Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•
Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•
Keo are leading the midweek UK album chart with ‘Put A Smile On For Me’•
Welly has released new single ‘Skinny Boy’•
Rachel Chinouriri has shared ‘Broken chair’ from new album ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’•
Lime Garden have shared new track ‘Moving Target’ with Antony Szmierek in the video•
CMAT will perform on ‘The Daily Show’ this week•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•
Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•
Keo are leading the midweek UK album chart with ‘Put A Smile On For Me’•
Welly has released new single ‘Skinny Boy’•
Rachel Chinouriri has shared ‘Broken chair’ from new album ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’•
Lime Garden have shared new track ‘Moving Target’ with Antony Szmierek in the video•
CMAT will perform on ‘The Daily Show’ this week•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
  • Dork
  • Popzines
Shop
Listings
Directory
Festivals
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
The 19755SOSAlessi RoseArctic MonkeysArlo ParksBastillebeabadoobeeBillie EilishBleachersblink-182BlossomsBlur
Bring Me The HorizonCarly Rae JepsenCavetownChappell RoanCharli xcxCHVRCHESCMATConan GrayDeclan McKennaDjoFall Out BoyFoals
Fontaines D.C.Ghostgirl in redGlass AnimalsGorillazGracie AbramsHAIMHarry StylesHolly HumberstoneInhalerJames MarriottThe Japanese House
The Last Dinner PartyLewis CapaldiLinkin ParkLouis TomlinsonMaggie RogersMaisie PetersMUNAMy Chemical RomanceNiall HoranOasis Live '27Olivia DeanOlivia Rodrigo
Pale WavesParamorePhoebe BridgersPinkPantheressRemi WolfReneé RappSabrina CarpenterSam FenderShameSlipknotTate McRaeTaylor Swift
Twenty One PilotsWallowsWet LegWolf AliceYard ActYUNGBLUDZara Larsson
etc.
Film & TV
Gaming
Literature
Culture
Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlist Covers
Playlist Directory
Recommender
Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS
After Gates-FESTIVAL SESSIONS
Music Video Directory
Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST
Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED
Dork Live
Oasis Live ’27Tickets. Dates. What’s the story?Explore the tour
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

October 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, October 2026 (Cara Delevingne cover)

Cara Delevingne

Dork, October 2026 (Keo cover)

Keo

Dork, October 2026 (Lizzy McAlpine cover)

Lizzy McAlpine

Dork, October 2026 (Tove Lo cover)

Tove Lo

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Editorial standards & corrections|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS|Cookie settings
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Powered by PlaywireAdvertise on this site.
  1. Tracks
  2. Cursive
  3. The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP
  4. Chemical Strain
Chemical Strain by Cursive

TRACK

Cursive

Chemical Strain

Release date: 21st February 2012

From The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EPTrack 32:44

About This Track

"Chemical Strain" is a track by Cursive, from the album The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP, released 21st February 2012. The track is 2:44 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Cursive.

About the Artist

Cursive

Cursive

Lyrics

Chemical Strain

Chemical strain

A trickle tickle in your viny veins

Puppeting your heart-strings

You'll behave the way you should behave

Unless you crush it up, chop it up

Pour the old elixir down the drain

Your drain

The naughtiest wolves get the worst restraints

Chemical strain

Chemical burn

Your cerebrum's getting upturned

A deforestation of every memory you once preserved

Smash it up, smash it up

Beat them at the psychopathic games

You're truly in control, out of control

All those bottles in your drawer

They made you so sane

So sane

It slips in your veins

As your heart starts to race

The beat gets stuck on repeat

And breaks!

Chemicals, chemicals

Chemicals, chemicals

No more chemicals, chemicals

No more chemicals

Chemical strain

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP

2:442012
Listen
Album
The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP
The Sun and Moon / The Cat and Mouse EP
Cursive
21st February 2012
Track number

More from Cursive

Albums & EPs

Devourer
Devourer
2024
Tides Rush In EP
Tides Rush In EP
2020
Get Fixed
Get Fixed
2019

Explore

More tracks by Cursive

  1. BloodbatherDevourer
    3:40
  2. Botch JobDevourer
    2:47
  3. ConsumersDevourer
    3:19
  4. Dark StarDevourer
    4:33
  5. Dead End DaysDevourer
    3:04
  6. ImposturingDevourer
    3:06
  7. RookieDevourer
    5:02
  8. The Age of ImpotenceDevourer
    3:42
  9. The Avalanche of Our DemiseDevourer
    3:01
  10. The LossDevourer
    4:38

Showing 10 of 50

If you like Cursive

The Good Life

The Good Life

Desaparecidos

Desaparecidos

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

Tim Kasher

Tim Kasher

Thursday

Thursday

The Get Up Kids

The Get Up Kids

Alternative
Music
Rock
Spotify Apple Music More on Cursive
3
Release year
2012
  1. 3Chemical Strain
    2:44
  2. 4Supernova 95
    3:08
Vitriola
Vitriola
2018
I Am Gemini
I Am Gemini
2012
Mama, I’m Swollen
Mama, I’m Swollen
2009
Devourer
5:02
  • Botch JobDevourer
    2:47
  • BloodbatherDevourer
    3:40
  • ImposturingDevourer
    3:06
  • Dark StarDevourer
    4:33
  • Dead End DaysDevourer
    3:04
  • ConsumersDevourer
    3:19
  • The Age of ImpotenceDevourer
    3:42
  • The LossDevourer
    4:38
  • The Avalanche of Our DemiseDevourer
    3:01
  • What Do We Do NowDevourer
    4:16
  • Universal Shrug
  • Modern Love
  • Piccolo Pete
  • Mama's Baggage
  • Frankly, Mr. Shankly
  • Returns and ExchangesTides Rush In EP
    3:56
  • PulseTides Rush In EP
    3:58
  • Tides Rush InTides Rush In EP
    4:04
  • What’s Gotten Into You?Get Fixed
  • What's Gotten into YouGet Fixed
    5:35
  • Black Hole TownGet Fixed
    4:07
  • MarigoldsGet Fixed
    3:28
  • BarricadesGet Fixed
    3:29
  • Content ConmanGet Fixed
    2:56
  • I Am GoddamnGet Fixed
    2:51
  • Look What's Become of UsGet Fixed
    2:30
  • Stranded SatelliteGet Fixed
    3:07
  • VulturesGet Fixed
    1:17
  • Horror is a Human BeingGet Fixed
    4:49
  • Get FixedGet Fixed
    4:27
  • Black Hole Town
    4:07
  • Pick up the PiecesVitriola
    3:25
  • Ghost WriterVitriola
    3:07
  • RemorseVitriola
    3:24
  • It's Gonna HurtVitriola
    5:32
  • Free to Be or Not to Be You and MeVitriola
    3:26
  • EverendingVitriola
    4:11
  • Life SavingsVitriola
    4:40
  • Noble Soldier/Dystopian LamentVitriola
    7:28
  • OuroborosVitriola
    6:00
  • Under the RainbowVitriola
    3:19
  • It’s Gonna HurtVitriola
  • Almond Hair

    • View all tracks by Cursive →

    READ MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVE
    READ MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVEREAD MORE ABOUT CURSIVE
    Cursive have shared ‘Wounded Animal’ from Tim Kasher’s ‘Who’s Watching’ soundtrack
    News

    Cursive have shared ‘Wounded Animal’ from Tim Kasher’s ‘Who’s Watching’ soundtrack

    Cursive’s first new music since 2024’s ‘Devourer’ appears on the soundtrack to frontman Tim Kasher’s psychological thriller.

    28 Sept 2026 • 2:16 pm
    Cursive - Devourer
    Reviews

    Cursive - Devourer

    'Devourer' is a knotty, visceral listen.

    11 Nov 2024 • 12:21 pm
    No genre, no problem: Cursive's decades-long musical defiance
    Features

    No genre, no problem: Cursive's decades-long musical defiance

    For nearly 30 years, Tim Kasher and co. have challenged genre conventions, keeping Cursive's sound fiercely unpredictable.

    11 Nov 2024 • 10:07 am
    Cursive: "When I'm wagging the finger at others, I'm also wagging the finger at myself"
    Features

    Cursive: "When I'm wagging the finger at others, I'm also wagging the finger at myself"

    Indie-rock stalwarts Cursive are back with their first album in six years. With society falling apart around us, it's a suitably vitriolic reaction to the state of the world.

    8 Oct 2018 • 10:24 am
    Cursive - Vitriola
    Reviews

    Cursive - Vitriola

    ‘Vitriola’ bubbles and boils with anger and simmers with regret and futility.

    3 Oct 2018 • 1:50 am