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Cliffhanger

by Cliffhanger

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1.
The Oaks 02:20
I'm on my way To a feeling that's not quite revealing you wouldn't have guessed that I've come this far to get to here It's never really been that clear I were to tell you that this void in my life has kept me back, Maybe things go differently, But the music's always kept me sane, We keep moving on and on, Where this ends up we won't know Taking steps to forgotten notes, whoa oh I won't hold back So just let it Just let it go Where this ends up we won't know Taking steps to uncharted notes, whoa oh I won't hold back So just let it Just let it go Give it one chance Can you give me that? It's hard to prove what this really means to me But your self-centered personality won't give into righteous camaraderie It's kept me up when times were tough It was all I wanted when I didn't have much Without it I'd be lost Turns out I'll make it out after all And if I can't Show you what it's all about Then just tell me you gave it a try What’s that I see No more damn complaints Here's to many more times
2.
Diane 03:04
Have you ever been at a loss for words? Would someone tell me what is going on? Years later you figure it out on your own I’m not ready yet, but at least I’m learning My life is one big journey Where everybody is losing control But when it comes to me, don’t give any sort of sympathy Lost but found and broken down Grow up fast it’s your only chance Independence it is bliss Life ahead doesn’t seem to end, seem to end Imagine my life as a movie Can’t way to find this way out this hole Here comes reality where you call it madness But I call it victory Stuck in the haul This life is dead around it Staying levelheaded is harder than you think It’s the hardest when time goes by in the blink of an eye And I, I’m sure you’re looking down on me and thinking I’m doing fine Don’t worry there’s a long way to go I’ll move forward with no fear Grow up fast it’s your only chance Independence it is bliss Life ahead doesn’t seem to end, seem to end Imagine my life as a movie Can’t way to find this way out this hole Here comes reality where you call it madness But I call it victory
3.
There’s something that I want you to know I’m always thinking about you When I look into your eyes They say everything that words hide I think back to all those years ago When we first set out on our own We could stay out all night Find our way back after sunrise Counting down until the summer comes When the days are long and We’re drinkin’ out in the sun Singing along to all our favorite songs 'Til the morning comes Fall asleep at the break of dawn Chicago winters stay so cold But I can’t wait to fight the snow that fills the road, cause I know you’re back at home I’m not feeling any different After all these years I’ll still go with you anywhere Counting down until the summer comes When the days are long and We’re drinkin’ out in the sun Singing along to all our favorite songs ‘Til the morning comes Fall asleep at the break of dawn Another years past We’re getting older But I wouldn’t change a thing The city’s shutdown and I can’t wait to stay with you for days ‘Til the morning comes When the days are long and We wait for the rising sun Singing along to all our favorite songs ‘Til the morning comes Fall asleep at the break of dawn
4.
Hollowed Out 02:37
I still remember the last time you told me To get out of your head before trying to get in mine Lately I just wanna go straight to bed cause I’m feelin' too much pressure to stay in line I’m wasted again It’s 4 o'clock and I can’t drive nowhere Even if you called me back I’ll probably say I’m off with better plans I’ll say that I am somewhere better than this Can’t find the right words for you to scream down my throat You’d hear the echo cause I am hollowed out Trying to find the right words but I don’t know how to convince myself that I’m not hollowed out Memories of you are fading faster than the flames that burned your pictures to ashes Every lie you tell, dances off the tip of your tongue like an award winning actress I can’t live in your book anymore I’m drowning in the ink you spilled to write me out This feeling has me falling to the floor Trying to escape but I am going down Wasted again It’s 4 o'clock and I can’t drive nowhere So even if you called me back I’ll probably say I’m off with better plans I’ll say that I am somewhere better than this Can’t find the right words for you to scream down my throat You’d hear the echo cause I am hollowed out Trying to find the right words but I don’t know how to convince myself that I’m not hollowed out Can’t find the right words for you to scream down my throat You’d hear the echo cause I am hollowed out Trying to find the right words but I don’t know how to convince myself that I’m not hollowed out
5.
Ivy Wall 03:13
The walls are closing in My mind is racing miles a minute And I’ve been wide awake chasing thoughts of you away All your windows are boarded up You try to keep your composure but you’ve been having a streak of bad luck And I you want closure I’m sorry to say that I can’t do this over Let’s not get carried away It’s time to carry on You turned your back and said Stop holding on, stop holding onto the past and promises you know can’t last You know can’t last The walls are closing in My mind is racing miles a minute And I’ve been wide awake chasing thoughts of you away The floors are caving in There’s nowhere else left to stand I played my cards all wrong, despite a loaded hand You hide inside an ivy wall Camouflaged surroundings But once the leaves fall Revealing true colors Louder than thunder Revealing true colors It’s too late to recover The walls are closing in My mind is racing miles a minute And I’ve been wide awake chasing thoughts of you away The floors are caving in There’s nowhere else left to stand I played my cards all wrong, despite a loaded hand The sand in your hourglass flows into the bottom so fast You played your cards all wrong despite your loaded hand The sand in your hourglass flows into the bottom so fast You played your cards all wrong despite your loaded hand Let’s not get carried away It’s time to carry on You turned your back and said Stop holding on, stop holding onto the past and promises you know can’t last You know can’t last
6.
Shakedown 03:45
You’ll find out, find out too late now It’s a shakedown, shakedown all around A sinking ship sent you the signal That dragged us underwater with you Looking backwards, never changing Your desperation’s deafening Piercing through your reality It’s a train wreck, you can’t look away If ignorance is bliss, then consider me distressed Tell me what do you have left besides from enemies and a victim complex? You’re falling, falling down We’ll stand our ground And show what goes around comes around I don’t feel like I am not much different than them We all just want to win They’re running circles around you with their lies so Fight fire with fire, it never seems to end We’re wearing ourselves thin Your reality is imaginary You’ll find out, find out too late now It’s a shakedown, shakedown all around A sinking ship sent you the signal That dragged us underwater with you How can you stand your ground Living lies, can’t deny you burned it down Why should I live by your mistakes? Fight back, fight back for what you take Shameless, aimless, fooled by misdirection No need for a course correction You think you’ll make it if you work harder But you still have nothing to show for it If ignorance is bliss, then why do you complain? You always need someone to hate because you’ll never take the blame. I don’t feel like I am not much different than them We all just want to win They’re running circles around you with their lies so Fight fire with fire, it never seems to end We’re wearing ourselves thin Your reality is imaginary Trying hard not to lose my mind over this Your lacking common sense won’t move an inch The only thing you’re over with is over your head This time I won’t be any different than them This time we’re going to win Fight fire with fire, rebuild it all and Forgive forget, but it will go right over your head. You’ll find out, find out too late now It’s a shakedown, shakedown all around A sinking ship sent you the signal That dragged us underwater with you When our defense was down We were shook down, ran right out of town Let’s get fucked up, party down Save our best shot for the next round
7.
Forever Ago 04:07
One more drink before it’s closing time You know I’ve never been one for these awkward goodbyes I want to be the fly on the wall Escape the crowd above it all Fly into the cloudy sky, miles away and feeling so high Tongue tied trying to come up with the lines to get my stories right There’s no end in sight So caught up in the parts we play That we left no room for mistakes Is it too late to just slip away? I’m out of words and I don’t know what I know here anymore One foot out the door, but I can’t say what I’m leaving for One day I’ll find a way back town again But for now, I’m that old friend you’ll see every now and then I wish I could tell you what I’m thinking when I daydream But I bet that I’ll forget all the new songs in my head I can’t pretend that I won’t ever make amends so I’ll stay miles away and you should join me if you can Tongue tied trying to come up with the lines to get my stories right There’s no end in sight So caught up in the parts we play That we left no room for mistakes Is it too late to just slip away? I’m out of words and I don’t know what I know here anymore One foot out the door, but I can’t say what I’m leaving for Maybe I’ll find a way back to town again But for now I’m that old friend that you might never see again Under the circumstances things all worked out in my favor and I don’t want my luck to run out yet I increasingly can’t stop looking over my shoulder to avoid placing the losing bet I’m out of words and I don’t know what I know here anymore One foot out the door, but I can’t say what I’m leaving for Maybe I’ll find a way back town again But for now, I’m that old friend you’ll see every now and then Under the circumstances things all worked out in my favor and I don’t want my luck to run out yet I increasingly can’t stop looking over my shoulder to avoid placing the losing bet

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Internal and external battles are the common theme on Cliffhanger. This EP focuses on the confrontations that arise from growing up, coping with loss, finding self-awareness, and contending with the present political landscape.

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released January 10, 2020

Written and Produced by Cliffhanger
Recorded at Flashpoint Chicago by Alex Cotton, Sam Noparstak, and Craig Weber
Mixed and Mastered by Michael Govaere

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Cliffhanger is an American Pop Punk band from Chicago, IL.

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