Fell every tree in the forest, put a bullet in every poet, flatten every mountain, level every hill. You’d best believe it 'cause they fucking will
I've been doing a lot of damned things without you
And all the damned things I do confound you
Yeah, Satan and his devils try to take my hand
And the angels on my shoulders try to tell me that they understand
Oh well, oh well
I've been chewing the skin in my mouth without you
I've been insecure and cruel without you
As Satan and his devils try to take my hand
And the angels on my shoulders try to tell me that they understand
Oh well, oh well
I don't call your name without a good reason, Lord
I don't call your name without a good reason, Lord
And all the damned things I do confound you
Yeah, Satan and his devils try to take my hand
And the angels on my shoulders try to tell me that they understand
Oh well, oh well
I've been chewing the skin in my mouth without you
I've been insecure and cruel without you
As Satan and his devils try to take my hand
And the angels on my shoulders try to tell me that they understand
Oh well, oh well
I don't call your name without a good reason, Lord
I don't call your name without a good reason, Lord
—"Trespassers W"
Sea of Worry is the third studio album by American band Have a Nice Life, released on November 8, 2019, on The Flenser. It is the first album released as a full band.
The album was positively received, though slightly more mixed than their previous two albums, Four singles were released for this album: the Title Track, "Lords of Tresserhorn", "Science Beat" and "Dracula Bells".
Tracklist:
- "Sea of Worry" (4:40)
- "Dracula Bells" (7:44)
- "Science Beat" (5:35)
- "Trespassers W" (4:49)
- "Everything We Forget" (4:12)
- "Lords of Tresserhorn" (6:07)
- "Destinos" (13:12)
Tropes of Tresserhorn:
- Breaking Old Trends: The album does not come with a booklet unlike the previous two albums.
- Design Student's Orgasm: The cover shows a building in the middle of an ocean with a snake crawling across it.
- Epic Rocking: "Dracula Bells", "Lords of Tresserhorn" and "Destinos" are all over 6 minutes, with the latter being the longest at 13:12.
- Lighter and Softer: While lyric-wise still depressing, the album is much more cleaner instrument-wise for the most part.
- Longest Song Goes Last: "Destinos" ends the album and is the longest at over 13 minutes.
- New Sound Album: While still genre roulette, Sea of Worry experiments much more with genre and some tracks even have a Lighter and Softer sound to them than the first two albums. Sea of Worry also marks the first time a Have a Nice Life album hasn't come with a booklet full of 👁 This example contains a YMMV entry. It should be moved to the YMMV tab.
Nightmare Fuel, instead opting for a simple gatefold with the lyrics. - Precision F-Strike: In the Title Track:"Fell every tree in the forest
Put a bullet in every poet
Flatten every mountain
Level every hill
You’d best believe it
'Cause they fucking will" - Rearrange the Song: "Trespassers W" and "Destinos" were previously from their 2010 demo album Voids.
- Single Stanza Song: All the officially released lyrics on this album are written out this way.
- Fate’s a funny thing
It makes a victim of the will and brings a suit of broken bands
A snake so full of tail
That it can barely breathe to say it “doesn’t understand.”
So, what am I to think?
What am I to think?