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The Weight of What I Started

by Root Zero

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Waste 05:06
Too long away from the whetstone, I'm rusted and blunt, Out of the habit now it seems I'm Bearing the brunt, Sometimes all that keeps me going, is the jealousy and envy that I feel The weight of what I started, Is smothering me The weight, of what I started But loathe, to continue, Is slowly smothering me Keeps on hanging over me Where is the thrill, where is the urge? Lost under obligation and guilt Hanging over me Self-hating inertia I've cut off my nose, to spite my face Sinking into resignation As I feel like giving up I feel like giving up The weight, of what I started But loathe, to continue, Is slowly smothering me Keeps on hanging over me This weight I started Loathe to continue
3.
As I watch the waves crash on the shoreline I can hear the long lost voices of doubt in my mind They're on my trail again I feel If I leave my worry behind would it follow me here? I've travelled so far and yet I'm still overcome with fear. As the dust settles, old habits die hard New hinges turn to rust Creeping up on me, like a spectre Trains of thought I'd left behind Creeping up on me, like a spectre, Trains of thought I'd left behind If I leave my worry behind would it follow me here? I've travelled so far and yet I'm still overcome with fear. Cyclical like wheels, these bouts of ire Never far from the flame Licking at my heels, ribbons of fire Drag me down again
4.
Everlost 05:05
Am I doomed to remain Forever lost Just a cog in a dying machine Forever lost Searching for the fire in me, It's been doused in the sands of despair Only ashes and cinders remain, I've long since grown to the cold of my lair, Salt embedded in my wounds, I've given myself to this haze Of a passive non-existence This ship will sail forth Will I be forever lost in the doldrums of the past? Am I doomed to remain Forever lost Just a cog in a dying machine Forever lost Will it always feel the same Forever lost Somnambulistic daydream Forever lost Death is not an option But living seems so out of my reach Reluctance looms over me fencing me off from hope This sea of despair beckons me below Solace is a mirage, in this desert of despair, A needle in a haystack, which I don't want to search. Nihilistic, idealistic, I wish I could help myself to care, Am I doomed to remain Forever lost? I am forever lost I am forever lost I am forever lost I am forever lost Am I doomed to remain Forever lost Just a cog in a dying machine Forever lost Will it always feel the same Forever lost Somnambulistic daydream Forever lost
5.
Burn Scars 06:17
You're ripping the branches off my heart Leaves me nothing left within Bleeding, you've torn my soul apart Yet you know naught of your sin And I send a message to myself Not to get caught up in the haze But I cannot stop what's already begun The poison is flowing, it's flowing, it's (yeah) Trying to fight and not forgive It's easier just to let it fly I'm questioning my own will to live the fire inside me slowly dies I tried to toxify my veins To embitter naïve growth Still sometimes the cuticle is pierced And the weakness under shows And I send a message to myself Not to get caught up in the haze But I cannot stop what's already begun The poison is flowing, it's flowing, it's (yeah) Trying to fight and not forgive It's easier just to let it fly I'm questioning my own will to live the fire inside me slowly dies The tree remembers what the axe forgets I don't know how you can live with yourself The scars from my burns will never heal To you they might as well not be real Tua verba incaute Secare profunda Frequentante diebus Et somnus meus
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I can see that you are trying your hardest to pull us through Every part of this comes from the heart I know this much is true Please believe me I'll do all I can to make this dream come true Lock you in the tower if that is what it takes, then we'll make do Is this just another dead end dream? Gathering dust, efforts unseen? I'll leave it behind to feed the machine And begrudge every moment not spent on it Feel it pull at you Know you need it too So you're feeling blue Know what you must do But lately I've found the midnight oil Is running lower than usual Feel it pull at you Know you need it too So you're feeling blue Know what you must do But lately I've found the midnight lamp Is burning dimmer night by night We're going nowhere, slowly again We're going nowhere, slowly again Every time I feel we're getting closer, I'm mistaken We're going nowhere, slowly again Is this just another dead end dream? Gathering dust, efforts unseen? I'll leave it behind to feed the machine And begrudge every moment not spent on it Please take me away from here Where all of my fears are on display Conceal them within a melody Transform all my tears into joy
7.
Home 05:43
I know they think but they won't say I'm dreaming my life away I just couldn't care less though I've got higher places to go And I could try to explain But they wouldn't understand me, anyway I see you opening doors And making the first move, again and again and again As I'm burning my bridges And tuning in And drowning you out Take me back to the place I know I don't care if it's real or not I'm safe inside this world I've made Where I retire at the end of the day On my own A day all to myself On my own A day all to myself I see you opening doors And making the first move, again and again and again As I'm burning my bridges And tuning in And drowning you out Take me back to the place I know I don't care if it's real or not I'm safe inside this world I've made Where I retire at the end of the day Leave me be And let me dream I can't believe What I have not seen, So leave me be I'm wasting my life away in a world of fantasy It's never felt so good To let it all just fade away Take me back to the place I know, I don't care if it's real or not

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The Weight of What I Started is the Debut EP by South Wales metal band Root Zero.

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released March 31, 2023

All music and lyrics written and recorded by Root Zero

This album is entirely self-produced.

Artwork by Reuben Sawyer

Root Zero are:

Sasha Bannister - Lead Vocals
Giacomo Fiderio - Keyboards/Co-Lead/Backing Vocals
Llyr Williams - Guitars/Additional Keyboards
Dan Wood - Guitars
Rob Edwards - Bass
Joshua Powell-Gibbs - Drums

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Root Zero Cardiff, UK

Root Zero is a progressive metal band based in South Wales

Sasha Bannister - Vocals

Giacomo Fiderio - Vocals/Keyboards

Llyr Williams - Guitar

Dan Wood - Guitar

Rob Edwards - Bass

Joshua Powell-Gibbs - Drums
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