1. |
Now Forgotten
03:18
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I'm too scared for this
Not prepared for this
I've been running all my life
From sins like this
A total deficit of compassion on mine
I know I'm not expected to forgive
But it's hard when I'll never forget
Why?
I've been waiting for justice
Why?
I've been praying for this to come home
I've been waiting for justice
Now I know I'll have to find it on my own
When everyone's always asking me
How I'm doing, am I alright
And the simplest things
Bring anxiety
Can't find safety in my life
It's hard enough to live with all these regrets
It's hard enough when I'll never forget
Convince me this isn't my fault
I couldn't change anything at all
Hands on me
Hands put on me
Now forgotten
Now a trend
Not erased but
Not condemned
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2. |
Open Secrets
02:44
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What he did to you he did to them
So you can run and you can tell
All of your so-called friends
But they're gonna tell you exactly
What you don't want to hear
Because they're living in their own world
Controlled by their fear
Of never being heard and never being listened to
It's same for you
Leave it alone!
You can say what you want
You can tell them your secrets but they
They already know!
Feel your stomach collapse
When you realize that the train left
A mile ago!
And if it's making you sick
Keep it close to your chest
Try to forget
And maybe someday soon
You'll learn to let it go
Don't be naive, you're not the only one
Did you really think that he could stop with you
And be done?
There's a long line forming and it starts with you
It slithers and it crawls to the back of the room
Where there's empty sighs and vacant smiles
It's just the same with you
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3. |
Skittles
03:00
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There was a time when I was young
Where everything that I could dream of
Was smaller than what I have now
But I'm still searching, still figuring out
Why I can't find any contentment
In things that I've worked my entire life for
It's not what I wanted
It's not what I thought
When I reached out to find it
It's not what I got
Searching for meaning
I'm starting to find
The best things in life could never be mine
There was a time not long ago
Where everything felt manageable
But it's always fleeting what I want the most
A firm contentment, a sense of control
So why can't I hold onto anything
That makes me smile?
It's always changing
I'm trying to find what I'm trying to find
Wasting my time by wasting my time
You've told me over and over again
I still can't believe
I've always had what I need
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4. |
In My Head
03:46
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Wear this around like a black blanket
I can function but it's settling
On my back like a scratch that I just can't itch
Could I be falling into my dismay?
Living out the last of my best days
It's hard to think straight when you can't resist
Leave me here to sort this out
Gather my strength, let you down
Is it in my head?
Is it in my head?
I'm scaring myself half to death
With things that haven't happened yet
Is it in my head?
Is it in my head?
The more I try, the more I forget
But it's always there
It's always creeping in
A dark cloud in a sunny room
Fake smiles and empty tombs
Is it me or are we just lying to ourselves?
Could I pack it up and leave this town?
Run away from what I'm scared I found
I can't leave behind, I can't reconcile
Just because it's everyone I know
Doesn't mean it has to haunt me
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5. |
Coming in Last
04:06
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I just had to repeat it
Repeat it all over in my mind
But I can't change things
Or what I see
By shuffling around the same pieces
I need therapy
I need a way to disconnect who I am
From who I should be
So what does it mean
If I'm coming in last
Coming in last every time
I couldn't breathe
I couldn't quit
Couldn't even close my eyes at night
And I can't find out how to be
Comfortable with what I may depend on
What do I stand on?
When I think about how to solve
The mysteries I've claimed
Kindling the tiny sparks
Of outlooks that remain
If I can just hold onto these
Hold onto to the things that have always made me
Maybe I can find my way
So tell me I can move along
Tell me I can make this strong
Tell me I was never wrong
Never wrong at all
That I don't have to reevaluate
The feelings I believed at eight years old
What I was told
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6. |
To The Choir
04:27
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Get the message straight
Make it plain to see
Keep preaching and teaching to those who agree
Build each other up on platforms of mutual affection
Don't concern yourself with validity of conception
It's all a matter of perspective
As long as you're standing side by side
Shout! Scream! Make it scene
To whoever will never start to disagree
You can stay here in your safe place
You can bury your head in daydreams
Fight! Light! Burn up the sky
Critical mass reaching new heights tonight
Stay here in your safe place
Bury your head in daydreams
You want a community
Of different people who all think the same things
Doesn't matter where they came from
You just want all the same labels
Ignore! Ignore morality
It's relativity
Bending worlds to your perspective
Love for fellow man through shared hatred
Aren't you sick of being told
What you already know?
Instead of finding out the answers we all need
Aren't you tired of holding on?
So many reasons to let go
You can't stay the way you've always been
Just because it's all you've ever known
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Nine Line Richmond, Virginia
Jared Throne / vocals, Cameron List / guitar, Dylan List / bass, Scott Whritenour / drums
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