Under the Microscope

by Panic Bomb

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1.	Scrutiny 02:14	lyrics	buy track
Running away from scrutiny Is this how life is supposed to be? Trip and fall, fall to the floor Pushing away all I can’t ignore Street lights that remind me The choking grip of history Running away from scrutiny Is this how life is supposed to be? Retreat and stay off the streets A nation on the edge of defeat Hold it steady Wallowing is a luxury In an age of hostility A dream that is long past its peak Hope I’m ready For accepting reality Is this gaze coming for me? Planning my exit strategy Trying to escape the Charged air and shared despair Running away from scrutiny Is this how life is supposed to be? Running away running away Running away from scrutiny
2.	Crown Jewel 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Shake the bounty from the bags Like a dog with no tail to wag We’re all coming up fruitless Relish the spectacles and Burning, burning at both ends til embers fly away to a yawning abyss They’ve got you tied to their strings You’re fighting in their ring. Break your posture No matter the worries you foster Having nothing left to prove that’ll be the crown jewel We’re all played as the damned fools Should strive to be less cruel Throw this technique away Savor the seconds and We’re not counting the days Clear smoke from the haze They’ve got you tied to their strings You’re fighting in their ring. Break your posture No matter the worries you foster Sat atop a pedestal the point of view is so critical Was it worth all the acclaim? There’s no way to win their game Break your posture, no matter the worries you foster.
3.	Sanctimony 03:13	lyrics	buy track
You’re crying out, broke on hope Under the microscope A melodramatic leech Siphoning the potion Promoting through commotion Constant fuckery Too much racket reverberates in the halls Nobody knows, nobody knows it all All this sanctimony without the effort Posing pure, you're so self-assured! Looking into the clouded mirror Once the fog clears, not so superior! Extended idle chatter Restless hearts are battered Do we want something better? Walk on water, all the while We should smash the crystal ball Let it go, let it fall Let it go, let it fall Let it go, let it fall Too much racket reverberates in the halls Nobody knows, nobody knows it all All this sanctimony without the effort Posing pure, you're so self-assured! Looking into the clouded mirror Once the fog clears, not so superior! I was once Just like you. Make your move Project your mood. Someday soon End this contest. Litmus test Put it to rest! All this sanctimony without the effort Posing pure, you're so self-assured! Looking into the clouded mirror Once the fog clears, you're not so superior!
4.	Lay it All Down 02:25	lyrics	buy track
Lay it all down I hear the shouts of the crowd echo all around So proud, so proud. I need to lay it all down Noisy clouds are in the way Trying to keep them at bay That secondhand that beats you In the rat race every single day Lay it all down I hear the shouts of the crowd echo all around So proud, so proud. I need to lay it all down Untamed thoughts dart in the way Looming over my name What was will never be the same You sink as it consumes you So, run away away away!! Lay it all down I hear the shouts of the crowd echo all around So proud, so proud. I need to lay it all down

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released November 5, 2021

Jen Shallman: vocals.
Jake Fortman: alto & tenor saxophones.
Josh Rolstch: trumpet.
Kenny Plont: trombone.
Mark Jones: bass.
Merlin Loetzner: guitar.
Esteban Flores: keys.
Cody Kuuttila: drums.
RB Roe: vocal harmonies.

All music written by Panic Bomb. All lyrics written by Kenny Plont and Jen Shallman. Mixed and mastered by Rick Johnson. Recorded, produced and engineered by Matt Waterman and Rick Johnson at Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids, MI in September 2021. Additional vocal production by RB Roe and additional demo production by Nick LaForge.

Artwork by Maddie Jackson.

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