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Panta Rhei

by Betterman

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1.
The roots are tight A distraction in the eyes Innocently imagine what will come next If you got away or the taste didn't stay You can no longer appreciate Big steps won't be worth more than scratches and broken legs As long as the score is faithful to the moment New signs would be great at looking for forgotten scabs Identify and recognize what is partially absent It's not easy to draw a circle in this line... There's no turning back The past is done When did I forget The last return? Clocks don't control hours When time is in your mind Pointers are going to stop This movie changes so fast But you want the same cast Thinking about yesterday Suddenly I might be caught in delay Future is so far away And nothing in sight I'll miss the today The only button is Play It never ends It never came to start Continuous movement is in charge
2.
How could I make you feel so proud of not being a lonely being? Here comes another song about love and hate... Get this amp and turn it on Remember all those hard chords Put the microphone in flame Do you listen to these words? You just watch or you can dance But turn your heart away Hold on, sing along If you belong to this place, this stage You're not alone We're in the same boat Screaming louder than we can Repeating stories in a deep and different way Not waiting for something to change Sounding feelings that can save us And let my soul free Let your soul free But we know We should go on No matter how we play these notes There's a light across the road Melody will guide us all So we hesitate about giving up It's our life after all
3.
I can't pretend it's so cold When it's summertime I can't pretend that I feel like home I always wander around I can't pretend I'm not tamed Where you see me in chains I can't pretend I'm side by side During a lifetime How could I feel fine surrounded by all these lies? Is this all about bringing a mask along? I can't pretend I'm so fast It suffocates my chest I can't pretend that I'm okay You spat in my face I can't pretend I'm not bored Whether I live a love story I can't pretend that I really care I need some more dare How could I feel fine selling a false self-portrait? Is this all about one more act to swear? I guess I felt fine bleeding water from a frozen heart But my blood is warm even if you don't like Meanwhile I'm incomplete We can't stand it We wanna live a dream of perfection It doesn't matter It's not gonna seem like a rejection How could I feel fine making a deal that I couldn't keep? It's the prettiest sign that you've ever seen Is this all about missing a kind of deadline? So I guess that's all Take me where I belong
4.
You feel much better now Listen to what they say: Sometimes you must fade away Talk, talk and talk Doesn't set you free It doesn't mean anything Swallow and don't walk Against the crowd The less you read The more you learn Speaking in tongues it's fine To control and domain And who will comprehend? A master plan representing your pride No one would hurt No one would fake Those days will come To show us how true values burn inside Even when we still sleep tight Nothing's gonna far Look at your behavior Your time is gonna end Have you ever expanded your mind? (I could deal with, I could fight) Do you want to blow up brains? (But there're Science and moral stains...) This time I won't complain You wanna hear them You wanna follow Dig down your past If your horizon worth less Main choice Mass' voice You make me laugh Living my dash And I'm upside down 'til I die
5.
I've come here from stars to vanish all these scars Why do they hurt and stay so deep inside? I've done it before, they return more and more It's time to come up against my own mind By now these eyes can't see the light That comes from that dead calm place And I still try to get alright But I know nothing's gonna change Am I getting close? Am I getting lost? There's something wrong Where does it come from? Blocking thoughts that never stop I always deal with something really real So I don't care if it's so unfair They just complain, don't feel the pain I miss myself or maybe something else
6.
One day I realised that nothing lasts for eternity And now this knowledge always lets me down Although you tell me my will is weak and I won't resist Days show me that will is an old law I'm sure I cannot be responsible For every single moment in my whole world I know I can choose some things to run my own life I don't prefer to let it burn but I could freeze it sometimes One day I realised that people come and people go away And all that remains are my memories If I had the strenght to follow this free and lonely way Maybe I'd feel better in the next stories I hope to get rid of this bitter taste A freedom inside a structure I shouldn't waste I wish I faked all my faces to show you I don't mind In fact I'm supposed to be brave not a coward blind Believe, I cried in a boreal spring This suffering is mine, breaking my naive heart It's about time to get brand new wings I will find, it's only one more restart Is there a place where human race isn't falling down? Am I free? Am I stuck? Or am I just a clown? I've been trying to keep away those things which break my heart
7.
I roll it up to the mountain In the winter After a knives rain It gets heavier No matter if I work hard In the summer The way is so far Sun gets hotter Maybe I should give up There's no sugar in this cup Overflow What's the purpose of this stone? Your work is undone Always falls Give me a reason to explain The absurdity of existence Who tells me how to maintain A lot of tasks which never end? I know I left devotion It's so rebel Finding emotion Coming from hell Sometimes it's useless If I were stronger But it's meaningless It's forever I can't make any noise 'Cause the whisper is my voice Hear me now Gods don't forgive when You have consciousness Grief I saw When I miss the fastest train In turtle I have to trust Even if my attempt is in vain I feel I need to try
8.
She dreams alone after a party and had some fun She screams: "Don't go!" In front of the mirror there's no hope No regrets, It's too late I confess, nothing makes much sense We forget ourselves He's felt at home kissing smiles that have gone He hasn't heard what the wisdom says You were my friend You were my love You were my happiness You're this simple song It could be me It could be him It could be anyone else Maybe it's your revenge You know you wasted what's pure and true I wish you never taste what's to feel blue Thank you, sunshine: “The guilt is mine Because by your side I was afraid of dying...” Worried all the time The saddest guy No desires to collide Now I learn to misguide The Black Roses poem Became my favourite touchstone A self-manipulation Monday morning's motivation No roof, no floor Face the storm to fill this emptiness It's so ambiguous...
9.
Please, don't ask me to be someone I'll probably ignore You say I'm kind of stubborn And I won't stop Once I changed my life like Harry Haller just postponed his crime How many times did I find another hole or defect to hide while things are happening outside? How many lines did I write to become the one and be the prime, not one more point in the sky? I'm stuck, I can't climb And everywhere I go the gale starts to blow Every time I see this pine All the things fall apart It burns down the biggest town No such power is coming around You're gonna be safe underground Or sit down and watch me crawl No social skills until the last round Guess who is bluffing right here right now As the music, I could dance I'd be the winner of your game My self defense 'Cause I don't wanna be the same Putting on others all the blame Fuck your shame I isolate myself from society Or society isolates me Calm down and hold these songs While I can't feel your souls I don't wanna share your goals Sometimes I'm a dried bone I can't fit in with anyone So I just want to be alone
10.
After all those broken promises I convinced myself My tears are smaller than this ocean Life is short Life is hard Some give up Others get high You must make your choice Or stay among the noises Have you been waiting for your turn? There's no concern in waiting line In my mind I water the trees And by my hands I plant the seeds Before taking that red pill Be prepared for what's new Use claws in mazes At any time the master will betray you No refuge, you are free Flock, should I leave you? Who am I now? Wolf? Sheep?

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"Tudo Flui"

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released September 10, 2014

All songs by Betterman
Tracks 1-4 recorded, mixed and mastered by Dan Souza e Fernando Uehara at Toth Studio (SP) (10/2013 - 03/2014).
Bonus tracks (5-10) recorded and mixed by Bernardo Pacheco at Fábrica de Sonhos (SP) (01 - 05/2012) and remastered at Toth Studio (03/2014).
Art & design by Marcelo Delamanha.
Label: Hearts Bleed Blue

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Band São Paulo/SP/Brazil since 2011

Lira - bass/vocal
Gila - guitar/vocal
Paulo Gervilla - guitar
Rafa - drums

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