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When it Rains

by VACANT

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1.
No Direction 02:05
Always moving with no direction I tried to fill these holes with good intensions And I’m slipping and I’m still learning And when your gone the world keeps on turning I haven’t left an imprint I haven’t found my voice These empty bottles don’t seem to block out the noise I’ve begun to blame it on the weakness in my knees I’ve begun to blame it on the weakness in my knees Why can’t I ignore it, Why can’t I escape it The mysteries of a closet, And all that lies inside it Why can’t I escape it, Why won’t it let me out I’m keeping it well fed, And its always around I haven’t left an imprint I haven’t found my voice These empty bottles don’t seem to block out the noise I’ve begun to blame it on the weakness in my knees I’ve begun to blame it on the weakness in my knees
2.
There’s something growing in my head Lately I feel like an animal so well fed By the duty imposed on me Now I feel I owe but i don’t owe you shit I’m so sick of being told that I am sick Getting tired of believing in false convictions Underpaid over worked i’ve begun to ask what i am worth Now that i’ve met a couple of people Now that i’ve seen a couple of things I’ve come to understand that The enemy isn’t inside of me Its in everything I touch its in everything I see It’s talking too loudly, I can’t hear myself think I can’t hear myself breathe, Was I ever even alive? Was I ever even alive? There’s always room at the top you are only valued by how much you’ve got well i’ve counted my bills and still I’m worth nothing How much is it to be free? Am i wearing a noose or a tie, an empty shell being capitalize The good die while disease is right in front of my eyes.
3.
The nights are getting longer and your father is losing faith, He was tired of falling down even more so of getting up The sun wasn’t rising fast enough fast enough As you walked home, As the ground shook. The sun wasn’t rising fast enough fast enough You tried to call because you hadn’t heard any news Your brother’s voice whispered cancer and the words shook right through you You almost broke your hand on the wall Everything was spiralling out of control All I want to is just see that smile If I close my eyes I can still see for awhile And if I open them will i have to face it That in the end we’re alone with it all. All the mistakes all of the wasted time All of the holes in the walls and in them what did we find All of the regret all of the countless mistakes I’ll take everything back, I’ll do whatever it takes.
4.
Bridges 02:21
Past the rusty swing set beneath our old tree There’s something in the water and it’s always following me Trying to out run and not get left behind But it seems to follow me every time. And just when I think the bridge will hold Can it withstand the burden of growing old. And just when I think it can handle the weight It collapses taking everything Leaving all of us behind, I only wish that I can rewind. And its such a funny thing the laughs we’ve shared and the sorrow it brings I yell I scream, take me instead I think I paid my debt. I know its selfish but I just don’t want to be left behind.
5.
Bottled Up 03:22
I made another promise to myself One which I know I will never keep My words are dripping with conviction It’s too bad that I forget them every time I go to sleep What is it that makes me believe that I won’t keep coming back for more. I’m drowning, I’m drowning in a pool of my own guilt I can swim but the water is just way too calming Now I’m back the same old story surprised when I see the morning who knows how long I can stay afloat there’s got to be a punch line to every joke Can I have another sip of your scotch dad But you know i’m just trying to do my time, I’ve lost track of how much i have left I guess this is why they say life’s a test I can feel it testing me, I can feel it testing me Too late to be clean, I’m already a mess
6.
Nepal 02:45
She wanted to taste life Not watch it from afar All she wanted to do All she hadn’t done. I swear theres nothing fair about burying your mom So she made a wish blew out her candles Packed her bag with all it could handle Your father never cried and it was all for you except when he said you do what you have to Never looking back not now not ever Did you finally figure out what it means I want to know everything you discovered Never looking back not now not ever, Did you finally figure out what it means I want to know everything you discovered And now she’s leaving again normal life feels like a prison because life is short but least it would be her decision In search of something real, not just looking for time to kill. Theres always ways to pick yourself up even though the winds are rough, But the clouds got darker as the day went on and its impossible to comprehend, how its just a spin of the wheel There's no rhyme or reason, its not even avalanche season There's no rhyme or reason Now i don’t trust the ground below me and i don’t trust the mountains above. And all the beauty, all the grey you coloured in will grow with everyone you loved.
7.
Fool's Gold 03:04
I saw a lady without a face, Maybe she had one but just forgot to wear it that day, I tried not to stare but i just couldn’t help my gaze, She turned to me and said go on your merry way. Right after she jumped in front of that train Why does brightness always seem so tragic right before the rain Only 42 years old, she didn’t leave a note Her family didn’t understand when she said to value what isn’t sold the rest she said is only fools gold She never got married never had kids, She left no legacy behind, I want to know what it is That creates this emptiness inside. Maybe it’s not created but merely amplified over time Lie by lie, every time you say those words I’m doing just fine
8.
Fade 02:22
No more tracks to cover, nothing more to avoid What did you bury when you were just boys It trickled through your hands what did you lose Did you wear your scars like a badge or was it another bruise You try not to think about it every single day Feeling selfish that you ask those memories to fade away How you lost yourself How you lost faith How you lost your colour How you lost everything that you thought you’d never lose How does death work how does it pick and choose. Because lately its you that i see in the mirror And I still think about, I think about what you whispered in my ear How you lost yourself How you lost your faith How you lost your colour How you lost your brother How you lost everything that you thought you’d never lose How does death work how does it pick and choose

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released March 26, 2015

Music played by Zack, Joel, Loïc & Derrick / Guitar recorded by Charles Rousseau at Studio MikkoraSon / Drums & bass recorded by Mathieu Dulong at Studio Fast Forward / Vocals recorded by Denis Normandeau / Mixed & mastered by Denis Normandeau / Photos by Isabelle Beauregard / Artwork by JP / Extended gratitudes to Lisa Melanson for making this album possible and to our friends & family for inspiring & supporting. Copyright Discontent 2015.

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