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Before We Fade Away

by This Is Your Life

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Nothing stays the same For very long, with heavy hearts, we carry on We reminisce, we criticize, we self-destruct and swallow pride We lay awake, all through the night, we contemplate, then apologize Those words meant more than you could know Just like arrivals and departures, we come and go so soon If I can bite my tongue, can we pretend that you can too? For just tonight I’ll forgive but not forget all of these wounds Would you do the same? If I asked the same of you? Just for tonight You set me up, I took the fall When I needed you, you forgot your role These memories, I’ll recreate This bitterness, it will not fade Time has passed, strive to move on Anchors aweigh, into the sun I’ll let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go Fuck no I won’t Prepare to make that mistake again Each time, you let, someone in Prepare to feel that sting again Every beginning leads to an end
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Anchor 02:36
Buildings will fall all around me The darkness will come The tension's been stirring inside me These regrets hit home And we will take what we can get, while still searching for glowing lights And we will burn ever bright, like stars exploding across the sky I don't think I want to know, how it feels to let it go, no matter the reason I don't think I'm ready for sleepless nights spent on the floor, no matter the reason There are options in our lives Paths to follow open wide So much confusion, so much self-doubt Embrace the journey, burn it down We all believe that we'll find what we're searching for We all believe that the coastline is just out of sight
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Purgatory 02:47
Your eyes are closed, but do you think that I don’t know, that you’re living miserable? It’s sink or swim, I can’t keep drowning here Just this once, could life please go my way? I’ve spent months consumed by hate Just this once, place your trust in me, this could lead to better things If I could, I would do anything I don’t want to watch you I don’t want to let you fall I can’t watch you fall Together, we can fill the void inside, all our lives Together, with our backs against the wall, we still won’t fall We can stand strong, against them all
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If these streets were paved in gold, would I even care at all? Would I crave a piece of them? Would it become my medicine? If the sky fell tonight, would I even close my eyes? Or breathe down the ash and sing, a farewell with “Fuck This Place” I can’t get back everything I've lost or never had And this day to day, it feels so fucking meaningless So I'll sit and sift, sift through the past And watch the ghosts float through my head I don't know if I can do this, I don't know if I can take this I don't know where I went wrong, but I've got a clue Cause’ even the biggest hearts, can be shattered Cause’ even the strongest wills, will be broken Now I've got a clue So I'll slip into the past and dream another dream And when I wake, I will forget everything It’s back to reality I've been watching you, I've seen you force it down I'm feeling numb like you, my head’s been floating with the clouds This is no way to live your life, holding everything back, running out of time This is no way to live your life, holding everything in, letting regret win We’re running out of time Will you be there, when the sun hits my eyes?
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The Wall 04:36
Smashed out the windows in my room Taped up the broken glass, I’m taping up myself too Cracked all my records, put fists through walls Flipped all bookcases, now I’ve got room to grow Living life for the mystery, I’m just like you, I’m just like you Trying so hard to cut free, I’m just like you, I’m just like you I’ve been feeling so low, I’m just like you, I’m just like you Like I’ve got no place left to go, I’m just like you, I’m just like you If this is it, then I fucking quit When you feel like you’re going nowhere, understand that I’m going nowhere too When you feel like your ship is sailing, sometimes, I feel the same way too Just like you Months turn into years turn into decades Did you know? Did you think that? You would hit the wall so soon? Oh how the years, slip by
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2905 03:11
I tried to run to the desert, but my legs gave out on me I tried to hide myself in Flushing Station, but that train wasn’t bound for me There are times when I question every choice I’ve made Every single step, to where I wake up every day There are days lost just wondering What the skyline holds, what the horizon brings But this is where I want to be Staring down from a rooftop balcony But this is where I want to be There are times, when this city springs to life again And it radiates through me, every brick from every street These are the days that I’ve only ever dreamt about Finding my time and place, breaking away from all I hate I can paint the picture in my head, before I take those stairs again Every dive and corner store, every park and weathered porch That carries me back to my feet, fills my cup down familiar streets It leaves me with the feeling I have found a home Cause’ when I’m here, I’m not alone I am not alone I sold it all for a one-way ticket The morning came, but I just could not seem to leave
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High Tide 03:20
Tell me you feel alive, and you're content with your life Cause I'm all ears tonight, this table's cleared for another lie Tell me you’re satisfied, to wake up, embrace routine Those precious times you've missed, they won't be coming back Our lives go in and out like the tide To feel those waves crashing down upon my side To feel that sun radiate across my chest The only place where peace and mindset intersect Take a step outside, take some time to evaluate Gaze into the sky, you'll be surprised by what you see When we slow things down, and take a breath for ourselves With tough decisions made, you'll lose your faith in honesty It's times like these, I hardly know myself I won't regress, into something that I am not And I'll refuse what's been presented before me And I will face this coming storm by myself Embrace these fears on the horizon by myself To feel those waves...
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Distractions 01:55
I’ve wasted time, and countless nights figuring out what’s going through my mind, these days I’ll tell you why I feel this way, to lay it out, life is pain, we’re living in distraction from the truth Like endless summer nights, just like a coastline drive, what was once gold turns to grey The perfect memory, your most cherished dream, you’re living life in fantasy And that’s the problem When the weight of the world comes crashing down, I won’t be there When you reach for a helping hand, I can’t be there, I can’t be there, anymore Sometimes what’s inside, we cannot define, with simple reasoning, when hearts are burning When I’m feeling low, I take the long way home, to hear that song
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This world has taken everything from me, but I'll spit right back Can't take this rising pressure, just focusing on how to breathe I am broken, but I'll cast tape around my knees This life will be my crutch, giving in means defeat Tie me to the mast, for I am anchor-less I have nothing left, except resilience I've said it all before, I fear this coming storm I hear the creaking floor, behind the shadows Remember when we felt alive? It seems so far now, I'm so far gone Remember when this world was ours? We had it in us, then it was stolen Take it back, take it back, you can count me out This is my everyday, I'm jaded from failing I can't take this pressure Refuse to surrender The truth turns me bitter I won't let this fade away I know of the danger Let go of what haunts you I hear piercing sirens En route to take me away And maybe what we lack, we've had all along It's been inside us, and they can't take that I'm so far gone, but I will wake another day I'll step into this world, and try not to scream One day I'll look back and say, I don't regret a single thing We've traveled so far now, there is no turn around I'll pay the consequence, not blame the influence Focus on what we have, I will embrace these days Forget what we lack, it's been inside us all along
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Real Talk 01:45
Is there anything, I’d rather do, then waste away my days with you? With open hearts, and troubled minds, there’s verity behind those eyes You took the time to relate, now let’s take some time to evaluate Everything our mind’s tend to create, that leaves us Down and out, and questioning, every choice, most everything That is positive in our lives If we have nothing, then we have nothing to lose Cherish the memories, they’re all we have but they’re all we need If this is something, I’d like to share it with you This is my therapy, spilling guts to medicate Time has proven, that we’ve got nothing to prove Take pride, no compromise There’s no, no compromise
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Is this who I am? For what it’s worth I would sing you every bridge, every chorus, every verse If I could take control, and just let this go Freeing my mind, I’d self-control But that’s not who I am, I’m wrapped up inside I’m killing myself, I lost all my pride I couldn’t be the man, to hold you at night and free you of fear Well I fear myself, and what I’ve become A shell of a ghost, a pathetic son Oh the rain, how it crashes down It will rinse us away, yet keep us in place All our problems, we build up inside We create our own barriers, walls to climb It’s pathetic, when we lay it all out To waste another breath on these asinine doubts Our lives are in our hands, though we have no control So cherish every sunrise, every sunset, every moon Are you ready for the real me? My insecurities, my fear and apathy? Can you see right past my anger? Just words on paper? I think it’s time that we took control, dropped our egos, released our faith in ghosts I’m growing tired of complaining, why are we waiting? I’ve got myself to blame And if we keep our heads, so far in the past, we’ll never realize, beauty fades so fast If we can actualize, these are our golden times, we’ve got a chance to make, something real with our lives Before we fade away, into a golden age… How many times, have we paced these city streets? Just to find, not an answer or relief We’re stuck inside, and it’s tearing us apart Beauty fades, let’s embrace this golden age If I could turn back time, I’d write a letter for myself to find With simple words, and simple verse, to reassure that my heart is first In every choice that I make, and every chance that I choose to take Cause’ even though we’re growing old, tonight is beauty, today is gold

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The debut full length from Richmond, VA's This Is Your Life

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released September 4, 2012

All songs written by This Is Your Life
Produced by This Is Your Life and Robert Cheeseman
recorded by Robert Cheeseman at No Control Studios
mixed by Robert Brand at Synergy Studios
Mastered by Bill Azimuth at Azimuth Mastering
Artwork by Jake Cunningham

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This Is Your Life Richmond, Virginia

This is Your Life is a 5-piece melodic hardcore band from Richmond, VA. Formed in the spring of 2010, TIYL has stayed active over the last two years making a name for themselves in RVA, releasing a self-titled 7” and Tour E.P., as well as plugging away over two months on the road. With a solidified lineup and debut full-length set to record, 2012 is looking to be an exciting year for the dudes. ... more

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