1. |
invariable
02:28
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It’s never enough, it’s a beaten trend
To follow a horse to the rivers end
But I drink to fill an empty well
Drench moss stones trying to spill
Every thought, every feeling
Everything I’ve buried deep
And tonight I failed for the last time
And they’ve been rotting a long time
Digging nails into my palm
A callused grip I’ve held too long
This isn’t how I pictured this
This isn’t how I wanted this
I could paint a picture of the grayest skies
Of blurry smiles living in my mind
The scattered strokes, and the blotted lines
Metaphors of neglected life
Every thought, every feeling
Bottled like a birthday wish
Burning like a candles flame
Is closing at both ends
Walls close in, I lose my breath
Stare until my eyes run red
This isn’t how I pictured this
This isn’t how I wanted this to end
It’s been eating for so long
It Scratched the surface of my skin
The blood spills from my eyes, from my skin
It stains the sheets beneath me
It’s been eating away
Digging at my skin
It’s all feel and I need an end
That doesn’t lead to bury me
This isn’t how I wanted this
This isn’t how I pictured this would end
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2. |
afterlife
01:32
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Clock buzzing at the side of my bed
Drowns the screams ringing in my head
And it's flashing light
Tears through my dreams
I kicked the sheets from beneath my feet
My breath was short, and my sight was weak
There I saw myself
Lying on the floor
I was awake on the day I died
Running free in this afterlife
Their cries call out my name
Echoing in an endless void
My screams break silence but
Chambered in a lifeless mind
And I hear their cries
I feel so alive
I was awake on the day I died
I'm running free
Can't stand the sight, just want to explain
Though I think it's better off this way
No signs of struggle, I'm just laying in peace
And no one really knows I'm here
I was awake
I'm running free
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3. |
longing
01:48
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Looking back on miles passed
I distance a heart from home
I can't bear to look ahead
And plant my roots below
Cause this city's paved
It's paved, in loneliness
But grasping at straws
I've built a home
I haven't felt my bed in weeks
Feeling homesick in this home
Trapped with my regrets
Swimming in bitter thoughts
Quickly the months they pass
And all their smiles fade
Lost in my selfishness
I have myself to blame
For this life of emptiness
For this bridge that is burned
I pushed everything aside
I'll rot away
It's been years since I left home
Longing to find a way out
From this emptiness
I have myself to blame
And I haven't felt my bed in weeks
Trapped with my regrets
Swimming in bitter thoughts
With one deep breath I close my eyes
Turn to my dreams and run away
To a place where I can hide
From these bitter thoughts
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4. |
paths
02:32
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A body beaten and cold
Left lying in the streets
Frost bitten lips scream in the void
And praying that this winter ends
But the summer is hell
Sun blistering our skin
And shining light on the memories passed
And face to face with the trauma again
I know the mind is cold
When it’s left alone
Stuck inside it’s wrong, no right
And nothings passed the shoulders sight
But a blinding light
From a tunnels end
A familiar sight, reflecting from our eyes
Temptation begins to set in
Though it’s bitter sweet
To close our eyes
Embrace the warmth it has inside
We need to tear ourselves from inside our minds
We can’t run away
To make the past decay
We need to face the light
And remind ourselves
These seasons come and go
Closing roads ahead
But I don’t give a fuck we’re not giving up
The paths we’ve left behind are more weathered than this
I don’t give a fuck
The paths we left behind
We’re not giving up
Are more weathered than this
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5. |
bane
02:49
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I'm not scared of death
A weathered mind's my grave
I'm clenching my eyes tight
In fear, I'm fearing whats next
This sinking feeling
Of wondering
Do they all dream
Can the dead dream
Stare at the ceiling
And I'm barley breathing
Hours, minutes pass
And I feel I'm slipping
Eyes roll back in my head
Everything turns black
The haze in my head
Lulls me to sleep
The darkness echoes in my mind
Chambers my fantasy
I'd rather die
The haze consumes me
As I'm slipping
I've lost my grip
And I'll slowly fade
To sleep in hopes of never waking up
I want to dream forever
Cause in my dreams I feel nothing at all
Just let me dream forever
Just let me dream
And I'll rest in peace
Just let me sleep
Just let me dream
And I promise
And I swear
I swear to god
I'll rest in peace
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stalchild Wilmington, Delaware
(stall-CHILD)
Melodic Hardcore from Wilmington, DE
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