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Lies Of Life was written as a letter to my younger self. My mother was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white woman and my father was a Morrocan-Israeli immigrant. Growing up, I always hid my fathers side of me. I remember kids throwing racist slurs my way, making fun of the fact I was Jewish, and the sad part is I felt at fault. I never stood up for myself as a kid. I never spoke up or felt pride in my heritage. This is a song for all those kids being made to feel ashamed of who they are. - Brandon Asraf


"Lies of Life"

There's something I want you to know
The world's a cold dark place
And nobody knows just where they're going

When they yelling racist slurs at yah
And you know that nothing really matters
You can use your words like a hatchet 
To chop away the lies of life

Cause... 
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
So long..
But you are gonna be here 
You are gonna be here 
You are gonna be here 
Singing that song 
It's true, do it for you
They ain't gonna be there so long
But you are gonna be there singing that song
If they wanna live that hateful life
You are gonna stand for what is right
They ain't gonna be there so long
But you are gonna be there so STRONG
If they wanna live that hateful life
You are gonna stand for what is right

When they yelling racist slurs at yah
And you know that nothing really matters
You can use your words like a hatchet 
To chop away the lies of life
The lies of life
I wish it was more straightforward
So I could make the pain just go away
But I can't...
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
They ain't gonna be here
So long..
But you are gonna be here 
You are gonna be here 
You are gonna be here 
Singing that song 
It's true, do it for you

They ain't gonna be there so long
But you are gonna be there singing that song
If they wanna live that hateful life
You are gonna stand for what is right
They ain't gonna be there so long
But you are gonna be there so STRONG
If they wanna live that hateful life
You are gonna stand for what is right

“Lies of Life”
Music and lyrics by Brick + Mortar
Produced by Brick + Mortar and Roshane Karunaratne 
Recorded and engineered by Joe Costable at RAW Recordings 
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
Additional instrumentation by Roshane Karunaratne 

Simulation animation by Anti Rannu  @antirannus_3d
Artwork by Richie Brown @RichieBrownTown
Lyric Video edited by Brandon Asraf
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Service is shoddy in the mind
As Reality Calls less
I’m out of touch and
My hearts percussion booming
Through all the smiling bustling mess

The things that make me me
I think I’d rather forget (CHORUS LEAD IN)

When will it end? Will I breath?
How much longer would you stay
If you knew what you know?
Give as I take
As your calm and collected fire
Rains down on me

Drown in the bodies
Lies fall like missile vollies 
Onto the trenches from the sky
I’ve had enough and
My guns percussion booming
Through my most hallowed hall of lies

A lifes just not a life 
If it’s lived in disguise  (CHORUS LEAD IN)

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You pay so much attention to the scratch marks on the door
But trenches in the flesh, are so easy to ignoreI
I tear myself asunder like a flag that’s lost its way
Grasping for a fraction of “I’ll stay.” 

When I’m with you, I can breathe
So much stronger than before
Despite ash in the air
Give me your weight
And I’ll carry us both to saftey
Don’t you die on me

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