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Snake Oil

by Civil Villains

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A limited run of 50 CDs in 100% recycled card sleeves printed in the UK.

    'Snake Oil' is a high-energy document of Civil Villains, capturing the stripped and raw sound of their live performances. It is, at its core, about wounds and liniments - lies told to manipulate and anaesthetise, false promises and last resorts, avarice and imbalance.

    Recorded live at BearBitesHorse Recording Studio in Haggerston.
    Produced, mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams (JOHN, USA Nails).

    Artwork by James King.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Snake Oil via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Red Hands 03:52
The skip of the needle Your voice goes unheard The brood in the steeple Will not keep their word Does it sting? Will it hurt? Women and Children first Red hands Prey for The vipers Born in the sand Red Hands Flesh for The vultures Waiting to land The hook trails the minnow The wave splits the bow An inch below limbo The worm drives the plough Does it sting? Does it hurt? Women and Children first Red hands Prey for The vipers Born in the sand Red Hands Flesh for The vultures Waiting to land Show you mine Show me yours Women and Children first Red hands Prey for The vipers Born in the sand Red Hands Flesh for The vultures Waiting to land
2.
Gargoyles 03:44
My best friend He hears god Screaming like Molten dust Burning ears Who to trust Mortal coil shuffle off Tend to dead words Retrace the cuts Of sorbitol blistered Smokestack black moths Jealousy spreads Like Abattoir blood And I can’t get it off And I can’t get it off Mayday Mayday None of these dials read right Mayday Mayday Caught in the headlights Set the lock On the vault Deny it Was my fault Complicit In each theft Pardon slid ‘Cross the desk Deep in the soil A menagerie of Unholy Gargoyles Running out the clock Scratching around In reservoir mud And we can’t get enough No, I can’t get enough Mayday Mayday None of these dials read right Mayday Mayday Caught in the headlights Gather your keepsakes Hold dear your time A spoonful of snake oil Will settle your mind Feed on the starving Then give them the rind Show me where I sign Show me where I sign Mayday Mayday None of these dials read right Mayday Mayday Caught in the headlights
3.
Dead Still 03:18
Phantom Limb Recoil and Spring Our dust-trapped foils Each cut from tin A little death A choking flame If I could just repeat one frame Laying dead Still in our heads Silent words In darkness lie Our half moon tears Lost in the dye A little death A choking flame If I could just repeat one frame Laying dead Still in our heads Don’t close your eyes Invite the lie
4.
Soapbox 03:14
Well Talk is cheap To cry wolf You need sheep So this is it? Your word is bond Your bond is shit K-Martyrs Vestigial pinatas Your soapbox in the swamp Hammers dull, daggers blunt Well Talk is cheap To cry wolf You need sheep I can’t find my fit Ignore, block and skip Segments Fourth wall Malcontents Lifeboats made of stone Miranda in baritone Did you cave? Did you give in? The rumour stands That the breach came from within You had shots to call But you can’t go Dutch with the devil Not now Well Talk is cheap To cry wolf You need sheep
5.
Siren Bound 04:54
Run my mouth Supplement my growth Slip my serpent tongue Under oath False starts Jokers crowned Another claimed by doubt Hey The body it knows Hey It’s your mind that forgets Crank the heat Keep your pockets lined Loop the deathproof hymn Cough up and dance as the Organ grinds Bonds worn Siren bound A nova wanes Lights out Hey The body it knows Hey It’s your mind that forgets Just give me a little more time, Give me all I’m allowed I’ll tear the heavens from the sky Dredge hell from the ground For someone to blame to be found For someone to blame

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'Snake Oil' is a high-energy document of Civil Villains, capturing the stripped and raw sound of their live performances. It is, at its core, about wounds and liniments - lies told to manipulate and anaesthetise, false promises and last resorts, avarice and imbalance.

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released November 15, 2019

Recorded live at BearBitesHorse Recording Studio in Haggerston.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Wayne Adams (JOHN, USA Nails).

Artwork by James King.

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