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Flood in Fortress
08:41
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I lost my way
My map was wrong
I prided myself on being even keeled
Out of nowhere
This pang in my chest
Turned a dictator that had my dreams killed
I lost my say
To the silent voice
That screamed in my ear that I was worthless
This must be a lie
What fool would listen?
It can't be allowed
This big of a mess
Tell me where did I fail
Guilty, am I falling off rails?
I lost my will
To the void inside
That dragged me downward
Till there was nothing left
Is this my life?
To face defeats?
Can I retry?
Undo this grave theft
Tell me where did I fail
Guilty of being too frail
Shrink wrapped wings
The gift from my maker under locks
It's time to release all chains and break out of this box
Lower all the shields you put up to
Fortify your inner child and her rage
Whatever the hurt you protected
Let it flood out the cage
Shrink wrapped wings
The gift from my maker under locks
It's time to release all chains and break out of this box
Shrink wrapped wings
The gift from my maker under locks
It's time to release all chains and fly out of this box
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Don't believe a word I say
I'm a good faker
Hold the ground, don’t look astray
Like a real poser
Marvel at my titanium fence
Though I ordered a solid wall
Waving hands in a mad pretense
A man like me must never fall
Another year of not showing up
The memo said I better wait
While stacking tall piles
Counting old files
Spilling over into aisles
Cannot contain
What floods my main
Gate
In this cell of my own guilty choice
Where I’m forced to hear this voice
As you are, as you are
You're enough
You're enough
Don't you believe a word I say
I'm a good faker
Oh my fear trying to guard my stead
But did you drown the voice that said?
As you are, as you are
You're enough
You're enough
As you are
Take another breath
You're enough
You're enough
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One too many
Bugs crawl amok
Slowly sinking
Those who long to fly away from murky pits of lifeless muck
Hands tied, mouth taped
By my own senses
Like those many straying
And drifting idly among tight fences
Like a sapling in a storm
About to lose its form
Would you anchor down, or let it go?
Can you tell?
Bye bye, old me
Said I long ago
To a shadow that scared
And trailed and twisted, cast light as a foe
Like a thread bound in a knot
Ever tighter and distraught
Will you pull me apart or cut me up?
Will you tell me
Kites in wild wind
Sail the vast sky
Craving their safety?
Supposedly grown-up yet
So frail am I
Wrong to wish to flee
Can anyone, hold my hand, help me land
Tossed around in every which way
Vertigo, swing 'round, lock me in this fray
Holes in my head let the virus in
Seeping out, I dissolve to less than thin
Kites in wild wind
Sail the vast sky
Craving their….
Supposedly grown-up yet
So frail am I
Wrong to wish to flee?
Floating all alone
No rope in sight
Am I still in one piece?
Don't know where I'll go
But I'll fly till the day
Your fears release
Will you meet me there, when I'm done, when I'm home
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World Without Me
05:50
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Misty morn
Early light
No wind at all
Serene and still
Muted breath
Blurry sight
Feeling so small
Running out of will
Steps go on
Winding path
The faster I crawl
Get more stuck in filth
Call for help
No reply
Wonder if they thought the plea was a lie
Oh the hearts poured out
To carve out a space
But see how perfect it looks
The world without my place
Will they sing without me?
Will anyone know what's gone?
Will the wind blow through the place I used to take
Will they sing without me?
Oh the hearts poured out
To prove I've much to give
But see the haunting beauty
The world where I don't live
Will they sing without me?
Will anyone know what's gone?
Will the wind blow through the place I used to take
Will they sing without me?
Will they sing without me?
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I could not believe my ears
When I heard that
They played out that story again for love
They showed me this chain on my neck
Could be shattered with a knee to depress
Clamp down the cry for help with a shove
To my heart
My heart
Thrown outside of this breastplate
Can you bear to wait for hands from above?
Tender arms that held my dreams
'Bout the good we see in the world
Gave away as prey in the dark to atone
Cannot breathe now
Cannot breathe now
Cannot breathe now
I am drowning
La la
Spilling over, the guilt
La la
Of poisoning the spring
Threads we wove together
In the hopes of cohesive whole
Tear apart to show the tumor instead that we have sown
Boxed in but so scattered
Please make this be impossible
The puzzle pieces now disfigure themselves on their own
La la
Spilling over, the guilt
La la
Of my cruel king
Cannot breathe now
Cannot breathe now
Cannot breathe now
I am drowning
I could not believe my ears
When I heard that
They played out that story again for love
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Exit Pt. 2
07:57
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Will you eat my light
It hurts my head
We don’t see a thing anyway
Only blinds lead blinds
To crawl in wheels
In search of poles that never sway
Tear open the scar
To find it dry
Nothing ever flows any more
Pour a drink for me
For I gave up pain
Don’t feel anything, that’s what I swore
Oh the cure, the cure, the cure
I finally found you
Adrift in the cold ether
No one knew no one knew no one knew
Till at last I broke through
To learn I was the cancer
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Perfume
06:34
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I came home one day
And saw my empty room
Yet full of dark things
Watching me from the floor
This whiteness is pain to me
Can I hide it with perfume
Please don't come after me
I don't want to lock this door
From you
All the people talking to me
But who can I talk to
This baggage is so heavy
It weighs on my head
The only way to take me off
Is to throw away the dirty shoes
I won't need them any more
I'll learn to fly instead
From here
Climb up these stairs
At least I'm going up
My dear knife, please shine on me
Let this dirty blood flow out
I'm so empty and worn out
I want this train to stop
This is the last time
I'll cut myself out
From here
Just when I got ready to go
I saw you standing there
With a cold body and a bruised heart
I didn't know why you were hurt
Then I realized you were dying with me
And my escape will not be fair
My death will not stop any deaths
So we stood up to start
Together
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The World Is Better
02:04
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Sometimes the going gets tough
Sometimes you fear it's too rough
Sometimes you think you're unfit
But the world is better with you in it
Sometimes you feel so unsure
Sometimes there's no real cure
Sometimes you're stuck in a pit
But the world is better with you in it
The world is better
The world is better
The world is better with you in it
I know the pain is overwhelming
And it feels like forever
But you're not alone in suffering
And your light still shines and lights our path brighter
So know that you are enough
Know that you are loved
Know that there's a place where you fit
'cause the world is better with you in it
The world is better
The world is better
The world is better with you in it
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Lost in Neverland
08:35
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I hear that life is beautiful
But today downstairs is calling me
Curtains cover up all the windows
A lock is what I need to feel free
No bright lights are needed here
Just some walls to shield out the chatters
Answers
And pleasers
They name what I will miss out
But I fear "out there" doesn't hold the key
Don't know if I should look for it
The last thing needed now is visibility
Bright lights only make me dizzy
I need walls to shield out the chatters
Answers
And uplifters
Shalala, shalala, deep down in Neverland
I tore out the map that marked the path
Shalala, shalala, don't fear the darkness
Let me lay here and dream of rebirth
Bright lights only make things dizzy
I hope you will come to understand
Questions are our last stand
Shalala, shalala, deep down in Neverland
Getting lost is the way to find a path
Shalala, shalala, don't fear the darkness
I will lay here and wait for rebirth
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Aristotle's Hope Saint Paul, Minnesota
Progressive rock about existential crises.
AH is a solo rock project of songwriter, guitarist,
YouTuber Ari Koinuma.
Influences: Toad the Wet Sprocket, King's X, Cloud Cult, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots. Though my songs tend to get longer and be more prog.
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