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Drowning
05:44
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under the water all is quiet
down deep in the black and blue
no sounds, just longing
she is silently slipping out of view
the first breath is air
the second is fire
third breath is water
she’s drowning
under the water all is silent
darkness, stillness
pressure building
the water in her lungs
fills her lungs
the first breath is air
the second is fire
third breath is water
she’s drowning
i lie in bed,
as my breath fails me
sleep eludes me,
thoughts surround me
gulping air like water
deeply drowning
i slip into sleep,
reaching for you
always you
the first breath is air
the second is fire
third breath is water
the first breath is air
the second is fire
third breath is water
she’s drowning
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2. |
Broken
04:42
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mind and body severed
thoughts so wild, untethered
sinking feeling, here then gone
everything is right, then wrong
broken
broken
waves of fear pull you under
waves of love tear asunder
through the darkness to the light
everything is wrong, then right
broken
broken
and its fine, its all fine
everything is fine
until its
not
take control of emotion
free from moods like the ocean
calm til tidal waves come
everything has come undone
broken
broken
broken
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3. |
How Long
04:51
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how long, how long
can I hold on
to this eye, this calm
before the storm ensues
scaring, ensnaring me
enthralling me
how long, I’ve held on
to weighted dreams
sinking down
pulling me, dragging me
chaining, restraining me
how long, drifting listless
through the threshold
swallowed by
this familiar nightmare, shattering
holding me down
how long
can I hold on?
how long
can I endure here?
waking walk, darkening maze
emerging from the other side
hold on, hold on
to this calm
drifting along, floating above
how long
how long
how long
how long
how long
how long
how long
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4. |
Sever
03:53
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Sever these ties that bind
My flesh unto my bone
Shred the fetters
Free my soul
Cut me
Cut me
Soothe the wounds you can't control
Take back the body not your own
Slice through numbness
Through the fog
Cut me
Cut me
Sever!
Sever!
Cut off the mask that hides your soul
Peel back the pain to feel whole
Take back the power, I
take control
Cut me/ Release me
Sever!
Sever!
Fight the urge to suffer
Resist the retreat
Take back the pain the power
Come back from defeat
Ignore the drive to give up
Take back the will to fight
Strip down all the bullshit
Don’t believe all their lies
Stop the waves of isolation
Break those bonds of separation
Slice through numbness
Through the fog
Cut me
Release me!
Sever!
Sever!
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shadows
shaping
slinking
sliding
pretending
dreaming
buried
deep
faint outlines of a psyche
dreams ephemeral
what silences do they keep?
buried underneath it all
they run and they hide
they run and they hide
they run and they hide
they stifle words that turn the tide
shadows in the shape of men
slinking in the inky black and
sliding in the deep and dark
they try so hard to pretend, they’re
shadows in the shape of men
slinking in the inky black and
sliding in the deep and dark
they try so hard to pretend
to be real
shadows run and hide
shadows run and hide
shadows run and hide
…
shadows
shadows
shadows
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Sword Tongue Oakland, California
Emerging dark wave/alt rock band features new drummer and producer Dan Milligan (worked with Ministry, Stabbing Westward, and KMFDM, others) infusing the music with more depth, drive, and dimension. The new sound is a blended landscape of trip hop, industrial, and progressive rock reminiscent of the 90s alternative scene. The mission directive remains the same - create dark music for dark times. ... more
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