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Between Me and The Machine

by Resolve

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1.
I can’t recognize myself The venom has taken control Lost in this suffocating hell I call home Deliver me My grave, my peace haven My shelter, my asylum A rain forest Too much explored A holy grail still unheard of Years spent crawling in the jungle Left me with nothing but indelible scars Poison ivy in my backbone Propagating on its own Inhaling the steams Of my self-ignited blaze No way out from this maze I’m lost in this beautiful hell If this daydream is all that I have I’ll turn it into something beautiful I’m trying to see through the haze Is it a monster or a miracle? Let me tame the sour taste Let me tame the bitterness This is my way to escape I’m lost in this beautiful hell A stranger to myself Lost in someone else’s tale Blurry sights and bones exposed A single celled parasite Sight of endless rivers Sights of millenarian trees Help me find the difference Between truth and fantasy My air, my asphyxia My venom, my dementia So please come with me We can hide in my chrysalis Safe from the trials and tribulations Together we’ll learn how to tame the poison If this daydream is all that I have I’ll turn it into something beautiful I’m trying to see through the haze Is it a monster or a miracle? Let me tame the sour taste Let me tame the bitterness This is my way to escape I’m lost in this beautiful hell
2.
So many pages Have been soiled with my laments Now I’m building bridges Between me and oblivion This is not the way I wanna seal my fate I won’t let myself sink into the depths Don’t tell me not to worry, I know how it ends Feeling seasick so i’m sailing to the shore I weave across the monsters under water They try to reach me, I can hear their growls Trying my best to steer the ship through the storm A lonely seasick sailor Another push and I will reach the harbor Could it be? Could I be the one that they said was Lost at sea But I’m building my own saving raft I’m done swimming against the stream I’ll ride the wave until it brings me back I’ve lost all of my certainties I’ve lost it all And now I’m bouncing back I’ve learned to live without an end in sight Swept along with the tide Getting lost in the mist Out of breath In the middle of the seas I’ve got this feeling, like I’ve been there before Another push and I will reach the harbor Could it be? Could I be the one that they said was Lost at sea But I’m building my own saving raft I’m done swimming against the stream I’ll ride the wave until it brings me back I’ve lost all of my certainties I’ve lost it all The salt taste on my lips The fluid in my lungs It has been so long The splinters in my fingers The dryness of my tongue Bruised and battered I keep pushing against the odds I let the current carry me The northern star will pave the way Waiting for the day i will finally Turn the tide and reach the firm ground Sailing through the sea Facing the hurricane I’ve come all this way Now I’ll break the waves
3.
What is there to find at the end of the tunnel? I’ve heard about a white light I’ve heard about a black hole Will we ever meet again? Am I chasing a dead end? I’ve got this melody stuck in my head Is it a cry for help? Constantly ringing in my ears Sounds like a siren song It’s getting harder to resist Can you hear the sound? Arising from the other side The haunting promise of a better future Or a lure born in my own mind Can you hear the sound? It’s time to put your doubts aside Pull back the veil and embrace the unknown We’re together in this ride Driving along the edge of a cliff Fast asleep in the passenger seat Cradled by these mesmerizing whispers I’m both blessed and cursed The same shivers down my spine at every turn Driving along Driving along One day i’ll know what’s coming after I’ve finally learned to dream in colours Siren’s call is louder than ever Yet I’ve never felt stronger Now that I’m singing in unison With every passing year More and more whispers in my ears Is it just me or is there a knocking drawing near? Will we ever meet again? Am I chasing a dead end? Still the same melody stuck in my head Now i can hear the sound Arising from the other side The haunting promise of a better future Or a lure born in my own mind Can you hear the sound? It’s time to put your doubts aside Pull back the veil and embrace the unknown We’re together in this ride
4.
D.G.G.R.S 04:55
Welcome to the wonderful century Join the crowd and start walking backwards Exponential growth at the expense of humanity Here we stab ourselves with our own daggers Toxic ideas heard a thousand times before We let old books define our behaviour Self-proclaimed kings seated on a throne From the core to the edge Sticking to our role Welcome to the wonderful century This is the world we shaped Following the dictates We’re the slaves of a self-made slavery Exposed for what we are We’re the slaves of a self-made slavery So raise your glasses to the cause Fooled by precepts from the past We’ve been warned but we persist Narrow minded and convinced That the truth is in our hands It’s way past time for a change Cause it’s too late to retreat The end is near, our fate is sealed The hourglass ran out of sand I won’t seat back while you profane our realm Living us stranded on this barren land Broadcast the aneurysm Terror of a nameless nation If life is a TV show We’ve reached the final season The line you drew in the sand Falsified, riddled with rust Reverse the trend It’s the dawn of a new day Omit the role you played We’ll carry this burden Keep on mocking the child that paves the way We’ll put an end on this deadly malthusianism Welcome to the wonderful century Join the crowd and starts walking backwards Exponential growth at the expense of humanity Here we stab ourselves with our own daggers Fooled by precepts from the past We’ve been warned but we persist Narrow minded and convinced That the truth is in our hands It’s way past time for a change Cause it’s too late to retreat The end is near, our fate is sealed The hourglass ran out of sand
5.
A life lived in denial Too many vows violated I couldn’t see the forest for the tree Truth hit me like a cannonball Took my breath away And to think I thought I knew it all I’d have so much to say And I wonder Am I expected To start it all over again? You were so perfectly dishonest I guess it was all for the best To hell with your regrets Too little too late Gave me an armour, threw it all away And without it I’m terrified Burn my roots and stems Take away my name It’s hard to face a world with all of These questions left with no answers Fueled with sorrow You were the match that lit me up Now be my saviour And help me put out the fire Will I stay the same or will I realise myself? A mind shaped in fraud and lies A life forever compromised Could I trust again Breathe again Learn to overcome the pain? I won’t forgive But I’ll forget You were so perfectly dishonest I guess it was all for the best
6.
Another glance at the emerald skies One final breeze before the storm Encapsulate They tried to keep us obedient But from now on It’s every man for himself Alive but doomed A hopeless wreck How long till we’re all out of breath? Six feet underground In a gallery of steel Feeling safe and sound Artificially fulfilled Buried alive in the noxious ground Slave to this new reality Days turn to years but you’re still around Forever engraved in my memory I gave up on the thought Of seeing the daylight again I promise you I’ll be alright Please just remember my name Chalk lines on the wall of my cell I tried my best but I’m starting to lose my head Every morning the same deafening bell Another twenty-four hours in this frozen hell Holding on to your smile as my only solace Holding on to the hope you won’t forget my face One final farewell You vanished in a blast of light Then came obscurity I couldn’t force myself to believe Half of the awful lies I said Your fragile knees shattered the ground Drowning in tears as you escaped Buried alive in the noxious ground Slave to this new reality Days turn to years but you’re still around Forever engraved in my memory I gave up on the thought Of seeing the daylight again I promise you I’ll be alright Please just remember my name I miss the distance between me and the Machine
7.
With Love 03:08
I found myself in the water I found myself in the trees I found myself in the contemplation And buried all of this inside of me Gathered as an ode A testimony A truth to be told From the depths of my beliefs I’ll give you all I have Cause you’re the only thing I need Of delusion, of doubt But most importantly built With Love
8.
Cycles 03:56
Half buried in the quicksand Yet we keep on moving A constant withering We’re hanging by a thread Oblivious to the void beneath our feet Envy consumes the soul We struck the match that started the fire We provide for the cycle As you sow, so shall you reap We assemble to destroy Driven by these senseless desires Feed me I only thrive in property Cure me Dazzled by lust and envy As the rest of the world perishes We provide for the cycle As the alarm bell rings We assemble to destroy The more we have the more we want Trapped in a cage we’ve built The more we have the more we need Witness the decrease, the price of disbelief Deafened by the noise of our grievance Drifting inside the same loop The real power lies in the mass The cure is the poison We’re hanging by a thread We’re standing on the edge Feed me I only thrive in property Cure me Stripped down from my humanity They gave us a heaven That turned into a blaze The rhythm of the seasons A distant memory Half buried in the quicksand Yet we keep on moving Lost in the motion So disconnected Swept by the current A river with no end Swimming through a black tide Blind and barely breathing The more we have the more we want Trapped in a cage we’ve built The more we have the more we need Witness the decrease, the price of disbelief Too late to realize we’ve already crossed the line We’re headed straight for the crash But ‘till then Feed me, cure me Endlessly dazzled by envy A bunch of sad clowns wandering So many promises thrown to the wind Hollow, empty We’ll pay the price of our disbelief
9.
Surrender 04:04
Eyes up and back against the wall Who’s gonna catch me when I fall Take back these bones that make me who I am I’ll rise up and if need be I’ll fall again My mind is a river Sometimes flowing Sometimes frozen I got rid of the anchor But I’m better off now I will be my own saviour Just still haven’t found how Heading straight to the unknown Cause there’s nowhere else to go I’ve burnt the bridge Now what’s it gonna be? Ran away with the evidence And watched the smoke from a distance Thrown to the sea I took the risk and i refuse to think To think that it was all for nothing Just another waking dream And so I flee From the ashes of my failed endeavours I’ll raise an army from the dead As one we’ll march and take over And once it’s all done i’ll say Take back These bones that make me who I am I’ll rise up And if need be I’ll fall again It’s always darkest before dawn And for now it’s pitch black So is the night coming to an end? All the pain won’t be in vain A glimpse of light To lift me up All hail the brand new day I’ve burnt the bridge Now what’s it gonna be? Ran away with the evidence And watch the smoke from a distance Thrown to the sea I took the risk and I refuse to think To think that it was all for nothing Just another waking dream And so I flee
10.
I remember the neon lights Through the final hallway Same old deafening sound The roaring up above my head They said we might never be back The odyssey may never end Your memory, my guiding light Will we ever meet again? Man-made gravity Holding on to me Fading bravery As the blue’s turning to black It’s getting clear we’re not coming back Drifting as we get closer to the dark Crushed by the weight of what’s left behind Riding through space at the speed of light Emerald skies no longer is sight I’m nearly passing out Hoping for a crash Something to help the torment pass A symphony of stars ahead Laughing at our rusty wreck Encapsulated Giving in to the void Forgive me Glowing dot in the black open Roaming through infinite possibilities They hide behind their maps but we know There’s no direction cause there’s nowhere left to go Hold on Maybe we’ve all gone wrong How can we really think that we deserve a second chance When all that we were given has been turned into a mess? Hold on to love There’s nothing left but memories I’ve been so wrong Infinitely lost in the nothing Gone for good This is farewell Oblivion above my head And I miss the distance Between me and the Machine Smells of gasoline The air is smothering Doomed with a lifetime of suffering Encapsulated Lights turned red Sirens are breaking up my head I’d give anything to break out of this cell I’d rather burn with you than live in a cold black hell I just can’t force myself to believe That this is how the story ends My fragile knees shatter the ground Drowning in tears as I forget Gone for good This is farewell Oblivion above my head And I miss the distance Between me and the Machine Between me and the Machine This is the fate we refused to see Trapped like rats in the nothing Giving in to the void Forgive me Gone up in smoke There’s nothing left but apathy We dug our hole As one with the symphony I remember the neon lights And when they faded away Never thought I’d miss the sound I’ll carry your love ‘till the edge
11.
Deprived of appearance Inexplicably pervasive I need it, I need it Feeding my inner demons So that they can feed of me Addicted, addicted Always questioning Always wondering The clock still keeps on ticking Will it ever stop, will it ever break Or simply lose its sealing? Set me free Free from my self-inflicted borders Show me how To reverse the curve and start all over Let me out From the torments Cause I can’t gloss over Fill me up Just give me a moment Let me see the bright side Help me out Cause I’m rotting inside Hands and feet tied Let me out For a moment Cause I need it right now Trapped in my feelings Unsure if i’ll ever fully heal Deluded, I’m tainted No perfume is gonna be strong enough To mask the filth Till the end, infected Always questioning Always wondering The clock still keeps on ticking Will it ever stop, will it ever break Or simply lose its sealing? No matter what it could have been It is what it is I wish I knew how to tame the disease To finally breathe in Let me out From the torments Cause I can’t gloss over Fill me up Just give me a moment Let me see the bright side Help me out Cause I’m rotting inside Hands and feet tied Let me out For a moment Cause I need it right now Still don’t know where I belong There’s something about me That still needs to be killed But I’m scared of what I’d become I don’t feel guilty anymore Interlinked more than ever before Embracing the dissonance Cause it’s obvious I’ll be forever yours Let me out From the torments Cause I can’t gloss over Fill me up Just give me a moment Let me see the bright side Help me out Cause I’m rotting inside Hands and feet tied Let me out For a moment Cause I need it right now

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released November 26, 2021

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