1. |
Bystander
02:38
|
|||
|
"BYSTANDER"
bystander: noun - a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part; an onlooker
am I alone?
that's how it feels to me
I hear a deafening echo when I scream
but I'm with you and I know you're with me
together we'll take on the fucking world...
...but if we look no further than that
each of us will only ever be a bystander
I can't see who's right in front of me calling my name
what's it going to take
how long are we going to wait
or will we do anything?
no more
there's a wounded world out there
being self-absorbed helps it bleed
for those who suffer more than me
this broken heart is finally breaking free
I can't hear you...
I can't hear anything with my voice obscuring my mind
laying blame
absorbed with shame
there's got to be another way
this is just where we start, not where we end
feeding off ourselves while leaving those in need to fate
cannibalize and ostracize
well good things will never just come to those who wait
there's a wounded world out there
self-righteousness helps it bleed
for those who suffer more than me
this broken heart is finally breaking free
I've had enough
I can't stand still given what's at stake
under the weight of the world
we'll all bend...then break
how can we just talk ourselves up
in the middle of a world which is completely breaking down?
|
||||
2. |
Let it Go
01:34
|
|||
|
"LET IT GO"
intoxication: noun - an abnormal state in which a person's normal capacity to act or reason is inhibited, typically by alcohol or drugs; a poisoning
here I am staring at myself again
asking what the fuck is wrong with me
it should be easy to move on
so why can I hardly breathe?
soaked in this new intoxication
it replaces the ones I've left behind
imagine how I could use this time
if I could wipe these memories dry
what worth is mental clarity
if my visions too blurred to see
I can't seem to survive and still I hold on?
why?
"nothing I can do will make a difference"
I tell myself "don't even try"
and while I wear a stoic face
inside I crumble and die
what am I waiting for?!?!
I know what I have to do....
all the ways that I cut myself down
I'LL LET IT GO
the memories in which I drown
I'LL LET IT GO
the choice I've made that I'll never heal
I'LL LET IT GO
suffocating from the hopelessness I feel
I don't want it anymore
I don't need it anymore
I don't have to hold onto any of this anymore...
...I'll LET IT GO!
|
||||
3. |
How Far Have We Come
01:24
|
|||
|
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME"
edge: noun - the point at which something is likely to begin; the edge of change
what do we have
what have we lost
what is the fantasy
what's been the cost
standing at the edge of who we are
defined by lines we never cross
what I need to know
is if we can move beyond this place
I know what we reject
and the bonding effect
but I can't always say what we embrace
we want the right look
all the best moves
and to stay in control
but as we light this path
have we darkened greater goals?
so much passion
so much conviction
always with so much to say
but as we push back against the world its often us...
who are in the way
can we build solidarity with those who need it most
and develop community beyond what we post
seek unity and if voices aren't heard
find alternatives through actions not just words
let's ignite the revolution we've been waiting for
when the past is all we see
we know where that will lead
when holding on is all we know
how will we ever grow?
HOW...FAR...HAVE WE COME?
HOW...FAR...HAVE WE COME?
and how far is left to go?
|
||||
4. |
Right Now is the Time
01:08
|
|||
|
"RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME"
urgency: noun - a force or impulse that drives one to action; an insistent need
right
now
is
the
time...
time's up
and there's no turning back
we're in this and we're in it for life
let's sharpen our minds
and focus our aim
and be the spark
the fire
the flames
because right now is the time
|
||||
5. |
||||
|
"SOMEWHERE TO CALL OUR OWN"
home: noun - the place where one lives permanently; a place of refuge
through lonely years
we stumbled
lost and confused
battered and bruised
until we found somewhere to call our own
a place where it's safe to be fucked up
and see eye to eye
and heart to mind
or so we'd like to believe
have we forgotten what that means?
I'd never thought I'd come to know
a time when the damaged and the rejects
would be at each another's throats
don't you see that we're all just broken pieces
making up one whole?
what are we thinking?
we can do better
frightened eyes
faceless names
somewhere there's someone who has lost their way
what will they find when they finally end up here?
will we be ready to help them fill their empty spaces
the way we still embrace someone doing that for us years ago
or will they find us tearing each other apart
we'll....be....here
in this somewhere
we call our own
until the end
until the end
I will be here for them til the end
until the end
until the end
I will be here for you til the end
|
||||
BYSTANDER
If you like BYSTANDER, you may also like:
MOMENT OF TRUTH EP
by BERTHOLD CITY
supported by 8 fans who also own “BYSTANDER”
go to album
supported by 8 fans who also own “BYSTANDER”
This is over before you know it. All you can do next is push play again. and again and again
go to album
This Is All We Ever Get
by SPACED
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet.
go to album
Escape From New York
by Cash Bribe
New York hardcore meets classic thrash metal meets Jane's Addiction-esque alternative on the Brooklyn crushers' sensational debut.
go to album
FSR69 - Psychic Dance Routine
by Scowl
Rowdy hardcore rhythms co-mingle with catchy alt-rock hooks on the California punks' immensely satisfying 5-track EP.
go to album
