What If

by Sundergeist

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A collaboration between Sundergeist and Nathan Dixon.

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What if I fall down?
What if I fail you?

My heart is where it hides
If you lean in close you can see it in my eyes
Did it come down from the skies?
Or was it always there inside?
‘Cos I can’t follow through
With anything I wanna do
Just when I’m standing tall
Yeah you know I will fall
And I’ll crawl right back to you

Salvation out of my reach
I am the dog that pulls on its leash

So what if I fall down?
What if I fail you?
Does that mean that you were right?
You say that I’m aging
But I’m only raging
Against the dying of the light
I wanna erase you
Annihilate you
I wanna erase you
But I can’t escape you
Eternal parasite

If I am forced to choose
From the many colours of the bruise
Custodian of my abuse
Either way I know I lose
How come you perpetrate
When I’m the one who stands accused?

Uncanny devotion
Somehow I’m still in motion
I get back up each time
But I know you await me at the finish line

Salvation out of my reach
When you keep hanging on like a leech

So what if I fall down?
What if I fail you?
Does that mean that you were right?
You say that I’m aging
But I’m only raging
Against the dying of the light
I wanna erase you
Annihilate you
I wanna erase you
But I can’t escape you
Eternal parasite

Hard to overstate what I can take when walked upon
Come watch me bear the weight
Don’t underestimate my appetite for suffering
Come watch me lick my plate
So who’s incarcerating who now?

What if I fall down?
What if I fail you?
Does that mean that you were right?
You can call me a loser
And maybe it’s true yeah
But I’m not the one who’s scared of the light

What if I fall down?
What if I fail you?
Does that mean that you were right?
You say that I’m aging
But I’m only raging
Against the dying of the light
You can try to erase me
Annihilate me
(You can try to erase me
Annihilate me)
You can try to erase me
But you can’t escape me
(You can’t escape me)

‘Cos I’m the one who gave you life

credits

released June 16, 2022
Music & Lyrics by Ric Shields and Nathan Dickson
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Ric Shields
Phantasma Records 2022

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Bold Industrial Alt-Rock from Cape Town, South Africa

After the devastating onslaught of COVID-19, Sundergeist emerges into the outside world, seeking to bind those who are willing to listen through catharsis and the communion of our shared experiences of life. ... more

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