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outsider

by cracks

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1.
deflector 04:12
deflector________________________________ - I knock my head against your wall but you can’t force me into your world - enslaved, controlled, obey all the sterile minds defiled, denied, defy what you can’t decide - I knock my head against your wall but you can’t force me into your world - survive, surprise, resist all the standing stones released, cut out, believe you can get away stand up, escape, deflect all the blunted knives stand up, escape, deflector, escape - I knock my head against your wall but you can’t force me into your world - accept me, respect me, except me, expect me reject me, deflected - deflecting it all acceptance is all accept you’re a pawn -
2.
26th day 06:51
26th day _________________________________ - on the 26th day, this is the only way - I thought I needed it – no more the thought of needing it again (is too much) - darkness, silence, stillness, your beauty darkness, silence, stillness, all I crave - can’t re-invent myself, so I’m going where I won’t have a name, or anything I greet my old friends, and they welcome me they don’t see the light, but they leave me be - darkness, silence, stillness, you’re beauty darkness, silence, stillness, all I crave - on the 26th day, you can’t force me to stay - better left undone, left bitter and stained I’m sick and tired, I’m sick of lying I had help - better left undone, I’m better off now I’m sick and tired, I’m sick of lying I had help -
3.
no shadow 04:44
no shadow______________________________________ - search yourself for a trace not found vanish me without a sound cleansed, no stain remains you’re so pure, I’m so ashamed - I’ve tainted your skin, black tattoo of sin I cast no shadow on you I cast no shadow on you - Undermined, need you to cling to you – not just anyone and I need, but I’m behind you I’m your disgrace, your mistake that’s gone - I’ve darkened your eyes, pitch pours from the skies I cast no shadow on you I’ve tainted your skin I’ve darkened your eyes but I can cast no shadow on you - I cast no shadow on you I’ve darkened your eyes but I cast no shadow on you -
4.
patterns 06:21
patterns________________________________ - show me your patterns, your blueprint routine tell me your problems, and I’ll act like I care - show me the patterns you want me to follow tell me, tell me the lies you want me to swallow - tell me those petty lies, that keep you going show me your right and wrong, and what you believe - show me the patterns you want me to follow tell me, tell me the lies and see if I swallow them whole - you’ve got it all planned out the next forty years - show me the patterns you want me to follow tell me, tell me the lies you want me to swallow show me the patterns you want me to follow tell me, tell me the lies and see if I swallow them whole -
5.
close the circle_________________________ - you just click with the same people, all the time, all the same self-belief, so very pleased with yourself, looking good, sounding off bored to tears, you always say the same thing, nothing new and no surprise closing in, time to close the circle, safe and sound, don’t let them in - so in touch, always leading never following, you crave your own always known your place in all of this, stroke of luck, you’ve found some friends - place yourself at the centre faces all so familiar inner circle, out of reach – click of one - bored to tears, you always say the same thing, all the time, all the same click of one, time to close the circle, you’re the best, kiss my palm - lead, lead but never follow scene – you know all the people in the centre, close the circle – click of one - in the centre, out of reach, click of one, close the circle close the circle -
6.
desolate 04:01
desolate_________________________________ - what is there to know, what is there to choose between? you cannot decide, you can’t be held to account what is there to fear, what is there left to control? it’s out of your hands, you’re out of your mind unknown, but not unknowing, this won’t be your undoing no other path, the only choice: you can inflict, or you will submit - submit, you can’t inflict, submit - you’ll surprise yourself, cut off from self-control you’re in infra-space, you’re flying away you had your choice, you gave it away you won’t inflict – so you will submit - submit, you won’t inflict, submit - desolate – fill yourself with emptiness desolate – you can’t get away from this - submit -
7.
outsider 06:01
outsider________________________________ - I am nothing, I am no one, I am not anything but your enemy you are not me, you don’t know me – outsider, forever - I am worthless, I’m a loser, I’m beneath you, below your standards I should follow your example, but you, you are no leader, and I wasn’t born to follow - outsider - always perfect, never changing always better, always certain one thing I do know, is that you’ll be lonely and you will discover you can’t escape the silence - outsider - you can’t escape the silence you can’t escape yourself you can’t escape the silence or the fact I don’t belong - you can’t even begin you just know my name try and make me fit in if you think I’m the same - fucker, deadhead fucker fucker – useless, bigot, moron, deadhead fucker -
8.
worship 06:21
worship__________________________________ - this waste is crushing me, you’re wasted by this crush I can’t forget your eyes, I still recall your touch I wouldn’t waste your goodness, or lead you to your doom you’re both charmed and cursed, you’ll go with grace to your tomb you’ll go with grace - I hope you love yourself, as your destruction nears I hope you know yourself, as your corruption nears now that you’ve paid your price, you’re always in my dreams and if your heart is empty, I will know your soul is clean your soul is clean - worship your smile as it fades worship the sadness you face worship the flowers on your grave worship you, I worship you - you’ll go with grace -

about

definitive versions of songs that have existed in various half-arsed forms for several years. we got some better equipment, booked rehearsal space and this is the result.

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released September 11, 2016

noises:

vox: shure
gtrs: jackson/squier/gibson > boss/marshall/behringer > roland > shure
bass: yamaha > digitech > line 6 > shure
drums: roland/alesis

recorded at: mad dog studios, flintshire (rip, but thanks Eddie) & big dollar studios, cheshire (thanks Rob)

written, engineered, recorded, edited, mixed & mastered (with varying degrees of expertise and quality) by cracks

front cover artwork (and other artwork): Drawing In Dark (www.drawingindark.co.uk - thanks Karen)

all photography by cracks

all words/music: cracks © 2016

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cracks' debut release 'outsider' is self-recorded and self-produced...

cracks is a home studio project based in Chester, UK, writing and playing rock/metal just because...

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