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Slow Violence

by Occurrence

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    A limited edition compact disc release of SLOW VIOLENCE in a digipak with alternate mixes of two songs.

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  • SLOW VIOLENCE Limited Edition Softcover Book of Lyrics and Photography
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    A limited edition art book collects lyrics, interviews with the band, photographs and written pieces inspired by the music on the album: a compendium of the band’s creative process and a collaboration with beloved friends to celebrate the album’s release.

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1.
I left my heart Under the bed Right next to where You lay your head But it won’t beat That thing is dead [reversed vocals] You left your heart Where I could hear It didn’t beat For me my dear We’ve reached the end That much is clear [reversed vocals]
2.
Naïve little pigeon, you Push it through Let yourself be fooled Naïve little pigeon, you Push it through Let yourself be wooed Worlds are falling down Who will wear the crown? Universe moves so fast Worlds are falling down Who will be top clown? Universe moves so fast And How… Naïve little pigeon, you Push it through Let yourself be fooled Naïve little pigeon, you Push it through Let yourself be wooed
3.
Fudge 02:50
I’ve got the shakes It makes me sick Don’t be so quick It’s just so thick I love to take Just one more lick Don’t be so quick It’s just so thick The world it breaks The clock it ticks Don’t be so quick It’s just so thick Which do you want Just take your pick Give it to me Don’t be so quick Don’t be so quick Don’t be so quick
4.
The art of losing Not so amusing Ponder disaster My life goes faster Wake up Feel nightmares Survive, die faster Delayed un-canceled Pain so expansive So circumstantial Is this substantial? Wake up Feel nightmares Survive, die faster The art of losing Not so amusing Ponder disaster My life goes faster Wake up Feel nightmares Survive, die faster Survive, die faster
5.
This reflection Tends to disappoint Feel like Jesus With no one to anoint This behavior Far from heavenly Baby face it You’re not a miracle No communion Cuz you’re not allowed Can’t deliver On all that you have vowed Mary’s crying Look what you’ve become Baby face it You’re not a miracle Worms eat your bones Then you die all alone You’ll never gonna be The light of the world Worms eat your bones Then you die all alone Five Hail Marys Won’t do anything Nor confession No hymns left to sing All this nothing You can’t pray away Baby face it You’re not a miracle Such a letdown You’ve grown up to be Angry letters From the Holy See Leave your bible Put your cross away Baby face it You’re not a miracle Worms eat your bones Then you die all alone You’ll never gonna be The light of the world Worms eat your bones Then you die all alone
6.
instrumental
7.
Woke up feeling good About the world and about you Said the words that I've been thinking Feeling through and through Now’s the time when suffering ends The time to take a stand Let me tell you what I want And what in life is grand Love’s the answer Love’s the only way to fight this life Love is what I wanted I’ve come far to feel alive Love, protect me, feel no strife And that is just my view See that I'm heels over head Over heels all for you Heart is happy Joy from the blue I am heels Over head For you Time has passed How much has passed There’s always something new Lucky us, they say to us, no fights Well just a few Wake me up we kiss we touch Practice the art of touch Sing, recite, smile, laugh and fly I love you very much Love’s the answer Love’s the only way to fight this life Naturally and completely Feels like twenty five Write a verse Don’t comprehend where this is coming from Text me back you say it better Almost like a song Heart is happy Joy from the blue I am heels Over head… Woke up feeling good About the world and about you (Head over heels) Said the words that I've been thinking Feeling through and through (Heels over head) Now’s the time when suffering ends The time to take a stand (Head over heels) Let me tell you what I want And what in life is grand (Heels over head) Love’s the answer Love’s the only way to fight this life (Head over heels) Love is what I wanted I’ve come far to feel alive (Heels over head) Love, protect me, feel no strife And that is just my view (Head over heels) See that I'm heels over head Over heels all for you Heart is happy Joy from the blue I am heels Over head For you For you…
8.
Tell me what will be Guess just lie to me Relieve anxiety Please Give me peace of mind Need you being kind Relieve anxiety Please Name the day it comes Wanna feel more numb Relieve anxiety Wreck Me Protect Me Save Me This Future Which Future Keep these dreams offline Convince me there’s design Relieve anxiety Please Tell me what will be Guess just lie to me Relieve anxiety Wreck Me Protect Me Save Me This Future Which Future Wreck Me Protect Me Save Me This Future Which Future Wreck Me Protect Me Save Me Save Me
9.
Everything I had then I have lost Time and time again now All is tossed I had what I wanted Took me time Now my days are haunted Not a dime Turn me over Love me Love me please What’s the use of trying? There’s no love Unity is dying Take a poll Can we make that left turn? Cause we’ll burn Am I going crazy And will I survive? Stay away Don’t touch I need to stay alive Everything I had then I have lost Time and time again now All is tossed I had what I wanted Took me time Now my days are haunted Not a dime Turn me over Love me Love me please What’s the use of trying? There’s no love Unity is dying Take a poll Can we make that left turn? Cause we’ll burn Am I going crazy And will I survive? Stay away Don’t touch I need to stay alive I need to stay alive [reversed vocal]
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11.
“I love you – more than anyone or anything. You’ve taught me how to be myself, and I don’t know how to be myself without you. This is why I start to become another person when I’m not around you. You are amazing and beautiful and so gentle that it breaks my heart. You are the love of my life. Please, please, don’t pull away from me, even though I have pulled away. I’m right here and I always will be.” Who wrote that for you?
12.
All my days All my days All my days Away Here we are Here we are All my days Away Two by four Two by four All my days Away All my days All my days All my days Away
13.
The last thing I want to say Is that I never loved you But it just isn’t true I loved you by the moonlight In storefront reflections And in the headlights of passing cars I loved you on film Across drink-strewn tables And on answering machines I loved you in the corners Of darkened bars And as I walked away… [break] The last thing I want to say Is that I never loved you Because it just isn’t true I loved you on sand On hot black asphalt And in the depths of the sea I loved you too much And it wasn’t perfect But all the same, it was The last thing I want to say Is that we fucked it all up And I’ll never know why
14.
As months went by As years flew by Neither you nor I Could ever find It seemed to me That it was me Who should defy And so I Shut you out While knowing That deep down I was just Looking For a sign As life went on And you were gone I heard them laugh And thought I’m fine I’ll take them home I’ll find my sign Hear me laugh There is time So We’re Fine So We’re Fine
15.
instrumental
16.
I have drowned here before As the world keeps on turning Children laugh Neighbors wave As my head sinks below I have drowned here before As the hours keep on passing Lovers dance Babies scream No one sees that I’ve gone Something’s in the water Who is there to pull me out Something’s in the water… I have drowned here before As you watched and did nothing Prob’ly talking on your phone About some petty concern I have drowned here before Made it looked like an accident Who could sink in such stillness Somehow I found a way If only you did something If only you were the one saving me If only you did something But this is something You can’t even see Something’s in the water Who is there to pull me out Something’s in the water…
17.
instrumental
18.
Dissolve 04:49
I’ve lived outside of you I’ve killed my time for you I’ve given all for you What I won’t do for you You are exactly You are exactly you I made a play for you I can’t decide for you No one for me but you He can’t compete with you You are exactly You are exactly you [break] Sustaining life for you Clearing the way for you Giving it all to you Every last breath is you You are exactly You are exactly you You aren’t the one I knew You never would be true You haven’t seen it through Who are you giving to? You are exactly You are exactly You are exactly You
19.
This is being recorded For quality assurance Anyhow, how are you? Is this a good time? Are there ever good times? How’s life in general? Anything that you’d change? Anything you’d keep as is? What’s holding you back? What’s pushing you forward? Do you have any goals? And for what purpose? If I can help you in any way Please ask If you can help me Please be my guest This is being recorded For quality assurance Don’t forget the survey Like us on Instagram What’s your favorite memory? What’s your greatest downfall? Is there anything missing? Or are you complete? Are you voting this year? Will it even matter? Can we ever change? Or is it all fucked up? This is being recorded This is being recorded This is being recorded
20.
instrumental
21.
His gaze is nothing that you haven’t felt before He’ll take you out for dinner then present the bill His hands possess a smoothness caused by lack of work You think that it won’t bug you Oh, but sure it will It’s not my fault It’s not my fault It’s not my fault It’s not my fault His mouth make smacking sounds most every time he eats His lack of hygiene makes the toughest nose recoil His stories go nowhere and always on repeat The slightest faux pas makes your blood Begin to boil It’s not my fault It’s not my fault It’s not my fault It’s not my fault Your every impulse tells you that you need to go His pocket’s full of old excuses to expend And when that fails, he tries the only thing he knows And then you can’t resist And you fall back again It’s not my… I fucked the world to get you to love me I fucked the world to get you to love me I fucked the world
22.

about

By slow violence I mean a violence that occurs gradually and out of sight, a violence of delayed destruction that is dispersed over space and time, an attritional violence that is typically not viewed as violence at all…. [It is] a violence that is neither spectacular nor instantaneous, but rather incremental and accretive.
– Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor

credits

released April 7, 2023

All songs written by Ken Urban, Catherine Hollyer & John Charles Hager
© + ℗ 2023 occurrencemusic (ASCAP)

Recorded and Produced by Ken at the Berkshire Arms

All instruments by Occurrence except
Guitars on Tracks 2 & 13: Peter Mark Kendall
Guitars on Track 7: Kip Berman
Violas on Track 12: Christian Frederickson
Trombone on Track 13: John Hager Sr.
Alto and Soprano Saxophones on Track 17: Alexander McCabe

Mixed by Kiri Stensby
except Tracks 2, 14 & 21 mixed and additional production by Daniel Kluger
and Tracks 6, 15 & 22 mixed by Ken
Album Mastered by Jessica Thompson
Cover Art designed by The Dan Pecci Company
Photography by Cameron Scoggins

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