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I'll Keep This Safe Here

by Bottom of the Lake

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1.
Indian Ridge 03:19
I can't hold them back anymore I'm an army of one fighting in this war They're smashing the windows, they're breaking down my door, and I can't hold them back anymore I'm screaming but there's not a sound I'm begging for help when there's no one around The clock just ticks on, and my time's running out, and I'm screaming but there's not a sound They're smashing the windows, they're breaking down my door, and I can't hold them back anymore The clock just ticks on, and my time's running out, and I'm screaming but there's not a sound
2.
(Not) Alone 03:05
Am I awake or am I sleeping? 'Cause lately, they've felt the same Persistent demons trailing and I think they know my name And they look a lot like me And in the dead of night, it's hard not to hear a sound And in the absence of light, it's hard to feel like there's no one else around In a crowd of people, I still feel so alone And while surrounded by warmth, I remain freezing cold There's no coming back from where I've ended up There's only learning to be comfortable I'm scared 'cause I feel myself start to slip again As I try my best to keep my grip But I know I lack the strength to fight through the darkest days And I'm afraid they're gonna win I walk alone through the cold and falling snow Two sets of footprints everywhere I go I can't begin to describe the feeling I have inside I'm so alone but it never leaves my side
3.
I'm standing on the shoreline just watching the water And I can see the body slowly changing from a ripple to a wave The calm before the storm and I know what's coming But I still stay So pull me down deeper Grab my ankles and stop me from surfacing Let the water fill my lungs I don't care, I wanna feel something The clouds begin to combine, the sky's getting darker And I can hear the wind begin to whistle through the trees that start to shake The calm before the storm and I know what's coming But I still stay So make me believe you Do your best to try to stop me from leaving Let your lies fill my head I don't care, I don't feel anything My mouth's wide open I'm breathing in the water I give in to the ocean And sink back into your arms
4.
429 04:30
Your mind is not your own, it belongs to the devil within He has all control, you're just a puppet on a string You don't pick the path you walk, you just follow the one that's been chosen for you Everything around you has been decided by someone other than you You don't own your flesh, it's merely a rented hotel room You're only just a guest whose frame rots inside of its tomb Your bones, they itch underneath your skin, just trying to get out And your eyes, they beg for help, but your mouth doesn't make a sound Your eyes, they beg for help But your mouth doesn't make a sound And I'm sorry that I couldn't help you I'm sorry that I wasn't there
5.
Marcus 06:53
"We're just all creatures of habit" That's what you said to me And if by chance that's true, it would explain a lot about my mindset It's been so long since I've seen your face, sometimes I wonder just who you are now For the longest time, thought I was right But now I'm thinking that I was wrong I still can't stop thinking about you, I want you to meet me behind the hospital Get in my passenger seat and we can cruise, and listen to 'Wilder Mind' We'll get lost on country roads as I try to forget about the mistakes that I've made And you can just fuck with my heart like you always do You can just take it or leave it like you always seem to You've always had me, but when you decide that you want me, I promise I won't be there anymore I really don't blame you I wish I could've been better for you And I don't want to keep believing that I'm the reason for whatever things you can't do I think of where I've been and I dwell on the past, feeding the hidden pain that's still inside I can't help but wonder just where I will end up next, and if it will last, and if I will be alright 'Cause if there's one thing that I've learned it's that nothing's forever, the best things in life are just scattered Everything passes with the wind and weather, never to come back, never to be felt again It was just a matter of time A state of condition and hearts And now I'm in a different state Wishing that we could restart
6.
Weathered 04:29
I sit like an instrument Becoming weathered and bent out of tune And my head is getting tired of wondering Just how the hell I got lost inside of you This town is so god damn small And yet I can't seem to find my way out All these roads, they lead me to you And all these thoughts are wasted on you It doesn't matter how far you run from it Clear your mind as many times as you'd like, but your first love will always dwell in it Not so much pushing you to the back of my mind As much as trying to rid you of my life And more so learning to live with this Along with everything else in time I'll keep this safe here Inside my head, and inside my heart Accepting that I cannot escape it And knowing that it will never depart
7.
416 05:33
I can't see your face anymore Your voice no longer rings in my ears It seems I can't recall a thing Not a single memory remains Sometimes it feels like you were never here And you never walked the same ground that I do But I know that you existed before 'Cause our mother has cried for you The pain, it eats away And the darkness, it devours A day feels like a year And a minute, like an hour What were your last moments like? Were you scared? Did you cry? What was inside of your head? Were you ready to die? Forever my brother Life is too precious And death is too real
8.
It's been a while since the hedges have been trimmed And the branches are hanging low The floor's beginning to collect dust now And everything you must not care for anymore As the cancer eats away And your memory, it fades You begin to turn more gray Accepting, and waiting for the day The time you spent, it's not all for nothing And the way she went is the way that you'll go Together in life, separated by a sudden death You're breaking from the light and slipping deep into the darkness The monster in you will not cease You're taken over by disease With hope beginning to decrease Questioning, and begging for relief A living room, once warm and bright Floor painted with a low sunlight Has now become so cold and dark with the blinds always drawn And I can see you start to slip Forgetting things and losing grip I'm afraid I'll end up the same way when I age and turn to stone

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released July 26, 2018

recorded, mixed, mastered, and produced by Jeff Leber at Prairie State Records
album art by Dickri Aduriz

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