(Denial, Anger, Depression)
Life is hard,
The war inside my head, now this,
Nothing could prepare me,
For the pain and helplessness.
(Denial, Anger, Depression)
I’ve never been so lost in my life,
Bitter goodbyes.
(Bargaining, Anger, Depression)
“If I could take your place I would,
I’d end the pain, the suffering,
Stand right where you stood,
And say the words that changed everything”
(Anger, Depression)
It never got easier,
Everyday I struggle.
(Bargaining, Anger, Depression)
The guilt of wishing that I could have done more,
Made it impossible to look myself in the mirror.
(Anger, Depression)
I’ve never felt so lost,
I’ve never felt so alone in this world,
You held me together.
(Anger, Acceptance)
It’s disrespectful to live in constant sorrow,
So disrespectful to live in constant sorrow.
(Acceptance)
You said let you go...now I finally know why.
(Bargaining, Anger, Depression)
“If I could take your place I would,
I’d end the pain, the suffering,
Stand right where you stood,
And say the words that changed everything”
(Anger, Depression)
It never got easier,
Every day I struggle.
(Acceptance)
We can’t change what happened,
I won’t take one single day for granted,
I honor you by living a life that’s meaningful.
Romance of Affliction somehow makes an old genre feel brand new. Amazing. I would have swore this album was from 2005 if I didn't see with my own eyes it wasn't. SYSC takes everything good about mid-00s metalcore and brings it into the modern day, leaving behind the trash. It's a pure distillation of the genre with brilliant structure, pacing, and lyrics. The album ebbs and flows, letting emotions swell before punching in with some of the most intense passages I've heard in a while. rettisawesome
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