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The Hope is There

by Nieviem

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1.
Indifferent 03:12
I’m a paranoid person, so I’ll give you all the compliments And I’m a people pleaser cos I don’t want all the drama And I act like I care when all I hear is nonsense And maybe I don’t understand how my life brings you harm Something here has changed but I know it wasn’t me You say that I won’t stay the same but I don’t want the bother You tell me you’re indifferent but you’re no different you see No, maybe I don’t understand how my life brings you harm! And with the lights out, you look like someone I know, and if you If you think you’re different Maybe, but I can’t say it’s so If you think you can make me happy You’ll find there’s no such thing as luck and If you think they’re chasing you It’s only because you think too much Being in the human race, I’m chasing my existence Though I’m not in any rush to get in or out of life I didn’t make my bed today, I’ll lay in it anyway You can rest here too, but don’t think about it twice Everyone has a song to sing, and no it’s not my fault If yours is a sappy love song, yes I know I’m not a fault You need to think more clearly before you get involved I take no responsibility; won’t think about you twice!
2.
Break down your borders, feel the shame of your country Raised to live in fear of an invasion They're dangerous, and they're overseas In a Post-Truth world, [I] don't know how to know Who needs opinions, when they're made for you? We're told to hate, and we're told to integrate -in a kingdom so divided Fear is blindness, got the same bones- This is everybody's home We're done with the lies, it's time to realise- This is everybody's home And we'll live harmoniously, without your xenophobes You must be lonely when you're out there on your own News provocation spreads inferiority, Raised to never trust a foreign language- The way you speak never bothers me In a Post-Truth world, [I] don't know how to know Who needs perspective, when it's made for you? We're told to hate, and we're told to integrate -just in-case we're open-minded Fear is blindness, got the same bones- This is everybody's home We're done with the lies, it's time to realise- This is everybody's home And we'll live harmoniously, without your xenophobes You must be lonely when you're out there all alone
3.
Feathers 03:21
I can't explain it when it happens to me, It's like the spark that makes us human Leaves me burning internally You'd like to lock me in a cage And keep my feathers clean I shouldn't like it, I shouldn't like it It seems like my world is falling down And I'm screaming without sound Too afraid to be around And everyone else can get by without me Then I tell you I'm about to fall, And I've never needed more help, But something left me unsure We're back at the start when I'm close to the end! I feel like nothing, And nobody can change a thing this time I feel like nothing And found my expectations were too high You leave me empty, but I'll be fine… My thoughts so fluid that I'm drowning in the sea, Suffocated by my future fears, lost dreams and hidden memories Slight change of weather pulled me in, I'm nowhere to be seen There's nothing like it, there's nothing like it It seems like my walls are falling down And I don't want to be found I just hoped you'd be around And nobody else would've mattered to me Then I tell you I need to close the door, As I'll never be adored And you leave my words ignored, so We're back at the start when I'm close to the end!
4.
As we grow older, Our heads start to bow We played without fear, Talk to nobody now If I smile you treat me with suspicion, And frown But I'd do exactly the same- It's the only way we know it! So raise your head and open your eyes To the people on the street Wives, your husbands, friends for life Oh- the people you could meet! Don't turn away! 'cause you don't hear their voices A thousand people- never more, And one remains unknown We're living in a time where we need over-communication, We sell ourselves short day-to-day for the next notification But loneliness will never cease to turn to desperation, Well that's ok, we don't like change- It's the only way we know it! A thousand people never more (and one remains unknown!) How can we grow when we ignore? (and you remain unknown!) If you look through my eyes, You might just feel connected Too long a second, you can't take it And you remain alone
5.
Fick 03:51
Brick by brick, you build yourself a wall But there’s no stairs, so there is no fall Stick by stick, you pile them all One big issue, though your problems are small You never even tried, but you faked it and cried And through all the lies, you expect them by your side Brick by brick and stick by stick You make me sick, and I think you’re… Once upon a time becomes twice upon a time And thrice upon a time becomes fucking forever! “I’m going for a walk” becomes “I don’t wanna talk” And if you say you won’t talk, then come to me never! Quit poking at my spine! I can’t be paralysed! I won’t give you my time! Cos what would I get? What gives you the right to try and infect my life? Don’t you dare waste my time! And you can come to me, never Hit by hit, you prepare for a fall They touched you, but they never even hurt you at all Miss by miss, you keep trying to call You got the right person, but you threw the wrong ball You say you’re afraid of being afraid You claim you’re not made to be untangled and frayed Hit by hit and miss by miss You’re aiming quick… Now isn’t that…?
6.
I sit alone and I know when a thought of you is born to keep myself warm The needle in my mind it digs and it grates and it scrapes ‘til this record is tattered and torn I don’t know who I am How I ended up in this way Never was the type to fall apart Shouldn’t fear cos if I disappear I know I’ve done my time And you’ll forget me not… You won’t know who you were How I ended up in your life Now that we’re a thousand miles apart When you know, you’ll hate this world forever And when you fall apart You’ll forget me not I cannot cope When I slam the door and shut the blinds I can’t say ‘goodnight’ He buttered me up and then He took a turn and stabbed me in the back With the same knife I don’t need your excuses! If you’re feeling down, Don’t take it out on me And every time that I felt the rain I just gave you shelter Without regard for me
7.
Disappointed 03:04
I don’t know how it happened but I Never wanted to end up this way A thousand thoughts, thousand lies are in my head But I can’t find one good reason I’m drowning in my tears - My heart is bleeding every day! I didn’t, now I wish you’d go away… Throw me on the ground now! Waste me if you want! I used to care a lot but I don’t think so anymore! I can’t pretend that this is alright I can’t pretend I’m perfectly fine I hope you’re better now I hope you’re happy now That I’ve done everything you asked And that’s the only thing, I guess, that makes me feel alright I know that is not the end but I Don’t think I will change for the better A hundred days, hundred times I tried to turn But now I’m sick of being nothing…

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E.P. album "The Hope is There" by Lincoln punk band Nieviem.

Recorded live while drinking beer at Playing Aloud Studios in September 2017. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Martyn Bewick.

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released November 19, 2017

Vocals - Hope Bateman
Guitar - Bart Stanczyk
Guitar - Dan Nicholls
Bass - Jakub Piątkowski
Drums - Tomasz Tyrlik

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Melodic punk rock band from Lincoln, UK.

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