Deer Tick - "Forgiving Ties" (Live in Studio 2023)

Live in-studio performance of "Forgiving Ties," the lead single from "Emotional Contracts," out now on ATO Records. Order now on digital music services and vinyl: https://atorecords-ffm.com/forgivingties

Tour dates and tickets: https://10atoms.com/DTtour

FOLLOW DEER TICK
Instagram:   / deertickmusic  
Facebook:   / deertick  
Twitter:   / deertickmusic  
YouTube:

/ @deertick

CREDITS
Director/DP/Editor: Brandon Herman
Camera Operator: André Rocke
Camera Operator: Eryn Gruttadauria
Recording and Mixing Engineer: Dennis Ryan
Studio: Karate Do
Management: Ryan Matteson, Kevin O'Halloran (Ten Atoms)
Label: ATO Records

LYRICS
I got caught between boredom and anger
A hammer came to the party to blind
All of my confidence
It had a warrant
Knocked on the door
And split open my mind
(What are we doing?
Who are these people?
How did we let them get a
Word in edgewise?

I’m not looking for forgiving ties
I’m just looking for a way to survive
I and I
I’m not looking for forgiving ties
I’m just looking for a way to survive
I and I
For me, for you
And then for them, too

I got stuck in a state of reluctance
My hand was bitten by the mouth that it fed
I tried to slip back into the bathroom
A thought approached me
As my fingers bled
(Who are these people?
How do they see me?
Would they get up if I
Let them down now?

If they survive every buried disorder
And come to terms with a life on the ledge
I could be kind to myself in the mortar
And take a moment with the hammer again
(Who are you fooling?
You’re just a turnstile
I know the way
And I can see myself down the line)