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Before Life Was Death

by Crying Vessel

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    The dark and mesmerizing new studio album from heavily acclaimed duo of producer/vocalist Slade Templeton and percussionist Basil Oberli, collectively known as Crying Vessel!

    Buzz has been building around this release thanks to a series of captivating videos for the singles "Nevermind," "Left For Dead," and "Blossom!"

    This will be the first CV album to be released simultaneously on both CD and vinyl formats!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Before Life Was Death via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The dark and mesmerizing new studio album from heavily acclaimed duo of producer/vocalist Slade Templeton and percussionist Basil Oberli, collectively known as Crying Vessel!

    Buzz has been building around this release thanks to a series of captivating videos for the singles "Nevermind," "Left For Dead," and "Blossom!"

    This will be the first CV album to be released simultaneously on both CD and vinyl formats!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Before Life Was Death via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Im shaking to the bone Don’t know what you want me to do Im talking to myself Surrounded by these eyes made of glue Lock me up inside Don’t know what you want me to do Cant even find my feet Sticking to this floor made of glue Its an obscure mind An abstracted thought I hear the machine grind But now I’m covered in locks The smell of blood Seeping through the cracks Diluted perception Vision turns black Choking on the tide Don’t know what you want me to do Stranded in the mud Feeling my skin Split in tw
2.
Another day Another breath The all knowing wall Bring signs of our death But I resist the urge To let it get in my way Needing touch A fragrant moon We know the number Marked on our room Whatever is left of us Will slowly waste away Devouring lips Beginning to twist This feeling could last forever Devouring eyes They satisfy This moment could last forever Wrapped tight In our restraints Our skin melts Our minds become plagued But I resist to purge The taste left on my tongue You smell so sweet Blackening teeth Poetic lust Like some kind of freak Whats left for us to do? Our bodies become one Devouring lips Beginning to twist This feeling could last forever Devouring eyes They satisfy This moment could last forever
3.
This is a song for the weak This is a song for the strength Is it a morbid scene With nothing in between? Life then death Not sure whats left Broken apart by wicked words You cant trust your heart When its all but a dream Its so strange Knowing we can never talk But I cant live without you Its so strange Knowing we can never love and I cant live without you Its so strange being strange This is a song for the night This is a song for the day Like some kind of witch’s curse When our bodies fall away Life then death Not sure what’s left Broken apart by wicked words You cant trust your heart When its nothing but a dream Its so strange Knowing we can never talk But I cant live without you Its so strange Knowing we can never love and I cant live without you Its so strange being strange
4.
Blossom 03:02
Bite your nails Bite your tongue Be yourself Just for fun Its what you do When they come for you You always wanted to come out To be yourself But society tells us To go to hell x 3 Don’t rush out Don’t hold back Fuel your dream Panic attack Its what you say At the end of the day You always wanted to come out To be yourself But society tells us To go to hell x 2 Step outside Please don’t hide You won’t miss Heavy eyes Its what you are Even though its hard You always wanted to come out To be yourself But society tells us To go to hell x 2 Tell them To go to hell
5.
Nevermind 03:46
Act like it hurts Even though I want to Act like I’m fine So fine, I am fine Never mind Fake like it hurts Even thought I hurt you Act like you’re mine So mine, end our time Never mind I can feel the world Falling down I can see the words Can’t be found I can hear your cries Through the door This fragile wall Forever more Act like a jerk Oh no I don’t want to Act like I’m right So right, am I right? Never mind Rose petals fall From a broken church pew Run from it all So wrong, where’s my mind? Never mind I can feel the world Falling down I can see the words Can’t be found I can hear your cries Through the door This fragile wall Forever more x 2 Act like a flirt Even though I hate you Act like its time Our time, say too much Never mind Back at the start At that time I met you Act like I’m in his skin Where I hide Never mind
6.
A fly lands up on the wall Im laying in sweat Im falling apart And its starting to kill These rushing thoughts Wont go away Im giving up The photos decay And its starting to kill Cant stop these dreams Cant help your needs Because you’re haunting me Have you lost sight Of what’s important in life? Would you mind if I try To give you the strength to survive? My heart skips A rotten beat Im asking you You’re begging me And its starting to kill Nightmares strip Me from myself Haunted house on a haunted hill Babe you’re starting to kill Cant stop these dreams Cant help your needs Because you’re haunting me Have you lost sight Of what’s important in life? Would you mind if I try To give you the strength to survive?
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Crumbling Down Its crushing me The statutes of virtue To the tenth degree Im frozen here Stuck to my feet Cant move around I can barely speak Touching down In an endless sea Don’t act so proud That you’re ruining me Im frozen here Im stuck to the floor I can barely stand Cant take anymore I cant seem to find your face Reach for love but just find grace This feeling hurts Those burning words I cant dance when I’ve lost my way Reach for love but just find hate This feeling hurts Those burning words Ignore the sound this deadly tone Fractures of voodoo And broken bones Im frozen here With ice cold feet Searching for heaven From a lover’s peak I cant seem to find your face Reach for love but just find grace This feeling hurts Those burning words I cant dance when I’ve lost my way Reach for love but just find hate This feeling hurts Those burning words I cant seem to find your face I reach for love but just find grace I cant dance when I’ve lost my way Look for love but just find hate This feeling hurts Hung on your words
8.
I saw him Laying there With no air in his lungs Face down All drowned The people started to run Can you imagine What it would be like To lose everything that you love? Can you imagine What it would feel like To see your body from above? Free fall Through the air The water turns to sand Eyes up Second thoughts But no one to take his hand Can you imagine What it would be like To lose everything that you love? Can you imagine What it would feel like To see your body from above?
9.
Roadblocks 03:08
I cant remember what happened to me Its like a roadblock that’s helping me But I beg to understand why I cant recall I cant remember what happened to me Found a broken clock side of the street I see the people running out Demons running in Why cant I recall? Im below it all Why cant I recall? Im below it all I cant remember what happened to me Hearts in my throat I can barely breath When I look from below why cant I recall? Its like a castle made of grief House of glass that I live underneath The time is running out while I’m running in Why cant I recall? I cant find the road ahead of me I cant taste a sun kissed odyssey (Why cant I recall?) I cant find the road ahead of me (I cant find the road ahead of me) I cant taste a sun kissed odyssey (I cant taste a sun kissed odyssey) I cant find the road ahead of me (I cant find the road ahead of me) I cant taste a sun kissed odyssey But I can taste I can taste A sun kissed odyssey
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There is nothing more precious than life itself When you question anything just know I can help You can do whatever you want Be whoever you want to be Just never stop Never stop believing In you or me I may not be here forever I may have already gone But know that I love you I love you with all of my heart When darkness falls Im with you (Im with you) If suffering calls Im with you (Im with you) When everything feels too much Im with you When you place blame on somebody else Im with you You’ll listen to this one day with a tear in your eye But you’ll know that I love you looking down from the delicate sky You can do whatever you want Be whoever you want to be Just never stop Never stop believing In you or me (In you or me) I may not be here forever I may have already gone But know that I love you I love you with all of my heart With all of my heart When darkness falls Im with you (Im with you) If suffering calls Im with you (Im with you) When everything feels too much Im with you When you place blame on somebody else Im with you You can be whatever you want Whoever you want to be Just give it your all Give it your best To remember me Life can be so hard Sometimes we are Blinded by pai
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You act like I wont be ashamed Every day with you feels the same Then Death called and wants your name Then Death called and wants your name The same place the same blame It took me dying before you came Then Death called and wants your name We cant run apart We cant do any harm For a second of love I gave your name You act like I wont be ashamed (You act like I’m ashamed) But every day with you feels the same (Every day feels the same) Then Death called and wants your name (And wants your name) Then Death called and wants your name It took me dying before you came It took me dying before you came The same place the same blame (The same blame) Then death called and wants your name (He wants your name) For a second of love I gave him your name It took us dying to be the same

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released July 22, 2022

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Crying Vessel

Crying Vessel started out as a solo project from Slade Templeton in 2010 and since has become a band with drummer Basil Oberli. Crying Vessel is widely celebrated in the Post Punk, Gothic and Wave music crowds as a leading act with the scenes revival.

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