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A Lesson In Object Permanence

by Head Portals

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1.
Oubliette 02:09
FUCK
2.
Leak 05:45
Can't keep it in It's leaking like a sieve This mess we're in is squirming in my head I pulled the plug And pushed out with my thumb The guilt i've held onto for so long And it goes:
3.
Ice 03:03
Hope you're not holding it in Ice, pressure, salt on your wrist I know how hard it can get Letting your head get the best Distance is human and cruel A pace made for glaciers to crawl Frozen from fear of regret A lifetime spent lived in defense
4.
Mouth 05:15
Who moves the mouth that moves you? Who's tugging on those strings? Who has a frame that haunts you? Who fills your head with steam? A little lesson that you'll learn Unless you want to get burned You'll never get what you deserve Don't let that make you feel deterred Commanded it of me Co-opted all my sympathy I'm always caught right in between Your sleight of hand abandoning
5.
Your silhouette is leaking Out on the patio Marionette is blinking Show you how much i know Cigarette butts for comfort Come clean, i can't let go Mannequin kid is sleeping Through static radios Caving in quarrels at home Tucked in but still alone Shifting your weight for disdain Your grip i can't let go
6.
Blacking Out 03:13
Dissolving in the morning Sun comes caving in Something's creeping in Feeling's not receding Painful undertow But it's all that you know Seething in the evening Drink 'til you can't speak And waste another week
7.
Sun hangs low Sets its glow on your broken bones I know you know me like The back of your blackened hands
8.
Friends To 04:24
Exercise and eat right So you can die in your recliner With your mind intact No praise for painted faces Cut your friends some slack Enough to hang your problems from their backs
9.
Chasm 06:22
Chasm's coming for teen dream Orgasm's something clinging So grab your camera Come clean for me I want you near me Don't fear me please I want you too
10.
Snake 05:40
Who's side are you on? I had it all wrong Snake in the tall grass Nothing ever lasts I keep all my people in my heart What worth are my words? Not one's understood Take off your cool mask All good things must pass I keep all my people in my heart
11.
Dropped the ball ; paralyzed Tossed it all to simplify Who's to blame for messes made? Cut your hair and changed your name Low hanging fruit To fix my busted mood Choked like a fool Bit more than i could chew Such a waste of time and space Shifted your weight to watch it wash away You forced love and i was hungry I felt pressured on my birthday Cut yourself inside my bathroom On Thanksgiving choked me out At my dads house, armor's crumbling I don't think we'll work this out
12.
Water 11:02
Your body is mostly water under the bridge to me now

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Head Portals / A Lesson In Object Permanence:

Ammon Ramos-Guitar/Vocals

Colby Edwards-Drums/Percussion/Vocals

Dot H-Bass/Vocals

MLH-Guitar/Vocals/Synth/Loops/Noise/Samples



Additional musicians in order of appearance:
Mae Benson-Vocals on "Leak", "House Of Shadows", and "Snake"
Rob Joynes-Piano on "Ice"
Jacob R. West-Cello on "A Lesson In Object Permanence" & "Wishful Thinking (On My Part)"
Gabriel Hammond-Violin on "Friends To"
Isabel Hammond-Violin on "Friends To"
David Payne-Saxophone on "Chasm"
Bailey Argyle-Vocals on "Snake"
Ian Richter-Vocals on "Snake"
Lowden Erickson-Noise on "Water"

Recorded by MLH and Dot H
Drums recorded at The Blue Room
Everything else recorded at Solitude Kitchen
Mixed by Kona Ossana at Wasatch Recording
Mastered by Dylan Wall
All lyrics written by MLH


Thanks:
Tyler and Mia for letting us record drums and practice at your house. We would be struggling to stay afloat without y'alls generosity.

Kona Ossana for coming in clutch and getting this album mixed. Always a pleasure to work with you.

Dot H for encouraging us to take a shot at recording this ourselves.

Friends, ex-friends, lovers, ex-lovers, enemies, and shitty parental figures for inspiring the lyrical content of this album.

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released August 16, 2024

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Gregory Belle
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