Quietus

from Futurism by American Ethos

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

“To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end”
-Hamlet, William Shakespeare, 1600

Is this as far as we go?
Is this as far as we go?
Is this as far as we go?

Oh how we age.

We had such promise in you.
We had such promise in youth.
We had such promise in youth.

But now we’re caged.

See these fires we fed?
See these fires we fed?
See how the fires are dead?
They’re all dead.

There is a point to this all.
There is a point to this all.
Because there is a point where we fall.

And we all fall.

Hallelujah to Gods!
Hallelujah to Moms!
Hallelujah to Us!

With our paper wings,
We are cursed to follow the sun,
Cursed to follow along.

Like lemmings to the ledge,
We are drawn to the edge,
And we’re prone to jump.

Feel that knife in your chest?
As the blade makes a mess,
As it pierces your heart.
(we’re unscathed)

Feel that noose on your neck,
As it pulls on your head
As you stiffen like lead
(we’re unafraid)

See the mountain erupt,
See your veins open up,
See the coffin door shut,
(we’re unnamed)

See the blood on the page,
See how the letters arrange,
Into a song that seems strange,
(we’re unfazed.)

To be or not to be
To be or not to be
“To be or not to be
That is the question”

To be or not to be
To be or not to be
To be or not to be
Forever THE question.

credits

from Futurism, released March 16, 2018

license

about

American Ethos

contact / help

Contact American Ethos

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like American Ethos, you may also like:

VIOLENT CLOSURE
by GEL

supported by 5 fans who also own “Quietus”

fuck this is some sludgy, noisy assed, breakneck quick tuney shit!!!! total quality!!!!? leatherbrick
go to album
TRANS DAY OF REVENGE
by G.L.O.S.S.

supported by 4 fans who also own “Quietus”

i mean, it's an all time classic sad girl addict
go to album
How to Dance
by Mount Moriah

On their 3rd release, this North Carolina-based trio continue to blur the lines between roots rock, folk, pop, and country styles. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 28, 2016
go to album
PRE-HISSTORIC: The Cassettes
by The Hissyfits

Re-live the rip-roaring, hooky-as-hell punk rock of The Hissyfits with this new collection, which compiles their first two cassettes. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 30, 2024
go to album
Into The Realm
by Castle Rat

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 26, 2024
go to album
Time is Glass
by Six Organs of Admittance

Recorded at home, Six Organs of Admittance's 21st album upholds Ben Chasny's reputation for experimental psych-folk excellence. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
go to album
The Power Of The Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed
by Various Artists

Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett, and more pay tribute to the enduring and visionary music of Lou Reed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 23, 2024
go to album