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1.
Dead Ends 04:48
All the ends are dead Don’t wait for me All the ends are dead Don’t wait to see If I’ll make it out of here If I’ll even run- It’s too late for me You spent an endless trip Stuck in between two lines Circling for an ending we could never find Help pull me out of here When confusion breaks, what’s left for me? If down the bend I see it, Out of the corner of my eye- You’re the revelation, my only drive Help pull me out of here Take me to where you wept for me Well I started to question if I ever would find An exit or release, whether by chance or design I entered full of hope but only the cynic survived You were the only real answer that I ever could find
2.
Under Siege 05:45
It’s plain to see, transparently They will mislead our beliefs All the seeds are sown of their hypocrisy It’s all we receive What if we can’t force it? What if we weren’t for sale? They’ll bare their teeth In grinning animosity And we’ll concede They promise us any other way we’ll be Under siege Hold your fire and resist The way that you learned that We had gotten this strong But now we’ve waited too long. This all is meaningless, The pieces we left Shattered hopes scattered far Just know that we’re not for sale The lines they’ve weaved Separate us silently But we won’t see The kettle screams It’s boiled over underneath We’re under siege What if we can’t force it? What if we weren’t for sale? Well you’re not alone but the feeling’s contagious Being left out alone doesn’t feel so good Together we’ll find That we’re not alone and our fears were not baseless Together we’ll be unstoppable Hold your fire and resist The way that you learned that We had gotten this strong But now we’ve waited too long. This all is meaningless, The pieces we left Shattered hopes scattered far Just know that we’re not for sale Hold your fire and resist We learned how to think but we’re never too close, and actually This all is meaningless; Until we make a stand, the words you say won’t actually change
3.
You & I 06:42
Feel the sun washing over and it leads to better days The wondrous highs lead to affection And it still remains the same- You were there when I was gone Now we’ve flipped it around No one would say that it’s over I wandered far to find the exception And you stumbled here this way The wondrous highs lead to obsession And you stuck into my brain- You were there when I was gone Now we’ve flipped it around No one would say that it’s over But my fear exists that the fire is over And we’ll start over and over again Under it all I wanted to say I don’t like to talk about it but I have a feeling, I wish that you’d want to stay This uncomfortable feeling, and I don’t want to talk about it, that in the end you will not feel the same My fear exists that the fire is over And we’ll start over and over again Feel the sun washing over, and remember better days- The conversations loop over and over again Maybe it’s good I hope it’s good enough For you & I to defend with our lives To the end You & I could collect the space between us Or we could find it goes exactly the way that we planned And there is never even an end Maybe it’s good I hope it’s good enough that you & I won’t pretend We’ll feel the same again I’m just scared of starting over and over again You & I Would collide even in a different life and time And I know it’s good enough that You & I will defend with our lives To the end You & I Could collapse from the space and time But we will find It goes exactly the way that we planned And there will never even be an end The roaring fire only feeds the affection But I’m affected all the same The wondrous highs will never be over I’ll repeat over and over again Maybe it’s good.
4.
Myopic 05:00
I wish I still felt the same After hours spent scratching the surface away Don’t be so sure that we’ll break When we say we won’t be over it Try to remember the end of the song When we say we won’t be over it With all of my thoughts stuck in stone It would take a miracle now I’ve been stuck in this make believe I never thought I’d atone Come be my miracle now And pull me out of the make believe The end never comes Though we might bend and break in the wind Wherever we stood, we still stand When we say we won’t be over it Try to remember the end of the song When we say we won’t be over it With all of my thoughts stuck in stone It would take a miracle now I’ve been stuck in this make believe I never thought I’d atone Come be my miracle now And pull me out of the make believe (And maybe we’re wrong) Have you ever even heard “I forgive you”? Have you ever been hurt but no one cared We’ve been taking these sides for so long… Have you ever even heard “I forgive you”? (I knew all along) Have you stared into the dark neverending? Have you wondered why you should even care? We’ve been changing our minds for so long… Have you ever even heard “I forgive you”? Maybe we shouldn’t have salted the earth Maybe time cannot heal our wounds Maybe stubbornness will lead to regret Or maybe it’s time to forgive you
5.
Every step was fear And when it tripped you up, you disappeared Help is everywhere And when it ripped your heart out, you left it there Rest your head, it’s off to bed to sing your final song Even though you watched us go, you’ve known all along Every dream was real You’d wait a thousand years If it would help you feel it Still you want it all, despite the pain That kept you trapped here and gave you everything If the ending had played out like you’d scripted this way, They would ask you to stay awhile Though the ending has changed, your story’s always the same And they will ask you to stay awhile, And you will Desperation starts, and when you threw your heart out, you missed the mark Still you want it all, despite the pain That kept you quiet and promised everything Rest your head, it’s off to bed to sing your final song Even though you watched us go, you’ve known all along If you lost your head and were left for dead, you’d make it out alone Even though you watched us go, you still would sing your song I just need a reason not to fail When it all comes down to the time and the place Well, honestly I just need to feel that something good could come From the lies and the wasted years Just understand I never meant to leave you this way
6.
Shadows 08:02
Shadow is all this is Weaving over the landscapes we’d painted as our own They won’t stay, yeah the fog will be gone for good When the worst day arrives, you’d swear the colors were there Well I’d take you aside just to say they’re surrounding you everywhere When your canvas is blank, you’ll be anything But your colors have barely faded clean And when you're awake you’d be anything here In the morning will you still remember being? Shadow’s all this is Weaving over the inspiration When your palette is gray, It may feel that life always will be this way Maybe I’m insane or maybe I will find a new way (shadow is all this is) Well it hurts, yeah it burns, but it keeps you holding on Well I remember it well, the shadows pulled me along This kind of pressure keeps me holding on Yeah I remember it well It's taken far too long This kind of pressure keeps me holding on If I could pull you out of your head... Whatever you need and whatever you feel Won't mean a thing if you won't let them be real We're all scared the shadows might leap off the ground But I'm sick of them dragging you down If I could pull you out of your head, then we'd see the sun, And you won't sleep anymore As soon as the colors were gone If felt like they’d been all along I wish you’d believed in me, but your silence said it all to me And I knew the ending would come I wish you believed it to be But your silence said it all to me And I knew the ending would come
7.
the Drought 04:11
It’s a shame we met so long ago Your mind was set on where you wanted to go Maybe you’d make it or maybe not But I guess it took too long to find the start Well now we’ve fled for higher ground Expanded fears came flooding out Maybe we stalled or maybe stopped Let’s just say it’s what we wanted all along And we’ll sit in silence Until we hit the ground If ever the water stretches too high Just remember the drought Shame we met so far before These waves had crashed and carried us far to shore Maybe we’d find that when we’re lost Is when we’re open to find another start Well now we’ve fled for higher ground Expanded fears came flooding out Maybe we stalled or maybe stopped Let’s just say it’s what we wanted all along And we’ll sit in silence Until we hit the ground If ever the water stretches too high Just remember the drought Long after we are gone, The sun will rise and set like ever before I know we’re just a blink in time Relics the flooding left behind
8.
In Vain 04:09
It’s been a long time coming We had to learn to say goodbye So many years spent running Because you couldn’t face us eye to eye Your head’s down but it’s obvious that we’re on your side Your head’s down but it’s obvious that you’re wearing a disguise It’s been a long time coming You couldn’t remember how or why You have forgotten nothing, Just let excuses pile high Your head’s down but it’s obvious that we’re on your side Your head’s down but it’s obvious that you’re wearing a disguise I’d show you how it’s done if you’d only listen I’d show you that the waiting is not in vain One single mistake is that I’d forgotten how to fit in all the words that I want to say The miracle is, from what I remember, you’re still standing here to walk today Your head’s down but it’s obvious that we’re on your side Your head’s down but it’s obvious that you’re wearing a disguise Your head’s down but it’s obvious that we’re on your side Your head’s down but it’s obvious that you’re wearing a disguise I’d show you how it’s done if you’d only listened I’d show you that the waiting is not in vain So, you were the next to say it You wouldn’t make it out anyway Still you can’t escape the cell Despair was always stuck in the way anyway
9.
Chained 05:56
Tripped on some good intentions, you thought you lost it this time No matter where you stood, you were slowly going blind Escape is way too easy and you’re stuck, wasted, in time You thought you’d lived without a care but nostalgia lied I don’t want to leave you here I don’t think you’re ready to find If you’ll float on through the air Or come crashing through the sky After all… One more lucid nightmare kept you screaming at night Sirens tracked you home and pulled you back to life How did it get this easy? You won’t make it next time Instead you’ll float on through the air and slowly close your eyes I don’t want to leave you here Do you think you’re ready to die? Will you float on through the air Or come crashing through the sky? After all… You never stood a chance, another victim of circumstance Though we tried, in the end we were never able to make you Say you’ll be happy again And I know you’ll be happy in the end We’re not prepared, but you’re leaving us Well it’s bound to come but why now? What if you forget all the helplessness, And just focus on right now? We’re not prepared, you’re not leaving us I know you’re lost but why now? I know the hopelessness has got you chained, But I hate to see you in pain
10.
Wade out from the sand. You shouldn’t forget whatever can make you brave Beneath the fears that you’ve fought off for years Find whatever will keep you sane. No complications to comprehend Far out in the waves, you float You’re so far away that you can’t pretend Far out in the waves, it’s wonderful Way out in the waiting water You ought to see us drown. Still awake as the waves wash ashore, You’ve got to wonder how it will feel When we see what it means to be Once I was there, My head in the waves too deep The soul had passed the tides Still you’re just sinking far To the waiting wonderful What are you hoping to find? You’re slipping away from consciousness Far out in the waves, you won’t You can’t understand how it could come to this, Far out in the waves, it’s wonderful I’d pull you out if I could, I’d throw myself in with you And all the demons you faced, I would face them with you I would follow you down to the depths of the seas I would follow you there if you’d come out alive and breathing I’ll be holding your hand, no matter which way you choose I just hope you come back as the same person I knew I will follow you down to the depths of the sea In the end I just hope you’re alive and breathing Once I was there Sinking more Into the waiting wonderful What are you hoping to find?

credits

released July 28, 2017

Protean Collective is:
Graham Bacher: vocals, guitars
Dan Ehramjian: bass
Steph Goyer: guitars
Matt Zappa: drums, percussion

All tracks written and produced by Protean Collective
Lyrics by Graham Bacher
Drums engineered by Kyle Paradis at New Alliance Studio
All other instruments engineered by Steph Goyer and Graham Bacher
Mixed by André Alvinzi at Fascination Street Studios
Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios
Album artwork by Marc Provencher
Photography by Derek Sampson

Special thanks to Brandon Doherty, the Summoned, Thomas Colgrove, William Mercier Jr., Judith Meehan and Rory Deutsch, Northeast Metal/Hardcore/Punk, and John Doherty. This album would not have been possible without everyone who helped fund it, so thank you all!

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