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Shields & Crowns

by Awaken I Am

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1.
Divisions 03:39
Open your eyes, to realise The matters that they disguised In a need of fighting for You made a fortune in these lies When all hope is tried and failed You refused to stand alone I can’t believe All these conspiracies That we’ve been led to perceive For all I see That’s laid in front of me Is everything I never want to be I know it’s hard to imagine Just how I’m feeling When all emotions That were burned are now restored I feel like I’ve been here before With open arms But a locked door And now I’m fighting For the chance to find What I once had before What is a win when all you’ve Gained is a loss What is a man who denied himself What is the cost
2.
We are not forgotten Do you remember the day? That we drifted away From these shores Just to find ourselves? Holding onto the thoughts And pretending everything is okay We've come so far Beneath this sky And beneath these stars I wonder how we’ve come so far When everything we used to be Has now been washed away Like the sand from the shore I wonder how we’ve come so far We will never walk alone Even when our fears are gone It’s not another day Like we’re drifting away It’s not holding onto the thoughts That weighs us down It’s how we think about it That makes us drown We are here and we are now We are not forgotten in this crowd We choose a path to find our fate And carry others along the way
3.
The Onlooker 03:29
How can you keep walking Through these storms and beneath these fears That are slowly drowning you inside When all else has been washed away And you can’t escape these thoughts That you have made Onlooker, can’t you see It’s only a matter of time So when the skies open up And you come back home You will understand that you’re not alone So take my hand and keep listening Keep listening to me Oh how long will these shadows Keep following you before you begin Begin to stop fading Stop fading away You may fall You may stumble From your wicked thoughts Of making an exit Don’t be afraid You can open your eyes These demons have no place here
4.
Landslide 03:40
You’re quick to throw the first stone When another falls and fails But would you throw your own Understand how I feel I’m breaking down failing As I find it hard to deal I’ve opened up My eyes to see All the wonders this world has for me But I feel I have nothing And I never thought that this could be So easy, but honestly I’m in disbelief With desperate thoughts of escaping I’ve tried to see through the darkness To see the truth hiding within I’ve tried to break down these old walls To see this fire, The light, My life Hiding behind these mere shadows That follow me here Into this point Of a helplessness My thoughts are escaping I’m slowly fading It’s not always about the fight we have But about the ones its worth fighting for
5.
I’ve had my turn Avoiding blind shoulders Take this indulgence It’s something I should know These crowded spaces New and old faces Preparing their cages Like dogs around a bone It makes the mirror harder to see Live with the burden Beneath the defeat These rules will always be guiding me Always be finding me I stand on my own Quiet I bide my time Waiting for you all To drag me from my throne I gave you my all All forgotten Within your reach A rhetoric sign to be left alone (In my eyes) I feel I own this right (In my mind) But I’m not feeling alright This time There’s yours and there’s mine Our place has been divided (In your eyes) By a subconscious line (In your mind) That we must now intertwine This time I won’t compromise I won’t be disguised By a hand in tonight I’ve taken chances deploring advances What must I lament for Somebody to leave me whole? Take your toll From patient to anxious The future is letting you near And I feel like I’m the only one Reveling in seclusion Savoring silence Waiting for resolution
6.
Safe Haven 03:57
I never said that this would be easy There’s more to life than meets the eye And I don’t think I can hold this all inside I’ve waited here a thousand days Just to find my way back home And I’m holding on to see your face Let me find my way back home Hold me tight And make everything alright We’ve succumbed to visions But now our decisions Become a part of this Cause I hope tonight You’ll make everything alright We’ve succumbed to visions But now our decisions Become a part of this Cause I don’t need more Than simple things But it’s hard for me When you’re looking away I’ve found my way back home Cause I know and I hope That I need you, you need me
7.
I used to have so many memories But some are now washed away And as much as I try to keep them full of colour My life is slowly fading to grey But in all I feel as though I have walked So much further than I ever have before Even in a time I was so distant and lost I was meant to be searching for a mystery I found your love I’ve seen so many Things along the way As the night comes And turns to day I’ve wondered How much longer we can all go On like this Cause I’ve been Wandering for days Just to find my way Back home again And although all I can see is darkness I know the lights in front of me
8.
Vices 03:47
On a darkened sky We will drift into this night Like nothing's left And we’ve lost all sight On everything But a selfish fight In an empty world We will never see a glimpse Of a perfect life I have found My place in time Now the world will see All the fears that we’ll deceive But now we’re stranded And lost for words I can’t help but search for more I have said all I can say I have been all that I can be But we’re still stranded And lost for words I can’t help but search for more We will hold fast To a comfort in a moment Cause all these memories Last forever We have come too far To throw it all away Our anchors are adrift We will turn our days into nights So our dreams live forever Even in the darkness We can do this together
9.
Seek Solace 04:12
Is this the only way we'll see the truth  When all your second chances have been used? What are the words to show you, You don't have to stand alone? Cause our stars were never Meant to burn forever Unless forever meant never Cause I know that it won't be long  Until I fall and find the sun I don't know if this is real But I'm willing to bet anything I don't know if I'm meant to feel Like I'm falling for a tragedy oh It might be closer then I know To be being a dream that has carried me Cause I don't know if this is real But I'm falling for a tragedy oh Am I falling for a tragedy oh Cause you left me with nothing Because I know for sure  That we can fight this fight  And we can see the light And I know that we Will always be here through All the struggling  How come I'm so far away in the distance While everyone around me falls to pieces  And I can't sleep without These precious memories  These memories  I feel like I have taken a dive And I've left everything behind me now I don't want to be taken away  If you hear me  Let me stay
10.
Exposure 04:13
I need to find myself I’m becoming someone else Its time to stray from design And fill empty spaces That weigh down my mind Don’t shut me out this time now I’ve been lost in a hole I’ve forgotten my soul I have nowhere to go from here And I sense an approaching fear Everything in my life Ain’t what it seems to be No wonder why In the mirror It’s not me I see These feelings come And we’re all alone We also long For the ones that showed us love I wonder how much longer We can all go on like this And put our heartache to rest I wonder how I can put my heartache to rest
11.
Capture 04:34
I’m lost I’m shallow I’m crushed I’m hollow Expectations amounted all on my own Under standards I’ve made And I’m yet to learn I have faltered in a maze Of misdirect I’m heartless, resentful With no love and no return Moving in circles I forgot what I once was I forgot what I want to be Moving in order This stone was once a fortress A trinket in my chest I see a widening fire It was selfish and narrow Living with awareness Once repeating Patiently we waited Time goes on Save all these years in an echo Waste them on ears That are indisposed Like I’m waiting for my Body to grow older
12.
Chapters 04:16
O father how could Someone feel so lost That they could curse Their own birth? Is it he who's pleading For understanding right now? On why once his days were Blessed and beautiful You haven't fallen down Just yet although you're feeling weary You just can't see in front Of those tired eyes You don't stand-alone here You don't stand-alone here You don't stand-alone Here you're by my side How can we change the way we feel When everything's Gone and been concealed? How can we believe All these things were seen With nothing left to show for now? He tried so hard Just to break this curse In front of him tonight But only time will tell How much time he has left Your oppressions getting strong Hold your head high it won't be long Just let your faith shine and overcome When the oceans raise And the sky falls down Will you turn your life around? Can you see their face falling down? Just like a broken mirror, Never will I see your face Never will I see your face again

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released February 16, 2016

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