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Community Development

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Prologue (Something to Live for) 01:04
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Burning Bridge 03:58
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I’m scared for the blind man He doesn’t know who’s around Covered in flames He don’t know what’s taking him down They are in his way What’s he gonna say? Will he refuse? What’s he got to lose? We’re beaten down By an everlasting light This poor man Can’t seem to get it right They are on his way What’s he gonna say? Will he refuse? What’s he got to lose?
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Nothing at All 04:07
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Fumble a handshake Holding a stare Give your friends a bad day Now no one cares Why do you hold a grudge? It's nothing at all nothing At all So let go I will always blurt the words out quick Like they all ought to know Then I spill my thoughts too much Although my friends say I don’t And still you hold that grudge It's nothing at all Nothing At all Nothing at all So let go I bring out the worst in you Still you repeat yourself To the end of time (While you suffer, crumble, suffer, break) My stability lies on a whisp How did it ever get to this Catastrophes from nothingness To the end of time (While you suffer, crumble, suffer, break) (All for nothing, nothing for all)
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Grief 02:55
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It wasn’t long after you left I was grieving your death Thinking you were long long gone Times like these I really need a sign Then I just sit back and say never mind Months go by never leave a trace Wondering if I would ever see your face Time was all I’d ever see Wondering how long it’ll be Can I escape this life? Always distracted, always a mess Having these feelings I can’t express Where did you go, where did you go? Nobody knows Times like these I really need a sign Then I just sit back and say never mind Months go by never leave a trace Wondering if I would ever see your face See your face
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Speech Act 03:34
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When I slowly come down I will not look around I will not feel the air I will not feel the ground With your touch I will hear As the fog will be near Charred are the words Resigned to old fear The seeds are all plucked As the ground opens up I am not what you want I’m never enough But I will keep trying My lungs will keep pushing through I don’t know what you could give But something you say may make my doubts fade I’m someone to use Or someone to lose Dearest friend, what will we do? All that is pretty is left untrue I will keep trying My lungs will keep pushing through I don’t know what you could give But something you say may make my doubts fade O cruel Patience Seeping out the skin The hours All spoken If I can just give in But I will keep trying My lungs will keep pushing through I don’t know what you could give But something you say may make my doubts fade I will keep trying Yes, I will keep trying
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Buried in the Snow 06:00
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We’re back again How terribly tragic How unpredictable But if we payed attention we would know How? How so? Haven’t we been told? How many times ago? Well, if we payed attention we would know How? How low will we sink in this circle? A million leagues below But if you payed attention you would know You can grit your teeth and struggle through the pain But if you die again it's all in vain So tell that joke again know what I’m sayin? Burning buildings Smashed windows And hurt feelings Somehow outweigh the pain and suffering I guess it's all the same Mirror reflections Or minor infractions? Now forming different factions Separate but somehow equal in action The cats out of the bag, can't get ‘em back in So make sure it aint the mirror you’re attacking Glass ain't made of flesh and it's sharp That's seven years of bad luck to the heart It's happening again Will you play a part? Sweden on the sidelines I guess that's a start If you consider negligence an art Long knives and broken glass Don't think too fast Else you’ll end up on your ass How long did you expect this to last? Unsustainable They’ll take you and me off the table We’re ready willing and able to accept the new fable They’ll switch the names And everything else can stay the same Look, I need cold hard cash How long did you expect this to last? 20 years of bad luck have passed I’m sick and fuckin’ tired of walking on broken glass I thought we left this buried in the snow Somewhere near old Moscow 70, 80 years ago But if I payed attention I would know Still so sorry for how I felt The consequences of my actions delt One hundred more years and the snow will melt A couple more degrees and the snow will melt In the desert overseas the snow will melt With this hot new disease the snow will melt A simple change of the season and the snow will melt
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The Safety Plan 03:12
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Day one’s actually living life I let my fear slip out of sight I had my dress on tight My face was vague and my eyes were wide open My ambitions are mispronounced Here I am if you don’t pounce I’ll stand my ground Before I tell myself it’s time to leave When I walked I wasn’t small I crossed the street, ready for the claws People lost in midday thoughts A few stared back, it made my lungs Feel earthquakes No one knows your safety plan We’re all biting an empty hand Too much is significant It all cancels itself out in the end What’s defined is in the heart There’s a pull that makes two marks We are scattered through flame and ash We are lucky to find someone we care for When I closed the door behind me I looked out and watched the snow melt The woodstove then began to stir If there's ambivalence in me, I hope it heard
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Cold Goodbye 03:06
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Calling all my old friends Who all left me here Alone for sometime For such a long time The point of no return What a regret We don’t don’t talk the same As if you wanted more Is there a way out A cold goodbye? Can I run away To never return again?
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Alone Again 05:00
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Beaten down Throwing up Call me Help me Alone again You’re so far away You’re not close enough It’s so hard to see When it’s over me It comes and goes A broken heart I’ll write it down To never read again It’s all so simple It’s all so simple
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No Good Words 03:22
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When I make myself vulnerable I’ll know what you’ll do Chastise me and shut me up I don’t trust you anymore Now we don’t talk that much Share no good words There’s days to heal and days to numb I do neither now I’m yours and I’m not, there’s a clause in our blood Where you cracked the clay If we played this out again, there’s love in ignorance But here we stay I know you are a part of me But do I really want that? Maybe in another year We’ll find somewhere even To mend the changing seasons I’m yours and I’m not, there’s a clause in our blood Where you cracked the clay If we played this out again, there’s love in ignorance But here we stay Thankfully I had my friends To guide me through the whirlwind Reminding me of lovely things After this transpired With commitment I admire
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Love You Forever 02:18
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Love you forever What do you think? Is it too long? I’ll keep it down My biggest weakness Is I never quit I love you forever Is that okay? A quiet expression Is good enough It’s all I’m ever used to From you I love you forever Is it too long? Do you think we will make it In this crazy world?
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Bird Love 04:08
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Why do you always lie to me? Was it the thousand wounds I left in your knee It was never really a choice to me Out here it's kill or be killed Fight or flight Constantly I’m sorry But every boxer needs a punching bag And you’re the closest thing that I’ll ever have to that I’m sorry One look in the mirror and I’m sick Maybe I’d stop punching If you weren't such a dick Here I go again Why don't I ever just listen to my friends? I’m sorry But every boxer needs a punching bag So every mean thing that I’ve ever said I take it back I refuse to hurt So the punches invert I stay inert I accept these blows Break my jaw Eviscerate my nose … and I never know Where any of this ever comes from … and I am sorry I truly am But sometimes I have to punch my closest friends I'm sorry (Eviscerate my nose) I’m sorry (Eviscerate my nose) I’m sorry Eviscerate my nose
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We Wait 03:38
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You’re a pale moon I’ll paint you If you slip far I’ll catch you I’ll sweeten air if you’d like But the shutters are All shut-up Tell me what’s next To stave off Don’t go mute and don’t act cold I’ve got all these ambitions I want you a part of Sulking flames won’t live in my back pocket You said all you need is work and patience I’m not sure about it If the rain comes (The door is) Your shelter If the sun burns (Open) I’ll falter There’s no warmth when you are gone (The keys are in your hands) But the looks will (A tin man) Still hurt me And I question (With outstretched hands) If love’s free I’m not designed to make you proud (Ready for a hug) I’ve got all these ambitions I want you a part of Sulking flames won’t live in my back pocket You said all you need is work and patience I’m not sure I think we wait (As long as you need) I think we wait (As long as you need)
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Fog Above the Reeds 03:14
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I felt that uncertainty I’m cut down, head on my knees, I cry This is life, I’m not dead I need to erase the lines that wrap my skin with stinging twine Just load the final arms What a break we had I cannot spend my fate across the fear that hounds my stay I felt it around my neck I could sense a fainter breath But instinct has a way of always righting its wrongs I will see your face again I will write my fate and throw it away We are stumbling, half insane What a depression I’ve felt I cannot spend my days in a way you'd call deprived I’m alive I’m alive I’m alive
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Epilogue (Born for War) 05:55
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Epilogue When the work is done, the prologue Don't prolong the inevitable Consequence of inseparable intelligence Look where it's gotten us Maybe we’re just dumb None of us were born for war Afraid of change Don't want the furniture to rearrange Don't want the walls to close in on me In a little while My clothes will be out of style I’ll be a profile on a lonely web Status reads: oh mama please, I wasn’t born for war Epilogue When the work is done, the prologue Don't prolong the decades to come Recovery, rediscovery Another profile Another end Let's get to work, ‘cause none of us were born for war Warm milk A warm bed A warm hug from your ma and pa Comfort Your wants and needs Cradled in the armpit of stinky love I think I’ll stay right here I think I'll stay right here

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Our debut album was mostly written in the first half of 2022. We quickly amassed a large amount of material while sharing our ideas virtually and in person. This album is a snapshot of our emotional state deep into the pandemic as we worked through some important life changes. A lot of things have been difficult to digest, but through our creative outlet we turned heart-ache into heart-felt songs. We really put our all into this album and are proud to finally release it.

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released August 26, 2022

Aaron Langdon: Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Drums, Kalimba, Glockenspiel, Synths
Sharbel Chater: Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synths
Jasmine Bradley: Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Piano, Percussion, Accordion, Ukulele, Rhodes, Organ

All songs arranged, mixed, and produced by Aaron Langdon, Sharbel Chater, and Jasmine Bradley

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15: written by Jasmine Bradley
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11: written by Aaron Langdon
Tracks 1, 3, 6, 12, 13, 15: written by Sharbel Chater

Mastered by Jasmine Bradley

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Community Development is an indie rock band from Nova Scotia, Canada.

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