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ESOTERIA

by Vicarious

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1.
If the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Would it change a thing (about their disbelief) Or sew the seeds for the same mistake? If the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Don't let the high winds take you down When pain becomes a cold sensation Neither good or bad Any feeling, even fleeting Becomes the goal When life is but a destination Along a broken path Every step feels like a million miles And walking feels like a broken record But if the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Would it change a thing (about their disbelief) Or sew the seeds for the same mistake? If the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Don't let the high winds take you down When dreams and altered states bring comfort That sober hours lack Weigh the options Tip the scale cautiously But don't let it fall Yeah don't let it fall Cause if the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Would it change a thing (about their disbelief) Or sew the seeds for the same mistake? If the yucca can stand so tall (no matter what the ache) I wish I could see them now (to tell em) Bend don't break Don't let the high winds take you Don't let the high winds take you down Stand your ground
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You wear your crown Like someone so sure of their place Surrounded by Those who'd never talk shit to your face Secure in nothing now You made a final vow That you don't need us, but look who's come crawling back The time has come and gone Your second chance withdrawn And the sun is blazing on your back The clouds won't catch you when you fall What you thought you had now seems so small And while you drown the oceans rise Just like Icarus you're still surprised Simmer down Before you boil over and make a huge mess And this story might not make you cry But the ending, you'll never guess Secure in nothing now You made a final vow That you don't need us, but look who's come crawling back The time has come and gone Your second chance withdrawn And the sun is blazing on your back The clouds won't catch you when you fall What you thought you had now seems so small And while you drown the oceans rise Just like Icarus you're still surprised I don't need your half-assed lies Your decisions will be your demise Flying solo up so high Clouds won't catch you, and I bet they won't even try Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Just like Icarus Secure in nothing now You made a final vow That you don't need us, but look who's come crawling back The time has come and gone Your second chance withdrawn And the sun is blazing on your back The clouds won't catch you when you fall What you thought you had now seems so small And while you drown the oceans rise Just like Icarus you're still surprised
3.
The Others 05:16
Human nature makes us think there's someone out to get us Even though that's not always the case Looking left and right for opposition But never looking inwards, knowing something's out of place Him and her and they know nothing anyways So disregard their validity, and call them vicious names Give me 10 good reasons why you know they must be wrong And maybe I'll consider sparing you as a target of this song You all fall victim to a system that's designed to hold us back I'm no exception, my direction being veered away from fact The fiction causes friction, this we know but don't wanna understand Demand a better way that doesn't make you hate your fellow man Just because I share your views Doesn't mean that I'm with you Or with anyone who claims That just the others are to blame Blame Are to blame If you have your facts and I have mine Then where do our opinions lie? Running in circles does no good But nobody wants their enemies to be understood Like the wind in my face On a harsh winter's day You just keep pushing back But it's fine this way Cause positions can never stay locked And time is the key Like the wind in my face On a harsh winter's day Thought you'd leave us by now But it seems you'll stay Just as long as the feeble minded Allow you to breathe You all fall victim to a system that's designed to hold us back I'm no exception, my direction being veered away from fact The fiction causes friction, this we know but don't wanna understand Demand a better way that doesn't make you hate your fellow man Just because I share your views Doesn't mean that I'm with you Or with anyone who claims That nothing's ever gonna change Just because I share your views Doesn't mean that I'm with you Or with anyone who claims That just the others are to blame Woah Woah Woah Woah
4.
52! 07:28
5.
False Alarm 05:27
Just someone's name To some poor doctor who must bring the awful news No one to blame So where does all the anger and the pain diffuse? Into your heart? Your soul? A deep dark hole? A fatal tragedy With far too much debris False alarm, but the threat is all too real And isn't seen till it's too late Broken heart makes me wish for some control In this erratic world You were a light To many people, but now heaviness remains And far too young Without a goodbye or a final word, it pains Me to wonder why And how Could God allow? It's almost not worth thought But can't be left unsought False alarm, but the threat is all too real And isn't seen till it's too late Broken heart makes me wish for some control In this erratic world That spins faster every day Our timeless ball I wish you could've stayed But we'll all fall sooner or later So make sure that they know Into the summer Let it burn Into the summer Let his memory burn Into the summer Like a sun Into the summer Let it burn Into the summer Let his memory burn Into the summer Like a sun Into the summer Let it burn Into the summer Let his memory burn Into the summer Like a sun Your wings will take you far beyond False alarm, but the threat is all too real And isn't seen till it's too late Broken heart makes me wish for some control In this erratic world That spins faster every day Our timeless ball I wish you could've stayed But we'll all fall sooner or later So make sure that they know
6.
Windowsill 06:31
Just another day Another day where all hope flies out the window And finds another soul that needs it more Wish I could stay That I could stay here with you every waking moment But what good would that do you for Trying my hardest to empathize, not sympathize your plights Is it working? If I could do more, I would for sure But these things don't always have an answer In plain sight Like watching rain on your windowsill Come crashing down against its will No matter how hard you hope It's much too slippery of a slope Like falling rain runs down your window pane Only to fall down again And hit the ground without a sound Void of desire to be found Just another week Another week it seems will never fucking end But then it does, and what will happen then? Time doesn't stop, I wish it would But I don't know if even eternity could heal these wounds Trying my hardest to empathize, not sympathize your plights Is it working? Whoa oh If I could do more, I would for sure But these things don't always have an answer in plain sight Like watching rain on your windowsill Come crashing down against its will No matter how hard you hope It's much too slippery of a slope Like falling rain runs down your window pane Only to fall down again And hit the ground without a sound Void of desire to be found You've lost your way It's well out of my hands And I know you're in foreign lands But everybody has to find their way #INSTRUMENTAL #CHORUS Like falling rain runs down your window pane Only to fall down again And hit the ground without a sound Void of desire to be found Just out of my reach Watching your decline And wondering how long it'll be till mine And if anybody's gonna carry me down Or if just like you I'll drown
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Providence 02:19
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Just Here 06:03
Independence always felt so optional Something I'd always liked to try But through circumstances not so optimal I guess we're just here Unprepared and understanding none of it Seems to be the theme this year Make no mistake we're having such good fun with it Well, at least while we still can The sky is blue but so are you To hell with all those fickle plans you made They probably didn't matter anyway You play the part and hope your heart Can take another disappointment From the longest "month" in history Just another Tuesday Melts into Wednesday And falls apart into Thursday once again But thank God it's Friday That's what they'd all say A so-called "week end" But it never really does So what's your pois- I mean, how are you handling? The least we all can do is try (Right?) But even that request can be dismantling When all you wanna do is cry The seasons change But we're the same So say goodbye to old Ms. Springtime And hello to the brand new paradigm A rise, a Fall Reveals the call Of Mr. Summer, who ain't so far away But will our inner Winter choose to stay? Just another Tuesday Melts into Wednesday And falls apart into Thursday once again But thank God it's Friday That's what they'd all say A so-called "week end" But it never really does Never really does It never ends You hope and pray that yesterday comes back But little do you know the consequence of regression When all else fails How do we set sail on a raging sea? Raging sea Raging sea Raging sea Raging sea
9.
Esoteria 05:03
The clock is ticking as the sunshine fades Another day with little to report But the mind still parades I know the day's not over till it's done Yet somehow it feels lost before it's begun Weakness plagues my mind Thoughts only I can find And when I do, they never let me go Din perpetrates my ear Sounds only I can hear But God I wish they'd simply fade away Listen close The silence grows How in the hell Would you know my pain? When you've never been Inside my brain? Trapped in my Esoteria Saying that you'll be there Comes to us with such ease As we struggle with empathetic tendencies That bring us to our knees Lies in my eyes Sights only I could analyze And take away a message of misfortune Listen close The silence knows How in the hell Would you know my pain? When you've never been Inside my brain? Trapped in my Esoteria Trapped in my Esoteria And if you could see my darkest day Would you still choose to stay? Rah Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my Esoteria Trapped inside my
10.
Exoteria 04:15
Envious of those Who push forward As if you're vying for the crown What you may not realize Is no one here is king They've been immobilized By their thoughts and anxiety Solitude is your detriment You are not the only one It's as if it's been lost in translation Was it meant to be understood? Running from a fading sun Living in an elaborate deception So what's it matter anyway? If those who love Don't know what they're fighting for Dehumanized along the way The bottom feeders know This suppression holding the World back as we consume the data Can we not recognize Misguided disposition? But the sins of the father Need not be of the son Solitude is your detriment You are not the only one It's as if it's been lost in translation Was it meant to be understood? Running from a fading sun Living in an elaborate deception Exoteria waits Let the sickness decay Peace of mind is flying by High off the ground One day you'll watch it fall Twisted perceptions Make you bite the hands that hold You are not the only one It's as if it's been lost in translation Was it meant to be understood? Running from a fading sun Living in an elaborate deception You are not the only one Break this illusion of isolation And be free
11.
Sequoia 05:12
No These seeds of contempt Have been sewn Far too fucking long So let's get this straight Like you I'm tryna understand why this is still an issue Uh Till this day your stance don't hold no truth But then again what's new I just wanna make it through my life without Your two cents But that can be a little difficult When the lawmakers are in a cult, it Keeps things tense Just how you seem like it But I think it's time to loosen up a bit You act a saint but know you ain't You permeate the soil you stain Hiding under the guise of your savior's name Praying each and every day But not even the hottest of waters could boil your sins away Steadfast liars Perpetrating centuries of hate Caught in the fires now I'm sure your victims can relate My my, the vitriol never ends You love your neighbor but not if their sexuality bends Riddled with paranoia They say you've got a stick in your ass It just might be a whole sequoia But I bet you like The way your disdain fills you up better Than any kind of pleasure Cause you'll never know The things that you refuse to try till the day you die You follow him but won't give in You permeate the soil you stain Hiding under the guise of your savior's name Praying each and every day But not even the hottest of waters could boil your sins away Your delusions are infectious Like how shadow spreads to light You hold your ways so preciously Oblivious to the animus they incite Steadfast liars Perpetrating centuries of hate Caught in the fires now I'm sure your victims can relate
12.
Hello, could I ask you for your light or even more? "For sure", you said I know never too expect too much But with just a touch You've left everything I could ask for in the dust When the silence becomes overwhelming And I start to drift away I feel your arms so gently wrap me As you pull me in to say "I'm no stranger to the pain So let me be the one to keep you sane" If I were ocean floor And you the seven seas Then I'd feel the weight of water Pressing all around me If I could help you grow The way that soil grows the trees Then I'd want for nothing more than To sustain you patiently Now I've had my heart broken a couple times But I've never felt it lift so high So if one day you have to let me fall Every single moment would have been worth it all When I struggle to find happiness You never fail to make me smile And hold me close to share your warmth As we forget the world for a little while And you say "I'm no stranger to the pain So let me be the one to keep you sane" If I were ocean floor And you the seven seas Then I'd feel the weight of water Pressing all around me If I could help you grow The way that soil grows the trees Then I'd want for nothing more than To sustain you patiently And I'll wait for you If that's what it takes to have you in my arms again A thousand days would be worth it to see your Smiling face Radiate and cast my darkness away Till another day Words can't say it Eyes can't see it Hands can't touch it But I can feel it Words can't say it Eyes can't see it Hands can't touch it But I can feel it And even when you're thousands of miles away And I'm yearning for the days that didn't feel so gray I think of all the times when you said you'd stay Regardless of how long it has to be this way And I know you meant it Cause when I look into your eyes and say it back I mean it too For this love, we must endure Cause I've never needed anyone this bad before This feeling's so damn heavy that it makes me cry Don't know if I can carry it but I'll damn sure try

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released January 19, 2024

Artwork - Eli Helms

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Vicarious Charlotte, North Carolina

Vicarious is a power trio composed of Brad Williamson (bass/lead vocals), Colin Moser (guitar/vocals), and Zach Winton (drums).
With "ESOTERIA", the three musicians set out to show the monumental growth that has occurred between this album and their previous releases. Vicarious believes that "Esoteria" is an anthemic prog metal record that will make for a memorable debut.
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