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Miles
02:27
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Been walking through a mile of swords I’m torn to shreds
My eyes are open wide but all I see is blood red
The tickle of these waltzing knives across my skin
Taking my mind away from how much worse the pressure seers within
Can’t give up yet, I’ve come too far to put this fire out like cigarettes, suffocating, pressing on I’m
Closer with every step
I can’t afford to slip
I can’t afford to catch my breath
Doing so will welcome certain death(Ooohhhsss)
Miles feel like lifetimes
Hanging on everything
Trying to grow a pair of wings
I see a bright light
The end of all this suffering
Wind in my sails, I beg you please.
Been crawling up a hill of rusty razor blades
Imagining what I’ll look like when all the scars fade
Here at the pinnacle I look around and see
Whatever light was there has faded, I’m in purgatory
Miles feel like lifetimes
Hanging on everything
Trying to grow a pair of wings
Boiling frustration
Melting my eyes, can’t see a thing
Back to the bottom with me
Wind in my sails I beg you please(Beg you fucking please)
Maybe pat does “winds in my said i beg you, BEG YOU PLEASE” and andy and i do beg you fucking please
Make me eternity
Rip my rib cage open so
You can see every part of me
Paint your masterpiece inside me
Set my soul free
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2. |
Knives
03:22
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Stranglehold
‘round my neck, like the air trying to tell us that
This world
Such a wreck, salivating for respect
But we are worms
Chewing right through to the core
This is a war we cannot win,
No longer welcome
Blood in the skies above, spreading fire this world unloved
Blood on the ocean floor
Red waves cascade onto the shore
Infernos eat the west
When will humanity be laid to rest (laid to rest)
Inevitable cleanse
Disconnect from the past
Any day now could be your last
But don’t hold on to dismay
Accept that death is nothing you should fear, just seize the day!
Trying to feign from staring back
Hold on to my hand as we march forward through the ash
Blood in the skies above, spreading fire this world unloved
Blood on the ocean floor
Red waves cascade onto the shore
Blood in my eyes again
Inhale, exhale, and count to ten
Let go of all mistakes
The past is gone look forward seize the day!
Trying to feign from staring back
Hold on to my hand as we march forward through the ash
Stuck struggling to breathe this rotten air
Stuck struggling to breathe I’m cold and scared
But you can’t let this fear control your thought process!
You’re here and you’re alive!
Now make the best of it!
This world is dying, but we’ll keep trying, until our final breath
We’re all that we have left!
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3. |
Soft Gray Nothing
04:21
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4. |
Shreds of You
02:25
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You are fighting hard
Swinging out with titanium hands
Think fast, let it last
As long as this fire burns you will withstand
Gale force, streamline, cutting wind
You won’t bend you won’t crack
Your eyes shoot daggers straight at death
‘Till clouds of arrows rain,
Shreds of you, all that’s left
Won’t fall or falter’
This downfall’s not your fault, don’t stress
Sad statuesque
Addicted to a sense of panic
Nothing you haven’t seen, somehow you’ve made it this far so
Be proud, your primal howl echos indestructibility
No fear, your visible tears
Mirror unbreakable sword and shield
You won’t bend you won’t crack
Your eyes shoot daggers straight at death
‘Till clouds of arrows rain,
Shreds of you, all that’s left
Won’t fall or falter
This downfall’s not your fault, don’t stress
Stand statuesque
Shreds of you, all that’s left, drifting through the gust of your last breath
Your final breath
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5. |
Giants Will Fall
02:47
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In the colossal burden
Why is it so hard
Leaving this place so Fucking worn
Can’t bring myself to care
Why’s it so unfair
Day in and day out bitting bullets
You failed us all
Your dropped the ball
You didn’t care enough to save a life
Now theres blood on your hands
Neck deep in demands
Live the rest of your sad life haunted by every ghost
You’ll never Know
They’ll never get a chance to voice
Sadness and woe
Victims of apathy
Now you’ll feel, feel the weight, weight of every heart and heavy blow (Blow)
You’ll hear our screams from under your oppressive feet
The giants will fall
Overwhelmingly Awful
Why is it so hard
Feeling so lost and claustrophobic
I didn’t think I’d need a crutch
Why do I hate so much
Feeling like our lives mean next to nothing
You failed us all
Your dropped the ball
You didn’t care enough to save a life
Now theres blood on your hands
Neck deep in demands
Live the rest of your sad life haunted by every ghost
You’ll never Know
They’ll never get a chance to voice
Sadness and woe
Victims of apathy
Now you’ll feel, feel the weight, weight of every heart and heavy blow (Blow)
You’ll hear our screams from under your oppressive feet
The giants will fall
Arm in arm
We’ll lift this weight
Arm in arm
We’ll get this straight
Arm in arm
Together we’re forced to fight back
You’ll be afraid
You’ll suffocate
Paradigms shift when we’re forced to fight back
We’re forced to fight back now
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6. |
Take Flight
02:35
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Breathe into me
Might not see the light of day
Again
Don’t let my ghost take flight
Not ready to transcend this plane quite yet
Paper wings can’t cover much distance
Fight until a scorching nosedive
Blankets my life in Fire, barbed wire
Tied around my wrist
Won’t hold me back for long
Staring daggers into me
The rigid eye of death tear me to shreds
He cannot feel me twice
I control my destiny
Its not my time yet
Paper wings rip and crash into the soil
Blood begins to boil
Cooks me from the inside out, this drought.
Leaves me high and dry and
Burning till nothing remains
Suffocation succeeds
Stagnation exceeds
All of my motivation suffering exasperation
Wake me from this nightmare please!(Ooohhhhsss)
So now my ghost takes flight
Never see the light of day again
Eternal night
This exhausted soul can finally
Rest
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7. |
Shame
02:52
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Like a head of a match our planet turns to ash
Creatures watch their homes transform to dust
Painting the sky black
Now no amount of water will suffocate this rage
We’ve used it all to quench out thirst for ignorance
remain the same
Fills me with such pain
Please believe what you see
Is not dystopian but
Our bleak reality
No Kind of Dream
We have no one to blame
But ourselves yeah we should all just hang out heavy heads in Shame
Like a childhood memory starts to fade away
No more light to guide our way
Broken compass
We all deserve exactly what were being fed
Humanity just wasn’t meant to live this way
Wash it all away!
Please believe what you see
Is not dystopian but
Our bleak reality
No Kind of Dream
We have no one to blame
But ourselves yeah we should all just hang out heavy heads in Shame
Wash it all away it all away (Wash it all away)
Wash it all away (Circle the drain)
Wash it all away (Wash it all away)
Yeah we should all just hang our heavy heads in shame!
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8. |
Silver Line
02:31
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Can’t find the pocket in my mind
Where all the serotonin seems to hide.
Deep sigh, darker than the sky
Not even this defibrillator brings me back
So turn it up, as high as it can go
Set to make my heart explode
Nothing you can do will change my mind(Will change my mind)
Pick me up I want to float
Wanna find a shred of hope
Wanna find the silver line
Warning Signs, they tell me to turn back
But I don’t ever listen to them
Deep sigh, anxiety attack
But mind over matter is the torch that guides
Don’t let me flatline!
Swing back, the bones in my hand crack
Stagnation only asking for it
Deep Breath, no longer feel like death
No longer feel like quicksand
Back on my feet so
Don’t let me don’t let me die
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9. |
The Invisible Hand
03:12
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I bet that they’ll be back to haunt you
I bet that they’ll be pounding down your door
In a system that’s failed this badly
Nothing else matters anymore
Tribal colors that bleed through
Upholding hands that bleed blue
We’ve been (UNDER ATTACK)
For so long now it’s hard to know just (HOW TO REACT)
Just don’t reframe the past
those with the most give the least
Greed is your routine
It’s not about beliefs
It’s rhetorical speech
It’s such a modest fee
That keeps them of your doors
You’re mortgaging our lives
As you collect your souls
I bet that they’ll be back to haunt you
I bet that they’ll be pounding down your door
In a system that’s failed this badly
Nothing else matters anymore
Tribal colors that bleed through
Each time we tear down a statue
People are dying as you reach for more
That’s what it means to climb
To climb that ladder
So fuck you, I got mine
We protect our own
We’ll pull your life boats
As long as we’ve made it to shore
We need to start over
Starting now!
We have resources
We still have a peaceful way out
Find a boltgun
Dismantle the framework
Built on exploitation
A system can never work
(NEW PARAGON)
(STARTING TODAY)
(DIRECTION CAN CHANGE)
(WE CAN'T WAIT)
I bet that they’ll be back to haunt you
I bet that they’ll be pounding down your door
In a system that’s failed this badly
Nothing else matters anymore
Tribal colors that bleed through
Upholding hands that bleed blue
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10. |
End Times
03:20
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Darkness falls
Eternal evening consumes us all
Feeding hell with
Every soul that's been chewed up
And damned by our mortal faults
We knew this was coming
Brace yourself the impact will smash you to pieces
Welcome to the bottom of the void
You’ve toyed battling your ghosts
Can you say what you fear most
Enjoy every breath you take
End times are getting close
Hold fast or (Slip)
Hold Fast or (Slip)
Hold Fast (Outlast)
Forever
Brightness fails
You hear the army of the wicked wail
Horizon Schorched
We say goodbye to our world as it swallows land
Humainty sent to the void
You’ve toyed battling your ghosts
Can you say what you fear most
Enjoy every breath you pull
End times are getting close
Hold fast or (Slip)
Hold Fast or (Slip)
Hold Fast (Outlast)
Forever
Take everything you’ve learned
Hold it close
Keep it warm in your ribcage
Form a mold around your heart
Then when the time comes to sink
You’ll rise
Transcend this cursed life!
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Obstructionist Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dissent ain't dead
Erik - Drums
Eric - Guitar/Vocals
Andy - Guitar
Pat - Vocals
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