Gold Standard, by Blankfile

Gold Standard

by Blankfile

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1.	The Counterweight 01:51	lyrics	buy track
TOOK US LONG ENOUGH, BUT WE’VE FINALLY FOUND OUR PLACE IT’S THERE BETWEEN THE BLOOD AND THE PAIN THIS IS OUR FORTRESS, THEJEWEL ATOP OUR CROWN WELCOME TO OUR KINGDOM YOU RATS NICE TO SEE YOU AROUND I FEEL THE WRATH I FEEL THE WRATH IN YOU YOU JUST CAN’T LEAVE IT TO REST SO LET ME HELP TO PUT YOU MIND AT EASE YOU ARE FAR BEYOND OUR GRASP I AM THE ONE YOU BLAME I AM THE ENEMY ON THE SCALE OF ONE TO TEN I AM THE COUNTERWEIGHT
2.	Witch Hunt 03:26	lyrics	buy track
I TAKE A LOOK AT MY REFLECTION I'M CONFUSED BY WHAT I SEE A ZERO OR A HERO CAN THEY BOTH COEXIST I'M QUESTIONING MY CHOICES AS I’M RAISING THE BAR WELCOME TO MY DOWNFALL LET'S GET ON WITH THE SHOW WONDERING WHAT’S WRONG, IS IT SOMETHING IN MY HEAD ACCEPTING THE ROLE NOBODY ELSE WOULD EVER TAKE I’M THE STAR OF THE NIGHT WHILE I’M FEEDING YOUR LUST BUT WHEN THE CARNIVAL ENDS MY LIFE BECOMES AWITCH HUNT AND WHEN THE WORLD STARTS BURNING DOWN YOU WILL NEED A SCAPEGOAT TO CALM THE CROWD PLANT THE MATCHES IN MY HAND THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE BUT WHEN THE FIRE’S EXTINGUISHED YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO HIDE IF YOU WANNA TAKE ME OUT YOU BETTER AIM FOR THE HEAD IF YOU CUT ME IN HALF YOU'RE FACING DOUBLE THE THREAT IF YOU’RE COMING AFTER ME PREPARE TO MEET YOUR OWN END BECAUSE YOU’RE TRYING TO KILL SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY DEAD I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS I JUST EMBRACED MY GIFT YOU CAN CALL IT DIFFERENT NAMES BUT I WOULD CALL IT BLISS THE WHOLE WORLD IS BROKEN BUT I AM THE ONE WHOSE NAME SHOULD NOT BE SPOKEN WILL YOU FEEL A SHAMED WILL YOU TAKE THE BLAME WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YOU’RE THE ONE WHO LOST HIS WAY I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS I JUST EMBRACED MY GIFT YOU CAN CALL IT DIFFERENT NAMES BUT I WOULD CALL IT BLISS AND WHEN THE WORLD STARTS BURNING DOWN YOU WILL NEED A SCAPEGOAT TO CALM THE CROWD PLANT THE MATCHES IN MY HAND THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE BUT WHEN THE FIRE’S EXTINGUISHED YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO HIDE
3.	Sablja 02:40	lyrics	buy track
VUK NA OVCU SVOJE PRAVO POLAŽE KO TIRANIN NA SLABE I MALODUŠNE AL OVO SRCE OVU GLAVU, RUKE DVE NIKAD NEĆEŠ MOĆI DA TAKO LAKO DOBIJEŠ OVCU ŠIŠAJ NEKA STRADA OVCU ŠIŠAJ JA TI NISAM DEO STADA DAN PO DAN MUKOM TKAN REŠAVAJ DAN PO DAN SVE JAČI SAM UDARAJ BEZ MUKE SE PJESNA NE ISPOJA BEZ MUKE SE SABLJA NE SAKOVA KOLIKO PLAĆAŠ \| POGLED SA VRHA DA VIDIŠ SVE A I DALJE SI SLEP GLASAN NA LAŽIMA, GAZIŠ (NAM) PO SNOVIMA A MENE TO \| RADI NA BES VREME PROĐE KARMA SUDIĆE VREME PROĐE JA ĆU TADA SMEJATI SE DAN PO DAN MUKOM TKAN REŠAVAJ DAN PO DAN SVE JAČI SAM UDARAJ BEZ MUKE SE PJESNA NE ISPOJA BEZ MUKE SE SABLJA NE SAKOVA JA SAM MUKOM ISKOVANE SABLJE SJAJ JA SAM TREN ISTINE ŠTO ZASLEPI PRED KRAJ RUKE U ZLATU NJUŠKA U BLATU DABOGDA TU I SKONČO STOKO BAHATA SVEĆA DOGOREVA DOK TONEŠ U MRAK KAD VIDIŠ BLJESAK TO NIJE SPAS TO TI JE KRAJ
4.	Day After Day 03:12	lyrics	buy track
IT'S LIKE I’M FORCED TO RELIVE MY OWN MISTAKES RUNNING IN CIRCLES AGAIN, THERE’S NO ESCAPE EVERY BRIDGE I BUILD CANNOT SUPPORT MY WEIGHT THE BURDENS OF MY PAST ARE SOMETHING THAT CANNOT SHAKE I TRY TO CLOSE THE GAP BUT IT OPENS UP AGAIN BEING SWALLOWED BY THE DARKNESS I TRY TO CLAW MY WAY UP THE DEMONS IN MY HEAD ARE DRAGGING ME INTO THE ABYSS IS THIS A NIGHTMARE, AM I AWAKE IS THIS MY SENTENCE OR JUST MY FATE DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY AND COMING BACK TO THE SAME RUNNING IN CIRCLES AGAIN STUCK IN A LOOP THAT I CANNOT ESCAPE DAY AFTER DAY EACH DOOR LEADS ME RIGHT BACK FROM WHERE I JUST CAME DROWNING IN QUICKSAND OF HIGH STAKES I’M GETTING DEEPER WITH EVERY LITTLE MOVE I MAKE I ROLL THE DICE BUT I DOESN'T MATTER RED OR BLACK DESTINY WILL ALWAYS WIN, SO I PLACE ANOTHER BET I PUSH THIS BURDEN OFF THE CLIFF JUST TO SEE IT FALLING BACK INTO MY LAP AGAIN IS THIS A NIGHTMARE, AM I AWAKE? IS THIS MY SENTENCE OR JUST MY FATE LOSING MYSELF IN HERE TRYING TO ESCAPE THE DRAG BUT IT ALWAYS KEEPS REPEATING DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY! MUST HAVE BEEN A SLIP UP IN MY DESIGN I’M TRYING TO DO BETTER BUT I CAN’T STOP FUCKING UP I WANT TO LET IT GO, BUT THE VOICES IN MY HEAD ARE TELLING ME: GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY AND COMING BACK TO THE SAME RUNNING IN CIRCLES AGAIN STUCK IN A LOOP THAT I CANNOT ESCAPE DAY AFTER DAY EACH DOOR LEADS ME RIGHT BACK FROM WHERE I JUST CAME
5.	The Final Round 03:20	lyrics	buy track
THE ONLY MOTTO THAT I WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW IS STAY STRONG! I FALL DOWN, I GET UP AND I MOVE ON PRESSURE IS RISING HIGH, MY BODY SUFFERS, BUT MY MIND IS ALWAYS PUSHING FOR MORE THE FINAL STRETCH TO THE GOAL MY LEGS ARE HEAVY I'M GETTING SLOW STRESS IS GAINING ON ME SEEMS LIKE THIS TIME I WON'T MAKE IT I’M GOING INTO SHOCK BUT I DON'T FEEL IT (MADE A GAMBLE WITH DEATH NOW IT’S COMING TO COLLECT WOKE UP DROWNING IN SWEAT SOMETHING IS PULLING ME DOWN WATCHING LIVES EXPIRE RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES DEATH IS ON THE PROWL, IT’S GETTING CLOSER NOW WE ARE ALL MEANT TO DIE BUT IT’S NOT MY TIME TODAY I FIGHT! NIGHTS ARE GETTING SO LONG AND WEARY PLAYING GAMES WITH DEATH SCOREBOARD HANGS ABOVE MY BED TIME TO PAY MY DEBTS CAN I DO WHAT IT TAKES TO DESERVE ANOTHER CHANCE DROP BY DROP CLEANSING MY OWN BLOODSTREAM STEP BY STEP IT’S HARD BUT I HAVE TO WIN THIS FOR THE PRECIOUS FEW IN MY LIFE I CARE ABOUT LESSONS LEARNED AND I'M NOT GIVING UP BROKEN AND LOST, REACHING FOR STRAWS KEEP YOUR HEAD UP MY KIDDO I’M COMING HOME I’M COMING HOME WOKE UP DROWNING IN SWEAT SOMETHING IS PULLING ME DOWN WATCHING LIVES EXPIRE RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES DEATH IS ON THE PROWL IT’S GETTING CLOSER NOW WE ARE ALL MEANT TO DIE BUT IT’S NOT MY TIME TODAY I FIGHT THE FINAL ROUND
6.	BFHC 02:57	lyrics	buy track
STILL NOT TRUE, STILL NOT GIVING A FUCK WHAT YOU THINK WE LIVE FOR BFHC AMENDS CAN’T BE MADE, WE WON'T MARCH ON YOUR PARADE ALL WE NEED IS BFHC FIFTEEN YEARS YEARS OF BLOOD AND SWEAT AND SPILLING GUTS THE UNIVERSE WAS NOT MUCH OF A FRIEND SENDING HATERS AND CRITICS WHO HAD NOTHING TO SAY JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK WITH ALL THE SHIT IT SENT OUR WAY NEVER FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS WE CARVED A PATH OF OUR OWN PICKING OFF THE DEMONS (ONE BY ONE) AS WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE THRONE STILL NOT TRUE, STILL NOT GIVING A FUCK WHAT YOU THINK WE LIVE FOR BFHC AMENDS CAN’T BE MADE, WE WON'T MARCH ON YOUR PARADE ALL WE NEED IS BFHC TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK WE SLOWLY KEPT OUR OWN PACE NEVER MADE IT TO THE_MAJORS WE NEVER LEARNED TO BEHAVE AND IF TOMORROW WE DECIDE THAT WE SHOULD CALL IT A DAY TO NEVER PLAY THESE SONGS AGAIN, NO WE WON’T REGRET A THING AND IF IT ALL ENDS TONIGHT IT’S BEEN ONE HELL OF RIDE \| NO LOOKING BACK B FOR ALWAYS BEING HONEST WITH OURSELVES F IS FOR THE FLAME THAT'S BEEN LIGHTING OUR PATH H FOR OUR HEART PUMPING LIFE INTO OUR DREAM C IS OUR CROWN AND IN THIS KINGDOM OF OURS WE REIGN SUPREME WE WON'T BE PART OF YOUR PARADE LUCKY FOR US WE WON'T BE PLAYING YOUR GAMES FUCK. YOUR. GAMES. GO. NEVER TRUE NEVER GIVING A FUCK WHAT YOU THINK WE LIVE FOR BFHC AMENDS CAN’T BE MADE, WE WON'T MARCH ON YOUR PARADE ALL WE NEED IS NOW

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released March 9, 2023

Mixed and mastered at The Brick Hit House Studio, Boston, MA, USA
Produced by Peter Rutcho
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Instruments recorded at Citadela Studio, Belgrade, Serbia
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Vocals recorded at Piranha Studio, Kruševac, Serbia
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