Nightmare Arcade, by Normal Creatures

Nightmare Arcade

by Normal Creatures

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DELUXE Vinyl LP & Zine Bundle includes a 16-Page Nightmare Encyclopedia. Pressed on Translucent Ghoulish Green Vinyl. Housed in a Mystical Radioactive Green protective sleeve to keep the Nightmares from escaping while unsupervised. Limited to a terribly frightening quantity of 100 units.

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40+ minutes of terror dubbed on 1 cassette tape contained within a Floresecent Green shell. Housed in a Mystical Radioactive Green protective case to keep the Nightmares from escaping while unsupervised. Limited to a terribly frightening quantity of 20 units.

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40+ minutes of terror on 1 convenient compact disc. Housed in a 4-panel gatefold jacket.

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1.	The Bad Seed 04:31	lyrics	buy track
I'm in it Forget it I get it It's cool Got em lookin like they've seen a ghost Weirdo with the flow spit french toast It ain't good for ya but it's good for ya Sticky rhythms in the stomach poke the pot roast No blood but I've drank the most Don't go in my home I'm a bad host It ain't good for ya but it's good for ya Tricky widgets in the physics block the bad post Talking turk with the old beef jerk Snap into a slim yeah I'm putting in work Had no reservation now I'm sniffing on the cork While some people jump hoops just to make it to a fork Villains - I see a lot of people selling that Image - I hear a lot of people yelling about Privilege - Politics everyone been Bitten - But who's winning No matter where I stand you see the blood on my hands But it's cool I get it it's cool I get it No matter where they land every bomb has a plan But it's cool I get it cool I get it It's cool I'm in it forget it I get it It's cool I get it I get it i get it Got me lookin like I've lost the bet Spotlight now they're coming for the neck It ain't good for ya but it's good for ya Ring the buzzer for the buzzards show some respect No pay but they've cashed the check Spent the money now I'm swimming in the debt It ain't good for ya but it's good for ya Born red-handed goddammit I'm a defect Look at me what you really wanna speak on Raised wrong but I never sang along Never put on a mask just an outcast paying my dues Singing my blues overwhelmed by the sales tax Look at us what you really wanna talk about Solution by social pollutions all I hear about Without the color would the ink still flow the same Would the nerves still twitch Would the bones still break No matter where I stand you see the blood on my hands But it's cool I get it it's cool I get it No matter where they land every bomb has a plan But it's cool I get it cool I get it It's cool I'm in it forget it I get it It's cool I get it I get it I get it You know it all but you don't know my name Every punch still feels the same You know it all but you don't know my name And you don't know the full story that my book contains Wrote a whole lotta pages in a whole lotta books Lived a whole lotta lives had a lot of them took Fell farther than you'll ever know Harder than I'll ever show Cut through to the phosphorus Turn out the lights and watch me glow No matter where I stand you see the blood on my hands But it's cool I get it it's cool I get it No matter where they land every bomb has a plan But it's cool I get it cool I get it It's cool I'm in it forget it I get it It's cool I get it I get it I get it No matter where i stand you see the blood on my hands But it's cool I get it it's cool I get it No matter where they land every bomb has a plan But it's cool I get it cool I get it It's cool I'm in it forget it I get it It's cool I get it I get it I get it I'm in it Forget it I get it
2.	Dinner With Death 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I skip to the street Hold my teeth to the heat Feel the riddle start to tickle on the back of the beat Open up to the treat Drink the blood, of the week Pick the tender from the blender on my own when I sleep All alone all alone Throw this doggy a bone See ya later alligator let me know when you're home On my own on my own Lost inside of the drone Tweak the fader on the lazer knock em out of the zone Boo hoo boo hoo Why you feeling so blue Got a hard pill to swallow Well I guess you better chew Boo hoo boo hoo Do you even have a clue That the world does not revolve around you Who wanna sift through the debris of a broken man Burnt skin missing limbs like goddamn I think this boy needs more than a band aid Call a doctor man I'm losing all my kool aid Fools make friends with the demons that they fight in their dreams Keep tugging at the fears to unravel the seams Let the mask fall off so we can hear your screams Let the mask fall off so we can hear your screams Death keeps on knocking on your door Death keeps on knocking on your door Death keeps on knocking on your door Keeps on knocking on your door Open up and face the war Coming Boo hoo boo hoo Why you feeling so blue Got a hard pill to swallow Well I guess you better chew Boo hoo boo hoo Do you even have a clue That the world does not revolve around you It's only inside your head It's only inside your head Death keeps knocking on your door so face the blade of what you've made once it's been Sharpened to bring the pain you've been begging for The pain the pain that you've been begging for All that noise you keep on hearing is only inside your head Yeah all that noise you keep on hearing is only inside your head Boo hoo boo hoo A liar will win one way or another Boo hoo boo hoo Keep it undercover Or they'll uncover The void behind your color Boo hoo boo hoo Defiance will die one way or another Boo hoo boo hoo Whine like a child better call your fucking mother Boo hoo boo hoo Why you feeling so blue Got a hard pill to swallow Well I guess you better chew Boo hoo boo hoo Do you even have a clue That the world does not revolve around you
3.	A Temporary Feel 05:08	lyrics	buy track
I’m caught up in the caught up - stuck with the stuck up Pressing through the pressure of the measure of my treasure With a couple stray cats who aren't ready for this weather Never seen the storm but they think they know it better Can't cum from the come up - thrown from the throw up Sweatin to the oldies as I'm holding up these phonies Buncha one trick ponies always acting like they know me try and shake my hand but I pass on the bologna Ew I got enough on my plate uh huh Leave the leftovers at home uh huh I'm on a diet and I'm feeling great uh huh dude Let me set the record straight You're chewin what I'm cookin or you'll be dancin on broken plates Like damn - I can’t just take it easy I got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Cup full of juice but I still keep squeezing I got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me I'm tore up from the tear down stuck in the scare town Haunted in the haunts that these other zombies flaunt Like some little badge of honor that nobody really wants Think they won the war but the mirror always taunts Broke ground on the break down eyes turn my way now Peeling all their feelings like some old paint off of the ceiling Scrape away the layers but players always stealing Think they knew it all but underneath the colors squealing Ew Try and keep the noise at a minimum At minimum, i'm flippin the tip and i'm sippin the shit to live up to pseudonym dude Try and take your time more serious For serious i'm feeling delirious it's mysterious Like damn - I can’t just take it easy Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Gnawed to the bone bit I still keep feeding Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Zone out. I could use a couple clones now. Never militant but equipped with the know how To know now what I wish I knew then Best to cast out all these clowns who don't do shit but just pretend To keep shit real I don't even know what's real besides these nerves of steel We’re just living for the toy in the happy meal Yeah we’ll swallow all the garbage for a temporary feel Yeah we’ll swallow all the garbage for a temporary feel Yeah we’ll swallow all the garbage for a temporary feel We’re just living for the toy in the happy meal Yeah we’ll swallow all the garbage for a temporary feel Gunna hollow out the carcass time to reinvent the wheel Yeah we’ll swallow all the garbage for a temporary feel Like damn - I can’t just take it easy Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Cup full of juice but I still keep squeezing Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Like damn - I can’t just take it easy Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me Gnawed to the bone but I still keep feeding Got the world in my hand but it still don’t please me
4.	United States Of Influence 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Eat my shorts Wreak havoc and I teleport Way back and I press abort Restart yeah I'm all aboard oh my lord Open sores Fresh wounds when i cut the cord So tough but i ain't built ford Rebirth yeah I'm all aboard where's my sword I heard that there's a dragon in the alleyway Got that fire for hire but imma bout to slay I was about to say you know I ain't the type to play But if you'd let me roll the dice I'd think twice about the payday Been a little while and something smelling kinda foul Decay in my pocket debt foaming from the mouth Got a rotten bank account that I can't live without This American dream is a little too loud Can you please turn it down The whispers in the walls The howls in the hallway I wanna end it all I wanna - I wanna - I wanna end it all My life is worth more than your social role call Show some teeth - Break some bones. Accident but I ain't been prone All game but I ain't been throned Abduct but I ain't been probed Welcome home Free food in the catacombs Freeze frame on the chromosomes Find peace in the monochrome Styrofoam sword Word. Lookin for that dragon I been lagging with the blurred Swimming with the herd Playin in the puddle got the double bubble trouble of an adolescent curse Been a long minute but I'm so deep in it Decayed development debt to the ceiling All around the town have you seen this kid around? Your American dream is just a little too loud. Can you please turn it down The whispers in the walls The howls in the hallway I wanna end it all I wanna - I wanna - I wanna end it all My life is worth more than your social role call Blind leading the blind Keep your left foot first If you want prime time Lies feeding the lies Keep your right foot back Baby swallow your pride Do or die when you're living a lie To be the freak of the week gotta eat the pie Better bark like a dog if you wanna survive I'm talking on all fours baby swallow your pride Go and drill it out like a toothache Real cheap way to fix a problem like duct tape All you first place punks / blue check chumps wanna save face and act like you ever gave a fuck In the first place And act like they ever gave a fuck in the first place Get the fuck into line Swallow your pride Get the fuck into line Can you please turn it down The whispers in the walls The howls in the hallway I wanna end it all I wanna - I wanna - I wanna end it all My life is worth more than your social role call
5.	666 Ghosts 04:46	lyrics	buy track
Widespread rhythm with the schism that I speak Store metaphors like tobacco in the cheek All these fake fucks front that they can handle the heat But when they jump in the bed it's all tabasco in the sheets It ain't nothing to pop ya top button Quit your day job and throw your savings in the oven Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Don't need the stress of a sanitized mess Crooked frame on the wall god damn we're blessed Underworked egos in this overworked flesh Best bet I'd rather not wear the s on my chest You can't buy this feelin. in debt to the ceiling But I'm swimming in joy oh boy karma chameleon Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Hollow - these shells are worthless Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Swallow the pain - resurface Listen to your cliché - bring the bug spray Mosquitoes buzzing’ they got a target you’re fair play The citronella my fella is like a bullshit umbrella You feelin fine I'm like hella I got some good vibes to sell ya If you're even lookin - just wanna put em out Been living kinda crooked - I gotta straighten out We had a dream they took it who said they were allowed We had a chance and blew it - no longer feeling proud Ain't too much better than the pleasures of the flesh But these wounds leave lessons so don't be stressing the test No need sweatin blood lettin with the best When you got the cheat code to life thumping in your chest Cut it off - fight through the doubt Some wounds just need to the time to bleed out I know you think you really need it but you don't - you don't They say the scars will last forever but they won't - they won't Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Hollow - these shells are worthless Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Swallow the pain - resurface Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it I've been thinking bout these demons And these demons been thinking of me I've been thinking bout my reasons And these reasons Are like pliers with a grip my teeth I’ve been thinking bout these demons And these demons been thinking of me Been dreaming all about the monster I'd be Once I got a real taste of flesh in my teeth I - am - not - the plague that you say I am I - am - not them I am not like the gods that they claim to be I'll turn the key Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Hollow - these shells are worthless Standing at the edge - of the earth and I'm screaming All of my friends are hotels for demons Swallow the pain - resurface Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it Chasing nightmares I don't care I love it
6.	Sinking Deeper 01:57		buy track
7.	Anti-Gravity Hate Song 04:31	lyrics	buy track
Excuse me for the words that I'm about to speak But you simple motherfuckers need a slap to the cheek You don't realize the damage in the petty you preach So imma fight fire with fire toss the flame in your seat Keep my bones out your clothes when you're sowing your shit About support you never get but you can't seem to give It doesn't matter who you are or where you think that you've been It really ain't about the credits it's the character, kid - listen Your shortcomings ain't mine You cry wolf but we're all doing fine You'd see it clear if you'd only make time To put some real muscle in your grind It's survival of the fittest And the bitchin ain't good for your health How you gonna hold a crown when you can't hold yourself How you gonna claim death when you let your health stack dust on the bottom of our shelf The problem is you - dusty motherfucker The problem is you - bout to drag your shit talk into the yard Lay you down and take a hammer to your jaw I'mma breakthrough I'mma break loose I'mma breakthrough Games a tight noose Wait - just stop right there Don't move a muscle - don't leave your chair We'll do all the work because it only seems fair that all of your faults are our cross to bear Here's the blueprint bro your attitude is trash Complain about the slow but don’t wanna act fast Put some elbow grease on that shit you speak Wipe em out wipe em out Dump the bodies in the creek Your boys been at it too long I learned the words but I never sang along Memorized the movement just to improve on the wrongs. Nice guys finish last and dying batteries get tossed in the trash So how you gonna go and ask why nobody's counting cash from your comfort on the soft side of the glass Your trash - no class Yeah the problem is you - dusty motherfucker The problem is you - bout to take you down to the tracks Tie you down and grab a squat for the splat I'mma breakthrough I'mma break loose I'mma breakthrough Games a tight noose I'd like to see you walk a mile in my shoes Real talk - it’s been real long walk But the bloods still pumpin on these beats I knock I'd like to see you walk a mile in my shoes Real fun - it’s been real long run Hope you got a nice view from the grave you've dug The problem is you The problem is you The problem is you - dusty motherfucker The problem is you - bout to drag your shit talk into the yard Lay you down and take a hammer to your jaw I'mma breakthrough I'mma break loose I'mma breakthrough Games a tight noose
8.	Book Burner 04:55	lyrics	buy track
Tied down to the tracks (man common) I'd take it all back (man common) Too little too late - I've started to break A matter of fact (now common) One look in the eyes (man common) Will blur all the lines (man common) You reap what you sow and the enemy knows what secrets you hide (now common) Like what could be wrong With playing along My hope for the best isn't gone But still, I fear the fear inside has got the best of us all Like what could be wrong with playing along I'm fine with being a pawn As long as I can have a part I'll take it common Let me in I've sold my soul - i've shed my skin Let me in Been playing the fool (man common) Submit to the jewel (man common) The demons will feed but all that I need is a taste of the cruel (now common) One look in the eyes (man common) The chill of the knife (man common) I enter the fade by way of the blade an end to the fight (now common) Like what is so sad about what I had Yo was it even that bad? Grief is a counterfeit currency it pays to be mad Like what is so sad when all that you have Is no need to be glad Humanity's a garbage bag just take it out common Let me in I've sold my soul - I've shed my skin Let me in I've burnt my books - I've shed my skin Let me in Free throw the ego - nothin but the net Recap the playback - nothin but regret Just try and breathe slow - keep it in check Can't seem to slow down - I'm a train wreck Let me in I've sold my soul - I've shed my skin Let me in I've burnt my books - I've shed my skin Let me in
9.	Creatures Of The Night 04:08	lyrics	buy track
If it's all in my mind if it's all in my mind if it's all in my mind if it's all in my mind If it's all in my head if it's all in my head if it's all in my head if it's all in my head I say I wanna open up but I'm having a time A hard time with a puzzle piece I can't seem to find I say I wanna be a complete but I don't wanna be done Cuz if I put it all together who will I become You know there's something kinda neat about being incomplete No stranger to the danger of a blemish on your cheek Less drama when you bruise you can always pick or choose Which wound you wanna keep fresh to let the best screw On this test tube path, I breeze past the new path Straight into a ditch of which you can't come back All I know is that I don't know nothin But the self-awareness gotta count for something Maybe a gift card to the mall I can go and have a ball Buy a new life and redecorate my wall Eat the whole pie don't save a crumb for y’all See you all in hell - hope you catch me when I fall If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head - it's not the end - so why pretend If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head can it be that I really wanna see myself dead Too many lights - pull back like a creature of the night Eyes closed got the future in my sight Monster mix - see the crowd. take a bite No sleep - on the clock non-stop - tick tock Don't treat the wound until this rock dream rots No-one belongs in a throne on the top But we still thrown away either way so why not Take a chance on a blind man's hand Eyes wide open for this dead man's plan Dig a hole for your soul you can blame rock and roll In the lap of the devil, you don't have the control To control the temperature - we're all burning up Food for the predator - better wish me luck Born a competitor - never giving up But in the muck of my mind I'm stuck Yuck If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head - it's not the end - so why pretend If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head can it be that I really wanna see myself Learn to take advice or pay the price Don’t live life salt like too much soy on the rice Maybe call up a friend - don't need a reason why Tell em that you love em and wanted to say hi Like for real - just be nice I said don’t let the bad moods define your vibe I said don't let the fuck ups throw off your fight I said don't let the assholes become your life I think it's all in my mind I think it's all in your mind I think it's all in my mind I think it's all in your mind If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head - it's not the end - so why pretend If it's all in my mind why can't I be at the top all the time If it's all in my head can it be that I really wanna see myself dead Too many lights - pull back like a creature of the night
10.	Wolf Dance 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Unleashed - soaking in the bleach Whitewash the chalkboard - what you wanna teach Practice what you preach - they playing in the sheets With a thing that looks a little like the demons that they seek Out to silence its all violence on the surface But let us take a peek at what's behind the curtain I'm uncertain how I feel about The way they flirtin with everything that their "not about" The slime likes to hide inside of us all The slime takes it time to spread through our walls The slime will define the pride in our faults The slime is the line we cross time to find a cross Keep a grip tight - sight on the final cost Lost in translation - this trains left the station This brains lost the patience insane I'm still playing Insane I'm still playin with these wolves Flocking with the sheep is for fools How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do the loudest turn out to be wolves Flocking with the sheep is for fools How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do these gods turn out to be wolves Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do What you gonna do when they come for you What you gonna do when your characters judged By the hoots of the hypocrite sludge Better hope your boots are high enough To make it through the bullshit Without getting one drop on your skin Because the stench of one touch will be more than enough To call your bluff and have you Thrown into the fire for your sins The slime is the crime inside of us all The slime always hides where weaker ones fall The slime will disguise our doorways as walls The slime leads the blind to loss time to drink the sauce Keep a fist tight sight on the final boss Lost in fixation I taste the mutation Imbed the frustration insane I'm still playing Insane I'm still playing with these wolves Flocking with the sheep is for fools How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do the loudest turn out to be wolves Flocking with the sheep is for fools how many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do these gods turn out to be wolves Don't go dancing with the wolves Don't go dancing with the wolves How long is too far long to hold on How gone is too far gone to stay strong How right is no damn right to fight back When you're a victim to the rhythm Of algorithms and fake facts Abnormal - my pathway all hurdles Expired all curdled The chunks I've done gurgled Purple flesh from the punches to the chest Think I lost a lot of hope but still but I'm hoping for the best This ain't me - I can feel the strings tugging Giving up my intuitions and I'm thinking nothing of it Feeling low but I know that I'm above it Feeling low but I know I know I know Flocking with the sheep is for fools How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do the loudest turn out to be wolves Flocking with the sheep is for fools How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do the proudest turn out to be How many times do the loudest turn out to be How many times do these gods turn out to be wolves Don't go dancing with the wolves Don't go How many times do we gotta say here we go again Don't go dancing with the wolves Don't go When the beast is revealed to be a friend

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released January 8, 2021

BRIAN SIKES HOWE - BEATS, SYNTHS & RHYMES
EVAN THORSEN - GUITAR
JUSTIN CAMPBELL - BASS
MANDY MONTGOMERY - VOCALS

ALL SONGS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY NORMAL CREATURES.
RECORDED, MIXED & MASTERED BY BRIAN SIKES HOWE.
PRODUCED BY NORMAL CREATURES.

ARTWORK & LAYOUT BY BRIAN SIKES HOWE.