Sever your relation to those who are dependent on
breathing the obvious in it only turns your lips blue.
Turns your lips blue.
Unfastens inspiration from your throat.
No one around so you slash pretty skin.
You told me they drove you to it.
How many times do I have to turn the switch
to warn you about jumping in the back of the cars.
They cut the tendon so you'd be to wasted to hold it all.
No one around so you slash pretty skin.
You told me they drove you to it.
How many times have you woken up in a strangers arms
covered in the gasoline as they hover above you
with the match they ignite.



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    How beautiful is it when the go from "They cut the tendon so you'd be to wasted to hold it all." to "no one around so you slash pretty skin". B-E-A-UTIFUL.

    e moneyon October 31, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    One of the best intro's ever in this genre.

    ironandwineon February 08, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    why does ptw's new stuff sound like hatebreed?

    poisonawellon June 18, 2003   Link
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    haha thats exactly what i thought as soon as i heard the new stuff. its going to take some getting used to, thats for sure...i just really dont want them to be exploited by atlantic and get lumped on "modern rock" radio with all the other shit bands.

    okthnxdieon June 21, 2003   Link
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    it took about one listen for it to grow on me. i was skeptical as i heard the cd through, but once it was done, i realized ptw had just topped tear from the red.

    lifeundomeon June 21, 2003   Link
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    eh..there all good..

    poisonawellon June 22, 2003   Link
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    It does sound alot like hatebreed at first, but when i kept listenin, its all them ya kno. But yah i will be crushed if they hit the radio.

    xAttiCuSxon June 22, 2003   Link
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    radio?....dont be suprised if you see them all over mtv...mtv2.....laff

    poisonawellon June 23, 2003   Link
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    they've already been on mtv2. again i'll say it, you guys are fucking dumb. go listen to avenged sevenfold and finger yourselves.

    .mike.on June 24, 2003   Link
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    Their new stuff is close to hatebrrred but his scream is a little different. His scream has a really melodic sound to it, and the music is far better than anything hatebreed has come up with. Hatebreed is so fuckin' generic, at first I was skeptical too but I have grown to love this CD, it's alot different but i think they put alot more time and effort into this CD. I fuckin love it, can't wait to see it performed at warped tour. Adn who cares if they've been on MTV, Alexisonfire is on Much and Much Loud all the time, if you don't know who they are go download them. And Avenged Sevenfold is amazingey are not the be all and end all of hardcore, there's alot better bands out there.

    Second Selfon June 25, 2003   Link

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