snap out of bed in a cold sweat
exhausted as if i've never slept
even though i spent these hours in my bed
i waste time lost in my head
the sweat carries on my furrowed brow
like the nightmares in my mind, they loom
in my dreams, things i've never known
haunt my waking hours like i haunt your room
like a dreamcatcher, my heart will quell what my mind hears
like a dreamcatcher, my confidence will silence my fears
why do i live like a trespasser in my own life?
my anxiety seizes me from bed at night
no longer restless, eyes looking to the ground
chin up, clear-headed with the fearlessness i've found
these days, paralyzed by worry
i'm defined by what i haven't done
it's time to thin out irrationality
if i close my eyes, tonight my fear hasn't won
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