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Aegis

by The Altruist

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1.
Why can’t I give up I’ve had enough I’ve seen too much My lungs are full of broken glass My ribs are made of steel I am a mess I’m a failure in the shape of success I drown myself everyday but not deep enough to Break down I know I said I’d save you but who’s gonna save me now I know I said I know where I’m going but I don’t know where I am Sinking deep enough to feel the ground I’ll master this pain that’s raging in my vains Sinking deep enough to feel the ground I’ll master this pain that’s raging in my vains There’s no way I’ll surrender now That I know what I must do To make myself complete Reminisce no guiding light The sky is close the night is blind Close my eyes Hope to die I’m made of steel but I'm made of glass Why can’t I give up I’ve had enough I’ve seen too much My lungs are full of broken glass My ribs are made of steel Sinking deep enough to feel the ground I’ll master this pain that’s raging in my vains There is no way I’ll surrender now That I know what I must do To make myself complete I’ll have to die to forget I’ll have to die to forget what I know now My eyes are wide open Why can’t I give up I’ve had enough I’ve seen too much My lungs are full of broken glass My ribs are made of steel I am a mess I’m a failure in the shape of success I drown myself everyday (x2) Reminisce no guiding light The sky is close the night is blind Close my eyes Hope to die I’m made of steel but I'm made of glass
2.
Schopenhauer 04:42
Oh I can never win this game There’s a darkness at the end Should I even try to stand Oh I feel the waves crashing again It’s a never ending circle From passion to pain and from pain to void Want the crown but we don’t want to reign We want all the best by doing all the worst Making the wrong moves but wishing for the best Every day we tie this nose a little more around our necks But it takes more to fight and it takes less to run We keep on wishing for a better day to come So many nights I’ve cried myself to sleep Not realizing how great my life really is I came to forget (how could I forget) How humbled I should feel Look at yourself Is your life such a nightmare Is the air in your lungs not enough to remind you What a blessing you received Look all around There’s a world outside your pain The sky always look dark If you look at it eyes closed It’s hell all round ‘cause I’ve waited so long to change It feels like my fall was always part of my selfish plan So many nights I’ve cried myself to sleep Not realizing how great my life really is I came to forget (how could I forget) How humbled I should feel Look at yourself Is your life such a nightmare Is the air in your lungs not enough to remind you What a blessing you received It’s a blessing you received Oh I can never win this game There’s a darkness at the end Should I even try to stand Oh I feel the waves crashing again It’s a never ending circle From passion to pain and from pain to void It’s a never ending circle From passion to pain Oh I am the one that you’ve never been proud of Fuck your distrustful vision of my future I’m proud of myself I am the one that you’ve never been proud of (All I’ve become is no thanks to you) (I’m proud of myself) Fuck your distrustful vision of my future I own my mistakes I own my achievements
3.
Unyielding 05:00
No rest for the wicked Darkness is pulling your strings We’ll see just how low you can go with no damn self esteem Sinking deeper Crawling slower Wanted to shape your mind like mine but broke myself instead No matter how hard you keep stabbing i’ll never turn out dead You keep stabbing You keep stabbing No matter how hard you keep stabbing I’ll never turn out dead I will never turn out dead There is this thing inside of me that can’t accept your misery Your grave gets deeper It’s like a fire in my bones and as you know it’s killing me No way to save you You made sure that i was unbreakable Before you started to break me And i can’t take it now As things unravel there is no place to hide Made sure your mask has fallen so there is no waste of time Love know and despise It goes in circles again Love know and despise I just can’t understand You made sure that I was unbreakable Before you started to break me And i can’t take it Your soul is dark as coal you’re unreachable You keep on trying to break me It’s vain Cause I will never turn out dead You keep stabbing You keep stabbing No matter how hard you keep stabbing I’ll never die (x2) A constellation Of knives in my back A desecration Of all that we had You made sure that I was unbreakable Before you started to break me And I can’t take it Your soul is dark as coal you’re unreachable You keep on trying to break me It’s vain Because I’ll will never turn out dead You made sure that I was unbreakable Before you started to break me And I can’t take it Your soul is dark as coal you’re unreachable You keep on trying to break me It’s vain Because I’ll will never turn out dead (x2) A constellation Of knives in my back A desecration Of all that we had
4.
Rise up From chaos we rise above the oceans Out of dust we crawl and linger Inside this vast mind we are dwelling Until the fire consumes us Like droplets of sun Through the night we shine bright Once and for all And as the rain comes pouring in I see I’ve done more than I should I’ve done more than I should I see I’ve done more than I should For order we thrive Like ants running around The plan is but confusion We live for ourselves But we’ll leave all alone Like droplets of sun Through the night we shine bright Once and for all And as the rain comes pouring in I see I’ve done more than I should I’ve done more than I should I see I’ve done more than I (x2) We will finally collapse Staggering in pain we’re leaving Our world will collide As we let go of life Like droplets of sun (Like droplets of sun) I see I’ve done more than I should And as the rain comes pouring in I see I’ve done more than I should
5.
Staring into this light Wondering have we seen it all Can we go much further Have we seen it all These great specks of dust Stacked against each other Until obsolescence separates us This whole is so much more So much more than the sum of its parts How can nothing be so much Our design unravels Unconscious of itself This will of power with which we’ve been blessed Miserable things shaping this masterpiece Under the Aegis of our conflicts (Sometimes we run out of guidance and we think we’re lost but there’s a way) I can see you doubt But I couldn’t fear a thing (We run around in circle but this will inside it drives us anyway) I can see you run But there is no way to hide (Sometimes we run out of guidance and we think we’re lost but there’s a way) Your doubt But I couldn’t fear a thing (We run around in circle but this will inside it drives us anyway) Don’t hide There is no way to Staring into this light Wondering have we seen it all Can we go much further Will we rise or fall Stare into the abyss Long enough so it stares right back Can we go much further Will we rise or fall Will we rise or fall I know for sure We will be Be what we must be We will be what we must Greatness always finds it’s ways through us Watch us grow and shape the land The human god is dead But if creating’s divine There might still be some god in us The universe was all along The god of creation we’ve been looking for Listen not to answer but to understand As we make sense of this mess Staring into this light Wondering have we seen it all Can we go much further Will we rise or fall Stare into the abyss Long enough so it stares right back Can we go much further Will we rise or fall (Sometimes we run out of guidance and we think we’re lost but there’s a way) I can see you doubt But I couldn’t fear a thing (We run around in circle but this will inside it drives us anyway) I can see you run But there is no way to hide (Sometimes we run out of guidance and we think we’re lost but there’s a way) Your doubt But I couldn’t fear a thing (We run around in circle but this will inside it drives us anyway) Don’t hide There is no way to hide There is no way to hide from this We will be what we must Greatness always finds it’s ways through us Watch us grow and shape the land The human god is dead But if creating’s divine There might still be some god in us The universe was all along The god of creation we’ve been looking for Listen not to answer but to understand As we make sense of this mess

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released April 27, 2019

Artwork – Jeremy Duarte
Extra Artwork Support: Sergio Schiappacassi

Lead Guitars: Jeremy Bonventre
Rhythm Guitars: Sergio Schiappacassi
Drums: Maurice Salvas
Vocals: Jeremy Duarte
Bass: Francis Bilodeau
Arrangements: Jeremy Bonventre

Guitars, Bass & Vocals Recorded by Sergio Schiappacassi
Drums Recorded by Christian Donaldson at The Grid
Mixed & Mastered by Christian Donaldson at The Grid

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The Altruist Montreal, Québec

The Altruist is an upcoming Modern Metal band that mixes a catchy and heavy sound with electronic influences.

Debut EP ''Aegis'' now available for free!

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