Still Standing (w bonus tracks), by Five Knuckle Chuckle

Still Standing (w bonus tracks)

by Five Knuckle Chuckle

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1.	White Out! 02:10	lyrics	buy track
White Out Leave the past behind Onward and upward Ignorance is bliss Rinse and repeat Repeal it replace it avoid it erase it Reveal the new face of the base as we fade Sign on the line that you draw in the sand Wait for the water to wash away land Love it or leave it there’s no in between Throw all the junk at the neighbours and drown out the dream With the ground never green Dance for the rain that might keep us all clean White Out Keep them eyes up here Tiptoe the tightrope History reborn Polish the silver Reach for the sky when the bad guy demands it Reach for the reset the button the blind Reach for the wallet and pass out the papers Bear trap the corners of that restless mind Make for the breakdown live for the glories Familiar faces similar stories Close down the factory that keeps all the fuel up Slap to the cheek of the modern day fuckup And white out! We’ve heard this singalong before Pretend this is the very first time Rejoice in each rehearsed line When deja vu goes deja me Sit back the reruns come for free No refund guarantee for the worst time Prescription back ordered Lids open, this victim drawn and quartered Prescription back ordered Lids open now White out, white it out!
2.	Catch My Breath 00:39	lyrics	buy track
Snow on the roof but fire in the heart Slow in the hood and falling apart I catch my breath, heavier than ever Def until I’m dead.
3.	Venomous 01:23	lyrics	buy track
The high grasses hide them, a legion of serpents It’s high time we find them and bleed out the servants Their masters are faster they move with a purpose Their pit is the one pit you won’t catch us dancing Change with the seasons shed off the suits Dabble in treason, bought you sold you Made up a reason to hold you and squeeze Their pit is the one out you won’t catch me fucking dancing Poke poke check denim ya they’re venomous They took the election they revel in power Legal injection grows by the hour Ever they revel from up in the tower Their pit is the one pit you won’t catch me dancing Nail down the pedals and wore out the brakes What was expected? We knew they were snakes Their black hearts deflected the sharpest of stakes This is the one pit you won’t catch me fucking dancing Venomous They lie in the shadows they lie and deceive The lion the cattle they line up and bleed They live in the shallows and leave you behind They leave you the liquid and suck out your mind
4.	Mush Pit 01:06	lyrics	buy track
Hairs are getting motherfucking gray Get the Metamucil and the BenGay spray See us at the park taking up the space Never mind the Walker here’s an Ollie off yer face Never too old to mosh Softer now like boiled squash Suffering’ succotash Whippersnapper time to mosh Never ever Ollie you tell me yer the bomb Get herself a pair of guts and go home to yer mom Mommy didn’t teach you elders are the best Yer mom who let me touch her breast Flippy flippy keep it flat You mess with me and you go splat Think you got that special skill Midnight meet me, Chinese downhill You flip the board you hit the trick Well I hit fuckers with my stick So wake up kid and keep it real Before you end up under wheel Ageless like the motherfucking Depp Raging if yer dumb enough to step Mosh a fucking poser everyday Set the fucking blender on purée!
5.	Attack the Sack 01:14	lyrics	buy track
Witness Goliath and round up the slings Fear not the doom that the harbinger brings Lay down your ploughshares pick up your swords Strap on the armor fill up yer gourds Onward, Achilles, wind now behind Sing now the songs that compel and remind you Throw away the dead if they slow down the others Blood sweat and tears and your fears, oh brother Once you believe it there’s no turning back The Sack! Attack the sack! All need be brave to the back Attack the Sack! Smaug o’er the city, fog and the mist Glory, the pity, the end don’t exist Pillow to cry on, shoulder to weep Smiles for the dead, miles before we sleep Bird in your shoulder, aim tried and it true Prayer to heaven, nothing to do you Pay the prescription join the “I erase” Faith in conviction, safe in your space Once you believe it there’s no turning back The sack! Attack the sack! Fade now the logic and lack Attack the Sack!
6.	Clown Around 02:28	lyrics	buy track
I’ve tried it every way I know But I can’t make it through the door Opportunities are lying there or so you say Or so you say Running forwards progress backwards And I’m not going any faster But at least I know I tried I know I tried Shot down again Pushed down again Pushed around again End up looking like a clown again With all their lies and put on smiles Applications left in files I’ve been running now 1000 miles 1000 miles and I’m not even passed go With no place left to go I know it’s supposed to be hard I know life’s not supposed to be easy How hard does one have to try To even get the crust off of my pie? I’ll just wait for my big break How long will that take? I know I tried, I know I tried I can’t wait for tomorrow There’s too many tomorrows
7.	My Thoughts (Yours Truly) 00:32		buy track
8.	First Steps (Yours Truly) 00:17		buy track
9.	Still Standing (demo) 01:49		buy track
10.	Politicked Off! (demo) 01:09		buy track
11.	Guess Again (demo) 03:06		buy track
12.	Get the Joke (live) 02:18		buy track
13.	Scott Won’t Buy the Chicken Pot Pie (live) 02:21		buy track
14.	Hope Schmope (live) 01:25		buy track
15.	Girlfriend is Wooden (live) 01:15		buy track
16.	First Steps (live) 00:37		buy track
17.	I’m a Pizza (live) 01:27		buy track

about

The first six-songs are the STILL STANDING ep recorded in 2021.
The Yours Truly songs were previously released on two compilations.
The Guess Again demo was originally released cassette-only as the Five Knuckle Chuckle s/t tape in between Charliee Horse and All Hammed Up. The four-track tape sped up between recording and us releasing, hence the chipmunk styles (but we’ve always liked this tune, so…)
The Still Standing and Politicked Off! demos are previously unreleased.
The live material was taken from the Feb.17, 2001 Toronto show with Raised Fist (fuck yes). Lineup was Scott on drums, Wes on guitar, Mike W on bass and Cory on vocals.
All material written by Five Knuckle Chuckle.
Mush Pit (music) written by Wes Ryan

This album is most definitely dedicated to the parents we were lucky enough to have that let us jam in their homes, who bought us drums and basses and guitars and amps and generally put up with us being pretty fucking ridiculous. Thomas and Linda, we miss you and thank you. All the parents we are still lucky enough to have around, thank you.

Stay gold, pony boys and girls. It’s been a helluva trip.

credits

released March 15, 2023

Tracks 1-6 Recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios (Kingston ON).
FKC:
Scott Harbinson- drums
Wes Ryan- guitars
Kevin James- bass
Cory McCallum- vocals

Tracks 7-9 recorded and produced by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios (Brampton) in the early 2000s.

Mike Wistuba played bass for the Yours Truly tracks, the Still Standing and Politicked Off! demo and all of the live tracks.

OG FKC Adam Langridge played bass on the Guess Again demo.
Shawn Berger (RIP) played guitar on the Guess Again demo, parts of which were recorded in his childhood OV home.

Live Photo by Martine Labonté
Logo and layout by Paul Livingstone

Thanks to all of our friends and loyal fans who have stuck with us for a very long time. It has been a pretty crazy 30 years, and so much fun. We sincerely hope you enjoy this quick blast of four geezers revelling in the music they love. Stay gold and be well.

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Five Knuckle Chuckle were and are a technically-inclined melodic and fast punk band (some might say skate rock) from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada.

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