Suffering By Request

from Wild Dogs - Digital LP by Battered Suitcases

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1.50 USD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Suffering By Request

Yeah, you got ‘em
from the streets to the white house,
millions of people
suffering by request.
Looking for another nose to blow,
scab to pick discomfort
to bleed for.
Lying in drunk infested gutters
of sweet cigar poverty
Or crying in 14K gold
mounds of caviar and opportunity.
Grasping each pain in the ass
with purpose and utter excitement.

Yeah you got ‘em
living their one thing after another lives
with dedication and belief.
Fulfillment born of sacrifice and punishment.
Eluding any good fortune
For the drive and aberration of a bad situation.
Ending each testimonial complaint
with that same comforting reassurance,
no use complaining, it doesn’t help anyway.

Yeah you got ‘em,
From the streets to the White House,
millions of people,
Suffering by request.

credits

from Wild Dogs - Digital LP, released February 7, 2020
Written by Sharon Labor
Sharon Labor - Poet, lead vocals, bass
Jessica Roe - Drums
Frank Labor - Guitar

license

about

Battered Suitcases Phoenix, Arizona

Battered Suitcases describes its music as "uniquely beat rock and roll" and lives up to that description stunningly. The band offers a truly new and original sound, introducing a whole new genre in the wide world of rock 'n' roll. Battered Suitcases songs infuse the sanctity of spoken word with the rawness and pump of rocking punk, with a touch of swagger. ... more

Facebook

contact / help

Contact Battered Suitcases

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Battered Suitcases, you may also like:

Strange, Strange Times
by The Ugly Kings

Combining crooned murder ballads with raw, angsty hard rock hooks, Melbourne's The Ugly Kings are a wrecking crew well worth watching. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 15, 2021
go to album
Remember Never Before
by July Talk

The Canadian indie rock group asks listeners "who are you" on an album that is about acceptance at its core. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 27, 2023
go to album
Blue Basin
by Rare Seed

A slow drip of Tropicália-infused psychedelia from New Orleans rock outfit Blue Basin: balmy one moment, aggressive the next. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 22, 2022
go to album
Oscars & Jellyfish
by Thaylobleu

Debut album from the D.C. rock band. Full of edgy rhythms, the LP evokes memories of the city's punk scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 24, 2016
go to album
Antemasque
by Antemasque

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 22, 2014
go to album
Ephemeral
by Groupie

Brooklyn's Groupie make post-punk that is at turns bouncy, scuzzy, joyous, and sharp, with a strong melodic core; this is their debut LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 19, 2021
go to album
Too Prickly For This World
by Wife Patrol

Wife Patrol make instantly catchy alt rock with streaks of punk, new wave, and metal, overlaid with Bangles-esque harmonies. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 20, 2020
go to album