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Chains of Identity
04:12
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Have we lost our minds
Have we lost our sight
Or were we always blind
In the age of identity
Animosity
Is what we breed
Projecting all our problems
So we don’t have to solve em
Blaming it on each other
Here we go again
No one seeks liberation
No one wants to be free from their chains
We just want that self gratification
We forget that it always comes with pain
cowering In darkness
Chosen over truth
Learned early in youth
The world is run by evil men
They’re the ones who choose
What we see on the news
Distracting us with nonsense
Inciting us to violence
Scaring us into silence
Here we go again
No one seeks liberation
No one wants to be free from their chains
We just want that self gratification
We forget that it always comes with pain
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For the Broken-Hearted
01:54
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For those who’ve lost loved ones
For those who know the pain
For those filled with shame
The sadness runs deep
You forget it for a while
But then it hits again
And again and again
Today’s a cloudy day
Be it as it may
To god I still pray
That I will find a way
I give up control
I give up free will
I give up it all
I will die on this hill
Cause life is meant to be lost
And I am lost in my life
I’m the one with religion
I couldn’t take my knife
Let go of this attachment
Please teach me how
I wish I could imagine
An easy way out
I’m off the wagon
Can’t not smoke this loud
And when I dream I dream of you
I can’t keep you out
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Clean Dirty Mirror
02:09
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I was an outcast
I never fit in
Walking on eggshells
With my opinions
I was a lonely boy
I’m in the background
I never win
I get no love in life
As a musician
I’m still a lonely boy
Clean dirty mirror
See life clear as day
Wish I knew how
To see past all my shame
I need that surface clean
Left behind
I was raised in grief
No memories
From that time in life
So I just am a sad
Person
And my depression
Worsens
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12roots Albuquerque, New Mexico
I fell in love with the sound of bands like Rancid, blink-182, and Green Day when I was 11 years old. Since I was 13 I've been writing my own music. My recording skills and access to equipment was virtually non-existent until I was about 18 years old. I am now 25 and just starting to get the hang of recording and producing quality sound. ... more
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