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Razor's Edge

by Black Box Recovery

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lyrics

set, set

on deck, the sailors wept
the seas had proven cruel to salted bones
severed the ship with a storm and a stone
inside, the patience died
with every hollow promise unfulfilled
the ocean reeks of bleach and the shallow hope that's spilled

we are not of the same kind
our wires crossed, our circuits fried
we're meant to represent dilation of the mind
and we will not form a straight line
agree to suffer all our time
we are the few and far
who sail to scale the depths behind our eyes

o temporal obstruction
I'm sinking to the bottom of things
every line, every mind, every matter
is a branch in fractal pattern on the same burning tree
lighting clouds about the city
in a blaze of bravado and redundancy

and when your stomach turns, take no concern
just take whatever fits the fucking need

don't follow footsteps to get out of the line
ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
and walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against
so ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
while I walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against me

against the flood that fills my veins
the oft-forgotten prospect of infinity
they needed it to be this way
oh, and I need it all the same to stay sane

so this is your quiet ride away
from the incessant pain
from timeless uncertainty

and when your stomach turns, take no concern
just take whatever fits the fucking need
and when the buildings burn like a prize we've earned
we'll find the end was discontented by the means

don't follow footsteps to get out of the line
ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
and walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against
so ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
while I walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against me

against the flood that fills my veins
the all-too-common promise of a deity that needed it to be this way

who would wish this upon themselves?
right?

this weight is mine
separate the ties in your life

don't follow footsteps to get out of the line
ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
and walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against
so ink your quill, think twice, and arrive
while I walk the razor's edge
oppressive beauty weighs against the flood that fills my veins

credits

released February 7, 2017
Dylan Burrows (Vocals/Lyrics)
Nathan Atienza (Guitar)
Adam Kinney (Guitar/Vocals)
Alan Wotton (Bass)
Ryan Woodward (Drums)

Todd Hutchisen of Acadia Recording Company (Engineering)

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Black Box Recovery Portland, Maine

Black Box Recovery is a post-hardcore band from Maine. Our influences are drawn from bands such as La Dispute, Saosin, Thrice, and Rise Against.

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