The Circle Bends

from Operating in Unsafe Mode by Figures

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VERSE
Blood stain
Pertain the campaign
Lines that they casting
Cascade the cosplay
Crusade the same old way
Spit-spit fire
Old men with new ties
Pressed suits and young wives
Steep cheques and declines to cut ties
Saving their own damn lives
Flip-flipside
Protestor, pick sides
In-trends and outliers
Where the fakest of the fake can duplicate while—
While the rest of us can debate

CHORUS
We've heard it all before
We hear it every time the circle bends
We've heard it all before
We’ll hear it all again

VERSE
Cheap-cheap thrills
More miracle pills
Low effort, high skills
Same danger, no kills
No pressure ‘bout your body or your bills
Until after you got your fill—
— my head
Be grateful you’re fed
And praise god you’re not dead
Then praise him again (again)
Forcibly grounded and dying
It’s their turn
Their world with their word
Their view with their voice
Their turn to turn a phrase or altercate choice
And whoever remains can rejoice

CHORUS
We've heard it all before
We hear it every time the circle bends
We've heard it all before
We’ll hear it all again
We’ll hear it all again

BRIDGE
Backwards and forwards
It feels like we’ve been here before
Around and towards
It sounds like we’re waging a war

It’s their turn
Their world with their word
They sing to their score
With their weapons of war
Count it down to the end
And watch the circle bend

CHORUS
We've heard it all before
We hear it every time the circle bends
We've heard it all before
We’ll hear it all again

We've heard it all before
We've heard it all before
We've heard it all before

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from Operating in Unsafe Mode, released July 16, 2020

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Figures Melbourne, Australia

2020 sees the release of a debut album from Alt-Metal 5-piece, Figures. On Operating In Unsafe Mode, the band’s distinctive take on melodic alternative metal is familiar, but violently ramps the intensity up in a significant way. With equal parts soaring melodies, blistering riffs and rage, their Alternative rock and metal influences are all unabashedly on display. ... more

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