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Still Rings True

by Still Rings True

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1.
Empty 03:43
I keep my conscious clean, so I won't feel like I owe anyone anything, the space between you and me, an ocean full of dead promises and broken dreams, but I'm so fucking empty, I could never drown, this filthy world can't bring me down, I'm too far gone to come around, I used to smile at the thought, now I bleed just to stay on point, there's something growing in me, I felt it when I was young and never looked to see, a hate consumes all I see, daydreams of fires and bodies lying at my feet, but I'm still so fucking empty, someone take me out, and all my friends are just bystanders, onlooking chronic open-handers, no one can carry what I'm holding, a slow motion explosion unfolding, now can you look me in my eyes, and tell me that you've ever tried, just hang your head try not to feel, told you I'd kill before I kneel
2.
Broken 04:00
look in to my eyes and you will see what mistakes are made of, I was once a slave but now I'm free, I know where I come from, so many times the worlds crashed down on me, here I am still standing, I'm held up by my friends and family, all the rest means nothing, we can not be broken, in my mind, every day is war and I'm just fighting to survive, cause deep inside I'm no longer scared to die, I'm not afraid to die, still underneath it all I feel the pressure, I know I'll never been enough, so I just fill the void, drown it in hatred, keep tempting death to call my bluff, and I'm fucking scared I'll never make it on my own, I just keep weathering the storm, just try to find my way back home, it's through the strength of those I love, that I'm even still breathing at all, I used to dream of so much more, I don't feel alive anymore
3.
as every year passes by, it keeps getting harder to survive, keeping us alive, it's just so hard not to give up, sit around and watch the world burning, not doing a fucking thing but stare, and watch the flames grow ever near, the beauty in destruction we'll sit motionless, waiting for death in fear, still I manage to persevere, cause I find the strength that I need, to never stop resisting, this prison we're forced to call life, I will never let leave my mind, the light in the eyes of my son, I'd tear this world apart before I'd leave him to face this alone, we have to rise and take back control of our lives, in this there's no compromise, it's our freedom or their lives, and through this change will come a place we can call home, and though the worst still lies ahead, we'll be free and equal in the end, cause what's it worth to live, if we can't give our kids, a better life ahead, if we can't then we're already dead
4.
Fake 03:10
if pity's the reaction you've been waiting for, then why the fuck are you still here, we've come across your kind so many times before, you've made deception a career, you're just a fake, try to convince all those around you that you're the last beacon of truth, when in the shadows you're destroying all that you claim to be, we can smell a rat from a million miles away, so just give it up and make for the door, you're not welcome here in these places we hold dear, we won't swallow your shit anymore, we know what you are, just a chameleon changing colors, a fucking fly stuck on the wall, at most an objective bystander, to everything that you are not, your cold and empty heart, can't replicate what we are
5.
Let It Burn 03:03
I am not alive, I'm just existing, surviving, the unread writing on the walls, I'm screaming so loud I can't hear myself think, but no one else can hear that sound, the sound of emptiness, we're all so hollow, so fucking hollow, there's nothing left inside, when everything you've ever know comes crashing down, will you be able to survive, and when you realize your life is a lie, will you have the strength to stand and rise, can you read between the lines, have you ever truly felt alive, measure your worth in dollar signs, there will be nothing left when you die, is this all that we're here to do, the masses slaving for the few, I used to think we'd have our turn, now I just want to watch it burn, let it burn
6.
All The Same 03:17
stand in line, consume and serve, disregard all consequence the world is yours to burn, beg your god, to make you whole, maybe you will find piece when you give up all control, bow and sell your soul, all the worlds a cage, hang your head in shame, born in to a game, kneel or face the flames, it's all the same, there is no love in preaching the words of hate, there is no saving a person made to break, I do not believe in living on my knees, I won't give up all control, bow and sell my soul, we don't believe, get off your knees
7.
Gates 05:06
how can we have hope in tomorrow, if we can't make it through today, the ones we've given all the power, don't give a fuck about our pain, just pawns in their charade, greed is all they know, how much longer will we wait, for our chance to settle up the score, as we complacently sit by, our fucking planet dies, every living thing finds a way to live, yet we can't even feed ourselves, we kill the things we need, the air, the sea, the trees, yet we call this our destiny, yeah right, we're just killing ourselves from the inside, so what is this all for, the poverty, the pain, the lies, the wars, it's as if we're satisfied, with providing luxury for swine, and our reward is to survive, barely hanging on, hanging by a thread, yeah we work the days away, just so we can go to bed, and dream of a place where we're free, yet we wake up to reality, a cold and fractured make believe, cause this is all just a game, and every one of us must play, but in this game there are no winners, no room in heaven for the slaves, yet we still guard the gates, we want a fucking change

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released July 30, 2013

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Steve Sopchak at Square Studios
Released on Anchor Eighty Four Records

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Still Rings True Watertown, New York

Three dudes. Punk rock.

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