Formed in 2012 by vocalist Damien Moyal (AS FRIENDS RUST / CULTURE / MORNING AGAIN) and bassist Rich Thurston (CULTURE / BLOOD HAS BEEN SHED / TERROR), ON BODIES rounds out its ranks with former members of STILL CROSSED and SUFFOCATE FASTER, and together they execute a distinctive brand of hardcore punk that’s just plain mean.
On “The Long Con” EP, the band barrels forward at breakneck speed, while Moyal’s vocals scold with commanding, rabid precision. And always, at the black, embittered heart of each song is an uncomfortable and highly critical sense of urgency and discontent. This EP is an uncompromising exploration of existential themes and an unapologetic lambasting of organized religion and zealotry.
Lyrics:
And though I try,
I never seem to get this shit quite right
Or make it through the day without a fight
What I want to know
is that I’m not alone
in not thinking everything’s alrightSo confess:
You doubt your faith, you doubt your god
You doubt your friends, you doubt your job
You doubt your love, you doubt yourself
And you doubt everybody else
You doubt the whole world around you
and your reason to be
Yeah, when the lights are out,
you’re just like meConfess, there is no happiness
Come clean, unsure of everything
Admit, you’re just as lost as me
Confess
