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Growing Pains

by From Dust To Diamond

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1.
Head in the clouds why don't you Just give up now why don't you Just take a bow and take your Fake talent with you We've been at this so long We just want consolation We'll take what we can get But is it worth the dedication What is the price we'll pay to shine We can only go so far for so long When will we finally realize We just gotta keep our backs straight and heads high Head in the clouds why don't you Just give up now why don't you Just take a bow and take your Fake talent with you You have no balance at all maybe that's why you're bound to fall Take your fame but don't overdose Get to high and you'll lose control They make this look so easy They don't know what their in for Pride means nothing at all It will destroy your so-called stable floor Remember that is what you asked A birds-eye view above the rest But that's no kingdom in the clouds That is just a fragile birds nest Head in the clouds why don't you Just give up now why don't you Just take a bow and take your Fake talent with you This is my mountain I must climb it on my own This is my life I must face my fears alone One day I'll see straight Instead of always looking back One day I'll be everything that I once lacked And I'll take you out But this gravity's pulling me down You're stuck in the clouds I'm discovering gravity now
2.
Follow their feet Taking turns taking leaps You'll be masked by their shadows You'll never show your identity Start moving your feet Marching to your own beat Don't be just another number Another commonality I just want to be myself Everyone's trying to be someone else I'm sick of the lies I'm sick of the fake that you are Come clean take your mask off Go to the river Wash all of that makeup off your face You're all liars I know who I am And where I stand In this crowd of puppets Mocking someone else's hands I am who I am and no one can control me I know who I am I'll sing it loud I don't want to fit in I'd rather fucking stand out I am who I am and no one can control me Follow their feet Taking turns taking leaps You'll be masked by their shadows You'll never show your identity Start moving your feet Marching to your own beat Don't be just another number Another commonality I just want to be myself I just want to be myself Everyone's trying to be someone else I'm sick of the lies I'm sick of the fake that you are Come clean take your mask off Go to the river Wash all of that makeup off your face You're all liars Is everyone afraid of who they are Wasting all their time trying to fit in Well here's a piece of advice Stop living life focused on a magazine On a tv screen Be the misfit you were meant to be Be the misfit you were meant to be Who cares what they say they’re all fake anyway We're all misfits waiting to run free Who cares what they say they’re all fake anyway
3.
Taunted 04:00
We're standing face to face I'm not backing down on this one Hurt me if you want to What do you gain Taunt me with your words I can't feel anymore Taunt me with your lies Come on bring the noise You've made me numb Now my breath is yours You've made me broken I'm slowly corroding away Taunt me with your words and now you're dead to me You've pushed me so far I'm Up to my neck in water This is my last chance I Don't have much time Taunt me with your words I can't feel anymore Taunt me with your lies Come on bring the noise You've made me numb Now my breath is yours You've made me broken I'm slowly corroding away Stand back step away from my side You may have hurt me but I still have my pride Stand back step away from my skin All your words have sunken under it I'll stand here; I'll stand for my pride Don't be fooled I'm dying inside Keep talking your shit I know you’re full of it Taunt me with your words I can't feel anymore Taunt me with your lies Come on bring the noise I wanna hear it bring the noise!
4.
Paper Skin 04:10
I've grown into this paper skin Lacking the strength and confidence To stand up and be myself When everything I know is gone Will I lay down terrified and lost A victim of my own thoughts I left my self-esteem at home again Stuck with all the CDs I call my friends They play for me another day They sing to me this is what they say I know that it's not easy But I know that you could do better Life is so fragile You're pounding your shell away And I know at times it's hard to see How perfect things could really be I know that it's not easy But I know that you could do better I wish I could take back all of the times That I sat with them mouth shut eyes wide Not a word seemed to feel right I hate the silence But my own mind crashes down on me Yeah my own mind crashes down on me and I can't speak I know that it's not easy But I know that I could do better Life is so fragile I'm pounding my shell away And I know at times it's hard to see How perfect things could really be I know that it's not easy But I know that I could do better I wear this paper skin Written on in words that aren't me Just the things that others see Just the things that others see I’ll peel back my paper skin Letting my armor show I'll break this self-made mold I'll break this self-made mold I know that it's not easy But I know that I will do better Life is so fragile I'm pounding my shell away And I know at times it's hard to see How perfect things could really be I know that it's not easy But I know that I will do better I'll always feel uncomfortable Always fake a smile to look whole But I won't settle in this mold I hate the silence
5.
I remember a time When life was so simple Back when I was young Wake up, laugh and play Enjoy the day This is the beginning of the end I'm taking a step into my own being I'm not the stupid kid that I once was But I am no better No, I am no better Two weeks to be a kid again And I'll be one (yeah I'll be one) They'll say happy birthday And yeah it's a big day I'm growing up I'm getting old But I don't want to be No I don't want to be Caged and bound by rules I'm just a bird whose Wings are tied This world shrinks by day Constricts by night Its grip wrings tight What happened to the days when I felt invincible What happened to the days when this place seemed fictional It's all down hill from here This is the beginning of the end I'm taking a step into my own being I'm not the stupid kid that I once was But I am no better No, I am no better Two weeks to be a kid again And I'll be one (yeah I'll be one) They'll say happy birthday And yeah it's a big day I'm growing up I'm getting old But I don't want to be No I don't want to be This is the beginning of the end I'm taking a step into my own being I'm not the stupid kid that I once was But I am no better No, I am no better Two weeks to be a kid again And I'll be one (yeah I'll be one) They'll say happy birthday And yeah it's a big day I'm growing up I'm getting old But I don't want to be No I don't want to be I don't care what they say 18's a man and I'm feeling older every day I'm finally starting to realize That my best years Are slowly fading away They're slowly fading away
6.
I'll say farewell To everything And everyone I know I'll leave home I'll be on my own I'll close The door behind me And I'll learn to carry on With the weight Of the world And the memories in my head I knew it was coming I can't change it So I'll face it I knew it was coming I can't change it So I'll embrace it Will I make friends Will I walk alone Will I shut down When I face the world All the good things That I've worked to make Are about to change I'll never be the same And to be honest, I'm afraid
7.
I've built myself from nothing Just scattered bones No structure no stability Always at home The devil got the best of me My mind went sour Thinner each and every day Weaker by the hour I wasted a year of my life Thinking about eating right I wasted a year of my life holding back the reapers knife Push me down I'll come back swinging Rebuild myself from the ground You knocked me out I got up and won the round Now nothing's holding me down I guess I over reacted I didn't see Myself like everyone else did A fucking creep The center of attention Tried but I couldn't hide Myself from all of their eyes Said I'm doing fine Well I guess that now it's over With the truth unsaid But I bet they'll all remember Now I'm the living dead Well since they all remember I'll embrace my past I've built myself from nothing And I'm never going back I wasted a year of my life Thinking about eating right I wasted a year of my life holding back the reapers knife Push me down I'll come back swinging Rebuild myself from the ground You knocked me out I got up and won the round Now nothing's holding me down I remember all the times my mother would hold me in her arms crying baby eat I remember all the times my father would hold back tears to look strong for me And I remember when I'd sit down stubborn I'd turn my back I'd disbelieve And I remember all the times I'd lie down and cry for myself I’d pray for myself Push me down I'll come back swinging Knock me out I'll see the light again Push me down I'll come back swinging Rebuild myself from the ground You knocked me out I got up and won the round Now nothing's holding me down
8.
If you don't care for me Why don't you pack your bags and leave Set me free Let me be I know who you are You're a thief you're a faker You've killed me with no stones No scars no broken bones What did you expect That I wouldn't find out Well this is twice now And you're not slowing down I can't stand the smell of his scent on you You said you'd never cheat Well I guess you're lying to me If you don't care for me Why don't you pack your bags and leave Set me free Let me be I know that you hear fine and I can tell that you're not blind So hear me out Don't make me shout I didn't think you would cheat I guess I was wrong I guess I didn't know who you were I guess I was wrong I guess you're nothing special at all How can you say that It wasn't your fault You make your decisions Yeah you make your own problems I can't stand the smell of his scent on you You said you'd never cheat Well I guess you're lying to me If you don't care for me Why don't you pack your bags and leave Set me free Let me be I know that you hear fine and I can tell that you're not blind So hear me out Don't make me shout Sticks and stones may break my bones but your actions are what killed me If you don't care for me Why don't you pack your bags and leave Set me free Let me be I know that you hear fine and I can tell that you're not blind So hear me out Don't make me shout
9.
Empty Handed 02:22
I’ve always been secluded So I’m stuck feeling alone And I’ll always be sedated By the people I don’t know What’s the point in trying When I know I’m gonna fail And what’s the point in speaking When no one really cares So take me to the moon Where no one can see my face I know it seems too soon But I really hate this place so I'll follow you And we'll live forever Take me to the heavens where I'm Good enough for everyone I'm sick of being shouldered by the People who don't notice me So I'll sit here waiting empty handed For you to come and set me free Take me to the heavens where I'm Good enough for everyone
10.
I'm out of batteries For this flashlight that I hold Why am I so afraid of the dark Why are we so afraid Try so hard to impress Yet I get nothing in return What has this world become No sympathy for us Well I can't feel the sunlight shining on me Like I used to I'm cold and empty Everything I see is dull and blurry I wake up every morning a bit more worried I am not the person I thought I would be When I got older Am I just another face not sure which way to turn I'll always hate this place Maybe I'll never learn (I’m making my way to the concrete, I’m making my way to stability) Long nights reverberate Until I squint to see What has become of this What has become of me Well I can't feel the sunlight shining on me Like I used to I'm cold and empty Everything I see is dull and blurry I wake up every morning a bit more worried I am not the person I thought I would be When I got older Am I just another face not sure which way to turn I'll always hate this place Maybe I'll never learn I, I am just a kid Trying to for get All of my past and move on with my life I, I am just a kid Trying to forget that I was once alive I used to be alive Now I'm not sure if everything's all right I've been missing my old skin I used to be able to feel the sunlight Now the sunlight’s shining on me and I can’t feel a fucking thing Sunlight's shining on me I am not the person I thought I would be Sunlight's shining on me I am not the person I wanted to be

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From Dust To Diamond is a unique pop punk band from upstate New York. They substitute guitar with distorted piano, accompanied by bass and drums. Their style approaches the pop punk and easycore styles of bands like Four Year Strong and Blink 182, but with more of an emphasis on pop. The band incorporates parts of modern hardcore and metalcore into their music (such as double bass drums and breakdowns) as well as the melodic and catchy vocals of pop music.

Brothers Parker and Henry Foresman, only 18 and 16, have created a truly unique album that almost anyone can listen to and relate to. Every song takes different influences from modern pop and rock, making every song distinct and interesting.
"We create the exact music that we would want to listen to with the instruments that we have." Says the band.

Catchy. Groovy. Melodic. Brutal.
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released December 23, 2014

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