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Roll for Initiative
02:06
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Banana bread at work, dude.
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Tonight, We Come to Life
02:37
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When light gives way to darkness,
We have a choice to make:
Slip back into the shadows
Or stand up and stay awake.
As we step into the daylight,
There’s hope that if we try,
if not on solid ground
then we will learn to fly.
But no matter what comes next,
Tonight we come to life.
Our minds are full of sharp things
to cut and to divide.
but strength lies in compassion,
All weapons put aside.
So are we in, can we accept that
we are more than being right?
While it may not cure the sickness,
It gives us the strength to fight.
no matter what comes next,
'Cause tonight we come to life.
(tonight we come to life, tonight we come to life)
This place is noisy heaven -
alive inside our chests,
The sound of joining voices,
the same as all the rest.
Let’s keep this up and hang onto
This sense of honesty.
We can't fear the real -
be here now and we will see
That no matter what what comes next,
Tonight we come to life.
Tonight we come to life.
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How do I get up
When life constantly hits me
With a sense of despair
When the weight of the world lays heavy,
I struggle to find what is fair
I must slow down and listen
to these wounds as they speak
And get out of my own way
And let myself walk down the path that I seek
Chorus
Am I at the point of no return?
Will my legs give out, or will my body burn?
Can I trust, abandon certainty
Continue moving forward and face reality
There are no boundaries to progress
though it can feel like a curse just to cope
However bad it may seem
Remember that while there is breath, there is hope
In all the greatest of stories
the ones that matter the most
Despite danger and darkness,
a new day will come, so don’t give up the ghost
Chorus
One thing I know for sure – I’ve been holding on too long
I don’t know the end (this shadow is passing)
The fear of consequence (here in this moment)
Can I start again (the daylight is rising)
The message will make sense (let go or be dragged)
Chorus x2
Outro – Let go or be dragged (4x)
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Verse 1
I feel the lightning in my eyes – it strikes for miles – incinerating conversations
And attempts to find an explanation
This anger – it is an anchor
Dragging me under water
Another metaphor – what am I fighting for?
How can the past teach me to live?
Chorus:
Holding on to anything I can
Just keeps me from releasing my anxiety
I’ll never know – if I don’t give myself the chance
If I let go, could it be washed away?
Breakdown
The wolf you feed inside you controls what it wants to
In times of need, don’t let the darkness have you
Verse 2
This feeling builds on nothing – it can destroy everything I care about
If I’m not careful, I could lose it all
This struggle leads to heartache – I’m left picking up the pieces
I give myself - permission - to feel without it overtaking me
Chorus
Breakdown
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Are we all condemned?
Repeating cycles, burning bridges, imperfections coming clear
And could it be that we perpetuate the mediocre
even as it claims our lives –
we’re casting pearls before the swine
This quiet desperation must become a roar
If only we could finally free the will to live again
We could finally see the way to heal this overwhelming pain
‘til all but hope remains
If we find our peace in safety, then when will we guard our hearts
from their constant hemorrhaging
The two-way street of tragedy can make or break reality
It all depends upon which direction that you’ve gone
Once complacent, now we long for something more
If only we could finally free the will to live again
(the will to live again)
We could finally see the way to heal this overwhelming pain
(til all but hope remains)
If only we could finally free the will to live again,
and answer bravely to
This call to arms against our scars
this is our final debt to pay
A combination of confusion and regret
keeps us in a trance of sick, sad sentiment
If we walk out in the cold seeking solace that we crave
We can turn the tide and overcome the day – come what may
We can turn the tide and overcome the day
Chorus 2x
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Look in my eyes (look in my eyes) all is not lost (all is not lost)
the dawn will break and then / we ride off to face our
Flaws and our fears and our shame that we learned
so long ago, we forgot where it came from
begin to heal and stand up to despair –
from frozen to thriving is what we deserve
Hope is a flame that ignites our resolve, rising again at the bell
Blood on her knuckles, hair full of dirt, she braces and lets out a yell
“I will not fail”
Dust and sweat (cover me!), coming up short again
No effort done (without error and pain)
I will strive to dare greatly, take up the pursuit
If there is one thing I’ve learned, the only way out is through
Through all the trials and the pitfalls of living
Though we are broken and bruised (broken and bruised)
It’s the one in the arena who counts more /than those who were too scared to lose (lose)
I’ve watched birds of prey circle above my head
and hold in formation to foretell my death
My pulse set to racing, I have made my decision -
I don’t need escape, I just need ammunition
(Chorus)
(Chorus 2) This radical /acceptance of myself /made it possible to find my voice again x2
No more retreating, I’ve sealed my own fate
Living my life as I am cannot wait
Forsake my demons, embrace the unknown
And see if I’m made of more than flesh and bone
The only way out is through
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I’m staring back at how far I’ve come – it’s been a long time
Since I felt like I was someone to be proud of
I’m finally here in this place where it feels safe enough to
Look at myself for all that I am
And have I figured it out – I know that it’s a long shot
‘cause growing is messy and healing is hard
And yet this swelling inside my chest sounds like it’s saying
“it gets easier with time…”
So I’m trying to inspire myself
With that speech from Sam in lord of the rings
Where he says in times like this, even darkness must pass
And I’m hanging on to hope that this feeling will last
I’ve spent too long being weighed down by my demons
And I swear I won’t be settling for scraps anymore
I want to spend this time the best that I can, and bury
all of these excuses way back where I began
‘cause I was programmed for shame and guilt
By the fans of a god that probably hates what they have built
I’m finally learning to love me again
and ask myself “what if it all works out in the end?”
(You know) the only way out is through/ I believe in you (4x)
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a Tiger made of Lightning Columbus, Ohio
Hey. We make loud songs. We went viral on TikTok once.
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We like lots of music, but most of our songs are inspired by emo and post-hardcore songs from the myspace era.
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