How The Race Is Done

from The Name of this Band Is Smile by The Wends

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lyrics

three steps forward and one step back
we get to see what we lack
will you shrug it off your back
will we ever react?

now it’s storming all over you
and you must choose a side
we’ll be looking for a way through
while you stay paralyzed

it was a steep and long way down
can you face the stormy weather this time?

how the race is done
how the rest is none
how the West is won
how these colors run
how the race is done

eyes up forward, doubts behind
get these moments and faces stuck in your mind

it’s not just something else we’re looking for
it’s stuff we said a thousand times before
we’ve finally come to terms with rules that were

how the race is done
how the rest is none
how the West is won
how these colors run
how the race is done

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from The Name of this Band Is Smile, released March 26, 2021

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The Wends Turin, Italy

The Wends represent a new chapter for the Turin, Italy band with the short-lived name of "Smile". The new name reshapes the identity in more obscure and nervous songs that shift from jangly arpeggios to sharper post-punk guitars, and from a melodic singing to shouted, more expressive vocals. ... more

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