Trial & Error

by The Flims

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1.
Echo Falls 03:27
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If there's something Or someone up there Please give me something So I can try and make believe That it all matters Whatever happens, we can't agree And is it just because, Because it is and always was? You can try and make the best of me But your faith will be the death of me And is this the face of humanity? No, it's mutual insanity You can't hide your face This endless tyranny is wrecking everything surrounding me - Chorus - Bite the bullet or lose your teeth Show not remorse, no sympathy -- Censor everything intensively It's left the world in disbelief -- - Chorus - Where are we going? There's no knowing Nowhere, it's still ongoing When the echo falls there's just no knowing What way the sound is going (x2) - Outro -
2.
Decoy 03:29
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Can you tell me that justice is reborn? A father, a family, a son It's safe to say it's more than boredom Forced on stage for all to eat up on live feed And boy did he perform The evidence was in black and white It was evident when they declared his crimes Stand before us and face the people Light the pitchforks, stitch up these evil In a race to catch them on arrival They say all the signs are vital The judge and jury open recital Your demise and our revival Make a statement Send out a message, play the decoy Throw out the bait and catch the boy Can you please enlighten me as to why you dare grasp the thorn? He who lives in our society A mother's heart's left torn To catch a predator you must play the part of the prey Jobless pleasure seekers Know the art of child play (Protect the weak as street sweepers The law in their hands outweigh) The evidence was in black and white It was evident when they declared his crimes Stand before us and face the people Light the pitchforks, stitch up these evil In a race to catch them on arrival They say all the signs are vital The judge and jury open recital Your demise and our revival (x2) Make a statement Send out a message, play the decoy Throw out the bait and catch the boy Send out a message, play the decoy Throw out the bait and catch the boy Send out a message (catch the boy) Throw out the bait and (catch the boy)
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Factory_Reset 04:13
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For the present pound, we slave and grind We run like clockwork for our generation Watch as the pendulum swings, Operating machines, Counting down the shift until the bell rings Pass on our deadly genes, on down the assembly line Got our protective gear on, thinking it will be just fine Each to a station as assigned Like interchangeable parts, we're connected in design We feel free to ignore all the science Cost the lives for frills and dimes A crooked boss sits upon his goldmine Destroying all that's left behind And even though his gold is begrimed They act as though they're not surprised Oh how could you be SO surprised? And I sometimes wonder when you go home how you sleep at night Fast forward and don't look back Cut history will only expose us And they won't understand what controlled and provoked us Just sit them all down and have them look you in the eyes No honest answers cus we're fuelled on greed and lies Its a joke And all the selfishness in the world will slowly erode us Until all that remains is the gold dust Float on pretending Nothing really matters in the end We all keep forgetting, keep thinking Nothing really matters in the end (x2) Float on pretending that it's never-ending No powers amending Can save our souls Do we all keep forgetting Not thinking, just spending When will we begin to take control? (Stop the production line/restart the production line) We feel free to ignore all the science Cost the lives for frills and dimes Plotting early graves in our great grandchildrens’ names Herd the flock, pull the wool and join the sheeple Please master, excuse our man-made disaster We never tried to look after it, but did you find your answer? Just reset the system, and take us all with it Restore all of nature to its original existence We Ignored all the warning signs, The flashing red lights Left to our devices In a toxic wasteland Float on pretending Nothing really matters in the end We all keep forgetting, keep thinking Nothing really matters in the end (x2) Float on pretending that its never-ending No powers amending Can save our souls Do we all keep forgetting Not thinking, just spending When will we begin to take control? (x2) Float on pretending Nothing really matters in the end We all keep forgetting, keep thinking Nothing really matters in the end
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Heart Of Your Own 03:05
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This is all I have ever known It's all I will ever know Leave and let yourself live son You've got a heart of your own I bit off more than I could chew Big eyes but my belly's full And I've been sick to my stomach too A lot less of me stays the same I can't help but be afraid of change Still, I pick and I choose Leave it with me and I can decide Brush it off, I'll say it's fine (I bit off) more than I could chew Two distant dots in a divide but must be me to draw the line (I'm too tough) to choke up I'll play it cool Cus it's all I have ever known It's all I will ever know Leave and let yourself live son You've got a heart of your own I bit off more than I could chew Big eyes but my belly's full And I've been sick to my stomach too A lot less of me stays the same I can't help but be afraid of change Still, I pick and I choose Leave it with me and I can decide Brush it off, I'll say it's fine (I bit off) more than I could chew Two distant dots in a divide but must be me to draw the line (I'm too tough) to choke up I'll play it cool
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Cutting Corners 04:16
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From the sandbox to the playground I swapped my pencils for pens Joggers for a uniform Learned our times tables Had trouble with the clock face Packed lunches with the stickers on them Our names on the labels We put all our trust in the grown ups That we could be whatever we aspired to be Oh, to be young and naive They said catch yourself on, pull your socks up Cus you'll look back in regret and know that you messed up Hard to picture at 16, all the what ifs and could've beens Where did I go wrong? Should've known it all along Cutting corners reaching dead ends Should've stayed on the straight Fall flat And try to find my way back through the maze The system set me back and now I can't get a break Dropout professional Never learned my lesson, never learned my lesson A different pace for every person A different pace for every person And I rowed, rowed my boat too ferociously Swimming desperately upstream Carelessly, carelessly, carelessly This life ain't all it seems They said catch yourself on, pull your socks up Cus you'll look back in regret and know that you messed up Hard to picture at 16, all the what ifs and could've beens Where did I go wrong? Should've known it all along Cutting corners reaching dead ends Should've stayed on the straight Fall flat And try to find my way back through the maze The system set me back and now I can't get a break Dropout professional Never learned my lesson, never learned my lesson A different pace for every person A different pace for every person (Bridge) They said catch yourself on, pull your socks up Cus you'll look back in regret and know that you messed up Hard to picture at 16, all the what ifs and could've beens Where did I go wrong? Should've known it all along Try to get back on the scene, make education my routine Surprise, surprise I don't belong Just sit at home and sing my songs Cutting corners reaching dead ends Should've stayed on the straight Fall flat And try to find my way back through the maze The system set me back and now I can't get a break Dropout professional credits
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Sweet Rejection 04:50
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There's no turning back It's all for the best... Sweet, sweet rejection Think about it and take more than just a second To weigh up all your options Never intended, it was out of the question I was busy building strong foundations in my comfort zone These same four walls confine me now So I should get out and start afresh Welcome the debt Put experience and confidence to the test And now the future is exciting It's hard to tell what's in store Go to places I've never been before And though it's sad to leave it all behind It's a relief to be on the right course... This is where the new chapter starts I'm moving away from here I'll visit soon, it won't be long Pack up the bags, gotta follow the heart Only started out but look how far we've already come Get on a big plane, leave behind the car Across the channel we go and travel further south New digs, new job, try to make new friends It's a brand new start I'm out to make a good impression And it's a strange new feeling A mix of butterflies and a plagued swarm A constant reminder of where I need to be And that it's all worthwhile to find where I belong... Sweet, sweet rejection Think about it and take more than just a second To weigh up all your options Never intended, it was out of the question This is where the new chapter starts... Sweet, sweet rejection Think about it and take more than just a second To weigh up all your options Never intended, it was out of the question And it's a strange new feeling A mix of butterflies and a plagued swarm A constant reminder of where I need to be And that it's all worthwhile to find where I belong... This is where the new chapter starts I'm moving away from here... This is where the new chapter starts I'm moving away from here I'll visit soon, it won't be long Pack up the bags, gotta follow the heart Only started out but look how far we've already come Get on a big plane, leave behind the car Across the channel we go and travel further south New digs, new job, try to make new friends It's a brand new start I'm out to make a good impression And it's a strange new feeling A mix of butterflies and a plagued swarm A constant reminder of where I need to be And that it's all worthwhile to find where I belong...
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Baby Steps 03:22
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I don't know where to start It's quite complicated And confusing mostly But I'll try to explain... We don't know each other that well I tried to tell you but it's hard You opened up this topic It really freaked me out Love life's been a disaster That's why I didn't wanna talk about it I wanted us to be so real Scared incase feelings to words had failed me I'm sorry if it came out wrong I apologise if I came on too strong I just wanted you to see me the same way Now it's all very serious And we should just forget about it Cus there's no point when you're leaving here soon And we probably won't see each other ever again And that really sucks Cus I'll miss you Hana, I dunno what else to say I enjoyed what little time we had But there's nothing more it could've been And that's just how it is cus you're moving away And I understand if love's been cruel to you in the past It's sad it had to end this way Now she's crying hysterically I let my temper get the better of me But there's just no point when you're leaving here soon And we probably won't see each other ever again And that really sucks When we started it out it looked promising And I'm sure if you were staying all this stupid drama wouldn't have happened But I'll miss you too Yeah, I bet it feels good to get if off your chest Glad to see it served you well... We took a stroll but you were walking on too far ahead At least I know you a little better now... Which is better than to never have known you at all To shy away was a huge miscall But I was blinded and amazed Baby steps, for fear of falling Yeah, I bet it feels good to be with someone else Glad to see you're doing well... And I should just forget about it But that's easier said than done
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I've Had Better Fridays 03:25
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Oh, could it be any worse than this? And just when you think it can't get worse... It does Woke up late to several missed calls I've had better Fridays Slipped in the bathroom, don't wanna work but I have to I've had better Fridays Step outside half-dressed for the pouring rain I've had better Fridays The neighbours dog left his load on the grass again (Just my luck I stepped in it) I've had better Fridays Fresh new dent in my car, got a ticket where I was parked I've had better Fridays Spilled hot coffee over the laptop Left my wallet at the shops And oh, could it be any worse than this?! And just when you think it can't get worse... It does No more will and no more power Give me strength...to go on... But there'll be plenty better ones to come Even if nothing is going your way Boy, you've had it hard, you've got bills to pay No matter how far things have gone astray Just remember, it's only temporary So don't give up on me... Even if tomorrow seems so distant... Don't give up on me... It's almost the weekend Even if things aren't taking shape like you had expected There'll always be better days to make up for it No matter how bad you think it is There are plenty of worse scenarios that you could be in So don't give up on me Don't give up on you... Even if nothing is going your way It's only temporary No matter how far things have gone astray Don't give up on me... Don't give up (x3) It's almost the weekend
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Event Horizon 04:00
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- Intro - Following on from the rubble to the rise... Lacking in vitamins and nutrients No more food or supplies Swallow me whole, swallow me whole, swallow me whole... Swallow me blackhole All the frustrations and helplessness taken to bed A voice unearthed, unheard...so tenuous I'm still very much alive (I need to be, I need to believe) And I'll leave the evidence... - Outro -
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Alibi 04:16
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Where are we heading? I'm lost in the moment You chewed me up and you swallowed me whole But I taste to bitter, so low and behold I tase too bitter at the back of your throat I give you a drink to wash it down, down, down Easy, so easy there she lay down Here grows my poison tree Left you hanging by the rope I thought you'd never take the leap Here goes all the sweet, sweet memories My poison tree I don't need an alibi (x2) I don't need an alibi (Why I don't need an alibi) I don't need an alibi (Why I don't need an alibi) I don't need an alibi If only you could see why I, Why I don't need an alibi I don't need an alibi If only you could see why I, Why I don't need an alibi (x2) - Outro -
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And in the End... 02:58
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And in the end there was no sun No moon to share where that came from A trace, a glimpse of life before Not seen nor heard from the outcome But still we journey, journey on... And in the end there was noone No place to share and call our own The taste I crave, I so long for again A love so sweet has come and gone But still, we journey as troubled mourners Never knowing what's around the corner Still, we journey, journey on... Yet still, we journey, journey on... - Outro -

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Music written by The Flims
Recorded and mixed by Declan McGoran
Mastered by Vic Bronzini-Fulton of Earthmusic

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released November 14, 2020

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