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HOPELESSNESS OF PEOPLE

by The Survival Code

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    Full of buoyant jams that belong on giant stages - KERRANG MAGAZINE , They do sound damn good and a heavier than FOO feeling pervades the whole album - RAMZINE , Multi-layered rhythms supplemented with both a strong solo vocal and dynamic harmonies. There’s a lot to like on this album - BLACK VELVET MAGAZINE , The loss of their third member has turned The Survival Code into a lean riff making machine - POWERPLAY MAGAZINE , Hopelessness of People, which despite the title, is full of light and hope and powers along with great hooks - THE SUNDAY WORLD , Biffy Clyro meets Royal Blood - HOTPRESS MAGAZINE

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1.
Same Skin 03:36
SAME SKIN: LET’S GO BACK TO BASICS, SPENT TOO LONG COMPLICATED, EXCHANGING GRACES, GETTING DISCONNECTED. TRAFFIC LIGHTS, CHANGE BUT STAY THE SAME, JUST AS THE NIGHT BRINGS BACK DARKNESS AGAIN CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED, STILL IN THE SAME SKIN LET’S TRY FIND THE TRACES, REMNANTS OF WHO WE WERE, TARE AT THE FACADE, TO SEE THE TRUTH REVEALED. STILL THE SAME FIGHT, PEOPLE HAVEN’T REALLY CHANGED, LEAD TO BELIEVE, THIS NEW WORLD WE LIVE IN CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED, STILL IN THE SAME SKIN, CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED, STILL IN THE SAME SKIN STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN, CAN’T CHANGE WHAT YOU DID STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN, CAN’T CHANGE WHAT YOU DID, STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN, TRYING TO CHANGE
2.
Crawl 03:56
CRAWL: LIFE IS NOT FAIR, IT’S UP TO YOU, TO TAKE A SHARE, OF SUCCESS, AND DREAMS, FAILURE AND MISERY, IT’S SHORT LIVED, THE BEST PART OF THE JOURNEY IS A FRACTION , A FRACTION AND I’D CRAWL, ON MY KNEES, BEG AND PLEAD, WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP, TO KNOW, ONE DAY, I MIGHT TASTE THE TOP AGAIN WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, IT’S ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK PUSHING BREAKING THROUGH, SPENT SO MUCH TIME, WAS LONG OVERDUE, IT’S A CHOICE, YOU MAKE, HOLDING ON WITH EACH FINAL BREATH, TOO SHORT LIVED THE BEST TIMES, ARE MERE MOMENTS, MERE MOMENTS AND I’D CRAWL, ON MY KNEES, BEG AND PLEAD, WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP, TO KNOW, ONE DAY, I MIGHT GET MY CHANCE AGAIN WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BUT MOST OF THE TIME, IT’S ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK SO I’D CRAWL ON MY KNEES, BEG AND PLEAD, WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP, TO KNOW, ONE DAY I MIGHT GET MY CHANCE AGAIN ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK, ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK, ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK, ALWAYS ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK! WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK.
3.
TAKE IT AS IT IS: REGRET IS ADDICTIVE FOR THE MIND, FORCE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER LIFE, NOT OVER YET, STILL AT YOUR BEST, YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL BACK, OR ARE YOU DELUDED?! TAKE IT AS IT IS, THATS ALL THERE IS LEFT I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT, AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE FOR SO LONG, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, I T TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING THE THOUGHTS, FLOOD BACK, MAKE YOU CRY, EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, IN DENIAL OF WHAT YOU ONCE HAD, SLIPPED THROUGH YOUR HANDS, WORDS NEVER SAID, MOMENTS NOT SHARED TAKE IT AS IT IS, THAT’S ALL THERE IS LEFT I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT, AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE FOR SO LONG, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, IT TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING! I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT, AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE, FOR SO LONG, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, IT TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING.
4.
ANYTHING GOES THESE DAYS: CIRCLES IN SQUARE HOLES, ANYTHING GOES THESE DAYS. UNDEFINED ROLES LEADS TO CHAOS AGAIN FEAR THE NEWS, NO USE THERE, MIND ABUSE, CAN’T LET YOU THROW YOUR YEARS AWAY NEVER TAKE NEVER, PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER FALL FOR FOOLS GOLD AGAIN OR THE BEST PRESENTED, FEED THE MONSTER LIVING WITHIN FEAR THE NEWS, NO USE THERE, MIND ABUSE CAN’T LET YOU THROW YOUR YEARS AWAY NEVER TAKE NEVER, PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER, NEVER TAKE NEVER PUSH IT PUSH IT NEVER TAKE NEVER, PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER, NEVER TAKE NEVER PUSH IT PUSH IT, PUSH YOUR LUCK.
5.
GOT NO DIRECTION SPINNING AROUND, IT’S BEEN SOME RIDE, NOW IT’S TIME TO SLOW DOWN. DOWN FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, LOSING ALL I HAVE ALONG THE WAY / OO - OOO - OOO, ALONG THE WAY ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE, ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD TAKE ANY TANGENT FOLLOW ANY SOUND, CHASING MY TAIL, TRYING TO DO MY PARENTS PROUD. HAD MORE FUN THAN IS USUALLY ALLOWED, LOSING ALL I HAD ALONG THE WAY OO - OOO - OOO, ALONG THE WAY ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE, ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE, ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD AND I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN, AND I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN.
6.
SELF MEDICATE: IF YOU TOOK ALL THE ADVICE, THERE’D BE NO ROOM TO BREATH, ALL THE THINGS TO DO, THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW, AND WITH, NOTHING LEFT TO FEEL. NOTHING LEFT TO FEEL. TAKE THE EDGE AWAY, TAKE WHATEVER YOU LIKE, EVERYTHING’S AVAILABLE, DEPENDS WHAT YOU CAN SELL, TO GET IT, YOU CAN SELL ALWAYS FEELING OUT OF PLACE, HARD N’HARDER TO RELATE, SELF MEDICATE, SELF MEDICATE DRAWN IN TO DARK HOLES FROM TIME TO TIME, \NEVER A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT , ALL YOU MAY HAVE LEFT BEHIND, LEFT BEHIND ALWAYS FEELING OUT OF PLACE, HARD N’HARDER TO RELATE, SELF MEDICATE, SELF MEDICATE YOU CAN SPEND TO GET IT, YOU CAN SPEND ALWAYS FEELNG OUT OF PLACE, HARD N’ HARDER TO RELATE, ALWAYS FEELNG OUT OF PLACE, HARD N’ HARDER TO RELATE, SELF MEDICATE, SELF, SELF SELF, SELF MEDICATE.
7.
Not Working 03:40
NOT WORKING: THIS MODERN LIFE, TAKES NO PRISONERS, DIGITALISE, EVERYTHING AROUND, NOTHING MATTERS NOW. CAN’T GO BACK THAT’S NOT PROGRESS, RAN SO FAST I FORGOT MY OWN NAME, I THINK THAT IS THE GAME IT’S NOT WORKING FOR ANYONE OF US, NO ONE EVER SAID, WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER WORSHIP GODS, THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE, MERITLESS, AMONGST ALL THE FANFARE, THEN VANISH INTO AIR. GLOW OF LIGHTS, EVER PRESENT, DARKNESS LEFT, TEXTING TO SURVIVE, HOW DOES THIS LOOK ONLINE?! IT’S NOT WORKING FOR ANYONE OF US, NO ONE EVER SAID, \WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER, IT’S NOT WORKING FOR ANYONE OF US, NO ONE EVER SAID, WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER RE-INVENT, BE SOMEBODY ELSE, DO WHAT IT TAKES BUT SOMEHOW IT ALWAYS BREAKS, RE-INVENT, BE SOMEBODY ELSE, DO WHAT IT TAKES BUT SOMEHOW IT ALWAYS FAILS.
8.
THIS TIME AROUND: TAKE YOUR CHANCE, IT MAY BE ALL WE HAVE. NO SECOND GUESSES, THIS TIME AROUND NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND THIS IS ALL FINITE, LOOK FOR COMFORT. FOCUS ON BRIGHT LIGHTS, THAT THEY GAVE YOU. YOU’LL NEVER GO, BUT YOU SAY WILL, IT’S ALL FOR SHOW, THERE, FOR THE KILL! NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND, NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND.
9.
Too Late 03:23
TOO LATE: UNRESERVED APOLOGY EXTENDED TO YOU, I HID THE REAL ME, DIDN’T HAVE SHOWN YOU THE TRUTH. I TOOK FOR-GRANTED WHAT I HAD IN MY OWN HANDS. MORE FRAGILE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER EXPECTED / T’S GONE, RESIGN YOURSELF FAR AWAY. YOU DON’T BELONG HERE ANYMORE, BUT YOU ONCE DID I, COULD NEVER, UNDERSTAND, BUT I FINALLY DO NOW, AND IT’S TOO LATE ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH. TO TAKE AWAY THIS FEELING OF BEING A PASSENGER SWEAR TO THE HGHEST POWER I WOULD BE AWARE, FALLING FURTHER NO MATTER WHAT I DID IT’S GONE, RESIGN YOURSELF FAR AWAY. YOU DON’T BELONG HERE ANYMORE, BUT YOU ONCE DID I, COULD NEVER, UNDERSTAND, BUT I FINALLY DO NOW, AND IT’S TOO LATE / IT’S GONE, RESGIN YOURSELF, YOU DON’T BELONG HERE, BUT, YOU, ONCE DID.
10.
Next Step 03:54
NEXT STEP: IT’S A WAY OF LIFE, IT’S NEVER A CHOICE. VOCATION WILL SUCK YOU IN, NOW IT’S ALL THERE IS, NOW IT’S ALL THERE IS TAKEN FOR-GRANTED, WAITED FAR TOO LONG, NEVER PLANNED, THERE ONE SECOND THEN GONE / CAN’T PREDICT MY NEXT STEP, PROGRAMMED TOO LONG TO BE FREE, ALWAYS STAY AHEAD, AT THE COST OF EVERYTHING IT’S A BLURRED PICTURE, EVERYONE SEES CLEAR. GIVE WHAT YOU CAN, AND THEY’LL TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE, BEHIND YOUR BACK, BEHIND YOUR BACK TAKEN FOR-GRANTED, WAITED FAR TOO LONG, NEVER PLANNED, THERE ONE SECOND THEN GONE CAN’T PREDICT MY NEXT STEP, PROGRAMMED TOO LONG TO BE FREE, ALWAYS STAY AHEAD, AT THE COST OF EVERYTHING EVERYTHING , EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING!
11.
Integrity 03:39
12.
Goodbye 03:52
GOODBYE: GOODBYE TO THE OLD ME, SO LONG, TO WHAT I KNEW NEED DIFFERENT SCENERY THIS OBSTRUCTED VIEW I BEEN SAYIN’ FOR SOME TIME, EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT! NOW AND THEN I’VE BEEN THINKING, I S IT WORTH, THIS SACRIFICE OO-OO-OO GOODBYE TO EMPTY QUESTIONS, BURY POINTLESS ANSWERS. SPENDING MOST OF OUR LIVES MARCHING BACKWARDS I BEEN SAYIN’ FOR SOME TIME, EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT! NOW AND THEN I’VE BEEN THINKING, I S IT WORTH, THIS SACRIFICE OO-OO-OO / KNOW, WHEN, TO, GET OUT. KNOW WHEN TO, GET OUT! NO REMORSE, I TRIED, SO HARD, TO MAKE IT WORK. NO REMORSE, I TRIED, SO HARD, TO MAKE IT WORK / CUT YOUR LOSSES, NO REMORSE FOR I TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE IT WORK. CUT YOUR LOSSES, NO REMORSE FOR I TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE IT WORK

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released August 31, 2018

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TSC are best known for their riffs, melodies & intense live shows. “So serious” from the most recent release “Crosses To Carry, Coffins To Fill” is the band’s biggest track with over 2m streams across platforms

New single “Random Faces” out Friday8th Dec from the upcoming album “Whispers Of Woe”. 12 tracks in the 12 months of 2023. "Whispers Of Woe" out January 26th
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