at night I close my eyes,
to dream that they could open;
to dream of cutting ties
which bind the arc of time.
at night I close my eyes,
to dream of all the damage;
to dream of all those fragments,
to see them realign.
sweat inside the walls,
I’ve been here before.
there are certain days
that all of these veins,
are aching to be opened,
are aching to be opened.
I want to cut through clouds
which block the moon.
I want to cut through clouds
which block the moon.
they keep it from me, keep it from me—
this world is all alone.
graduation day
I've been here before
and I hope that I
make it out alright
I want to cut through clouds
which block the moon.
I want to cut through.
sweat inside the walls,
I’ve been here before.
there are certain days
that all of these veins,
are aching to be opened,
are aching to be opened.
and I hope that I
make it out alright.
and I hope that I
make it out alright.
credits
from Cartography,
track released December 12, 2009
Recorded at Developing Nations in Baltimore, Maryland by Joe Mitra
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021