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Self​/​Tilted

by Dan Potter Sings

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1.
Human Error 05:10
Human shakes head side to side wonders what will come of it now Headline reads the daily news put a look of surprise on your face Human cheers the underdog that which he will surely become Searching for better ways in the lab to prolong this disease Don’t surprise, me surprised, doesn’t surprise, are we surprised, can’t surprise to be surprised, not surprising it does not surprise me, in any way Human Failure not far behind Error Something flawed in your design Human Down on all fours again Man or beast no longer can I pretend Point the blame at human error
2.
Black the center in my eye Watch sunlight fall like rain Sadness falls hard like rain This river will run with rage These clouds they pour with pain Sky opens up for pain Suspense pulls me which way under Compulsive without a care-distant intervention Designer kids and warfare-pay little attention Current world affair- ecstatic disrepair Motion capture device Under surveillance -trying my patience A solid block of ice Like faces of thunder cry A shadow cast in vain Cascading through my veins Death is a coming of age With nothing left to gain When there’s nothing left to gain Fault line mental health, confess to plead myself Voices in my head and I think I’ve gone insane Pictures in my mind that reason can’t explain Inside of my skull I no longer can contain What bothers me Things aren’t what they seem paranoia can’t escape Leaving me this way you can call it a mind rape Try to cut my throat and I’ll bleed it onto tape So I can bother you
3.
Sleeper Cell 03:51
Hey, my heart can do me right in Don’t hold your breath as I exhale in-inhale out I twist and turn insecurity tight Trying to wake in a sleeper cell, in a sleeper cell A sleeper cell, nothing left multiply A sleeper cell, I don’t know why A sleeper cell, enjoy the show A question no its science fiction Hey, my wills too soft to accuse Sick of having to take a piss test state of mind The exit wound penetration is lost Trying to wake in a sleeper cell, in a sleeper cell
4.
All that I need is all that I had If all that I had is all that I need Is all that I need all that I need Crossing bridges Soaked from head to toe Drinking to life My lungs overflow All that I need is all that I had If all that I had is all that I need All that I know is all that I see If all that I see is all that I know All that I know
5.
Send a thank you to everyone I’ll save it for some other time Dig the calendar up I crucified each day Halos don’t come cheap anymore yeah Know just what they say Timing is everything Feel that I’m living past tense Know it’s all the same Sugar and gasoline Watch as the flame dissolves sweet resolve Don’t you realize time passes by, time passes by Got a thank you for everyone Saving it for some other day It’s just a waste of time Reverse amnesia wakes Personality is inch thick yeah
6.
I Like It 03:42
Uncertain words convince without a doubt Unspoken thoughts held up come bleeding out Uncertain eyes can see so very clear Unspoken mind will speak you cannot hear She said Yeah I lost it She said Yeah I like it
7.
Careless use of reason A pathetic state of mind Six o' clock laughing gas Happiness is hard to find Left hand gives right hand takes What went wrong I can't decide Didn't we all just commit Existential suicide Bleed the sun nocturnal If there's nothing wrong then tell me what's right I want more than I can envy Turn a blind eye toward what's not to see I'm not a slave to what you want
8.
Ain't Right 02:25
I was feeling real insecure again Felt the world could explode Lay down listen to my favorites Tears from a sad story Hear their voice understand the reasons Everything is okay It feels good to sing it right out of me Mutually so I’ll tell you mine No it ain’t right No it ain’t right yeah Changing emotion, to laugh or cry Living ain’t easy, you do or die I was feeling real insecure again Now I’m none to complain Lay down listen to my favorites One after the other No it ain’t right No it ain’t right yeah Don’t lose your song
9.
Behind A Gun 04:51
Behind a gun would be a nice place to start I have it aimed straight at your heart For all the awful things that I have been through All this is nothing so fuck you Live or die, feel I’m drowning so dry, I can’t wake up Behind a gun I’ll come back one of these days When I’ve burnt out my passive ways It will be too late to take anything back Judgement is something that you lack Live or die, feel I’m drowning so dry- Tears make you cry, I’m drowning so dry There’s too much to know too much to see to be, it don’t make sense to me With empty hands but I won’t let, I won’t let go Too much to know too much to see to be, not feeling quite like me With empty hands but I can’t let, I can’t let go Behind a gun or is it pointing at me Being held hostage can’t break free A life of six and seven’s caught in a rhyme Do a three-sixty on a dime Live or die, feel I’m drowning so dry- Tears make you cry, I’m drowning so dry I can’t let go, I won’t let go, I wanna go, I can’t let go
10.
I Salute You 03:43
When I was twelve years old I learnt to play guitar Only had a couple chords this is what they are Couldn’t wait till after school play along with my CD’s Knew the words one by one felt they were just like me What I heard out the stereo Wax nostalgic can’t let the past grow old Music salvation, rhythm vacation Melodies in season, living harmony Listened to the Seattle scene thought I had Eddie Vedder hair Cobain’s voice greeted me in the headphones that I wear Growing up in the nineteen- nineties wasn’t what it’s supposed to be People with their blue hair were nothing at all like me That’s okay, yeah that’s alright I have music no need to pick a fight I salute you Yeah I salute you
11.
Try to put my head down my thoughts down to bed but I’m awake Lay contemplating and debating in spite of some mistake Under the covers uncover the fears this conscious state Soon as the lights off turns my mind off to on its getting late I close my eyes and stare straight at the darkness inside I fall asleep no decision is left no choice left to decide So I dreamt that I was dying On a respirator crying In my reoccurring nightmare Cosmopolitan despair I kept awakening drowsy On nearly every hour lousy The morning breaks its silence Alarm clock sounds like violence Tomorrow cannot wait Tomorrow can’t wait

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On this debut album you'll find that the subject matter doesn’t shy away from heavy topics such as the decline of humanity, the slippery sense of reality we find ourselves living in and the struggle to find the will to go on in the face of life’s many obstacles. Sonically you will hear massive doses of apocalyptic guitar-noise, pop punk rave-ups, metal related debris, super catchy melodies and psychedelic blues trips. Overall, Self/Tilted is a unique and at times eccentric trip through the alt- rock canon where the sounds aren’t domesticated but are left as they were intended; wild, raw and straight from this artist’s own heart and mind.

"On his debut, 'Self/Titled', you will need to check your head in at the door, along with any conformities."- thesoundofconfusion

"These songs speak volumes about what the musical genre blender really is."- thenoisebeneaththeapple

"Influenced by the sounds of My Morning Jacket and The Smashing Pumpkins, but I hear a lot more depth."- vancouvermusicreview.com

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released February 21, 2013

All music written, performed and recorded by Dan Potter.
*Mixed and mastered by Dan Potter



"Human Error" video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbehCRDJJ_I

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Dan Potter Sings is a one-piece alternative/post-rock band based in Vancouver, BC.

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