So many years spent
wasted and searching for
some semblance of meaning,
lost in the midst of a
cold, barren wasteland
that we created with our own unchecked
ego and apathy.
Opportunity doesn't knock, it demands
competition as a means to our end.
I refuse to compete with my friends
Friends until the end
can we just pretend
When will this all end?
Can we make amends?
I refuse to play these games you play
I will do what I think is right
even if I lose.
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021