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Quicksand
05:54
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Bitter mornings with sharp nails
Claw onto you, burn your entrails
If sighs were money, you'd be rich
But now you hear the fortnight screech
And haze is what the days command
Your nightly efforts reprimand
Till ill released thoughtfully gowned
Will this life ever turn around?
A ruptured body, a fractured mind
The fruit is blue beneath the rind
Hard hits the chase, hard hits the plight
Striving to clench anything bright
So a smile weighs more than all the world
In random moments find it swirled
A tear may slip, a tear might slide
Water for roses laid inside
Escape
From this quicksand's grip
But bear in mind
To free yourself, you need to move slowly
To crawl out and escape
Reflections wear the mark of shame
Crying out the frailty of your name
Seems so naive to take the rain
But change comes once you've danced with pain
Resilience is a sturdy stick
Built stiffly but it does the trick
But when alone, it’s steeped in doubt
All hands on deck to help you out
To crawl out
To crawl out
To crawl out
Escape
From this quicksand's grip
But bear in mind
To free yourself, you need to move slowly
To crawl out and escape
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Beauty
04:38
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Such a beauty this world holds
But they kill it every day
Watch the day as it unfolds
Because light has gone astray
Such a mystery this world is
But for them it's all the same
Traded goods to bring them fizz
All is sold without shame
They build walls and we can't see the sun
They burn trees and we can't feel the air
They crush our will and we sink under their sway
They bend reality so we can't find the way
But we will find the way, for there is one
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3. |
Losers of Tomorrow
04:33
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Those that choose the lesser evil
They don't know what's really coming
If they could just see the past to remind
Themselves that they're just mere pawns of this game
Those that preach the end of all things
They can't even bear to see the truth
If they could just get their facts straight but that's not just it
They're made by the pillars that hold our chains anyway
Yet, where do you find yourself
With the winners of today and losers of tomorrow
You have to choose and choose the side you belong
For no choosing means choosing the wrong
Those that acquiesce to their hard beating
They need to choose the different path that's there
To take control of their life and overcome
All the hardships and grimness all get to bear
Those that put themselves on the front lines
They seem to never think about it twice no matter the cost
A photo of a better future is there to embolden them
They've stored in their mind-and-heart forged locket
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4. |
Unyielding Mind
06:01
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Steep climb
Against time
The summit is prime
Soar with pride
Intertwined
With being, your goal is
Look up high
Therein lies
Bright hope that drives
Strength that binds
There's splendour in trying
to catch the sky
In chasing rainbows
There is might
Unyielding mind
The world unmasked
Don't shrug nonchalantly
When asked
Go find the needle
In the hay
Move mountains
Standing In your way
Rough drive
But when set
You'll surely abide
Frost and hail
Tooth and nail
The fight will come through
The fight will come through
Deep dive
Dark blue tide
The bed is your sky
Breathe the air
It is there
Nothing shall stop you
Nothing shall stop you
Look up high
Therein lies
Bright hope that drives
Strength that binds
There's splendour in trying
to catch the sky
In chasing rainbows
There is might
Unyielding mind
The world unmasked
Don't shrug nonchalantly
When asked
Go find the needle
In the hay
Move mountains
Standing In your way
Unyielding mind
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5. |
Burn the Cycle
04:06
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They came to reap what they sowed
The rotten fruit that matured
Carefully placed seeds of devastation
Their ploughs were dragged deep and hard
Right through the heart of the land
Condemned it to fiery damnation
Harvest is when the cravings begin
Not for the people's needs
but for a few thugs' takings
And this clash for the yield
Neither subtle nor fair
So much blood spilt that waters the field and contaminates the air
And this bloody fruit
Contains the black seed
For the future sowing to begin
So before it returns
Burn it all to the ground
For this cycle of carnage to stop going round
We came to live in a loop
Trying to fit life through their hoop
Watching the cycle go round and round
Our efforts crumbling to dust
Maroon decay just like rust
Seems to compose the routine surround
Their false pigeon is dead from the start
Not a way to get off
But better be on guard
And when exchanging hands
Won't yield crops without guns
The cycle spins again and the harvesting massacre here comes
And this bloody fruit
Contains the black seed
For the future sowing to begin
So before it returns
Burn it all to the ground
For this cycle of carnage to stop going round
And this bloody fruit
Contains the black seed
For the future sowing to begin
So before it returns
Burn it all to the ground
For this cycle of carnage to stop going round
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6. |
Eternal
04:41
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I'm the arrow in the sky
Sewing stars, eternal eye
Burning needle threaded tight
Searing those that falsify
I'm the lantern in the dark
Crushing the obscure spark by spark
Pushing deafness back with hymns
Graceful singing like a lark
Woven stitch by stitch
Immortal knit, forever sewn
Becoming the bridge
For them to reach the life that's bound
I'm the key to every door
Endless searching for the core
Freedom is my daughter's name
Countless wonders I did bore
Woven stitch by stitch
Immortal knit, forever sewn
Becoming the bridge
For them to reach the life that's bound
Woven stitch by stitch
Immortal knit, forever sewn
Becoming the bridge
For them to reach the life that's bound
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Daydreaming
04:39
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They say "Everyone gets what they deserve in the end"
But as the end's not near, can you see that happening?
Because we want to live as people of today
They say "Have patience and everything will work out"
But as of when has patience helped our lives be sorted out?
For we want to live as people of today
Daydreaming for more, for more
They say "Do your job and care for nothing else"
But how to disregard all injustice taking place
We want to live in a world of decency
Daydreaming for more, for more
We say "Dreams come true when you fight for them"
And we won't stop until the nightmares of this world are quenched
We want to bring the sunlight upon the drenched
Daydreaming for more, for more
Until we change it all for sure
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8. |
Sparks
03:48
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When the streets are filled with raw effervescence
There is hope
However modest are the sparks the fire
Might be strong
Sources emerge at all the wondrous places
Of the world
Forging the blaze as the righteous gale
Moves along
So we can't be at home
And we can't be alone
We need not be alone
We want a change on the whole
For so long we've been waiting for the right time
he right cause
The latter is uncovered indiscreetly
In every loss
Thus, our fight for emancipation
Can fit no pause
The foundation of our misery
Is all in all false
For the sacrifices to end
We need our hands to append
We need our minds to append
We want to pass through this dead end
No respite till this is through
Countless things we need to do
No easy way for us to choose
And not much time for us to lose
So every spark must gather up
Merge themselves to become one
Dip down from the uphill top
Scramble into the new world
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Black Body Radiation Athens, Greece
"Burn the Cycle" out now!
Black Body Radiation is a post-punk quintet formed in 2015
in Athens, Greece but took their current lineup in 2020.
With the sound of their new album, they are reintroducing themselves to the audience.
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