Coming to blows, psychologically, verbally, or physically with an old friend is never a pleasant experience. Fragile Ink is a raw, abrasive trip into a subconscious, with the sole intention of tearing out a mangled, choking engine of catharsis and smear it across a one-take vocal line. Only when pain is laid bare can we see it for what it is - and begin to heal.
Inspirations for this song include Rise Against, Cancer Bats, The Ghost of A Thousand, Bruce Springsteen, The Lawrence Arms and Woody Guthrie.
lyrics
It was always a struggle,
Those two weeks out on the road,
We’d come so far since last September,
We were never going home.
The phone lines and cats’ eyes flashed makeshift therapy,
Man, I was cleaning up so well,
But every heart that beats must pause to breathe.
I’m sorry my dreams died when they left us alone,
I’m sorry you can’t weather out the eve of the storm,
And I’m so fucking sorry you feel strangled
By the same four chords
Round the same old words
In the same old travel-worn love songs.
Have you ever picked up broken teeth
With bloodied, broken fingers?
Ever felt your passion burning out?
Picked ashes from the cinders?
Undergone that suffocation every time you try to sing
Your mouth runs dry, and your eyes begin to sting
And I…
You told me we’d keep running,
I honestly thought we’d keep shining on;
I wish that we’d kept on singing,
You know we always loved those sad, sad songs
And I will never forget that life is like a cannonball sometimes;
No matter what you do, my friend,
No matter what you try.
“Well, I love you, but I’ll leave you,”
And it happened once to me,
So she gave them all another life
On the banks of the Red Sea.
credits
from The Way Back,
released September 2, 2016
Asher Baker - Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
James Routh - Guitar, Bass Guitar
Luke Hesketh - Drums
Rosaleen Morshead - Viola
David Bird - Backing Vocals
Barney Boom - Backing Vocals
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