Veil of Pain by The Cypher Kings is a dark, hard-hitting anthem that tears through the illusions we build to hide our suffering. With brooding instrumentals, thunderous percussion, and emotionally raw vocals, the song explores the silent battles waged behind stoic faces — where strength and vulnerability coexist beneath the same mask.

Lyrically, it pulls listeners into a world of internal struggle, where the “veil” becomes both armor and prison. Each verse peels back another layer of emotional defense, revealing the cost of repression and the desperate yearning for release. The chorus surges with intensity — a cry for truth, for breaking free from the lies we tell ourselves to survive.

The Cypher Kings blend cinematic soundscapes with gritty, industrial undertones, creating a sound that’s both haunting and cathartic. Veil of Pain is not just a song — it’s an awakening. A reminder that healing begins when the mask finally falls.

Veil Of Pain

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Angie Wiley is a high-performance coach, keynote speaker, and former collegiate athlete who helps people perform under pressure, lead with clarity, and live with grit and purpose. She’s known for her ability to blend heart and strategy, helping high-achievers break through mental roadblocks and unlock their next level, both personally and professionally.

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Episode 244: Week 5 Mental Performance Series: Create Your Vision

Episode 246: Week 6 Mental Performance Series: Goals and Game Plan

Verse 1 
Lost my dream job, thought I was set, 
Another one came, they fired me next. 
Laid on a table, heart turned cold, 
Saw that light but I didn’t let go. 

Chorus 
Last five years tried to put me in the ground, 
Took my blood, my tears, tried to drag me down. 
But I’m still standin’, I’m still here, 
Yeah, I’m tougher than my last five years. 

Verse 2 
Buried my daddy, cut my hands, 
Life don’t always go like you planned. 
Whiskey helps, but it don’t hide, 
The hell I walked through and I’m still alive. 

Chorus 
Last five years tried to put me in the ground, 
Took my blood, my tears, tried to drag me down. 
But I’m still standin’, I’m still here, 
Yeah, I’m tougher than my last five years. 

Bridge 
Knocked me down, but it ain’t enough, 
Ain’t no quit when you’re built this tough. 

Final Chorus 
Last five years tried to put me in the ground, 
Took my blood, my tears, tried to drag me down. 
But I’m still standin’, I’m still here, 
Yeah, I’m tougher than my last five years. 
Still standin’, I’m still here… 
Hell can’t break me — not in five years.

Last Five Years

I can feel the quiet roaring
in the corners of my chest,
like something old is waking
and it’s coming for what’s left.
I leased out all my pieces
to the roles I had to play
now the truth is at my doorstep,
and it knows my name.

Take it back, take it back, what was always mine.
Skin and bone, blood and spine.
Call my name, repossess me
I’m done hiding in the lie.
Take me back, I’m ready now
let what’s true arrive.

Every time I tried to hold
the version they could love,
I abandoned something vital
just to keep from spilling blood.
But the melt has started slowly,
and I’m tired of the freeze
if breaking is becoming,
then let it swallow me.

Take it back, take it back, what was always mine.
Skin and bone, blood and spine.
Call my name, repossess me
I’m done hiding in the lie.
Take me back, I’m ready now
let what’s true arrive.

No demon here, no holy war
just the echo of before.
The self I sold now calls me home,
and I can’t outrun what I’ve outgrown.
This isn’t death, it’s return.
This is the cost of what I yearned.

Take it back, take it back, what was always mine.
Skin and bone, blood and spine.
Call my name, repossess me
I’m done hiding in the lie.
Take me back, I’m ready now 
let what’s true arrive.

Anamorphosis

Repose

Episode 248: Week 7 Mental Performance Series: High Performance Habits

A midnight drive through heartbreak and hope — “Keep the Engine Running” is a gritty blues-rock anthem about holding on when everything else falls apart.
Fueled by smoky vocals, raw guitars, and the pulse of the open highway, it’s a song about grit, faith, and the fire that won’t quit. (Its about not giving up)

hd_4. Keep the Engine Running

Episode 250: Week 8 Mental Performance Series: Step Into Your Power

Episode 252: Week 9 Mental Performance Series With Angie Wiley

[Intro]
We don’t break, we bend
Wiry roots in the sand
Growin’ wild where they said we can
Livin’ proof in this plastic land

[Verse 1]
Been a ghost in the signal, barefoot on the buzz
Talkin’ back to my demons like, “I wasn’t what I was”
Got a crack in my smile, got some blood in my rage
Wrote this feature in the margins of a fake blank page

Midnight motors in my chest go vroom
Been dancin’ in the fallout when dat bass go boom
No crown, no throne, justa gravel filled tone
Spit sick truth like a dial-up phone

I’m the static in your playlist, the foot that cracked cement
Survive this simulation with a vibe I never meant
Tin foil halo, white foam in my grin
My sins all sink, but my spirit still swims

[Pre-Chorus]
Flashin’ like lightning in an ocean rain
Even though it hurts, I don’t break the chain
Diggin’ through the noise for a sweeter sound
I was lost in the light, but I’m feelin’ found

[Chorus]
I don’t break, I just bloom in the wire
Born from dust and a circle of fire
Keep that bassline deep in my chest
When I fall, I fall with finesse

Don’t need saving, I’m already free
Friends don’t run, they dance with the beat
Alone in the silence, I still resume
Heart on loop in a cyclical bloom

[Verse 2]
Can’t kill what you can’t define
I’m the echo in the cloud, I’m the static spine
Put my heart on wax, now it heats like sun
Talk real slick but I move like one

Flashbacks flicker in a warehouse rave
Been wild since the dial-up days
Still runnin game on a payphone flow
And my dreams got teeth like a backroom show

Postcard life in a bitch parade
I bend when I break, still unafraid
Got sparks in my veins, I’m a loop on boom
With a glow so loud, it'll shake da room

[Bridge]
Pulse don’t lie…
When the beat drops out, I still testify
It’s not where you land, it’s how you climb
Built my wings from a glitch in time

[Final Chorus]
I don’t break, I just bloom in the wire
Born from dust and a circle of fire
Keep that bassline deep in my chest
When I fall, I fall with finesse

Don’t need saving, I’m already free
Friends don’t run, they dance with the beat
Alone in the silence, I still resume
Heart on loop in a cyclical bloom

We Don't Break, We Bend (rework)

I’m JD Hodge — Oklahoma-born, red dirt-raised, and songwriting for over 30 years.

In 2024, I flatlined on an operating table. Cardiac arrest. Everything changed.

When I came back, the words came with me — like they’d been waiting their turn. Since then, the songs haven’t stopped. I write what’s real: struggle, hope, grit, and grace — stories meant to be felt.

You’ll hear pieces of my past, my people, and the kind of heartland truth you can’t fake. These songs aren’t just mine — they’re for anyone who’s fought through silence and still found a voice.

Retired • Lyricist • Country • Americana • Acoustic Soul
Oklahoma, USA

what is real? 👁️

"Anamorphosis" out now

We are Frost Livingston Productions, an Austin, Texas–based music company creating gritty blues, cinematic country, and modern Americana with real stories and real fire behind every track.
Alongside Frost’s solo work, we’ll be introducing new artists from time to time, collaborating on duets, producing debut singles, and building a roster of voices that match our signature sound: raw emotion, strong songwriting, and powerful performances.
Follow us for new releases, behind-the-scenes production, and a growing catalog of music from Frost Livingston, Kaia Raye Flame, The Frost Livingston Band and new artists joining our lineup.

Thank you to all of you who liked, followed, commented, and re-posted in the past. It is sincerely appreciated.

I am a music producer, lyricist and composer. I have been doing this since 2012. People from all over the world make the sounds used in my music, and at times I'll use A.I.for specific vocals. I write the lyrics, compose the music, and provide the production; I'll hire professionals for the specific instruments I need and pull them all together to make the final production I want.

I love making music, and many productions are for specific moods or atmospheres I am trying to create.

I hope you find my productions soothing, calming, relaxing, and energetic to help move your body to the rhythm and beat of the music. I wish you all the best.

Very little is ever just one thing...

--BEWARE--
Unearned Wisdom
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Smiling Glad-Hands

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