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Track 2 from 1991 demo.

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I awoke early to an empty room. Shadows cascade across untouched walls. Darkness mocks my tired cries- I must rise before I drift away.
Faint sounds augment the hush of dawn. I suffer on in sharp decline.
Break my back another day, as the world tries to step on me.
Oppression knocks me to the floor- to weak to breathe a cry for help.
Each time I think I think I've made a stand. I'm thrown down- the strain keeps growing. So helpless I can't understand- just how low can I get?
Existence- just a matter of time time, before I transcend into self-destruction. I feel the pressure- coming down, I can't restrain it.
Resistance is futile- all around, can't contain it. My will departs, crashing down into a million pieces. Shattered remains, of what was so much power. Plummeting fast- not far until I've hit rock bottom. Walking the edge- at the end of my rope. Ominous feeling of paranoia and depression. A certainty- I know these wounds will never heal. Tragedy strikes hard. Storms of stress kill fair weather. Recession feeds the strife- on this one-way losing streak. Down on my luck- I see my life spread across the pavement. Deemed powerless to witness my own DOWNFALL.

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from 1991 Demo (25 Year Anniversary edition), released March 27, 2017
Remixed by Paul Roessler (2017)

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Discourse St. Louis, Missouri

Discourse was formed in 1990 by vocalist, Mike Pauli; bassist, Jason Revelle; drummer Tom Sink, and guitarist (later vocalist) Ben Reagan. Following Pauli's departure, guitarist / vocalist Dan Cadalora joined- thus completing the final lineup.
Discourse combined elements of hardcore & speed metal, i.e. "crossover", building a large suburban following in the oft-times rivaling Metal & Punk scenes. ... more

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