I ran into a land that seems familiar
Yet I'm wondering is this still earth?
Everything I liked to do here
Now the thought of it just fills me with fear
Blood moon sending out a warning
If I rest I won't make it to the morning
I forgot that this realm is worth a fortune
Its about time, I gotta start fighting for it
You told me that over the years
Slowly your dreams will disappear
If I don't keep guard, they might just slip away, slip away
So I draw the line, what's mine I'm claiming
They may get ahold of it but they can't take it
Prepare for the invasion, this is an invasion
I can't keep pretending there's nothing I'm facing
I'm getting used to suffocating
Prepare for the invasion, this is an invasion
Everyday I don't fight, its getting harder to start
And the borders we made aren't getting farther apart
I gotta do my part and take guard
If you can help me hold onto who we are in my heart
When I'm alone, who's my best friend?
If not you, its apprehension
I love too much to forget this
Go and show me what the threat is
The shadows of the defeated
I see them in the trees, they're scheming
In the fort where I used to retreat, if
I could, I'd leave it, but
You told me that over the years
Everything you love will disappear
If I don't fight back, I'll watch it slip away!
Everyday I don't fight, its getting harder to start
And the borders we made aren't getting farther apart
I gotta do my part and take guard
If you can help me hold onto who we are in my heart
So all my fears will stop dead in they tracks
Befriending them all so nothing left can attack
At least not against me, thought this was the end of me
But tell the world you haven't even seen the best of me, man
I'm back up in this, passion driven, tactics different
Bring back the rapping, ain't quitting, stacked with vengeance
Matter of fact I'm a menace against the habits that damage, acting sufficient
I ain't acting, I'm living, no longer lacking the vision
Ain't going numb to that chill traveling down my spine
Something sparked in my veins, see it in my eyes
Never gone forever, just needed time to be revived
Now I'm standing on top, taking back whats mine
Yeah, this is mine, I'm taking over
I might not make it if I wait til I'm older
If you go down it won't be tonight
Cause I won't let us go down without a fight
So I draw the line, what's mine I'm claiming
They may get ahold of it but they can't take it
Prepare for the invasion, this is an invasion
I can't keep pretending there's nothing I'm facing
I'm getting used to suffocating
Prepare for the invasion, this is an invasion
Prepare for the invasion
credits
from In Search of Home,
released March 25, 2021
Lyrics written by Braeden Daggett.
Music composed by Liam Sturgess.
Vocals by Braeden Daggett.
Electric guitar, bass, sampling, programming, synths, and backing vocals by Liam Sturgess.
Drums and vocals by Dylan Trevor.
Engineered by Liam Sturgess and Isaac Corber.
Edited and mixed by Liam Sturgess.
Production and mixing mentorship by Garth Futcher.
Recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios and the Nimbus School of Recording and Media in Vancouver, BC.
Mixed at Sturgess Prime Productions in West Vancouver, BC, and Blank Space Audio in New Westminster, BC.
Mastered by Andre Gonsalves at ADG Mastering in Toronto, ON.
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