STEED, by STEED

STEED

by STEED

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Onra I love this album because it gives me the groove and thrashy riffs that I want all accompanied with the nostalgic JRPG vibes that take me back. Thanks <3 Favorite track: Robot Death Orgy.

Andre Dean this album does an amazing job of blending different genres and sounds together in a creative and tasteful way. great songwriting as well! Favorite track: Shut-In.

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1.	Mist in the Castle Tower 00:52		buy track
2.	Shut-In 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Hi. I’ve never met you, but I like you just the same. Come, stay a while, I’ve got stories to tell. This is my heaven, I’ve never been to hell but I can see the flames from my window. A quiet night in is what you need. If I don’t try, then there’s no reason I Should be concerned over defeat. I burn as bright as the sun in the sky Waiting for the lunar cycle to complete. But to live would be so sweet. Underneath my judgment you will not breathe. It will Crush Your organs and leave you cold. This death I will never suffer, I will never grow old. Reason. Logic. Shut-in. Homesick. I am the god of the atheist, the joy of the anarchist Undeceived. Laughing with the ghost of fear Until the coast is clear And then I weep. Although I do not deserve you I’ll do my best to earn my keep. Always improving but never complete. Always improving but never complete. All of my strength, buried and weak. Always improving but never complete. I have no money, I have no job, I have no friends. I have no money, I have no job, I have no friends. I have no money, I have no job, I have no friends. Stay with me forever.
3.	Aboriginal Teen Angst 01:36		buy track
4.	Hermit Dance Party 03:52	lyrics	buy track
Draw the circle and cast the stone All alone. Can you party while people are dying at home? Fuck your hang-ups and grab a drink. You brought us here, now you’ll answer to me. A sea that shakes with a thousand hands To pull you under and keep you Until you’re a bit more discrete. Complete the ritual Now, We are legion And you’re just one lonely soul. We’ll rip the beat out and dance to it over your bones. More flesh than ever you’ve seen. Was this ever your dream? Old man, bold man, Lady luck is a crone. Is there a way out? Yes there is - but you won’t find it By being alone. My body quakes with lust. I cannot die. Feeding on the souls of the awkward. Political bullshit For zealots and bigots Is what I create. You can’t escape. You can’t escape These implications. Chaos. Panic. Apologies to the host. Disappearing into the ether, I wholly ghost, never To return.
5.	Consume, Control 02:11	lyrics	buy track
A dozen lies And pills to heal the sin. Split lips you tried to soak in gin. You’re just another face to them. Just breeders, slaves from end to end. Disguise, defeat, There’s nothing left for me. Buck up, stay sane, But nothing’s gonna change. Stand back, I’m ill, I’m catching holy hell. The sand’s run out, your time is up, You’re all alone and out of luck. Consume: the less you’ll ever need. Control: the less you will be free. The body is broken. The cord is cut free. The soul has descended. This life cannot be What once it was, now unmade, Unable to recreate. I'll swallow your soul. Consume, control.
6.	S1E1 03:26	lyrics	buy track
I take my time Growing toward the light. Late blooms yield no fruit. Rotten, overripe. I hear the whimper of time as it passes. The sun as a god or a message of death. No sight and no sound, Like a body underground. The time spent by myself - My silent cry for help. Love Is not for me. Eyes, Eyes that I still see. We put our TV on So we can pretend there’s company. Pretend there’s company So glad to see one episode. Repeats of suffering. Subsist on CHiPS and Wings. I used to degrade What I had forbade, But now I whet the blade. Holding rewind forward through time. Open grave, static resonates. We all sing while we suffocate. Coming spring, flowers propagate. We all sing while we suffocate. Love Is not for me. Eyes, Eyes that I can’t see. We put our TV on So we can pretend there’s company. Pretend there’s company. So glad I’m season And episode one.
7.	Robot Death Orgy 03:37	lyrics	buy track
I read the news today - my first and last mistake. The war on happiness And common sense Reporters propagate Is poison. Watch out, don’t breathe, don’t move, Or else the world might sink into flames Of hate, But I will not participate. The revolution is a fake, Just more spare parts to copulate In the Robot death orgy. If we were so secure, no guns, no millionaires. How can we be obese if we’re always running scared? I’m no better than you, here in my sheltered hell. But will we ever learn? Only time will tell. People like me, we live in the present tense. You wouldn’t understand, you Helpless Fucking Worm. Just hunker down and bury your head in the sand. So sad you’ll never come to terms. While I can rejoice, While I laugh and sing. But deep down, I fear everything Much worse. Robot death orgy, It's gonna fuck you up.
8.	The Invincible STEED (This Story is Happy End) 09:28	lyrics	buy track
What is this feeling that I can’t overcome? Resent the child whose life has just begun. There’s nothing left for me. Death’s maw is open wide. But I’m all out of choices - I can no longer hide. So tired of this sorrow, So tired of this pain. It’s just the pressure of living And it’s nothing. I guess I can’t explain. Winter’s nigh. It’s cold And it lasts your life. No power to feel what’s wrong and what’s real, But I can’t get no warmer Until this shit is over with. The journey was long And the odds were steep. No night at the inn, no holdfast, no keep. But we all persevere Despite facing our fear Every day Of our lives. I, I make the climb. Somewhere it’s out there, What I seek deep inside. I make the climb. To The Cave of summoning. Draw the circle And cast the stone. Stand back, you witches and warlocks, I’ll face this beast alone. This beast is deadly. This beast is me. The culmination of my fears. Into the void I cry, “Will you answer me?” But I still hear nothing. At last I’m turning to stone. The cold has come to claim me. Resigned to dying alone. Talk back! I can’t do it. Talk back! Talk back to it. My friends are everywhere, I just need to say hi. 'cause I’m a handsome son of a bitch and I’m nice as hell, There's no need to hide. There’s fear and then there’s death, and there’s still so much in between, Because my life is out there for the living and No One Can Hurt Me. I am the STEED. From the banks of your desperation, I’ve come to set you free. Don’t ever fear, my child, Don’t ever weep. I’ve been beside you all along. Now come away with me.

about

Written during a period of great mental and emotional anguish and forgotten for nearly three years, this self-titled debut album takes listeners on a journey from the depths of despair to the highest of heights where the avatar of unfailing inner strength - the titular STEED - reveals itself amid crushing guitars, 8-bit synthesizers, infectious rhythms, and deeply personal lyrics ruminating on isolation, anxiety, depression, fear, mortality, and above all, hope.

credits

released January 21, 2019

Written, Performed, Recorded, and Produced by Nick Antonopoulos

Mastered by Andre Dean Audio

Album Art by Sights So Sudden