1. |
Chroma
05:06
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Lyrics:
My bloody skin
The thorns are digging in
Some suffering will surely
Bring me back from the fringe
Forget to kneel
And you're broken on the wheel
So bright it melts your eyes
I'm blind enough to lead the blind
Avoid the light
Or you might catch a glimpse
An unbearable sight
Fealty to deities
That feed on grief
They won't mind what you've done
If you're the first one to pay
You may join the rapture
If you do as they say
Take the whip to the choir
Hold your tongue, be the liar
The first one to break
Gets a spot on top of the pyre
Avert your gaze
Embrace the dark
Eyes on the ground
Avoid the stars
We're stuck down in our hole
And here we'll drown
In holy water
Light
Will rid the world of
Life
A cleansing fire
No shade to save you
The light will find us all
It's here to dial back
All that we've done
Avert your gaze
Embrace the dark
Eyes on the ground
Avoid the stars
We're stuck down in our hole
And here we'll drown
In holy water
Avoid the light
Or you might catch a glimpse
An unbearable sight
Fealty to deities
That feed on grief
Avert your gaze
Embrace the dark
Eyes on the ground
Avoid the stars
We're stuck down in our hole
And here we'll drown
In holy water
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2. |
Repugnaissance
04:39
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I've had trouble from the start
As I gaze up at the stars
The size of it all
Is tearing me apart
The human concession
The life full of lessons
In the blink of an eye
A breath and a sigh
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Broken fathers
Just a word of advice
If you want to explore
Take a single step back
But not a single step more
You will drown in the scale
If you stray from the path
And once you lose your grip
You are never coming back
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Broken fathers
We're not even links in the chain
We're just rust on the links
Still we're cursed to think
And give it all to stay afloat
We exist on the brink
Only to loathe
It would be nice to just sink
But we insist we want more
Black nights, gave life
I'm just a piece of you
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Always ends in shame
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3. |
A Breath and a Sigh
05:11
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I've had trouble from the start
As I gaze up at the stars
The size of it all
Is tearing me apart
The human concession
The life full of lessons
In the blink of an eye
A breath and a sigh
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Broken fathers
Just a word of advice
If you want to explore
Take a single step back
But not a single step more
You will drown in the scale
If you stray from the path
And once you lose your grip
You are never coming back
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Broken fathers
We're not even links in the chain
We're just rust on the links
Still we're cursed to think
And give it all to stay afloat
We exist on the brink
Only to loathe
It would be nice to just sink
But we insist we want more
Black nights, gave life
I'm just a piece of you
Life leaves a certain stench
Arriving and departing
The struggles of countless mothers
Always ends in shame
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4. |
Lifeline
01:34
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You're fucking drowning
But the water can't swallow us all
Tie yourself to us
And tie up everyone you know
Belong
(Come be free of all toil
For once
(We will absolve you, take part in your guilt)
Belong
We will float forever and ever
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5. |
Invisible Hands
05:02
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Lyrics:
As we fumble through the reeds
No clue no idea
Outrun the flooding, shelter from the heat
Watch the locusts feed
We beg for assistance
We fail to see the path of least resistance
And as were crushed by our ambitions
Those who pack light will lead the way
Follow the line in the sand
Keep the faith, lose the mind
Drag along the wall until you're nothing but pulp
Beaten by invisible hands
Can't be helped, can't be bothered
I'm just one of the others
We beg for assistance
We fail to see the path of least resistance
And as were crushed by our ambitions
Those who pack light will lead the way
This will be a part of me
To clench my teeth and fight the stream
Eyes adjust to pitch black night
To keep in sight the speck of light
No clue, no idea
Can't be helped, can't be bothered
Keep the faith, lose the mind
I'm just one of the others
We beg for assistance
We fail to see the path of least resistance
And as were crushed by our ambitions
Those who pack light will lead
We beg for assistance
We fail to see the path of least resistance
And as were crushed by our ambitions
Those who pack light will lead the way
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6. |
Mules on a Mountain
05:39
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Lyrics:
A beaten path
The slow ascension
Into the fog
Unbroken tension
We tote a heavy load
The harness drawing blood
It seems our blinders
Keep a lid on our contention
Surrender vision
Let the eyelids stop the rain
Bury your head
And let your frame absorb the strain
Mules on a mountain
Chase the root or get the cain
It's the process and the purpose
On this hill we die the same
Break my arm, I beg for more
I drink the poison, I bathe in gore
Keep me blind, so I do not fret
The light can't have me yet
A world so callous, a life so cruel
But I'll keep going if you keep me fooled
Don't look down, it's all regrets, lost bets and cold sweats
The endless scramble
Senesless aim
A far-off bounty
A hollow name
Stuck in the groove
Blind for truth
Uphold the herd
No room for sleuths
We know in our hearts
The storm that we're chasing
Will one day take care
Of all of our cravings (cravings)
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7. |
The Bends
04:22
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At first we thought we were free
We're really trapped in nothingness
Like sailors out at sea
It's no-ones fault in particular
A series of mistakes
Underestimating what it takes
As I surface and gasp for air
The tension breaks I'm wide awake
(I'm done)
All the salt running through my veins
The pressure kept me whole
Come grab me by my ankles
And pull me back down
And pull me back down
When we've put in the effort
We get to stand at ease
The work still remains
We'll never be at peace
The damage is still being done
One will fill the bucket
While the others bore a hole
Digging a pit at the bottom of an hourglass
Buried by the time that's past
It's easier to go along
When the water fills your lungs
As I surface and gasp for air
The tension breaks I'm wide awake
(I'm done)
All the salt running through my veins
The pressure kept me whole
Come grab me by my ankles
And pull me back down
And pull me back down
And pull me back again
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8. |
Bad Run
04:52
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Lyrics:
I am spent
My body ground to dust
I guess we're built to last
Just long enough to bust a nut
Ill get through the day
But then we'll have to see
If there's more to give
If there's life to live
And I
Can feel the rot inside of me
As I make room for the bile
Thats quickly taking the lead
And the little that's left
Is dissolving in the acid bath
I've made of myself
Beyond repair, buried in the ashes
Love the pain, embrace the grey
No more despair, just enjoy the final flashes
What a sight, the bursts behind your eyes
This phoenix is fucked
It's burnt to crust
It remains in the ashes
The feathers all plucked
A life spent flying to close to the sun
A cancerous end, to a pretty bad run
The altitude is what I loved most
But it made my reunion with the ground fairly rough
Beyond repair, buried in the ashes
Love the pain, embrace the grey
No more despair, just enjoy the final flashes
What a sight, the bursts behind your eyes
Beyond repair, buried in the ashes
Love the pain, embrace the grey
No more despair, just enjoy the final flashes
What a sight, the bursts behind your eyes
Beyond repair, buried in the ashes
Love the pain, embrace the grey
No more despair, just enjoy the final flashes
What a sight, the bursts behind your eyes
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9. |
Taxed and Brittle
06:19
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Lose, yearn
You live and you learn
Twist, turn
You crash and you burn
Follow prevailing winds
The breeze grabs hold of everything
A drifting sack of skin
When the flow lets you go, you're alone again
As we come out of the kiln
Already cracks in our skin
Taxed and brittle
Pieces brake of as we harden
No running, just crawl
Search all the muck for gold
Skin and nails left in the ground
In pursuit of what can't be found
Life in the pits, we eat where we shit
We shovel as long as the lantern is lit
But when that fire goes out
There's nothing to do, we're already through
As we come out of the kiln
Already cracks in our skin
Taxed and brittle
Pieces brake of as we harden
Push where it hurts
Abrase where it burns
Taxed and brittle
Broken down by time and burden
As we come out of the kiln
Already cracks in our skin
Taxed and brittle
Pieces brake of as we harden
Push where it hurts
Abrase where it burns
Taxed and brittle
Broken down by time and burden
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10. |
Toil
05:19
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Feed the mice
A grain of rice
And they go blind
For what's behind
Show them the sun
A glimpse of blue sky
They'll try to get burnt
And live for the high
And I tell myself, that this is fine
We have to fall before we learn to fly
But I'm well aware, our wings are broken
We are plummeting through our own lies
We keep our secrets
Believe they're ours to own
We're served up a slice
A place to call home
And I tell myself, that this is fine
We have to fall before we learn to fly
But I'm well aware, our wings are broken
We are plummeting through our own lies
Under heavy skies, Angst ridden flies
Scatter the blame, say it again, say it again
We're happy liars, we worship fires
Tear the soil apart and feed me the dirt
We are dust in the wind
Propelled by the original sin
I die with my kin
Pull my teeth
Peel my skin
The thread is wearing scarily thin
We're dying
We're dying
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Oberst Oslo, Norway
Their huge, warm and atmospheric riffs meet hectic, catchy elements driven by intense and at times manic vocals. originally formed around the mutual interest in music rather than any particular genre. the band later found common ground in bands like Mastodon, Baroness, Converge and Cult of Luna. However, influences that are unique to each of the members has become just as defining. ... more
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