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ULTRASENSITIVE

by Ansonia

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1.
Rest of Me 04:51
Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Thinking way too hard 'bout how I'm thinking way too much I can't even recall where I began Searching in the glass for anyone but myself Scared of every stranger but more scared of myself Now I'm flying off the handle I keep drinking from And the voice of reason's turned to just a quiet hum And I know, and I know I was, and I know I was all good And I know I was all good 'til I fucked it up I could pull myself back up But what would be the use Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Rest of me (rest of me) Rest of me (rest of me) I'm proficient in goodbyes and saying I'm alright But let's face facts, I've never been alright This inner monologue is too damn strong Take my innocent thoughts and fill 'em up with wrongs And I can't decide if I'm alright And I hate that all my answers are I-don't-know's But I know, but I know I was, but I know I was all good But I know I was all good 'til I fucked it up I could pull myself back up But what would be the use Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Rest of me (rest of me) Rest of me (rest of me) I could pull myself back up But what would be the use Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me) Am I worth it at all Are my flaws outweighed by the rest of me (rest of me)
2.
Dare 04:58
Oh I’d really like to see how you make me believe that this was all on me Nothing’s been said but somehow everything’s been done And this time I’m not gonna pull you up As you turn another ripple into a raging flood So tear one more person from me, turn everything I have to rubble I know you’d do it all for your game Yet you think I’m the one here who’s lost their soul And you think you’re the one who’s felt the pain Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You dropped me just like I feared you would Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You shattered all I could’ve spared for you So baby throw the rest of your shade, the rest of your daggers, everything that you have Then storm out the door ‘cause now I just make you feel that bad You can’t get me to apologize for taking someone else’s side Oh I’m so sick of your shit Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You dropped me just like I feared you would Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You shattered all I could’ve spared for you Lock myself in my room ‘cause I can’t stand the sight of your face anymore Turn the music up loud ‘cause I can’t stand the sound of your voice anymore Oh how easily this became a game of who would be the first to say something Oh just to say something Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You dropped me just like I feared you would Don’t you dare break me Then search my pieces for sympathy You shattered all I could’ve spared for you
3.
I just wanna let go for a minute But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) Is it me, am I just jaded and worn Beaten down by the storm Yeah some people say that these are stranger times But they’re starting to feel like a friend of mine The constant flash of tragedy with out-of-reach remedy Has my heart low and weary So I’m spilling liquor and running down the sidewalk Anything to drown out the news, drown out the talk I just wanna let go for a minute But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) I just wanna feel a little higher But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) Is anywhere really safe anymore I’m getting too scared to take a step out my door To a sun that shines over gunshots and lies A sun that shines over people losing their lives I just wanna let go for a minute But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) I just wanna feel a little higher But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) Oh I can’t sleep without another heartbeat The weight of this world keeps pressing into my chest Oh I can’t sleep without another heartbeat I need someone to help me catch my breath I just wanna let go for a minute But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down) I just wanna feel a little higher But the world is weighing me down (Weighing me down, weighing me down)
4.
The morning light shines through the crack in that windowpane you bought The heat seeps through to the marble floors where we once stood and fought The empty walls in these endless halls have never felt so wrong No you can’t make this place grow on me, no I’ll never, ever stay that long So please keep telling me how you just can’t see Why I don’t wanna be seen I was under the impression that this was all just fine And that our twisted way was how I called you mine Don’t make me believe that we could have normalcy No that’s too strange for me to see I was under the impression that we were coming to an end And that saying how I feel was a truth I could bend Echoes ring as I come to believe that no one can hear As I wander through lifeless rooms for what must be almost a year Too many chairs at the tables for the dinners we never have How can you call this a home when even a key to the front door we lack So please keep telling me how you just can’t see Why I don’t wanna be seen I was under the impression that this was all just fine And that our twisted way was how I called you mine Don’t make me believe that we could have normalcy No that’s too strange for me to see I was under the impression that we were coming to an end And that saying how I feel was a truth I could bend So let me tell you how you’ll never see That it’s you I just don’t want to see I was under the impression that this was all just fine And that our twisted way was how I called you mine And I’m content with our lack of normalcy Picturing otherwise is just too hard for me I was under the impression that we were coming to an end And that saying how I feel was a truth I could bend But suddenly I feel nothing Yet I’ve never known a feeling this strong And suddenly I feel nothing, nothing Oh, nothing at all

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ULTRASENSITIVE is a four-song introduction to the indie electropop duo Ansonia. Only a year old, the duo has already established a unique style in electronic pop music and in live performance. With Charlie playing electronic instruments through Ableton Live, and Ryan playing electric guitar, Ansonia has created a musical juxtaposition rarely seen in this genre.
The opening track "Rest of Me" starts off the EP with a bang, asking the questions about ourselves that we don't like to admit we consider. The combination of deeply personal lyrical material and bouncy instrumentation creates Ansonia's distinctive tone, that the duo likes to call "depressing dance music." ULTRASENSITIVE's tracks "Dare" and "Weighing Me Down" carry this same conflicted yet comforting energy further into the EP. The duo's production style shines through in these two tracks, featuring vocal sampling and lush electronic instrumentation. To close the EP, "Marble Floors" strips away everything but one voice and one electric guitar, to tell a story that needs nothing more.
From front to back, Ansonia has used ULTRASENSITIVE as a means to explore the hardships that shape us into complex and beautiful human beings, and to show that it's alright not to be alright. Say hello to Ansonia.

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released December 23, 2017

Vocals & Electronic Instruments: Charlie Henry
Guitar: Ryan Bale
Rest of Me Bass: Brad Williamson
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Music: Charlie Henry & Ryan Bale
Lyrics: Charlie Henry
Recorded by: Charlie Henry
Mixed by: Charlie Henry & Ryan Bale
Mastered by: Mercury Mastering
Album Art by: Charlie Henry

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