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Conscious, Conscientious 2

by Circlebrooke

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1.
Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive And I'll fight even if I can't save you Know you light the flame we share Out of breath, there's nothing left To save us from the past The shadows are extending, their fingers reaching, bending And my heart's beating too fast (Don't pull away) Blood is thin, this state you're in Was never meant to last I'm owning all our choices I'm blocking out the voices you can put in all their heads So please don't push me away No matter what they say I know the brilliant person you can be There's no more time to stay And so, look for me when you're lonely Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive And I'll fight even if I can't save you Up in the sky, you can take back your life If you feel the love you have, it's in there Scraping my knees, 'cuz I know what I need And I'll bleed if it means I can see you Glow in our eyes, feels like nothing is right But this might be our last chance to face it So look for me when you're lonely Know you light the flame we share Tooth and nail, and fight, and fail You push me to be strong Our future was before us, now it's you they all adore Was this my fiction all along (I'll keep on waiting for you) I don't know what's inside of me This heat and rage is building up Can't let them take you away We can't let this destroy our trust I'll hold you If you want me to, I'm here This is just for now We'll get this through, fly off, and persevere And I don't care what they say I know your heart and you can come to me You don't have to be okay You can look for me when you're lonely Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive And I'll fight even if I can't save you Up in the sky, you can take back your life If you feel the love you have, it's in there Scraping my knees, 'cuz I know what I need And I'll bleed if it means I can see you Glow in our eyes, feels like nothing is right But this might be our last chance to face it So look for me when you're lonely Know you light the flame we share You light the flame we share If this is our last moment I hope you know I care It's all so contradicting, but there's meaning everywhere We'll move along the mountains We'll trek across the trees We'll find meaning in the darkness, and find comfort in the breeze And I hope you can forgive me 'Cuz this is what I want For you to live and breathe, this is my love for all you've done We'll make it all the way home Just like we wanted to And honestly, I'm terrified, but I'll do this for you (Fight the lies inside, I'll fight for you) Flash in your mind, now I'm bursting alive And I'll fight even if I can't save you Up in the sky, you can take back your life If you feel the love you have, it's in there Give 'em a show, now just look at you go And I know it's okay when I see you Smiling again, 'cuz I'm always your friend Now let's take this final chance to face it So look for me when you're lonely Know you light the flame we share Know you light the flame we share
2.
Pang 03:49
Is this the party? Cuz I'm already bored out my mind Surrounded by fakers and has-beens with over-baked tag lines Still dirty as I was back then Undefeated, but I wouldn't mind a loss just to feel again No one needs to know my mind Get too close, I'll give you a show you won't forget Cut me up, my blood runs cold Can't kill a soul when I know it's already dead I'm your invincible friend Catch me up in the highest tier My success is their highest fear Manipulate when it's masterful Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural I can't Watch you Drown Good grief, do I really have to spell it out? Give me everything, I'll give you back some second doubts But that's cute, yeah, I guess you've never been to Hell I just need a little help trying to destroy myself But I'm a freak in the fight ring At the end of the day, I can try to do the right thing Comping cash to sustain you But if you bail in the night, I can't say that I would blame you I just want to feel like someone cares at all The wood is rotting out, the wood is rotting out again When this ship sinks, you won't fade I'll make my heart a blade and I won't stop 'till you breathe the air Catch me up in the highest tier My success is their highest fear Manipulate when it's masterful Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural And I tried to bury all my pain But it never really died Now it claws its way back towards the surface Claws its way back towards the surface I tried to murder all my pain But it knew just where to hide Now it's living on inside my bruises Living on inside Who am I? It's living on in my bruises So use me all you want, any way that he chooses Oh, back off Get out of my head Her hand is warm I know I can be more than this So catch me up in the highest tier My success is their highest fear Manipulate when it's masterful Oh, I just can't help, it's only natural
3.
Celebrate, symphony, elevate everything Let's see how this all plays out Standing, watching, waiting from afar Spare me the empathy I'll believe anything If you can make me believe Glowing particles of who we are (We're so the same) I've never met someone more different than you (Magnetic or hate?) Is this common ground, or breaking in two? Late conversations keep us up at night Is it spinning in your mind? Is it spinning in your sick mind? Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out On all the faces in the crowd All the voices in the stadium Secrets accounted for I couldn't count all your Quirks that can bring me the sun Come and light my eyes But phantoms cling on us The ghosts of dead concepts Will whistle their undying dread Retrogression in its best disguise Obliterate Every lonely thought can mobilize Late conversations keep us up at night Is it spinning in your mind? Is it spinning in your sick mind? Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out On all the faces in the crowd All the voices in the stadium And every iteration brings another fright Is it spinning in your mind? 'Cuz it's spinning in my sick mind And you're two seconds from just shutting out All the faces in the crowd All the voices in the stadium Are singing their praises Familiar phrases can make a new believer out of anyone But if you think for yourself, I'll come for help And I'll restart my heart to earn your trust Everything's hollow Watching you wallow Wonder what follows Are we here all alone? Down in the hotel Right where your hope fell Personal home Hell He'll never have to atone In the fear fest Friends can bring you rest Hide in the safe nest, way high above They call themselves blessers It doesn't impress us Don't side with oppressors and call it love Late conversations keep us up at night Is it spinning in your mind? Is it spinning in your great mind? Deep breaths and whispers, don't go freaking out On all the faces in the crowd All the voices in Gloat Stadium

about

This is the second theme EP for my ongoing web novel, "Conscious, Conscientious." You can follow the adventures here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/38307/conscious-conscientious

Feel free to stream this for free here, or on any streaming platform! If you do choose to buy the EP, any earnings will go to fund future character drawings and cover artwork!

credits

released December 17, 2021

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by RJ Barnett

Additional hype vocals on "Pang" by Maxwell Barry

Character drawing of Pang by created by rizuchi on Fiverr

Cover art design by Shelby Hedlund

Circlebrooke is/might be:

RJ Barnett - Guitar, Vocals
Exper17 - Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Sloth Boy - Bass, Vocals
Orakuru Kobayashi - Drums, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Vocals

Special Thanks To:
Lydia and James Lincoln, My strong, inspiring parents, Liane and Rodger Lincoln, my family, Shelby Hedlund (this artwork is ALSO DOPE), Max Barry, Jameson Giamo, Quentin Moore, Josh Morgan, Greg Whitney, Ian Garland, Bryce Dwyer, Chris Preble, Christopher Sibilia, Brian Fitzgerald, Chris O' Grady, Zoe Rose Depaz, René Perez, Owen Korzec, Justin Arena, Geoffrey and Ruth McNally, Tyler Spencer, Monte Weaver, Bullpup, Strawbby, Boxer's Jaw, Together Press and the Chess Company, Angus Garland, Upper Management, Dan Cantrel, Twinbrook, Shallow Pools, Jedidiah Kim, North Street Community, Jeremy Scott, New Hope, the ENC music department, my CHS bois, Kevin Williams, and everyone I've ever met at a show.

No thanks to: My butt-tier work hours

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Circlebrooke Hingham, Massachusetts

Rock project by RJ Barnett with elements of emo, pop-punk, and post-hardcore (The existence of additional band members from parallel universes can neither be confirmed nor denied).

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