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Promises Made / Risks Weighed

by Abode for the Dead

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Been sitting on this song for a while and I finally got some friends to help me finish it!

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Dead
Dead to the world
We no longer exist
Memory cast aside
Legacy crucified
For promises unkept
Kept trapped in this limbo
Waiting for
A shift in the aether
Some kind of sign that there
Is a way out of this

Because those promises were made
Before the risks were ever weighed

Should have stayed away
But the day to day
Was such a crushing weight

And every way is gray
So don't shame or blame
Us for
Seeking escape

Thralls of the sea
We are enslaved
Once thought to be salvation
This ship will be our grave

Wait for the end
Death's sweet relief
Not one tear of mourning
Not one tear of grief

Made
Made our mistakes
We gambled with our souls
The devil had his way
A smile on his face
As we gave up our lives
Lives destined to be spent suffering
An endless hungering
Forever stumbling through warped and twisted time

Because those promises were made
Before the risks were ever weighed

Should have stayed in line
But the grinding life
Was such a trying time

Tried to scrape by
But the tantalizing lies
They hypnotize

A chance to get away from
A world cruel and indifferent
To ease the ache inside

So then we
Gave in to
This horrible

Temptation
That preys on
The vulnerable

Is this torture
Our fortune
Forevermore

Or is redress
And egress
An option for our souls

So then we
Gave in to
This horrible

Temptation
That preys on
The vulnerable

So please oh please
Just tell us that there's hope
That any shred remains

Thralls of the sea
We are enslaved
Once thought to be salvation
This ship will be our grave

Wait for the end
Death's sweet relief
Spare a tear of mourning
Just one moment of grief

credits

released January 2, 2023
John Clock - Guitars, Bass, Synths, Drum Programming
M. Sandstrom - Vocals, Additional Drum programming
Zachary Alexander Clarke - Additional Synths

Produced and mixed by John Clock
Vocal Production By M. Sandstrom
Mastered by Brandon Sneva

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Abode for the Dead Spokane, Washington

Abode for the Dead comes from the musical genius of multi-instrumentalist John Clock. In collaboration with guest artists, John has been putting out punishing riff after punishing riff since 2013

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