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lyrics

Walls tower above me
They’re bearing in
The snarling rabble’s patience is wearing thin
Rusted rivets groan
Spiral into the blackness to my way home

Scratch and claw up against the wall
Like a cornered animal with one unlikely escape route
With twice the strength of an anguished choir
Splice the length of language wire
Complete the circuit, speak the words true

Parallels of past and present tense
I know it’s not coincidence
It has to make sense
Now I know how to escape
Yeah! Yeah!
Back in a game we played, he gave away the path he had laid

Scratch and claw up against the wall
Like a cornered animal with one unlikely escape route
With twice the strength of an anguished choir
Splice the length of language wire
Complete the circuit
Speak the words true

I finally hold my hands against the roof!
Hold out, hoping, screaming, opening
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
Aaaahhhhh

Blistered hands scratch rust from words inscribed in thick metal
Rumble and groans from above
As the door opens

No one here to help me
But I’m breaking through
Clawing through the dust and dirt
I’m breaking through

Maybe
Flashes of light
Could I see the sky?

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from Crossing the Divide, released November 13, 2015

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The Benzene Ring is a Brooklyn prog-rock band. They explore lush textures and intricate, ambitious compositions. Their music appeals to fans of Yes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Hum, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and Kayo Dot. Crossing the Divide, called “a true masterpiece,” and an "enormous, truly enormous prog-epic!", features Jeff Aldrich, Eric Hertenstein, Hwarg, and Daniel Gibson. ... more

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