Breaking In An Angel, by Red Animal War

Breaking In An Angel

by Red Animal War

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1.	Weak Bones May Break 03:42	lyrics	buy track
like father like son. there's a poison in their blood it must run. and what have they done but destroy the one illusion. not everything's fine. can you see it crumbling from the inside. eight seconds of time and what did they find. are we really that blind. camelot gives crowns you know. the charisma brought him downtown. they rang out like church bells at three. was it for us not to question. judas must have kissed his head. to mark the spotlight's covered with their filter. do you think they would believe you. do you think they don't. are you sure they won't. and what have we become. as a child you notice nothing but the air outside is cold. where have the good days gone. please don't ask that question of no confession. but fair share of introspection. a fair share of introspection
2.	Anthem 04:53	lyrics	buy track
draw the flag line. our dove's in the sky. this war is over. build your bridges up tall. replant your seeds and pray for rain. tell me is it lonely in the bottle. the foundation slid down sand dunes 'til it shattered. nothing matters but this song right now. a breaking heart. it still makes a sound. even when there's no one near to hear it. give me my pipe dreams. puncture my feet with pins and needles. the sky meets the horizon somewhere. if there's confusion with just what you want. hold yourself up to the light. and see what you're made of. don't let them get the best of you. do you hear. do you hear the whispers. programmed to fail and destined to crack. like the ball against the bat. these words that used to hold no water. collect and fill this bucket of blood. and you dream when that's all you have left. and words will never describe the way that we feel. and this time the music might fail to speak for me. when you dream does it seem all too real now
3.	Safe In The Air 04:07	lyrics	buy track
i can't believe it's on your shoulders. with unbound hands this end is thin. don't slow down boy. make numb your heart before it swallows you whole. this is rain. and what you want isn't what you got. but this time i swear you will be free. from everything and everyone. of those poison voices that ring inside your mind. chasing to never find that razors will rust. this is not us. weight the world down without a word. i can't open you're only safe here in the air. back and forth. meet again. here is the chance you've waited for. hearing the echo from that farthest door. but i can't swim this dark lake alone. and where is the proof that this has been more black. than this has been golden. and you're almost there. this has been golden one too many times before. tell me what i want to hear. everyone is built in fear of everything they know and trust. this is not us. anymore than it is you
4.	Starter 02:49	lyrics	buy track
give me something beautiful. i'll believe your lies. just tell me one thing. is it worth the pain. hey it's a miracle. i made it out alive. this house is empty much like my own advice. everyone's got everyone now. no one's without a theme. burning bridges taste like ashes. sing along and bury me. there's something beneath your skin. tempting all your senses from within. and tell me where have you been. all this time. all this time buried under. dear mother send me something good. in the slight case that i might be so misunderstood. and still you throw your pennies down. i can't. won't sound. i'd like to watch this image burn. give me something beautiful. i'll believe your lies. just tell me one thing. is it worth the pain. hey it's a miracle. i made it out alive. this house is empty much like my own advice. so tell me i'm to die for. all this time. all this time buried under
5.	Dark Country 03:49	lyrics	buy track
i can see from here to venice. and everywhere i look it's in us. close the door this might be the last time. put yourself in my shoes. it's not hard friend you've been there before. sympathize with my blues. she showed up at the in-store. yeah the pain she gave to me. is the time she set me free. she's still turning coats like it's not december. i'm quick to bleed and i hope she remembers me. i can see from here to venice. and everywhere i look it's in us. i can see from here to venice. and every time she talks i hear it. some goodbyes were meant to last a lifetime
6.	Blue Shift 04:12	lyrics	buy track
peer through the cracked stained glass. closely observe. open up your mouth. follow it down. you'll never learn. go witch-hunt your friends. go shed skin. blue shift the blame. all i want we just can't get. and i believe there's nothing missing. say goodbye to your insides. your silence speaks loud. is this not how you wanted things. is this the sound inside your doubt. dragged down by all that you said you would be now. dragged down in time. dragged down tonight. peer straight through the cracked stained glass. closely observe. open up your mouth. follow it down. you'll never learn. go witch-hunt your friends. go shed skin. blue shift the blame. all i want we just can't get. and i believe there's nothing missing. goodbye inside. you're hollowed out and broken. two by four. five in the morning. let's hear what you have to say. you're pushing for a reaction. but you hold no weight. and jealous hands feed jealous ways
7.	From Cold To Colder 03:07	lyrics	buy track
thanks for waiting patiently. i'm sure you'll see daisies in your dreams. it's hard not to feel betrayed. but don't give in and say. so long to those golden years. this is a free test to see. to see your true colors. as they're turning out to be gray you say. this is behind you. but we know better from the tone you've kept. i sense the change in your emotions. from cold to colder. don't behave this way. don't be too proud to pray for me. i can't explain. but it's not worth it in the end. when they're gone. and this song no longer echoes through the hallways. of this age old clinic. thanks for waiting patiently. i'm sure you'll see daisies in your dreams. it's hard not to feel betrayed. but don't give in and say. so long to those golden years. this is a free test to see. to see your true colors
8.	Heath 05:04	lyrics	buy track
it's the money. not the principle. it's the taste of wine from a plastic fishbowl. it's so funny versus what you know. it's the scent of them that always brings you home. dead of winter sets inside your soul. silent slumbering. but since when was peace our goal. and you know you could be anything here. but so scared. afraid of how it might go. second guess this looking glass show. i'm feeling low. sink your teeth in the snow. break these heels and let it go. loosen your grip and let the blood flow. burning time on the anthills. with your jackets on fire. nevermind this small razor slip up. cut a grin and carve out a smile. at the center of downtown. i'm screaming my fair lungs out. can i get an amen. my friends i'm slipping now. sink your teeth in the snow. break these heels and let it go. loosen your grip and let the blood flow
9.	Hope 03:34	lyrics	buy track
their skies turn black. their floors fall out. it rains for what seems like forever and ever. and thicker than water even thicker than blood. they press on. when the road has ended at the end of the world. just remember. what doesn't kill you makes you that much stronger. be still my friend in time. you only have to know. things will get better. we're by your side. have faith. remember the good times. don't try so hard to make sense. out of anything at all now. when there's no explanation. when you're feeling somewhat conquered. there is hope
10.	The Disappearing Act 04:46	lyrics	buy track
there must be red paint on the walls. because i've cussed you out again. the fire behind your eyes burns in your fingers. and i felt the warmth on my face. there had to be poison in the water. when i told you to go to hell. this city has had its way with you for the last time baby. and i heard from a friend through a friend. that you're losing your mind again. but you're not here and i'm screaming at a blank wall. do i deserve these ghost legs. just like a soldier. they're my spoils of war. and i'll write as many songs as i want to. about what i've done. where i've been. who i've loved. and what i've been through. all that i've been through. there's something peculiar about the weather. it's fall all year 'round here. because you're making and breaking and staking and faking your claims. so much for the disappearing act. do i deserve these ghost legs. just like a soldier. they're my spoils of war. you know it. we blew it. you're giving up. i'm giving out. erasing. replacing. my ghost legs are feeling numb
11.	Get-Away Driver 04:22	lyrics	buy track
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Red Animal War tears through Breaking In An Angel with such ferocity and intensity that there's no time for teary-eyed introspection. Displaying a forceful grasp of stop-start dynamics, they redefine technical song structure as we know it. Frenetic transitions from not so straight-ahead rock to tangled melodies to jolting rhythms are commonplace, perhaps rendering this quartet a tad schizophrenic. A unique cross-pollination of styles, this debut is an ideal showcase for the band's pristine sense of timing, complexity and reckless abandon. Red Animal War growls melodies about disillusionment and treachery and you can't help but scream the lyrics along with them. They alone make this record burn with pure, primal, genuine emotion. "When there's no explanation / when you're feeling somewhat conquered / there is hope" sings Justin Wilson. And hope is exactly what Breaking In An Angel delivers...with cascades of guitar, sterling musicianship, mathy texture and anthems of inspiration that evolve with every listen. Unreleased track "Backbreaker" on Emo Diaries Four. (DER-395)

"Excellent post-emo in a DC vein from Red Animal War. On Breaking In An Angel, the band puts their own spin on things, using interesting studio tricks, dubbing in sounds from other sources and so on. The production is super clean, the band is tight and the music is good. What more can you ask for?" - Jersey Beat

"On Breaking In An Angel, new Deep Elm upstarts Red Animal War really have something going on here. The album is pierced with angular, jazzy and clever strokes that really push the songs forward. Hard to pin down or neatly pigeonhole, as each song possesses an array of styles and ideas with a good use of samples, mixing techniques and rhythm changes to screw with a metronome. The vocal harmonies on Breaking In An Angel are awesome. They compliment each other perfectly and are often the key to pulling the song into a rocky and hooky chorus from out of the rolling and clean verses. Red Animal War are a pretty special indie rock band who have created a bunch of great, innovative and intriguingly catchy songs. Clever stuff." - Fracture

"The musicianship present on Breaking In An Angel by Red Animal War is undeniable. They play disjointed DC style indie rock, and it's incredible. The last song on the album, the meditative Get-Away Driver, completely blows me away with its knowingly restrained, controlled and focused intensity. If half of the emo and indie bands out there were half as good as Red Animal War, the world would be a much better place." - Superhero

"There's something very different about Red Animal War, and they've managed to do something on Breaking In An Angel that I haven't seen many bands pull off - their music is both fast and slow at the same time. They know how to write dramatic, powerful music and it shows on every song. The guitars swell and stop and break at every key point. It's an amazing thing. The lyrics are well done too...not too cryptic but not to straightforward either. Bottom line, a very well-done, well-written all around emotional rock album." - Obese

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released April 17, 2001

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With nearly 280 releases in its catalog, fiercely independent Deep Elm Records continues to build a better label - one that operates for glory, not gold. Deep Elm is about bands and fans coming together as one and experiencing music's awesome ability to inspire, comfort and console. We're not just making music together, we're making history. Dream / Create / Record / Release - Now for 27 Years. ... more