These Vampires [single]

by Flicker Vertigo

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Third single from the 5th album from Flicker Vertigo 'Waking Dreamstate'

Music to daydream to. Bursting with crunchy psychedelic textures, sun-dappled hooks, blissed out melodies fluttering overhead, explosive rhythms and intricate grooves whizzing by, plus subliminal nods to dream pop, krautrock and jazz bubbling upon the horizon and melting into the kaleidoscopic haze form this swirling, vertigo-inducing mixture that takes inspiration from the past and transmits it skyward.

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How can they really know you without even knowing your name?
Why should you care about them at all?
Self-consciousness is killing a unique part of you,
Self-expression as a weapon to push through,
Every second is a lesson that shows you that they can't control you

I can't keep sacrificing myself to try and belong

Feeling the world's eyes upon you,
But those eyes are blinded and not even paying attention to you

I won't keep sacrificing myself to try and belong,
These vampires sucking our will to carry on,
Feasting on the last remaining glimpse of your freedom,
But even if I'm bitten and bleeding I won't be beaten

A horde of people trapped in their heads,
Sweating opinions every day until they're dead,
Here's a secret: no one cares,
No one's noticing the way you do your hair,
They have no power, you're free,
Their fangs aren't venomous, their status is make believe,
'cause I'm like you, and you're like me,
So don't let them make you justify your dreams

They turn to dust when you look away,
Speak up, let your voice oscillate,
When will it ever be enough to be ourselves?
Find solace in raising eyebrows

Disapproving nobodies,
Irrelevant relics,
Smirking serpentine,
With their lovely little empty lives

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released July 9, 2021
Written, recorded, mixed & mastered by Nathan Nicholson
Artwork and design by Nathan Nicholson
Photography by Megan Nicholson & Emily Nicholson

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Flicker Vertigo Melbourne, Australia

Music to daydream to. Bursting with crunchy psychedelic textures, sun-dappled guitar hooks, blissed-out melodies fluttering overhead, and hypnotic, driving grooves, plus subliminal nods to dream pop, garage psych, krautrock, shoegaze and house bubbling upon the horizon and melting into the kaleidoscopic haze. A dreamy, cosmic, vertigo-inducing mixture that consumes you and transmits you skyward. ... more

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