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Constructive Summer

by Arterials

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1.
we stumble along through the thick grey smoke with clouded minds eyes shut scant hope stuck in a place we were never meant to see while our hearts beat beat to shake themselves free of the chains and the burdens we carry from the cradle to the clay cutting up our fingers trying to untangle miles and miles and miles of rotten lies spun for years to keep us in line killing off what helps us realize we’re chained to the burdens we carry from the cradle to the clay breathe deep eyes wide and hope for the dawn of day we’re gonna prevail we’ll make our own way when the weight is pulling you under no lifeline thoughts heavy as stone try and commit this to heart we’re in this together you’re not alone
2.
Page Turner 02:56
pouring over lessons learned paths i’ve never taken how i’ve felt forsaken balancing bitters with liquid distractions come on and pour another cup of dissatisfaction searing in my throat distracting despair with 100 proof here’s to failures and wasted youth will i ever be happy with the chances that i took will i make my mark and serve for more than just a chapter in the book these bitter pills we all have to swallow serve as a reminder that we can’t shake the load that we carry all that matters now is not giving in doubt rots my thoughts but hope still prevails lightening the burden of darkest days will i ever be happy with the chances that i took will i make my mark and serve for more than just a chapter in the book
3.
bright lights are all i see piercing through the darkness this is not for the heartless the split seams of our cracking ribs reveal a glimmer from inside we’ll take it all in stride be done with grief be done with pain let young love take the reign being content with what we have seems impossible sometimes cherish yourself and ignore all the hate no need to hide we’re beautiful in every way precious souls in the darkness trust me and take heart kid pulsating in your chest is the light of a thousand stars shed your mask step up with pride be done with grief be done with pain let young love take the reign being content with what we have seems impossible sometimes cherish yourself and ignore all the hate no need to hide no need to hide we’ll take it all in stride
4.
the lake‘s cold this time of year when you told me things won‘t change pinky swears each other‘s alibis how could we let this fade away we caught our past right by the neck after years of playing dead i know we can never go back just remember what was said you spoke of bonds too hard to break well take a look at us now once tight-knit inseparable now all that’s left are whispers in the dark once tight-knit inseparable now all that’s left are whispers in the dark we caught our past right by the neck after years of playing dead i know we can never go back just remember what was said we are not who we claim to be all we do is deceive ourselves we caught our past right by the neck after years of playing dead i know we can never go back just remember what was said what was said
5.
face the storm take off your righteous crown you preach but never practice dont wanna listen i‘d rather drown i call bullshit on your old routine holier than thou you keep your circle clean paint the world a perfect gray instead of teaching your flock how to see
6.
dark chasms line the precipices we navigate with drops ten thousand miles deep bound to the dance between a common ground and the right decision blood or water doesn’t matter when do we cut the ties that bind us to a place when is enough enough how many hateful words until the cup is full pass up the poison or drink yourself to death blood or water doesn’t matter i can’t relate to praising fiction over facts i’ll take the fall instead of crawling right along the edge has it come – how can we to this point – bridge the gap where we choose – what is there false facts – left to lose over truth – cut the ties no kin of mine – could feel this this way for real i can’t relate to praising fiction over facts i’ll take the fall instead of crawling right along the edge opinions are well and fine but when you turn to hatred you’re no kin of mine
7.
Millstones 02:21
what makes the measure of a man do we need to fit a worn out mold just to comply your roles and rules outdate reality this macho clusterfuck simply will not fly it’s time to say goodbye farewell to stay-at-home moms to fathers ground to dust between the millstones of a working week cut through the bullshit and dare to break free what constitutes a woman’s worth do we still need to talk about equal rights for all your roles and rules outdate reality to sift through the sludge we must work not try and finally say goodbye farewell to stay-at-home moms to fathers ground to dust between the millstones of a working week cut through the bullshit and dare to break free oh how i wish that songs like this wouldn’t need to exist but as long as the wheel still turns we need to break the spokes to really be free break the spokes and kiss this whole damn mess goodbye farewell to stay-at-home moms to fathers ground to dust between the millstones of a working week cut through the bullshit and dare to break free
8.
King Of Lies 01:37
get set get set to break a king of lies in friendship’s wake shed skin and flesh along the way brittle bones crack and decay you slither like a snake through the undergrowth of your tall tales at last you’re exposed for the fraud that you are you preach of peace but always wanted war spinning threads behind our backs tangled up you’ll stumble and you’ll fall good god you’re killing me all this time too blind to see the half-truths that you speak no longer cost me any sleep at last you’re exposed for the fraud that you are you preach of peace but always wanted war spinning threads behind our backs tangled up you’ll stumble and you’ll fall you will fall
9.
Atlas 03:08
our own reflections aren’t our own anymore we follow no one leads and when we come across real beauty in this grayscale life we lack the clarity to realize the color it provides on our own alone we build we break we fall we try and try so hard the strain becomes unbearable a myriad of faces reflected in our broken image to piece it back together all it takes is a good look in the mirror i wouldn’t mind to see you again without the weight that you carry like Atlas on shoulders so sore i wouldn‘t mind to see you again just remember you’ll pull through after all you‘ll pull through
10.
Cry Wolf 02:20
night falls teeth like needles gleam in the dark their blood calls howling packs roam the streets grinning through their fangs everyone crying wolf still falls prey to their cause can you hear it the scratching on your door can you feel it the stink of their breath right down your necks everyone crying wolf still falls prey to their cause it‘s high time we bite back to show them we‘ve got the claws we got the claws we scream at the stars we got the claws we bite back stay ahead of the pack
11.
left with the choice to stand or be silent you tried in vain to wipe the slate kept in such high regards by the pack when in truth you’re just a bunch of rats the false feathers you stuck in your crown shine in a different hue tonight once regarded as heralds of a cause your words turn to ash my disgust your applause oh how great it must be to be held in such grand esteem blame your roots for your crime in the end you fall in line all the same oh how great it must be to be held in such grand esteem blame your roots for your crime in the end you fall in line
12.
another restless night in the shadow of this town where i know every blade of grass every sight and every sound what kept me here is long fucking gone the bag beside my door whispers move on lace up your insecurities fill your pockets with regret ditch thoughts of hearth and home on to brighter suns ahead the road calls all that counts is the answer i roam the corridor between the gutter and the stars and i know this thing won’t last but i couldn’t care less because the pulse in my head and in my chest is telling me get gone lace up your insecurities fill your pockets with regret ditch thoughts of hearth and home on to brighter suns ahead the road calls all that counts is the answer your last chance to find a way out of this mess

credits

released April 20, 2018

All songs written by ARTERIALS during Constructive Summer 2017. Instruments recorded by Roland Wiegner at DIE TONMEISTEREI in Oldenburg, Germany in October 2017.
Vocals recorded by Kay Petersen at MELLOTON in Hamburg, Germany in November 2017. Mixed & mastered by Roland Wiegner.

ARTERIALS is Pete, Max, Flo and Jens.

This album has been released by Gunner Records
www.gunnerrecords.com

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