkness we were pushing throughNow that I’m awake and aboveOutside everything I knowIn moonlight you sing somethingI heard in dreams long ago

Back from the gutter for our 1-year anniversary…
without flowers or a box of chocolates, just another dose of psychedelic neo-noir rock!

2nd Album ‘Blue Ruin’ by MISCELLEN arrives exactly one year after 1st.

Who is MISCELLEN? It doesn’t matter. Free from the trappings of stardom, money, good-looks, style, and even basic personal hygiene, they’re not anyone you want to meet in a dark alley but that’s probably the only place to find them. Their music stays with you long after their rough hand has crept up your thigh, leaving behind both shame and desire for more.

MISCELLEN’s 2nd album Blue Ruin is the kind of dark alternative rock that angry teenagers have been using against their parents for generations. Built on the uneven foundations of bands like JANE’S ADDICTION and TOOL, in tone if not in form, the album is a collection of depraved rock songs that will have you sneering over a drink at anyone who catches your eye. The loud fist-pumping anthem of the song ‘Your Lucky Day’ bleeds into Lynchian scenes of drug misuse in ‘Chemical Bonds’. Domestic abuse in ‘Scream All You Want’, sleazy neo-noir clubs in ‘Dive’, and suicidal hauntings in ‘Shadow Blind’ are just some of the themes spitting in the mouth of public decency.

Progressing in style from their debut album Lurid Orange, Blue Ruin indulges all MISCELLEN’s bad habits to facilitate something frequently uncomfortable, unapologetically twisted, and truly infectious. This music should be kept out of the hands of any dark-eyed stepchild and refused entry to respectable establishments. Listen to MISCELLEN’s new album Blue Ruin but don’t tell anyone you did. Trust us, nobody wants to know.

Blue Ruin comes out on August 26, 2021 -- exclusively on Bandcamp with name-your-price option. In the following weeks, Blue Ruin will be available on most streaming other platforms including Spotify, Youtube, and more.

released August 26, 2021

All songs written, recorded, and produced by MISCELLEN, except No Saints Allowed (originally recorded by Mindless Faith, and covered by Miscellen).

See individual tracks for specific credits.