Do Better - by Sarah M.

from Voices by Gilded Age

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Limited Hand-Swirled Cassettes by Tomb Tree Tapes - TTT035
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10 different variants of hand-swirled tapes courtesy of Dave Norman of Tomb Tree Tapes/Zegema Beach Records catalog ID: TTT035. Various colors paired with each participants' name. Limited to 50 copies.
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This song is the first time that I have opened up about the extreme level of misogyny and the many instances of sexual assault that I experienced within the hardcore scene. It has taken me almost a decade to come to terms with the degradation and trauma that were associated with something that claimed to be so much more. I hope that those who are still involved take an honest look at themselves, and refuse to use any aspect of celebrity as a tool to control and abuse. We can do better.
- Sarah M.

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You’re on the list
You’re with the band
They’re all your friends
Let’s get pissed

32 and 16
Why did you kiss me goodnight?

Conditioned into submission
Punk was the voice I never had

Your words brought the crowd
I sang them out loud
Those words you wrote
Meant something else to me

Please bring clarity to my confusion
Was I wrong to think that punk was the solution?
How do you sleep at night?
We can
Do better.

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from Voices, released May 27, 2021
Sarah Murray

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