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Lace of Steel
03:00
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There was a bright young girl born and raised in Omaha
Got a laugh that gives me life, always had it going on
She’s a baker, she’s a painter, witty banter, pretty face
just a girl until the world made her fight to keep her place
See this boy had lost his heart and had driven himself mad
Couldn’t take it any longer, so he hatched himself a plan
In the hallways of her school he waited for time to attack
with his blade in hand, literal stab in the back
So hey, Lacey, this one is for you to help you keep on dancing.
Hey Lacey, you can make it through - believe in second chances
We’re here to cheer you on as far as you will go,
You’re the teenage superhero
Now with heart of gold in hand, our leading lady’s moving on
keeps her head held high, a walking miracle to all
But her winter wasn’t over, 4 months later said goodbye
To the woman that meant everything. (everything)
Blows kept coming but our wonder woman put up a good fight
Heart was broken in the dark but Lacey rose to meet her plight
Made a gown to show her scars and walked the runway full of pride
Mother’s spirit at her side, she came alive in the light!
So hey, Lacey, this one is for you to help you keep on dancing.
Hey Lacey, you can make it through - believe in second chances
We’re here to cheer you on as far as you will go,
You’re the teenage superhero
Hey, Lacey, this one is for you
Hey, Lacey, this one is for you!
Crash, Boom, Pow! - how you like her now? She can match life blow for blow.
Crash, Boom, Pow! - how like her now? She’s a superhero.
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The Standoff
05:00
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Hung in the balance, what’s there left to prove? I’m all out of moves.
You’ve got a talent for making me guess at what will come next.
Stuck in your stalemate, holding back our cards, have we gone too far?
The road’s diverging! Which way will you turn, which lesson to learn, which bridge is to burn?
Can you give me just one good reason to stay or to call it off?
I’ve been giving what I’m receiving but - tell me, is it enough?
Because we’ve been at it for so long now it’s habit - and one we can’t seem to kick
We’re tangled up and suspended in static, but something has got to give.
Trapped under pressure, ready to let go, afraid to explode
Back at your table, both ends wanting more, who is all this for? You’ve been keeping score!
Can you give me just one good reason to stay or to call it off?
I’ve been giving what I’m receiving but - tell me, is it enough?
Because we’ve been at it for so long now it’s habit - and one we can’t seem to kick
We’re tangled up and suspended in static, but something has got to give.
Hung in the balance, what’s there left to prove? I’m all out of moves.
You’ve got a talent for making me guess.
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Hauntress
05:26
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I once called you friend, but you always called me your lover.
And when I took you in to protect you, it was I who needed cover.
You knock on my door for hours on end, put me at odds with family and friends
Keep me close in isolation because I’m the key to your salvation
You swore if I refused to be married you would see us buried together. I say never.
I am the pain, I am the vengeance,
I’m your refrain, I am the penance fueling your doubts,
I’ll be a constant finding you out, and burning your conscience.
Take what I am, I am the promise you will not stand. I am your hauntress
I will go free, you’ll be condemned to choking in your own deviant web
Broken and ashamed, spent a long year away in hiding
But I’ve come back to stay and this time I Am hell bent on thriving.(It’s not enough just surviving)
You find your ways of sneaking back in, I spend the days of peace in between
Learning not to be defined by the scars left in my mind
And though I look over my shoulder, I won’t be rolling over - not for you. Never again!
I am the pain, I am the vengeance,
I am the pain, I’m your refrain
I’m your refrain, I am the penance fueling your doubts,
Fueling your doubts, finding you out
I’ll be a constant finding you out, and burning your conscience.
Take what I am, I am the promise you will not stand. I am your hauntress
Take what I am - a promise - I am your hauntress
I will go free, you’ll be condemned to choking in your own deviant web
I will go free, you’ll be choking and choking and choking in webs
I can’t replace all that you stole, but there are new ways for me to be made whole and though
I can’t repair all that was lost, I will push forward no matter the cost
and now I will not bend. I will not break.
I won’t pretend you’re a stranger to me.
I will take back what’s mine and call it my own.
A new sun is rising - this is my home and you have no power over me!
I am the pain, I am the vengeance,
I am the pain, I’m your refrain (all pain no gain)
I’m your refrain, I am the penance fueling your doubts,
Fueling your doubts, finding you out (no doubt you’re out)
I’ll be a constant finding you out, and burning your conscience.
Take what I am, I am the promise you will not stand. I am your hauntress
Take what I am - a promise - I am your hauntress (take that - I’m back!)
I will go free, you’ll be condemned to choking in your own deviant web
I will go free, you’ll be choking and choking and choking in webs (And Free. Your hauntress is me!)
I am the pain, the refrain and the vengeance, I’m fueling your doubts collecting on your penance
And I’ll be an ember burning you forever, igniting your conscience until you surrender
You’re left all alone to live on with your choices, yes you will be left to live on with my voice in your head
And for you it will keep this promise - until your end, I am your hauntress.
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Albatross
07:54
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Through all the ages that have been,
sacred memory’s passed to me from my kin.
The greatest threat to all we’ve ever seen wreaks havoc on two legs.
I’ve seen it all before - you treat the mother like a whore!
The spanse of all that I hold dear
Wider than the white wings you have come to fear,
And like a child who goes unchecked you stubbornly refuse to learn
Time, it comes and goes, - the consequences only grow.
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
Water, water everywhere, and all of your ships to sink
Look to the skies for good luck or demise
I’m climbing high and gliding low
Life’s truth or dare - the wisest do beware
The weight of the history I hold
I am albatross.
When will you lot have had your fill
Each reminder each warning won’t bend your will
Each cataclysmic strike by storm the mother sends - what then can humble you?
For all that we’ve endured, will your insolence be cured?
I come to bear a message clear:
You play god like you have nothing left to fear
But you depend on all provided - make a stand, bite the hand, fight the land, that feeds us all.
Time waits for no man, better run fast as you can!
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
Water, water everywhere, and all of your ships to sink
Look to the skies for good luck or demise
I’m climbing high and gliding low
Life’s truth or dare - the wisest do beware
The weight of the history I hold
I am albatross.
Olim in terris
Utentes
Volantes
Supra omnis
Ibi semper
Semper, erit
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
Water, water everywhere, and all of your ships to sink
Look to the skies for good luck or demise
I’m climbing high and gliding low
Life’s truth or dare - the wisest do beware
The weight of the history I hold.
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Rebels in Stereo Chicago, Illinois
Rebels in Stereo is a 5-piece Chicago based rock band with pop punk / melodic power metal influences that formed in 2016. Check out their latest 2024 full-length release, Smear Campaign. Catch them at their next show and keep an eye out for their new music! ... more
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