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Band: By A Thread
Song: Tainted
Album: Waterdown | By A Thread Split
Label: TFR Music (2002)
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Vancouver's By A Thread have tightly knit a new sound, drawing their influences from Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate, hometown favorites Sparkmarker, and their own hardcore roots. Formed in 1996 by former members of Strain, By A Thread weave complex melodies with poetic lyrics that speak to the muse in each of us.

Lyrics:

I won't loose but I lay myself out and I'll never understand
Will I talk to you again, now
I try to reach what's mine
I won't lie, I won't back down
You seem so distant each time we stray

I won't deny the places I've been I feel
I won't deny the faces I've seen I feel
Tainted

I see you with that grin that takes me in, and I won't let go
Will I fall for you again? Now
I try to reach the day,
I won't lie, I won't back down
You seem so different each time we stray

I won't deny the places I've been I feel
I won't deny the faces I've seen I feel
Tainted

I wait here and reach the sky
Wait here, but you don't see

I won't deny the places I've been I feel
I won't deny the faces I've seen I feel
Tainted