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“I live in the shelter of your smoke”

We let our emotions burn through us like a fire through a house...

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I breathe you in and let your smoke fill every crevice of my lungs
Poisoning me, yet i can't help but take another breath
A formless beauty standing just beyond my arms reach
Burning so bright i can't tell if what i see is real

I live in the shelter of your smoke
Of your smoke
But your safety is killing me
The flames grow higher
The flames grow higher while my embers fade
My embers fade to ash
I've lived by the fire

We live in houses held up by fragile walls
Stained yellow from your smoke, burnt hollow by your flames
A blackened cloud passing through my fingertips
My eyes swelter as i stumble through your mist
Stumble through your mist

I live in the shelter of your smoke
Of your smoke
But your safety is killing me
The flames grow higher
The flames grow higher while my embers fade
My embers fade to ash
I've lived by the fire

Calloused lungs
Blistered hands

From the shell of a man
To the flaws brought forth
The closer to home
The harder it falls
All those who once stood by my side
Have now all been led astray

...and this is why
we are alone
...and this is why
we are alone
...and this is why
we are alone
...and this is why
we are alone

I just don't know how to live
While this weight bears down on my back
Alone and breathless
Smoke stained walls
Burnt hollow by the flames

Although I've tried
And fought tooth and nail
Exhaling through calloused lungs
It's all been in vain
I can't hold back
The fires, the smoke
Beneath this October sun.

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from .​.​.​And This Is Why We Are Alone, released June 28, 2019
Hayden Koopman
Nick Roberts
Brenton Hole

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Altona Perth, Australia

Altona is a melodic hardcore band from Perth, WA.
Inspired by the likes of Counterparts, Defeater, Norma Jean and Balance and Composure, Altona craft fast, riffy and lyrically powerful and relatable songs.

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