Story Behind The Song

Musically, we wanted to set the bar higher for ourselves in the punk/alternative rock genre. We really pushed to improve our songwriting in every part of the song, especially in the bridge that strips away everything except clean guitar and then builds back to a crescendo. Lyrically, this song tells the story of a person whose self image has declined. There is some name calling and self-loathing, hence the title of "Curses Cast in the Mirror." It is a sentiment that a lot of people can relate to - getting older and feeling out of shape, less interesting, and somewhat remorseful.

Song Description

Curses Cast in the Mirror is an up-tempo rock song with a lot of dynamics. The instrumentation is vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, and acoustic drums. With a hard-rocking rhythmic chorus, the song cascades into a sea of beautiful clean guitar (starting at 2:33) for a bridge that builds to a sonic crescendo and then drives home with a powerful chorus. Black Years was released in late 2018 on the Gocasual album All the Old Ghosts. I have an instrumental mastered mix for this song too.

Lyrics

"You're not as interesting now
You're not good looking"
Just keep your curses quiet
Go for strong and silent
Imagine if you knew who you wanted to be
"You're already too old for steps one to three
Don't bother; unsightly"

"You're better off without reaching
It doesn't look good on you"

Curse this blood that fills my lungs, but it fits somehow
Spit falls from the corners of my mouth
Curse these dreams that chew my thoughts
Sometimes out and sometimes down
Fruit falls unripened, like curses

Under a sky so tired
Just mind your sideways (manners)
Other people's minds are a wretched place
For one's happiness to lie
Curses breathe like scars in my flesh
They beat like a beast breaking free of my chest
My only hope is to bore them to death

Curse this blood that fills my lungs, but it fits somehow
Spit falls from the corners of my mouth
Curse these dreams that chew my thoughts
Sometimes out and sometimes down
Fruit falls unripened, like curses

There's no throats to choke or eyes to gouge
But they're getting louder now
Try to poison, beat, or drown these curses
There's no throats to choke or eyes to gouge
But they're getting louder now
Try to poison, beat, or drown these curses

There's no throats to choke or eyes to gouge
But they're getting louder now
Try to poison, beat, or drown these curses, curses, curses

Curse this blood that fills my lungs, but it fits somehow
Spit falls from the corners of my mouth
Curse these dreams that chew my thoughts
Sometimes out and sometimes down
Fruit falls unripened, like curses

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Ionut Mirel Udrea	My Top Songs	1/28/2019