lyrics

The Pink Noise

sinking slowly down to the sand

breathing bubbles in my hand

I can’’t feel anything at all

my limbs are like a sticky tac

pull me right off of your back

I need to learn how to crawl

CHORUS

we’re sittin’ ‘round to hear those words

that we are nothing like our slurs

that everything is beautiful

(x3)

I fill my pockets up with stones

at least they make me feel less alone

all I want is the sky

bed & breakfast with some bread

always seems to clear my head

the pink noise is a lie

CHORUS

ba ba da da da

ba da da da

da da da~

Everybody Wants to Die

CHORUS

well! if everybody wants to die

then I’ll see you in your dreams but

I don’t want to live the life only

of the boy who would scream

(oh)

if everybody wants to die

then I’ll see you in your dreams but I don’t want to live your life

I’ve been sinking to the bottom

scraping skin right off the barrel, breaking

bottles hear your doorstep all alone

it’s a constant cloud of chaos,

no man could ever save us

and we’re the ones we pick up after tears

CHORUS

I see the signs of flashing lights

blinking eyes, tears so bright

flashing stars in the niiight

Sister Mary, pure and kind

reaching out to hands so blind

“heaven’s kind of cute,” she laughs

CHORUS

*shred solo*

Anything But Love

miracles are left uncharted

as we’re watching The Departed

falling from a push that came to shove

bitter babies keep the cord but

I’m the one that you adore

you wanna call it anything but love

watch with both eyes w i d e

I’ll defend you anytime

even if you’v crossed the line

all my friends they hate me anyway

Christmas with the candle lit &

all the lips that I have bit you

now say you should’ve made me stay

watch with both eyes w i d e

CHORUS

I think it’s so messed

I think it’s so messed uuup

but I can’t deny, I really tried!

(x2)

countdown to the millennium

our self worth in one lump sum

I would cry with laughter if I could

leave me by your champagne glass

I never knew you could talk so fast

but you never do what you should…

Here With Me

I walked to the bottom of the hill trying to figure you out

I shook my head ’til my brain filled up with doubt

all I see is you here with me

now I need to get my things before I start to unwind

I won’t be able to drive if I’m losing my mind

all I see is you here with me

all I see is you here with me

here with me

here with me

ba ba ba da da da

ba ba da da

dada

all I see is you here with me (x2)

*initiate crying sequence*

Paleontologist

Memories die out I’m a paleontologist

I’m digging up bones

this one is hollow, she was eaten &

swallowed, all alone

she was tough and she chased you

she laughed & embraced you

but the sky would keep her down

we’re all gonna waste here, it’s my biggest fear

when it’s so loud you can’t hear a sound

I don’t want to explode now

I was brought here somehow, by true love

I could tear you apart now

U beed ti eat somehow

before they eat meee up above

so don’t forget me

while you’re brushin’ up my better pars

we tried our best there

I had to keep myself from falling apart

{x4}

I’M A TYRANNOSAURUS SOMETHING

WON’T YOU CARRY ME HOME TONIGHT!

SAD

she called it an illness

said it was sad to see me go

losing sunshine from the on-ramp to a worn out pillow

{1}

and I like to remember

how a morning felt in the snow

unobtainable thoughts are fresh air through my window

[bridge]

{2}

and I kicked all the puddles & mud hit my shoes

I stood there still wet & not knowing what to do

but a rat then went home to something

better than I had ever known

ooo aahhh~

he said I won’t help you

you’ve already shot me dead

too tight for the fixtures but open enough for lead

REPEAT {1}

REPEAT {2}

ooo aaahhh~

Blue

We sit around dodging the bullets

wasting your mother’s time

keeping life old secrets under beds

as they drip with slime

and nobody will ever notice

that they were never there

creeping into your consciousness

with a jolt in your empty stare

CHORUS

oh (so) will you ask me out against the

fireplace in light

no one else around us will know

anything about tonight

will this BE

one of those times you talk about in a year

or two

laughing with your friends explaining

what was I to do~

CHORUS x2

Holdin’ To Your Breath

I had a dream that you took my love away

You were dying on the phone like a high school play

He confessed his love to me through symbols and texts

But to me he’s still my pre-pubescent ex

CHORUS

And dreams don’t tell you, darlin’

that you’re still dreamin’ away

Anything that you’re thinkin (feelin’) gets erased anyway

And in the morning! you’re hung over with regret

Still shakin’ from the set

Still holdin’ to your breath

I catch myself starting up a sweat

grippin’ tighter to your skin wishin’ we had never met

You walk right in my mouth with a comfort undenied

Pickin’ up the shrapnel with a sense of pride

CHORUS x2

Peter

In the city I tried to make myself feel big

but when I went outside I just went right back in

nobody knows how to cope with anyone else

everybody’s worried about how to save themselves

CHORUS

OH Peter, your brown eyes aren’t boring

OH Peter, I’ll always be your ghost

nothing seems to keep me away from my bitter end

you can try to catch me from falling and falling again

even if I tell you that i’m okay, you know you

won’t be that far away &

nothing stops what’s meant to be

NOTHING stops me NOTHING stops me

CHORUS

Our Names

news headlines blind me while your

head is cutting off the channels

circles under my eyes

our bodies wrapped in disguises

smokey living room addictions

limp legs and speculations

careful, you’re coming down!!

hold on tight to the sound

CHORUS

(of) all ur friends, making jokes

pointing fingers and pouring cokes

and singing songs with our names in the chorus

songs with our names in the chorus

I can’t stop falling up the stairs

thank god there’s no one to care

see what’ve you done to me now

I’m losing my way through the house

if only there was something left

a thought that I alone had kept

liquor is leaking throughout

I’m sorry if I’ve started to shout!!

CHORUS

(of) all ur friends, making jokes

pointing fingers and snorting coke

and singing songs with our names in the chorus

songs with our names in the chorus

songs with our names

ooo!!! oooooo!! aaahhh!! oooooo…..

ABOUT SHUNKAN

Shunkan is a Los Angeles based rock band steeped in the young traditions of left of the dial underground. Shunkan (shoon-kahn) translates from Japanese to “in a moment”. Frontwoman Marina Sakimoto confronts her duality not only as as a half-Japanese artist, but in the emotional balance of yin and yang. Warm dueling guitars akin to the jangly riffs of Pavement and earnest second-wave emo marry Sakimoto’s voice, ranging from heartbreaking coos to animalistic howls. Whether transitioning between pedal-gazing deemed as “mastering the Kevin Shields shoegaze staple like nobody else” (DIY Mag) or raw confrontation in a stripped-down setting, Shunkan accomplishes the feat of maintaining real individuality while remaining cohesive throughout.

Shunkan’s first EP Honey, Milk and Blood and debut album The Pink Noise were covered and highly reviewed by media publications The Guardian, NME, Noisey, Spin, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, and others alike. NZ Musician Magazine selected Shunkan for the 2015 fall issue cover. In 2019, The National Library of New Zealand officially archived The Pink Noise, which was recorded and funded by the New Zealand government program NZ On Air. Her latest self-released sophomore album, Cumberland Falls, was placed on NPR’s Staff Picks of 2019.

ABOUT SHUNKAN

Shunkan is a Los Angeles based rock band steeped in the young traditions of left of the dial underground. Shunkan (shoon-kahn) translates from Japanese to “in a moment”. Frontwoman Marina Sakimoto confronts her duality not only as as a half-Japanese artist, but in the emotional balance of yin and yang. Warm dueling guitars akin to the jangly riffs of Pavement and earnest second-wave emo marry Sakimoto’s voice, ranging from heartbreaking coos to animalistic howls. Whether transitioning between pedal-gazing deemed as “mastering the Kevin Shields shoegaze staple like nobody else” (DIY Mag) or raw confrontation in a stripped-down setting, Shunkan accomplishes the feat of maintaining real individuality while remaining cohesive throughout.

Shunkan’s first EP Honey, Milk and Blood and debut album The Pink Noise were covered and highly reviewed by media publications The Guardian, NME, Noisey, Spin, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, and others alike. NZ Musician Magazine selected Shunkan for the 2015 fall issue cover. In 2019, The National Library of New Zealand officially archived The Pink Noise, which was recorded and funded by the New Zealand government program NZ On Air. Her latest self-released sophomore album, Cumberland Falls, was placed on NPR’s Staff Picks of 2019.

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