THE SHROUD FALLING OVER ME
HAS SUCH WONDERFUL HOLD ON ME
ALL NERVE ENDS RELAX AND LET ME FLOW
AS INHIBITIONS LOOSE GRIP
DEPRESSION SLOWLY SEEMS TO SLIP
I SQUEEZE THEM TIGHTLY AGAINST MY CHEST AND LET THEM GO
VOICES, BOTTLES CLINKING, AND THE LAST WORDS FROM A PROSPECT
MAKING HER RIGHT OUT THAT DOOR
TAKE ANOTHER SIP, SALUTE YOUR GHOST AND LET IT GO
I LET GO
WHEN ALL THE BARTENDERS KNOW MY NAME
AND EVERY GIRL LOOKS SO THE SAME
I CLOSE MY EYES AND SWEAR
IT’S THE LAST TIME I LOOSE YOU AGAIN
THROUGH IT ALL WE WILL MAKE IT OUT
BECAUSE IN MY HEART YOU BEAT SO LOUD
WE ARE ONE BUT NOT THE SAME
WITH SO MANY ROUNDS TO GO I’M NOT OUT!
WAKE UP ON THE FLOOR, FEELING BEAT, YET I WANT MORE
ANOTHER NIGHT OF BEING SURROUNDED, YET ALONE
A FAILED ATTEMPT TO DRINK AWAY
WHAT ALCOHOL CANNOT ERASE
LEAVES ME IGNORING EVERY CALL
VOICES, BOTTLES CLINKING AND THE LAST WORD FROM A PROSPECT
MUTED AS I TURN MY BACK AND LEAVE
PICK UP THE PACE AND SWEAR I AM NEVER GOING BACK
NO, I WONT BE BACK
TELL ME NOW THAT WE ARE ON OUR WAY
TELL ME THIS WILL BE THE DAY
KNOW WE’VE LINGERED WAY TO LONG
NO ONE ELSE CAN SING OUR SONG
THROUGH IT ALL WE WILL MAKE IT OUT
BECAUSE IN MY HEART YOU BEAT SO LOUD
WE ARE ONE BUT NOT THE SAME
WITH SO MANY ROUNDS TO GO I’M NOT OUT!
Dead Cross, Retox, and Qui members dish out subversive hardcore with an indignant smirk; come for the riffs, stay for the synth experiments. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024