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Brent (Bass), Cam (Guitar), Flavio (Drums) and Jin (Vocals) are The Haptics. Based in Vancouver, B.C., the band plays throbbing, dark, melodic post-punk music. E-mail us at hello@thehaptics.ca.

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Jin grew up in Seattle worshipping bands like Garbage, Alice in Chains and Nirvana. She also loves minimal wave, post-punk and techno. She wishes she could take her bathroom acoustics on the road.

Brent grew up in the Vancouver area and developed his love for bass guitar listening to the original post-punk bands like Joy Division. He knows where the E-string is on his bass, but rarely uses it.

Cam was born in Vancouver but never really managed to grow up. He loves cuddling his dog and his guitar but never at the same time. They just don't get along.

LYRICS

Connection

Heaven is the study of the missing

Of the unappeared

After we are risen, we have given

Up our fears

Take me somewhere new, somewhere precious

Hold me close so I can be reborn

Study all the pieces, complete arrays

Of the left

Come on down and see me, see about me

And the rest

Take me somewhere new, somewhere precious

Hold me close so I can be reborn

Wrap me in something new and fitting

Something true to form

Take me somewhere new, somewhere precious

Hold me close so I can be reborn

Heaven is a prayer, in itself a little ghost

Something when you need it

Goes missing when you need it most

Take me somewhere new, somewhere precious

Hold me close so I can be reborn

Wrap me in something new and fitting

Something true to form

Rain

Listening to the words and the writing

Holding hands and waiting for the rain

Clock is moving and I'm patiently avoiding

Everything I've left there to say

When you're older I'll let you listen

Stand against the wall and compromise

Take your turn in waiting for the rhythm

To pick up any any day

Waiting for the rain to leave me stranded

Listening for the words to fade away

Time is running far away, abandoned

I've said it all, there's nothing left to say

When you're older I'll let you listen

Stand against the wall and compromise

Take your turn in waiting for the rhythm

To pick up any any day

The ticking time is taking me for granted

The walls are sinking through and sinking in

I'm standing here and wondering if you're listening

The rain and I were strangers, now we're kin

When you're older I'll let you listen

Stand against the wall and compromise

Take your turn in waiting for the rhythm

To pick up any any day

Cruel

The air is charged, the wind is sharp

It pulls me out from in

My body's tired, it hurts sometimes

From living in my skin

I'm against the wall

The gun is cocked and ready

I'm almost home

I see the sun it's setting

I used to think I could run forever

I wanted it to never end

Someone who is stuck on never

Won't come through

I'm against the wall

The gun is cocked and ready

I'm almost home

I see the sun it's setting

I'm against the wall

The gun is cocked and ready

Doubt

You used to give me answers

I used to give you doubt

You used to set my fires

You used to put them out

Hold me, hold me down

Take my mouth and hide it

Take me, take me in

Take me out, I'm dying

I used to call you baby

I used to call you mine

You used to set my fires

I gave you all my time

Hold me, hold me down

Take my mouth and hide it

Take me, take me in

Take me out, I'm dying

You used to give me answers

I used to give you doubt

You used to set my fires

You used to put them out

I used to call you baby

I used to call you mine

You used to set my fires

I gave you all my time

Deux

Perfect is the moment

Blessed is the sound

Will I really been forgotten

I won't always be around

Don't take me on

Don't take me on, me on, me on

I take arms for truth, but I'm

Bloody bent on hiding

Means I'll keep my distance

You Can't fault me for not trying

Don't take me on

Don't take me on, me on, me on

Perfect is the moment

Blessed is the sound

Will I really been forgotten

I won't always be around

Will I really been forgotten

I won't always be around

Agency

Riding down a highway meant for two

Nowhere is it written what to do

The light outside is barely risen

Nowhere is it written, written

We’ll take it slow, you know

we’re meant to cruise

Chase down change me

Tell me something you don't want to know

You’ll find me somewhere off beat

I’m coming down, coming down, now the blow

Hiding by assigning me to you

Nowhere is it written what to do

Making sure the worst is hidden

Nowhere is it written written

We get along you know

We're meant to cruise

Chase down change me

Tell me something you don't want to know

You’ll find me somewhere off beat

I’m coming down, coming down, now the blow

Whoa

Riding down a highway meant for two

Nowhere is it written what to do

The light outside is barely risen

Nowhere is it written, written

We’ll take it slow, you know

we’re meant to cruise

Chase down change me

Tell me something you don't want to know

You’ll find me somewhere off beat

I’m coming down, coming down, now the blow

Whoa

Lies

Turn to me gently

Right after midnight

Turn to me and whisper, goodnight

Let me down easy

Let me down easy tonight

I can throw you words all day

I can let you know, always

I can tell you you look nice

I can let you have this fight

I could let you down today

I could write you, I could say

But you will let me down tonight

I will let you have the right

You've changed and you know it

You know I can see it

In your eyes

Let me down easy

Let me down easy tonight

I can throw you words all day

I can let you know, always

I can tell you you look nice

I can let you have this fight

I could let you down today

I could write you, I could say

But you will let me down tonight

I will let you have the right

I've grabbed on to save it

A task of my own making

It's dragging me down, this fight

Let me down easy

Let me down easy tonight

I can throw you words all day

I can let you know, always

I can tell you you look nice

I can let you have this fight

I could let you down today

I could write you, I could say

But you will let me down tonight

I will let you have the right

F.M.

Treat me like a remedy

You know I'm here to please

Ask me any way you need

You know I'm on my knees

Treat me like a remedy

Use me like you mean

Wouldn’t you like to keep me

Fully, fully leashed

I'll crawl on my hands and knees for you

As long as you don't leave a bruise

I'll clean up the mess

Let me show you I'm second best

Let's take your death wish for a ride

I know a guy that can help us drive

Runs a game that I used to play

Getting hit, get it get it today

I'll crawl on my hands and knees for you

As long as you don't leave a bruise

I'll clean up the mess

Let me show you I'm second best

Treat me like a remedy

You know I'm here to please

Ask me any way you need

You know I'm on my knees

I'll crawl on my hands and knees for you

As long as you don't leave a bruise

I'll clean up the mess

Let me show you I'm second best

Giver

I'm falling out, I'm falling in

I’m a giver, I was taught to give

I'm coming through, I'm coming around

I'm pushing out to push it down

I had to keep a little give

I had to keep it just to live

I went to wish it all away

But something's in the way today

I'm giving you, I'm giving in

I used to think that I could swim

I used to stand a little higher

But now I'm so very tired

I used to wish for little things

I used to sing out and let it ring

I never thought I'd quit the ghost

Of what it meant to hold you close

I'm falling out, I'm falling in

I’m a giver, I was taught to give

I'm coming through, I'm coming around

I'm pushing out to push it down

Violator

I am the violator

I aim to be my victim

My personal suicide

I am the last stand judge

Of a variety of sins

My favorite source of pride

I seek the ultimate end

A silent punishment

For a life full of crime

I am the penance spent

Oh, the exhausted hero

Here she is, here she lies

You say the end is coming

Something for you and some for me

The man is here he's hushing

Me asleep

I was in the last in transit

On y va, oh, allons y

Lean into pain

Now I’m asleep

Je suis the violator

I aim to be my victim

My personal suicide

I am the last stand judge

Of a variety of sins

My favorite source of pride

The end, the end is coming

One for you and one for me

The man is here he's hushing me now

Me asleep

I was in the last in transit

On y va, oh, allons y

Lean into pain

Now I’m asleep

I am the violator

I aim to be my victim

My personal suicide

I am the last stand judge

Of a variety of sins

My favorite source of pride

I am the penance spent

Oh, the exhausted hero

Here she is, here she lies

Violator