1. |
how and when
02:40
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don't want to be here anymore
but i'm stuck
clench my jaw a little tighter
had enough
if only i could molt
and leave a shell to take my place
have a moment's breath of freedom
drink it up
like a dream that i have every
now and then
i need to run but legs feel like
they're in cement
no choice but stand my ground and wait
find the strength to face my fate
breathe in deep and make my plans for
how and when
i'd been married to a world that gave me choice
we've been estranged since the day they took my voice
held against my will i long
to see the light of day
though i'm captive, going deaf
from all this noise
don't want to be here anymore
but i'm stuck
clench my jaw a little tighter
what the fuck
no choice but stand my ground and wait
find the strength to face my fate
breathe in deep and make my plans for
how and when
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2. |
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breathe in deep
hold your tongue
close your eyes
just listen
brightest light
washed in sound
leave this shell
leave the ground
warm embrace
crashes like waves
out of time
feeling fine
so warm
drink this in
make your peace
the veil falls
if only briefly
it all makes sense
so soon it’s gone
never lasts
just too strong
fast awake
tides retreat
leaves no trace
but twisted sheets
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3. |
silhouette
02:14
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4. |
cede control
04:22
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cracks formed long before you took notice
now they're hard to miss
dig for gold but we dug too deep
now the air is shit
and the walls are too steep
squeeze your hand let you know that i am
afraid like you but i'll do what i can
swollen hearts don't keep good time
one more breath
what's yours is mine
in your eyes i shine as bright
as the full moon on a cold clear night
close enough to keep in sight
but i'm just reflecting sunlight
all i have is love to give
no more fear i'd rather live
loose the reins and cede control
for death is perfect
inevitable
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5. |
terminal
04:43
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i'm still here
close my eyes
fading trails
bright blue skies
hold on i'm almost there
it won't be long
so close don't leave me here
please don't be gone
clouds more than reveals
don't know what to fell
numb relief and every breath surreal
your last year
was no life
every breath
twisted knife
i still hear you laugh
it rings in my ears
still don't know the half
but i'm sincere
you were ready
death with dignity
who am i to question your last plea
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6. |
i can only take
02:12
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venom on your tongue
another day another son
has lost the fight
to the moon and her army
of stars in the night
i can only take
so many hits so many breaks
but it's all the same
to you
you lie with such ease
six months i can't believe
took so long to see
how empty you could be
everything you take
it's yours to keep it's yours to break
but watch your step and
don't come calling with regrets
and you're sorry at the end
what a shame and what's a friend
when things have changed
so strange
your lips once honey kissed
now drip a deadly poison mix
of jealousy distrust and despair
my greatest blessing came
disguised as love gone wrong
and now it’s better that
you’re gone
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7. |
vanity of vanities
03:03
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doubt seeping in like a stain
faith dried up crying out for rain
empty prayers and promises
we just make
intending to break
there's a war beneath my skin
it's one that i can't win
try to catch my breath
cause i'm so tired
of chasing after wind
clouds rolling in the darkening day
thunder cracks and colors fade to gray
thirsty fields drink the rain
sunlight waits
patient just the same
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