CHILDREN LAUGH, CHILDREN LOVE
LIVE THE DREAM, DREAM FOREVER
TRAUMA SWALLOWS, LIKE A STORM
NOTHING LEFT, JUST A SHELL
NO ONE TOLD YOU LIFE’S THIS WAY
NO ONE SAID YOU HAVE A SAY
GROW UP FAST, GROW UP HARD
JUST A GAME OF LIVE AND LEARN
GROW UP BLOODY, RAPED AND COLD
JUST A FUCKED UP LIFE ALONE
CONSTANT DISTRESS, SEETHE WITH REVENGE
COVIT THE LIVES, THEY NEVER HAD
SO MUCH PRESSURE TO BE GOOD
ALIENATED, MISUNDERSTOOD
TERMINALLY DAMAGED, NO CHANCE FOR SUCCESS
TRAUMA CONSUMING, LEARN TO FORGET
AND NOW I’M OLDER, THE ANGER STILL BURNS IN ME
MY FUTURE WIELDS A DARK CONCLUSION
AS FAR AS MY BLIND EYES CAN SEE
OH GRANT ME SUNSHINE OR A SONG
OR ANYTHING TO HELP ME GET ALONG
OH GRANT ME PEACE FROM THIS CONFUSION, WHERE DO I TURN?
MY DARK THOUGHTS REVEALED BY THE LIGHT OF THE BRIDGES THAT I BURN
Deaf Club eschew their usual harsh grind MO for moodier textures on this Killing Joke cover, benefiting Fair Fight through 1/4/2021. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 22, 2020