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HUMAN​|​NATURE

by Swallowed Alive

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1.
Everything I touch turns to ashes This curse of a life is all I know Everyone's left and everything's gone Why am I the only one? How can I go on? This world has gone to waste No memories left Everything's erased Life after death is only steps away But the reach is never-ending Decay follows me through this hell of eternity There's nothing left for me except a life of sorrow and misery Head down as the rain washes away all of the pain I have no one else to blame except for myself Have I gone insane? Searching Always searching for the will to live, the will to continue Memories mean nothing to me with no place of my own No place to call home Ashes fall around me as I walk through the wastelands that I’ve created for myself and no one else Nothing's the same and there's no one to blame Everyone's left and everything's gone Why am I the only one? How can I go on? Everyone's left and everything's gone Brought upon by a destined dawn Human nature spreads disease Everything I touch turns to ashes This curse of a life is all I know Everyone's left and everything's gone Why am I the only one? How can I go on?
2.
I still suffer This world is a burden upon us all The weight is unbearable Will these thoughts lead to my own demise? From the dawn of days I feel the pain until the earth turns again into a new wake Tossed aside and left alone all from these feelings of a broken home Lost and forgotten Torn and broken Why have all these soulless cries been left unspoken? Insufferable weight on my chest And with death comes rest But not for me I still suffer This world is a burden upon us all The weight is unbearable Constant fear has its grip on me With every step I approach the old oak tree These nightmares they consume me I have grown into my own slave I don’t want to become the reason for my own grave Lost and forgotten Torn and broken
3.
M.T.C. 03:27
I'm afraid to die But I feel like death is taking over my life Constant running from the shadows created in the depths of my mind Drag me towards the light It plagues my mind from the moment I wake Give me it, I need it I feel like death I crave the sweet release Give me it I need it, for my slumber has ceased Oh God I can feel it It's kicking in like a tidal wave flooding my bloodstream Take me over I welcome vitality I feel alive I feel awake Time is moving quickly now Here’s to hoping this feeling won’t subside I feel alive But have I done more than I can take? I was afraid to die And I felt like death was taking over my life Constantly running from the shadows created in the depths of my mind It dragged me towards the light Drag me towards the light It plagues my mind from the moment I wake I want it and I need it I feel like death I crave the sweet release Give me it I need it, for my slumber has ceased I felt alive I was awake But now it's come and gone The time has passed, but I can’t move on I’m crashing hard, completely withdrawn, like an animated corpse roaming the Earth And I feel like death
4.
The Witness 03:55
Bear witness to the actions of man Revealed in its purest form The nature retracts as we devolve We watch as the world burns by our own hands There has to be more to this life than wake and repeat Knowing the future is what reflects in the past Maker, take me, for this is the end of my reality What lies in wake? What will I embrace? Am I to take in the light or am I to descend? We watch as the cycle continues Over and over, again and again Night falls, the seasons change We watch as the world burns by our own hands I'll count my losses And still I suffer the same I watch as the world burns by my hands Like a machine, always the same, this life is never changing Like cogs in the machine, life becomes routine Good for nothing, expendable waste of life Lie awake and dream of much more than this Dream of a life worth living Maker, take me, for this is the end of my reality What lies in wake? What will I embrace? Am I to take in the light or am I to descend? We watch as the cycle continues Over and over, again and again Night falls, the seasons change We watch as the world burns by our own hands
5.
My Lament 06:18
I have been here for millennia This life is not my first and it is not my last Tortured by immortality Plagued across my many lives My future is destined to mirror my past Visions of my death haunt me I know exactly when, where and how I will go Cursed to remember it all when I return Shadows follow my every step Forever in darkened days Separating memories from reality Why can't I stay here? I'm finally content with my life, the life I have built Why must it end? Why must it fucking end? Plagued across many lives My future is destined to mirror my past Please let this be the last I'm ready to leave this all behind I'm ready to let go I'm ready to be free This disease disguised as a blessing Oh, how I hate it so Release all that I am With every waking moment, I'm eaten alive by guilt With every passing day, I begin to wilt away Everything I have amassed will amount to nothing All that I am, tossed to the wind My lament defines me I’ve been failed by time My time is near I will meet my end once again Please let this be the one to end it all (to end it all) Death comes for me Fuck, I knew that this wouldn't last I am reborn for the hundredth time This life is not my first and it is not my last Plagued across many lives My future is destined to mirror my past Perpetual, I will never end Everlasting, I will never end Let me go Let me die I’m ready to leave all of this behind Let the visions end Let the memories fade Take away the pain My lament defines me Why have I been failed by time? Perpetual, I will never end Everlasting, I will never end Let the visions end Let the memories fade Take away the pain Just let me go Just let me go
6.
Empty words spoke from my family to me Bound by chains, it burns the fire in me I won't let these vices take hold I won't let them consume me Vices become me You're no better than me You're rich and filthy You fill your pockets with gold No satisfaction from the words that I speak So much I've dealt with, now the reaper comes my way Keep my head up but the rain gets me anyways My life's a maze, and I'm stumbling towards an end Shadows in the back of my mind won't let me sleep This life of misery I’ve led eats away at me (Eats away at me) These vices brought by birth live burden and dirt, I fought for where I am Overcome with lessons learned, shadows won't let me sleep, I'll put a gun to my head No satisfaction from the words that I speak So much I've dealt with, now the reaper comes my way Keep my head up but the rain gets me anyways My life is a maze Vices become me
7.
One step forward and two steps back Such are the ways of life This is regression We have devolved A global standstill, a willing stasis Voluntary disconnect Drawing invisible lines We have all become de-synchronized How are we so content with monotony? Why do we condone banality? Repetitious regurgitation of ideas Bleak, void of substance Instantaneous communication yet a universal distance between us all Separation from the collective A universal distance between us all Separation from the collective A universal distance between us all Living a life of static Uninterrupted solitude Peace through separation Anomalous existence One step forward and two steps back Such are the ways of life, a voluntary disconnect We take steps out of sequence Becoming de-synchronized Addiction to our own control Is any of this even considered living? Destined to be unforgiving Society is sinking deeper and deeper Can any of this be considered living? Living a life of static Uninterrupted solitude Peace through separation Anomalous existence
8.
I'm all alone And this is all I've ever known Taking life day by day But I'm always on my own This cannot be the death of me It's hard to explain these feelings but I'll try to get by I'm better off on my own Nightmares haunt me as I sacrifice myself to the guilt that has overtaken what is left of me Realization of what is considered to be real versus knowledge of what I used to be Tearing apart to understand what I have become Separating my mind from my heart Stepping backwards away from my mistakes wasn't something I thought to be possible In solitude, I thrive I'm all alone And this is all I've ever known Taking life day by day But I'm always on my own This cannot be the death of me It's hard to explain these feelings but I'll try to get by I'm better off on my own Content with myself Calming peace and quiet A solitary self Push me away Away from you all I'm better off on my own In solitude, I thrive I'm all alone And this is all I've ever known Taking life day by day But I'm always on my own This cannot be the death of me It's hard to explain these feelings but I'll try to get by I'm better off on my own
9.
Lurking, slithering Destined for the darkness Entrapped by its snare Let it all sink in Let it overcome you Give in and join me in the depths Valley after valley Miles of decay Does it even have an end? Withered souls enticed by the shade Enveloped by looming mist, an ever-present shroud The struggles I face I can't escape this hell that beckons me Drawing me in with its cold embrace I give in and stare into the void I feel nothing A hollow vessel of a man A vast ocean of emptiness Overcome by a blackened allure Tossing all my dreams aside I thought I knew you but I don’t even know myself How can any of this be real? How can any of you be real? I stare into the void How can this be real? I stare into the void How can you be real? I stare into the void I thought I knew you but I don’t even know myself Destined for the darkness I feel nothing A hollow vessel of a man A vast ocean of nothingness Tossing all my dreams aside All alone in a crowded room Laid to waste inside this tomb Broken and beaten Death by misery Lurking, slithering Let it overcome you The struggles I face I can't escape this hell that beckons me Drawing me in with its cold embrace I give in and stare into the void
10.
A dead consciousness with no restraint leading to a life of despair Crying wolf for the final time Let the wolves consume you Crying wolf, burning every bridge you cross Sever ties that ground you as you’re bound to your rotten roots of life Do the insane know that they are insane? Wallowing about in their lunacy It is blissful ignorance or true acceptance? Witness as no one hears your cries Witness as no one comes to your side Making yourself out to be everyone’s target When you hide behind your mask, you show your true face Break down your walls of ignorance and find your true acceptance You’re such a coward, a washed up waste of life Lets the wolves consume every part of you Out of luck and out of time Endlessly searching for yourself Talking shit and telling lies Pushing away the ones who cared for you Now you’re on your knees again Begging for your life to end Break down your walls of ignorance and find your true acceptance A dead consciousness with no restraint leading to a life of despair Crying wolf for the final time Let the wolves consume you A dead consciousness with no restraint leading to a life of despair
11.
Nothing Owed 05:25
You were my friend, and here we are again Nothing owed and nothing gained from the years gone by of drifting apart From the lies you told right from the start I understand, that life continues even if we feel lost in time Waking up, not knowing who I am with no one to turn to, no one to fight for My friends are dead, or so they say They're just living a dead end life This endless abyss that is my life will never cease to exist Spiraling downward Always downward into what my memories hold dear This cold sensation glistening in the moonlight overtakes my very existence These people all around can't even see me They can't even see what is real Who are you? I can't even tell from the years gone by You're withered, changed, barely recognized This life owes you nothing Seeing, but never understanding anyone else but yourself Strip down the layers of life to reveal the truth This endless abyss that is my life will never cease to exist Spiraling downward Always downward into what my memories hold dear Waking up, not knowing who I am with no one to turn to, no one to fight for My friends are dead, or so they say They're just living a dead end life What is a man without memories? A hollow shell destined to walk the earth for the answers of life This life owes you nothing Nothing owed, and nothing gained due to the lack of existence I understand, that life continues even if we feel lost in time Enter life, exit death: the cycle continues Parasite to this world This life owes you nothing Infecting your way through the lives of others for your own twisted prosperity This cold sensation glistening in the moonlight overtakes my very existence Who are you? I can't even tell from the years gone by You're withered, changed, barely recognized This life owes you nothing
12.
This world is not enough for me I must explore another space Please take me away Drifting out of body to enter unknown realms To wander into ethereal planes Into the great beyond High above the celestial spheres One with my being Deep into our collective mind Wonderful sights And the brightest of lights An existence in harmony Immaculate reflections Parallel perspectives Shown truths greater than my own It is time to return To utilize what I have learned But I've gone too far and I can't turn back And even if I could, how long would it take? Which dimension is mine? How do I get back? Will I ever return? Take me away from here Doomed to wander and doomed to fail In my mind constantly wondering how I'll return Can anyone hear me? With my eyes sewn shut how do I get back? In a world of disgust take me away from this place Doomed to wander Doomed to fail In my mind constantly wondering how I'll return
13.
Item 8 04:07
Another victim Another autopsy She was so innocent Flesh ripped from her back as the years slowly slipped away Born into this world only to waste away Was the satisfaction worth the sacrifice? Dead eyes never looked so cold No emotions for a rotting soul Predetermined to be dead at birth Item 8 Prove your worth She never knew what could have the reason behind her life Instead she chose ways of suffering Plagued by the choice of her own free will All for the satisfaction of the thrill Dead Cold A rotting soul No emotions, no control Predetermined to be dead at birth Item 8, prove your worth
14.
I recall the coldest day of winter The day the earth stood still Friends became foe, for the fight to live Not a day goes by without remembering that day's chill Haunting my memories with the sounds of chaos The smell of smoke, the sounds of death, revealed the truest nature of man As the day progressed the violence spread across the land All human decency had come to an end The cold, the chill It haunts me still What had we become? Could it be that our past is better left unspoken? In the coldest night of winter, we lost ourselves In never-ending frost, we found ourselves We showed the ultimate truth in the light Savages, all of us, we showed the ultimate truth The day ended as the moonlight fueled the bloodlust Enter the night The media told us everything would be all right The TV man said we were all condemned for our actions, and we were to blame The true nature of man, we are one and the same In the wake of it all, I recall the final moments when the human race realized the mistake it made There was no turning back, all hope had been erased As the sun drew near, we began to fear what the future would hold In the coldest night of winter, we lost ourselves In never-ending frost, we found ourselves We showed the ultimate truth in the light Savages, all of us, we showed the ultimate truth The cold, the chill It haunts me still What had we become? Could it be that our past is better left unspoken?

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released August 8, 2016

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