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Monument

by Drowning Room

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1.
Zero Sum Game 03:30
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Once upon a time There was a man who smiled It got him nowhere good A face That awe denied A game no one wins Lecherous Cancerous Malicious Cancel us Once upon a time There was a man who loved It got him nowhere good A life In steady decline Giving a shit is his biggest sin Abandon All your hope Ye who enter here I fear you'll follow me until the day I die Lecherous Cancerous Malicious Cancel us
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Trace Decay 02:54
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This is the end And all its beauty has been bled My heroes fled Time will tell As I prepare for the coming hell I've bred this well I close my eyes, implode and see My world's decay is under way Hold tight as the memories fade I fell in line Behind the screaming and the cries When our heroes died I fade from scene Won't you please remember me For all I'll never be? I close my eyes, implode and see My world's decay is under way Hold tight as the memories fade Don't take this all away from me I hold nothing and my worth remains unseen Hold tight as the memories fade Will you hear me? Will my ghosts remain in your thoughts? I never saw my name in lights Will you see me? I've done all that I could So I'm content to acquiesce and let it burn I close my eyes, implode and see My world's decay is under way Hold tight as the memories fade
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Bring Goliath Down 02:29
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Big man, make your smile into poetry Fool her with your charm and words Tell her the fiction of your past and that Only you can protect her from hurt So she holds you in highest regard And defends your name in spite of my distaste For you know you you're a real man What lies behind your eyes is nothing but hate As she exposes her wounds to you And you make the salt seem so sweet Point your finger of blame in her face And smile inside as she begins to weep So come on big man Do you think you can make me cry? It works so well on her Why don't you give me a try? I'll expose you for what you are And cut you down to size Goliath fell once before Let's see how hard this big man cries Well she still holds you in the highest regard And defends your name in spite of her tears Damn you bastard for what you've done For turning something wonderful into her fear
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Ruiner 03:09
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We can't maintain this pace We won't survive this time Forced love breeds contempt An open mind slams shut From incessant, shouted cause Breathe righteous blood into their throats Perpetuate an endless cycle On and on and on and on What chance do you have Of making them see the light When running on our knees? This isn't conversation Just conflict and devastation Whole and complete Perpetuate an endless cycle On and on and on and on and on Until we fall over dead From our best intentions Black and blue and bloated What should we talk about next?
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Angelica 02:46
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She cries tears that make her drown A love life that buries her She talks to walls that breathe and laugh And none offer any comfort She counts the days like a fuse burns And waits for wounds to mend The waiting leaves hateful scars in her She cannot pretend She treads through tears for one more day He turns away as she burns She screams at walls that know her name Yet she remains unheard Now it ends She won't pretend To smile for those who chose to ignore her We cannot pretend That we can wash this blood from our skin Our silence cuts in the form of razors She spells it out for every one of us And we can never forget her words "Anyone of you could have helped me" she cried Words I hear long after she stopped bleeding "Anyone of you could have saved me" she screamed Words I hear long after she stopped breathing
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Bishop Takes Pawn 02:58
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"God works in such mysterious ways" He takes a life and all is forgiven If all His reasons have a rhyme Then why has all we have gone to hell? A man kills a man A starving child extends her hand Parents poised to pray For babies born diseased Murdered fathers lie And beaten children cry This rape and death are justified Loved ones mourn the loss Then kneel before the cross and thank the Lord they're alive Lovers forced to end Through the church’s discipline Fear disguised as faith What afterlife awaits for me? You know where I'm sent If I don't repent For my sins! I will burn in hell and forfeit my rights to an afterlife And never enter through the gates of Heaven Sins of this world are of this world Man is to blame for all this shame If not then damn my soul forever Salvation lies within Man's burden is his own sin Salvation lies within
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In Absentia 04:05
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She moves like fire Across the floor As she devours Then turns to stone Best of luck in your new life I'm better off without me with you Not even a whore will have me It's as if I were dead She moves like acid Through my esteem Her lingering shadow Darkens my empty room My angel, there's a crack in your halo And there are stains on that dress you wear It's amazing The way our hearts would sing I'm dying in circles The words cut like knives The silence cuts like knives I would have given my life Your absence cuts like knives You are gone But I'm still here

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released September 19, 2017

Karl Krebs - Guitar
Greg Nazak - Bass
Matt Pietrogallo - Guitar
Shane Chikeles - Drums
Sean Mesler - Vocals

Music written and arranged by Drowning Room
Lyrics by Sean Mesler
Recorded at The Equator, Beacon NY Summer 2017
Produced by Sean Mesler and Drowning Room
Engineered by Matt Pietrogallo, Sean Mesler and Greg Nazak
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Chikeles
Cover art by Mark Calimbus
Layout and design by Evan Schlomann and Sean Mesler

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