Autoclamp

May Song-of-the-Month

Just in the nick of time, This is Halfcore.

What is “halfcore?” Husker Du had “ultracore.” FAWM had “casiocore.” Pulp had “This is Hardcore.” Autoclamp has “This is Halfcore.”

Lame? Well, what do you want for free?

The Lyrics:

This is halfcore
A little more than part the way there
It’s half the way there
Like a newfound shame that can’t quite remember its name
As I may have mentioned before

This is halfcore
When you sent that box of my things
You left out the rings
Like bullet too late, like a state bird without a state
There’s no reason to be sore
This is halfcore

They dropped me off on the corner at nine
I walked back when you made that call
Somewhere between feeling fine
And feeling nothing much at all
If you must know I don’t wanna go
This is halfcore

From the thrift shop
I watched as you and he hit the street
The soles of your feet
Never touched the ground
What’s this strange sensation I’ve found?
And how can I make it stop?

This is baseless
I’ve heard the things you’re calling me now
And I don’t know how
You can sleep when you know that I never treated you so
But it really matters no more
This is halfcore

Why ask when you can’t hear me?
Why pretend to care at all?
Now there is nothing left to see
And nothing left to take the fall
You must know I never wanted to go

This is halfcore
A little more than part the way there
It’s half the way there
Like a newfound shame that can’t quite remember its name
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before