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Tirade / Proven

by PROVEN

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1.
You're born then you're gone Nature's instinct or heavenly force? It's reality for us all This life we take for granted Like roulette it's left to luck One chance is all we get This is it! There's nothing left! Life's perils leave me restless but I carry on I stare death in the face! Life, Death - We embrace it all Life, Death - It surrounds us all Life, Death - Inevitable! We strive for happiness and all that it brings Never get too comfortable As you'll end up in a coffin Storm clouds approaching The reaper in our midst Blood shot eyes as we mourn one's demise A death of a loved one, the passing of a friend It doesn't get much easier, the struggle within But we pick ourselves up And carry on regardless The anger, the pain and the sheer determination There’s nothing left! You’re here and then you’re lost The pendulum of life swings back and forth The clock won’t stop for us at all Accept this is all we have In the blink of an eye our time is up A last chance is all we get So leave nothing to regret Life's perils leave me restless but I carry on! I stare death in the face Don’t live your life as a lie We get one shot so make it count
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Remember why you’re here An escape, an outlet for you A chance to forget all your troubles Let’s have some fun Hands out your pockets And fists in the air Move to the front And get involved Stop being so serious And unfold your arms Step to the mic And get involved Remember why you’re here An escape, an outlet for you A chance to forget all your troubles Let’s have some fun Hands out your pockets And fists in the air Move to the front And get involved Stop being so serious And unfold your arms Step to the mic And get involved Log off that computer Stop being a nerd Get to a show And make yourself heard Stop all your hating And stop talking shit Get your act together And do your own thing So now it’s time To get involved
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Every time you speak to me It’s with a forked tongue Never wanting to lose your shine You’re everybody’s friend Present distortions of yourself To keep them at your side But your weakened heart shows through And reveals the truth I’m sick of dealing With all you kids As you hide behind The masks of men Now the surface has splintered The cracks are showing You circled like a vulture To pick at our spines Not one for confrontation You cowered in shadows But now your shallow breathing Exposes what we knew to be true The games you played have kept you Out of the light of truth Blinded by a false perspective That you could lie right through You’ll fall down where you stand Flooded in your own hypocrisy No way to rise again Defeated by your own fallacy You could have been So much the better man But you failed to See beyond your own ends And now your lies Have all come crashing down I hope you see Why these bridges have been burnt
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This is the cause and effect A line drawn in the sand Here lies the threat of reality That you can’t understand I watch you move around You smile and laugh at the right times Shedding skin like a fucking snake As you try to undermine Everything that we’ve built here Do you really want to cross this line? I don’t believe That it ever crossed your mind What we have here Could never be torn down With this family There was only ever one outcome 528 Should’ve known we would never run This is the cause and effect A line drawn in the sand Here lies the threat of reality That you can’t understand The boundary has been pushed The graves have all been dug The gates of hell have opened And your demons will swallow you whole I watch you crawl around As you beg for a single friend But with nothing left to offer And no more skin to shed You’re just a fucking shell That’s better off left for dead A line drawn in the sand This is the cause and effect A line drawn in the sand This is the cause and effect And you’re left just a beaten man
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Vain shallow bullshit surrounds me While so much of worth goes unseen Please don't mistake my venom for jealousy This obsession is a mystery to me Time wasted on weak and needy attention seekers posing and preening While I long for the day when I can watch your belief in your idols die violently We are the ugly and determined We’re still comitted to the choices we've made And our resolve will remain unbroken So we'll keep on down this path No matter how tired or sore Never looking for fame or praise Just for something more than the norm Building something that will remain Instead of being a publicity whore We are the ugly and determined And we'll make no attempt to hide it Fuck those who fiend and slave for the spotlight They don't deserve respect Always the outcasts, shunned and ignored We were never intended to thrive So in this age of excess and disgrace We're proud to portray an ugly unacceptable face
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I must keep on moving My head won’t stop buzzing with plans and ideas Stalked by the fear that they may all amount to nothing Although the years have taken their toll This is what keeps me going I may have grown older but my blood will not stop boiling Life just keeps on ripping at my soul Sometimes I fear for my sanity It’s a constant battle to remain whole I don't mind admitting to obsession Seething and waiting, can't take the frustration Fighting to get to where I want to be Although so much has changed within me Even more will always stay the same I'll never lose faith or heart or inspiration Life just keeps on ripping at my soul Sometimes I fear for my sanity But I know I'll remain whole I'm forced forward by the pressures that seek to break me I won’t let them win Life won’t tame or contain me, or trap my spirit in a tomb of skin
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Striving to be the genuine article Not a copy of something I thought looked cool Inspired by experience and what I see as wrong Despite complaints and regrets, I ain’t had it as bad as many Everything I once wished gone, now turned around into the strength to keep on... Striving to be the genuine article Not a copy of something I thought looked cool So I'm never gonna hang off coattails or boast my way through life And if I ever run my mouth, it’ll be about something I did myself Imagination and determination over posturing and pretence Every time Left cold by those who over compensate Don’t try so hard, just let what's really inside out
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Existence never tore me down It chipped away at me instead Stifled by daily routines Forever in search of any release Sometimes I lose my way But confusion’s only temporary Instead of clinging to life Living to strive and fight means I will always RISE UNDEFEATED Within me lies what's needed to RISE UNDEFEATED I’ll never sink in a sea of apathy and doubt Motivation will always remain Resist indolence and disregard the pain So win or lose I'm here to fight It’s worth the risk, at least I know I tried Urge to create and rise remains It pounds in my chest and flows through my veins Individuality and pride stay strong with age RISE UNDEFEATED But with both feet firmly on the ground RISE UNDEFEATED Won't be chained or caged or herded around Instead of following the crowd Why don't you try and make something out of yourself Old breed Time won't deaden our momentum Through thick or thin You can’t question these convictions Can't question these convictions These animals won't be tamed The flame that burns within us all won't wane It will rage Time won't decrease our dedication Despite the demands of life It’s far too late to change direction We struggle and hate with all our fucking might

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released March 23, 2016

Recorded at From The Depths Studio by Ian Redding in 2014/2015
All band photos by Aga Hairesis

Proven and Tirade would like to thank:
528 LBU, Barnet Mark and The 12bar Club for all their years of support for London Hardcore, and for letting us use the club for the photos in our inlay. Rucktion Records for their belief in us, and for giving both Proven and Tirade their first ever shows. Aga Hairesis for her patience and perseverance during the photoshoot for our inlay, check out more of her work at www.hairesis.com. Ian at From The Depths Studio for all the work put into this recording. Mattybar for all the help putting this inlay together. Our brother bands: Injury Time, Nine Bar, Crippler, Diction, Maldito, Ironed Out, Life Betrays Us.

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PROVEN London, UK

LONDON HARDCORE, EST 2013

LOUIS - Vocals
JOHN - Vocals
ADAM - Guitar
MARK - Guitar
RICH - Drums
MATTY - Bass

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