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live​:​love​:​lose (EP)

by RYLS

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1.
Run away from here and don't look back The shadows behind you are set to attack Any moment of weakness can be your relapse Any moment of weakness can be your last Trust me I know When the feeling comes you'll see that anything goes And trust me i know When the lights go out, you won't be alone And trust me I know When the feeling comes you'll see that anything goes And trust me i know When the lights go out, you won't be alone What it takes to get away Was inside you all along And all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart Don't sink under pressure And don't stray too far 'Cause all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart What lies within Lies within your heart Lies within And what it takes to get away Was inside you all along And all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart And trust me I know When the feeling comes you'll see that anything goes And trust me i know When the lights go out, you won't be alone What it takes to get away Was inside you all along And all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart What it takes to get away Was inside you all along And all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart Don't sink under pressure And don't stray too far 'Cause all you need to break away Is what lies within your heart Trust me I know When the feeling comes you'll see that anything goes And trust me i know When the lights go out, you won't be alone
2.
WAVES 03:25
How did I ever think it was worth it... Drowning myself just to save your skin? How could I ever think this was perfect When you left me wondering... Why you did What you did to me? And why I didn't say a word? Your reflection burns through me Time and time again so empty Your reflection burns You left me broken now I'm drifting away The storm that you started hits me harder each day And I can't face these No, I can't face these waves alone You left me searching for a way to be whole But now I'm stranded here, I'm all on my own And I can't face these, No, I can't face these waves alone Do you remember all the nights we spent here? Broke every promise that you ever made Now every night I hear the ocean calling for my name You left me broken Now I'm drifting away The storm that you started hits me harder each day And I can't face these No, I can't face these waves alone You left me searching for a way to be whole But now I'm stranded here, I'm all on my own And I can't face these, No, I can't face these waves alone Do thoughts of me still cross your mind... Or have you left them all behind? And I wonder... Do thoughts of me still cross your mind? Will our hearts ever align? (Will our hearts ever align?) Your reflection burns through me Time and time again so empty Your reflection burns You left me broken now I'm drifting away The storm that you started hits me harder each day And I can't face these (No I can’t face these) No, I can't face these waves alone You left me searching for a way to be whole But now I'm stranded here, I'm all on my own And I can't face these (No, I can’t face these) No, I can't face these waves alone
3.
shell 03:12
I lived in a world of black and white With the door shut tight Until you found me Until I found you In front of the sand castles we knew But I Destroyed it all Go on and live your life I'm scared of losing because I've lost so many times before I lived in a world of my own demise That was built on a house of lies if our lives So broken and dead inside Go on and live your life I'm scared of losing because I've lost so many times Sometimes it's better not to have it all I'm just a shell of the person that I was before Go on and live your life I'm scared of losing because it's never enough Go on and live your life I'm scared of losing because it's never enough Go on and live your life I'm scared of losing because I've lost so many times Sometimes it's better not to have it all I'm just a shell of the person that I was before
4.
so far down 03:33
This time Everything I had is gone but I Keep moving on and aiming for new heights Every time you try to bring me down I'll stand up I will stand up We'll start again, and make it right We'll dance again under the moonlight We'll start again and make things right We'll start again You have me now, don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far down You got me now, don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far down This night Keeps going on and but I'm alright I see it in your eyes, you're losing sight I see it in your eyes you're losing See it in your eyes you're losing See it in your eyes you're losing sight Time and time and time again (Woah woah) You bring me down and down again (Woah woah) Time and time and time again You bring me down and down again We'll start again, and make it right We'll dance again under the moonlight We'll start again and make things right We'll start again You have me now, don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far down You got me now, don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far (down) Don't bring me so far down You have me now Don't bring me so far, don't bring me so far You got me now You bring me so far, you bring me so far down You have me now don't bring me so far Don't bring me so far You bring me so far
5.
alive again 04:12
Obsessive thoughts conspire, their secrets echo through my mind Compulsive actions so dire, they're forever in disguise This darkness surrounds me, with my back against the wall This cycle keeps rolling, on and on and on So let me feel alive again Set me me free before the end Intrusive thoughts won't quiet, their voices louder with each cry "There's nothing wrong, I'm just tired" and other cliche'd lies This darkness surrounds me, with my back against the wall An existence so lonely, days go on and on So let me feel alive again Set me me free before the end Let me breathe again Break me out of my head Save me from myself So let me feel alive again (So set me free) So set me free (Set me free) Set me free Let me be I wanna feel alive before it all ends Enough's enough I wanna live my life on the outside Trapped in my mind Somebody save me These thoughts won't stop They tear me up from the inside Enough's enough So let me feel alive again Set me free before it ends (feel, feel, feel it again) (feel, feel feel it again) (feel, feel feel it again) (set me free before it all ends) So let me feel alive again (and again and again and again) Set me me free before the end (set me free, set me free, set me free) Let me breathe again Break me out of my head Save me from myself So let me feel alive

about

live : love : lose is obviously a play on those “live, love, laugh” motivational posters and stickers that you see pretty much everywhere. As a society, I think there’s constantly this message of optimism that we’re all always being bombarded with that just isn’t really actually representative of real life. Sure, optimism can be good, but life in itself is not inherently positive or negative. Loss is just as part of life as laughter is. We try to categorize things and push this positive narrative while hiding away the things we deem to be negative. But by pretending negative things don’t exist and burying away the darker aspects of life, it just makes people feel alone. Everyone thinks they have to be laughing and joyful all the time, when in reality no one really is and it’s okay to not be okay. Everyone has ups and downs, and instead of putting an optimism bandage on everything, I think we need to talk about our cuts and bruises, address the issues and negative aspects of our lives, learn about them and try to find a way to cope with them in an actually constructive way. Heartbreak, mental health issues, terrible experiences are all in one way or another a part of all of our lives, and they’re major themes in this record. Ignorance is bliss, but bliss isn’t worth the price of ignorance.

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released January 18, 2019

Written, produced, and performed by RYLS.
Lyrics on "shell" written by RYLS and Lyra von Rose.
Engineered by Josiah Clelland, Jade Sater, James Lord Parker.
Vocal Engineering by Sung Jun Park.
Mixed by Josiah Clelland.
Mastered by Troy Glessner.

Artwork by En Tze.

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