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Stardust Oblivion
02:47
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Let’s let the silence speak for itself
Just let me breathe
And now we’re searching for reasons
To drown in synthetic seas
So paint the picture you wish to see
Or forget it all intentionally
I guess the canvas won’t fit the frame
Covered up, searching for someone to blame
No more deflection, you failed to mention
That time we spent
On misery, it’s insignificant
So kill the lights again, and don’t forget you said
“We’re meaningless like flowers for the dead”
For the sake of it, I’m breathing again
Is this a warning, or is this the end?
So save me from the sleeping earth
Apologies are what they’re worth
No more deflection, you failed to mention
That time we spent
On misery, it’s insignificant
So kill the lights again, and don’t forget you said
“We’re meaningless like flowers for the dead”
And when we fight
Nobody wins, no
There’s always answers we’re searching for
Is this the end? Who’s keeping score?
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Deathbed Daydream
02:49
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Are we just reflections of all our best intentions?
No, we need a dose of honesty, cause I’m fading faster and I know you see right through me
The oxygen is wearing thin
Tell me you’ll keep a secret
The lights they fade, we start to spin and now we’re falling again
Gravity pulls me in; this is the weight of my descent
And it’s safe to say you know what to say now
I’ll ask you one more time, cause honestly I never wanted this
I swear I’m all the things you thought you cared about
The ghost of who I used to be
Haunts every single part of me
The ghost of who I used to be
Is overwhelming
The oxygen is wearing thin
Tell me you’ll keep a secret
The lights they fade, we start to spin and now we’re falling again
Gravity pulls me in; this is the weight of my descent
And it’s safe to say you know what to say now
Sad little souvenirs of these moments left in suspense
Much more than words ever meant
So write your plans in the sand
Tomorrow we’ll start again
Will we dissolve and decay?
We’re apparitions
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3. |
Vertigo Reverie
02:55
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So am I still worth saving
Is this what it takes to feel alive?
Cause I’m still trying to find out
Is it worth it now? Is this all that you thought it’d be?
Tonight
Sincere as I could hope to be
So was it worth it in the end?
Wait, you’re just a second too late
I’m fading fast, too vulnerable
Wait, you’re just a second too late
Stay still now, we can’t just lose it all
So if this world is just a trinket
Why would you let it choke your neck?
And weigh you down with all the things you can’t control?
Well say you won’t again
Cause these things just don’t make sense
So stay again
Cause these things they don’t make sense
Wait, you’re just a second too late
I’m fading fast, too vulnerable
Wait you’re just a second too late
Stay still now, we can’t just lose it all
We’re all just searching for blemishes, please don’t remember this
Just hold me close
Is this all that you thought it’d be?
Tonight
Sincere as I could hope to be tonight
this motion sickness never ends
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4. |
Losing Your Exterior
03:14
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Into this slumber I will steer, avoid the stranger in the mirror
With these heavy eyes to show
Always drifting, weight is lifting slow
All these things we hide so no one ever knows
So how much will it take? Before the bend becomes the break
I just want to be remembered
Counting sheep just to fall asleep again
So what will it take in the end?
Wait, just another second, ‘nother day
Was this always just so hard to find
Or did you keep me in your lonely mind?
Wait, just another second. ‘nother day
So was it always just so hard to find
Or the excuse that we made every time?
So how much will it take? Before the bend becomes the break
I just want to be remembered
Counting sheep just to fall asleep again
So what will it take in the end?
This desperate shaking
Ruminate and make amends
Will these words mean a thing when they’re all we have left?
And I know we’re better off proving
Intentions were paved with gold
But will that save a thing now?
Tonight?
This desperate shaking
Heals in time
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Sparkle Motion
03:44
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Move past the past
Let’s breathe with new lungs
Celebrate the phrase easier said than done
I’m tired of thinking the way that it went is the way that it has to be
“Close enough”
Always failing
Always fearing this
Constant closure
No time to reminisce
And I don’t want to feel inadequate
And I don’t want to walk away
It’s not about things we should have said
No matter what it is, we’ll get there eventually
So are we crashing again
Or just an echoed voice?
Repeating mistakes as if we had a choice
Just to fear, the things that we left alone
Remember all the times we used to call this our home?
And I don’t want to feel inadequate
And I don’t want to walk away
It’s not about things we should have said
No matter what it is, we’ll get there eventually
Do you feel alive?
Or is this fleeting at best?
These pulses feel like poison
Will you lay me to rest?
I swear I’m trying to breathe
Why won’t you listen to me?
So breathe in again and fill me with life
This oxygen’s failing no, something’s not right
And there no point in explaining
The things that we tried, just to feel alive
And now the cadence decays 'til only silence remains
Yet again
Lost in the end
Let’s just pretend
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6. |
Lightbulb Mouth Treasure
03:40
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Heavy eyes and hollow lies leave me to atone
But was it worth the time we spent alone?
Tonight, I’m giving up. Yeah the dust has cleared, enough’s enough.
Hiding from the things we seem to fear the most.
Open and honest, relapse and contrast.
Hiding from the things we fear the most
We’re chasing ghosts, just to feel alive again.
So please don’t worry I swear we’re only trying to sleep, behind the lids of your eyes are all those secrets you keep.
Floating alone like a ghost, comatose.
So let’s just burn brighter once again, I swear I’ll follow through.
Save yourself, and let’s rebuild again
We always wait for morning, this insignificance
So listen up, listen up.
This is all I have, I hope it’s good enough.
A single sentence forming
We’re leaving words up to chance, will there be purpose to this?
So please don’t worry I swear we’re only trying to sleep, behind the lids of your eyes are all those secrets you keep.
Floating alone like a ghost, comatose.
So let’s just burn brighter once again, I swear I’ll follow through.
We can’t leave this alone anymore
Will there be anything but these lies we’ve sold?
Gloria, she’s stealing all the babies in the night.
Gloria, spinning in the window, she is high.
She takes away your everything but keeps you alive. We say her name, oh! She takes away your everything and tears it apart. We say her name. Gloria, Gloria, Gloria!
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Ad Meliora
01:20
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8. |
Sparknotes Eulogy
03:38
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“I swear I’m fine”
Oh what a beautiful lie
This fallacied reality will catch up in time
And I feel that I just sink through everything
I swear I just need something to hold onto
I swear I just need something, anything
What’s done is done
But will it ever be enough?
To be honest with you I was kind of hoping this would stop
All these dizzy spells, crying out for help
But it’s not enough to forgive myself
No I don’t think it’s fair, to sit alone again waiting for this to end
But oh my god, we sleep inside of these graves that we dug ourselves
Lately I’m caught in routine, and now I’m wasting thoughts again
So can you keep me from vanishing?
It’s nothing personal
I can’t keep letting go
What’s done is done
But will it ever be enough?
To be honest with you I was kind of hoping this would stop
All these dizzy spells, crying out for help
But it’s not enough to forgive myself
Eventually stones will mark our names but not the places we have been
We’re all just struggling to live.
I can’t keep settling
I don’t want to just exist
I just want to make a difference, something worth talking about.
More than just being alive.
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9. |
La Fin Du Monde
02:04
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Carried out
Like sentences left in suspense
Recycled doubt
Dissecting to find what’s been left
We’ve seen it all
The sirens are screaming “la fin du monde” but it’s only the curtain call!
Well let’s reflect again
So, I feel drained
And you’re still fine
Separate just to fall in line
Anxiety, oh she spoke to me
Said I could never leave, no I can never leave
Never leave, like I had a choice
But now we’re stuck in here with all this static noise
So will it ever be enough?
This is always a problem the cycle won’t break
Just a hostage there’s always another mistake
LIAR
There’s always something to blame
I’ll write it down again,
I hope it’s tangible
I wish these words meant more than just silence and syllables
Why can’t I trust a thing?
These voices make whispers we’ll all start to sing
Spare the saints
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10. |
Terrible Fate
03:04
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With sterile eyes I think there might be something more
To this scene we’ve seen a time or two before
Well I can’t say I’m surprised, your judgement’s poor
So let’s settle…
It’s not that it’s broken. You chose the words you’ve spoken
You swear that you tried
But the linen never lies
So why should I settle for the seasons when in time I’ll find we can’t admit when we’re wrong
It’s how we choose to decorate our time
So why should I forego?
Breathing softly now I figured I’m the only one who knows
And it seems to me that giving up’s the part that hurts the most
And you can’t seem to live when you can’t wait to die
So spare me the sorrow, hello and goodbye
So why should I settle for the seasons when in time I’ll find we can’t admit when we’re wrong
It’s how we choose to decorate our time
Wouldn’t you like to know? Well I swear it’s all under control. Can’t take it back
I’m tired of counting the clocks on the wall, why count the time when it’s nothing at all
I’m sorry, so sorry, I’m sorry, it’s enough
I’m tired of this, forget, forgive.
So is this living, or learning to live with it?
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12. |
Golden Graves
04:25
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This isn’t a lie, there’s no use deceiving
It’s over I’m fine, so please just believe me
I just can’t leave it alone, I’m not sleeping
And how could you call this a home?
Is this grieving?
Cause in the end it’s all about what you choose
So why is breathing so hard for you
Silently we sink again
You can’t take back those things that you never meant
In the end, will I suffocate or sink in?
I’m not waking up, this is all too much
But the silence sounds much better than the hearse
What a day to be wed with the earth
This is happening and now I’m questioning everything
The greatest story never told
These graves are gold
Don’t make this worse
Sink into sleep
This isn’t fair, I’m not prepared
Sink into sleep
There’s nothing left to separate
Cause in the end it’s all about what you choose
So why is breathing so hard for you
Silently we sink again
You can’t take back those things that you never meant
In the end, will I suffocate or sink in?
I’m not waking up, this is all too much
But the silence sounds much better than the hearse
What a day to be wed with the earth
Dead skin on hospital beds
Potentials wasted again
Dead skin on hospital beds once again and I’ll fight, maybe out of spite
Please don’t lower me under, maybe we can pretend the time is right
Please don’t lower me under, cause I guess we never got the timing right.
In the end, will I suffocate or sink in?
I’m not waking up, this is all too much
But the silence sounds much better than the hearse
What a day to be wed with the earth
I’m not waking up, this is all too much. Please just wake me up oh God, when will it end?
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13. |
Cassiar
05:05
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I hear your body’s giving up
It’s getting harder to breathe
You’ve been fighting for decades
Now it’s showing it’s teeth
No time is ever enough, aged silver and gold
A twelve hour drive beats goodbyes over the phone
They say it gets easier but still
I just don’t think it will
It’s not about the time it takes
Or these promises you’ll never break
A lifetime of memories, all those people you love
I know that it’s tough, I hear your body’s giving up
I heard you’re losing the fight
It’s getting harder to sleep
These uncomfortable beds, tied up to all these machines
I took advantage of time, and just hearing you speak
But your skin’s getting pale and your voice is so weak
It must be hard to talk about the things you know you’ll never see
But still you listened to me
It’s not about the time it takes
Or these promises you’ll never break
A lifetime of memories, those people you love
I know that it’s tough, I know
They say it’s not about the breaths you take
But the times that take your breath away
Time is never enough, life is calling your bluff
And I know that it’s tough
I hear your body’s giving up
And we’re all safe
Close your eyes don’t be afraid
Scattered ashes now
From the canyon to the clouds
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The Burden Prince George, British Columbia
The Burden is as much a band as they are a journey into the shadows of the heart. Drawing on elements of the glory days of post-hardcore and weaving them with intricate and honest reflections of love and loss, the band’s continual rise is only amplified by their unapologetic approach to raw lyricism and therapeutic song writing. ... more
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