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Man Made Mountain

by TAKE NO PRISONERS

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1.
Sewers 03:53
Unloved and unheard am I With deadweight hanging around my neck Yet somehow I survive So should I leave this pain behind Or take another shot at escaping all of this And stay awake at night Dying to get the answers To the questions in my head I am falling off the edge But if I give it all I have... Will that save me from my past...? I was made by the roughness I was shaped by the storms I have endured relentless forces I have been struck at with no remorse Want to be nailed to the surface So I'll stand stronger than life I'll be a man made mountain I'll be a man made mountain Let it float on the waves With fingers crossed My burden in the stream So here it is The reason why I'm still alive I am a dreamer And this life I hold dear I won't waste it I was to be buried I can hardly hold on But if I give it all I have... Will that save me from my past...? I was made by the roughness I was shaped by the storms I have endured relentless forces I have been struck at with no remorse Want to be nailed to the surface So I'll stand stronger than life I'll be a man made mountain I'll be a man made mountain Drag me out of the sewers Please tell me someone fucking cares! We're standing tall Against depressions Against these storms Stand beside me, we'll stand strong I was made by the roughness I was shaped by the storms I have endured relentless forces I have been struck at with no remorse Now I'm nailed to the surface As I stand stronger than life Now I'm a man made mountain I am a man made mountain
2.
To not raise a child Yet teach it appreciation Of beings that did nothing but lay hands upon it Do you really believe that's fair Or is it all just forced Is it all just forced? I am a walking tragedy, on the edge of it's own sanity With gold in veins apparently Being trapped in a miserable shell Can I be something more Than always the scapegoat  Is anyone to take it When I want to build my own legacy? How was the story supposed to be written Tell me the highlights passing by What was my childhood after all It seemed a farce and a bitter lie Expose me to the violence, the sex and hatred Burn me down to accept my fate Feed me numb and lock me up I've kept some hope that I won't give up I am a walking tragedy, on the edge of it's own sanity With gold in veins apparently Being trapped in a miserable shell Can I be something more Than always the scapegoat  Is anyone to take it When I want to build my own legacy? One that you can't take from me So I lock my eyes Straightforward sight, aimed I start exploring the reflections Spot a vague recognition Of a face I find familiar What I see in the mirror Is this face I despise And ones that went before it Suddenly there's no me to find Now, do I have so much in common With these roots stained with blood? Taking names we never wanted I am so sure I'm nothing good at core If anything on her beautiful face May describe why I'm wayward And rip skin from body parts I found out it's a break inside my heart I guess I was poised from the start I guess I was poised from the start I guess I was poised from the start But please don't tell me I am poised at heart I guess I was poised from the start I guess I was poised from the start I guess I was poised from the start But please don't tell me I am poised at heart..
3.
Snowflake 03:49
A familiar face that I will never forget I am left with the regrets Raging inside through my veins I tried to move on, yet hold on To days that have past, and days that could've been I'm losing sleep again And nail myself to the here and now Try to forget what I lost, when I finally found And even though some time has passed I still feel you in every breath that I take Could you ever see my face And be proud of who I am today? You taught me pride, and not to hide My hands shaking without your warmth I've had to face my fears Spending nights on the cold ground Bending, breaking, but I won't let you down Will we stand together in those fabled stories? Will they open up the gates and are you waiting there for me? Give me strength to overcome As I drag through these days to come Passing Winters Passing Snowflakes In my mind become undone.. Could you ever see my face And be proud of who I am today? You taught me pride, and not to hide My hands shaking without your warmth I've had to face my fears Spending nights on the cold ground Bending, breaking, but I won't let you down I'll give myself and breathe life into you My heart won't rest until it reaches you..
4.
Our Youngest 04:56
We were harmless, just kids Nothing could tear us apart Months bond us like years I even knew him like my own brother He wasn't born to be a queen Or the greatest man the world has seen In his heart he never found his place So he slipped away at night This one's to the young gun And an ode to the long gone I can feel your breathe in my neck You are the reason why I fight on Every drop of blood that's been shed Another reminder (of the grip) of death Is this life we live your burden? Is this life we live your burden? What have I done?! Did I ask for this? It must be written in the stars And in the veins around our hearts Whatever makes our blood flow What was it that made me like this? Why the fuck did I deserve this type of witch hunt? I cannot stand my ground with broken legs But I'll keep fighting 'till the bitter end These years have been dragging me Across the pavement of a life that I'll never live We come one with the ashes And lay ourselves to rest Can't you see... I'll be the rope that you gotta let go These last words echo inside my head Forgive me, stay strong Please fight For the rest of your life Be a man Be a man Maybe I don't wanna be a man I've been trying to make you understand That I'll never be that man
5.
I can't keep up with the world around me A cruel place with a cancerous breath I long back to sacred ground The faces I loved, the warm hands that held me high Tidal waves they crash at my feet But that sense of drowning has shown me what I need I had to believe this is the place where I'll be Chasing glory and building my legacy Listen, All together, it will catch us all We'll stand strong to break our falls In my heart I'll never cherish myself So I will share this path with someone else And maybe I've looked down for way too long I tried to right my unchangeable wrongs But now I'm here singing different songs Coming to terms with all the harm that's been done Tomorrow's like a light at the end I do believe that I'm a better human today Can I be that person that I've always dreamed to be? What does it take? Will we bend or break? I can promise to you, my dear You won't get the best of me You won't get the best of me You won't get the best of me I never thought I'd find myself Right here, right now I never thought I'd find myself Right here, right... Now, Was it worth it? To give up shelter and routine To chase the promise Yet feel (so) hollow once again I gave up my heart, and left with the storms Wailing and seeking for a place to call my own Somewhere far away from where my heart was buried When I saw your face, my heart started pumping My blood started to flow, and I found a reason to love again A reason to fight, with pride, with fires raging inside You give me everything that I have given to you And I am so fucking sure, that this is worth all the pain The blood, the sweat and the tears without shame But there's something on my chest left to say: You don't know what you mean to me You are the rose in my battlefields, you are my friend You are my family, you are my love You are the haven that I call home I carry you in my heart, right where you belong But will you mourn me when I am gone...? Will you mourn me? When I'm gone? Will you mourn me, when my body hits the waves?

about

This is our debut EP, the songs have been inspired by our own pasts and stories of people we know/have known.

Honest, outspoken and at times very visual, but with a positive undertone.

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released June 2, 2017

Band Members:
Wesley Remery - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Fokke Boorsma - Bass, Clean Vocals
Jim van Schaick - Rhythm Guitar
Gido van Os - Drums
Tevin Jay Parata - Lead Vocals


Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by:
Andreas Treur

Recorded:
March 2017 in Lisse.

Cover photography by:
Jordy Pijper

We really want to thank everyone who has been supporting us, by coming out to our shows, wearing our merch, taking time to check out our work, the bands that we encounter and all of those who put their heart into this scene.
Also a special thanks to Daan Pleunis, Robert Maclean, Vondelbunker, P60 and Glassbreaker Cult for giving us their faith since day one, and to Max Anholt for contributing to the song-writing and having been a part of the band during our first year.

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We tell stories about real lives in a real world with real struggles, to awaken something way stronger than pain;
that raging fire inside all of us.

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