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SCORCHED

by Holy Smokes!

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Scorched 04:14
Intro/Verse Lead me through the doorway honey 
I’ve got you, You know I do Shivers down your spine I am the angels of your youth in solitude Picture perfect now, I see perfect constantly Scorched the earth where we rest our heads Put me down where we lay our dead Pre-Verse Scorched earth Don’t follow me To my bed Verse 1 We folded under the weight of the truth Being honest was something we could never do The constant reminder of your skin Never knowing exactly where to begin Bridge The lights by your windows are dim I can’t see in. I can’t see… Chorus Anything I’ve owned before, two seat couches books or home décor You’ll find me passed out on the kitchen floor I’m still searching for what was This foundation cracking under us I wrote you a letter Asking if I could come back home Pre-Verse Verse 2 I burned down the four walls we holes through For me and you. Black filled the sky expanding wider Crippling our lungs inside of the fire Bridge-- X1 Chorus-- X1 I found that old letter Asking if I could come back home I swear I’m better Than I’ve ever been before
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Chlorophyll 03:58
Verse 1 Nail up my coffin with the saddest verse With your fixed compassion through my frail nerves Please sink your teeth into my better years Won’t let you sip the devil’s bitter tears Chorus 1 Saw your face in the crowd Who’s haunting who now? Overfilled with guilt Your sadness is too loud No one could see me then No one can see me now Just a lonely figure in my ghost town Bridge Pockets full of soot Let it rain down Ashes, Death, and Dust The plagues filling your mouth Verse 2 Beads around your neck The way you always do To keep the demons out Your bounty is nothing new Peeling back your skin Holy as holy gets God’s ego hit a wall and dare I say I need it too Chorus 2 Saw your face in the pew Who’s haunting who now? Overfilled with guilt Your sadness is too loud No one could see me then No one can see me now Just a lonely figure in my ghost town Bridge-- X1 Bridge 2 I’m calling out my demons because I know them all by name X4 Outro No I didn’t feel a thing When you screamed that I still love you But I don’t love you anymore And you had to be kidding me To think that I’m so stupid That I’m so easy That I couldn’t see right through you Well you held me under water As a sick reminder that I still need air in my lungs So I can breathe
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Verse 1 Spent the last of my money On a road trip to the country Left the last of my doubts out in the ocean Hoping that things will all work out Reckless is the word that always comes to mind When I think about my younger years And all those phrases we swore we’d never forget No longer reside here Pre-Chorus I’ve been holding onto these words They boil inside me And I can never let them go Chorus I let you sink your teeth in I feel you under my skin Empty out my guts So I can taste your poison What I’m trying to say Is that I washed away All those memories that stained my skin And now I can say That I am clean again... But I feel terrible And I hate who I am Verse 1 Do you remember the time when I forgot to talk to your brother? He needed it more then he ever did before Every syllable that didn’t make it past my lips And every word that didn’t make to his ears Are trapped inside my head and I still feel terrible about it Chorus But I let you sink your teeth in I feel you under my skin Empty out my guts So I can taste your poison What I’m trying to say Is that I washed away All those memories that stained my skin And now I can say... Bridge 2 That I feel terrible For lying to my family I feel terrible for lying to my family Outro Well I’ve learned to appreciate The things I have Instead of getting hung up On the things I don’t I’m learning how.
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Better Days 04:43
Verse 1 Well I’ve had better days (I’ve had better days) Typically the smile on my face Until I fall asleep (Until I fall asleep)
Until I fall asleep that’s where it stays That’s where it stays Well it’s a goddamn shame Comparing my life to others Is exactly what it takes To make me feel O.K. Yeah, I guess it makes me feel O.K. Chorus Yeah well this life Isn’t that bad But I guess I’m getting good at Feeling sorry For myself Pre-Verse But I’m just upset And this is how I get by It’s how I get by Verse 2 Constantly I fade away (Constantly I fade away) And I’ve become the punch line To every joke you make And oh for heaven’s sake? Oh for heaven’s sake! Bridge Let’s be honest this time I’ll get my act together Maybe next week? And Oh I’m feeling weak Bones so cold they shake Bones so old they break Chorus Outro I’ll tow this feeling ‘til I die
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White Gold 05:28
Verse 1 I hope you drown on the top shelf of the bar Then we’ll find out how buoyant you really are Your pupils lie so wide Catch myself before I fall inside Carried you to your car (To your car, To your car) You reopened all your scars Bridge A Throwing stones Yeah you’re throwing anything At your window Chorus Forget all the old ways The sunsets and the sunrises It felt good to feel bad It’s kind of hard to explain You’re digging your own grave I’m not surprised by all of your mistakes A pale moon, A dim room Buried as shallow as you want Verse 2 You’re just the one inside my skin Twisting and fucking with my temperament You’re not your house, your cash, your car (Well, ok, yeah maybe you are) Drink up and show me what you really are I never thought it’d come to this (I never though, I never thought) Life is just a drug induced psychosis Bridge A Chorus Bridge B Call your mother, Call your father No she’s not coming home tonight She’s too drunk to drive I hope you two sleep well tonight Bridge A Chorus Outro And those Summer nights....

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SCORCHED 2015-2016

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released June 17, 2016

Artwork: Lily Groot
Design: Stanley Soultaire
Recording: Holy Smokes!
Mixing/Mastering: Red Feather Recording

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Holy Smokes! Fort Smith, Arkansas

Holy Smokes! (yes, there's an exclamation point in the band's name) began writing and entered the Emo and DIY scene in October of 2013.

Holy Smokes! is known for a dynamic mix of light and heavy riffs paired with relentless driving vocals, introspective and personal song lyrics. They continue to travel and keep the DIY scene alive and well to the best of their abilities.
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