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I Never Signed Up for This

from The Tragic History of the Sea by WIRE LINES

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Spring is here. The ferns are unfurling: delicate, stubborn and reaching for light. Paint splashing, flowers exploding, leaves are unfolding like fires ignite. A sweet singing of water on pebbles in streams dancing down from the woods to the sea. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I have to be honest, so hear it from me: I never signed up for this, oh no. I never signed up for this.

No invitation sent, no consultation on the day they pulled me forth with bloody hands. “Respondez, s’il vous plait,” was not enclosed in any way. Born standing up in fertile land.

Summer now, the sun beating down with succulent heat in the ocean of air. Bronzed bodies down by the beach slipping into their sleep in a desert of care. Smooth sensual tactile and sexual waves are there lapping as sand meets the sea. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I have to be honest, so hear it from me: I never signed up for this, oh no. I never signed up for this.

I wind the gauze around my head until it’s three feet thick. The light sneaks through but in a haze. Lay me down in fresh cement and make my bed a solid brick, I’ll still hear the chorus when it plays. And I’ll sing:

I never signed up for this, oh no. I never signed up for this.

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from The Tragic History of the Sea, released December 1, 2023

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WIRE LINES New Bedford, Massachusetts

Wire Lines channel their urgent, hook-laden brand of alt rock through the lens of the hardcore punk on which they cut their teeth. That sensibility shines through not only in the brevity and ferocity of their music, but in their blatant disregard for convention. Each new sound complements the last, weaving a remarkably cohesive musical tapestry that is as inventive as it is refreshing. ... more

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