Reflections, by Contrition

Reflections

by Contrition

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1.	In Distant Lights 04:04	lyrics
So now you think that you’ve won And made some progress in life Do you regret your life? Or do you envy mine? I’m the one who always has to bend and twist the way you want me to, but this time it’s you I don’t know where to go from here This is where I leave Bridges burned down This is where I leave Don’t try to find me I don’t know where to go from here I can feel the sun going down again, it's getting cold and the shades taking over me Something inside me’s beginning No I don’t know where to go from here Long ago we didn’t have these fights and I swear to everything that I love in life, you made me feel so fucking worthless I am done with, women like you, who can’t see me for what I am I don’t know where to go from here This is where I leave
2.	Hypothermia 04:38	lyrics
You’re a god-forsaken thunderstorm So devastating, and yet so fascinating I can feel it shivering down my back, ‘cause you’re the hunter and I’m the hunted I can feel the rain dripping on my skin even though it’s cloudless The air’s so cold I can feel it twisting my throat and cutting up my lungs Headwind, it’s a way too twisted road Road signs too dark to even pretend that I have been here before But there’s no turning back anymore I’m not insane but I think you love to see me hurt And I feel you smiling as I hit the dirt So let’s stop pretending this is a happy ending The air’s so cold I can feel it twisting my throat and cutting up my lungs
3.	[Al-kuh-hawl] 03:27	lyrics
Tonight’s the night we’re getting wasted When we leave the club it’s devastated As I enter the room, the smell of smoke hits me I light up my own and take a deep breathe to, Get my head straight while I walk over to the crowd Tonight’s on me The drinks are free So come party with me It’s 3 o’clock, it’s dark and these lights confuse me Making you look like your slow-mo The songs are all muffled But I scream out loud anyway I might tell you a lie, trust me it’s not my fault But the fragrance you wear makes me stray so far I might tell you I love you but it’s just a fabrication ‘Cause you’re so enticing
4.	Sensory Perception 07:07	lyrics
The faith is gone, it’s buried under lies Truth is in the shadows, but it’s darker than this hole Feelings pushed back down, the veins don’t pump no more Winter comes and expectation rises Intoxication kicks in when I embrace you I only beckon you when you are needed The need for acceptance is admitted Abandon me Return when I’m in need Please don’t leave Selfishness is self-hatred With your eyes against the sun You’re not only hurting yourself, everyone around you is blinded too This is not the end, this could be the beginning Mother tell me, what are my mistakes Have I wronged anyone, do I deserve this Hollowness inside, eyes grow darker every day Temperatures rising, anger takes control 25, 25 years How is anybody to believe in anything When 25 years of certainty and trust Is ripped apart and thrown at my feet Abandon me Return when I’m in need Please don’t leave Selfishness is me
5.	Chaos Reigns 06:25	lyrics
I remember the day, I recall the feelings being washed upon my body as I ran away Denial straight from my veins, every fibre in this body is resistant to believe in anything they say They try to tell me you’re gone, they try to tell me it’s done and it’s over and I just need to move on But it cannot be, they’re lying to me, I don’t believe You chose to leave this world far too fucking soon I stood paralyzed as it crushed their lives Time stops and everything freezes You can hear the heartbeat of a broken child Your waves ripple through the air Creating chaos in their path Your reason still seems unclear I forgive The shell is still intact But the inside’s broken This is out of my control I’m letting in the cold The silence seeps into my mind, corrupting my perspective I scream at the void, begging to be heard But nobody hears it and the pain becomes stronger Escaping is the only freedom I get, I exile myself Empty ruins appear As I cross the wasteland The earth crumbles As I seek a purpose Hopelessness controls my destination Regret fuels my motivation Your waves ripple through the air Creating chaos in their path I, I still forgive
6.	Nova 03:06	lyrics
All that collides, expands our thoughts Do you remember what was?
7.	Surrogate 05:48	lyrics
What wreckage did your misconceptions lead you into? This debris is all because of you The flames are spreading to new heights at a greater pace Smoke is filling my lungs and I can’t see out I am built from the scraps and pieces Cast away from the commonly used What would you expect from a thing like me When is the right time to stand against Are you willing to leave it all behind I’d step away, then again I live for this I won’t bother you with any notion of sympathy Though I know you’d probably crumble if I did My worth is far beneath you I’m willing to guess Born equal or not, I figured as much I can feel your heart beating faster now It’s too late to revoke the disaster you’ve caused Go back You’re not welcome here I won’t fight for your sake Pretending to have a stake in the fate of others Doesn’t a peaceful world make I’ll never let you see Chains brought upon me You don’t stand a chance To be all that they need Therefore I stand Forever to be on my own
8.	Sunset Burns 05:43	lyrics
Pick up all the little pieces ‘Cause I can’t seem to understand what happened here Scars remind me of us And I can’t help thinking what the hell happened here Sunset burns out like our flame You are, so far, away from me So come a little closer now Put the puzzles back together Because the day you left me you spilled my guts all over the floor And the way you made me feel Yes the way you made me feel was so dangerous so treacherous Ice queen, can’t you find a place in your heart to show some mercy ‘Cause my head is boiling up and you don’t even fucking care You make the salt taste exactly like sugar And right back around Every time I rewind it in my mind, it builds up all the same way You still leave me here and break all of my hope All my flaws make me perfect All my weakness makes me strong All my flaws make me perfect I will move on again
9.	Drowning In Mirrors 04:00	lyrics
I know you’re hiding, I need to find you This winding path I walk is filled with ghosts My past is standing static and the present is unclear What’s to come is undefined You’re my insanity, my guilt and my plague I believe in the myth that surrounds you Your wild nature slips, reveal your masterpiece A forsaken body, reject the pain that embraces you I’m drowning in a sea of mirrors Reflecting my minds eye Deception is a skill I master Changing my skin, your perception Sketches drawn, revealing life Bury my past, open my eyes The canvas paints itself, retells my story now It’s like I’m missing something The night explodes as the scars inside of me Burn so bright for you to see Should I look outwards, am I deceiving myself? Did false hope lead me down this road? If mirrors face me, will I see you, or will I find you in the deep? Looking outwards, deceived myself False hopes led me here Can I find you here, or in the deep?
10.	Timeless 08:01	lyrics
Speak to me With your voice, crashing against the seas No pain in me Your words have drowned out far before my reach I don’t recall, all the good Please recall, all the good in me I’ll have faith in the race against time What you see Has been long under way You once came Came and left with little to show for it You expected strength I couldn’t grasp it or see it slip away When doubt is weighing down And my soul is left cold When the sun has set Will there for you be another day left? I don’t recall, all the good Just tell me, all the good that’s left in me Time heals all wounds, but it caused these Time heals all wounds, but it fucking made these You could have been there I could have been there too I can’t believe in the race against time What you see Has been long under way I can’t believe in the race against time What you see Is only here to stay

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released May 20, 2013

Recorded at Grapehouse Studios, Copenhagen.
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Jeppe Andersson.
Written and Composed by Contrition.

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Contrition is a progressive metal band from Denmark, consisting of five members: Anders Høst as lead singer, Andreas Kleis Baarsøe on drums, Morten Andersen on bass, and Andreas Koll and Josh Grant both as guitarists and backup vocalists. ... more