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Cheaper Than Therapy

by No.1 Special

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1.
You got a chip on your shoulder You're being oppressed Can things really be this bad or are you feeling depressed It might be a bit of both You might be brainwashed a bit But that doesn't change the fact That they all treat you like shit Now it’s all coming down for sure I see through your veil my friend You say but you seldom show And that’s how we’ll meet our end Cause I’m always pretty low And how can I tell you when I’m pretty sure you know And this is just what comes next You got a look on your face now It looks kinda sad Cause you spend all of your time thinking about what you had You’ve been told how to heal And you think you got the gist But you can’t get what you want If you keep living like this Now it’s all coming down for sure I see through your veil my friend You say but you seldom show And that’s how we’ll meet our end Cause I’m always pretty low And how can I tell you when I’m pretty sure you know And this is just what comes next You got a chip on your shoulder You got a look on your face and it's so sad You got a chip on your shoulder You're being oppressed Can things really be this bad or are you feeling depressed It might be a bit of both You might be brainwashed a bit But that doesn't change the fact That they all treat you like shit You got a look on your face now It looks kinda sad Cause you spend all of your time thinking about what you had You’ve been told how to heal And you think you got the gist But you can’t get what you want If you keep living like this Now it’s all coming down for sure I see through your veil my friend You say but you seldom show And that’s how we’ll meet our end Cause I’m always pretty low And how can I tell you when I’m pretty sure you know And this is just what comes next
2.
Slowly meander Quick to excuses Just watch me on the backburn, baby that’s great Can’t have an old model While you're perusing But stay within arms length, baby that’s great When I fight for survival Well at least I know That I am on my own and baby it’s great They say “Sorry for folding I had my own thing But it seems like you’re okay So baby that’s great” Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great You robbed me of money Then blamed it all on me And now I’m in the red yeah, baby it’s great "Yeah I know you got problems And sorry I caused them But I got other things that are here on my plate" If you could understand That I am a human Or not let’s go with your plan, I can just wait If I could just evade The promises I made And everything I said, then baby that’s great Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great I kept up walls, and I was right to (Baby that’s great) You said you got me, but it’s not true (Baby that’s great) A broken heart and disappointment (Baby that’s great) For my own self respect, I left (Baby that’s great) Someone should care about how I feel (Baby that’s great) If I don’t do it no one else will (Baby that’s great) I’m short on breath and you’re a no show (Baby that’s great) And this is it for all that I know (Baby that’s great) I don’t need a fix for my problems, I’ll just put on a smile and then I’ll say Baby that’s great Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great Maybe it’s fate, woah Baby that’s great
3.
I walk the sands of the earth I thought a lot about time It's all an hourglass figure baby And I'm just worried bout mine I don't wanna know It's so much better to not I think circles in my head And my thoughts just sit here to rot I know, I know, I'm running in place, I'm Such a disgrace by my childhood standards I know, I know, I'll jump off with haste no Regard for misplaced steps or wherever they might go They might go They might go I rock around the whole town Stomp box at my feet I make a noise so loud you can hear it All the way through the streets I think about all the wares That I have made and then sold For another man's profit baby Oh man it never gets old I know, I know, I'm running in place, I'm Such a disgrace by my childhood standards I know, I know, I'll jump off with haste no Regard for misplaced steps or wherever they might go They might go They might go And if we're falling through our dreams And coming apart at the seams, so it seems, darling I think I want you next to me And we can fall down endlessly, I got you if you got me I've walked the sands of the earth I rocked around the whole town I thought a lot about time And how it brings us all down It's all an hourglass figure baby Just for another man's profit baby And now I'm spiraling going crazy And I'm the only one who can save me I know, I know, I'm running in place, I'm Such a disgrace by my childhood standards I know, I know, I'll jump off with haste no Regard for misplaced steps or wherever they might go They might go They might go
4.
Noise 03:40
I’ll be honest This isn’t easy When they look at you Do you really see me And there’s a river And it’s calling to me And it might consume whole But maybe then I’ll be free Yeah, maybe then I’ll be free Maybe then I’ll be free to start living Free to keep fighting Free to leave behind all the things I’ve been trying Free to myself (and) All by myself (just) Free to live out my personal hell You’ve always been free you made your choice I think these words but it’s not my voice No it’s all just noise I’ll be honest It’s getting harder It’s complicating and I’m not any smarter But I am wiser and I know how to love But if I cannot take it in, is it all really enough? Is it all really enough? Is it all really enough to keep going Enough for not showing Up when I need it and never knowing Enough for my people Enough for me? Enough of these games I have to leave Which way is up, and where’s my voice? I can’t hear it, there’s too much noise It’s all just noise Maybe then I’ll be free to start living Free to start going Free to leave behind all the things I’ve been knowing Enough for my spirit Enough for my struggle Enough for you to notice without me in trouble Free to myself, and with my voice I’ve always been free, I’ve always been noise Yeah, it’s all just noise
5.
Little Brain 03:21
It feels like I have fallen, what happens if I don’t get up? What happens if you wake up one day, and realize I’m not enough? I’m scared of my anxiety and what it might manifest Dark thoughts and intrusions, but I still hope for the best I tell myself that things are fine, hypothetically they are When it’s always only close it seems like it’s only more far Don’t let me down my little brain I know we could sit and wallow, but there’s more to life than pain Just let me love my little brain I know we have got our problems, but please stop pushing people away I watch over the city, with plains as far as you can see It’d be a view, if there wasn’t so much fog, I think internally The distance is a silent killer or maybe that’s just me I guess I haven’t figured out how to simply be I feel like somethings off somehow so I go and shut the door I’d ask for some attention but that’s gone so wrong before Don’t let me down my little brain I know we could sit and wallow, but there’s more to life than pain Just let me love my little brain I know we got our problems, but please stop pushing people away Don’t be afraid my little brain Your mentality is gasoline and we’re all caught in the flames Just learn to love my little brain You’ve tried it once before and maybe this time it’ll all be okay
6.
Happy Ending 05:36
We went together through tragedy And the teenage equivalent if you ask me One thing that I learned is if you wanna fall in love Don’t beat around the bush, no you gotta be up front Instead I ran after busses and through the streets Just so I could catch up to you and I was pleased It was a chaotic mess, and a light in my young life Even though I was weird, and I didn’t get it right Oh how lovely, such a touching story Another allegory For how everything will work out And when it doesn’t Oh my baby don’t fret These days you’re a faucet You can just write this about A happy ending, although yours is pending No use in upsetting everybody else with your thoughts So let’s chance and, talk about romance then Everyone is dancing with tickets to your show that they bought When I met you, I thought there was a spark And then you lit a fire, while we drank out in a park You’d make fun of me, then I’d embarrass you And no one would’ve guessed the things, that we both went through We were both tired of the way the world had been So she turned to me and said “You should join the revolution” We took a trip, and I left my life behind And then she realized that she’s not into guys Oh how lovely, such a touching story Another allegory For how everything will work out And when it doesn’t Oh my baby don’t fret These days you’re a faucet You can just write this about A happy ending, although yours is pending No use in upsetting everybody else with your thoughts So let’s chance and, talk about romance then Everyone is dancing with tickets to your show that they bought I was awestruck, and I was pretty young when I met you Still working out who I wanna be and what I wanna do We’re not together anymore, but honestly it ain’t so bad When I think of all the times we had I’ve learned sometimes people won’t be a part of Our lives, it’s fine we don’t need them there all The time, I say, in freefall I can catch myself I have to catch myself (Over last Chorus) I’m in freefall I can catch myself I’m in freefall I can catch myself, I have to catch myself I’m in freefall I can catch myself I’m in freefall I can catch myself, I have to catch myself I can catch myself Oh how lovely, such a touching story Another allegory For how everything will work out And when it doesn’t Oh my baby don’t fret These days you’re a faucet You can just write this about A happy ending, although yours is pending No use in upsetting everybody else with your thoughts So let’s chance and, talk about romance then Everyone is dancing with tickets to your show that they bought
7.
Hi, I’m a little human being And I have a list of needs But beyond all of that stuff I have a demon I must feed But sometimes I need to drink And sometimes I have to lead And sometimes I need to think But right now that is not for me Is it okay? If we refrain From the other side of life From the dark side, is it alright If we leave it for tonight We don’t have to completely Set aside our mind But it’s lurking and cursing And probably hurting We deserve a break from life Don’t stop, don’t stop running Don't stop, don't stop running away (Tonight we’re running away) Don’t stop, don’t stop running Don't stop, don't stop running away (Tonight we're running away) If you would just give me a chance I could put you in a trance You wanna fight your inner demons when you really should just dance While I don’t believe in fate Existence is not innate And though it’s true you learn from living, you just pick up what you take Is it okay? If we refrain From the other side of life From the dark side, is it alright? It’s a little too much tonight You don’t have to, but I’m off to Clear out my own mind Cause it’s lurking and cursing And probably hurting We deserve a break from life Don’t stop, don’t stop running Don't stop, don't stop running away (Tonight we’re running away) Don’t stop, don’t stop running Don't stop, don't stop running away (Tonight we're running away)
8.
Storm 03:42
Dance with me oh darling Don’t you see it’s coming Lights are flashing And the fire’s burning honey I don’t think that we can make this right again Batten down the hatches, we’re going through a storm And what the hell do you give, when you’re looking for more Our ship is surely sinking, you’re worried bout the way All our sails are facing, when you should focus on the waves Wooaah Hold together now Blinded by a bombshell After a sweet farewell Hit by masses Then we fired on ourselves Kick and scream, this used to be our dream, but it’s the end Batten down the hatches, we’re going through a storm And what the hell do you give, when you’re looking for more Our ship is surely sinking, you’re worried bout the way All our sails are facing, when you should focus on the waves Wooaah Hold together now Batten down the hatches, we’re going through a storm And what the hell do you give, when you’re looking for more Our ship is surely sinking, you’re worried bout the way All our sails are facing, when you should focus on the waves Wooaah Hold together now
9.
Sitting alone in my bed again I’m on the phone, but not with a friend Stare at my screen until the day ends What the fuck was that? And they all think I’m on the mend I might be in need of a wrecking crew I wanna connect with somebody soon But there’s too many walls that people are putting in place Plus I’m setting the bricks for them too I can sense the way you feel about this, and you’re scared You said I "don’t need to worry about this", but you care So I venture to the world to try to find something to brighten up your day, hey? Are you okay? Will you lie, or tell me no? (no no no no no no no no no no no no no no) I finally made it out of my house It was for work, but I’ll still say it counts Maybe one day I’ll be invited out Am I happy yet? I followed all the steps My mind is clearly in need of a break But nothing’s wrong, could I be just a fake? Or has my life been on fire for so long, that I can no longer Be trusted, to see the flames I can sense the way you feel about this, and you’re scared You said I "don’t need to worry about this", but you care So I venture to the world to try to find something to brighten up your day, hey? Are you okay? Will you lie, or tell me no? (no no no no no no no no no no no no no no) The reservoir is leaking but We keep trying to fill it up And as we slowly drain away We try to do the same to pain He’s off the walls, she’s on the fence And he doesn’t want to convince Or be convinced, or be in doubt The voices scream but if he shouts… I can sense the way you feel about this, and you’re scared You said I "don’t need to worry about this", but you care So I venture to the world to try to find something to brighten up your day, hey? Are you okay? Will you lie, or tell me no? (no no no no no no no no no no no no no no) No no no no no no no no no
10.
Plainly 04:21
Maybe if I showed you the inner workings of the problem, you’d know what it’s all about Insane I may be telling myself this is something I can figure out Have another last cigarette, then throw it out halfway Pretending I haven’t already realized I don’t know what to say It’s all coming up static again I don’t know how to play In this game you’ve trapped me in I don’t know which way the wind blows or where it takes me Wonder sometimes how I take it all, well I take it plainly. Fumbling through a maze I’ve created wondering blankly which way is which A downward spiral, an uphill climb, am I sliding? Or Sisyphus Sorry kid but you’re on your own Your friends sure do like to fight Remember that next time you step out of line I don’t know what to say It’s all coming up static again I don’t know how to play In this game you’ve trapped me in I don’t know which way the wind blows or where it takes me Wonder sometimes how I take it all, well I take it plainly. I don’t know what to say (I don’t know, I don’t know~) It’s all coming up static again I don’t know how to play (I don’t know, I don’t know~) In this game you’ve trapped me in I don’t know which way the wind blows or where it takes me (I don’t know, I don’t know~) Wonder sometimes how I take it all, well I take it plainly. (Wonder how~)
11.
I never thought it would be like this There have been so many things that I have missed So many things I wanted you to know Thought I’d have more time to tell you before you go Could you sing that song again? I wanna hear your voice I think I got lost again I wanna hear your voice I gave you another call today 'cause I wanna hear your voice But your phone got disconnected So I cannot hear your voice I just need to hear your voice (do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do) Sometimes I’m too tired for fun And we spent most of our days on the run I still don’t want to believe That you up and made the choice to leave Could you sing that song again? I wanna hear your voice I think I got lost again I wanna hear your voice I gave you another call today (cause) I wanna hear your voice But your phone got disconnected So I cannot hear your voice I just need to hear your voice (do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do) I’ll burn it all down to the ground I’ll burn it all down to the ground I’ll burn it all down to the ground For you I’ll burn it all down to the ground I’ll burn it all down to the ground If it’s the last thing that I do Could you sing that song again? I wanna hear your voice I think I got lost again I wanna hear your voice I gave you another call today (cause) I wanna hear your voice But your phone got disconnected So I cannot hear your voice I just need to hear your voice (do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do)
12.
Screaming through my pillows and the walls of this house If I can’t make my bed, I’ll at least make a sound In the afternoon as I rise to my feet I can’t shake the feeling that I’m already beat I finally made it But I don’t know what it was for Trials and tribulations that I have endured Am I getting through to you, is the transmission clear? Just wondering what I’m doing here I ran into you and you said I don’t sound well You said I care so much I should save some for myself But when I hold onto love, it dies in my hand That’s why I give it away, now do you understand? I finally made it But I don’t know what it was for Trials and tribulations that I have endured Am I getting through to you, is the transmission clear? Just wondering what I’m doing here It feels like I’ve been running away my whole life It was either that or risk starting another fight But surely after time has passed, I’ve changed the tides I lived in darkness so I’m blinded by this light I finally made it But I don’t know what it was for Trials and tribulations that I have endured Am I getting through to you, is the transmission clear? Just wondering what I’m doing here

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Take a stroll through the chaotically whimsical and melancholic mind of No.1 Special, as you are subjected to a cathartic and jiggy bedroom-punk album with intense high energy and melodic tunes overtop transcribed emotional sewage with some room for breathers interspliced for a dynamic experience.

I spent way too long on this album, as it's my first real attempt at a full scale music production for my own written music, and I hope you enjoy!


Suggested price: $10+ (but obviously only if you can afford to, otherwise dwbi)

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released June 9, 2023

Instrumentals and vocals: Corvin Mack
Mixing: Corvin Mack
Mastering: Ava (Instagram: @boymodermusic)
Album Art Photography: Bruna Xavier

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No.1 Special Vancouver, British Columbia

I make music, I'll probs update this bio a bit more when there's more here than just demos I rushed in two weeks.

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