All the things in life that are there to adore
Lost their charm,
all I wish is to go.
The shit that floods my day
From every medium, every corner
This chaos pouring down like rain
I need to swipe that smile away
Sticks and stones still break my bones
And the words are getting bolder
Everything that does not kill me
no longer makes me stronger
Can we
lock up
our dreams and our hopes
Can we
Shut off
All the news from the world
Just for one minute, just one day
Lock our homes throw the keys away
Walk out that door,
And lose our way
High time to stray
From the path that looks so safe
Since it offers decay
I leave the vermin to this plague
One way to go
keep moving forward on and on
Every place is like home
When you have nowhere else to go
One way to go
shut the door and cut the cord
Every place is like home
When all you can do is roam
credits
from Promised Land,
released December 13, 2016
all music and lyrics by SHAME
recorded at Sound Grenade Studio, summer 2016
cover photos by Michał Matraszek
Revisiting this album today and it is just as powerful and demanding as it was eight years ago. Perfectly pertinent to today's pandemic world and all the other donked up messes facing us. This album reminds us to live... while we may.
To quote from 'Disolve': "Our blood will dry some day. But our bones won't break." grahamco
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021
I'm sorry I missed out on this band 'til now. Landscapes sound excellent, a must for any fan of UKHC in the first decade of the century. I'd put them on a playlist with early Gallows, Alexisonfire, Comeback Kid, Dead Swans, Lay It On The Line, Mercury League and HHH. Burning Flag Designs