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INERTIA

by COLORED MOTH

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1.
SHORA 01:36
highly-structured in hierarchy. you get directives in a patriarchy. by setting standards we stole your dignity. by setting standards we shaped inequality. we are the measure. you‘re "the second sex". a long history of toxic male effects. in shame, i sink, i drown, i quit. i don‘t wanna be a part of this shit. inform and reflect. this structure‘s within myself! these opressive patterns. tear‘em apart! in “herland“ there‘s no such thing like supremacy.
2.
how does it feel to live divided, but named united? (you) made a promise to us all. pray while nobody is listening. keep it close to your chest. floating towards a wall. (but) when it comes to pain you need a vest for protection.pathetic. pathetic.you ́re second to none. safety first, stick to your guns. smells like anxiety. you ́re second to none. a major step in solidarity, quickly became hypocrisy. what led you to build this fortress. greed. (that ́s) unfortunate. a safe haven just for you. you ́re second to none. award-winning bureaucracy. drowning people at its shores. some moral standard. there is a difference between actions and words. a major step in solidarity, quickly became hypocrisy. how does it feel to live divided, but named united? pathetic. pathetic. to whom it may to whom it may concern.
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DISARRAY 03:37
never heard of „hurt“ you say? survival of the dimmest. close to reachin‘ oblivion. smell the sweetness, you ophidian. fading out, we drift apart. make sure you sit while i am feeding you. stay back, please. got a lifetime subscription. repetitive suffering starts now. sickness of paralyzing instructions. leaving me speechless in my self created void. keep your distance while i drown myself in regret. „never hurt“ i heard you say? flicker, streaks, no rest. arms are broken, legs are weak. no rest. devoured by your sheets, almost a shelter. consider this your vacation time. by doing nothing, press play, stop. rewind. stop. rewind. say hi. frozen smile. stay high. frozen smile. say hi with a smile. congrats, you made it.
5.
„less words, more statements.“ „aim for discourse. don‘t push your opinion.“ instead the world‘s on hold. loud but meaningless. dystopian future here today. is this how you want to live? the cold eats through my clothes. my breath turns into clouds. „in the end, explain yourself in a way everyone can follow.“ „ultimately, knowledge should drive your actions!“ change and stagnation. suffering and ignorance. ordinary madness.
6.
all shades exposed? cave in to you. cave in to myself? searching for certainty in every reflection. mirror image causing distraction. you‘d see a change of perspective. no way to unlearn. things i keep to myself. overwhelming toxic embrace. things i keep to myself.
7.
FEMTOSECOND 03:34
i‘m what i own and what i consume. and it owns you, too. my whole identity is built on it. shallow bits and bytes. i am as you want me to be. alienated character. you drew this picture of me. controlling everyone around me. machiavellian behavior. i want it all just to throw it away. to replace it all. i like to sell myself. success depends on it. i like to sell myself. paralyzing love. dwindling creativity. pleasure. ephemeral. i am addicted. i am addicted. we prefer obtaining things to owning things. the prevalent society character is a material one. i like to sell myself. i like to sell myself. salesman and commodity at the same time. adjusted to demand. (i) alienated myself entirely. it hurts. to see myself like this. drowned in normativity. like everyone else. what‘s left? a feeling of emptiness.
8.
HOURGLASS 03:13
we invested all of it, got nothing in return but death. a precise instrument that says: profit over people. counted and measured. inhale more and more and even more. reinvest before the hourglass runs down. this predetermined cycle is a fraud. misused as a tool of degradation. streamlining. misused as a tool of degradation. my subjective hours become objective hours. a life defined by numbers. microscopic tristesse. monitored and analyzed, optimized and monetized. inertia. fatigue. resignation. existence in distress. (the) sand trickles - i‘m out of time. am i a time thief? when i try to slow, but am forced to move faster? not dazed, weakened and torn – what i will become after. (this) continuous time loop we‘re in. (a) rope tight on your skin. almost second skin? i try to scratch it off, scratch it off myself.
9.
change is relevant. dedication enables progress. there‘s still a lot to process. memories will be carefully preserved. will remain resonant. and songs just like footprints. we all draw a new blueprint. holding close what has emerged. will remain resonant. and songs just like footprints. we all draw a new blueprint.
10.
INTERLINKED 03:05
change needs adaptation. change versus calcification. failure preprogrammed. structures influence society (and) vice versa. who serves whom? perversion or historical normality? the structures we live in. the narratives we create. the behaviour they cause. blame does not lie, shame does not lie with each individual, but structures that exclude. fame lies to each individual, a cancer in the structures that include. the responsibility lies with those who profit the most. the responsibility for this lies with those who profit the most. the structures we live in. narratives we create. legitimising narratives spread. repression as a consequence? develop resilience. won‘t get lost in my head. develop my capacity to act. won‘t get lost in my rage. get lost in my rage.

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---------- Inertia ----------

It's very paralyzing to realize that all the good and progressive developments are happening very slowly. It's still the same old story and everything seems inert. Even if there is no concept behind the name, Inertia reflects some of these stories, packed in lyrics and noise.

Here is a quote from a good friend that fits well with the album title: “The patriarchy is being abolished far too slowly.” Unfortunately, that's just one example of many. Everything seems to be at a stagnation point. And not only that. Progress also happens backwards. It sounds counterintuitive, but it does. A regress made by progress traps, so to speak. Just as we mentioned in DIM.

We are driven entities, or character masks as Marx would probably say, in a system that is not interested in creating a better form of society. To do this, it has developed sophisticated techniques such as greenwashing and diversity washing, so that we can lull ourselves into the illusion of a better future. But this system exists only for its own sake and feasts itself on accumulation. A system based on capitalism knows no boundaries. Even if the limiting factor is called global warming or ecological catastrophe. We have no time, but still hover in a deadlock regarding a better tomorrow.

Even though we don't like to say that we don't have time and put gloomy scenarios into lyrics over and over again, for the lack of better perspectives we are forced to tell about what affects us in a negative sense and which bad things are happening around us. Nonetheless, we hope that some of you can still find the deserved and necessary empowerment in our music.

Chris, Nils and Max

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released June 24, 2022

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COLORED MOTH Berlin, Germany

30/03 berlin - roter salon
31/03 magdeburg
01/04 wolfsburg - hallenbad
02/04 leipzig - a****i
03/04 nürnberg - desi
04/04 münchen - kafe kult
05/04 linz - kapu
06/04 wien - coco bar
07/04 orlova - klub futra
08/04 prag - underdogs
09/04 dresden - riesa efau


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