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.​.​.​when nothing remains​.​.​.​(​1995 Demo)

by Drowning Room

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Gravel (1995 Demo) 03:41
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The weight of guilt Thrust upon my shoulders I never thought it would grip me Now I'm being crushed I am what I thought I was so far above Now I find myself eye to eye With those I once spat upon Forgiveness would only mean permission To walk the side of love I once felt For myself, now I am stripped bare And standing exposed to any blow you can throw The shame I feel saying words I know I mean A moment of weakness breaks the bough and I fall to the ground I still feel as though it was meant to be for you and me But with something like this, I can't help but turn away My reflection once made me smile The smile is gone and I'm trying so hard To shed a tear. Have I become callus? Knowing what pain I have put you through When all is said and done I feel so much more betrayed I walked away with my head low Because I lied to my face I will never lie to myself again How can I expect everything to be fine When I'm still trying to pick myself up off the ground And I know all too well I could have declined
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Chokehold (1995 Demo) 03:53
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Holding on two words blindly Slowly, slipping away Nothing to break my fall To the place where nothing matters at all My despair, who cares? Not you. You’ve helped me to see. That words and promises mean absolutely nothing Feel the words around your throat Feel the words around your throat So now I drown on your words Caught in undertow of white lies Flail around to catch my breath All I grab is emptiness This time I find That you have no reason for this All my efforts were in vane Still you think something can exist So friend...remember this! If you can lie, then so can I But these lies will strangle our throats You ask to keep in touch But my promise is as empty as yours Maybe someday you'll question my ways And I will leave you with this When words are not sincere You can choke the life out of friendship Chokehold no more!
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Monstrosity (1995 Demo) 04:36
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The slipknot tightens Choking the life out of me Eyes open to see you watching Something that I refuse to believe I’m sinking deeper in pain To the point where I’m giving up hope I will reach out to you But it only tightens the rope Blood drips from my fingertips As I’m still bleeding from our last kiss Below the surface of monster waits To be unleashed by my hate Years of tears gone dry Not the last I’ll ever shed Can you sit there and ask why Love will not rear its head? I’ve not changed, but become myself And this might not please, your eyes But I failed and been nailed You’re a part of this do you dare deny? Blood drips from my fingertips As I’m still bleeding from our last kiss Below the surface of monster waits To be unleashed by my hate Now my blood is dry An open wound as the sweat goes deep I lived a life full of love But that love is caused this change in me If I die here, I’ll blame you And those who’ve caused my pain Be it blood, friend, foe This monster has my name
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Falling Through (1995 Demo) 02:30
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My trust is a wall Would you have run to like A demolition ball And brick by brick It comes down on you, no blood drawn Because your skin’s so thick And this is how it feels when nothing remains in me Nothing remains in me My love is a fire Which you have doused by using my desire And with the sparks that remain I’ll burn what’s left of you Then, who will you blame? A faltered dream to hold onto A faltered dream to cling to Your grip has slipped, so let me run Holding these memories under each arm And this is how it feels when nothing remains in me Nothing remains in me
5.
Beautiful (1995 Demo) 03:32
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Your eyes, they hide so much And all I’ve seen is beautiful When I see your smile, I feel so fulfilled On those dreary days When nothing but storm clouds line the sky I know I’ll see the sunshine By the look at your eyes I wish I could say Everything I feel inside Maybe one day you can see it all With a look, I’ll look in my eyes Your face lights my darkness Your voice soothes the beast in me “Beautiful “ that word calls me to you With the smile you’ve given me I feel as though I can’t fail When you are by my side All your gentle words You’ve given meaning to my meaningless life In time I’ll have the courage to say, “I” Lord knows, I tried On my lips yours feel so warm Visions of you come to mind Every time I see, or hear your name You’ve made me feel like whole Over time I’ll say “I” Understand me when I call you “beautiful“
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Pipes (1995 Demo) 03:07
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I am standing so close to you And I can see you every move I can hear every word from your lips Each one hits me hard enough to bruise You speak so freely as if I’m not there But glance at me with one eye Knowing I am watching you Each time I look want to die I suffer through you every day But still burn for your touch I’m drawn to you, I know it hurts But I can’t get enough Question me when my voice hangs low As if you didn’t know You’ve put me through this living hell And refuse to let go Why don’t you hold me down Like I know you desire inside And torture me with your every move Force yourself into my eyes Show me the real you right now You that loves my pain Don’t be so silent, I can read you My love for you has been drained

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This is our second demo, recorded in 1995. We were still trying to figure out who we were and this demo shows that progress. Unfortunately the original tapes are lost to time and bad memories so the quality isn't the best. Thank you to Vanessa Verrilli for providing the recordings.

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released December 8, 2023

Karl Krebs: Guitar
Sean Mesler: Vocals
Greg Nazak: Bass
Lou Iuzinni: Drums

Record on April 1st and 2nd, 1995 at Sanctuary Studios, Wappingers Falls, NY
Engineered by Nick Brescia and Andy Sorking
Produced by Drowning Room

All songs written and arranged by Drowning Room
Cover photo by Kristie Miller
Layout by Sean Mesler

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