1. |
Sleep
03:32
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I've been fighting a war
I've been coming up short
Been dragging myself through the mud and the dirt
When I know half the people I meet
Are going through twice as much as me
But the stress is always catching up
Whatever I do
It's never enough
This weight on my shoulders is feeling rough
So I
I just wanna sleep
Sometimes
It's not that I want to lay down and die
I just need relief
Need to find a place to shut my eyes
Find a way to find some peace
Vacation seems so far from me
When everyday's a new something
Look, I
I just wanna sleep
I've been having a time at night
Of figuring out what my life's really like
It's not always golden peace I find
Exhaustion is constant state of mind
But everyone I know is
Going through something
So maybe I'm just complaining
But I still always feel like
I just wanna sleep
At night
Wanna close my eyes
Without feeling like failure's right by my side
I wanna feel my peace
Oh, I
I just wanna sleep
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2. |
Responsibility
02:58
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Where went the honesty?
The things that we all agreed
Were virtues we said that we need
With our morals still dying
We're no longer trying
To hide the decay
There's no more honor
Responsibillity
Where did it run to?
Why did it leave?
This is what it comes to
It’s sick and it’s sad
But it’s all that we have
It’s time that we all took a stand
Against the world
Feels like it's us against the world
I could swear we're the majority
And still nobody's listening
We're only biding our time
Where went the loyalty?
Basic things that we all believed
Now seem like precious gold
If everything's burning
The world is still turning
We still need somebody to lead
Somebody with...
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3. |
Keep You Empty
03:35
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We say we're equal in the eyes of God
But there's some things that you can't come back from
Or come back the same
But you never connect with that pain
Never see the damage
Everything you love
Everything that's precious
Could all be gone in a single moment
A lapse of judgement
And hearts are broken
Your daydreams
Have started the rot in your bones
You've forced me to walk on my own
When you should stand up with me
Instead of running towards the things
That keep you empty
They keep you empty inside
And you know you can't hide
You toy with this in your mind
That this could all be justified
But you can't keep what you have
And have what you want
Compromise
The beginning of
Compromise
The beginning of your end
What you want will be the death of
What you want will be the death of
What you want will be the death of
What you want will be the death of
You
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4. |
Temporary Homes
04:09
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I found out at an early age what I see is temporary
Friends don't stay friends when you're out of sight
So I stuck close to family
If everything's fading I think that's okay with me
The change keeps me who I am
Even though it's contrary
I grew up without a home town
Where my brothers were my best friends
We'd find a town and settle down
Then leave before we could settle in
But it's a good thing that this place
Isn't my home for very long
Because as much as I try
To stay around I'm always
I'm always moving on
As years went by I learned the value of loyalty
It takes courage to take a stand
And heart to believe in anything
Seems like the only things people cling to
Are what's fading
But my strings are cut
I won't be held down by anything
I won't give up my life
For what's fleeting
I won't bleed and I won't die
For what's changing
I won't give up my life
For what's fading
I won't bleed and I won't die
I won't die
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5. |
The Outside
01:44
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Looks like the world is catching up to
My cynical point of view
And the pessimists of our time
Are slowly proven right
Is this my coming of age?
Or just the world that we live in?
The darkest of days?
Or typical condition?
And the saddest part of this is
The people who think
They're making a difference
Are feeding their godheads
In moral obligation
To their television sets
The screens held in their hands
Either way I want out
I won’t fight for this
I’ll fight for something else
We strive to live, to fight
To never have to choose a side
Never contribute to
The wickedness we've seen
We'll push on and break the lines
Break down the ties of this divide
I'll keep swinging till I die
To live, to fight
On the outside
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6. |
Like I'm Sinking
03:47
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I feel myself tossing and turning
Like the waves of the sea
And I hate this feeling like I'm sinking
When the water's only three feet deep
How did it come to this?
I had years of practicing
It's not like I'm smarter than I was before
But decision
After decision
It starts to wear on you
And the secrets
You keep hidden
Tear yourself in two
But I
I know you're right by me
It isn't hard to see
But I close my eyes
And you
You're the reason that I breathe
I know you're everything
But I can't find you
I feel the world clawing at me now
Trying to pull me down
And I hate that I'm falling
But I can't keep crawling
I gotta find my way out
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Nine Line Richmond, Virginia
Jared Throne / vocals, Cameron List / guitar, Dylan List / bass, Scott Whritenour / drums
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