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For Obvious Reasons

by Blert

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1.
Juggernaut 02:17
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One more secret Throw it in the fire Adrenaline for the critical mile Don’t tell no one I won’t tell no one Adrenaline for the critical mile In the back rooms they’re meeting To plan their attack Juggernaut watch your back Don’t tell no one Here’s what I think Juggernaut’s upon you If you blink, blink, blink, blink, go!
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Great Unknown 03:08
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Fear has the power To incite terror To paralyze To take control To drive us to greatness Fear has the power I tend to overanalyze Every situation This is my problem Stuck in a rut I'm trying to work it out I hear my heart My heart says no But my brain says go go go go Stuck in a rut I tend to overanalyze Every situation This is my problem Time, time waits for no one I'm soaring through the air (soaring through the air) Just try to knock me down Take a chance and break this trance And head out in the great unknown Damned if I don't I tend to overanalyze every situation This is my problem This is my problem This is my problem This is my...
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Electric 02:06
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It’s ok to feel crazy I do it all the time Pretend to be lazy It’s a lie (ooh) So here I am waiting I know it’s got to come Make up your mind Oh no When you try to be nice And I got to stay away It’s my best device What did you expect (ooh) So here I am waiting I know it’s got to come Make up your mind Oh no Aaaah Aaaaaaaaaaah You know I adore you Your electric style I’ll be alright without you For a while (ooh) So here I am waiting I know it’s got to come You make up your mind Oh no
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Benediction 03:50
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One of these times Inside of me The pressure is building the stress is killing me I’m caught in the middle I don’t want to fight Walk with my back to the wind Just like you taught me Up against the promise of failure Like climbing a mountain on your knees Ask the people I know Where will I go Any place but here Ask the people I know Where will I go Any place but here A case of mind over matter To choose to fight of flight To follow it through to the end Just like you taught me Up against instincts the control me Now your words come back in my time of need Make peace with yourself It’ll make you feel better For better or worse For better or worse Make peace with yourself It’ll make you feel better For better or worse For better or worse Make peace with yourself It’ll make you feel better For better or worse
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Future Man 02:53
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I don't fit, I don't fit in Call me weird I've been called worse It's an obvious reason I'm not concerned with getting there first I can bend, I can blend in Can pretend I run the race I can even now and then win Things go my way in some strange way I don't sink and I don't swim I don't freak out or fall It's an optical illusion Like I'm standing ten feet tall I can take the bad news first Show me your wounds I show you mine Always reach the same conclusion Like a man awake before his time Future Man, Future Man (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh) Future Man, Future Man (Whoa oh oh, whoa oh) Future Man, Future Man (Whoa oh, whoa oh) Future Man, Future Man (Whoa ho)
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Things She Won't Write Down 03:08
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Have you heard the news Scandalous noises all around Everyone is talking Just like we wrote the story down I don’t think it’s true And I know you feel betrayed But you don’t know half the story She told me things she won’t write down Told me things she won’t write down Things she won’t write down yeah Told me things she won’t write down We know you work so hard (you are) But we never saw the start Had only the vaguest notion (you are) Of what was to fall apart Believing explanations, noting patterns, and marking time You think you’ve heard it all It’s too much to think she won’t write down Told me things she won’t write down Things she don’t write down yeah You know I’ll never spread that around It’s blowing up in your face right now You’re too numb, too numb to know Reading the truths already known Do what you think you know (you are) And add in that vibe you try to feel Once you know the story (you are) You find out what she is is real Believing explanations, noting patterns, and marking time (you are) I think you heard it all (you) She told me things she won’t write down Told me things she won’t write down Things she won’t write down yeah Told me things she won’t write down Things she won’t write down yeah You know I’ll never spread that around I don’t mind that thing you are But you’re too much You’re too much alone (And you go) I don’t mind that thing you are But you’re too much You’re too much alone (And you go) I don’t mind that thing you are But you’re too much You’re too much alone (And you go) I don’t mind that thing you are But you’re too much You’re too much You’re too much You’re too much You’re too much You’re too much You’re too much
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Ant Farm 03:49
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Take a ride into the stars Abducted from your car On a lonely back road Watch the universe unfold Foretell no return To the ways of old Life on somebody else's ant farm Ain't it swell, ain't it swell Life on somebody else's ant farm Ain't it swell, ain't it swell It doesn't matter what you believe Open your eyes, feel what you see We destroy ourselves It’s always the same, it’s always the same Life on somebody else's ant farm Ain't it swell, ain't it swell Life on somebody else's ant farm Ain't it swell, ain't it swell Life on somebody else's ant farm Ain't it swell, ain't it swell
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Subgod8 01:43
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Golden Loaf 04:15
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In this human factory A product of our culture Can be bought and can be sold To be consumer and consumed Cellophane before my eyes Wraps the whole sad picture Clearly branded with a price I could be the golden loaf On sale Who else sees the world that I see? I can see it in your face The pain of guilty pleasure Temporarily satisfied Comfort fed by golden loaf On sale mothers Bring out your daughters (yeah) Myself (myself) Makes good sense to me Who else (who else) Sees the world that I see Myself (myself) Voluntarily Who else (who else) Sees the world that I see Myself (myself) In captivity Who else (who else) Sees the world that I see Myself (myself) Complacent as can be Who else (who else) Sees the world that I see I said your mother said She bought you at the store And she don’t even know And then your mother said She bought you at the store And she don’t even know And then your mother said She bought you at the store And she don’t even know And then your mother said She bought you at the store And she don’t even know What you cost What you cost yeah On sale, mothers bring out your daughters (yeah) On sale, mothers bring out your daughters (yeah) On sale, mothers bring out your daughters (yeah) On sale, mothers bring out your daughters (yeah)
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Sad Man 04:19
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Sad man alone The fault is all his own yeah Telling me stories one drink at a time Don’t make the same, same mistakes as I Will I fall apart and be just like him Will I find the strength to be a better man So the story goes His heart has turned to stone (Yeah yeah yeah yeah) What I took for granted I could never reclaim Only an empty shell remains Will I fall apart and be just like him Or will I find the strength to be a better man I can’t remember when I lost control If I ever had some that’s debatable If she were sweeter, I’d have tooth decay My lies couldn’t keep her She just brushed me away (Oh hey hey hey) If she were sweeter, I’d have tooth decay My lies couldn’t keep her She just brushed me away (Oh hey hey hey hey) Sad and lonely man Threw it all away (no oh oh) Sad and lonely man Threw it all away (no no oh) Sad and lonely man Sad and lonely man Sad and lonely man Away hey hey hey hey
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Frozen 02:21
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Can you see it, can you see it now Everything moves so fast and I’m going blind They put you under, dragged you away I try to remember but it just fades away You can’t hide It won’t go away It’s like the air that you breathe I tried to stop it but it just chewed me up It spit me out into the river I floated out to sea Angels fell away from me Out on the ocean for so long Staring at the sun all day Moving pictures flashed across the sky Everyday the same thing Can you see it, can you see it now Everything moves so fast and I’m going blind They put you under, dragged you away Try to remember, but it just fades away
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Odyssey 04:29
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The days get shorter The weather’s getting colder The days end before they begin The days get shorter The weather’s getting colder The days end before they begin Where did the time and effort go Wasted on some unset goals Maybe you’re right If we don’t set our sights We may never know One for all and all for one Let’s stick this out, stick to our guns One for all and all for one Let’s stick this out, stick to our guns Yeah, the weight’s on our shoulders The years end before they begin Yeah, the weight’s on our shoulders The years end before they begin You’re looking for something to show for it now Can you remember back when this was fun It’s hard to let go of the dreams you gave up on Along time ago One for all and all for one This flawed design has come undone All for one and once for all Let’s tear this down and build it up again
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Kismet 04:43
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Let's figure out, find out what we're about Here's a game to play If we play it right we might be surprised It could be good There's some pushing here and there I won't give up, I'm genuine Unless of course it's true you don't like me And I don't like you too It's a feeling I get, I go for it It's a feeling I get, it's kismet Hold out your hands to me I understand what the lines all mean It says right here that you will fall in love Could that be me We'll get to know each other better than We know ourselves Or better yet let's just forget we met And hope for someone else It's a feeling I get, I go for it It's a feeling I get, it's Kismet It's not just the fight, it's stage fright I have an excuse, I like the abuse Let bygones be bygones Let bygones, goodbye Let bygones be bygones Let bygones, goodbye Let bygones be bygones Let bygones,. goodbye Let bygones be bygones Let bygones, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

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For Obvious Reasons is Blert's first release, originally recorded and self-released as a CD in 2001.

History

The story begins in 1988, with three impressionable teenagers at Boston University. They get their real education attending rock shows in the thriving Boston music scene. They discover exciting local rock bands like the Lemonheads, Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. Some of that energy rubs off, and inspires them to pick up their instruments to make some noise of their own. They start playing punk covers at parties for fun and progress with original material incorporating influences of bands such as the Descendents, Fugazi, and Hüsker Dü. Eventually, they move on to different musical projects, but this defining experience sticks with them, for obvious reasons.
Fast-forward to 1998: the three longtime friends reunite in San Francisco. Upon Chris's arrival, Neal and Ron are already playing as blert with Dan Aronen on guitar. Up to that point, blert had already started developing the basis of their quirky musical style, consisting of unorthodox song structures and dynamic transitions. Neal's south-paw, syncopated drumming style, with Ron's melodic and meandering bass combine to form a cohesive rhythm section. For obvious reasons, Chris is intrigued and accepts the invitation to join blert on guitar. The lineup comes full-circle when Dan decides to bow out, leaving Chris to assume the lead vocal and guitar responsibilities.

The Music

Chris infuses blert with fresh ideas and new direction. Together, they refine blert's dynamic punk/prog/pop style by injecting additional pop textures, tonal variations, and smoother transitions. Each of the old songs is revamped and others are created with this new design in mind. Introspective lyrics and signature vocal harmonies are delivered with a sense of urgency. The resulting music tells a story of evolution through repetition; short-attention-span rock epics evolving for years.

This extreme effort culminates in blert's first full-length CD, For Obvious Reasons. Its lyrics bring to life an unlikely hero on his quest to compile a master list of coping strategies for modern life. Great Unknown exhibits our hero at a critical juncture amidst a swirl of guitar hooks. Tales of love and loss emerge with the catchy pop anthems, Things She Won't Write Down and Electric. His inner struggle continues with tension and release tactics of Benediction. Tackling social issues, Golden Loaf presents intricate melodies of mass consumerism, while Juggernaut plows forth with rhythmic power warning of impending corporate Darwinism. These songs often evoke the dark side of the psyche, but are balanced with hope and the spark of imagination. Through any and all adversity, blert never loses site of a glass that is at least half full.

credits

released August 22, 2020

Chris Greacen, guitar & vocals
Neal Hevel, drums & vocals
Ron Levasseur, bass guitar

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Dan Aronen, guitar + lyrics
Jeff Byrd, engineering
blert, production

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Blert is a sonic rock explosion of raw emotion and intense desire, welded together with ecologically harvested digital duct tape and the aging tears of hope and pain. While not new, blert is newly reformed, full of song and fury -- lead by the deadly vocals of Tasha Danner, who can slay wild beasts with a single call.

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