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Severed Ties

by Pleasure Venom

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about

Audrey Campbell (vocals) on "Severed Ties":
I'm someone who lives with PTSD, and it can be really hard for me to let go of trauma. I have to work on moving past events which can be really intense and haunt me for quite a long time or even just keep me up at night when sleep is pretty fucking important. It creeps in unexpectedly and I can be sent right fuckin' back to my own personal hell and be stuck there emotionally. I also have a VERY fun "self-destruct mode" lurking in the wings of my brain that I try my damndest to keep at bay.

Survivors understand that sometimes there is a fucked comfort in holding onto trauma because at least you know it's real but simultaneously it can be hard to let go. We have to go through the stages of anger and guilt as we work toward acceptance and forgiveness of traumatic events of the past. There comes a point when you just have to let shit go and decide to really move past events or people that hold you back or who are not fully in your corner, wanting you to succeed and do well. We must still walk through this world and interact with it, holding both the world and ourselves accountable. Not overthink or "cling" on to that "stinging" from feeling physical or emotional abuse when we were burned, betrayed or misunderstood. Because after so long, what's the benefit?

The past is just that - past. Sever those ties from people, or things, or whatever it is in your mind that may be holding you back or keeping you stuck.

"Severed Ties" will be on our forthcoming LP, and will also be released on vinyl in May 2022 for the Austin Music Foundation's compilation album, ATX Gen Next: Adventures In Person.

lyrics

CHORUS:
Shift the pace
Opened eyes
Severed Ties
And so have I

Shift the pace
Many lies
Severed Ties
And so have I
And so have I

VERSE 1:
I’ve been clinging for so long
Always been so headstrong
When it felt so oh wrong
Back in her day
Stinging still remains
Such a shame she’s so lost
Lapping up this bleak awe
Lapping up this bleak awe

CHORUS:
Shift the pace
Opened eyes
Severed Ties
And so have I

Shift the pace
Many lies
Severed Ties
And so have I
And so have I

VERSE 2:
I’ve been stinging for far too long
Always knew we’d go wrong
When you left at what cost
Back in her day
Clinging still remains
Such a shame she’s so lost
Lapping up this bleak awe
Lapping up this bleak awe
CHORUS:
Shift the pace
Opened eyes
Severed Ties
And so have I

Shift the pace
Many lies
Severed Ties
And so have I
And so have I

BRIDGE:
I just want to see through this
Never going back
I just want to live through this
Going down the abyss
I just want to see through this
Never going back
I just want to live through this
Going down the abyss

CHORUS:
Shift the pace
Opened eyes
Severed Ties
And so have I

Shift the pace
Many lies
Severed Ties
And so have I
And so have I

credits

released March 8, 2022
Written and Performed by: Pleasure Venom 2022. Audrey Campbell, Vocals; Thomas Valles, Drums; Chase Dungan, Guitar; Jordan Emmert, Bass
Produced by: Chris “Frenchie” Smith & Einar Pedersen at The Bubble Studios, Austin, TX
Engineered and Mixed by: Chris “Frenchie” Smith
Pro Tools Engineering and Edited by: Brendon Sanders
Mastered by: Christopher Messina
Exec. Producers: SaulPaul, Jennifer Dugas, Johnny Goudie, Alex Vallejo, Kate Priestley

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Pleasure Venom Austin, Texas

Explosive experimental garage punk outfit Pleasure Venom of Austin, TX, explores topics of love, sex, resentment, and the general “absurdity of it all,” consistently blasting audiences with a firehose deluge of fierce femme-punk rock led by singer, Audrey Campbell on vocals, Thomas Valles on drums, Chase Dungan on Guitar and Jordan Emmert on bass.

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