emptiness the presence of possibility
head wound under
a clairvoyant sun god that licks his lips
and basks in austerity
my thoughts cut and bled
soured soil and stained wood
i am the child of this land
of those who charred hands
holding them to flame
and i won’t speak to you by name
now i feel that
i should parse your shadow
i fear you, destroyer
as a simple man
of sinew and bone should
each lash a gift
to suffer in paragon's pursuit
oh, to be pious
to be sterling ensconced
to be meek
to be benign
a saxon wrote of your death
i fear him, destroyer
as a simple man
of callow freedom should
here lies one who only spoke in cypher
and i wasted so much time
this album unlocked emotions i didnt know i had but needed. the last track sounds like surviving a tropical storm and arriving at peaceful ocean waves. it’s the perfect ending. sabine
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
Seeing Portrayal of Guilt 11/14 front row absolutely destroy a small club in Baltimore on the Christfucker tour brings new meaning to the concept of tortured emotional dissonance. My head is still spinning of how scary talented these three individuals are. Completely awe-inspiring. bcb723