LYRICS
CREDITS
New Fear
rust never sleeps
and time won’t forget
the depths we have plumbed
to pay down our…
guilt is a plague
kept out of the way
a short-sighted lie
keeps the wolves at bay
embrace the wonder
take hold of the wheel
create, rediscover
and learn how to feel
it’s not too late
to know we’re not okay
life in a doom scroll
chaos well-defined
curated to muzzle
and keep us all…
consumed in (consuming) our pain
a somnambulant rave
the fear of missing out
breeds a new fear these days
embrace the wonder
take hold of the wheel
create, rediscover
and learn how to feel
it’s not too late
to know we’re not okay
I’ll hide myself away
(I’m gonna fight it, I’m gonna fight it)
only myself to blame
(I can’t deny it, I can’t deny it, I can’t deny it)
embrace the wonder
take hold of the wheel
create, rediscover
and learn how to feel
it’s not too late
to know we’re not okay
SLANT
there’s a slant on the horizon
your position’s inopportune
the tipping point has capsized
there is nothing else we can do
all solutions, when provided
simply cast off in self-abuse
and so it goes
reap what you sow
a disease has us surrounded
now it’s everyone for themselves
revolution is demanded
inconveniences can’t be helped
when the truth is second-handed
and all logic left on the shelf
let’s all have fun
deaf, blind, and dumb
it’s gone…and done
what’s left…
when you’ve taken everything
gone…and done
what’s next…
how much more do you really need
of…our blood
clear out…
find another sucker
to con…you’re done
cut and run…
head over on to the next one
why make amends
who mourns for our friends
how do you pretend
and attempt to defend
insanity
there’s a slant on the horizon
and your time is soon coming due
there’s a consequence for every
action, and you are not immune
blind belief in what you believe
never made “the big lie” the truth
hate and deceit
your greatest feat
but you’re gone..and done
what’s left…
when you’ve taken everything
gone…and done
what’s next…
how much more do you really need
of…our blood
clear out…
find another sucker
to con…you’re done
cut and run…
head over on to the next one
head over on to the next one
head over on to the next one
over on to the next one
over on to the next one
Time's Up
your time is up
this is no drill
the seas are rising and the,
fires are raging still
nowhere to hide
from such a loss
hard times bring lessons learned that
come at too high a cost
here is no why
there is just pain
caught holding the umbrella
standing in acid rain
we are to blame
for all we see
sitting on our hands while the
whole world is on its knees
a dream…deferred
never stopping to think
living…our lives
somewhere out on the brink
your time’s up
your time’s up
it’s time
your time has come
no need to run
it’s all just evolution
finishing what you’ve begun
as lies and fears
have taken hold
now reap what you’ve been sewing
if we may be so bold
a sickness rages
through our veins
as you divide and conquer
in the name of short-term gain
is this your plan
to be redeemed?
cos even Jesus Christ can’t
fathom this suffering
a dream…deferred
never stopping to think
living…our lives
somewhere out on the brink
lions, awake!
“New Fear” (Single) by Rival Waves
Recorded: March 2025
Written by: Rival Waves
Produced by: Joel De La Garza at Studio Lunar, Austin, TX
Mixed: March 2025
Mastered: April 2025
Released on May 9, 2024 on Lunar Drive Records
Personnel:
Marc Schulz: Guitars, Bass
Erik Salinas: Guitars
Joel De La Garza: Vocals
J Ofthe: Drums
