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The Revered Design

by PushFire

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1.
The Revered Design I: The Effort Of Each 03:29
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All this time that slips through our hands Paints a surface that we don't understand So take a walk in the ocean And dip your hands in the sky but don't tell me what it's like to live out our wonder It's all in good time It's all in good time Son of mine won't you rest your eyes? (I hear your questions but my tongue stays tied) Love of mine won't you hold me tight? (My body's shaking but it's warmer than most nights) Friends of mine won't you hold your heads up high? (And shake the fear from your eyes) We have no home, but only for tonight And all of this time we lived our lives on string and twine (On string and twine) And lay our heads down on the floor (for one more night) and when the morning brings us where we all belong Our hearts will fail to beat if only by design We're falling down, we're falling down We'll take our chances to the ground
2.
Don't You Dare Die! 03:08
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We’ve got to get out of here quick Before we let ourselves sink into the abyss How much more of that rope can you spare? I can’t hold on to this any longer And we’re falling faster To the place where this story began Who is to blame for these handcuffs and chains on our wrists? Bred, born and raised, on bleeding heart clichés We are the ones (we are the ones) We are the ones that hold the blame! Love and lies The dogmatic disguise We’ll wear until we die I see right through you, no mercy for your lies I see right through you, I’m gonna skin you alive! This is the allegory of a broken home Your Sunday morning sermon won’t cure Mondays spent alone Love and lies the dogmatic disguise We’ll wear until we die and break Just like the ropes we’re holding as the fibers start to fray die and break Just like the ropes we’re holding as the fibers start to fray This is the allegory of a broken home Your Sunday morning sermon won’t cure Mondays spent alone This is truth behind the stories never told The sudden realization that you’re out here all alone
3.
Hunting/Haunting 04:10
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Fires seem to fade when I decide I’ve never been so cold I’ve never lived my life on string or twine (Come away my child) We don’t belong here You didn’t know You didn’t see How many homes would shelter me You live every word Watch them change over time They made up their minds when they drew the lines It’s not how we lived it (We’re falling down) If I had to choose between the worst of all the things I never knew Would I even have the strength to say We’re falling down I’ve come to terms and I’ve come to learn exactly where we all came from Trust me my son, you can’t believe a word they say (There’s no place for you) We’ve spent our shooting stars Trying to get back all we have lost I confess I couldn’t tell you when the world got so fucking lost in time Oh no, no, don’t even try (Tonight, and all of this time) (That’s the sound of freedom calling) (Reload the guns) (We hold our fate within ourselves) We like to make ourselves believe we know the truth Deny the truth that’s growing deep inside of you So we’ll cast away our doubts along the way
4.
Grey 05:33
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I couldn't fly away With this city tied around my sorry neck Where would I find shame Now that I've got all this time on my hands? I've dreamt of holes In the ceiling when I'm still awake Because we all have had We all have had our share of broken wings Would you believe me if I said I told the truth? Would you condemn me for the wrongs I did not do? You have been given a chance to save an innocent life. No one's holding my hand, yeah I'm as good as dead (I'm as good as dead) Every dream is my getaway (but you're not ready yet, so I'll just keep my head down) From the hands that hold me, hands that hold me down. And I never asked for this place Never asked for this cell Never asked for these chains All I want is a reason to breathe And a chance to feel the breeze on my skin Could you grant me this one wish? Because I'm not your man No, I am not your man I'm not your man, I'm not your man I won't forget, you won't forget I'm not your man Will I become the man they told you I was? On paper cuts from paperwork they solemnly swore on The cries and echoes that curse my heavy head are just Mud to fill the cracks on the streets of my cell block A cut in the wall, another riot incentive Another part of me that I've watched get hanged with consequences I can feel the color leaving my face through my eyes Who are they creating? Who's the real murderer now? A long steady gaze, might bring these walls down in a blaze While all the world gladly smears my judgment Like they never will again (Make up a story and bury the lies Keep a straight face as he's torn from his life Look him in the eyes, for the last time) You thought you had the right to hunt me down You thought you had the right to hunt me down You're not the warden
5.
Through the Deadlights (Feat. Rody Walker) 05:33
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If I could say what we’ve all been thinking We’re better off in the streets Be better off if we never saw a dime from them (The bigger picture, the bloody secrets) We fail to understand How is it my fault? If I’ve got the keys and I’m right outside? (We’ve all played a part) A waste of my time And 75 for the cost of life Can I live with myself? I’m only reaching to six or seven tall They’re falling out of the sky They’re fuckin’ dropping like flies Only concrete can slow them down Those evergreens have never looked so good to me Forget the nine! Forget their lives! There’s plenty more standing in line! Hang our tongues at the door, Making less and working more It’s cold without my crown I can’t be bothered now Wish I could save some wasted time Quicker moves won’t change the dime For me, I can’t believe They take the worst of me I’ve paid my dues, Expect nothing more Than cigarettes crushed on the floor We are the hypocrites We are, we are (nothing more) Liar! Look what you’ve done to me Don’t ask me to be grateful That I’m on your side This is no way to your life This fire burns from a broken machine we’ll turn to ash and drift away
6.
The Revered Design II: Eve 01:55
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We’re falling down, we’re falling down We’ll take our chances to the ground This is where we all belong And we’ll hold our hearts together And dissolve into the air Let you breathe in that part of me That’s so desperate to start again
7.
The Revered Design III: Rip and Tear 04:12
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This my friends, is a voluntary call to arms Obligation: A choice, no illusion of order No contracts, no oaths, just promise and honor So our children won't bear our dead weight on their shoulders This is where we stand, This is where we belong, where we belong! Let the games begin! Doom is here, and the mad men have come! My money is on the pack, no question about that! Are you insane? Their murder masks are coming I won't regret the soldier I've become It’s time for change, before we all wind up dead From the times we fight and the times we die I'll try to notice how it's warmer than most nights (And we still believe) Are you ready? The time has come to steady your aim Jet-jockeys are on the path! their bombs are primed, get ready to die! We’ll stack up the bodies to block out the sun Hide in the shadows and reload the guns (Reload the guns!) Blood soaks the ground where they fought on that day, ready your rifles and sharpen your blades! From the times we fight and the times we die I'll try to notice how it's warmer than most nights We're falling down and we'll take our chances to the ground This is where we all belong My heart has grown heavy from the things I’ve seen I just can't believe anymore We hold our fate within ourselves This is where we belong, this is where we belong If you don’t think you’ll make it, then do your best to fake it This war must end, so our children won't bear our dead weight
8.
The True Meaning of Hope 05:18
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Just give me one more chance to fix this state And rectify this hell they’ve made Please trust me dear, there’s not much Time This time I won’t refuse to fight This is the anthem of a heavy heart given the strength to tear this world apart this is the anthem of a heavy heart Boys, stand your ground, we’ll bury bodies and claim our land Now don’t you hide your scars, the lives we lead are now secondary routine I’m paralyzed by pain and fear, unworthy of the scum’s revere Take the sword out of my hand, no such strength to save this land Like hands around my throat their prayers are choking me Give me one more chance to fix this state And rectify this hell they’ve made Please trust me dear, there’s not much time to make this right You say that I’m divine, for this burden what’s my crime? I’ve sold my pride, for a moment of silence at the cost of a gift that’s now been lost Move one inch at a time, it will be fine you have been chosen to restore love in life You have been chosen to restore love in life Bore a hole in my heart Let the blood inside of me pour out I possess the gift to save us all Like heads off the axe they will fall (Like Heads off the axe they will fall) Like heads off the axe they will fall (Like Heads off the axe they will fall) I will not be buried by you
9.
Victims 05:00
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I never wanted for our lives to end up this way Mayday! I guess we're never going home but I feel alright cause I see the fear that covers their eyes Today there's nothing left to do but pray but I don't know who will save you From the fear that lives inside It's so bright and so clear (One breath in frame, one beating heart) In this distance I will live my life again I won't hesitate to do it all the same And every second chance I had to have to learn from my mistakes Just another flaw in my getaway so Mayday (mayday!), mayday, I feel we're too far to save And we're never going home It feels wrong, feels wrong like a rabid dog inside you and I'm not sure how I got this way but I'm this close to digging your grave I never wanted for our lives to end up this way There's only so much time, one can feed off common lies before you lie with the dogs and you can't shake it off, I lost it (all) It's so bright and so clear In this distance I will live my life again I won't hesitate to do it all the same and I have lived in subtle fear of every loss that separates the lines between reality and solid memory Try to make me believe that these walls have kept their distance from me now and I would leave if I had someplace else I could writhe (I am a sinking stone, I am the air you're meant to breathe, I am a broken bone, crushed by the burden of deceit) We will hang on the edge of this eternity and beg for the symptoms of the mannered men We used to be so brave I will not be broken by this earth I won’t break another heart I will not succumb to this nightmare
10.
Short Tigers (04401) 04:40
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Am I the only one who thinks this world owes him a favor? Like a gun to the back of my head Her summer eyes burn through my door Oh maybe I won’t feel a thing, or maybe I can’t feel anymore So sit me down, tell me how the world works When it’s not what you expected or what you prepared for Yeah I know just what you are saying and your words are so serrating If I left my thoughts outside would they dig me any deeper? I was a different man before you I fell in love with my mistakes This couldn’t be, how could this be any worse from where I’m standing? So prove me wrong, Universe. Rain on my parade, burn my spirit to the ground And I tried to leave you to the city limits now You’re that voice inside my head, half as strong as I pretend you to be. You run your mouth a lot for a girl with empty words So don’t tell me I was a better man before I fell in love with my mistakes This couldn’t be, how could this be any worse from where I’m standing? So prove me wrong, Universe Rain on my parade, burn my spirit to the ground Am I the only one who thinks this world owes him a favor?
11.
The Revered Design IV: The Union of All 09:39
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Darkness A dying light creeps into my eyes Don’t give up, I need you by my side I won’t regret who we’ve become (You could have been somebody else) You could have seen a face that would forgive you So sell me reason over rhetoric I’ll ask the questions But there’s no answer Right in front of my eyes So speak softly When I give the word We’ll stand our ground and we'll take our chances to the ground We'll stand our ground (but there's just so many of them) we'll stand here proud Fire! That’s the sound of freedom calling As the streets are stained with blood The colors of our flag fly on We'll stand so tall and fight for our friends and die together The pack has come to claim the beating of our hearts This war won't end if the fighting never starts All that we could say Is woven deep into our bones a second shadow cast from every word we know We have our stories, we have our dreams We have the lies we've heard about the world we have barely seen (So we'll sing: Oh I can't keep my soul alive, with all these demons haunting me I can't draw scars where I would like them to be) We're in over our heads, the life that we've sacrificed The right words with no right time The shrapnel that dances across our backs We wouldn't think to have it any other way So we'll raise our hands (we'll raise our hands) and we'll make our voices heard (make our voices heard) and we'll keep our heads held high and we won't let up, we won't let up We won't give up now that we all believe This is where we all belong. And all of this time I felt it slowly sinking through to my design Don't give up on me my love, I need you by my side We lived our lives on string and twine (cross our hearts and hope to die) when we say “It’s only for tonight” We lived our lives on string and twine (On string and twine) And lay our heads down on the floor (for one more night) and when the morning brings us where we all belong Our hearts will fail to beat and we’ll burn this to the ground And we’ll hold our hearts together And dissolve into the air Let you breathe in that part of me That’s so desperate to start again We’re falling down, we’re falling down We’ll take our chances to the ground This is where we all belong.

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released July 10, 2023

All music written and performed by PushFire

Additional lyric contribution on Tracks 1, 4, 8, 9 and 11 by Phineas Record

Additional instrumental contribution by Ben Meath

Additional Group Vocals on Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 11 provided by Dick and Julie Brooks, Holly Brooks and Emily Descamp

Produced, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian Moore at Red Booth Recording Studios

All album artwork by Jason Boyd (IG: @boyd_illustration)

PushFire would like to thank the following for their personal financial contribution to the album:

Shawn Jones, Jeff Nielsen, Justin Strub, Crystal Brooks, Andrea Polowy, Tom Swart, Nichole Segal, Aaron Dwight, Adam Deporter, Justin Makrs, Tony Saracino, Eli Saracino, Bridget Saracino, Jamesedd, and asullivan425.

We would also like to thank countless others for their patience and understanding in the very long process of finishing this album. We sincerely hope it was worth the wait. As always, this album is for you.

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Over the span of nearly a decade, the core of PushFire has been ceaselessly in pursuit of two goals: to make music that is raw, emotional, honest; and to put on a live show that shakes up even the most tentative concert goer.

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