Mourning in the Afterglow

from Generational Decay by Rat Queen

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I got the shittiest car
Somebody broke in through the window
And left a present for me
What looked like mayo on the rearview
Wait a minute, wait a minute
I guess it doesn’t matter to me
I always wanted a car
Guess I’m living in a fantasy

Don’t wanna be the one to bring it up
I guess it’s better that I let it go
Remember when you said that I’d be back
And I’d be
Broken as the day I left
So why am I the one who’s sorry

We used to smoke in your car
Talking shit, ya
Up on the Crest at midnight
And you just did everything
So it seemed, ya
That you could do to diminish me

Don’t wanna be the one to bring it up
I guess it’s better that I let it go
Remember when you said that I’d be back
And broken
I’d always be the one to lift you up
Forever mourning in the afterglow
To be the last to come to sight and mind
So t ell me that you’re sorry

Every day
Always
Out of sight
‘In my mind
Underplayed
And estranged
Out of fight
Was I right

Forever mourning
Forever mourning in the afterglow
Forever
Mourning in the after

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from Generational Decay, released July 22, 2022
Recorded at Hazy Bay Studios in Seattle, Washington
Mastered by Eric Padget at Noise Noise Ouch Stop Records
Video Directed by Sean Downey

Rat Queen is

Jeff Tapia
Daniel Koren
Paul Davis
Ana Von Huben
Jordan Brawner
Naomi Adele Smith
Sean Leisle

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Rat Queen Seattle, Washington

Rat Queen takes a weary look at a world gone insane, asking—will things ever get better, or do we just have to get used to this?

With this greasy brand of grunge-punk alternative, punctuated by smooth production, angular melodics, and uproarious theatrics, Rat Queen douses a global dumpster fire with jaded irreverence, lighthearted wit, and high-decibel intensity.
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