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The Damage Left In Your Wake

by What Lies Ahead

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1.
Spare the air, Your empty words and deeds Spare those who place their faith In your every move Life resonates Through the way you speak Perceive How it all runs you Through My word is all I have Unbroken Deceived Trust not What you see Do not despair Deny the life they lead Blame those who ride the line With their every breath We elevate As we herd the weak Believe That truth will see you Through Two hands to stay the storm Asylum Deceived Trust not What you see Will you dare To rectify your needs Ignore the pain that burns With your every move Lead the blind Til the bitter end Bereaved I will wait for You
2.
Don’t be so disappointed That I won’t pacify I won’t be compensating And I won’t satisfy Give me release Today Let me retort My way Get on your knees And stay Answer me, please When I say Will you hesitate To pull the blade Out of your chest Or will someone else Do it for you Save me Take me Far away from here Let me breathe the air On the other side We are commiserating And I won’t calcify Your fate has been devised Don’t you wonder why I am complete today Let me escape My way If you want me Then stay Lend me an ear When I say Will you hesitate To pull the blade Out of your chest Or will someone else Do it for you Save me Take me Far away from here Let me breathe the air On the other side Save me Take me Far away from here Let me breathe the air Save me Take me Far away from here Let me breathe the air On the other side
3.
All the time I see the games you play And I despise it How long can I be the one to blame And I allow it Just a ruse that starts to decay It's wearing thin now Go act like the hero of the day Well, go take your bow Lost inside of your head Deception lies before me The cost consumed by your debt A web of lies destroys me (Yeah) Use the guilt until you get your way It all falls on me It's not as noble as you'd like to think You're just as guilty Turn a blind eye to the good in me As you forget And all of the good you knew we ever had Is just a regret Lost inside of your head Deception lies before me The cost consumed by your debt A web of lies destroys me Lost inside of your head Deception lies before me The cost, consumed by your debt A web of lies destroys me
4.
Witness Me 04:40
Indelible It’s such a lovely day Another coward hiding from their fate again Controllable I like to think you are Dressed in a righteous sense of dead self dignity It’s nice to meet you It's nice to meet you It's nice to meet you It’s nice to need you Deniable Come take your accolades We’ll burn the sky for your grand Pyrrhic victory Reliable Chrome veins run thick with grease Ride eternal through a stark choking fantasy Waste not Lest you forget yourself Bleed black Drowning in gasoline Think fast Before you resent yourself For leaning back In mediocrity Fire at will! Fire at will! Fire at will! Indispensable That’s what they say I am What you want the most when shit hits the fan Incomprehensible Or reprehensible I can’t remember just which of those I am Waste not Lest you forget yourself Bleed black Drowning in gasoline Think fast Before you resent yourself For leaning back In mediocrity Fire at will! Fire at will! Fire at will! WITNESS! Fire at will! Fire at will! Fire at will! I let me down I let me down I let me down You let me
5.
Too Far Gone 05:43
Sometimes, I can’t begin To understand the shit that I get myself in There are things, you shouldn’t want But still I scratch and claw When common sense Is Lost Hope’s not lost Don’t let the fear take hold Make sure to stand your ground Don’t dig a deeper hole I can’t let go ‘Cause I’m not ready yet Oh what a wretch I have become So much time’s been wasted Getting nothing done Still alone, and nothing’s changed It’s time to take a step back And try to Rearrange Fate won’t save you In your own head now Being what you want When you’re allowed I won’t bow down ‘Cause I’m not done yet The end’s in sight As the pressure builds While you face the fact That you never will I’m still in here Will you let me out Let me out
6.
Time be not so blind Let her know my mind Let them see their son rising Until my wax wings melt Until the weight is felt Until all has gone to hell So fall beyond your reveries You brought us all down to our knees Through every single waking breath It’s time to lay our hopes to rest Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Commit me like a crime I’m not here to chase my dreams I’m here to watch them die I came to kill my pride And stop living this lie Until my wax wings melt Until the weight is felt Until all has gone to hell So fall beyond your reveries You brought us all down to our knees Through every single waking breath It’s time to lay our hopes to rest Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Commit me like a crime Patience Hatred Lifetime Wasted Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Life be not unkind Commit me like a crime
7.
You’re creeping into my mind Your eyes and mine aligned I take this as a sign That you will be mine Come closer I'll hold you 'Til it chokes you {You} I want to break you {Are} I cannot blame you {Mine} I live to hate you {Forever} I will not free you Anymore Stay here by my side I’ll strip away your pride Take it all in stride I’m going to make you mine Come closer I'll hold you 'Til it chokes you {You} I want to break you {Are} I cannot blame you {Mine} I live to hate you {Forever} I will not free you Anymore Don’t you walk away Don’t you turn astray Can’t you hear me say Don’t you walk away Now you belong to me Now you belong to me Now you belong to me Now you belong to me {You} I want to break you {Are} I cannot blame you {Mine} I live to hate you {Forever} I will not free you Anymore Come closer I'll hold you 'Til it chokes you I will not free you anymore Come closer I'll hold you {Anymore} 'Til it chokes you I will not free you anymore
8.
Do No Harm 04:03
Torn by your memory Purged from your destiny I won’t abide this You cannot make me Your God is lying Your prayer is dying If you want me to see What you want me to be Stop preaching to me Stop preaching Shatter the mold with your voice and say I will not compromise {I will not compromise} Close the wound with a vow this day Tell the world that you will Do No Harm {Do No Harm} Do No Harm Give in to your grief Last rites for your belief I won’t abide this You cannot make me Your God is lying Your prayer is dying If you want me to see What you want me to be Stop preaching to me Stop preaching Shatter the mold with your voice and say I will not compromise {I will not compromise} Close the wound with a vow this day Tell the world that you will Do No Harm {Do No Harm} Do No Harm Shatter the mold with your voice and say I will not compromise {I will not compromise} Close the wound with a vow this day Tell the world that you will Do No Harm {Do No Harm} Do No Harm I will not compromise Tell the world that you will Do No Harm
9.
The Vaxx 04:47
Spectres seething in my mind Muted hatred breeding Keep the fear alive Feeding on the rage Getting in the way Nothing left to say So What Now My world is dirt and blood My throat is clogged with mud I’m slowly choking on my fury She wants to know my name And get drunk on my pain The stench of failure reeks inside you When our senses are all set to fail And intentions are all but unveiled Withdrawal is all that we have We can't vaccinate our past Rust stained skies will gouge you blind Pay your tribute to Those who killed the world What I thought I knew Can’t convey to you Nothing left to do So What Now How desolate the course Devoid of all remorse My rotting leathers suffocating You’re screaming through the haze One last instinct remains I swear now that I will not die here When our senses are all set to fail And intentions are all but unveiled Withdrawal is all that we have We can't vaccinate our past When our senses are all set to fail And intentions are all but unveiled Withdrawal is all that we have We can't vaccinate our past
10.
Memories Broken dreams Let me forget Bittersweet Melodies Living regret You give hope where there is none And quickly cast aside Take what you need from each one To fill your heart's divide Leaving all of us hollow Your misery has spread And blindly we all follow The hearts that you have bled Ignore pleas Replace needs Time wounds the healed Disregard Civilities Indifference sears You give hope where there is none And quickly cast aside Take what you need from each one To fill your heart's divide Leaving all of us hollow Your misery has spread And blindly we all follow The hearts that you have bled YOU! WILL! ATONE! The damage left in your wake
11.
I dipped a finger in And its claws have pulled me back Black nails caked with blood The past always attacks They fed my thirst with gold We fed their backs with lead I thought it’d take me down But time took you instead If I fell back into my ways could you save me? If I took revenge in your name would you forgive me? I raised your empire high And I can burn it down My war will never end As long as you’re around I’ll bleed them out myself Your dens of greed and vice Remember what was said to me Everything has a price If I just succumbed to my pain would I rest in peace? If I just hold on to your name would it wake me? In that moment I received some semblance of hope An opportunity to grieve un-alone They took that From me Took that from me {took that from me} Stole that from me {stole that from me} Took that from me {took that from me} Killed it from me {You} you took that from me {You} you stole that from me {You} you took that from me {You} You killed that from me If I killed you here in this way would it change me? If I bled you and walked away would it free me? If I fell back into my ways could you save me? If I took revenge in your name would you forgive me?
12.
Dynasty 04:08
Don’t ever lose your edge Don’t ever break or bow Death in your dreams Your soul was cleaved in two Live through regret Reveal what burns anew Show yourself The way to reason I stand with the world at my back I’m not retreating Hold strong with a will built to last Cement our legacy We’re never truly lost As long as we still breathe Doubt in their eyes Of hope that dwells in you Fear on the rise They’re on this journey too Show yourself (Show yourself) The way to reason I stand with the world at my back I’m not retreating Hold strong with a will built to last This is your legacy

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The debut album from WHAT LIES AHEAD!

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released January 30, 2016

Produced by Mike “Q” Quarrato and Brian Birkholz
Engineered by Mike “Q” Quarrato and Brian Birkholz
Mixed and Mastered by Mike “Q” Quarrato

Guitars/Vocals - Santiago “Slippin’ Jimmy” Barrera
Drums - Steve “What If?” Smith
Bass/Lead Vocals -Mike “Q” Quarrato
Additional Vocals on “Witness Me” : Brian Birkholz, Steve Smith
Additional Vocals on “Imposing Your Will” : Santiago Barrera

Special Thanks to Patrick Ritter

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WHAT LIES AHEAD is a new alternative metal/hard rock trio based out of Elgin, Illinois, emphasizing killer grooves, strong hooks, and mighty rhythm.

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