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The Deepening Hole

by the DRX

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1.
Love Has Lost the Meaning it Once Had 07:11
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Hold on to memories of ecstasy A gentle soul that's shivering A fragile heart that breaks Defeatist ignorance urging to erase The possibility of someone to embrace Nothing seems the way it used to be I've heard that phrase a million times but still... It strikes a chord with my desperate escape from solidarity Living lust Leading to remise Love has lost the meaning it once had What's her face, pleasing, content I won't believe it I'll never mean it No one is good enough to make the feeling last All thrill is gone The moment passed Now what? There's little truth in new romance Recurring doubts of vain attempts to recreate the past Exclusive jaded vulnerability Consider it accepted that love has lost the meaning it once had
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The Deepening Hole 07:21
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When I was younger I had a dream Standing on a stage, hot lights gleamed Naked and sweating, caught in the glare Full audience and yet no one seemed there I used a scalpel, slow and steady Cutting through my skin, carefully Dropping the handfuls ripped off of me Organs and flesh piled next to my feet Barren and exposed, I've been drifting Lost without fostered nurturing Left on my own I will refuse self-help Left on my own I will destroy myself I need the comfort I've been without Longing for past times, less the doubt Blessed with camaraderie, poised to succeed Destined compassionate beautiful three Now I'm alone, I've lost my head Down to the bone, I'm sick with dread Give me the soul to get around The deepening hole I'm staring down
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Episode V 05:40
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As time passes by, growing urge to die Consumed by a grim self-inflicted fear Tempted to give in, let anger command Ruining my heart, ruining my head Sickness floods the mind,forfeit all control I can feel my brain turning on itself Using brutal force, crushing things I loved Disengaging me, turning me to hate Self-inflicted fear, consuming anger Seeded hate in darkness, abandon all hope It's my destiny Darkness moving me Reinforcing my strength To choke, to kill To blasphemize To commit spiritual suicide

about

“It has to be said that there are very few albums or EP’s that come to the listener as a genuine surprise in that they display that essence of originality. The Deepening Hole by the DRX, essentially the brainchild of Dan Romans, has that essence of surprise from the opening few minutes of ‘Love Has Lost the Meaning It Once Had’.” – Alternative Matter

“It says something about the DRX that the mellowest song on their album is a track about a dude disemboweling himself on stage and pulling his own guts out in a performance that would have made Sid Vicious cry a single tear of joy. This is a band that has a dude ripping open his chest cavity on the CD jacket. This isn’t a band that fucks around or pulls any punches. […] Their songs are aggressive without being overwhelming, sincere and emotional without being lame, and catchy without being fucking annoying – a difficult mix, but one they’ve nailed in this album.” – Ben Thompson (badassoftheweek.com)

“You know you have a winner, when after the 7 minute song ends, you want to hear it again. But you don’t, because it flows right into the next track.” – Avantgarde Metal

credits

released November 8, 2011

Catalog ID: NEF-02
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All music and lyrics by Dan Romans
Recorded by Colin Marston at The Thousand Caves
and Jon Grabowski at the Lawrence Music Clubhouse
Mixed and mastered by Colin Marston
Cover illustration by Carlysle Johnson

Rolando Alvarado - electric bass
Dean Capper - cello / electric cello
Kevin Conway - electric guitar
Sarah Fylak - violin
Jon Grabowski - trombone / voice
Dave Randall - melodica
Dan Romans - drum set / keyboard / voice

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