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Deadweight

by Not Otherwise Specified

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1.
The Deep 03:03
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Memories 05:35
The snow falls lightly on the ground And there’s not a soul around The echoes in the empty halls Reveal the folly of it all No shades of grey So far away Compassion is subtle in this simulated home But still he tries to make the grade Attachment is labored when you only have the phone And all that’s said’s a masquerade But still he prays As ivy slowly climbs the walls Precision makes the time just crawl But still it’s never quite enough Always afraid they’ll call his bluff Oppressive surroundings they will often leave a mark A pressing need to fill the void Unyielding comparisons are kindling the spark Abundance of wealth devoid of joy And yet he still finds a way to try and make a mark The fatal flaw for all to see Takes all of his strength for him to stay out of the dark But finding the void will set him free.
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Running head first at the world I finally have my steam Won't see what hit them till its all too late now To inundate the emptiness has always been my dream And I wont stop until I find my soul's been filled up somehow Once I get to take my chance Then I'll be master of the dance Echoes from the emptiness Reveal my shame and pettiness The more I try to fill the void The more hollow it becomes Guess that I'll just have to double down now Vacant soul inside you I wont do it over Barren soul inside you Searching for a way to fill the void now Wasted soul inside you Trappings have to fill the needing somehow Fruitless soul inside you Cannot see the point to even try now As I start to pull the load it grows with every step No need for a filter on the flow now The heavier the load becomes the more I have to prep Limitations to my aim are something that I cant allow The burden on me makes me strong You wont convince me that I'm wrong The added weight and strain will show how superhuman I've become Ignore the voice now screaming that There must be something wrong The thoughts of losers that I will not allow Vacant soul inside you I wont do it over Barren soul inside you Searching for a way to fill the void now Wasted soul inside you Trappings have to fill the needing somehow Fruitless soul inside you Achieve my goals of failure makes it right now
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Conscience 08:45
That look in your eyes Speaking to me of the mis-steps I've made all along Nothing but that can convince me I'm wrong I just can’t disguise Thinking that I could do so much more when I’m alone But it’s more likely I’d sink like a stone Well here I go now Finding a way not to Swallow my conscience again Why can't I see it’s a only a sin Well I just don't know how A way to avoid anything Consequential at all Caring will only lead to the fall
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Riptide 02:46
Surrendered to the flow concealed from watchers far above Guided by a force beyond all hate or love For once I start to see the folly of my common ways But still can’t find the reason for this general malaise The light above dissolves into a dark and endless void All sense of life around me now has all but been destroyed Black canvas to project the image of my thoughts and fears An epic painting chronicling the sum of all my long and wasted years  Is this a second chance to see the truth, not just what I desire? Remove the deadweight kin to so much driftwood burning on the fire How can I take the chance when there is so much here to lose Uncertain of the path that I must choose.  
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All the Same 06:16
Its another day And I don’t know if I can still maintain If I've misjudged by heart then nothing will remain My mind starts to stray And I don't know if I can take the pain Decisions turn to outcomes driving me insane But if its all a game and there's no point to stomping out the flames I'll set the funeral pyre and watch till all but ashes will remain Was it a waste of time to build the paper walls in which I hide I do not think that I can face the world outside Its another day And I believe that I can bear the strain Its either that or find a way to face my shame Weakness on display The only option I can't entertain Imperfection is a truth that I disdain But if we're all the same and weakness is just part of our refrain If everything I thought I knew has only served to cause me pain If I allow the next tide to dissolve the walls that I have built Exposed and powerless left only with my guilt I can’t believe how weak you've become without my voice to choose your path What made you believe that feeling would ever make you be a better man in the eyes of anyone These ideas don't mean anything They just make you weak and want to avoid the Fights of life Treading water with the weight is the only think That will let you get ahead now Its another day And I've removed the doubt that held me back Renewed intent to gather all that I still lack I wont fade away New energy to restart the attack A firm foundation for a megalomaniac I just wont contain the drive to capture all I can obtain My greatest joy comes from knowing that I don't have to explain With newfound will I choose the passage I believe wont drag me down With blissful ignorance I'm on my way to Drown in the rising tide If there is a path to triumph First you have to know the ends Stepping back from tunnel vision Will help to understand the mission Balance in your life Yes in your life
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I Don't Know 04:22
Why can't I fill the growing void It just doesn't matter anymore Why am I now so paranoid I just don't have the words to say I don't know how to make it go away And I'm not sure why I don't know what to do from day to day I just keep holding on I can't show how I really feel inside No matter how I try All that I once believed in now had died A never ending con I just don't know if there's a way to grow But it doesn't matter anyway I just don't know the things that I don't know I just cant say it matters anyway I just don't know if there's a way to grow But it doesn't matter anyway Even knowing what I didn't know I just cant say it matters anyway I don't know how to make it go away And I'm not sure why I don't know what to do from day to day I just keep holding on I can't show how I really feel inside No matter how I try Even with ignorance identified It just keeps holding on
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There's a chance that I can make it in this world Maybe not just keep my head afloat But finally find my way onto the shore I don't know if I can find tranquility But I am starting to believe I can Make a final push to get back home But in this world There's not much to believe in I can't be sure I'll make it on my own And if there is a chance To find my way back home now I just cannot say That I will find the way And in the world There's not much to believe in And in this world There's not much to believe What's the chance that I can make it in this world Should I spend the time and risk the hope Or drop beneath the waves and drift away But now what if I can brave the mist and swim Do I have strength enough to pull the deadweight Venturing to places yet unknown Stepping back I see the rope that's tied around my core I start to think that I could cut it Let the deadweight fall into the void But soon the dark fog obstructs the distant shore I strain to see the beacon light But I don't know if I can still hold on Cause in this world, there's not much to believe in I'm just not sure I'll make it on my own And if there's hope to finally find my way back home now I just can't say if I'll go all the way And in the world There's not much to believe in And in this world There's not much to believe
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Once you soak in all of this Stepping back from the abyss Now you’ve set your ballast free Think you see the ends you can’t attain  But you just can’t stand the pain Once you think you know it all You’ve never had so far to fall  Scream again your safe refrain Another sunken chance to act humane Cause you just can’t stand the pain Once you’ve set your mind to it You give up more than you’d admit Despite your chances to explain You try but you can’t always make it rain  Cause it’s too much fucking pain But in the middle of the dance you start to recognize the flaw “It doesn’t matter if I understand the point at all” “The things I clung to in my past to make sure I could stay afloat” “Did nothing but distract me from the safety rope”  “If I’m a different man then I don’t know if I can take the shame” “Of never really knowing when or where to lay the blame” “But it’s another chance to cut the deadweight loose and find my soul”  “Will I take it or drift to a distant shore?” It’s another chance today  It’s another chance to put the lighthouse in your sites Loose the anchor and reclaim your life It’s another chance today It’s another way to find it on your own again It’s not too late to set your world alight It’s another chance today It’s another chance to finally fill your heart and then Empty it of all that held you back  It’s another chance today  It’s another way to let the deadweight fall away  Never looking back to see it go Your backbone is hit or miss Can you really handle this? An outcome you can’t dismiss Comfort is not easy to obtain  It just might be worth the pain.  

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released February 1, 2019

Written and Performed by Not Otherwise Specified
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at Weeping Angel Studios
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Craig Kerley

Not Otherwise Specified is:
Craig Kerley - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, and Bass

Additional Musicians:
Daniel Graham - Bass on Marked for Birth, Memories, Filling My Soul, and Another Chance Today
Mitch Pew - Guitars on Wandering the Wilderness, Conscience, All the Same, and I Don’t Know
Phil Reilly - Drums on Marked for Birth, Conscience, I Don’t Know, and Another Chance Today
Derik Rinehart - Drums on Memories, Filling My Soul, Wandering the Wilderness, All the Same, and In This World
Keith Tuggle - Bass on Wandering the Wilderness, Conscience, Riptide, and I Don’t Know

NOS would like to thank:
Daniel, Mitch, Phil, Derik, and Keith for their hard work in making this album a reality. I would especially like to thank my wife and kids for once again putting up with this process. A Very Special thank you to my wife Susan for her continued assistance with lyrical writer’s block, and for being my human thesaurus. I love you!

Visit NOS online at:
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www.nosband.com

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Inspired by the likes of Dream Theater, Opeth, Pain of Salvation, Riverside, and Spock’s Beard, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) delivers their own style of Heavy Prog Rock with a modern aggressive punch.

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