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SEEK COMFORT

by HARSH R

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1.
SEEK COMFORT 03:34
I FIND PEACE IN THE COLD QUIET OF MORN IN THE ILLUSION THAT I'M ALONE I FIND HOPE IN THE CALL OF BIRDS AT DAWN IN FIRST LIGHT THAT BURNS THE FOG DO YOU SEEK COMFORT OR AN ANSWER? WHEN WE KNOW NOTHING'S GETTING BETTER SO LET'S REVEL IN THE DAY'S POTENTIAL AND ENJOY OUR TIME HERE TOGETHER
2.
DEVOTIONAL 03:20
ONE THOUSAND TREES LINE MY WAY ONE THOUSAND BOUGHS BEAR MY WEIGHT ONE THOUSAND BLADES SHIELD MY GAZE ONE THOUSAND PATHS LEAD ME ASTRAY IN THE COLD, IN THE DARK MY THOUGHTS ARE HOWLING IN THE DIM MORNING LIGHT I CAN HEAR YOU CALLING I RUN AWAY TO BE WITH YOU, MY LOVE ONE MILLION PRICKS PIERCE THE SKY ONE MILLION SLOPES LEFT TO CLIMB I RUN AWAY TO HIDE OH, PLEASE BURY ME WHERE THE ANGELS SIGH
3.
ARE YOU MY PEOPLE WHERE DO I FIT IN CAN I STAND BEHIND YOU WILL YOU TAKE MY HAND I JUST WANT TO BELONG TO BE A FRACTION OF THE SUM AM I YOUR PERSON THE ONE THAT YOU ADORE CAN I STEAL YOUR FUTURE AND LOCK OUT THE WORLD HOW WILL YOU KNOW TELL ME, HOW WILL YOU KNOW
4.
HIDING PLACE 02:54
EVERYTHING I DO IS A CHARADE A FALSE FRONT TO KEEP THE ENEMY AT BAY SO I BEAR MY TEETH BUT LOOK AWAY I’M AFRAID THAT YOU’LL SEE ME THIS IS MY HIDING PLACE BEHIND THESE ROTTEN WALLS I’M SLOWLY WEARING AWAY AN OPEN DOOR DRAWS YOU NEAR ME SO I LET MY BARRIERS DECAY I WANTED YOU TO KNOW ME THIS IS MY HIDING PLACE BEHIND THESE ROTTEN WALLS INSIDE THIS ROTTEN MIND HIDDEN FROM THE ROTTEN WORLD EVERY SHADE OF MY COUNTENANCE IS A VEIL TO CONCEAL ME AND WHEN IT FALLS APART IT WILL REVEAL ME THIS IS MY HIDING PLACE BEHIND THESE ROTTEN WALLS INSIDE THIS ROTTEN MIND
5.
YOU REACHED OUT I WASN'T THERE YOU WERE LOST I WASN'T THERE YOU WERE GONE I WAS NEVER THERE
6.
WE ARE CONNECTED TO THE WORLD THROUGH STRINGS AND WIRES WE ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER THROUGH STRINGS AND WIRES WE WHISPER OUR ENCHANTMENTS AS IF NO ONE WILL KNOW WE ARE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH THROUGH ROOTS AND SOIL WE ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER THROUGH PRACTICE AND TOIL KEEP IT CLOSE LIKE A SECRET NEVER LET THEM IN INTER THE BOTTLE, MARK THE INGRESS NEVER LET THEM IN
7.
I CAN'T FIND A FEELING I CAN'T FIND A FEELING WITH YOU NUMB TOGETHER WE FLOAT AWAY I REACH FOR YOUR HAND IT FADES AWAY I SWING WIDE OPEN LOST IN SPACE I'M EMPTY, I'M AN EMPTY SHELL I WILL NEVER BE FULFILLED I CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING I CAN'T FIND A FEELING WITH YOU THE WALLS YOU MADE BOUNDARIES RAISED I REACH FOR YOUR HAND IT FADES AWAY I SWING WIDE OPEN LOST IN SPACE FRUIT DIES ON THE VINE WHAT SEES THE LIGHT
8.
I'M SO SICK OF THE CITY SICK OF CONCRETE AND GRIME SO SICK OF FEELING TIRED ALL THE TIME I'M SO SICK OF OTHER PEOPLE AND ALL THE THINGS THEY SAY EVERYONE ALWAYS WANTS TO GET THEIR WAY EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING EVERY ERA, ITS DEMISE I TAKE PLEASURE IN KNOWING IN THE END, EVERYONE DIES I'M SO SICK OF THE CITY WHERE THE SUN NEVER SHINES HOSTILE STRUCTURES WORKING AS DESIGNED I'M SO SICK OF THE RAT RACE SICK OF GEARS THAT GRIND NEVER STOP OR YOU'LL BE LEFT BEHIND
9.
WAVE GOODBYE 03:08
I'M IN A PLACE OF SELF-ISOLATION A LONELY PLACE WHERE DARK THOUGHTS DWELL I'M IN A STATE OF DEEP REFLECTION I SEE MYSELF AND SLOWLY BACK AWAY WAVE GOODBYE THERE'S NO ONE WHO'S GOING TO MISS YOU WAVE GOODBYE I'M IN A PLACE OF SELF-DEPRIVATION I TOUCH THE VOID AND THE VOID BECOMES ME I'M IN A STATE OF ALIENATION I FADE AWAY INTO NULLITY WAVE GOODBYE THERE'S NO ONE WHO'S GOING TO MISS YOU WAVE GOODBYE NO ONE WILL SHED A TEAR WAVE GOODBYE NO ONE IS GOING TO MISS YOU WAVE GOODBYE NO ONE WILL SHED A TEAR WAVE GOODBYE NO ONE WILL EVER LOVE YOU WAVE GOODBYE

about

THIS IS AN ALBUM ABOUT DISAPPEARING AND BEING DISAPPEARED.

"...there’s a strange clarity found in listening to new LP: while it’s been clear for a while that Roig’s harsh, caustic electronics and yelled vocals were a vehicle for complex emotions beyond cathartic release, Seek Comfort shines a light on just how much nuance and variety the Pacific Northwest artist has built into his primary musical outlet."
I DIE: YOU DIE

"Cascadian Goth? If the genre doesn’t already exist, Olympia’s Harsh R may have unwittingly created it."
YELLOW GREEN RED

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released February 3, 2023

WORDS + MUSIC by HARSH R except "EMPTY SHELL" cowritten w/RUNOTI

MASTERED by SUSAN SUBTRACT at STUDIO FLESH in Portland, OR.

COVER IMAGE by ZERRIN KOCH

THANKS: Willow, Dave, Mike and Jack, Asa, Johan (x3)

VINYL is available via PHAGE TAPES: phagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/seek-comfort

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HARSH R Olympia, Washington

Heavy industry, synthetic doom.

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