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When the Night Falls
02:03
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- WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS -
Remembering those days for so long
I keep questioning myself
What is left there now that you're gone
We could surpass anything, time and space
I hope you find your comfort
I hope you find some better place
I'll see you again when the night falls
Reality ends as dreams go on
I wish it could be different
Like before
We took pride in the roads we did tread
But now I feel regret
For the ones uncrossed and left ahead
Time heals all so I've been told
But the shivers sting like knives
When night falls down dark and cold
"The lyrics to the chorus on this one were written by our guitar player Damjan. This one goes out to anyone that has lost a good friend."
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Embrace the Fall
02:28
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- EMBRACE THE FALL -
Burdened with expectations
We embellish it with thousand walls
Hate admitting we are broken down
Ignoring when we fall
Captains of a sinking ships or kings of a fallen throne
Never seem to face the fact
All choices gone but one
Embrace the fall, when we sink or when we crawl
The time has come to strive
Failing sometimes feels more alive
Find some strength that's left inside
And surface with a fight
Face up with the beatings
Bury your fists in stone
Meet the truth with smile and greetings
Admit and overcome
Embrace the fall
"This was written in a rough period of my life when I lost perspective on everything and I was trying to force certain situations and I didn't realize that I have reached the bottom along the process. I refused to admit I’ve lost the battle and I was just holding on to the scattered pieces that my life has become. Only by admitting defeat we can start over. Only by admitting that we’ve lost the battle we can continue the war."
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Final Chapter
02:44
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- FINAL CHAPTER -
My engine's broken down
I wish things were the same
Seeking for some answers
To put the pieces back into frame
I tried to follow you down this trail
I was soaking in every drop
But now I feel betrayal
Renew/rectify – to make up for all the lost time
Regret/deny – insure that things remain right
Relive/retry – no point in asking why
You came to me as a curse
When I praised you like a god
My efforts fell as waste, nailed and crucified
I hope those moments will fade away
Words written in stone
Now are dead and gone
What's done is done
"People often tend to scrape the pieces when they come out from a long-term relationship to relive those memories and they keep forcing something that's dead and gone. Bury your bitter past, move on and forget."
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City Lights
02:53
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- CITY LIGHTS -
I walk these streets alone without a home
Or a place for me to be
The city lights keep following me as far as I can see
Concrete slumbers lightly, receding from behind
The urban stamp dictates hiding what storms inside
Forever, seems like I carved it yesterday
With ideas I still hold sanctity
As I witness their slow decay
Without hope as I'm left on my own
Still walk these streets alone
Searching under every stone
With every breath and bone
I hope I'm not alone
Just songs left for me to shout
In times of obscurity and doubt
Obstacles rising in the way
Slipping slowly day by day
With spark deep within
With my very last breath
This street is my guide
These lights are my strength
"Sometimes the city can really suffocate you and you find yourself questioning all your ideas and views on life and you just need to escape from it all. As much as the city can fulfil you it can also drain you completely. This song is dedicated to our home-town Zagreb."
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Silent War
03:33
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- SILENT WAR -
Salvation within reaching hand
But struggle against the odds never seems to end
Distracted with outward threat
When wars are waging inside your fucking head
You never asked me why
The strength to be alive
Silent war like crushing tide
Clash with rage from the inside
Blaze unleashed, on these knees you bow
There's no rain and no hope from above
Ignorant, of what lies beneath
Accept all your conflicts and spit them through your teeth
Impulsion, like hammering nails
Initiate the battle that hibernates in ourselves
You never ask me why
The strength to be alive
Silent war
"A bunch of us have a habit of engaging in conflicts of ideas that surround us and we somehow always have someone else to blame for our own problems and demons. Before referring and conflicting the things that are around we must first deal with the conflicts that are piling up inside of us. Only when we are at peace with ourselves we can truly stand strong through life outside."
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The Epitome
02:07
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- THE EPITOME -
We are the lost endeavour
An obstacle left ahead
Or do we proudly bare the torch
Of what once was said
We are the bottled rage
A cavity in the norm
Or are we a delusional force
A wreckage after the storm
We are a falling fortress
A drop in a one-way stream
Or do we still hold true
The will to follow through
We are an ageing record
A voice of a dying dream
Or do we still defy
The retribution of a lie
We are the silenced effort
An Armageddon that will never come
We are a frame without picture
A digit without a sum
We are the bleeding chest
A dagger straight to the bone
We are scattered we are form
We are the epitome
"This one was written in time when I was constantly questioning ones involvement in hardcore and punk and do we really as a subculture have any impact on the outside. Do we really defy the outside world? Do we really differ that much from a daily routine we are force to cope with? I hope we do. This song is a question not a conclusion."
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Chronicle of Hate
03:07
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- CHRONICLE OF HATE -
Reminiscing murder, romanticizing war
They impose their morals and keep demanding more
Prepare to be stigmatized
Your actions and sentiments
They stand for the common thought with no regret
This is the anger
Soaked from this land
The way of the hatred
With pride in their hearts and blood on their hands
Condemning us with ignorance and hatred
They shut us up with nails and stones
Reduce us down to numbers
They beat us down till our mouths are sewn
I won't bow down to the imagery
Of death and destruction they are forcing on me
I will never take pride in their righteous fight
I will never lose sight to what is right
"The war in Croatia is often viewed as something sacred and people here take pride in the bloodshed that took place and when you have a certain difference of opinion you come across a dogmatic boundary. Speaking against war you are automatically labelled as a traitor. This song is not against this country, it is against the political and economical apparatus and against mentality and close-minded views of the people that prevails over here. War sucks in any form and any way."
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