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Mistakes We Make EP

by Discovery of an Afterlife

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1.
PantsOnFire 04:29
Trust Treasure so easily broken weight and worth intangible Sometimes repair is not an option, burn it down and build anew A broken cup will never be as strong as it once was Reassemble all the shards and the substance will seep through But that's not what we came for What's all this wasting time? No, that's not what we stand for So this is where we say goodbye I'm only hoping for this We're only coping with it They're only losing what was Someone stop me now! The price they pay to fit in we're paying taxes on sin With all these secrets tell me how do you know who you are? Every time you lied to me I would look the other way Who am I to judge a fiend? Every time you lied to them another fly caught in your web Deep inside do you know you're sick? I know the world played a part but you can't just blame them Every time you lied to me I'd just look the other way I've got my own insecurities and I can't save you if I can't save me But that's not what we came for What's all this wasting time? No, that's not what we stand for So this is where we say goodbye I'm only hoping for this We're only coping with it They're only losing what was Someone stop me now! The price they pay to fit in we're paying taxes on sin With all these secrets tell me how do you know who you are? Let it burn! Let it burn! How could you do this? How could you hurt someone who gave you everything? How could you burn the trust of everyone as if it's someone else's blame? There are no monsters under beds or in the closets of your home They walk the streets in skins and skeletons, like people you may know. I should have known it anyways you can't trust anyone these days My heart goes out to the ones so deep they'll never get out! These strings they are pulling you down! I'm only hoping for this We're only coping with it They're only losing what was Someone stop me now! The price they pay to fit in we’re paying taxes on sin With all these secrets tell me How do you know who you are? This is not my problem anymore It's not my fault if you get hurt It’s not my problem anymore It's not my fault if you get hurt
2.
This establishment is terrified of everything Anything that might make you Open up and see that there is more than just one way To live a life, to make a move I dare you to take a stand they say I dare you to resist abuse For review perception makes up all reality And their religion is the profit school It’s no secret, there’s no future Vices come in more shapes than a bottle of alcohol It won’t heal if, there’s no sutures You can be addicted to the scent of an afterthought Some people live above the law And some people can’t afford to ever get caught So why try at all when you already know you’ve lost? She only wants the things she knows she cannot have She says it tastes the best when someone says you can’t I try to do the right thing I try to if I can But more and more I’m finding That’s hard to understand Every piece of me Is screaming for relief I’d give it all To make it stop It turns out That everything they ever told Was just another lie to control I might come back someday But for now I just want to waste away Just like that Abandoned and locked away Without a thought labeled a menace to society Looked at like she’s some creature Ripped straight from Jeepers Creepers She feels this pressure all the time The pain is always on her mind Her dealer wears a white coat And always has the perfect dose He doesn’t make house calls Business hours on the wall This endless war has got to stop We’re only fighting the symptoms There has to be a deeper cause For all this self medication I reach in an attempt to find myself again It’s then I know I am never coming back from this Resist temptation Here comes the tidal wave Look down your nose and cast your shame But you’ve got your own sick habits Your addiction’s written on your grave Your time spent throwing stones at glasses You know you’ll always be this way Exposing faults in others just to cover up your pain Every piece of me Is screaming for relief I’d give it all To make it stop It turns out That everything they ever told Was just another lie to control I might come back someday But for now I just want to waste away If I could find a way to turn back time (To turn back time) I’d fix it all I’d lead the perfect life (The perfect life) But these mistakes we make they do define (They do define) The line we draw between what’s wrong and right What’s wrong and right?
3.
Lapis Lazuli 05:35
Whoa oh oh whoa oh Whoa oh oh whoa oh Every single day I wake up to this vivid nightmare A hurt that's not quite pain There's an emptiness that reminds me All I want is sleep My reprieve from this hole inside and How long has it been this way Was there ever anything in the first place? A sinking feeling in my chest I'm starting to fall down There is a place inside my head To buy time from this fallout But you can only buy so much time And the grass is always greener on the other side So duck and cover for one more day cause Misery is gonna find its company! I've gotten everything Why can't I just be happy? (Why am I this way) I've gotten everything Why can't I just be happy? (Why can’t I just be happy?) What is wrong with me I'm coming down look out below At this point we're stalling If I should survive the fall Will these mangled limbs pull me back out? Yesterday I could feel the sun I could hear this calling Now I'm convinced that I was wrong I'm just dying to feel something Big smile, just tell yourself that this isn't hurting Better pull yourself together 'Cause lives like these don't last forever How would you know when you have got it so easy I can't shake the feeling there's something wrong (there’s something wrong) I’m so sick of me And all my selfish agony This mindless self indulgent cycle Feeding on eternity You’re never gonna change You’re never gonna win You sure as hell will never sound a thing like them You are a burden Heaped on top of everything you love Your taste of solace You’ll be forgotten before long Nobody wants to feel like this So broken, so hollow It’s a direction not a place But I can’t even move now It’s like we’re all trapped in this iron crystal cage (This iron crystal cage) But only I can see these walls and it is killing me (And it is killing me) Big smile, just tell yourself that this isn't hurting Better pull yourself together 'Cause lives like these don't last forever How would you know when you have got it so easy I can't shake the feeling There's something wrong (There’s something wrong) I've been down here for so long (For so long) Just trying to hold on (To hold on) I'm part of a world that I cannot stand Plagued by garish greed I can't comprehend To survive you must be strong As for me I don’t belong You were the only one who was there for me Without a thought or clue you set me free I never knew someone could mean so much That all the ocean’s chains just turn to rust And to everyone who watched me bleed I’ll burn every bridge, and the whole damn city But you’d never let me go Never let this go! You are the reason! You are the reason when I can’t be my own (I can’t be my own) You are the hardest part of letting go (Of letting go) You are the reason when I can’t be my own (I can’t be my own) You are the hardest part You are the hardest part of letting go Big smile, just tell yourself that this isn't hurting Better pull yourself together 'Cause lives like these don't last forever How would you know when you have got it so easy I can't shake the feeling There's something wrong There's something wrong (There’s something wrong) I've gotten everything Why can't I just be happy? I’ve gotten everything Why can’t I just be happy? I’ve gotten everything Why can’t I just be happy? I’ve gotten everything Why can’t I just be happy?
4.
Dear rabbit, My legs are getting weak chasing you, The snow fields wouldn't seem so big, if only you knew, That this blood on my teeth, It is far beyond dry, And I've captured you once, But I wasn't quite right, So I'm telling you that you'll be safe with me. And rabbit, My claws are dull now so don't be afraid, I could keep you warm as long as you can just try to be brave, Yes I know I'm a wolf, And I've been known to bite, But the rest of my pack, I have left them behind. And my teeth may be sharp And I've been raised to kill. But the thought of fresh meat; it is making me Ill So I'm telling you that you'll be safe with me. Oh dear rabbit, Your trust was mine alone to betray, I need your flesh, But this voice inside won’t let me call you prey, I’m bred to kill, But you I can’t, I need to feed, Oh my god, Please stop. So rabbit, Please stop looking the other way, It's cold out there, so why not stay here, Under my tail.

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The 'Mistakes We Make' EP is about mistakes that we make as individuals and as a society. The four themes are betrayal, addiction, depression, and aggression/redemption.

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released May 25, 2019

Lyrics and Vocals by Jonathan Brophy
Rhythm Guitars by Leon Valdez
Lead Guitars by Jayne Clark
Bass Guitar by Dan Adams
Drums and Mixing by Josh Kneisler

Screams on 'PantsOnFire' and 'I Know I'm a Wolf' by Conner Posz

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Discovery of an Afterlife Phoenix, Arizona

Discovery of an Afterlife is an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2015 by Leon Valdez and Jonathan Brophy. The quintet currently consists of vocalist Jonathan Brophy, rhythm guitarist Leon Valdez, lead guitarist Jayne Clark, bassist Dan Adams, percussion and drummer Josh Kneisler. ... more

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