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Bastards Sing, Bastards Cry

by Katabasis

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You’ve heard it so many times Bastards sing, bastards cry You’ve heard it all before Life is cold when you need warmth I’ve heard through the grapevines Lies can always be justified I heard I’m doomed to fail With little room to dream inside this hell Break every mirror I pass Try to let the past be the past But I feel the haunt in every room “Kill the trauma let love bloom” I repeat and repeat those words Trying to gain some self-worth If this mountain is meant to be climbed I’ll ascend through the darkest nights Hung around until the promise broke Dwelled on every lie you spoke Opened my eyes to the truth I can’t breathe life into you Learned my lesson with this mistake Not all I love is gold and pure I cling to the future and what it might hold Hoping the climb finds me a home Trying my best to ignore the strife That has taken ahold of my life Bury the dead and say goodbye Before the raven tears the good from my eyes As the raven feasts upon the dove I can’t remember what’s left to love Truth clipped the wings I formed Now I climb while the ravens soar Love built by cruel intentions Finding ways to fool me But now I must accept the failure I’ve led the doves to the slaughter I climb and climb Until you’re out of sight That failure we made Dies with you I can’t let this drag me down As I wait for the good to come out False hope can always be found In any bastards cry As the raven’s feast upon the dove I can’t remember what’s left to love Truth clipped the wings I formed Now I climb while the ravens soar
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Grief/Relief 04:51
Drowning in the stream of consciousness Off the coast of depravity Escaped the ruins and sank in your skin Wept and wept as I faced punishment Watched souls escape through a lens Forked tongue spewing venom Blackened lungs and bloodshot eyes This is how I always pictured I'd die Searched for grief in a painting called relief Bathed in lust to remind me That desires always erase me So love doesn't come easy And hatred sings a song so pure to me Adding fuel to all my insecurities Always fail to cover my tracks So when I fall I never react Watched souls escape through a lens Forked tongue spewing venom Blackened lungs and bloodshot eyes This is how I always pictured I'd die Though I'd like to say goodbye Forced dementia through my mind It’s as if you never happened I ignore every single cry Unjustifiable existence Watched the dust settle Endured this rite of passage Locked eyes with a ghost that failed me Searched for solace in dead memories So for the closure we'll never have I'll continue to scream your name Until I feel nothing I seek nothing Carried the weight of words you spoke Felt your God clenching my throat Left to dwell for eternity About love, hate, and everything in between Inhaling smoke and breathing out fire Wish I was never born with desire The gods have cast a burden upon my soul And anguish cuts my throat Leave me to the rats so they can feast On all my dead weight dreams

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BASTARDS SING, BASTARDS CRY

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released July 2, 2021

Lyrics: Russ Rogers
Music: Blaythe Steuer
Production: Blaythe Steuer and Kevin Langley
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered: Kevin Langley in Athens, AL

Drums recorded by Blake Townson and performed by Duncan Newey in Birmingham, AL

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