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The Shards of our Shattered Youth

by Reckless By Name

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1.
The Revolt Part I: A Fighting Chance 04:44
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Caught in this hell, The past hasn't treated me well, If you turn a blind eye to the signs, Then don't blame me if they turn on you some day! I'm not the one who's insane! Time to end this campaign against me, against you, Hurting all we hold dear! A wildfire, an empire, built on foundations of fear... (The judgement day is near) They're on to us, no pity for us, The enemy of state! Wild and unbound they will crash us and burn us to the ground, What do they care? Mercy's not a virtue they will bear... (Tell me when you're ready to go) Tell me what I'm laying my life down for! (Help me break the status quo) Tell me why I should be willing to lie for you all! (Tell me when you're ready to go) I'm not sure I'm ready to go! To go and fight by your side! (Help me break the status quo) I'm not sure I'm ready you know! But you know that they'll never dent my pride! My pride! They're consciously depriving me, defying me, inciting me to fight! (How the blood rages through my vains like a curse, Oh the audacity with which they rule, The burden, it's too much to bare!) Will you take their word over mine? Or trust your oldest friend? We'll get the proof, I'll find the scraps of truth, from the shards of our shattered youth... All I need is a fighting chance, I can prove them wrong! I warned you today but you cast me away, So don't blame me if they turn on you some day...
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The Revolt Part II: Control 05:54
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The master key to liberty, You offer no choice of what to believe, Freedom of thought so long as they agree, Freedom of speech as long as it suits your needs... Crown handed down, unbroken ancestry, Endless generations, timeless dynasty... But all across the land the people plan revolt, You might be in command but are you in control? Be watchful of your enemies, But don't take eyes off your friends, 'Cause all across the land the people will revolt, You might be in command but are you in control? The citizens have turned on you so time to make your move, Message from your right hand man your fears have all come true! There's fire on the streets tonight a riot has ensued, Years and years of enemies are closing in on you! The Government you hid behind has rotted to the core, Message from your right hand man you've lost the civil war! There's fire in your palace tonight they're settling a score, Years and years of enemies are banging down the doors! You were meant to be Commander in Chief, But destiny's letting you down... Your power was hereditary, But that is dwindling now! What you dictate is laden with mistakes, And your mistakes turn in to disgrace, And that disgrace manifests to hate, And that hate catches on and spreads like wild... Fire burning with desire, But your desires have led them to conspire, And true there's little to admire, So cowardly and so self-centred! You offered them an armistice but left it all too late, Message from the rioters it's time to abdicate! There's fire in their hearts tonight they feel so betrayed, Years and years of enemies have overpowered your state! All across the land you failed to stop revolt, No longer in command, you never had control...
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Sunburn 04:02
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Sunshine you're burning me up from the insides, Your fiery eyes scorched me black, And the damage is permanent my doctor said, Can we rewind the clocks so my heart can reset? But oh my God! I'll never be as beautiful without you by my side, Contagious to my every cell, the perfect parasite, How you leach all the life from me, bad for my health, But I can't quite let go of the times that we had... (One spark to ignite, then our love burned so bright, That the glare had me covering my eyes... Blindly in love with you, wasting my life with you, You wanted me torn apart...) You're insane they said! Your past burnt out lovers declared, No denying their ashes they scatter your bed! But I'm learning the truth in time I will escape, With nothing but sunburn from your raging flames! Got nowhere to go, Got nowhere to turn, You've been blazing for so long your fuel's running low! I've finally got you wired! And I've grown sick and tired, Of breathing in the smoky air surrounding you I'm Worn and betrayed, Please stop calling me bae, Now it's clear that you want me to burn... Oooo-oo-oo-ooh! 'Cause you don't always get what you want!
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Rapunzel 06:13
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Imagination set in motion by your warped reality, You’re the damsel in the castle I’m the prince that sets you free, or so they say… But that’s not the way I see it, not the way it’s meant to be, You’re not a princess in a tower you’re a girl lost in a dream, why can’t you see? So you can lay down all your golden hair but I’ll push it away, ‘Cause my surname isn’t Charming and you’re just not the one for me, do you capiche? With the stories you create and all the lies you fabricate, Not every wish upon a star you make will turn out to be fate, So narrate a little faster story time is running late, It was compelling while it lasted but it’s over! Come down! Come down from your tower now! Come down! I can see the stairs you’re not trapped up there… So come down! This ain’t no fairytale! Come down! Having your head in the clouds doesn’t give you the moral high ground… You might be beauty on the outside but inside you are the beast, And when the final petal falls you won’t be different in the least, I know you too well… Like the Snow Queen on her icy throne you have to have control, You froze my creativity, tried turning me to stone, hey what the hell?! So I’m plotting my escape but I’m at loss at what to do, ‘Cause the kingdom of Far Far Away ain’t far enough from you, or so it seems… (But I'll try further afield) With the secrets that you keep, all the lies and the deceit, It’ll all come back to haunt you in a nightmare on repeat, So narrate a little faster, I don’t listen to a cheat, I believed you once upon a time but no more! (Girl this love just ain't the answer) Come down! Come down from your tower now! Come down! I can see the stairs you’re not trapped up there… So come down! This ain’t no fairytale! Come down! Having your head in the clouds doesn’t give you the moral high ground… With the stories you create and all the lies you fabricate, Not every wish upon a star you make will turn out to be fate, So narrate a little faster story time is running late, It was compelling while it lasted but it’s over! (Girl this love just ain't the answer) Come down! Come down from your tower now! Come down! I can see the stairs you’re not trapped up there… So come down! This ain’t no fairytale! Come down! Having your head in the clouds doesn’t give you the moral high ground… (Back down to Earth bitch!)
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Warrior (Live Acoustic) 03:27
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Invisible or worthless to everyone, Anxiety is building and the burden weighs a tonne, You fear the past is on repeat, the present sucks and the future's bleak, And you pray for when your lonely days are done... They claimed to be your friends but they lied, And now you're hopelessness personified, But before you cave to the weight of fear, and drown beneath a wave of tears, I'll help you find the warrior inside... The rebels' game had you at a new low, They were building up their giant egos by crushing you below, Mum & Dad ask why you're always so sad, You try to explain but they don't understand, That this shattered youth is the only life you know... They claimed to have your back but they lied, And now you're tragedy personified, But before you're lost into despair, or broken down beyond repair, I'll help you find the warrior inside... I promise I'll be standing by your side, Until you're hopefulness personified, And I know they've hurt you a thousand times, There are people on Earth with a thousand crimes, But I'll help you find the warrior inside... I'll help you find the warrior inside... I know that there's a warrior inside! I'll help you find the warrior inside...

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released May 29, 2016

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Reckless By Name Exeter, UK

We're Reckless By Name, a rock band formed in November 2014 at the University of Exeter in England. Current members are Simon Cripps (guitar/vocals), Vlad Romanov (guitar), Alex Green (bass), and Carl Saptarshi (drums).

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