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Gaunt

by Brainwreck

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1.
Cave Dweller 02:25
Forgotten Hidden away Confined to a lesser known darker place Where the dregs of society roam In what little that they call home Found along the fringes, drawing nearer to the edge The lines between sanity and reality are losing their clarity Whose sanity? Whose reality? The mind escapes The mind runs free We're all trapped in Our own reality It's such a fine line between the extremes But who can be the judge of what I hear and see Not you And not me The mind escapes
2.
Infiltrator 01:34
Everyday creeping in, moving nearer Parasites closing in to take life away Like vultures looking on As the world around them burns Death fills their eyes As smoke billows from its source Blocking out the sun And blackening the sky Infiltrate and intervene Vicious alterior motives are hidden among the so-called righteous acts Political ploys involving heartless pacts Look around Read between the lines Shift my focus to catch out the lies I don't want to be a victim of this human fate I can't trust in words that hold no weight Everyday creeping in, moving nearer Parasites closing in to take life away
3.
The burning inside, that feeling I've been trying to find Nostalgia for a time that surely left us all behind We weren't there when it started But we're here, right now It's still our way of life We got to keep it alive We all want to be a part of something real But I could never be apart from this A way of life with meaningful interaction And true intentions Decades later I still haven't forgotten that feeling That keeps me holding on It's that burning inside Never forget the energy and passion Common words that bind us Never forget the energy, passion and memories Much has changed Much has stayed the same But one thing's for sure That burning inside
4.
You walk in with an attitude and something to prove Anything I say won't make a difference to you You've got a one track mind Think you've got authority But your meaningless position means nothing to me I'd rather spit in your face Than have you walk all over me You're not thinking, man, you're out of control Missing the point, you just don't get it You throw your fists – because that's the way you solve your problems Idiots like you, I will never understand I'd rather spit in your face Than have you walk all over me You're looking for attention, but no one cares This is the last thing I need You thinking you know better than me But your big mouth has no effect on me Take the chance, save some face, save some dignity Walk on home I've seen enough to know I'm wasting my breath You're just looking for attention No one cares
5.
Gravel Face 00:36
Thief of innocence Disgrace of a human being Leave behind a wreckage Now you're nowhere to be seen What can I say? I have no words left It makes me sick And I just feel like running away But we're trapped in this life Disconnected Left to cope With what remains Little more than pain and suffering
6.
Soothsayer 01:53
I always thought that the way that I'd live my life Would always be what I'd set out for myself But now I see a manipulated future looking straight at me You can try to fight it Fight it as hard as you can But deep down you know You can't win Manipulators putting thoughts inside your head It'll be that way until you are dead Soothsayer
7.
Pressure 02:21
Infuriating reality Suffocating; It's hard to breathe Losing focus; not thinking straight It's reaching the point where I'm losing my mind Harder and harder to keep control These wandering thoughts taking hold The anger's building up inside Patience isn't so easy to find I can't keep taking this Just having to accept A return to primal instincts Becoming harder to suppress This voice in my head pushing me in a new direction A cold and unforgiving, ruthless option You can't expect me to lay down and die Brought down to my knees and paralysed Gotta find a release for this pent up frustration There's no use for it buried inside Looking around for some other options Restraint is not the easy way out Pressure mounting
8.
Setback 01:45
Bitter example of what's to come Hopeless future With no self worth Am I destined for failure Will I just not measure up But I finally found some rest For my troubled mind Your judgement means nothing to me You won't set me back One thing you should remember You don't define me and never will Mark my words Tomorrow I'll be closer than I am today I've thought this through and I know how it ends The scenario has played out inside my head
9.
Trapped 01:36
It's in the dead of night that I've questioning why I've been caught up in this spiral I can't change the fact there's nothing more Nothing more than an endless cycle Feeling lost and out of place Forced into this world, a world that I hate We're trapped, fuck that Cursed on this Earth No way out, no end in sight Fight to survive, fend for your life To get ahead of the next and the next It will never end so accept this And move against the grain
10.
Determinist 01:43
Enter the fragile final hour Desolation & destruction of your world awaits Final opportunity before the close Last gasp attempt to escape Last gasp attempt to escape, escape the jaws of death Fooled if we think we have all the answers Fooled if we think we have any control Left to chance Everything to lose Outta your hands There's nothing more you can do But await The final outcome There's no way to escape Escape the jaws of death
11.
This pushing and pulling's going to tear me apart A constant battle of the mind Was it nature or nurture? Was the foundation shattered from the start? Now descending into a blackened hell Blind eyes hide plight Now we drift into the depths, to the edges of what's left This world is on its head Lost minds, broken lives This world is on its head Lost minds, broken lives Out of mind, out of sight Tortured soul Fragmented mind You could never feel what I feel inside

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released September 4, 2015

Cover photograph © Roger Ballen
Band photograph courtesy of Janine Britz

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