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Vomit Rock

by Primate House

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1.
I see it as a girl splayed out before me I see it as a rule that I’m afraid to break There’s a glass wall of restraint in my face Saying you can’t have it: You can look, but you can’t touch. My life is just a walk through a hallway of plexiglass And out of the windows I see pictures of the nineties And kids in the street, riding skateboards, no worries And you can’t have it: You can look, but you can’t touch. And all this restraint stops me from doing what looks fun Been jumping off the bridge all ‘cause society told me too And if I conform I will lose what’s special inside me But if I don’t society will reject my application for a normal guy. The kids in the movies always seem so free Where’s the hours of homework and sections where they watch T.V.? The kids in the movies always go to parties And they don’t get fucked up but they always seem so happy. Our generation has a lack of spirit We don’t cause any problems, but look at the sixties And discontented youth lets fuck things up All hyped on hormones, no worries And we can have it if we realize rules don’t exist. And all this restraint stops me from doing what looks fun I’ve been jumping off the bridge all ‘cause society told me too And if I conform I will lose what’s special inside me But if I don’t society will reject my application for a normal guy. The kids in the movies always seem so free Where’s the hours of homework and sections where they watch T.V.? The kids in the movies always go to parties And they don’t get fucked up but they always seem so happy.
2.
The Forest 02:57
Get your hopes up in a dizzy haze Keep your balance and walk through the maze Thoughts of her smile and of her frown Yeah she’s the only one who can bring me down tonight. On this night there could be two extremes Either she’ll say no and haunt my dreams In cold sweat I awake in screams Or she’ll take my hand and we will go from there. Aren’t you lonely at home? The heat of your parents is warm Though it’s cold out here There are no surveillance cameras So you are free to do what they say is wrong You are free to do what they say is wrong. And don’t you feel it in the forest There are no such things as rules Just come with me this one time And you will never feel lost again. My friends they try to keep it cool But we never learned how to do this in school Their awkward charm might get them confident girls And maybe tonight they will finally find true love. I can’t allow this night to exist within itself Meaningless faces on a dusty shelf I’m not trying to make her a trophy But no one is keeping score for me anyway. Aren’t you lonely at home? The heat of your parents is warm Though it’s cold out here There are no surveillance cameras So you are free to do what they say is wrong You are free to do what they say is wrong. And don’t you feel it in the forest There are no such things as rules Just come with me this one time And you will never feel lost again
3.
Groggy morning skip breakfast sleepwalk your way to school Enter into photography class because you want to be cool. Go into the darkroom and enlarge your negatives There’s one of a random guy I wonder how he lives. Develop, stop-bath fix and wash, head in your arms you watch the clocks You’re feeling sick and dizzy like a spinning gear in a machine. But that girl’s smile in French class will at least get me through my next class And that girl’s smile in French class makes me smile in the darkroom. And that girl’s smile in French class will at least get me through my next class And that girl’s smile in French class makes me smile in the darkroom. Smile in the darkroom… You step outside, your eyes adjust, your pupils contract like a camera lens You walk through ghosts of students and teachers you walk right through their skin. You step through the lobby take a right down the stairs then a right to the bottom floor A mild excitement sweeps over you as you reach to open the door She’s sitting right where you expected right within touching range You’ll never ask her out because you don’t want things to change. But that girl’s smile in French class will at least get me through my next class And that girl’s smile in French class makes me smile in the darkroom. And that girl’s smile in French class will at least get me through my next class And that girl’s smile in French class makes me smile in the darkroom. Smile in the darkroom…
4.
Girls 04:21
Girls make me feel like shit And I’m trying to make sense of it. Maybe I expect too much from girls And all they want to do is have some fun. Why does the hefty man drop his pizza? Why are you so cool but I never get to see you? Why does the athlete always end up in the crutch? Why do you live so far away? When I like you so much, I like you so much. Girls make me feel like shit Girls make me feel like shit Girls make me feel like feces And that’s all right with me. Going to your ride, going to my ride, going to your ride. Going to your ride, going to my ride, going to your ride. Why does the hefty man drop his pizza? Why are you so cool but I never get to see you? Why does the athlete always end up in the crutch? Why do you live so far away? When I like you so much, I like you so much. Girls make me feel like shit Girls make me feel like shit Girls make me feel like feces And that’s all right with me.
5.
Hastings 03:57
Do you want to hear all about the town I The town that I grew up in? There’s a river that you can’t swim in And there are restaurants you can’t eat in. But across the river there’s some cliffs Look at them when you can’t wait to leave Hastings. Hastings is perfect in the way it doesn’t satisfy Kids are whining get me out of here. But these kids tend to drop the history In the cracks of the sidewalks. And all the lazy Sundays And all the stressed out weekdays. I will go away and this place won’t change I will go away and Hastings will stay the same. I will go away and this place won’t change I will go away and Hastings will stay the same. Do you want to hear all about the town I The town that I grew up in? It’s democratic with these rich white kids And all of their white kids problems. Fabricated problems like grades and extra circulars That are meaningless ‘cause they mean nothing to you. I will go away and this place won’t change I will go away and Hastings will stay the same. I will go away and this place won’t change I will go away and Hastings will stay the same.
6.
Slime Girl 02:21
Do you remember the vomit? You threw your brains up on the ground You look lost You’re in a cold sweat The blood vessels burst in your eyes But who was there to hold back your hair And tell you it’s all right Cause all I saw was you alone in a bathroom Covered in green slime Your cheeks weren’t rosy In fact they were a ghastly gray Home you said is where you wanted to be Home Home Home is so far away But who was there to hold back your hair And tell you it’s all right Cause all I saw was you alone in a bathroom Covered in green slime
7.
Julian 04:19
One summer midnight he slams on the door You see his eyes, red around the edges Hey son, you must have allergies, you’re looking quite strange to me. He smells like a skunk, must have been in the forest Collecting data and numbers, ‘cause he’s good at science My kid’s a miracle you say around the office. And Julian your only son Smokes weed in the forest on the weekend when you’re sleeping. And Julian your only son He’s like all the others, a messed up one. He raids the fridge, eats all of the cashew nuts You try to get him to watch movies but he’s tired My kid’s an honor’s student and your kid is nothing to brag about. Julian sneaks into his room Opens the window and relieves the stress with a fresh bowl Hey son, good job on the grades, keep it up and you’ll have it made. And Julian your only son Smokes weed in the forest on the weekend when you’re sleeping. And Julian your only son He’s like all the others, a messed up one.
8.
Lady Killer 05:15
All the girls think that they love you All the girls think you love them too They eat all the bullshit you tell them up. You throw around all these I love yous Like they are rocks and girls are the ocean But all you want is to get some ass tonight. Lady killer you heartless killer What do you think of when you’re thinking so hard? You’re charismatic, charming and thoughtful But what do you value if you don’t value love? You donate hollow words Default phrases on dating sites But you are all full of spite. Her hopeful glance is an annoyance The way she tries hard makes you stressed And all you want is for her to get undressed. Lady killer you heartless killer What do you think of when you’re thinking so hard? You’re charismatic, charming and thoughtful But what do you value if you don’t value love? Lady killer you heartless killer What do you think of when you’re thinking so hard? You’re charismatic, charming and thoughtful But what do you value if you don’t value love?
9.
Once I was a runner, racing quickly But now tortoise pace. Once I was a genius, thinking deeply But now scatter-brained. When I was a kid I said hello to the freaks and the garbage-people I’d see. Once I needed someone, aching chest-pain But now it’s flesh. Once I had this passion, screaming loudly But now eyes are glazed. When I was a kid I said hello to the broken faces on the street. Something’s shattered in my brain Be cool don’t change. Something’s melting on my face Stay there remain. I will miss myself now sickly, so please don’t go. Mind is full of bright stars, T.V. static It fills my eyes. Cheap foamy pleasure, again this evening And stretched dumb smile. I can see my face on heads of slumped over people I used to spit in their face. Something’s shattered in my brain Be cool don’t change. Something’s melting on my face Stay there remain. I will miss myself now sickly, so please don’t go. Something’s shattered in my brain Be cool don’t change. Something’s melting on my face Stay there remain. I will miss myself now sickly, so please don’t go.

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Vomit Rock

Chris Jones - Vocals, Guitar, Organ
Devin Gilbert - Guitar, Vocals
Jeb Polstein- Drums & Percussion
Josh Govier - Bass

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released April 20, 2013

Lyrics by Chris Jones except "Slime Girl" by Devin Gilbert
Composed by Chris Jones and Devin Gilbert
Engineered and Produced By Josh Govier
Album Artwork by Chris Jones

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