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Oh, What Could've Been

by Transience

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Fix You 04:26
Broken Man, piteous and distraught Terrified of the pain he has wrought Tried his best, never really got far Held in check by his own private war Oh, but what's a boy to do? When your father fails you? Smoke that cigarette, the regret, yeah you'll know what you'll get Take a sip, dive right in, dull the pain that persists Raise your Voice, Raise your hand, Raise whatever you can grab And I wonder what was worse, the hurt or the hearse Little boy, standing over a corpse Torn between mournful cries and a roar What you left, I can never replace Soon enough, I'll forget your face Yeah, there's nothing I could do Guess we'll never fix you Tried my hardest, couldn't stop the heartache Yeah we'll never fix you, yeah you'll never fix you
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Wreckage 04:32
When I first saw her there amongst the wreckage A memento to a former life, I nearly lost it All those memories were burned away, and II Felt nothing after that Everywhere, lives were scattered on the streets And I was terrified of what I was gonna find next The waters came, and swept away our pride Everything I ever loved was lost in the tide Where were you, when the waters overthrew All sense of normalcy, and when they did recede They left behind a trail, of things that I had failed To defend from the storm or myself Save what you can grab, there's not a lot of time Leave me here with all the things you'd rather leave behind I'll watch the ark depart as the waves swallow me whole I'd say that I was sorry, but I'm sure you already know The fires glowed deep into the night But I've seen all I need to see, the last thing I need is light To show me all the things, I could've saved but didn't If I die tonight please know that till the end my heart was in it Miles away, let the wind carry me home Back to where I should've been, a long long time ago I hope that you can hear me, I hope that you can see I hope that when it's over, there'll be something left of me Save what you can grab, there's not a lot of time Leave me here with all the things you'd rather leave behind I'll watch the ark depart, as the waves swallow me whole I'd say that I was sorry, but I'm sure you already know All I want is there to be some memory of you left for me To hold on to before I drown, Your voice will be the last thing I hear before I finally drown And go down Save what you can grab, there's not a lot of time Leave me here with all the things you'd rather leave behind I'll watch the ark depart, as the waves swallow me whole I'd say that I was sorry, but I'm sure you already know
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Look in my eyes, who do you see? Fragmented images of things I cannot be Where are my dreams, where is my pride? Why don't I feel that burning need to feel alive? Talking, always talking But you still don't know my name Waiting, yeah I'm waiting But tomorrow never came Look in my soul, what do you see There's nothing there for you, There's no one here but me These dreaded thoughts, they fill my head They never let me stop knowing soon I'll be dead Talking, always talking But you still don't know my name Waiting, yeah I'm waiting But tomorrow never came I'm always counting the days Until I will know my grave and will you be here with me As I become Eternity I'm always counting the days Until I will know my grave and will you be here with me As I become Eternity No you won't No you won't
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Crash 04:58
I feel numb Say you'll be the only one What could I have done to make you hate me so much? I'll never say a word again I'll just bite my tongue I'll take solace in my head Where hollow traces of your memory remain The world feels cold I need to know just what I did To make my life This fucking unbearable mess Just one time, could I have a night Where my mind doesn't race towards suicide Fuck the earth, I want a rebirth This gift of empathy just seems a curse Look upon this empty house and realize the mess we've made All the sorrow and regret, we feel the weight of all our shame Crash, beneath the ocean Sink beneath the trenches, a thousand feet below Crash, and burn entering orbit You'll find what's left of me somewhere in Moscow
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When I Die 04:58
It's been so many years, I can't see anymore Though sometimes I can swear I hear your voice Catching me up on your life, talking about home There's a place I sometimes wish that I could go Though I know there's no chance that I'll see you anymore We'll keep our vows but only if I stay afar God I wish I knew the things back then that I know now I would've thought twice about leaving, I would've tried to start again Everything I thought I knew turned out to be a lie And even though I kept on driving, I never saw that next sunrise I used to be a better man, I used to feel alive But I threw it all away because I thought I had it right And as the days turn into years, I heard you less and less and now I know for sure this wasn't for the best I searched for paradise but found it wasn't there I thought I knew the way but found I was misled God I wish I knew the things back then that I know now I would've thought twice about leaving, I would've tried to start again Everything I thought I knew turned out to be a lie And even though I kept on driving, I never saw that next sunrise Well I guess I made the worst mistake I guess I ever could've made Nobody comes to visit me I thought I would be better, I thought I would be saved I thought I would be saved I thought I would be

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The journey from these songs to this page you're looking at now is a strange and winding one, filled with alcohol and regrets. But here we are. Thanks for sticking around.

Debut EP from your local neighborhood's farm bred sad punks

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released February 26, 2016

Damien Ellinghaus-Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Luigi Rueda-Drums

Recorded and Engineered by Alex Shirzay
Artwork by Ray Rackman
Graphic Design by Jennifer Somner

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Alternative rock band from Long Beach, NY

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