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HELLMAXXXING

by Chris Sunshine

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1.
Running in Fields 03:28
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Summer sun was scorching through my eyelids In tall grass where we laid all day Your strange ways made we want to stay But I couldn't shake this feeling That our heat was suffocating Kids running in fields, when they close their eyes they See watercolor marks We're running away But we can't escape the shadows looming I dozed off when the sun slid past the hilltops Dreamt of birds against the pale blue sky Wandering free wherever they pleased Wings unfurling deep within me I woke up and found you missing Kids running in fields, when they close their eyes they See watercolor marks You're running away So that we can chase our comet tails in the dark
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Cyber Angel 03:27
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Hellfire smoke makes me kinda ill Rest my aching bat wings, take another pill For the damned, there’s nothing much to do Except kick the sulfur, boil witches’ brew Heaven floats somewhere on a cloud Angels sing their worship songs a bit too loud Serotonin inside my brain I drink on clouds and let the sadness drain from my veins And God might send me back to Hell Cause I’m not doing very well up here I already fell once before I’ll wear my hood and everyday I’ll try to teach myself to pray because My apple core’s buried far away Serotonin inside my brain When I’m lonely I watch it drain away Drain away
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Dithering 04:19
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Paint me a picture in greyscale Drinking your mixture, you can’t fail Living your hazy lucid dream Watching your life go up in steam Mirror shattered Blood red splatter Haunted places skeletal faces making you sleepless Haunted places skeletal faces making your sleepless Dither away, you’re a pixelated flower this bleak day Dither away, you’re a shitty screensaver that fades Sing like a sparrow, a sad song Cupid has arrows but aims wrong Floating real lazy down the stream Falling apart at stitched up seams Mirror shattered Blood red splatter Haunted places skeletal faces making you sleepless Haunted places skeletal faces making your sleepless Dither away, you’re a pixelated flower this bleak day Dither away, you’re a shitty screensaver that fades Hiding in the dark Gonna make your mark When you drag yourself out of bed You’ll prove them wrong Dither away, dither away
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Emerald 02:10
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Chemical reaction, you only feel a fraction Medical extraction Every tomorrow's just an Aimless race for the emeralds only Damn the stars, in the night sky lonely Escape yourself Draining Dream of distant feelings Staring up at the ceiling Paint is always peeling Every tomorrow's just an Aimless race for the emeralds only Damn the stars, in the night sky lonely Escape yourself Draining The diamond runner always falls Tired of carrying it all A mirrored soul of broken glass Letting the daylight pass Escape yourself Draining
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Sycamore 03:15
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Down beneath the sycamore I think I hit my head Feel it crack and let it spill The things I could have said I'm just a little lost Falling in the rain Down beneath the sycamore She's whispering in my head Where'd you go I'm all alone The air fills me with dread I'm just a little lost Falling in the rain Time just seems to fly past me I don't wanna go faster Leave me be
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Poltergeist 04:11
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The TV screen glows bright My static hair upright When the window frames Your haunted face I follow you outside You lead me through the night Through the crooked trees Where nobody sees You're hollow, you're empty Hey what's your name? I say into the void You're hollow, you're empty Hey what's your name? I say into the void So strange, so weird, seasick feeling dizzy You're special, there's something about the way You chill me to the bone You're special, there's something about the way You chill me to the bone So strange, so weird, seasick feeling dizzy White teeth gnashing, poison ivy Red leaves dripping, lusting
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Emma's Labyrinth 02:58
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You stole my heart away Cause you had this gentle way about you And you felt like home, a safe place And my bedroom eyes were spilling out a dream We're just kids running through a corn maze We're scared, so Emma will you please take my hand We'll guide each other through this I swear I'm learning that love's a sacred place To lay in the grass and talk all day I'm opening up my gnarly gates And letting you in after hours Yeah we're just kids running through a corn maze We're scared, so Emma will you please take my hand We'll guide each other through this I swear I'll stand beside you and I'll follow through We'll swim in low tide, there's no need to hide Yeah we're just kids running through a corn maze We're scared, so Emma will you please take my hand We'll guide each other through this I swear
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August 04:04
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Different yet so familiar I've been here before on a sleepless night Dreaming is so peculiar It steals me away when I'm wide awake I could go anywhere anyway I ride the tidal wave Anywhere anyway This feeling makes me sway Well anywhere anyway I ride the tidal wave Anywhere anyway I sway Selfish well I'm familiar I've been there before, it binds me Give me the strength to let go To take a single breath and feel it I could go anywhere anyway I ride the tidal wave Anywhere anyway This feeling makes me sway Well anywhere anyway I ride the tidal wave Anywhere anyway I sway Patiently waiting Well maybe August was right to say That I was wasting all my time on a dream So scared that I might fade away Patiently waiting Well maybe August was right to say That I was wasting all my time on a dream So scared But let me give it one last try before I'm old and gray Just let me give it one last try before I'm old and gray Just take me far away
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Daydream 02:43
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Feed my parasite Promise I won’t put up a fight As my loneliness Kisses me with splinters Daydream Living on the outside it seems Linger in the drifting steam Watching as the rapture gleams I keep seeing stars Feel the snakes constrict in the dark Drain me till I’m blue In this eternal winter Daydream Living on the outside it seems Linger in the drifting steam Watching as the rapture gleams When I go home one day Everything feels the same People stuck in their ways A crackling fireplace Lost in the lush meadow The branches here never grow This place had a dazzling glow But only the scarecrows know Daydream Living on the outside it seems Linger in the drifting steam Watching as the rapture gleams
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Cicada Shells 03:17
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Deep in the earth, the maple veins spill sugar cane The midnight call, crawl through the soil to see the world grow tall Cicada shells hanging onto the wise old trees Cicada shells hanging onto the wise old trees My morphing soul, lacquer shell, break the mold Dark angel, devil wings The pain that daylight brings Archangel melody Harp player, crimson strings My morphing soul, lacquer shell, break the mold Small soldier, gilded wings A new voice, song to sing Fly against the rising sun Red Eden, kingdom come Exoskeletal, my ten hit points real close to null Old tire swing, gnarled branches where I found her rustling wings Cicada shells hanging onto the wise old trees Cicada shells hanging onto the wise old trees
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Sora 03:34
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I stumble, disjointed, slightly dizzy Late Sunday past 8 when no one’s busy Barbed wire, rusty old chain link fence surrounds me I got a little too high wrapped in sky ivy My broken heart’s offbeat My crooked song skipping on a scratched CD My broken heart’s offbeat My crooked song skipping on a scratched CD A billboard above says God can save us Cracked bottles below, we’re not so pious Was always searching in dirt for rhyme and reason Now I know answers are dancers changing seasons Sora was singing so softly A song so sweet, like summer breeze Sora was singing so gently It made me clean, just a memory My broken heart’s offbeat My crooked song skipping on a scratched CD My broken heart’s offbeat My crooked song skipping on a scratched CD
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Serenity 04:11
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A secret place where you can hide away Beyond the reeds, a golden field where you can stay Forget the rest and slip into a dream It melts away and you can gently float downstream You can try to understand them Cut you bad and then didn't notice All the sorrow in your iris Tears drip down your pretty face Sad friend hiding somewhere Did you feel safer? Sad friend hiding somewhere Did you feel? Your eyes turn red, broken face and frightening grin The pines surround, towering over lock you in Your rib cage clear, counting the bones while you're still here. Your painted nails chipping away when they come near. You can try to understand them Cut you bad and then didn't notice All the sorrow in your iris Tears drip down your pretty face Sad friend hiding somewhere Did you feel safer? Sad friend hiding somewhere Did you feel? So sick Ego Cold heart Lost soul Hey when they look your way It's never gonna feel the same again And hey when they look your way It's never gonna feel the same
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Dead Pigeon 03:34
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Getting close to sunrise Wandering by the bridge, the pigeons watch me Perching overhead In a dream Some lay on the concrete Looking toward the ceiling, ruffled feathers Eyes like shiny gems In a dream It's far too late, gotta head back home I hesitate, tomorrow can wait a few more days Stay awake until the streetlights fade away Starlight, everyone's asleep Dreaming all their pretty dreams Starlight, everyone's asleep Dreaming of Sweet little birds fly away anyplace Sweet little birds fly away anyplace We will meet you there Caroline You're so wicked, so out of line We will meet you there Caroline
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Mermaid in a Black Hole 03:54
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Swimming in filth out in the ocean You're real devoted to the void Wet cigarettes float in the sunlight You let the riptide pull you in I don't wanna feel this, look at the stars I don't need a reason to sink this far I don't wanna feel this, look at the stars I don't need a reason to sink this far Hands drag you down and pull you deeper As it gets darker all around Circle of light dressed like a halo A glowing candle flickers out I don't wanna feel this, look at the stars I don't need a reason to sink this far I don't wanna feel this, look at the stars I don't need a reason to sink this far You'll never reach the surface now

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released March 13, 2024

Credits

Chris:
Vocals, Guitar, Synth, Drum Programming, Sound Design
Bass Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14
Vocal Engineering All Tracks
Instrumental Engineering Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14
Engineering Guitars, Bass and Synths Tracks 1, 4, 14
Mixing Tracks 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14

Michael Iaciofano:
Bass Tracks 5, 6, 8, 12, 13
Engineering Guitars, Bass Tracks 5, 6, 8, 12, 13
Engineering Drums Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14
Mixing Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13

Jeb Polstein:
Live Drums Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14
Drum Programming Track 4
Tambourine Track 1

Roxanne Urbani:
Vocals and BGV Track 3

Liam Read:
Piano Track 9

Tracked at The Koop, Mercy College, Powerstation, and at home in Philly / Brooklyn

Mastered by Michael Iaciofano

Artwork by Chris

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Chris Sunshine began at Oberlin College as a lo fi solo project. Since then, the project has followed Chris to a farm in upstate New York, through two row houses in northern Philadelphia to an apartment in Brooklyn. A rotating cast of characters have contributed to the project over the years, adding a fresh perspective to Chris’ eclectic songwriting. ... more

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