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Brightness in the Barrens

by Bendt

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1.
Symptoms 04:21
VERSE 1 It's no longer but I thought I might Wean off it and come out alive But don’t make me go crazy Cause lately I’m floored CHORUS 1 So lift me off of this Breathe in one last breath Help me out Something’s gotta give VERSE 2 How tragic and cruel to find It's no longer here, It's all in your mind But don’t make me have faith please I'm crazy, I know CHORUS So lift me off of this Breathe in one last breath Help me out Something’s gotta give So lift me overhead Hold on til I’m dead Help me out Something’s gotta give BRIDGE So lift me up until I’m dead and lay your final prayers to bed With all your wishes getting old, now your time is letting go All the waste it takes its toll, now I’m bound to pay in full CHORUS
2.
CHORUS Way Up There Free me from this place I dread Take me way up there Help me fade away VERSE Trailhead standing below The spark in the shadow The start of it all Solaced walking away The pleasure in the pain Elevated escape Staring as mountains unfold Creating dreams unknown Let’s conquer them all Scattered back down that way I’m feeling tempted to stay Bring me life CHORUS BRIDGE Through the clouds the sky escapes I feel my breath pulled away In the clouds where I escape The sun breaks through and takes its shape Spark take fire, bring me life here Lately I've been feeling dire Way Up Way Up Way Up Way UP CHORUS (Repeat) Take me from here Help me fade away
3.
13th 03:56
VERSE 1 Is it making sense? Through your ignorance Are you filled with dread? As you shoot them dead But you only know Your crooked broken code CHORUS 1 With all this in plain sight You won’t forget, though you try The bond you thought was sacred is only just a blanket Through all this you stay blind I’d scratch my eyes out to forget time I never thought we’d make it, never thought we’d make it out alive, Out Alive, Out Alive VERSE 2 Does it make you tense? To know we all exist As you’re taking steps To make us look inept On your hollow throne Bet you feel at home CHORUS 2 With all this that once was blind Now we’re focused on your kind The charm you thought was sacred is only just a blanket With all this in plain sight You won’t forget though you try I never thought we’d make it, never thought we’d make It out alive Out Alive, Out Alive OUTRO Don’t suppose it’s on the way Don’t suppose you’re on the take Over-focused over-saved Over-loved and over-praised Don’t suppose you’re on the take Never mind what hasn’t changed Over-focused over-saved Over-loved and over-praised
4.
Encumbered 06:01
VERSE 1 A seamless smile and a heart of youth Bend the lies to tell the truth Wasted time in a wasted place At least there’s only a few more days Pre-chorus 1 Whatever you say, whatever you say CHORUS Caught in a moment, you cannot let go Lost in a life that’s wandering off All of the times spent out in the cold And, weighted down VERSE 2 A Lonely shadow wearing down The flooding ends but the flames abound With knowledge worth its weight in gold Encumbered minds best left unsold Pre-chorus 2 You haven’t changed, you haven’t changed CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE Pre-chorus 3 You haven’t changed, the way that you say CHORUS OUTRO Weighted down Weighted down Weighted down
5.
Awake 03:00
VERSE 1 Do you stay awake? Do you feel that love is real but bartered like a plague? Has it all consumed? Tantalized, terrorized, and burned away your youth CHORUS 1 All your worries melt away All your life you walk away Take what’s left don’t hesitate While you’re wide awake VERSE 2 Do you have to choose? Shake it off, turn the clock back to where there’s you Is it set in stone? Change the plans, make amends, and set off on your own CHORUS 2 Now your worries hide in place All your life can’t turn the page Take what’s left don’t hesitate While you’re wide awake BRIDGE In this place and time In the darkest light In this place and time Please, keep, me in mind CHORUS 3 Keep me in Mind
6.
Don't 05:36
VERSE 1 Don’t let the waves carry you off here Don’t let the seas flood your mind Don’t make me guess where you’re off to Don’t make me blind in your light Now that we’re all here again Now we’re exhausted, again CHORUS Oh, Me Oh My Had to Try Take it all With a grain of salt VERSE 2 Don’t close your eyes to disaster Don’t hypnotize what’s already fazed Don’t linger on your emotions Don’t take the fall for something you can’t change Now that we’re honest again Now that we’ve crossed this, again CHORUS BRIDGE Oooh, oooh, ooooh CHORUS
7.
Knife 05:02
VERSE 1 Treading on the edge of nowhere Holding on for your life You fell into a bed of roses That cut like a knife Wake me up from my slumber Throw me out in the wind Help me feel something Better than this, better than this CHORUS You’re the sharpest end With the dullest edge You’re the sharpest end With the dullest edge You’re the sharpest end With the dullest edge It’ll only take one stab To leave me dead again VERSE 2 Floating on the edge of nowhere Hanging on for your life You fell into a bed of roses That cut like a knife Wake me up from my slumber Throw me out in the cold When everything’s turning to nothing And getting so old, getting so old CHORUS BRIDGE And I’m at home As you take off And I let go As you want more And I’m at home As you take off CHORUS
8.
Open Spaces 04:32
VERSE 1 What’s your definition of infinite? Limitless possibilities Never ending circles intermittent Stare into the void, let your eyes breathe life here Dreaded, Faded, Gone (Refrain) VERSE 2 Imaginary walls of open spaces Clouded by doubt and mystery Repetition of an empty canvas Wander through the silence Watch the sounds take shape here Dreaded, Faded, Gone CHORUS Don’t waste your time here Don’t lose sense It’s all in your head Don’t miss your time here and don’t lose sense It’s all in your head (Refrain) VERSE 3 Lonely edges stretching outward Boundless sights spread too thin What’s it gonna take to make you see this? What’s it gonna take to feel these open spaces? Dreaded, Faded, Gone CHORUS CHORUS (Refrain)
9.
Something 06:14
VERSE 1 I used to lay it all on nothing Then I let it hang around When the world is falling on me I couldn’t let it hit the ground (Refrain) Insane, illogical I don’t even know what hurt All the years you’ve roamed Down the winding road Everyone has plans A common use of common sense And the will to mend Overwhelmed again CHORUS So Lay out Let go Don’t hide, Home VERSE 2 I used to lay it all on something That I really can’t abide When a change becomes exhausting Oh it’s a pain to feel alive (Refrain) CHORUS BRIDGE It’s useless on me The noose is tightening Over and over Over and over Over and over VERSE 3 I used to lay all on nothing Then I let it hang around When the world is falling slowly You gotta let it hit the ground (Refrain) CHORUS

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released February 29, 2020

Engineered and Mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab Studios
Mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering
Album Art by Nova Stardust
All songs written and produced by Bendt

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With lyrical grit, dynamic grooves, and atmospheric, yet driving melodies, Bendt has carved a distinctive sound into the face of modern rock.

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