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Beforemath

by Gatling

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1.
Ten Forward 07:58
I try to forget Space and time Brush with death How do we feel, When time won't still? Are we chasing our tails, Or is this just time to kill? I never thought that we would be apart After all we've been through
2.
With eyes staring at me, the faces distracting me The heretic sinners leave themselves at our feet Lack of colour and feeling Rows of headstones leering Lack of colour and feeling Rows of headstones leering You hear the forest scream dark ahead The forest screams dark ahead We try to find what can't be fixed We see innocence all over this Sometimes when memories fade away You see what can't be found
3.
Back along this road that I call a home Forging new connections But every time it feels February air Chills to the bone Cold and dark environment Black and white walls trap us here The tide rips me away Rips me away (rips me away) Now I'm staring at the wall Standing by myself These optimistic thoughts are like water Through my bones And back to these cold days that make me feel Oh, they're in the back of my dreams The only time That I could see What's ahead of me Cold and dark environment Black and white walls trapping us The tide rips me away Rips me away (rips me away) And now I'm staring at the wall Standing by myself These optimistic thoughts are like water Through my bones And back to these cold days that make me feel Oh, they're in the back of my dreams Sunrise Morning light Sunrise Morning light Sunrise Morning light Sunrise Morning light
4.
Vertigo 07:17
The light may shine, but dark still the day Brightened skyline but a distance away Could be only days spent in this place Given up by the one I trusted For so long Guilt in her eyes as she stares at the floor I've said all I've had to say Are you here with me? Or are you just a memory? Staring at the floor And I've said all I've had to say
5.
Glass Room 05:22
Waking up again In the eyes of the dead Holding on for one last breath I'm waking, waking up to see And to see That I'm captured, distraught, and waiting So here we are And sometimes I wait for myself To realize These thoughts that run through my head The things that always seem to fade away (Fade away) Thoughts that we could break the chain Captured, distraught, and waiting Oh no And I can't tell if this is a dream Or If the sky is falling on top of me So here we are (Are) And sometimes I wait for myself To realize These thoughts that run through my head The things that always seem to fade away (Fade away) Thoughts that we could break the chain Waking up to this Waking up to this Glass room I'm back to waking up to this Waking up to this Glass room So here we are And sometimes I wait for myself To realize These thoughts that run through my head The things that always seem to fade away Thoughts that we could break the chain
6.
On A Rail 07:25
I tried to run from my problems They followed me Escape from captivity They drift away Just scream against the wind (just scream against the wind) Just scream against the wind (just scream against the wind) We'll send the waves We'll send the waves We'll send the waves away You say you'll just turn around Because I've said everything that I've had to say To say And you say you'll just turn around I've said everything that I've had to say And to say You say you'll just turn around (So obsessed With making things right again) You say you'll just turn around (It kills me to see you turn away Your silhouette's dancing it's fading not showing the way)
7.
Absolute 07:03
My hands, they try to mend The mistakes that you have made But it's already too late Your hands, they try to feel As they take away As they steal Goodbye my friends In absolute Goodbye my friends In absolute Drown in my own blood The crowd stares at me as I walk Drown in my blood The crowd stares at me as I walk And all the faces turn away Leaving me here These thoughts swirling in my head In my head Sitting in a locked room Awaiting my demise With nowhere to go but Away from here Sitting in a locked room Awaiting my demise With nowhere to go but Away from here My hands
8.
Black as it has ever been Lights flood the night sky Do my eyes deceive me? Could this really be? A gunshot to the hip Blood seeps and falls To the floor Confused, my hands are shaking A gasp of breath, fluttering eyes Is this what death feels like? In the mist she was standing Her cold eyes commanding We can ride the rails And we can escape this nightmare This nightmare A gunshot to the hip Blood seeps and falls To the floor My hands are shaking A gasp of breath, fluttering eyes Is this what death looks like? Before the end of tonight Before the end of tonight End of tonight End of tonight Don't change for me Don't change for me Don't change for me Don't change for me Today was just a mess I'm sure tomorrow will be better for me This depression lies on the borderline of anxiety I guess I'll get up off this chair And gather myself outside Just be sure to brace yourself for something more (She said to me) Tonight Its been a long day and I just feel like taking flight (She said to me) Just be sure to brace yourself for something more (She said to me) Tonight Its been a long day and I just feel like taking flight (She said to me) Just be sure to brace yourself for something more Tonight

about

Beforemath was recorded in three sessions between the years of 2010 and 2012. We were 16 years old when we started recording it, and by the time of its release we were 18. It features a different singer and a different bass player than we have now, and as such the record is vastly different, both stylistically and conceptually, from our newer material.

We rarely play these songs live anymore. Some we've never played live at all. However, that's not to imply we've disowned the album. On the contrary: we are very proud of it. Beforemath was a big project that took multiple years to come to fruition-- but it did. And we were in high school when we did it.

We've made this record pay what you can. Download it for free, or, if you're inclined, toss us a few dollars. Any money we make from it will go towards our next record.

credits

released April 10, 2012

Alex Crosty - Guitar, Vocals
Alex Sallas - Drums, Additional Guitar on "Vertigo" and "Glass Room"
Matt Luu - Bass, Vocals
Elliot Slater - Guitar, Lead Vocals

Recorded and Engineered by Michael Briguglio
Mastered by Andrew Cowan at Lacquer Channel
Artwork by Jackson Cheng at Dark Zen Design

All songs written by Gatling

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Gatling Burlington, Ontario

Hi. We're Gatling.

We don't play music under this name anymore, but don't let that dissuade from listening to our material (or, better yet, buying it).

Check out killnoalbatross.bandcamp.com for our new music.

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