Life Crisis, by We Live In Trenches

Life Crisis

by We Live In Trenches

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Christer Andersson Just magical! 5/5 in my blog. "Unleash the rage!" Favorite track: Trauma.

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1.	Stress 03:36	lyrics
The perfect ones Who never break down crying They work hard and reap…the benefits I am done Cut me off Violate I am fucked Stressed I leave the path Embrace downfall The well adjusted ones always satisfied I am the slayer I am done Cut me off Violate I am fucked Stressed I leave the path Embrace downfall The ones posing as them - more fucked up than you
2.	The Spectacle Is Everywhere 04:02	lyrics
It’s like a virus, possessing minds Mass produced narcissists, competition is on Parties for backstabbers, everywhere you head Nothing is for real, a pseudo world apart The bourgeoisie, you’re in my face The bourgeoisie, get out of my head Heart of unrealism, of the real society Daily propaganda, entertainment consumes The way I see it, it’s all upside down The true is a moment of the false. Alienation, passive drain of thoughts The bourgeoisie, you’re in my face The bourgeoisie, get out of my head The bourgeoisie Divided by choice, swallow the seeds, a Trojan horse The chosen vessel, conglomeration, the fourth estate An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind Rage, rage, rage against the dying of the light The Spectacle is everywhere!
3.	Drunk On Nails 03:02	lyrics
Reconsider torture, prevent soil turning red Obvious lies sound truthful, and murder respectable So eager to conquer, eager to expand Acting through proxy, outsourcing dirty deeds 12 000 dead Rape, theft, leaving us breathless Leech, feeds, parasite 160 000 forcibly displaced Arrogance personified, hangman of block 5A Raised to feed on the weak, cover up mistakes I can’t believe you’re still free, I can’t believe 12 000 dead Rape, theft, leaving us breathless Leech, feeds, parasite You bastard Now look what you have done... 12 000 dead Rape, theft, leaving us breathless Leech, feeds, parasite Break the silence!
4.	Trauma 04:15	lyrics
Smoke and mirrors, the usual make believe trap Fooled and in denial, alienation at its best Dizzy, confused, don’t be foolish and fall asleep For better or worse, we’re shackled in our past Socioeconomic hostage Assigned to fail We’re trapped in debt forever Living hijacked lives Socioeconomic hostage There is no way out We’re trapped in debt forever Unleash the rage! Unleash the rage! Caressed and dismantled, between desire and the twitch Mayhem and chaos, unavoidable collapse Hollow men, get prepared for it will be set Will be written in blood, this is the way the world ends Socioeconomic hostage Assigned to fail We’re trapped in debt forever Living hijacked lives Socioeconomic hostage There is no way out We’re trapped in debt forever Unleash the rage! Unleash the rage! Human wasteland Human, this is your wasteland It’s no life
5.	Deceiver 05:18	lyrics
I am not your chosen one I am not your son I am not your chosen one I am not your son No! Smash the idea of leadership Flush the icons down the drain Prodigal sons and super class Masters who lead the blind Clones, in a plastic sense Goon following goon Bones, got some bones to pick We’ll arrive in the dark Slaves It’s so sick, sick, sick! Sidewalks as catwalks Machines Bow! It’s so sick, sick, sick! Sidewalks as catwalks Machines We? There is no such thing!
6.	Double Negative 03:58	lyrics
Consent grants my position Kim Il Sung would have blushed Put up with my oddity I act by the grace of God Sing and dance, yeah! Feed me, give me head Sovereign immunity Do what I damn well please Affirmative actions for blue bloods My inheritance beats your grades Sing and dance, yeah! Feed me, give me head It’s a mockery! It disgusts me to see people crawling Crawling for my attention Equals in the eyes of the law The gap is de facto outrageous Sing and dance, yeah! Feed me, give me head It’s a mockery! Thank you for my position, thank you all Swing! Let them swing! A mockery, the monarchy!
7.	Hour Of The Wolf 05:06	lyrics
Recollections, the cold hand of death Stainless eye, brings it all back again Darkly I gaze into the days ahead Hear that sound, the hammering of fear This is their vision This is their lie Segregation of ourselves It drained our souls, like a knife in the chest Mounted cops, swinging their black jacks Laid out hope as a decoy, directions pointing west The spirit’s gone, drenched in a barren sea This is their vision This is their lie Segregation of ourselves Divided and conquered, appendage of flesh On the vast machine, our society A forgone tomorrow, crawling upon us Heart shaped lies, calmly caresses Resistance is futile, trapped in the claws The truth runs parallel, with a world of lies I cannot lie down, I cannot just give in, I’ll keep on dreaming, I’ll die trying I aim for the throat, my only hope Recollections, the cold hand of death Stainless eye, brings it all back again Laid out hope as a decoy, directions pointing west The spirit’s gone, drenched in a barren sea Divided and conquered, appendage of flesh On the vast machine, I aim for the throat
8.	Life Is Elsewhere 04:32	lyrics
Day after day, heading deeper down Deregulation, no safety net to catch us when we fall Unable to sleep, it’s hard to breathe Anonymous ghost, anonymous sheep, a cog in the machine Reclaim your life and live without dead time
9.	End Times 06:08	lyrics
Red, that’s all I see Cheap labour, slavery Alang, Chittagong Just face it, you can’t condone Drowning refugees, transactions floating free Burn! You are the war Red, that’s all I see Exploitations, obscurity Corruption before our eyes You get away with murder You get away with murder You get away with murder Burn! You are the war Rape, theft, genocides Calmly pumping through our veins Rape, theft, genocides No one sleeps No one sleeps tonight Red, that’s all I see A god damn tragedy In the wake of Apartheid, still a second citizen I cried my heart out, by the sheds of Tutaleni Burn! You are the war

about

'Life Crisis' - An aural holocaust of unknown pleasures that creates a tangible void of souls.

If ‘Modern Hex’ (2009) was We Live In Trenches’ exercise in a forceful excavation of ruthlessness then ‘Life Crisis’ is their manifestation of being trapped in a box, knowing all exits are closed, barred and tightly shut. Darkness is all encompassing and embracing everyone. There is nothing remotely beautiful about Life Crisis. That, my friend, was never the aim. Life Crisis a pummeling machine grinding its gears until they collapse from exhaustion. It’s a structured mess – precise and breathtaking, calculated and physically hurting.

The throat-slit vocals broadcast grieving despair and wages war against selected recipients with a backbone built on crumbs of hope. But don’t mistake the words for pessimism. It’s simply realism in the crosshair of a man with issues. The musical backdrop is a narrowing corridor, stained with blood and piss; guitars echoes the piercing sounds of Dead & Gone’s Rocky Crane while intertwining the assault of an Arab on Radar-esque nihilism. The rhythm section constructs a sound that could make up walls in a panic room. It obliterates the vacuum in our sleepy brains. The sum of We Live In Trenches’ parts is vastly greater than the singularity of their individuality.

With ‘Life Crisis’ We Live In Trenches has created a soundtrack for people in dire need of an eye-opener. You’re welcome.

credits

released February 14, 2014

Produced by Pontus Andersson and We Live In Trenches. Recorded and mixed by Pontus Andersson at IF Studios, Gothenburg, in July 2012. Additional sounds captured by Robert Samsonowitz in the trench. Mastered by Dragan Tanaskovic at Studio Bohus Mastering.

All songs written and performed by David Augustsson, Johan Meiton, Robert Samsonowitz and Ulf Stöckel except ‘Stress’ written by David Augustsson, Anna Lingmark-Knutsson, Johan Meiton, Robert Samsonowitz and Ulf Stöckel.

Additional guitars on ‘Double Negative’ played by Pontus Andersson.
Art direction, design & photography by Robert Samsonowitz / RBRT CREATIVE.

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We Live In Trenches Sweden

WE LIVE IN TRENCHES carry the same gonzo-DNA like PISSED JEANS or Flipper. They call it ”idiot rock”.

On their debut, ”Modern Hex”, as well as with their sophomore album ”Life Crisis”, they had their hands deep into the cookie jar looking for noisy crumbles. Now, years later, with the 4-track flogged horse ’DEAD CLASS’ they’re still stuck.

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