Optimizer

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PRIORS offer a second glimpse into their forthcoming album Daffodil (June 2nd, 2023 via Mothland), a cynical post-punk entry entitled “Optimizer”. Elegantly destroying common tropes of the genre, the piece is somewhat of a mise-en-abîme. Is it a literal heart-wrenching cry for help? A sardonic take on peer pressure and confusion? A critic of a never-dying and wistful fad? Either way, there is no stopping this chorus-drenched worm from entering your ear.

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Straight through my head
An unbreakable bone, I can’t feel it yet
I’ll probably end up dead
I’ll strum all alone you can place your bet

Straight through my head
You’ve come all alone, don’t take another step
I’ll probably end up dead
I’ll find my way home, it’s the place I’ve set
An unbreakable bone I can’t feel it yet
I’ll find my way home it’s the place I’ve set

It don’t sound great to me
Insanity’s the key
It don’t sound great to me
I’ll love until I bleed
It don’t sound great to me
Insanity’s the key
It don’t sound great to me
I’ll love until I bleed

There I go, there’s my friend
There I go, there’s my friend
There I go, there’s my friend
There I go, I can’t think straight

I can’t think straight
I can’t think straight
I can’t think straight
I can’t think straight

Don’t think

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from Daffodil, track released May 2, 2023

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