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Maquiladora

by Killer Cortez

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1.
Petrodollar 02:31
how can we turn back? devotion has no end. once we crack we'll crumble, or will we merely bend? hold on brother hold on, bend the more we see the less we know the more we'd like to let it go the more we try to make it stop the more the world keeps turning hold on brother hold on, bend how can we turn back? devotion has no end.
2.
living for the present rushing to the end try to make it pleasant dying to pretend i would wait for you but you, you quit on me i, i can feel your gaze on my face ah, is this real? this obstacle race scribbles on the pavement vanish in the rain secrets in your basement never see the light of day well, i would wait for you but you, you quit on me i, i can feel your gaze on my face ah, is this real? this obstacle race i, i can feel your gaze on my face ah, is this real? this obstacle race
3.
Bracero 04:12
on the edge of emancipation step outside the open gate blood from wine, lamb to slaughter lead the blind, take the bait open up your eyes what's the cause for celebration vultures in the skies clouding up our revelations oh, all the time all sinners try all our sons are broken all the wells run dry open up your eyes what's the cause for celebration vultures in the skies clouding up our revelations oh, all the time all sinners try phantom, fly away liberate your mind leave this world behind phantom, fly away don't crucify yourself rectify the situation phantom, fly away don't crucify yourself free us from this new temptation phantom, fly away oh, phantom fly away oh, all the time all sinners try oh, celebration oh, new temptation open up your eyes, open up your eyes yes open up your eyes credits released June 6, 2016
4.
we are the silhouettes on paper walls the rubble clogging up the drain the visions that we live for are tumors in our brain the more we see the less we know the more we find once we let it go that's the price we pay, that's the price we pay the bureau men are here to wish you well a casualty along the way the secrets that we fight for are ransom tlll we pay the more we see the less we know the more we find once we let it go that's the price we pay, that's the price we pay the more we make the less we gain the more we find that it's all in vain that's the price we pay, that's the price we pay the more we face the less we cry the more we suffer and wonder why that's the price we pay, that's the price we pay how did we end up with the atom bomb how did the world become so grey the people that we fought for got lost along the way
5.
(instrumental interlude)
6.
Radium Girls 04:02
glowing in your garden, pass the time away lonely hearts will harden when you keep the world at bay quiet desperation, yearn to find the time free from condemnation when you leave it all behind i can see it in your eyes, let it wash across your face as we age we realize what we are what we chase did you find the time for all the things you wanted? did you find the time? i can see it in your eyes, let it wash across your face as we age we realize what we are what we chase i can see it in your eyes, let it wash across your face let us find out... did you waste your time? did you chase it all away? should we make some time today? i can see it in your eyes, let it wash across your face let us find out... did you waste your time? did you chase it all away? should we make some time today?
7.
fire up the war machines a kiss, a rose, a shattered dream blood and fire, thunderous choir love me when i die, won't you love me when i die? of all the roads that lead to hell this one's got my number, yeah yeah yeah this one's got my number blood and fire, thunderous choir love me when i die, won't you love me when i die? blood and fire in the sky to all my friends i wish you well love me when i die, love me when i die! love me when i die, love me when i die love me when i die!
8.
read all the words in this book before, thought i'd discover something more, peace for the soul, food for the mind, lessons learned left behind. burn this city, burn this city burn this city to the ground how did this all happen so fast? started ahead, finishing last, thoughts of a slowly aging man, fading away wasn't part of the plan. burn this city, burn this city, burn this city to the ground, the ground... it all falls down it all falls i don't know how this started i don't know what went wrong i'm left here broken hearted i'm crumbling to the ground burn this city, burn this city, burn this city to the ground, the ground... it all falls down it all falls somebody said it would end this way, brick to dust and night to day. somebody said we're supposed to die, nobody told me exactly why. burn this city, burn this city, burn this city... down. it all falls down it all falls...

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A socially-charged sonic ode to the dispossessed, the displaced, and the disenfranchised. Each song is a "mini documentary" that asks listeners to reflect on today's world by taking a glimpse at some of the most exploitative events of the 20th century. At the heart of each song is the reminder that because history is written by the winners we must remember not to overlook the stories of the oppressed.

Maquiladora is the debut album from Boston-based progressive rock band Killer Cortez, a two-piece ensemble that upends convention with its cavernous sound and ambitious psychedelic sonic-storytelling, bringing listeners on a dramatic journey through the beauty and tragedy of human experience.

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released January 30, 2017

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Peter Bartash - Drums
Socrates Cruz - Guitar, Bass, Keys, Vocals

Written & Produced by Socrates Cruz
Recorded & Mixed by Peter Bartash & Socrates Cruz
Drums Mixed by Adam Cook

Recorded at Achtung Lab Studios (Charlestown MA)

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Boston-based prog rock band; two-piece ensemble that upends convention with its cavernous sound and psychedelic sonic-storytelling.

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