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Sweetest Betrayal
In the moonlight
We’ve been dreaming
In the shadows
In the scheming
In a shakedown
We’ve been tested
In the long run
We’ve been bested
In the fire
In the cool breeze
In a panic
We’re down on our knees
I can’t breathe…Anymore
Can’t make out…what’s coming on
Take my heart
It’s all that I have
All that I’ve ever needed
And take cover
But hold my hand through
The sweetest betrayal
In the darkest
Desperation
In the moment
Hesitation
It’s a useless
Consolation
In the garden
We are forsaken
In the safe house
Amid self-doubt
In a panic
Time has run out
I can’t breathe…Anymore
Can’t make out..what’s coming on
Take my heart
It’s all that I have
All that I’ve ever needed
And take cover
But hold my hand through
The sweetest betrayal
Oh no
Oh no
It’s happening again
Take my heart
It’s all that I have
All that I’ve ever needed
And take cover
But hold my hand through
The sweetest betrayal
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Deflect For Jimmy
The floor melts down beneath our feet
Like the hole inside our hearts
It’s a place that we once stood for
Now it’s tearing us apart
And all I wanna do is…!!!!!
Find another way back to
The things I swore I’d never do – again
To face a truth I always knew
I gave the darkness room to live
The sky above us burns out bright
It’s the flame we used to keep
A faith we swore would hold us…so tight
We chose to walk away and bleed
But all I wanna do is…!!!!!
Find another way back to
The things I swore I’d never do – again
To face a fear I always knew
I feel the rupture start within
All i want is…
All i need is…
All i have is…
And all I wanna do is…!!!!!
Find another way back to
Another line drawn and crossed out – again
To run from dreams I thought I knew
And keep inviting chaos in
It’s a simple fact I always knew
I let the worst of me back in
Oh, Little Conqueror
it’s beenÂ
three days
since I
fell from grace
the air
is thick
with lust
and wasteÂ
I cannot wait
to fail
and fall
further in
to space unfurled
this modern world
is dying all around
I’ve said too much
I’ve lost too much
I’ve hurt everyone
along the way
so stay…
oh little conqueror,
where do you go?
lost and weak I took her in
a cold black heart dressed up to win
at all costs
little conqueror
sick, backsliding once again
a neat deceit dressed up in sin
and always more than I bargained for
I’ve said too much
I’ve lost too much
I’ve hurt everyone…
along the way
oh little conqueror,
where do you play?
there are no secrets in your eyes
only truth within the lies
deep in your soul
little conqueror
resisted urges, led astray
when nothing else was left to say
feeding off what she throws away
I’ve said too much
I’ve lost too much
I’ve hurt everyone
along the way
oh, little conqueror,
you’ve killed your prey
Human Suit
diving deep into the unknown
the death of space and time
reaching out beyond the infinite
reality defied
marooned, lost, on a search for answers
where quantum realms collide
just a man with a master plan
to leave this human suit behind
(aw, man…it’s all fucked…but it’s alright…)
Hey!Â
We all play to lose sometimes
Hey!Â
We all take our bruises along the way
Hey!Â
We all play to lose sometimes
Hey!Â
There’s enough space here to play
out here, hurtling through the Planck scale
particles spin and sway
searching out for all the hidden secrets
in a fundamental way
there lies a world far beyond our senses
where impossible is real
reaching out for something
in the depths of unknown fields
(the calm that comes knowing impermanence is the only permanent thing)
Hey!Â
We all play to lose sometimes
Hey!Â
We all take our bruises along the way
Hey!Â
We all play to lose sometimes
Hey!Â
There’s enough space left to play
Sweetest Betrayal by Rival Waves
Recorded: May 2026Â
Written by: Rival Waves
Produced by: Joel De La Garza at Studio Lunar, Austin, TX
Mixed: June 2026
Mastered: July 2026
Released on August 13, 2026 on Lunar Drive Records
Personnel:
Marc Schulz: Guitars
Dave McCleod: Bass
Erik Salinas: Guitars
Joel De La Garza: Vocals
J of the: Drums
