Once again i'm falling short
And i'm the only one to notice
My expectations are my prison
The source of my attrition
Its the reason I feel like a stranger to myself
Dismembered Between what I feel and what i want
Why does it always fall apart
The coherence of my will and my want
This dibilitating pressure has had me under for too long
Just to face the ghost of my old self again
This familiar touch always breaks through
I'll call myself coward
In the face of my old oath
I Never took the time to imagine
the weight in what i chose
I Welcome My old ghosts
In these times of weakness
Shattered across this darkness
I regress to youthful hatred
There are many blast beat parts, but I don't want to say this is a post-black metal album. Outlier is a genuine post-hardcore band. This album has vivid, direct, emotive, and subtle aesthetics of true hardcore in large quantities.
A great work. ★
FFO: Envy, Oathbreaker. IDE
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