Can't Read Velvet

by Humbug

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Bass - Ryan Bouimad
Vocals and Rhythm Guitar - Aidan Cole
Lead Guitar/Vocals/Synth - Alex Cubillos
Drums - Ardem Gourdikian
Lyrics by Cole
Music by Cole and Cubillos
Recorded at Lemon Tree Studios, The Shack, and The Nursing Home
Drums recorded by Brian Hobart
Mixed by Thea Prevalsky at Igloo Studios
Mastered by Half Off Doesn't Care
Produced by Humbug
Artwork by Julie Kutuzoff

lyrics

I saw you break down in the corner of the room
It was no secret, everyone knew but you
Kept on explaining your point of view
Can't be sympathetic because it's not the truth
Then you said
You're falling down the stairs again
You're falling back inside of yourself
And you just can't seem to get out
You get what you deserve
The universe has the final word
I don't need to do anything
Down goes another, you haven't learned a thing
On to your brother; the hand by which you feed
Keep on for power, keep on for sport
And once you get your fill you'll still want more
Then you said
You're falling down the stairs again
You're falling back inside of yourself
And you just can't seem to get out
You get what you deserve
The universe has the final word
I don't need to do anything
And if that day should come I'll be the one to pick you up
To glue you back together as a friend
The second that you start again
I'll know just what to do
I will come swinging, making a wall out of you
Then you said
You're falling down the stairs again
You're falling back inside of yourself
And you just can't seem to get out

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released March 18, 2022

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Humbug Los Angeles, California

Welcome to Humbug! We are a power pop quartet from Los Angeles, California.

Ryan Bouimad
(Bass)
Aidan Cole (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar)
Alex Cubillos
(Lead Guitar/Arrangement)
Ardem Gourdikian (Drums) ... more

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