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Begin Again
02:11
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Voices stuck inside my head
Empty lot over again
Given up my very best
Lost myself to bitterness
Screaming let me
Sick of feeling like a waste
Pulled myself up, change of pace
Burning down our bridges with the fuel that drives these words
Screaming let me breathe
I know my worth
Behind a smile wearing thin
I lie awake and search within
Sifting through repressed memory
I let these words set me free
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2. |
Won't Give In
02:27
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I won't give in
I'm worn bone thin
From this fucking mess we're in
Backpedal becomes your trend
I'm holding out until the end
If vengeance is your plan
I hope that you can understand
That toxic air that you breathe
Is not the air for me
It's easy to sink
Under the surfacing
All you care for is yourself
Soon in time you'll find
Your judgement clouded mind
Has led you to a lonely hell
If I extend an open hand
In hopes that you were a better man
Would you open up your mind
Or waste my fucking time?
I won't give in
Won't doubt myself
I'm holding out
With every breath that I have left
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3. |
Gilded
01:31
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The tide is high
Morale is low
Fighting against the undertow
Of others rule and tyranny
Show me how this land is free
Before I lose what's left in me
Am I asking too much?
As years go by
We falsify a country others idolize
Band-aid fixed in flecks of gold
Underneath stories untold
Show me how this land is free
Before I lose what's best in me
It's our time
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4. |
False Perception
02:14
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Too often we're blind to see
The reasons why we're truly weak
You think you know, you think you fucking care
Well tell my why you're really here
To rise for them or for yourself?
Self-righteousness, a bullshit form of wealth
Your intent's true form has taken over
Tell me can you hear me loud and clear?
An open mouth is nothing without open ears
Your perception of progression is making others small
On the day your reign ends no one will catch you when you fall
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5. |
Nothing More
02:08
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Break away
Standing there with a mouthful to say
A constant struggle to see eye to eye
For just this once swallow your fucking pride
No apology, demonstrated your piece
Violence forgiven because you asked on your knees
But I'm not like you, that fence will never mend
I won't sit back and just fucking pretend
Nothing more for me to think of you
Your cowardice protruding through
Your actions and the words you never said
Are the sounds that pound inside my fucking head
Pound your fists until they fucking break
Red plagues your eyes
When the light shines through the door
Forget me, I'm not yours to count on
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6. |
Nasty Woman
01:06
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You think I'm a bitch
(nasty woman)
Well I bite back
(nasty woman)
I'm a nasty woman
(nasty woman)
Have no problem with that
Shout to my girls
(nasty woman)
Who deal with the hate
(nasty woman)
No matter how you were born
(nasty woman)
We're all fucking irate
Why are you repulsed by women like me?
Is it 'cause my head's held high over than eyes off to the side?
Is it 'cause I'm making plays rather than on the sidelines?
Is it 'cause when I speak out it's not my PMS?
It's this bullshit inequality putting my patience to the test
One more wrong step
I'll see you're through
Try to grab me by my pussy
I fucking dare you
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7. |
Before Long
03:18
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Yet another day
Still no cost to pay
Pain won't go away
Exhaustion takes its place
Foes share the same face
Image you can't erase
I know it's hard
Weighs on the heart
But I'll stand by you
We'll coalesce our angered fists
No ceiling in view
When did we begin
To believe in fiction?
Facts now hard to pin
Challenge every thought
Unlearn what you're taught
We will not be bought
My friend, I am nothing like you
I gotta make them pay
They gotta see the truth
I refuse to talk it out
Burn down their house with them tied to the couch
I'm on my knees
Look into my eyes please tell me what you see
There will be no peace
Don't wanna hear them speak
I need to need them bleed
If to be heard is to be seen
Then give them hell
Cause before long
A message strong
History will tell
I know it's hard
Before long
(the fear dissipates)
Before long
(you've pushed us too far)
This system will break
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8. |
At Least
01:14
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Today I'm gonna stay on the floor
The weight of the world I can't handle much more
At least if I smile
I'll fall gracefully
At least for today
I'll think carelessly
I'll at least try to breathe and visit lovely memoirs
If I'm at least on my back
I can look up at the stars
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9. |
To My Friends
02:36
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Where's the accountability?
If I stand up to you would you stand up to me?
Would you back down if I were backed hard?
No one in this room is worth that card
But we've gotta look past thinking we're better than that
Because the truth is that we fuck up and take two steps back
At the end of the day where are your priorities at?
Is it loyalty that it comes down to?
Now I'm not saying do it alone
Or be the one to throw a bone
Do yourself a goddamn favor please
Build a floor that'll keep you on your feet
Your loyalty don't require a clue
If you really loved each other you'd strive for progress too
I know there's so much more to gain
Than being mindless and going out of my way
To my friends I challenge you to the same
Don't let the voices of the unheard go in vain
A broken record, making this stick
Not giving up 'til it no longer exists
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