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We Buy Smiles

by Moon Sand Land

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1.
escalators build of concrete an outlook on life fatal to blow red canvas peachy tiles far from a headcheck paradise lost eat well while you can no one has your sympathies Every time i choose to forget it's personal major step to convenience minimalist mediation hobbyists keeping their pride cut the carpets cut the carpets, in the dark cut the carpets sever the ends go on and save it for friends trust the process ease the pressure it's the easiest not the hardest to aggravate listless updates to be suspicious to seal the measurement you got to level up it's freeing to feel conflicted even when i'm out of it fleeting for eternity it's good company vibrant through it's freshness shallowing diving just another way to get by cut the carpets cut the carpets, in the dark cut the carpets, in the dark safely frowning is decent therapy dares me to find meaning without reality helpful indecision wonn't work myself out of it standing with one foot leaning don't stop to move you know i'm gonna have my reasons it's the only way to stay adamant positivety is essential to thrive we buy smiles i'll sell you one for a dime cut the carpets cut the carpets, in the dark cut the carpets, in the dark cut the carpets sever the ends go on and save it for friends easy to be told don't mean the disrespect last that's ever been the same as what i win down we all go in reality don't believe me we buy smiles so give it a try, give it a try give it a try, give it a try go on and save it for friends
2.
New Matters 04:00
see me speechless isolation takes my energy from my happiness and the people that comfort me they think I’m a loser think positive transformation such a fallacy without confidence it’s gonna take a miracle to keep my sanity in desperate need of advice it's harder to guess don’t wait for the ones to blame you because karma’s not the culprit in this case obsession habits the facets of my anxious matter new matters turn into old matters they’re in the past i'm reacting late in august i'm still living here as a graduate that's me and everyone spot the difference still delaying cause we're waiting for the antidote with some golden hope panicking is not the safest way to be careless take in all that you can it's gonna get tough
3.
be aware stay put listen up for what's going around cool down keep covered don’t hang loose Like that other guy riled up in spite in stubborn desperation he said all his retrograde well worn in cellophane better not stay in the shadows playing through delusional wonders with overwhelming conviction blood sucking foolish sermons there's no need to come together for this shit things would be better without ignorant pricks truth doesn’t lie it tears through the inside stay away red strangers this is hell, welcome to it can’t believe we haven’t jumped this spot getting worse heart hurts can't turn around, we've gone too far do it not for kicks don’t bring the bad world in deliverance is upon us speak now i warned you tell me you’ve accepted your silence easy to say when you’ve haven’t done much earned with sheer commitment money keep you complicit there's no need to come together for this shit things would be better minus ignorant pricks truth doesn’t lie it tears through the inside there's no need to come together for this shit things would be better minus ignorant pricks truth doesn’t lie it tears through the inside scars tell us all who done us wrong not missing red strangers not befriending red strangers never ending red strangers curses
4.
first behind gets left behind it wasn't my first choice but we'll get buy jump off from my two tone phase could've thought twice maybe tried but i couldn't buy when did i become this whack they're snickering in the back it's got me wired those kings and queens electric dreams to each and every hope who jumped the line they'll wait to waste our precious time trust me would i let you down thinking i'm way too dumb it's not my type ask me what i bargain for abstract as life may seem its not sublime spotless rooms with evil vibes with pink totebag lights aesthetic style shady eyes they will help you judge it's the perfect cover up to feed your lies so we wait and waste all precious time age is motivation to make the change for a reasoned life don't leave us hanging on cause we really don't know if you're serious our bus is at the station five more minutes we're leaving was your sighing all that really was there's not a known door for a short term exit
5.
Slow Street 06:04
watch me as i talk to myself what goes around comes right back honestly something is happening i gotta be sure, i gotta be sure maybe i could use a friend been weeks without personal touch empathy’s the only way out of here another day’s coming, tomorrow on slow street take your time to cross and look both ways to walk doesn’t pay up to get far it only goes on for so much longer soon enough we’ll be jumping around so grab your bikes and we’ll take off southern breeze right on my neck the coolest you’ll find in the summertime on slow street take your time to cross and look both ways to walk doesn’t pay up to get far it only goes on for so much longer could we turn around and see what we’ve found slow street takes its time slow street takes its time to walk on slow street take your time to cross and look both ways to walk doesn’t pay up to get far it only goes on for so much longer on slow street take your time to cross and look both ways to walk doesn’t pay up to get far it only goes on for so much longer
6.
Comedown 04:11
sure i wasn't kidding when l told you loneliness sure sucks cautiously careful it protects me safely in a dog fight constantly lost ever a moment to rest is gone passing seconds get too long oh no full speed comedown when it all falls down we’re in trouble delivers fear without delay positive thoughts can’t keep you sane and no one sees me trying it's a guarantee that you won't see me crying as i crash wrapped my head in a cardboard box my brain got fried as i stepped outside every storm where the light go dark the thunder booms and the power dies in the basement trees coming down growing up solitude was peaceful with nothing else to demand oh no full speed comedown when it all falls down we’re in trouble delivers fear without delay positive thoughts can’t keep you sane and no one sees me trying it's a guarantee that you won't see me crying as i crash
7.
Cooler 04:22
cooler in a deep blue all you need is one case that’s the hard truth its fitting for a sunday beach day or a picnic take it or leave it if it gets too hot i’m baking can’t cook when i'm working meals are my nutrition please keep the lid on it's always cold and perfect there's no such thing as timing hands off drop it that's not yours that’s my cooler you can’t have it that’s my cooler go and get your own that’s my cooler yes i'm selfish everything i need i have it it lies in my cooler cooler filled with ice packs the ants are so addicted they fly where the food is now my arms got 20 bug bites you'd think i'm just the favorite it's not my sweet blood it's the blue bin that’s my cooler you can’t have it that’s my cooler go and get your own when i'm famished somethings wrong is that a new hat getting cooked without sunscreen or glasses in need of some protection my spots are growing but i have no cash or credit here's all that i got have my cooler go and take it have my cooler now you've got your own have my cooler i'm not selfish everything i need i don't have it it lies in my cooler it lies in my cooler
8.
Understood 05:24
anywhere that i go everyone that i know when the times comes to mind you’ll keep me under page is covered in writing best of luck on finding out the truth's not pretty you’ll keep me under you’ll keep me under and it's all misunderstood takes all your time to find that patience slowly drips right your spine to run right through ya trying not to be flashy even if it was tacky every word i’ve meant it you’ll keep me under simmering in silence need a little guidance but the world don't see us you’ll keep me under you’ll keep me under and it's all misunderstood as the sand creeps down the hourglass the burning tensions all shall come to pass it won’t cool out for many mornings when i get distracted i'm sitting out of practice in the time of redemption you’ll keep me under not one for distance it's hard to live with hiding once the days don't add up you’ll keep me under you’ll keep me under when it's all misunderstood a persons touch may keep one warm the harder it gets when i'm left alone i said someone they've gotta save me am I fully loveless is this circle broken but my eyes grown restless you’ll keep me under forget all my futures pick up the pieces and get back to beginning you’ll keep me under and let's hope that understood

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Co-produced alongside Toebow drummer/Simitree mastermind Charlie Kessenich, We Buy Smiles shifts Moon Sand Land from its lo-fi origins towards a dynamic and reflective indie sound.

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released July 16, 2021

Jason Ross: Vocals, Guitar, Bass (1, 3-8), Keyboards, , Percussion (3, 5-6, 8) Drum Programming (1-2, 7)
Charlie Kessenich: Drums, Drum Programming (1-3, 5, 7)
Victoria Park: Bass (2)
Elijah McKee: Saxophone (4)

All songs written by Jason Ross
Produced by Charlie Kessenich and Jason Ross
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Cover art by Evan Pareness

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Moon Sand Land Cresskill, New Jersey

Under the moniker “Moon Sand Land”, Jason Ross fuses hard-hitting, riff-driven beats with spirited lyrics.

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