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There's Something Poisonous in the Water

by Instant Bin

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Bolt cutters Thick plastic tubes An absolute commitment To what you know is right A willingness to place The luxury of relative comfort at risk In another scenario Maybe it could be me But it wasn’t, was it? And it wouldn’t be I am not strong I do not have your courage In the deserts of Rojava On the runways of Stansted We like to tell ourselves that if the fan got really shitty We would answer the call Well, it’s been ringing It’s been ringing
2.
Sometimes when I’m on my way to work walking mindlessly down the street I look into the road, and I think about how tired I am I think about my inability to say no and my refusal to turn down offers of plans I think about how I could really use a break Nothing too serious, maybe a tibia, or a fibula Something to put me on the sidelines for a couple of months to slow down, to regroup I don’t really want to hurt myself and I don’t want to die I don’t want to worry my friends and my family I just want to back away quietly into the hedge, unnoticed. But what would that really achieve? What would be the outcome of that? Sure, I can take a couple of months off, it’ll still all just be there when I get back. I’ll have worried my friends and my family become a burden on them I’ll start to feel bored and I’ll start to feel lazy I know what I need I just need a break
3.
My body is not in the best shape I don’t think my body is in the best shape And I’m ageing One day my friends will tire of me One day my friends will drift away I’m ageing Sometimes I see the sky is blue Sometimes I see the grass is green Sometimes the bushes shimmer With the brightest colours ever seen But take a look and it’s just rubbish Thrown from some slow-moving traffic Plastic bottles, old crisp wrappers Blooming from the undergrowth It’s far too late for anything There’s chewing gum beneath my seat There’s something poisonous in the water It’s no longer safe to drink You said it gets darker before it gets light I don’t know if we’ll still be here by that time
4.
I am more important than you I’ve got things to say, and I will say them over you I won’t adapt I won’t react I won’t just stand at the back I need to lead I can’t concede There’s just no end to my greed I’m surrounded by people that don’t hold me to account Can’t you see? It’s all about me!
5.
Celebrate achievement Without acknowledgement Present your success in isolation Whose shoulders are you standing on? Whose faces are they stamping on? But it’s alright It’s alright, you earned it It’s alright It’s alright, you worked really hard
6.
You Benefit 01:28
You benefit You betrayed my trust
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Oh, Pangea 02:40
All the land masses Slowly drifting away Did they know what they were doing? How could they? Oh Pangea, you weren’t the first And you might not be the last The things that fall apart Can sometimes drift back But I can neither place the blame or my faith on tectonic plates I am on an island, on a tiny little island That wants to pull itself further away That wants to cut itself off to spite its face
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Settle 00:56
I can’t settle Can’t settle down When there’s so much to be unsettled about I’m going to start placing bets on things that I don’t want to happen I expect to win big I hear stories that should keep me awake all night But my back is made of feathers My back is made of down I hear stories of people who are content And if they are true What is their secret?
10.
Hope is important But that doesn’t mean I really believe in the things that I’m hoping for Sometimes I wish we could just crawl back into the water There’s nothing left for us on land any more I don’t mean de-evolve necessarily Like dolphins did it And turtles as well, I think But if we do go down there And they just stay up here It’s only a matter of time anyway Until the ocean fills with plastic
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Entropy 02:30
As I understand it everything gets messier As I understand it nothing lasts forever And whether that’s a downer Or a source of reassurance Just depends on where I’m at that week Entropy! Is this the end for me? It doesn’t take that much to make me feel small A word, a look, or the way you seem so sure of yourself And I guess you could add the size of the universe to that list But not in a bad way As I understand it time only moves forward As I understand it everything will change But if moments never ended would they be appreciated? I’m glad that band I love broke up when they did I still can’t plan three months ahead Much less comprehend the time it takes For the light from all those dead stars To reach the earth Entropy! Is this the end for me?

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There's Something Poisonous in the Water is an album by Instant Bin.

Released by The Dubious Goals Committee on 15th November 2019.

Recorded 6th-8th April 2019 at Hackney Road Studios, London.

Recorded and mixed by Rich Mandell.
Mastered by Daniel Husayn at North London Bomb Factory.

Artwork by Johno Johnson.

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released November 15, 2019

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