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Attempts to Hide the Pain

by Pass of Aggression

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1.
Whiskey Rich 03:58
Strung out on caffeine and whiskey Watching the traffic just miss me I'm not under a bridge, yet I struggle to live As I've grown fond of young girls feeling frisky Well it's not the way I imagined it'd be I'd spend my days wondering streets But it's true what they say, 'cause you get what you pay I spend a fortune on strippers and Jim beam (Walk with me) Maybe the problem is me It's probably true 'cause it seems When the bottles gone, when I get clean I'm all alone and it's me that's empty And so what if I think too much It's OK cause I drink enough And so what if lose everything in this world that I want that I love so much I walk a lonely, lonely, lonely road I walk a lonely road, and I'm all alone I walk a lonely, lonely, lonely road I walk a lonely road, and I'm walking away from you It's a either a bottle or clean shirt I don't know which should come first Cause one comes with fun, and with the other one comes With prospect of finding some work The bourbon doesn't judge me or stare It gets me through my day without care And If tonight is my last I'd go out in a flash With a flask in my hand, Yeah I'm having a blast Doing just fine when you found So leave me alone, all alone if you doubt me Well I don't care what you think about me I'm a mess and I'm proud, Say it Loudly! Maybe the problem is me Let's just wait to see 'Cause if we agree to disagree You'll see the problem ain't always me (And it's got me thinking that) Maybe the problem is me It's probably true 'cause it seems When the bottles gone, when I get clean I'm all alone and it's me that's empty And so what if I think too much It's OK cause I drink enough And so what if lose everything in this world that I want that I love so much Maybe the problem is me Let's just wait to see 'Cause if we agree to disagree You'll see the problem ain't always me
2.
(I know not what course others may take But as for me, Give me Liberty or give me Death) We are the Dreamers, we are the American people We are the Sisters the Brothers, the Fathers the Mothers We are the American Dream It was over before it begun The battle was done, they won The minute they finish Jump back in the saddle and run Into the grip of the young Creeping in silent they come A clip in the mind of a different kind of dangerous gun To revolt is the will of all men Understand it's the law of the land In the palm of my hand I hold the promise the plan The key to demand Is sacrificing the damned For the survival of sam Is it fair that were made to suffer Is it true that we all must bleed A generation is gone assunder Swallowed whole as a nation screams You and I are of the same uprising A coalition of visionaries You and I depend on fact nor fiction But in the grasp of reality You and I are of the same uprising A coalition of visionaries You and I depend on fact nor fiction We're the victims of hypocrisy You see they feed you the scraps Just a little bit Just enough to let you know That they've got you under their control All you gotta do is fight back It's our revolution now It's our America, follow Me If we change the system through mischief Don't be resistant remain consistent Persistence can make a difference insist that they listen Don't let them dismiss us as if were just infants and children Imperialism can't keep us imprisoned behind their intentions To rebel is the call of the wild Every man women child We stand strong, undivided and smile We are the keepers of truth an undeniable troop They may diminish our numbers but underestimate youth Is it fact that were made to cower Is it so that we all must be A hollowed faction without power Buried beneath as our courage flees You and I are of the same uprising A coalition of visionaries You and I depend on fact nor fiction We're the victims of Democracy Written in our very own constitution When government becomes destructive It is the right of the people To alter or abolish it You and I
3.
Nevermind the scars, it's gone too far, Just show me where it hurts, Just beneath the surface rest where evil left it's filthy curse You try to hold it in but then Suppression only makes it worse The damage left behind in time It breaks the spirit first In a drop of rain, I see the pain the secret to your worth Traces of your tears still stain the face, now they convey the thirst A Need to find some peace, its what we seek, it's why we walk the earth It's so unfair, to leave you here No comfort in the dirt In a grain of sand, are the reasons we see fit Feel the ground beneath your feet, the Dirt clenched inside your fist There's rest for weary souls If one should only ask Peel away the layers on top and open up the past After what I felt You may need my help We share the same blood shed So reveal to me with no more privacy From the diary of the dead I see the bruises left behind there known to make you lose your grip Hold on to your consciousness it's all that keeps your off the cliff It's true the struggle wears you down and death seems like it's heaven sent But once it overcomes your senses life becomes irrelevant In a grain of sand we see the answers that all seem to fit We feel the ground beneath our feet and clench the dirt tight in our fist No matter how you cry the time won't slow the chill upon the lips A troubled birth a broken life a journey you eclipse In a drop of rain Are the reasons why you search Trace the tears along your skin Watch em fall slowly back to earth There's rest for weary souls If one should only ask Peel away the layers on top and open up the past After what I felt You may need my help We share the same blood shed So reveal to me with no more privacy From the diary of the dead From the diary I read of you drank the wine now I bleed of you Call it irony cause what I need from you is for you now just to see it through And from the diary I leave to you in detail what I breath and do In my entirety what I said to Might as well be dead with you There's rest for weary souls If one should only ask Peel away the layers on top and open up the past After what I felt You may need my help We share the same blood shed So reveal to me with no more privacy From the diary From the diary From the diary From the diary From the Diary of the Dead
4.
Your face shows me the stress I knew was always there Attempts to Hide the Pain Their so sincere Buried deep inside your soul Is that person that you fear He's a bitter and broken man, That, can't believe I can't believe no, I can't believe Is this where I'm supposed to be My imagination seems To be what's left of me (So I Ask) What's Left of Me? Another Damn Disease From the treetops to the roots A beginning and end These leaves they dry up and die (These leaves they dry up and die Another damn disease Turned into homicide) Your demons follow you It's clear you can't fight them all They're a force unstoppable You can't succeed on your own I can't believe no, I can't believe Is this where I'm supposed to be My imagination seems To be what's left of me (So I Ask) What's Left of Me? Another Damn Disease Wake up, wake up, wake up (Yawn) And feel brand new The only thing that you Can control is you Start to make the change With your attitude The rest will fall in place Like you want it to It's not the measure of a man It's his aptitude Respect for all the people That surrounding you Through all the BS That's confounded you The only way it matters If you allow it to, c'mon I can't believe no, I can't believe Is this where I'm supposed to be My imagination seems To be what's left of me (So I Ask) What's Left of Me? Another Damn Disease, Another Damn Disease (Another damn disease) I can't believe no, I can't believe I can't believe, yeaaaahh-yeaaah Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease Another Damn Disease What's left of me?
5.
You create a hole inside of me You show me how empty I can be When I let what everybody else thinks of me Matter more than my journey If I take a look back at my life Will I be as proud of what I find What's the legacy, I believe, I leave behind Will it fill this hole I have inside Gotta break the cycle Take control Make a difference And break the mold Slave for today To pay the toll Find the answers To Make it whole Would you save my soul Would you save my soul Will you let me go Do you see the secrets I try to hide You see them clearly in my eyes When I lie through my teeth behind a smile It reveals the fear, the pain, denial Do you ever look down deep inside Afraid of what it is you'll find When you let this world make up your mind That's when the child you hide inside begins to cry Together We make a change We fight we pray We're invincible And I survive on you You make me whole No longer cold In the dark of night I can see by the light of you This life belongs To the young the strong Let's not waste another soul You Make it Whole Gotta break the cycle Take control Make a difference And break the mold Slave for today To pay the toll Find the answers To Make it whole (Repeat 2x)
6.
Betrayed 02:09
..a time comes when silence is betrayal I don't want ever, I'll never forget this The feeling that I'm feeling, feel like its helpless How did it get to be, so bad and digress To the point where satisfaction was out of the question Maybe it's because of the way that I trust, hunh Or maybe on account of unfair expectations Whatever the reason is, it's got me messed up I'll never put my self, back in this position (Chorus): I'm driven by the fear Motivated by hate I'm under a lot of pressure I'm in a distressed state Your actions can't be trusted Your stories aren't even true My heart is breaking for you What you've been through I don't want ever, I'll never forget this The sights that I'm seeing, looks like it's endless When did it get to be, so bad and unjust To try and tear apart the only family that i trust Excuses aren't a system, if you refuse to listen Accusations won't fix it, they conflict the situation Deception is a lie with surgeon like precision Who the one who got your eye and made you unforgiving I'm driven by the fear Motivated by hate I'm under a lot of pressure I'm in a distressed state Your actions can't be trusted Your stories aren't even true My heart is breaking for you What you've been through Excuses aren't a system, if you refuse to listen Accusations won't fix it, they conflict the situation Betrayal is a mask best worn under my supervision Who the one who got your eye and made you unforgiven I'm driven by the fear Motivated by hate I'm under a lot of pressure I'm in a distressed state Your actions can't be trusted Your stories aren't even true My heart is breaking for you What you've been through
7.
We Collide 03:26
Breath in all the smoke Hold it til' you choke We all get higher and reinvent the code Get up get out believe We are alive We won't give up, give out, concede We collide With our fist out, chin up, eyes wide We've arrived, it's our time (Repeat) Keep your true friends close Prove who needs it most Remember where we started from Don't give up the ghost Get up get out believe We are alive We won't give up, give out, concede We collide With our fist out, chin up, eyes wide We've arrived, it's our time (Repeat) End it without words Leave 'em wanting more Prove we have the strength We will stay the course Get up get out believe We are alive We won't give up, give out, concede We collide With our fist out, chin up, eyes wide We've arrived, it's our time (Repeat)
8.
How do I tell you it's over? How do I just take my love away, from you? How can I break your heart in to pieces How can I throw this all away, When I loved you all along (Throw it away) Cause I loved you once and (Throw it away) I can do it again if you let me, if you let me just throw it away How do I tell you it's over I do I pretend I don't want to stay How do I convince you to leave me How do I convince myself to stay (Throw it away) Cause I loved you once and (Throw it away) I can do it again if you let me, if you let me just throw it away I think I've jumped the gun again I've gone and said things I don't mean I'm not afraid to be alone But I'm afraid that's a price I'll have to pay For leaving you when I shouldn't For calling it quits way to early And now I regret it cause I know you And you, you'll be fine without me (Throw it away) Cause I loved you once and (Throw it away) I can do it again if you let me, if you let me I can love you All over again It's better for you How do I tell you it's not, over It's not over yet
9.
They'll tell you to take these pills it helps to ease the pain They want our minds frozen You see the profits they gain If they can make you feel empty And drown your creative mind It's easier to fit you On the assembly line They'll tell you to take these pills it helps to ease the pain They want our minds frozen You see the profits they gain If they can make you feel empty And drown your creative mind It's easier to fit you On the assembly line We don't need understanding We don't need sympathy We're strong enough without it This is our victory Through troubled times we triumph From out of ashes came A new found sense of purpose Let's place a flame They'll tell you to go to class It will teach you wonderful things Like how to read and do math But it's not what it seems Brainwashing children sadly Make us believe their lies Use them before they abuse you And get out with your life We don't need understanding We don't need sympathy We're strong enough without it This is our victory Through troubled times we triumph From out of ashes came A new found sense of purpose Let's place a flame Let's set this bitch on fire Let's watch this mother burn Let's set this bitch on fire Let's show them what we've learned Let's set this bitch on fire Burn this bitch to the ground Let's set this bitch on fire Let's light it up
10.
One Man 02:45
I am only One Man I can only do so much And what you're asking of me May beyond my touch Mother, Father, What do you ask of your son? Where is your grandchild? Will I ever give you one? Why don't I visit more, Is it something that you've done? Well I hope you know There's nothing you can do I'm always on the run, i know What you needed I gave and gave to you without question But I'm nearly depleted I need a new direction, and for you I will walk through fire I would kill for them burn the heavens to the ground but I'm only one man Yes I will walk through fire (I will walk through fire) I would kill for them (Kill for them, Kill for them) burn the heavens to the ground but I'm only one man I've been pulled in so many directions It's all too much to bare Tried everything I could But you don't seem to care You cry on my shoulder What you're asking isn't fair And I feel so ashamed Well I know I'm never there ...and the things you ask for me to do ...But I'm only one man
11.
#kccosong 03:04
Ladies and Gentlemen, ha-ha (Who the hell cares it's my life to live) Pass of Aggresion would like to introduce to you... (Raise a cup up, raise it up high, yeah!) KCCO Baby!, uh (I'm about to tear the roof off) Sometimes it's OK to be bad girl, uh, to have more pleasure. If I get too drunk tonight don't get mad at me I'm still more sober than I ought to be (woo) And honestly When you talk to me I can't help feeling like You're hot for me ({whistle} what up girl) Well if you want to leave Baby we can leave But don't tell you boyfriend Cause he is mean (#madbro?) It might just be me but I swear it seems Like he don't care an awful lot for me (Hulk Smash) We can play it cool Tell him were just friends And if he really loved you then he'd understand Then we can be alone And become better friends Oops I think your shirt just slipped up over your head (motorboat {motoboating}) Sometimes it's OK to be bad (Who the hell cares it's my life to live) Keep calm and Chive on, oh yeah! (Raise a cup up, raise it up high, yeah!) This is our year so get back (I'm about to tear the roof off) And tonight is our night, oh yeah It's OK baby, to have more pleasure Want some tonight You should come back stage We can talk about your feelings Play that game, (yeah) When I see that naughty look Across your face I think it's time we leave and Meet back up at your place ({car screech} vroom) Now you ain't DTF? But your down to play And if you ask me baby that's ok, (uh-huh) usually your friend does this type of thing 'Cause you say ya never done this Before today (It's my first time) You got sexy lips you Don't got to behave Such a pretty smile and the grip of a saint (uh...) Girl what you are doing (uh...) With your tongue I'm amazed (uh...) Oops I think I got you in your eye. what a shame (UHHHH.... oh-ha-ha-oh-shit!) Yeah what we got here is a good old fashioned sing along Ya'll ready? KCCO Song, Keep Calm & Chive On Mother----uh (Here we go) She wanna show me kindness With them random acts Chivette bound to have future problems with her back If you come a little closer I can mind the gap That's Bill Murray on the shirt Ain't no problems with that (Zombieland) Let me here you say it Keep calm and Chive on She like how I rock with my suit and tie on (Let me show you a few things) Meetup unofficial Girl get your grind on One more time for the girls Keep Calm & Chive on Sometimes it's OK to be bad (Who the hell cares it's my life to live) Keep calm and Chive on, oh yeah! (Raise a cup up, raise it up high, yeah!) This is our year so get back (I'm about to tear the roof off) And tonight is our night, oh yeah Sometimes it's OK to be bad (Who the hell cares it's my life to live) Keep calm and Chive on, oh yeah! (Raise a cup up, raise it up high, yeah!) This is our year so get back (I'm about to tear the roof off) And tonight is our night, oh yeah
12.
Born in 48 to a true to life travesty His father was abusive, used to beat his ass constantly He took it as long as he could stand it as the youngest of 3 When he became a man he left trying to find him some peace Instead he put the country on his back became a marine Enlisted the tet offensive witnessed death and disease To find peace became his passion but true loves what he seeks Found his soul mate with the first kiss, now a family he dreams He's married in 71' but tragedy creeps lost his mother to bone cancer getting harder to breath It's a lot to comprehend and it keeps getting bigger two months later his father takes his own life with a trigger You were always, always, always, Always, always, always at war Now you finally found peace (Repeat) Life comes at you fast and passes you by The world is unfair and justice is blind Each day brings a battle fight grit your teeth You were always at war, you finally found peace With both his parents gone he began to feel all alone started to lose sight of his life and making a home No amount of drinking or drugs could numb the pain the only thing left of his family was his wife and a name To forget about the past they decided to move west His wife gave birth He was made whole at last As he welcomed his son into this world he made him a promise He would never be like his father Or raise him with malice He would love he and his mother Unconditional and He would teach his son about life And be a true friend And at his last breathe He's unafraid of the end He succeeded by keeping his word to his wife and their kid He's was always at war finally found peace With peace he left his family with only their grief Never to see his smile or hear his voice again Never to smoke a joint or drink a beer with their best friend But all was not lost with this tragedy happening Friends and family grew close and smiles came back again talking about his stories and the good times they had His son started to learn so much more about his dad He was a man full of strength, honor and courage He fought his battles head on Wouldn't let nothing deter him He taught us all something in his own special way So for John C Nelson we all say fu**ing A

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Attempts to Hide the Pain is the product of 5 everyday normal guys. It's the inspiration and creativity that they drew from each other and their fans. These 12 songs are quite literally their attempt to hide the pain, distress, hardships and many other emotions they experience everyday. During the writing and recording of this album so many life changing events have happened to the members of Pass of Aggression and each one has shaped this album. Guitarist R.O.B. lost his father during the writing of this album. Sir Matthew composed a song in honor of his Father he lost just a few years back. Lead vocalist John & his wife lost twin girls at their birth due to prematurity, and have since had a healthy baby girl named Phoenix. Drummer Marc's grandfather, a huge inspiration has passed. This whole album has been a process and would not be as great as it is, had it not been for the time taken to create it, and record it. Each event in our lives that changes the fiber of our being, no matter how drastically, defines who we end up as at the end of the day. Attempts to Hide the Pain is your story, our story and the story of real people dealing with real issues every day. Please enjoy it, share it and thank you for believing in us all these years, even when on occasion we didn't believe in ourselves. ~Pass of Aggression

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released July 4, 2014

John Lee Haralson, Robert Berndt, Marc Courtright, Ian Sniesak & Matthew Nelson

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Pass of Aggression Grand Rapids, Michigan

Pass of Aggression Rap/Rock Nu-metal group. The creation of: Vocalist John Lee, Lead Guitarist "R.O.B.", Rhythm Guitarist "Sir" Matthew Nelson & Drummer Marc Courtright. Pass of Aggression has been touring (formerly a Vintage) and building a fan base since early 2004.
They've established a unique sound, interlacing hip-hop rhymes and rock vocals, over electric guitar riffs and punk-esqe rhythms.
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