Tuesday, September 27, 2011

"To Arms" - Track 7 off The Tank by The War I Survived

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Grab your own and hold them tight
You're in the middle, you have to fight
But do you know what side you're on?
Do you know who you are?
This world was built on lies
We're all victims of our own device
If you could just open your eyes
And see who you are

You've gone to far
Lead us astray
You can't hold us down
To arms

There is a war outside
You're in the middle, you have to decide
Is this a hill to die upon?
Do you know who you are?
This world was built on lies
You're all alone and it's no surprise
When it all comes tumbling down
You see who you are

You've gone to far
Lead us astray
You can't hold us down
To arms

This is a battle cry. It's time to rally the troops. Get your friends and loved ones and hold onto them as long and hard as you can. It's us against the world. If we fail, it is because we chose wrong. We choose not to trust, and we start to blame people for everything that's wrong with us, but it's up to us to decide our fate.

The world around us becomes more and more chaotic, but we can rise above. We can pick our battles wisely, and not throw away our lives over nothing. When the bombs start falling though, we are tested, and our true nature is revealed. What are you made of? Are you prepared for the worst? I hope so.

The world can take you down to rock bottom, but you can climb out. We can then pick ourselves up, and fight back against those that put us there. We can rally. We can fight. We can live. And we can lay down our lives so that others may have the freedom to do the same. You choose. To arms.



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01 We Burn http://bit.ly/01_We_Burn
02 Aesthetics http://bit.ly/02_Aesthetics
03 Phoenix http://bit.ly/03_Phoenix
04 Silent Cries http://bit.ly/04_Silent_Cries
05 Low http://bit.ly/05_Low
06 Jade http://bit.ly/06_Jade

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

"Jade" - Track 6 off The Tank by The War I Survived

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You take from the poor man
You take from him everything
Give it all to the rich man
Who doesn't need anything
We follow in their footsteps
Our children's children
Making the same mistakes
Iniquities of our forefathers
Transgressions staining our bloody hands

We serve up bitter fruit
We're jaded Americans
There's always more to loot
For jaded America
There's always more to take
We never make mistakes
We can't see what's at stake

More violence will follow
Politicians thriving on blood and oil
We sing for the sorrow
Left behind, buried in stolen soil
We manifest destiny
Shape the minds of the people we destroy
Repetition of history
But we still can't see the coming storm

We serve up bitter fruit
We're jaded Americans
There's always more to loot
For jaded America
There's always more to take
We never make mistakes
We can't see what's at stake

I'm dumbfounded by people sometimes, and what they do to get ahead in this world. I find it amusing, and troubling all at the same time that once you make it big, you start getting everything handed to you, and the people who really need a little help are swept aside. I feel like each generation gets a little worse than the last. We spoil our children, the cycle continues. The dollar inflates and the Federal Reserve keeps pouring more money in, with nothing of substance to back it up. We give our children everything they want, and they lose all sense of value.

We are spinning out of control. Yet somehow, our leaders and big businesses remain oblivious. There's too much at stake, something needs to change.

As our backwards American values spread across the globe, our empire gets thinner and thinner. Like Rome before us, the fall awaits. And afterwards will be a tough winter. You reap what you sow, live by the sword, die by the sword. Your cutthroat elitist standards will be used to measure your own worth someday, and you will not be able to face the results. Prepare your heart, for the American dream has died, and you will be waking up in a cold and bitter world soon.



Download the last 5 weeks songs (320 kbps MP3), right click & choose (save as):
01 We Burn http://bit.ly/01_We_Burn
02 Aesthetics http://bit.ly/02_Aesthetics
03 Phoenix http://bit.ly/03_Phoenix
04 Silent Cries http://bit.ly/04_Silent_Cries
05 Low http://bit.ly/05_Low

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

"Low" - Track 5 off The Tank by The War I Survived

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You planted seeds of doubt
Then watched them grow
And then when trouble sprouts you act
Like you don't know

Low, way low, way low down
Is where I go
Low, way low, way low down
Is where I go

I've got a pretty smile
And my eyes glow
But sometimes I cannot deny
It's all for show
I've got it figured out
But I don't know
And when it all comes crashing down
I guess I go

Low, way low, way low down
Is where I go
Low, way low, way low down
Is where I go

The devil's advocate, a saying that I've come to loathe. People sway you with negativity, and lead you astray, down a spiral towards death. And once you're there, it's like they never meant to send you tumbling down, into an abyss of self pity brought on by constant negative reinforcement.

The saddest part is, when you truly sink the lowest, those around you don't even know. People go on with their lives like nothing is wrong, when inside they are screaming. Whenever it seems like you've gained an inch, then you get knocked back ten yards.

Depression is a battle raging on all around us. When you least expect it, the enemy strikes, and you're caught off guard, taken captive by fear. You can prepare all you want, but you're always vulnerable, and nothing can stop you from sinking.

This is the daily struggle some of us go through, and we just survive. It's all we can do, when we are taken all the way to the bottom.

But that's just it, isn't it? We survive. Somehow we climb our way up from the bottom. And we continue on. There's always hope, but there's always another devil's advocate. Don't let them take you down.



Download the last 4 weeks songs (320 kbps MP3), right click & choose (save as):
01 We Burn http://bit.ly/01_We_Burn
02 Aesthetics http://bit.ly/02_Aesthetics
03 Phoenix http://bit.ly/03_Phoenix
04 Silent Cries http://bit.ly/04_Silent_Cries

Remember, each Tuesday for the next 7 weeks we'll be releasing another track, blog, & music video until October 25th. Check back each week or join our mailing list to get these tracks in your inbox. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

"Silent Cries" - Track 4 off The Tank by The War I Survived

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You have your documents
We have our common sense
You have your own pretext
We have our arguments
You say it's our defense
To live behind a fence
May I remind you you broke our lives

Silent cries and violent wars
Human nature takes its course

You have a bias tongue
And all the songs you've sung
Have all been meaningless
They gave our souls no rest
And now you want us to
Believe that what you do
Will give the whole world a better life

Silent cries and violent wars
Human nature takes its course
Silent cries and no remorse
Silent cries and violent wars

For this song, this is where the album gets a little political, and we express our frustration with the current state of affairs in our nation. I like to think of our government as a computer that needs defragmentation. The common folk live their lives with simplicity, yet are represented by people who spew a constant stream of complex lies. A web that has us all trapped, as we lie in wait to be devoured. The elite think it's for our own good to keep us chasing a false American dream of debt up to our eyeballs, and to keep us afraid of everything in the world, so that we are easier to control. The further the gap between the classes, the more the masses will go unheard.

This song is a simple warning before the storm, a siren in the wind, a call from a distance. Our voices are faint, but with all of them together in the end, we can overcome anything. Let the cycle of renewel be once more. There is a revolution happening in the world, and what our high society elite fails to see, is that they are as much guilty, and in danger as any foreign dictator. When the people are suffering and they ignore our cries, that in the end will be their demise.



Remember, each Tuesday for the next 8 weeks we'll be releasing another track, blog, & music video until October 25th. Check back each week or join our mailing list to get these tracks in your inbox. Thank you so much for your continued support!

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