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Haunted Visions

by Pledge

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Sudden Urge 04:35
There´s a hole in me A hole the size of the world That I can´t fill Always bleeds when I talk Never heals But you can´t see it There´s a hole in me There´s a hole in me Like a wall Between myself And what it´s shown in the mirror You know how reflections can be tricky But Society lead us to do it Empty shells with great displays Such great disappointments And sometimes I feel a sudden urge To break the current Like a wall Between myself And what it´s shown in the mirror You know how reflections can be tricky But Society lead us to do it It´s such a pity So much beauty Thrown away And sometimes A certain urge Of rage Invades me Is there a light? A light at the end of the tunnel? And I pray to mother nature “Will you do the favor for us?” Wipe us out Without mercy Cause there´s no mercy for abusers Wasting our lands Wasting our minds The coin is your life The value of time And sometimes I feel a sudden urge There´s a hole in me There´s a hole in me A hole the size of the world That I can´t fill
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KEEP CHASING GHOSTS I´M HALF THE WAY TO NOWHERE AND I CAN´T TURN BACK NOTHING EVER FELT AS BAD I GUESS I LOST MY TEMPER BUT IT´S ALL SO SAD WHAT ARE YOU MAD AT? GROWN OLD TOO FAST? WELL, YOU WON´T BE THE LAST YOUNG MAN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN FATE IS MAN MADE AND TIME DOES NOT WAIT BACKING VOCALS: (NOR SLOWS DOWN) (AND TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE) YOU BETTER LEARN TO RIDE THE WAVES OF CHAOS BORN A STRAY PRODIGAL IN NATURE COULD NOT GO THE OTHER WAY I DON´T KNOW COME WHAT MAY AS LONG AS WHEN I FAIL I LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT YOUNG MAN RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN DON´T LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER THERE´S NO NEED THERE´S NO ESCAPE FROM IT NO PLACE TO HIDE OR REST NO SOLUTION NO WAY OUT YOU BETTER LEARN TO RIDE THE WAVES OF CHAOS
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The sun Burns far too bright I´m not used to daylight Anymore And I´m glad We took hands Made the pact Without complaints Never blinked, Never doubted Cause I knew It was the only way out I suppose I have a taste For the tempest Contorted waters No intentions, No direction Sailing the waves of misery Like a boat adrift at sea No sign of land No sign of wind Forever following The trail of haze Sailing in the shadows Sailing in the shadows And I´m glad We took hands Made the pact Without complaints Never blinked, Never doubted Cause I knew It was the only way I suppose I have a taste for the tempest I suppose I have a taste for the tempest Let the water Run through you Purify The impurable Free flowing Feel the blood Running fast In vessels Far too constricted I suppose I have a taste for the tempest No intentions, no direction Sailing the waves of misery Like a boat adrift at sea No sign of land No sign of wind Forever following the trail of haze
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Yard Bird 02:30
Logicity of being I´ve read all this It is what it is I keep telling it to myself Over and over again Grudged by empirical enquiries Bars at my front yard, bars on my back And the horizon Is where the cage ends at If I could choose, I´d still cross the line But it´s your choice It´s your life It´s your call To not recall Who you really are Your true will Your true kind Your true heart You´ve become A master in disguise Over time, Over matter, Over mind Quit playing hide and seek Go ahead, you´re not that weak Lick your wounds And face your fears You´re more than blame and tears Hostage of existence Convicted for endless crimes “The eyes do not lie”: It´s obvious We´re guilty as charged Guilty for questioning Reasoning why Opposing duality Confronting what´s right
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I wish I could explain But I´m too deep within Searching the streets With empty eyes I feel so numb Lost all the time Striving to find The reason why I´ve seen it all before There´s nothing left to see here Not for me Now I want out Wrong planet syndrome Under the dome Lost and found At the crossroads Wrong planet syndrome Under the dome Wishful thinking got me here But I´m a coward Deep within Wishful thinking got me here But I´m a coward Deep within I´ve seen it all before There´s nothing left to see here Not for me Now I want out I feel so numb Lost all the time Striving to find The reason why Wrong planet syndrome Under the dome Lost and found At the crossroads Wrong planet syndrome Under the dome
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Stucked between Past And present Between faith And deliverance Soaked in But I´m Here, Right where where I´m supposed to be Trying my best To surpress All the language traps And the Ego Like a Rat Avoiding Light Avoiding time (And defeat) I guess I´m right where I´m supposed to be No dignity Lost it all, not so long ago, Like a prisoner on the death row Waiting for my sentence, “Life or Death?” Carrying a burden So heavy So heavenly dreadful The kind of dust that will never settle (Like the sun sets At peace with itself, Aware of it´s center, Not always shining for attention Stucked between Past And present Between faith And deliverance Soaked in Soaked in Spin the wheel We´re all about “Killing some time” Take me back To where I´m from Back to the Threefold sum But I´m Here, Right where where I´m supposed to be Trying my best To surpress All the language traps And the Ego Like a Rat Avoiding Light Avoiding time (And defeat) I guess I´m right where I´m supposed to be
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Even though Even with, even when In contempt In the face of Despisal In defiance of Against Nothwithstanding Even though Even with, even when Apathy mistaken By Antipathy On the other hand, bitterness Deep within Venemous Rancor Disdainfullness Ill will Bad blood Black eyed Bad blood (2xs) On the other hand, Per contra Imprudence Ill Will Discourtesy Black eyed Bad blood Black eyed Bad blood
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Can´t hide Can´t fake Don´t intend To follow (Can´t hide Can´t fake Don´t intend To follow) Cast the shadow I´m not here to serve And my fate is already Heavy enough Devouring Bite by bite All my hopes, All all my dreams Once I was also thirsty Wanting to drink from all the wells But the wheel Keeps spinning I don´t have Any more time to waste Anymore Spiral leap Overlaps Bones to dust Once I was also thirsty Wanting to drink from all the wells I´m the forger of my own faith I´m the forger of my own faith Cast the shadow (I´m not here to serve) And my fate is already Heavy enough (Heavy enough) I believe in me And sometimes Not even Invisible sun Invincible soul Cheers to the Black Hole Swallow me Whole Swallow me Whole Swallow me Don´t forget that we´re apes Hiding behind Digital ghosts (We are all born alone) It feeds on your own gaps And in the end And we all die alone
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I have a secret As deep as the wound That I carry around I´ve got a secret That I´ll never Tell anyone And it´s burning me Inside out It´s burning me Inside out And it´s burning me Inside out It´s burning me Inside out I never wanted this in the first place I don´t know how it got into me So quickly I often wonder why It ever came my way So I keep my eyes low And wait for it to fade I guess it probably shows too much I´m so not good at this Your eyes Your eyes Your eyes Your eyes Amber-green As deep as the ocean Speak to me In ancient tongues I could stare into them for one hundred lifetimes Your lips Destiny And I will never have a taste of it And it´s burning me It´s burning me Inside out I know that you feel it too You remember me, as I remember you Let´s wait for it to fade

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@brooklynvegan
“Listen to Portuguese melodic screamo band Pledge`s excellent, genre-defying debut LP "HAUNTED VISIONS”

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"Stream Portuguese Post-Hardcore Band Pledge’s Awesome New Album Haunted Visions.....It’s a clangorous, moving piece of music..."

@distortedsound
“..it’s not unreasonable to think they could sit pretty comfortably alongside some of the best post-hardcore bands of the past couple of decades.”

@wavemag considered Haunted Visions one of the best national albums of 2021
“…Pledge have something very special to show the world. Haunted Visions must be on this list…”

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released May 28, 2021

Raging Planet Records 2021

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Post-Hardcore / Indie from Portugal

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Vocals: Sofia M.L.

Guitar: Hugo Martins

Guitar and synths: Vasco Reis

Bass: Vítor Vaz

Drums: Igor Esteves
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