two decades have seen us run our course
i apologize for what you've burdened on virgin eyes
the discrepancies, your fallacies
surely hard to watch, it was hard to bear
stones could have built columns to support me
but you chained them to my ankles instead
no atonement, no forced apologies
i'm no hero, owned by mythology
before the clock started, you haunted me
you had so much time to grow
despite half a century head start
i'm older than you'll ever be
every myth tells of a hero
coming to terms with his old man
this is not a hero tale
wise man, old man
instead, he tries to take away
what i know, what i need to thrive
my ideals by which i survive
a father passes to a son
all the knowledge he has gathered in his life
but all he's really spread is disease
and all the son bore was contempt
This album tells a story. It tells this story through grungy, distorted instrumentals and strained vocals packed to the brim with raw emotion. Camren Luster
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021