We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Drowning

from Pax Americana by Bad Optics

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Bad Optic's debut full length album, laser etched on the finest compact disc this side of the Pacific. Comes in an eco-friendly, two panel, gatefold wallet, with artwork by Jakob Keizer.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Pax Americana via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $10 USD or more 

     

lyrics

We’re all crawling to the beat of the mass march
Our good name has been dragged through the dirt
Blood freaks need another victim
The dead god wants to take on the world
But we are living in a simulacra;
a copy of a copy of a previous set-up
Cold War, eternal, justified Slack,
or the nuclear remittance of our souls to the wrack

Frail, old, and weak:
the local warlords are repeating their plots
They’re full of leaks;
their skin is peeling and revealing the rot

Spun out from the high of a century.
Killing hope is the name of the game
You will bow to the god of finance!
We’ll sanction you to death as a payment in advance
The American titan seeks out it’s prey,
but if you buy blood, we’ll look the other way

I’m drowning in stats, and the numbers are fucked
Who’s buying their shit? Who’s passing the buck?
The veil has lifted to reveal the claw;
We should sever the hand that forms the claw

credits

from Pax Americana, released January 21, 2022
Music by BAD OPTICS
Lyrics by J. HIDELL

J. Hidell - Guitar/Vocals
Max Stephens - Guitar/Vocals
Stephanie Jones - Bass/Vocals
Joshua Ihler - Drums/Vocals

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Bad Optics image

Bad Optics Seattle, Washington

Bad Optics is an art punk band that creates music for the encroaching singularity.

contact / help

Contact Bad Optics

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Bad Optics recommends:

If you like Bad Optics, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now