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Acquainted
04:06
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when our minds got acquainted
we knew it wasn't a saviour
should have set me free
when our minds got acquainted
it bloomed but the blossoms were dead
when our minds got acquainted
I tried to touch the fire
it was out of reach
when our minds got acquainted
consumed by endless memories
then our souls got connected oh dear
the grasp was too strong to keep it near
then our souls got connected
at once our dreams broke free
then our souls got connected
reckless adventures occur no more
then our souls got connected
seems it feels better this way
it seems that your heart was a heavy stone
I’m too afraid to carry the weight a little more
the interest in myself was a blank spot in a maze
until my future-self manages to delete our memory space
you tore a piece out of my heart
now I'm the last man standing
you tore a piece out of my heart
things are falling apart
you shrieked and I was surprised
now I'm the last man standing
you shrieked and I was surprised
things are falling apart
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2. |
Remorse
04:21
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i'm on the search for strength to crawl back up again
this broken path consumed my confidence
constantly reflecting about the past
is living an existence of absence
destructive memories will not disintegrate me
a sudden creak of a door and I wish to go into hibernation
I see an empty room where only memories fill the air
how did you recognize the joy I had
I didn't show the pain that lay behind
worry on my dear this is no place for fear
it's all in the head whispered and left unsaid
affection poisoned me
I could not return the favor
though I did not know
commitment was implored
affection poisoned me
I could not return the favor
though I did not know
commitment was implored
no my dear we've moved ahead
using guilt as a weapon has long been dead
you can throw your conviction out
i'll endure this pain you read your dreams out loud
that moment on our adventure
through the woodlands and beyond
the river was calming and the shed was soothing
nonetheless was my spirit approving of what I had been consuming
dreams fade out while routine creeps in
this trapped shadow
merely a blink of what I truly was
a shape forgotten to hold on tight
affection poisoned me
I could not return the favor
though I did not know
commitment was implored
affection poisoned me
I could not return the favor
though I did not know
commitment was implored
reshape my anxious mind
concerned of what I've left behind
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3. |
The Defeatist
03:30
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black stars dancing in my eyes
dear anger it's hard to accept you
every encounter took its price
down in your trophy hall of lies
shards of the mirror fall
your phase is shifting
shards of the mirror fall
your phase is shifting
let there be a cure
for I can no longer endure
I tried to deny her existence
that long and bleak January morning
when I tried to hide my worries
the wind feels so cold on my journey
these memories prevent tranquility
like a piercing thorn that rests in my flesh
the pleasure of daylight on my skin is so thin
once more my anxiety started to spin
coffee spots on the breakfast table
from peanut butter with bread back to my bed
covered under sheets where the pain's growing
restlessness becomes a habit
I have lost the desire to speak
for my mind has become too incomplete
hallucinations in my mind induced
by the pills the doctor had reduced
as my nerve leaves its sheath
in vain is my relief
discrete but obsolete
my life on repeat
routine sets minds at ease
dispute brings always grace
disgrace oh disgrace we're not alone
pull the thorn back out of my flesh and bones
disgrace oh disgrace we're not alone
disgrace oh disgrace we're not alone
pull the thorn back out of my flesh and bones
disgrace oh disgrace we're not alone
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I’m harmed and afraid this uncomfortable isolation
is now silencing me and starts to take its toll
when the clock reaches dawn the battle restarts
sadly it’s my bitter reality
and I’m unwilling to accept this captivity
this emptiness is like a black hole dragging down the weight of the world
I’m growing weary of these dull images
which hurt my eyelids already tired of the tears
of being sucked in a room with too many memories
it feels like I’m on my own in this world
detached from society like a mole in its tunnel
where its loneliness is embracing
mine is increasing day by day week by week month by month
not a comfort but a burden there’s no satisfaction in this boredom
I’m growing sick of being languished in this darkness
and I didn’t make this choice but I have to undergo it
willing or not
locked away between these walls
while there’s no need to search a key
except for the answer of a heartache
solitude caused this misery
these walls bring isolation
no light brings better feelings
I'm cold and afraid while the world keeps spinning
no soul is aware of my situation
and as long as I have to carry this burden
it demands a huge part of willpower
to accept loneliness in a restless world
where every day becomes a trial on its own
I am truly longing for a saviour
for these days have been way too dark
a life of routine isn’t valuable
let's hope the future dulls this misery
craving for a better place
seeking out lost activities
longing to those times
when I did not count the days
breaking this confusion
confronting myself with the truth
the fate of a lonely man
will speak louder than ever
finding a light
such as never before
opening a door
that was open after all
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5. |
Outlive
03:02
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Instrumental
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6. |
Abstinence From You
05:34
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a body is supposed to be wrapped in solace
but instead mine is submerged in dreams of distress
trying to find the reason why your flesh and bones have left this earth
life is a gift as long as destiny is your friend from birth
a lifelong abstinence from you seems so hard
why did life decide to tear us apart
my eyes are closed and I’m hoping for silence
just a stubborn act of defiance
dreams relieve and I can be
my counterpart that was asleep
I found a hidden page in my bookshelf
time has come to find myself
stuck in sleepless nights
feels like my body sits upright
I hear your voice but I cannot recall a thing
delirium crept up on me again
silence is a weight that I bear
trying to express why sleep has deserted me
deafening is the sound that I produce
my tired eyes left me staring into space
in a never-ending time-lapse
where the author finds no rest
in a never-ending story
not a single place consoles me
stuck in sleepless nights
feels like my body sits upright
I hear your voice but I cannot recall a thing
delirium crept up on me again
thrown against a wall mental explosion after all
startled and shocked as the pressure took its leap
it seems that silence has abandoned my grief
the exposure of the truth was completely unsettling me
the effort I put into discussions vanished
the utterance of myself seemed clear for me
but became a poisonous cloud for my surroundings
as I guide myself through haze it puts a certain disappointment on your face
we were like flower petals avoiding cold weathers
then we fell into gloom
flower petals avoiding cold weathers
I just asked our petal to bloom
remarkable how love can attach itself so easily
prevent itself from detaching in a way as if the glue that sticks onto it
turns drier and more solid every month
drier and more solid every month
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7. |
Painting Memories
04:30
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a mind evaporates
another mirage
or a blissful rapture
energy that fluctuates
weary eyes are closed
a careless boy
accept the wave
the current will conquer
this reverie
empty canvas in front of me
painting memories
the careless boy I used to be
into the blue
out of the grey
the anchor is down
watch rust decay
enter a dream
just take a break
the anchor is down
a stable state
this reverie
empty canvas in front of me
painting memories
the careless boy I used to be
the shape of intensity
high on endorphins
floating aimlessly
a lake without boundaries
where iron doesn’t heat
and a cold winter fails to freeze
a place to wander is an excuse
for our minds to wonder
why should we taste the powder
of growing older and feeling worse
trapped in a collapsed house
where voices never seem too loud
blood doesn’t flow
like rivers that drain into the sea
in a world where
fiction is better than reality
this reverie
empty canvas in front of me
painting memories
the careless boy I used to be
paint those pictures in front of me
your careless son that I'll always be
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8. |
Delusion
05:04
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I have struggled all of my life
as time goes by
I hate to say
that life was a mess
inside this struggle the damage cannot be seen
with the naked eye it’s useless try a lucid mind instead
when you can not think clearly
is this a dream or a disconnection from reality
am I the reflection in the mirror that was led astray
I’d rather be the reflection in those calming eyes of yours
which makes you proud like in those desperate times
when I became your saviour when you were cast aside
isn’t this an endless
state of mind
searching all of my
deficiencies
I have hid them
in delusion
every night when I
shut my eyes
the headache is unbearable
feeling numb comforts me
holding tight without a sense of time
words start flowing from my mouth
by the image of you wandering in my mind
like an autopilot in the sky
imagination takes control
the battle is lost but we fall again
there is hope when life restarts
when all senses are ready for a new fight
the energy rises lost senses return
when memories cross barriers
unaware of what I see searching for a safe place
will I ever see clear skies again
paradise lies where the eyes don’t linger
perhaps it was blindness polluting my vision
the smoke rises
the steel is hot
cannon bursts
never again will I betray my thoughts
the price to pay and the risk of no return
this won’t control me anymore
finally I can see with clarity once more
I used to be afraid to think
but finally I broke free
like a bird migrating north in spring
I used to be afraid to think
but finally I broke free
like a bird migrating north in spring
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9. |
Liar's Life
04:47
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I recall your face at night
our bed sheets soaked with lies
eyes that penetrate my skin
where once the courage of a young man has been
in desperate times it’s hard to deny
the fear when a shout turns into a fight
racing heartbeats eyes wide open
feeling restless it will never be over
your words of rage
seizing our security
tunnels of lies
trapped in a liar’s life
you told me the answer
to the question that is raised
mountains of words
will you exit the liar’s life
your words of rage
seizing our security
tunnels of lies
trapped in a liar’s life
lying is a short escape
from the mess that you will make
hiding is for cowards
and now too late
by blaming others
for your criticism
that your self-pride
will eventually create
why should I express my secrets
ignorance passing by
there is no reason for treason
a careless man is a free man
never doubt your instincts they’ll free you
just a form of interpretation
feeling alive is what counts
I’ll try to escape my misfortune
your words of rage
seizing our security
tunnels of lies
trapped in a liar’s life
you told me the answer
to the question that is raised
mountains of words
will you exit the liar’s life
excuses are invented by
a person fearing the truth
in the end he will drown in his pool of lies
the selfish man who’s scared of the truth
he will never survive in his world of lies
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10. |
Dreams
04:53
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hear the sound of dreams
in need for a devil’s advocate
with nothing to blame
yet justice to be made
knowing that even
self-love is a true art
the scouring sun
burns your dreams away
dare to think dare to live
the star that once shone
is now a sunken pearl
and I was a coward at the time
I constantly clamped onto it
when we spoke our last words
when we sang our last song
memories have always died alone
never joined by dreams yet to come
when we spoke our last words
when we sang our last song
memories have always died alone
never joined by dreams yet to come
there is one fact that you’ll remember
before your eyes are shut forever
ignoring a dream is not as innocent as it seems
because the future will bring back bitterness
out of the mind where all of this used to sleep
it would’ve been better if this book was kept unread
and I try to fill these bad memories with new dreams
but it’s not what it seems
I try to wake up and forget
before our eyes are shut forever
I remember your burden
why should I want to weep
about the lies you defined
and the truth you named deceit
while words are not palpable
it's strength that makes them real
to confront certain dreams
we're not hopeless beings
darling let me tell you a secret
about the truth and the lies you made up
knowing less is sometimes better
controlling everything used to slow you down
I think about the words that you utter
perceived as an innocent tale
the unsophisticated way of words
how my dreams showed me the way
when we spoke our last words
when we sang our last song
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VALLEY Brussels, Belgium
Valley is a five-piece collective based in Halle, Belgium. Their sound is an organic mix between soothing post-rock arrangements and energetic hardcore parts.
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