Merchandise - Become What You Are

from 2012's 'Children of Desire' (Katorga Works)

[Radiofred]

I love this band and song. Always reminds me of Neil Young mixed with New Order with some beautiful crooning. 

[goinsanerain]

i have listened to this song everyday for the past two months

[kimlasand]

Possibly the coolest ‘get to know our band’ song the last decade.

[jimbon]

everything these guys have put out is just unbelievably good

[NihadNagi]

This band will be a LEGEND someday, its only a matter of time.

[purdles]

Only discovered this band a few minutes ago and bloody hell they sound good!

[babycakes]

Just found this band today. THANK YOU Merchandise, whoever you are, for being exactly the kind of visceral, emotive post-punk sound I've been looking for.

[radted]

One of the lyrics...or sentences that he chooses to sing states, "It dont haunt me, singing bout love anymore. Just want to sleep out in the park, and it don't really matter what I say. You're just going twist off anyway. Do you even listen to my words? You just want to memorize the chords a sense he's singing about his own apathy in life, of how it is so cliche. And how he is longing to escape the locked in mentality of everything we believe in. Beautiful.

[thenightbladefeeds]

This is by far the best song of the year.

[jgf]

Me too! Everyday when I wake up I listen to it as I get ready.

[LIFEINCHAS]

Saw these guys live last night opening up for Beach fossils & Kurt Vile they were nice as heck live loved it

[ritchyfox]

in the film of my life this will be the final song, and as the camera pulls away I walk into the sunset.

[distantandvague]

This is incredible. I'm totally bummed I missed out on this in '12. 

[lessthanqualified]

The music started
I realized it was all a lie
The guitars were ringing out
Last year's punk

No I couldn't bear the burden
So I threw it all away
I left my home and all my friends behind

Oh make me young again
and find a way to mend this broken heart
But it don't want me there singing about love anymore
It just wants to sleep out in the park

But it don't really matter what I say
You're just going to twist it anyway
Do you even listen to my words?
You just want to memorize the chords

I'm alone again because
All I really want's the truth
It's so rare to find that anywhere these days

An honest arrow caught my shoulder
in a sea of New York curves
I'll try to play the part of celebrity

Oh it's a headache
To walk that way
I was dressed up in all the wrong clothes
Oh do you remember, what you were last year?
Do you remember your former roles?

But it don't seem to matter who I am
No one seems to want to understand that
I'm my mother's son
I'm a rolling stone
I don't want anything
I have to own

Help me run and hide baby
Help me run and hide
I'm terrified
Help me run and hide
From the rest of the world

[RockyGrimes]

Haven't stopped playing this album!

[MitchyMoo]

Just saw these at Leeds, played this song last... amazing set!

[sandorborsos]

Again I like this chaotic music like a nowadays world around us and in the end of is clean

[Sacmagique]

Ohhh this was just what I was looking for!!!

[Okokokokokokokzzzzzzz]

Does anyone know whether they have a Facebook page?

[mookid]

Have to think about that but Trust - TRST and Actress - RIP definitely belong on the list.