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P​Ø​LP

by Harsh Realms

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1.
Can’t remember how much time she said I’m getting sick of these hospital beds’ But you’re oké So it seems she’s got the motivation To get around with Her head and habits That pretend to cure But all the racing thoughts just took the best of her The sowing season is coming So we start over again Even if the cold will hit you in the head This family stands the tide For one last time ‘So sorry!’ about Christmas The medication didn’t work You pretend that it will stop But the kids got suspicious So we’ll light up the candles And burn down our issues
2.
Cityscape 03:07
The eyes of the locals Full of fear of the unknown When they talk to strangers The disgrace of the faces Full of dirt and regret The hard working labor I get down on my knees and bow to the city I wonder what’s keeping you here This may all be forgotten Only the name is what remains So I leave for good luck if that’s what it takes I won’t find comfort in this town ‘Cause all of my memories are lost inside your house It’s all such a drag Pushing this town towards the end
3.
Hiroo 02:58
Teach me and I’ll ignore what I’ve learned from the past What purpose does it serve if I feel so distressed? There’s no competition But my mind makes me aware Of all the possibilities I hope that I can state Death or glory I’ll take the risk No surrender This is history repeating But I’m on the edge If this is war Then where’s my enemy So I raise the flag And carry this burden With all that’s left of me And I’m looking down Upon my battlefield Whom did I fight for? And what was the cause?
4.
To Be Honest 03:26
And it’s onwards that we go We’re sailing on a new day We’ll fight the lions If it helps to carry on One more day could make it change To get back in this situation So I will tear out my voice Selling hooks with lots of screaming And all these words keep me from breathing out my final breath I hold on onto these words No mistake will hold us back From where we belong And our failures are inevitable We keep screaming out these words So our lives will never turn stable again We keep screaming out these words So the time tables will change again We will never be heroes And these words won’t make us saints No it ain’t just a tribute to our long lost friends It’s the promise that keeps us going And it’s onwards that we go But there’s the danger of standing still So we keep on moving With the risk of playing along
5.
God saved the Queen but he killed our King Houses are burning but no one’s within Fire spreads like a living disease Farewell to all Farewell to the scene Surrender to our heroes They built and burned our dreams All they left are their stories We can’t seem to reach We decided to refuse To walk on solid grounds All we need is guidance Fight our failure from within All we need is to hold on And don’t make the same mistakes Set our focus on the future We ain’t got nothing to lose As one part fails Our heroes fade away It sows the seeds Of the rising tide ahead We don’t need our heroes The tide is going to change Got friends to believe in As long as they will rise
6.
I The Cause 02:52
We get lost In the conversations Last month was just a wreck A thousand e-mails wasted Another thousands never sent I stare with blood red eyes To screens and phones and watches Trying to meet the deadline Parallel to disbelief Try not to lose the momentum A veiled nest in a white bouquet It has made us go astray And all the breaks And I the cause It’s better to play here for a dime Than to get stung every time
7.
Somehow, someday I’m getting caught in a death trap To be left for garbage And there’s no such thing as mercy left to get It start’s off again Or will I wait Will I wait till something shimmers in the dark And get a catch Get a firm grip on the few uncommon sparks ‘Cause this will be my last chance to beat off attacks And I stand transfixed on the ice while it Cracks seem to separate all that looked gone We lose all the things that we can’t get a hold of There’s no such thing As mercy left to get I never heard the starting gun While most competitors run They almost fly Though I’ll still be the first To hear the bell of the final lap I did neglect the clapperboard And with the sounding of each chord I’m pretty sure that the moment comes near That the director cuts me off
8.
I am wondering Murderers, thieves and whores All pressed together Alongside honest citizens I could spend entire days To sort the decent from the damned But does it make a difference When we all go down the drain We all go down the drain together It’s all the same The question is: Who will kick off? The masquerade of noxious souls Before we go I need to know Who will be first at the crime scene?
9.
Mark my footsteps I’ve lost trace of time I know I’m aware but I’ll ignore That I’m digging my own grave here This hell is keeping me warm And I’m sleeping in Waking up and falling down each day It’s easy Learned to live with all I got But is it worth it Do I admit defeat? Will I join the weak? Will someone get me out of this mess? These scars should remind me Of all the times I should take action I refuse to live like a ghost For the next few years Living with my head up in the clouds And I am aware of what is coming There’s a storm ahead And all of my dreams Are drifting me apart Living day by day And keep it close to my heart I’m lost in this storm But I’ll get back on my feet And I’ll take care of all the things that I need
10.
This Silence 03:46
They will march down With their believes And we will run out We never used to speak It’s this wordless conversation It’s the breath that we inhale They keep on marching down along the way And our minds our bound together Remember what we used to sing It’s a commitment made in silence A commitment made for life We’re the silent lovers We carry our hope and dreams tonight Better forget what we left Maybe our voice is gone But we will speak out With our hearts 'This silence is gold' Is what she said After they’re gone We won’t forget That we were young when we first met They keep on marching down without regret And it’s this silence That made us even stronger Than back in those days
11.
So fire way with the worst of the stories It’s hard to believe that my heart’s beating slowly For once I believe that this is going fucking nowhere You pretend to be the decent But I dig through your dirt Glad you do the talking ‘Cause I only make things worse For once I believe that this is going fucking nowhere Now we’re near the end It doesn’t make any sense To be decent or be damned The time passes by You hardly changed a bit You always caused a scene Even though you won’t admit For once I believe that we are going fucking nowhere We better swing life away my friends Now we’re near the end It doesn’t make any sense To be decent or be damned Let’s celebrate the life that we’ve got left Make sure that the last shot will be the best To disregard what we could have

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Harsh Realms debut full length album "PØLP"

For sale on LP/CD at our Bigcartel store or at distro.shieldrecordings.com

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released October 1, 2014

All songs written and performed by Harsh Realms

Recorded in the Spring/Summer of 2014 in Nijmegen and Arnhem (NL)
Recorded and mixed by Nico van Montfort at XPZ Sound (NL)
Mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering (NJ, USA)

Artwork & design by Tyler Gibson of Doom Toof Design & Wouter De Vugt of Dudz Dezign

Shield Recordings - SLD069

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