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25 Years in the Hole
02:56
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'The door was locked tight
But through the cracks, the faintest hint of daylight
Or maybe the flood coming to pull me out of this
Drought of affection
I'd forgotten what it felt like, the last time
Someone said those words to me
Words so kind, that I felt worse for never taking chances
It's nothing new, except to you, but I live for those fleeting glances
And second guessing, that leaves me scared to move
But all the while, I know exactly what to say to you
It's staring us in the face, I know we'll never change
So what hope do we have?
Our nights feel so long
Our days take too long to come
Trying to smash those preconceptions
Trying to live solely on good intentions
And second guessing that leaves me scared to move
But all the while, I know exactly what to say to you
It's staring us in the face, I know we'll never change
So what hope do we have?
I could have proved my worth to you
This flood will run us through
This could be a mistake, but it's one I'll gladly make
No time to think about tomorrow, I've barely got time for today
Last nights and pointless fights seem so far away
You can surround yourself with the best firends you've ever known
Or you can accept being alone'
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Storm the Castle
02:25
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'We're too caught up in ourselves to place the blame on someone else
If you try to please everybody you'll never please yourself
This has been a weight on your shoulders so far
No matter how hard you try they always raise the bar
To a level so unreachable you'll curse the day you tried
Day one we gather fuel, we gather friends
Day two we look to the sky and hope the rain will end
Day three we cross those fields, we walk that stone
Day four we storm the castle and make our way back home
If you squander chances you only hurt the ones you love'
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This Ship has Sunk
01:50
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'You know it's coming, it's snapping at your heels
It can sink its teeth in but you've forgotten how to feel
Anything but indignation, anger and regret
Surrounded by the these people you wish you'd never met
They break your will without even trying
You pander to their needs just to stop them crying
But don't follow them back down
Jump this ship before it runs aground
Cut them loose without a thought
Betray them all without the fear of being caught
The message that they push, it never gets over
Still they try, conveniently undercover
I know you've lost all hope of this coming correct
Wasting time, wasting life, what did you expect?
But don't follow them back down
Jump this ship before it runs aground
Cut them loose without a thought
Betray them all without the fear of being caught
This ship has sunk'
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'Everything I've never wanted is about to come to pass
Trying hard not to resent the path we chose to walk
But the road is so long and weve come too far to stop
As I take a step back into a world I thought I'd left
Avoiding truth, discarded youth, emotionally bereft
Preparing ourselves for the shock as two sides collide
Under this blanket of mediocrity is the safest place to hide
What happened to my patience? What happened to your passion?
Such wanton self destruction, and no amount of action
Can save us from destroying everything we built
A bond once forged by trust now held together by guilt
As I take a step back into a world I thought I'd left
Avoiding truth, discarded youth, emotionally bereft
Preparing ourselves for the shock as two sides collide
Under this blanket of mediocrity is the safest place to hide
I held the hand of a dying man who didn't even know I was there
You can't replace past event, but I would try if I had some sense
Every memory I wanted to leave always stays, there has to be an easier way
There's never been strength in numbers, never been much strength at all
We're giving up, we're giving in, still we continue to crawl
You can't replace past event, but I would try if I had some sense
Every memory I wanted to leave always stays, there has to be an easier way
The only hope is to seperate, ourselves from the things we hate
But they're too many, we're too few
What the fuck are we supposed to do?'
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Shields Up Edinburgh, UK
Shields Up was a four-piece hardcore band from Edinburgh formed in March 2009. Drawing influence from classic old school hardcore as well as the more modern and melodic side of the genre
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