Name: Absence
Duration: P00H02M58S
Description: 'Absence' is the debut single of British melodic hardcore band Outlines.

Absence

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'Absence' is the debut single of British melodic hardcore band Outlines.

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You left me alone in the winter,
Too cold for me to breathe,
Without your breath, burning my throat.
No ice could be as cold as your words,
When they struck me,
And filled my chest with your absence.
The ghost of who I used to be,
Lingers in the smell of you.

I lost you in my isolation,
Another year I spent without you in my lungs.
You lost yourself in nighttime conditions,
I swear I’m never going home.

My blood was never yours to spill,
But you tore me open,
Left what was broken of my empty veins.
And when the summer air removes the ghosts from my lungs,
I can breathe easily again,
Slip through the cracks that you left,
Burn the bridges that we built,
And stand on my own two feet once again,
Once again.

I lost you in my isolation,
Another year I spent without you in my lungs.
You lost yourself in nighttime conditions,
I swear I’m never going home.

I lost you in my isolation,
Another year I spent without you in my lungs.
You lost yourself in nighttime conditions,
I swear I’m never coming home,
Never coming home,
Never coming home.

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released November 5, 2016
Lyrics by: Oliver William
Composed by: Oliver William; Daniel Hogg
Performed by: Outlines
Produced by: Dan Shipley; Arch Recordings

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Melodic Hardcore | United Kingdom

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