You've spent your life growing your garden
And building fences to keep safe
Nurturing hope in the back of your head
You've tried your best to reach out
Sometimes falling
Sometimes failing
But chasing time to find pause
Sometimes falling
Most times failing
Waiting for the day
When everything will flourish
That day when fences won't be needed
I know you've tried almost everything
I know that nothing really worked
I believe that the comforts you are turning to
Will be as worthless as the old
They will sink like stones and burn like bridges
Leaving you bare-knuckled and needing
To love and care for your lonely garden
To grow and build your new regrets
Quite possibly the most full-on album I've ever listened to. Intense, and then some. 'Digital Tarpit' could describe both the track and the whole album: high-pitched guitar squeals that make your fillings itch coupled with merciless, suffocating heaviness. The Avenell-esque vocals top it off perfectly.
Brilliant - punishing, but brilliant. jim_fuego
I generally appreciate the album by album move away from hardcore towards extreme metal. Yet for me personally, this is where the balance is perfect. Kind of like Metallica's Ride the Lightning: subsequent albums were more sophisticated and complex, yet less intense, too. Great to come back to, again and again. jornfin
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