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The Myth of Sisyphus

by We're From Out West

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This is a song based on Albert Camus' essay of the same name. It's about existential dread and existential freedom. It involves screaming.

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The sun comes up again
It doesn’t matter,
I haven’t slept.
I spent the night rolling my boulder
to where my footing slipped
and I lost my grip
to where I lay my head now
and watch it roll back down
as I’ve watched many times before

Do your worst
I’m stronger then the razor
Do your worst
I’ve sailed through greater dangers
You cannot scare me with the void
I’m lost and scared and free
Do your worst

It means nothing that I carry on
It means nothing that I try
But that’s what makes it everything.
Because this life is mine.
I throw myself against the stone
day after day, from spite.
You say no makes it out alive,
I say you want my life, you take it!

Do your worst
I’m stronger then the razor
Do your worst
I’ve sailed through greater dangers
You cannot scare me with the void
I’m lost and scared and free
Do your worst

We live here, all together
God-less and alone
and we’re all fucked up from child-hood
but we sit on gilded thrones.
We are not rulers, kings or dukes
of foreign lands supreme
we’re stupid, wash-up glorious angels
that still know how to scream.

Do your worst
I’m stronger then the razor
Do your worst
I’ve sailed through greater dangers
You cannot scare me with the void
I’m lost and I’m scared but at least I’m free
Do your worst.
Do your worst.
Do your worst.

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released August 8, 2013
Vocals - Jesse Byiers and Andrew Thomas McKechnie
Guitar - Jesse Byiers
Bass - Andrew Thomas McKechnie

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We're From Out West Toronto, Ontario

Jesse Byiers and Tom McKechnie are from small towns orbitting a larger small town in central Alberta, Canada. They moved to Toronto for school and theatre. They didn't know anyone so ended up sitting in their basment apartment being sad and decided to start making music. They sing songs about depression and girls and murder. They play sad songs fast and would love to play in your kitchen. ... more

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