This is the third single from our upcoming full length album 'Manifesto'
It features singer Katie Thompson from Chiasma!
Katie has appeared on our last record 'Terminal Encryption' on the acoustic track 'Awakening The Catalyst' and this time she is back for a full fledged metal ballad!
This song tells the romance of Winston and Julia from George Orwell's 1984 and is sure to have you all in tears by the end!
We hope you enjoy!
lyrics
“You think there's no other way of saving yourself, and you're quite ready to save yourself that way.... You don't give a damn what they suffer...all you care about is yourself. And after that, you don't feel the same.”
In myself
Truth and lies
Wrong and right
Do I hold everything ?
In yourself
Dark and light
My lover, tell me;
Do you think you may hold the key?
Here we stand
As the clock strikes
Gloriously free
Where I sold you and you sold me
You'll see, you'll see
you know we'll all confess our secrets in the end
not meant to carry such heavy burdens, no
Our love was a sin and a crime
how could i not betray you?
It’s like we’re taking one step closer towards the grave, yet we did it the same.
It’s like we’re taking one step closer towards the grave, yet we did it the same.
When you find yourself in room 101 you’ll be calling my name (do it to him, do it to him)
When you find yourself in room 101 you’ll be calling my name (do it to him, do it to him)
Oh, come the day, we all lie the same self-serving, frightened way
(I don’t care about anything else just do it to him, do it to him is what you said)
Your voice echoes inside my mind, like a million needles piercing my eyes. Driving me to the brink of insanity, oh please just kill me while my mind is clean.
You never listened to a word I said, you just waited for your chance to spread out your legs. You're just a rebel from the waist below, love is something you will never know
You know we're all made of the same stuff in the end
Such standard fare can't offer much in courage, no
Our love was just empty desire
We were bound for betrayal
Why must I choose another's truth?
What's the point of your love? What's the weight of your love? What's the cost of your love? What's the worth of your love?
What's the need in your love? What's the want in your love? What's the thought of your love? What's the hurt in your love?
What's the power in your love? What's the flaw in your love? What's the fear in your love? What's imploring your love?
What's the drive in your love? What's the knife in your love? What's the lie in your love? Is there truth in your love?
What's the need in your love? What's the want in your love? What's the thought of your love? What's the hurt in your love?
What's the point of your love? What's the weight of your love? What's the cost of your love? What's the worth of your love?
We all know the burden of survival
is compromise of all you love
We all know the real key to survive
Is how well you lie, you lie, you lie
We all know the burden of survival
is compromise of all you love
We all know the real key to survive
Is how well you lie
credits
released July 17, 2020
Written by Trevor Roberts, Ryan Martinez, & Katie Thompson
Lyrics written by Trevor Roberts & Katie Thompson
Recorded + Produced by Trevor Roberts & Ryan Martinez
Guitars + Bass written and recorded by Trevor Roberts + Ryan Martinez
Drums written and performed by Josh Oliver II
Drums recorded by Robert Swanson at Mayhemness Studios
Vocals recorded by Katie Thompson & Trevor Roberts
Mixed and Mastered by Ryan Martinez
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