NUR EIN
almost 7 years agopassed
3:23
Pump The Brakes
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Rain Watt

Entry from Pump The Brakes in Nur Ein XIV.

Diss Track

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pump the brakes

i hate you for what you've said
while you hate me for who i am
i can't change my gender
like you assholes say i can
when you write your articles
i wonder if you mean it
you have to know we're suffering
but caring is inconvenient

cause i know people who have died
way before their time
and i'm only twenty three
so i don't think that that is fine
so will you give a shit or
tell us that we shouldn’t swear
like hearing us say rude words
is anything like what we have to bear

the way some of us get comfortable
you call it "mutilation"
but i don’t know where i would be
if not for simple medication
i hate you for who you are
yeah, i think it's in your guts
that you'd rather have blood on your hands
than have us kick up a fuss

cause i know people who have died
way before their time
and i'm only twenty three
and i don’t think that it is right
so will you give a shit or
tell me i should pump the brakes
like me yelling for change
is worse than anything we have to take

i want you to feel guilty
i want you to feel blame
i want you to wake up tomorrow
overcome with shame
i want you to get nauseous
when somebody says your name
for every inch of hurt you cause
i want you to feel the same
i want you to start crying
i want you to hate yourself
i'm not saying that you killed someone
but you didn't fucking help
i want you to break all your limbs
so you know how pain felt
and in your darkest days
i hope you have no-one left

cause i know people who have died
way before their time
and i'm only twenty three
so i don't think that that is fine

Reviews

4 posted notes

theSundayColors

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Love the trace of last week’s song in the start. Like last week, I’m hearing serious Front Bottoms influence. Your delivery on “caring is inconvenient” is SO good. I think the production on this song is really solid. Also very much about the message. Your use of “Pump The Brakes” does not disrupt the song – That is, it fits. To be honest, when I first read your lyrics I was worried they were too on the nose - And I think a less convincing vocal delivery wouldn’t handle them correctly. Your voice cracks are excellent and raw. It's a good pop punk track, and you sold the lyrics really well.

vowlvom

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the way you blend acoustic and electric guitar sounds is great, I love the general sound of this. Excellent stop-start rhythms in the guitars too. Lyrics are mostly very good again, although "I don't think that is fine" struck me as slightly clunky wording? The sentiment hits home though, you’ve found another good target for your anger though and this is a great companion piece to last week's song.

Spintown

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I grew up in a religious right wing family & community so I can clearly picture the people you’re targeting here. This is not a topic or POV I can claim to understand at all, but the performance & lyrics in this song are extremely powerful. It’s not your typical diss track, this is more wishing for understanding & revenge than straight up disses. I think this song is great, and might end up being the best of Nur Ein 14 in terms of evoking raw emotion. When I take into account the challenge & the music (which is a little to muddy for my liking) it will fall in this rounds ranking a bit. Great work though.

owl

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I haven't gotten a chance to finish writing up reviews of any earlier rounds, so I haven't gotten the chance to say this yet, but I wanted to tell you I have been super impressed with your songs so far and they've been favorites every time--they're just totally up my alley genre-wise; and they are catchy, thoughtfully produced and well written and performed, and feel honest and heartfelt. This is no exception. My main complaint about this song is just the thing I mentioned up at the top of the review, that I wouldn't call this a "diss track" so much as a song expressing justifiable rage. And the phrasing "I don't think that that is fine" feels slightly awkward to me, also. But in general I just really loved this song. I like the little parts where your voice feels like it's cracking from the intensity, and the lyrics from "i'm not saying that you killed someone..." to "...i hope you have no-one left" are brutal. Just keep doing what you're doing! If you are actually 23, I'm kind of mad that you're only 23 and making such ridiculously good music!

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