Breathing easy, no desire to disappear
The narrative reads different to that year
Once I forced myself to make a friend of fear
It all turned around and I remain here
Oblivion lays in wait
Now I’m at peace with fate
I want to only pursue
The things that get me through
No care for what I face when I reach those gates
I feel my heart again
The scattered pieces are converged
There was hope in my convictions
So I called off the search
Spat from the jaws that refused to let me go
Into the wake up call of the undertow
When a life is pained we can all learn to grow
I’ll spend my last days like the end’s unknown
I won’t be scared of death until I take your last breath
I must push through the mire
That swallows the joy from my head
Oblivion lays in wait
Now I’m at peace with fate
I want to only pursue
The things that get me through
No care for what I face when I reach those gates
I feel my heart again
The scattered pieces are converged
There was hope in my convictions
So I called off the search
A path that I once walked
Revealed itself to me
It was the same, but different
And I finally feel free
This album hits like a ton of bricks. I can't say how long it's been since a band reached me like this, but I can't get enough. The driving rhythm, the ghostly floating leads, the haunting and direct lyrics, the desperation in her voice... Powerful. Jaycee
I generally appreciate the album by album move away from hardcore towards extreme metal. Yet for me personally, this is where the balance is perfect. Kind of like Metallica's Ride the Lightning: subsequent albums were more sophisticated and complex, yet less intense, too. Great to come back to, again and again. jornfin
Terrific, marauding post-punk that will thrill fans of Idles with its pairing of cutting riffs and wry spoken/sung lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 26, 2022
Atmospheric black metal band Sadness and experimental screamo band To Be Gentle channel intense emotions on this split single. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 28, 2021
Eve Beeker of screamo band To Be Gentle stretches her solo work in new experimental directions on this EP, a meditation on gender & healing. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 10, 2021