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Concrete Temple

by ifandonlyif

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1.
Felon 04:48
I tell the tale of a thousand rooms Steal it all, take from you I tell the tale of a thousand rooms Steal it all, take from you Encased in a glass cage All around to see your shame Encased in a glass cage All around to see your shame I tell the tale of a thousand rooms Steal it all, take from you Chant the rhythm, cacophonous drone Sea of concrete, sewer below A molded, bulging, dripping ceiling A puff of smoke shudders, undulates Run Encased in a glass cage All around to see your shame Encased in a glass cage All around to see your shame I’m fading into a sea of concrete, swallowed whole into a sewer below I’m fading into a sea of concrete, swallowed whole into a sewer below I’m fading into a sea of concrete, swallowed whole into a sewer below I’m fading into a sea of concrete, swallowed whole into a sewer below Mimics sleep in sirens and screams Nothing to think of but obscenity Encased in a glass cage A staple of sheer waste It’s coming too late this time My cave of carnal passion, desire Hedonism will do You knew it couldn’t be you Hedonism will do You knew it couldn’t be you
2.
Chaingang 06:22
Force my hands Onto the grip To swing the hammer To callous finger tips My aching back And sunburned skin And fractured wrist Chained to my kin This is our life now This is how it is When the hope has run dry And the shackles are too tight It's not so bad When you come to understand You'll never get to do Anything you wanted to Tear off this arm Disconnected From the torso It still tries to grasp Are these eyes I see in the mirror Are they mine? Will I tear them out in terror? This is our life now This is how it is When the hope has run dry And the shackles are too tight It's not so bad When you come to understand You'll never get to do Anything you wanted to We're gonna celebrate you We need a little slack All that you'll notice when through Is how much left there is to do You'll have to make up time lost From pain and breaking back We don't know what our lives cost We might be slaves but we eat for free
3.
Close Friend 05:40
Here you can get stuck in Think again Here we can be close friends God sent Call it home, concrete temple Nothing hides the dirt Call it home, heretic Masking all the hurt It's just us It's just us Weaving hatred boredom Sticky fucking tape Values are now dead Survive and be king A friend in here is all you need Walls keep out the pain Ask for my hand now Breathe, sleep, cry, bleed I'm waiting for an answer Follow me Pass time Here you can get stuck in Think again Here we can be close friends God sent Call it home, concrete temple Nothing hides the dirt Call it home, heretic Masking all the hurt It's just us It's just us Weaving hatred boredom Sticky fucking tape Values are now dead Survive and be king A friend in here is all you need Walls keep out the pain (walls) Ask for my hand now Breathe, sleep, cry, bleed I'm waiting for an answer Follow me Follow me Follow me
4.
Too much solitude Abstain my discretion Horrendous spots On the wall Break my silence Can he hear me? Fuck the walls Kill the watch Fall asleep Dream I'm dead Up again, back to dark I think of this one Continuous and undone Open wide, swallow me We're fucking rotten Eat us and be forgotten Too much silence Too much silence Too much Too much Up again, back to dark I think of this one Continuous and undone Open wide, swallow me We're fucking rotten Eat us and be forgotten

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'Concrete Temple' is an EP following the story of an inmate imprisoned physically and mentally. With escape seeming increasingly impossible, the prisoner becomes accustomed to captivity and ever more unstable with isolation.

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released December 29, 2020

Additional vocals:
Zatyne
Laura Franco

Additional lyrics:
Laura Franco

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ifandonlyif Phoenix, Arizona

ifandonlyif has been producing music since 2017 with their first EP "Alina". Their provoking, eclectic modalities encapsulate electronic music at it's darkest, and suggests hints of techno, synthpop, IDM, and industrial. Their use of analog synthesizers, vocals, and guitar, provides a unique multi-instrumental live experience unlike anything seen yet in Phoenix, AZ.

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