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The Darkness Will Be Crushed

by Rowan Lewis

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1.
Champion 03:46
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You were born in a stadium Delivered to a crowd You're everything your fans are Violent, and jubilant, and loud Always on the offensive It must take a lot of work To stand up after consecutive fouls Covered in blood and a great bug smirk But you're a Champion, you're a Champion. We were lost in a vicious circle Tangled up in a prophet's dream Storms rolled in to our sibyl's nightmare Every syllable cut real keen And you aren't renowned for following orders Each command is a waste of time, you already know you'll be next in line 'cos you're a Champion you're a Champion. I'm feeling good about this one I'm seeing finesse in your strike I'm feeling good about this one We're gonna drain the bastards dry We're gonna drain the bastards dry. 'cos you're a Champion you're a Champion you're a Champion you're a Champion.
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By My Hand 03:33
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We didn’t have to sleep So we fought the war, every hour of every day. Centuries of consciousness, I’ve seen what that does to a person, so what about me? So I try my best to honour you In whatever way I can, I’ll bring up all your armies, and the darkness will be crushed By my hand, by my hand, by my hand. Wonder, in the twilight minutes Whether or not you knew you would succeed. Festering anger in my sword Biting til it can no longer feed – Yeah, I try my best to honour you In whatever way I can, But you were sacrificed for mercy, and I saw sovereignty Changing hands, changing hands, changing hands. And why couldn’t I be the one you fought for? What did I do that wasn’t enough? I’m sick of Earth, and these mere mortals Rising from dust and withering from love And why did you want him more than me? What did you stand to lose? What did he have that I couldn’t give? Yeah, what did he have that I would have given you? But I try my best to honour you In whatever way I can, Your glories and your memory will be nurtured tenderly By my hand, by my hand, by my hand. Yeah, I try my best to honour you In whatever way I can, Your legions will be silenced, sentenced to a drowsy life, By my hand, by my hand, by my hand.
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Dreaming Days 03:26
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I dreamt some years ago about A cannonball and crumbling house I dreamt I cried and watched it fall But I dreamt this when I was small My dreams today are fair and few And when I dream, I dream of you I’ve never seen so many stars As in my dreams and in your arms I dreamt about the jagged teeth Of self-concern and apathy I dream about the days to come When my dreaming days are done. I’ve dreamt whilst drunk and dreamt on pills That were supposed to cure all ills I’ve dreamt awake and dreamt of sleep I mostly dream erroneously I dreamt last night about the rain And how it washes dreams away There’s acid reflux in my brain My burning heart still burns away I dreamt about the jagged teeth Of self-concern and apathy I dream about the days to come When my dreaming days are done. When I’ve got you, I’ve got everything. I’ve dreamt of love that overcomes I’ve dreamt of broken strings and drums I’ve dreamt of blood on rainbow cloth I’ve dreamt of UKIP fucking off I dreamed I was in the USA I dreamt of knowing what to say I dreamt of holding hands with you Destroying every dream we knew I dreamt about the jagged teeth Of self-concern and apathy I dream about the days to come When my dreaming days are done. I dreamt about the jagged teeth Of self-concern and apathy I dream about the days to come When my dreaming days are done.
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Our Summers and Our Snow 04:19
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I’m so anxious for summer We’re gonna map the earth together Covered in paint And when the blossoming heat dies down We will emerge like gemstones from the bedrock And of all my facets The best of them are those reflecting you. And I relax with a melody at hand Thinking that it’s about time I wrote romantic verse Another love song for Daniel rises Bursting forth into my repertoire And of all my lyrics The ones about you sprung so easily to mind I think we’d still go on adventures In any other universe I think we’d still find peace together If all the roles reversed I drift in daydreams when I think about our summers and our snow. Yeah, I’m anticipating August I’m looking forward to the dawn And the evenings on the lawn And when the dark descends I’ll wrap an arm around your waist And pull you close whilst pointing at the stars And of all the little lights up there in space You are the brightest sun in the whole human race I think we’d still go on adventures In any other universe I think we’d still find peace together If all the roles reversed I drift in daydreams when I think about our summers and our snow. We’ve just arrived, we are alive Our kindness can be free It’s in our reach, to want to teach And weaponise this degree Our future’s late, we cannot wait To finally be the people that we want to be I think we’d still go on adventures In any other universe I think we’d still find peace together If all the roles reversed I drift in daydreams when I think about our summers and our snow.
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Living Memory 03:49
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A summer chill Descending on the fields behind our houses Biting like a palm on glass One letter away From loving you, or losing you Did it ever happen if we cannot find the scars? In the confusion I left behind the damns I’d left to give I’m dangerously free And you were guarded Forming fragile barricades with quiet How could you love a motormouth like me? All the air’s been knocked out from my teeth Can’t hiss, can’t kiss, can’t bite my lip, can’t say the filth that bubbles underneath— And I can’t stop talking But nothing’s being said, and nothing’s being done And my brain still gets my voice to flood on out But it can’t get my frozen feet to run Empty words, and useless proverbs, and something that seemed funny at the time But it crossed a line. An autumn warmth Thick and humid, anxious and unnatural It’s almost just like us If living memory Is still alive, but it’s not really living We’ve only got each other left to trust So, sweetheart, baby, darlin’, honey (Useless // Something that seemed funny) Keep wheezing, listening to my voice I know I’m not the obvious choice But maybe we’d be better off with some romantic Molotov Burning up this dying town With simple little love Chill // Warmth Descending on our houses. confusion Loving you or losing you (One letter away from loving you or losing you)
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20-27 03:32
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What remains of who I was Has drained away, leaving God knows what. In the lingering light of a terrible storm, Lightning touches left me warm. I’m glad you’re absent, even though I need you Because I don’t want you to see me fall, Feel proud of breaking down At least you’re actually feeling something now. Take my hand, and meet my fear, Hey, it’s me. And I’ve always been here. I’m glad you’re absent, even though I need you Because I don’t want you to see me fall, And in the end, I‘m Not much at all. It’s in my genes, it’s in my sight It’s in my speech, my movement, my writing, my grip and my height Cry and writhe, leave the room God’s got no idea and neither do you. I’m glad you’re absent, even though I need you Because I don’t want you to see me fall And in the end, I‘m Not much at all.
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Life and Ruin 03:39
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There’s a hole in the cliff of our lives Once filled with something so bright Now it’s just dirt, A little more training, a lift of a weight With dumbbells and baggage and fear and eternal debate How do we save the earth? I keep wanting, to take my rest I keep giving it nothing less Than life, and ruin, and the final breath Whilst fighting at the sides of whoever’s left. The precipice, overlooking a war Blood and sea curdle over the shore Ashes and sand Consider throwing yourself to the ocean floor Weep a little, give more Struggle to stand I keep hoping, I’ll pass the test I keep giving it nothing less Than life, and ruin, and the final breath Whilst fighting at the sides of whoever’s left. Take me back To when home was leaving me. X4 I keep wanting, to take my rest I keep giving it nothing less Than life, and ruin, and the final breath Whilst fighting at the sides of whoever’s left.
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Pre-Rolled Cigarettes 02:58
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I will shave my hair And change my name So nobody will ever find me again I’ll tell that girl I knew before that I’m going out of town I’ll see blatant disappointment, and I won’t back down But I’ll still smoke pre-rolled cigarettes. I will find cheap work, and I’ll commit I will speak as though I’m reading from a script I will store the TV set that was included with my lease And I’ll never set eyes on it until I find peace But I’ll still smoke pre-rolled cigarettes. I will draw in air To feed my heart Until I can’t tell breath and death apart Oh, everything is grey, and everything is in decline, And I worry about nothing – it’s a waste of time But I still smoke pre-rolled cigarettes. I will shave my hair, and change my name I will not bleed love, but I’ll bleed pain And when the darker me appears in my final hour I will lock away his face in a big red tower And I’ll still smoke pre-rolled cigarettes.
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Mosaic Soul 03:30
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I didn’t want to shelter what I kept and hid I didn’t mean to lose the innocence that I did I didn’t want to leave you unknowing in that way But I couldn’t bear to tell you that I’ve already drowned No resuscitation when my ship went down Water rushing in when I try to find the words to say I’m a mosaic soul, you see? Sending a message with the pieces of me. A mind of tangled string, where do I begin? Corrosive, explosive, honey, I’m a sin A brighter type of spectrum in a mixture of a lack of sense A chemical of colours that she shook up for fun The curses taste strange on the tip of my tongue What I was originally could never reoccur, my friend I’m a mosaic soul, you see? Sending a message with the pieces of me What’s another split along the frame? What’s a little more material gain? How do I rid myself of guilt How do I fix the civil blood I spilt Was it broken to begin with anyway? I’m a mosaic soul, you see? Sending a message with the pieces of me I’m a mosaic soul, you see? A familiar picture is the one thing I can be I’ve got a mosaic heart, it’s in my design As long as I’m projecting wholeness then I’m fine I’m a mosaic soul, you see? Sending a message with the pieces of me.
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All I've Got 04:07
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Tim looks up from stocking shelves and then he starts to doubt himself The hours are long, the pay is poor But it’s the longest he’s ever kept a job for He’s holding down a steady life Armed with a price tagger and a packing knife Doesn’t speak much anymore Until he’s alone at midnight and It tumbles into the open— “What’s the point if oracles with visions can bleed out just like the next man? What’s the point in hiding? All I’ve got are smoky rooms and issues and around eighty seven nightmares. So tell me: What’s the point in hiding? They’re just gonna find me.” Finds his ground on the vinyl floor When ghosts amble into the grocery store Keep it light, be strong Keep it together and carry on Sometimes the corners of his eyes will cheat And imagine someone sleeping in the passenger seat He’ll pull over and he’ll breathe all wrong Escaping the nausea as He tumbles into the open- “What’s the point if oracles with visions can bleed out just like the next man? What’s the point in hiding? All I’ve got are smoky rooms and issues and around eighty seven nightmares. So tell me: What’s the point in hiding? They’re just gonna find me.” And in the dead of spring When the heat begins to sing He’ll spend all night by windowsills On guard for anything “What’s the point if oracles with visions can bleed out just like the next man? What’s the point in hiding? All I’ve got are smoky rooms and issues and around eighty seven nightmares. All I’ve got are catalysts and horrors like the world has never seen All I’ve got are coffee mugs and mirrors and halls and survivor’s guilt So tell me: What’s the point in hiding? They’re just gonna find me.”

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released March 26, 2018

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I'm a 20-something songwriter from the UK. These are the things I record in my living room.

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