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9 Lives

by Kingdom

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1.
9 Lives 03:00
I won't break my own legs just to walk with crutches I may stand alone but I stand as myself No matter how we obscure it Truth awaits us, you can't dodge the real shit What do we have if not control of our minds? Look to a flask to mask what you've become Ski the slopes until you're good and numb Mistake cowaring together for bonding and pleasure Vices deceive those who wish to believe It's time to face the lie You can try to justify with a sob story about your hard knock life But I used to think this world had broken me Hiding, ashamed, I suffered self inflicted injuries We masked the pain and the joy the same We thought we'd drink away our poverty But when the sun rose our pockets were still empty Me and all my friends were lost Those times alone with no money, no family, no home, and no hope We'll kill ourselves real slow! We're all so gone we won't even notice when we go! Someone once said to me "You're better than the life you lead" I made a choice that very night and it's the reason I'm still alive I see my old friends sometimes Strung out and 25 Some died Time slipping by Doing time Relapsed and he's breaking down Envious that I got out I got out If this is growing up then I'll stay a kid forever I'll be the kid that survived While you prove your maturity By avoiding your life I am the one who survived You can mock my straight edge pride But I am the one who survived
2.
I never meant this world for you And it breaks my heart to know the suffering it has put you through This grief has shaped me Forged in the pain of my past But I ache from the damage of our collective experience Injustice drives my rage, my guide He says he's lost all faith in humanity He was so naive I can't console him, all that I can say is that's a realistic way to be I never believed He calls for blood with tears of fury In the name of family In a world that's out to rip our wings Injustice drives this rage that guides After all this time i'm horrified I wish I could have protected you I can't change the past so all I ask Is that you never make excuses for their ways I'm sorry you went through this for me We fight together for our dignity Bound by blood Bound by enemy I have my own religion but I ain't got no faith Because this world has left me with only one thing to believe in When even men of god are out to break me: This rage that guides This rage that guides I would give you everything if I could Your support means more than anything else ever would This rage that guides This rage that guides This rage that guides me
3.
Raft 03:36
"Why tread this water anymore when so many have drown in despair? The tides are relentless!" Then why aren't we relentless?! "We're just needles in a haystack, so why try? Why beat yourself up? It's not a compromise, it's just life! You have no choice. Become the violence, tell the lie. Don't you see we can't fight the tide?" Are we fading away into the grey? Coasting through the fog of right and wrong Lost at sea, lost at sea But I still believe That we can remember who we are So disconnected by this cheap contentment These crowns have slipped over our eyes and I just want to find The way out of this kingdom, this prison, this battlefield I renounce my crown I would rather drown Are we fading away into the grey? Coasting through the fog of right and wrong Lost at sea, lost at sea Anchored by our apathy Cause when there's no shore in sight it's hard to believe Don't mistake what's easy for what's right Don't mistake what's right for this half-life of scraping by The world enslaved so we can sail this dismal night We are cowards, kings who say it's "too hard" to even try You say you have no pull? Come on! Are we fading away into the grey? Coasting through the fog of right and wrong Lost at sea, lost at sea So desperate, I'm praying To a god I don't believe in that we can find our way home Are we fading away into the grey? Coasting through the fog of right and wrong Lost at sea, lost at sea These waters may claim me But I will sink with my integrity I renounce my crown This kingdom's going down Our drive is stronger than the tide We decide if we decide
4.
New Aryans 01:27

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Recorded by Chris Dowhan in June 2007 in Richmond, Virginia. 7" Vinyl available on New Age Records.

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released May 1, 2008

Vocals - Davin
Guitar - Ty
Bass - Matt
Drums - Benjamin Sap

Cover Art created by Benjamin Sap.

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