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Archipelago

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lyrics

Where the fuck is the courage?
Do you know what pride feels like?
You pretend you're above it,
but I can see fear in your eyes.
Struggling to be different
Desperately grasping for identity.
Don't you know you're just terrified
of turning out to be ordinary?

But the time just keeps slipping by...

Clenching your fists, as you rush through the crowd.
With fear in your heart, and hate in your mouth.
But Hardcore has always been about letting go.
This venue's an underground railroad, not a show.

I believe in camaraderie.
I believe in those who've believed in me.
I can see you've been bleeding.
Let me show you what we mean by family.
We can be the resistance.
We can hollow out the base of this tree.
Where we will build a fire
to serve as a beacon, a welcome, a warning.

But the time just keeps slipping by...

Clenching your fists, as you rush through the crowd.
With fear in your heart, and hate in your mouth.
But Hardcore has always been about letting go.
This venue's an underground railroad, not a show.

With your own hands, you can grab the strings. Twist your own fate.
Twist your own fate.

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from >, released June 13, 2014
Recorded at the Illaboratorium in New Hyde Park.

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The Optimist New York

Post-hardcore from Long Island.

Formed in April 2014.

New release: "How To Starve The Hungry Ghost" EP.

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