The Burden of Being

by Locked In A Vacancy

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lyrics

I...
Struggle to deliver
On goals I've set myself
Surely I should be further
Than where I am right now

Too much hesitation
Apprehensive to the end
Missed opportunities
Now weigh on my conscience

Now stymied by this
Knowing too well the cost
Floundering in place
All progress is lost

So watch this old man scream
About his failures
His unfulfilled dreams
Despondency so pure

Now older - but wiser?
That has yet to be seen
I can't say I'm convinced
Of what this adage means

Take one step, forward
Followed by two steps back
Sick of that old cliche
Moreso how well it tracks

New York City's pretty cold
in January all alone
Coldest Winter On Record
Matches my very soul

The burden, of being
Eyes open wide to see
Merely existing
Amidst calamity

And the world at large
Isn't faring much better
On so many fronts

Pestilence, War, Famine, Death
Pretty sure that's all four
Six minutes to midnight
Surely humanity is finite

I'm not as young as I used to be
No longer hampered by naivete
Only adult-onset anxiety
Awareness was supposed to set me free

Witness signs and wonders
Witness mankind's blunders
Feeling the end is nigh
With fear I watch the skies

The crushing defeat
The enemy's deceit
Find solace in knowing
My struggle is not unique

Brother - I see you!
I see your struggle inside!
Sister - I see you!
I'll be your strength and you can be mine!

I am not alone in this!

credits

released October 3, 2023
This incarnation of Locked In A Vacancy:

Dyami Bryant - Vocals
Nelson Blake II - Guitar
Jay Shine - Drums
Dennis Lars Torrent - Bass
Michael Seltzberg - Guitar
*John Albayrak played guitar on this recording

All music by Locked In A Vacancy. All lyrics/themes by Dyami Bryant.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered February-September 2023 by Len Carmichael at Landmine Studios, Ewing, NJ.

Artwork and design by Andrew Meltzer.

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about

Locked In A Vacancy New York

Emerging from the tumultuous New York hardcore scene of the late ’90s, Locked in a Vacancy paved the way for an entire generation of metalcore acts alongside titans like Converge, Lamb of God, and Hatebreed.

Now, with their new EP …Before the Dawn, via Fuzz Therapy Records, they’re back—not for nostalgia, but as a jolting force. Brace yourself—this is not a reunion; it’s a reckoning. ... more