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Tug of War

by Black Gingham

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    World vs. Me...How to fight? How to flight?

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1.
Thot Kontrol 03:01
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If this is my choice, it’s already decided For what is to choose the only way is yours...Whoa-oh Your threats take away, my heart and soul This is the toll of your Thot Kontrol You won’t accept no for an answer This is the toll of your Thot Kontrol If this is my life then why is it planned for me? I'd better give you the reins, there goes my say...HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY! Your threats take away, my heart and soul This is the toll of your Thot Kontrol You won’t accept no for an answer This is the toll of your Thot Kontrol
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Suicide of Mind 04:10
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I thought that I could wait it out But now I seem to have a doubt You can’t expect much more from me Illusions racing past my eyes Destroying all my peace of mind What does it take to realize All I ask for is an answer Will I come out alive? Chasing after this disaster Am I living a lie? The suicide of mind All of these troubled people cry All of the angry people die We’re just the ego in disguise And they are just living their lives But they can’t see that’s it’s a crime To want everything they don’t have All I ask for is an answer Will I come out alive? Chasing after this disaster Am I living a lie? The suicide of mind And there is lots of suffering ‘Cause were so uptight we could scream We’re trapped inside our pained body And now I’m striving to rethink Most of my escaping instinct I want to wake up to life All I ask for is an answer Will I come out alive? Chasing after this disaster Am I living a lie? The suicide of mind Suicide of mind!
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Good Enough? 04:45
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Fell down there’s nothing I can do On my own again Right back where I began Hang on please don't forsake me yet Seems like nothing I can do will ever satisfy you Am I not good enough? Your disappointment it shows Is there something wrong? Once more I've given my all I watch my efforts fade away Is this good enough for you? You may have given up on me Now I'm crawling up to my last stand So go about your business And don't you waste your time Remembering how you tortured me With nothing but goodbye Am I not good enough? Your disappointment it shows Is there something wrong? Once more I've given my all I watch my efforts fade away Is this good enough for you? Am I not good enough? Your disappointment it shows Is there something wrong? Am I not good enough? Your disappointment it shows Is there something wrong? Once more I've given my all I watch my efforts fade away Is this good enough for you? Is this good enough for you? Is this good enough for you?
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Our Darkest Hour 04:24
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Think your cool, ya not a fool You got it figured out But hear the scout Who talks about There is a doubt He points out the disparity With your peculiarity There is no solidarity Only cloaked barbarity Shall we go away? Do you hear them laugh? It’s all on your behalf Emotions that you hide To whom can you confide? You chase the popularity But what is the sincerity? Can’t you hear the hilarity? They're making you a parody Shall we go away? Can you handle the insanity? Disintegrating into nothing Path is fading It's time to celebrate our darkest hour... You hear the voice, but let’s rejoice, there is a choice You can reject And disconnect You resurrect You know that it’s achievable To be an individual It’s totally conceivable That you are unbelievable! Will you come or stay? Can you handle the insanity? Disintegrating into nothing Path is fading It’s time to celebrate Our darkest hour… Let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate. Let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate. Let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate. Let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate!
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Lost in You 04:12
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Fan on flame, an introspection Caught up in the imperfection Burning all I ever knew Trying to find the truth But I can’t let this go... There’s no way out I’m lost in you Something is keeping me down here All my hopes and fears A bridge you burned It’s not fun it’s not fair you don’t care Your lies caught me unsuspecting Don’t know what I was expecting Twisting anything I do Searching to find the truth But I can’t let this go.... There’s no way out You can’t undo Your charades, they’re keeping me down here After all these years The bridge is burned It’s not fun it’s not fair you don’t care Is there nothing I can do to redefine the light in you? Is there nothing I can do? There’s no way out I’m lost with you How did we end up caught down here? All those fights and tears A bridge you burned It’s not fun it’s not fair you don’t care There’s no way out I’m lost in you Something is keeping me down here All my hopes and fears A bridge you burned It’s not fun it’s not fair you don’t care Is there nothing I can do to redefine the light in you? Is there nothing I can do?
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Currents of Eternity 04:59
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I hold your hand, so cold in mine I ask what's wrong? You say your fine Something isn’t right I see it in your eyes What did I do now? Words you’ll never find Receding with the tide What can I do now? Now I fight the ocean I am lost at sea Currents of eternity are pulling down on me Slowly I go under Not knowing what’s beneath Take me anywhere but here I’m dying for relief I hear your name in every word All I can see is how we were I watched you walk away Was nothing I could say And I just let you go We belong together If we don’t fall apart Yeah we would last forever If we could just restart If we could just restart…. Anywhere but here please take me anywhere but here Anywhere but here please take me anywhere but here Now I fight the ocean I am lost at sea Currents of eternity are pulling down on me Slowly I go under Not knowing what’s beneath Take me anywhere but here I’m dying for relief How did we break? How did we break? How did we break? How did we break? Anywhere but here please take me anywhere but here
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People are a Pain 04:27
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People are a pain They take one look and then they turn away “I’ll never look at him again, ‘cause he was freaky and funny lookin” And as they walk away I hear everything they say ‘Cause I thought I knew the world is flat And the sun is underground And everywhere I walk I’m walking upside down I’m inside out and backwards It’s not something I can change But I won’t be the one to take the blame ‘Cause people are a pain You don’t even know my name Yet I’m the one who’s being put to shame You glare at me and stare but that’s not fair ‘Cause I am just alive and standing there What’s the grudge I haven’t even budged But it’s not right for you to be the judge ‘Cause I thought I knew the world is flat And the sun is underground And everywhere I walk I’m walking upside down I’m inside out and backwards It’s not something I can change But I won’t be the one to take the blame ‘Cause people are a pain People are a pain, people are a pain What was that? Was it a look? I thought I heard a laugh I thought I saw a smile And I’m positive the world is flat And the sun is underground And everywhere I walk I’m walking upside down I’m inside out and backwards It’s not something I would change I won't be the one to take the blame 'Cause people... And I’m positive the world is flat And the sun is underground And everywhere I walk I’m walking upside down I’m inside out and backwards It’s not something I would change So I will say "Hello" and "What’s your name?" ‘Cause people aren’t the same ‘Cause people aren’t the same
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Graffitied Hearts 04:14
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Graffitied hearts and tattooed minds We'll always stay outside the lines Never knowing wrong from right But we will make it through the fight Nothing changes who we are They wonder how we got so far We represent the stars when all the sky is dark I can’t ignore What happens again and again These people are Becoming a part of another trend Truth can last an eternity but lies will become history So make your mark on society Do you want to be yourself or someone else? Leave you impact not your regrets I can’t ignore What happens again and again These people are Becoming a part of another trend I can’t ignore What happens again and again These people are Becoming a part of another trend I can’t ignore What happens again and again These people are becoming a part of another… I can’t ignore What happens again and again These people are Becoming a part of another trend.
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Angst 04:38
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He’s got nowhere to turn He’s got nothing inside Tangles warping through his mind Dark amid fear, hateful and blind Thorny twisted walls and a maze of signs What is to realize? There is nothing here to find And now this thorn is sinking in And thoughts are spinning ‘round like Endless songs that never seem to play Deep in pain among the scars He looks for strength to carry on Just to make it through this day He tries to reach out Knows he has to explain To show you the labyrinth of his pain Where are the words? What can he say? You want to move on but he begs you to stay There is no other way And the pressing guilt remains… Now this thorn is sinking in And words are pouring out like Endless songs with nothing left to say Deep with blame about his scars You look for strength to carry on To live another day And now this thorn is sinking in And life is falling down like Endless songs cascading ‘round to stay Deep in sorrow with your scars Where is the strength to carry on? Nothing more left to say Nothing more left to say…

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Tug of War is an expression of the struggle with society, frayed relationships and doubt within ourselves.

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released December 26, 2011

© 2011 Wilson Rahn
WR Productions, LLC

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Black Gingham Spokane, Washington

BG’s punchy beats, powerful riffs and emotion packed vocals concisely captures the mood of conflicted feelings of teen angst. While darkness permeates the musical theme, a tone of hope/optimism lingers amid the vibe. Sometimes forceful and aggressive other times melancholy and reflecting, BG’s music resonates like a restless chord within the soul, indicative of anxious emotions in turbulent times. ... more

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