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Tattered

by Fictive Firefight

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    Physical CD of the 5 song Tattered EP in an eco wallet.
    Recorded by Mike Britt and Fictive Firefight. Produced, mixed and mastered by CJ Simmons and Shannon Nicholas.
    Artwork by Justin Picini, edited by Shannon and Andrew Nicholas.
    Photography by VJP3 Photos.

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1.
No Sense Of Control Just like a suit of armor. Guarding the world i was standing tall, skins a wall keeping out all the people so small. Even though I’m made of iron, brittle still one crack would bring me down to the ground, nothing lasts nothing is sound. Just burn it all away! It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. This palace was a fortress, it withered and it cracked and fell apart once a heart, now a memory of art. I am tattered I am beaten. walk from a sandstorm hoping I’m not lost years I’ve lost, will that stop me will I pause will I just fade away? It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. Your iron grip is fake, your iron fist will break. You can’t control your fate. Watch me as i break down. It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. Watch me break down.
2.
My Least Favorite Did you know that the devil agrees with your brand new philosophy. Stand on those who might oppose the things you heard were true. Hey mister, full of lies tailored better than your suit and tie and it’s keeping your stupidity from bursting at the seams. Better hold your ears if it’s truth you don’t wanna hear I’m not afraid to stand right here and tell you that you’re wrong, my dear. It’s time to come and play your game called judgement day. it’s time to come we say, and talk of many things. all the singers in your church choir are singing save me from the fire i can’t help but fake a smile, for you’re my least favorite thing. Did you know that St. Peter’s list says you’re name’s the only one that exists and the rest of us are damned to hell for thinking for ourselves. Hey mister excuse me if I’m wrong, is war on differences apart of God’s song? give me lashes give me misery, for thinking love for everyone is how we should be. Better hold your ears if it’s truth you don’t wanna hear I’m not afraid to stand right here and tell you that you’re wrong, my dear. It’s time to come and play your game called judgement day. it’s time to come we say, and talk of many things. all the singers in your church choir are singing save me from the fire i can’t help but fake a smile, for you’re my least favorite thing. It’s time to come and play 4X It’s time to come and play your game called judgement day. it’s time to come we say, and talk of many things. all the singers in your church choir are singing save me from the fire i can’t help but fake a smile, It’s time to come and play, whoa oh oh oh oh It’s time to come and play, whoa oh oh oh oh all the singers in your church choir are singing save me from the fire i can’t help but fake a smile for you’re my favorite, for your information for you’re my favorite, you’re my least favorite thing!
3.
Midday Crisis Check me into the Bates Motel, dust been here since ’83. The rats can’t even stand the smell. The bugs should be paying rent to me. The roommates want me dead, feel like a target’s on my head. Well meth is one hell of a drug! Pack up, it’s time to move again. Someone’s throwing eggs at me, someone stole my rent money. Between rock bottom and pulling teeth where a happy meal is sweet relief. It’s midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. Dented wallet, social image, mediocre at my best. Forgot to pack identity and all of my confidence. My head is spinning constantly, how do i get the noise to leave? Smash it into the wall, drown it out with some pills, or pray to god to save my soul? The landlord put me in jail, the man is paranoid as hell fuck work and life and everything, I’ve lost all that was left of me It’s midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. Check me out of the bates motel, the dead here are killing me at best this place is a living hell, pack all my things i’m breaking free Midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. I’ve given too much to this all i get are large servings of distress in my midday crisis.
4.
Regrets 02:33
Regrets I’ve been trying too hard. I’ve been lying too long. I’ve been crying too hard. I’ve been away for too long. I’ve made living a chore, I made steeling a cure. And I made love something cheap. I’ve killed friends in their …sleep… What i regret the most I had become so low i accepted pain with open arms just to feel something close to an accepting heart I’m awake now, i regret what I’ve done I’m awake now, I regret what I’ve done.
5.
Standoff 04:38
Standoff Here we are, in one of these rants again I can’t pretend that I can’t hear You’re so ignorant, I’m indifferent to the words now we’re just blowing out hot air due to the fact you don’t even feel at all and I lost the will to even care, we keep saying things that cut too deep let’s lay it all out on the floor right here let’s get this clear This is a stand off a standoff trying to bite each others heads off, heads off i’m tired of this stand off this standoff now who here’s gonna back off? back off! This is a stand off a standoff between whats right and what gets you off, who you think you are? I’m tired of this fight, another sleepless night, that wont solve anything. All of this and we still wont clean up the act. Time and time again we’ve broken down. How much does it mean to be the scene when you’re heartless to those closest to you. I wish we would learn to write it off, forget it all. Not take this personally and wave it off, forgive it all. I’m done with the petty war already won by the selfish want to bend for no one but ourselves, hows that working out? This is a stand off a standoff trying to bite each others heads off, heads off i’m tired of this stand off this standoff now who here’s gonna back off? back off! This is a stand off a standoff Cause I’m not strong enough to take fault when I’m wrong. I have blamed you all along, I put up too many walls and lashed out when you tore them down. No matter who’s wrong, wore down for far too long almost lost it all I don’t care who won. I am trying at my best, you already know that I still love you in the end This is a stand off, the both of us are worse off It’s eating me inside that my first move is to fight when you’re everything to me Yet we still stand off, we stand off. It’s killing us just to face off I can’t take it anymore, let’s end this selfish war and put it all to rest We are broken and we are flawed but we’re nothing without love, i need you the most right now tonight we won’t stand off alone
6.
No Sense Of Control Just like a suit of armor. Guarding the world i was standing tall, skins a wall keeping out all the people so small. Even though I’m made of iron, brittle still one crack would bring me down to the ground, nothing lasts nothing is sound. Just burn it all away! It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. This palace was a fortress, it withered and it cracked and fell apart once a heart, now a memory of art. I am tattered I am beaten. walk from a sandstorm hoping I’m not lost years I’ve lost, will that stop me will I pause will I just fade away? It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. Your iron grip is fake, your iron fist will break. You can’t control your fate. Watch me as i break down. It’s real now. I fear now we’re all just sheep expecting our last meal now. So watch it burn, or blindly turn, but either way all things will disappear one day. Watch me break down.
7.
Midday Crisis Check me into the Bates Motel, dust been here since ’83. The rats can’t even stand the smell. The bugs should be paying rent to me. The roommates want me dead, feel like a target’s on my head. Well meth is one hell of a drug! Pack up, it’s time to move again. Someone’s throwing eggs at me, someone stole my rent money. Between rock bottom and pulling teeth where a happy meal is sweet relief. It’s midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. Dented wallet, social image, mediocre at my best. Forgot to pack identity and all of my confidence. My head is spinning constantly, how do i get the noise to leave? Smash it into the wall, drown it out with some pills, or pray to god to save my soul? The landlord put me in jail, the man is paranoid as hell [#$^%] work and life and everything, I’ve lost all that was left of me It’s midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. Check me out of the bates motel, the dead here are killing me at best this place is a living hell, pack all my things i’m breaking free Midday I am breaking down in the middle of an every day crisis. Done with waiting for solutions, every day it’s something. My midday crisis. I’ve given too much to this all i get are large servings of distress in my midday crisis.

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Fictive Firefight's debut EP was recorded in a storage bin in Turnersville, NJ with Mike Britt, freelance studio owner and touring musician. All in all, the recordings took a little less than 10 hours and under $150. The real time and effort was put into the self taught and guided mixing and mastering of the album done by bassist CJ and singer/guitarist Shannon.
This album feels like the accumulation of 4 years of rewrites, new takes, starting from scratch and remastering to get this thing right and we are excited to share something we are actually not embarrassed about.

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released October 13, 2017

Shannon: Vocals, Guitar
CJ: Bass, Backup Vocals
Justin: Drums
Recorded by Mike Britt and Fictive Firefight
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by CJ and Shannon
Album Art by Justin, Edited by Shannon and Andrew Nicholas
Photography by VJP3 Photos

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Progressive- punk rock band Fictive Firefight is a female fronted four piece based out of southern NJ, playing shows in the greater Philadelphia/NJ areas.  
The lead singer and guitarist, Shannon Nicholas, bassist, CJ Simmons, Lead guitarist Paul Giovanni and drummer, Justin Pichini perform are recording a new album.
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