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Your Opinion Doesn't Count Unless You're Doing the Work, Volume 1: This Conversation Was Over Before it Began

by Tuesday X

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And you're missing the end of the conversation that you started Can't remember what you said This conversation was over before it began Go to work at eleven and coming home at seven in the morning Feel like I might go insane These conversations with no one won't come to an end Don't be divided Don't be unsure Always be understanding 'Cause you've been there before
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Angel's Call 01:05
(Do as I say, as I do) Go down the isles and stock them Then empty out all the boxes A two hour wait for ten minute breaks You won't get a lunch on my time Don't bring up OSHA violations (Focus on the tasks we've given you) Our kitchen opens later on weekends (There's still a lot we need to do) They'll have to wait, because no one came (We want you to stay late tonight) Can you work some extra hours for me? (Don't even try to argue) Break down and cry in the cooler These people think you're a loser You sweep and mop, clean counter-tops Yet you still don't get a discount We don't do overtime, but you're staying You want a raise? You're crazy You will get paid minimum wage It'll stay the same Don't go insane
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Skoal Berry Pouches (Copenhagen Longcut, Newport Short, Swisher Sweets, and Grizzly Wintergreen) (Patriot Lighter and a medium drink, can you please point out your ATM?) (Swiss rolls, Tylenol, Pyramid Kings, Reese's Cup and Slim Jim Jerky Links.) (Can I bother you for a book of matches?)
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Welcome home, we got work to do Don't mind us, we're taking notes Watching over your shoulder By the way, we meant to say The store's a mess, and the next shift is gonna need you to cover All these people sending grievances and sympathies; never understanding anything (Talking and screaming, but never repeating) This room is getting dark, and it's getting colder. And I can feel a pair of eyes upon my lonely shoulder (Careful and silent, quite verbally violent) And I am not afraid, at least it never shows within the memories of you and me that we ignore (Humans combusting spontaneously) What's the point? I'll never know Paying bills is never worth your mental health Can you see my misery? Taking orders from a corporate machine Nothing ever seems to change and never gets much better. No one ever changes anything (Talking and screaming, but never repeating) I feel it in my bones, it's rattling my feet. How can anyone forget the feeling of defeat? (Careful and silent, quite verbally violent) The spiders in the attic have made themselves at home within the memories of you and me that we ignore (Humans combusting spontaneously) All these people sending grievances and sympathies; never understanding anything (Talking and screaming, but never repeating) This room is getting dark, and it's getting colder. And I can feel a pair of eyes upon my lonely shoulder (Careful and silent, quite verbally violent) And I am not afraid, at least it never shows within the memories of you and me that we ignore (Humans combusting spontaneously) There's something wrong with me There's something wrong with me There's something wrong and I wish you would tell me
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I just got robbed Now I'm standing in the parking lot and my hands are getting numb from punching all these walls Betrayed by my dear friends Slipping drugs in my water cup so I won't remember when They dropped me off I've lost it all Burying my face into my hands and digging my head between my knees I can't stop shaking, it's not real How could this possibly be happening to me? I just got robbed Now I'm crying in the parking lot and I cannot fathom why but now I want to die Credit cards and my IDs They even took the shoes right off my feet I'm never going to that bar again I'm never going to that bar again Burying my face into my hands and digging my head between my knees I can't stop shaking, it's not real How could this possibly be happening to me? How could this possibly be happening to me? How could this possibly be happening to me? And as I'm listening to this guy all of these lyrics come to mind Another tragedy. Another pair of blood-shot cold dead eyes As I'm recounting what he said I really hope he isn't dead (I hope he isn't dead) I hope he isn't dead (I hope he isn't dead) As I'm recounting what he said I really hope he isn't dead I hope he isn't dead
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Don't Worry 05:04
If it seems like I am doing fine, I am It may seem like I'm about to blow my brains out of my head If at any point you become scared, it's fair I just ask you to be patient. I don't know what's wrong I say ,"Don't worry. I'll be fine." If it seems like I'm okay, I'm not I'm just fighting back this urge to swallow all my pills I just have to keep it off my mind I say, "Don't worry. I'll be fine." (It never bothered me before, why should I let it now?) I say, "I'm okay. I'll be alright. I'll be alright. I'll be fine." (I never let it show, it never leaves me alone and I'll probably deal with it all my life) So insecure, and not so sure (Problem is I got all these worries, I can't tell what's real or what I imagined. But I never cared anyway.) Stay in bed. They can't hurt me there (So I will live in isolation, I can't be disappointed if no one can find me. But I've never felt so alone.) My friends, please don't give up on me yet. I'll be fine. (I've got my worries and I've got my friends, I should call more often than I do. Contradictory in every place I stand.) If it seems like I am doing fine, I'm not I just ask you please don't talk to me I say, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." (Problem is I got all these worries, I can't tell what's real or what I imagined. It never bothered me before, why should I let it now?) I say, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." (So I will live in isolation, I can't be disappointed if no one can find me. But I've never felt so alone)( I say, "I'm okay. I'll be alright. I'll be alright. I'll be fine." (I never let it show, it never leaves me alone and I'll probably deal with it all my life. Contradictory in every place I stand)
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Hold me close and never let me go Please don't remind me that you're leaving There's still hope you're coming back Say a prayer for me, I need it It's so hard to be alone Some time apart could do some good for us Just know my door is always open when you're ready to come home I have a diary with all my thoughts You saw my drawings and you cried your eyes out 'Cause I am the sun and you are the moon I dream about at night And the stars, they make me think about your eyes I feel so alive Silly children never learn from their mistakes Let them cry and think that life's unfair Silly boys who play their two-faced love games My baby only wants a man Silly boys who play their two-faced love games My baby only wants a man Baby only wants a man My baby only wants a man 'Cause I am the sun and you are the moon I dream about at night And the stars, they make me think about your eyes I feel so alive
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Shufflin' 01:23
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Covers 05:30
You're coming over (And I already made the bed) It's getting colder (I'll keep you warm tonight) Speak to me only truths Am I doing wrong to you? Got used to sleeping here alone But that's only me Under the covers (I'll keep you safe and keep you warm) I'll take you under (Won't let them hurt you) It's okay, don't be afraid What else do I have to say? Won't try to hurt you like they did Speak to me only truths What have I done wrong to you? It's getting colder tonight But that's only me It's okay, don't be afraid What else do I have to say? Won't try to hurt you like they did I'm not sure what I could say Please just promise me you'll stay It's getting colder tonight But that's only me (Under the covers. I'll take you under)

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Your Opinion Doesn't Count Unless You're Doing the Work is a story about a 21 year old gas station clerk, who works at a locally owned store in his hometown run by a boss who doesn't value his employees aside from the profits they can rake in for him. The character struggles between the verbal and emotional abuse he endures from both the boss and their impatient customer base, as well as the traumatic breakdown of his relationship with his girlfriend.

In Volume 1: This Conversation Was Over Before it Began, the story is told on the perspective of life as a retail clerk in the modern day, with brief glimpses into the mind-state of the character as depression and anxiety take control.

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released March 28, 2023

Tuesday X is:

Seth Babbitt - Vocals, Instrumentals, Arrangement, Production, Artwork

All music written and performed by Seth Babbitt, except track 3 written by Seth Babbitt, Cordell Buerkle, and Evan Steinley
All lyrics written by Seth Babbitt

Recorded Spring of 2021 at Majika Studio, Fargo, ND

Major thanks and love to my family, friends, and everyone who has ever supported Tuesday X for all of these years; from all of the venue owners who have ever booked me, every friend or family member who has traveled to watch me perform, and all of the supporters who happened to find Tuesday X by chance in a personalized playlist. None of this would be possible without your support and I sincerely appreciate every last one of you.

This album has been many years in the making, originating in 2017 as the initial follow-up to my debut album "Self Doubt and Perpetual Sadness" and has since grown into a personal project detailing my years of experience working in retail. I sincerely hope you enjoy what this album holds.

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