Watch Part 2: http://youtu.be/cGqiEIYZ8n8Numbers - Whats Next? (PrePro)N u m b e r s2017-03-13 | **Update: Another late night. Ok, here's a solid V1 of the whole song. Happy with where it's at so far, but I'll more than likely revisit it sometime soon with some more structure changes and/or solo edits on SoundCloud.
*Original: Hey everyone -- holy moly it's been over a year since I last uploaded some material. Here's a new one I've been hammering out. Got loads of new material in progress and stayed up late (1am+) working on this. Got a new mix for my demos, should be hot and crispy. Make sure you turn it up! Let me know if you dig. -kb
Hey everybody! We are so excited to be presenting to you our song we recorded from the THREE sessions but have had in our back pocket for quite some time. Also, the song is FREE to download exclusively on Bandcamp, and $1 (or 99¢) everywhere else! Go here to download it for free! http://numbersmusic.bandcamp.com
Thanks so much for all of your support. We hope we get the pleasure of producing more albums in the future for you. Until then, check out videos and MIDI demos of future material here on our YouTube channel. Thanks so much for all of your support!
Lyrics: There's no escape There's not a road here that doesn't lead back to fate I see it now, there's no good answer for the places I've been standing in
Control the end of me I'll take heed for the winds at bay I am surrendering My lonely soul awaits relief
Taken away to the unwanted Taken away to where they're lost Take them back to where this wasn’t When they didn’t have to pay the cost
When they didn't have to pay No such thing as economy They were just raised lazily! In a cyclone of hypocrisy
Speak to me!
"Little boy, little boy don’t you know anything? anything at all? Not a single moment will I spend on you to do what you people knew was wrong But I savor the taste of bitter-sweet revenge for the lost and broken in this song”
Sweet serenity Trust me, this will be brief So will you come on? Let’s sing a faithful song.
Innocence, innocence Will you please take me back? Take me back at all? I'm surrounded in deception and terror Hanging tightly to the ones that I care for!
Truth Bender lyrics (for your reference): i found this at the start // but you took control // despite the fact i poured my heart // you kept me from being whole // grounded, i stand with my heart in the palms of my own two hands // bleeding from my chest you filled it with your own demands // what if what i can see // is me believing every single word? // what if what i can give // is what you want but not what you deserve? // and then your song and dance was flowing, wrapped around my head // but then you tried to take it all instead // never beg forgiveness after i // gave it all away for none // bending truth to cater to your lies // after all was said and done // oh, i have a confession, an impression there were lessons had to be learned from my mistakes // there were lessons to be learned // nevertheless i had to stay behaved // i had to stay behaved // it's not like you made anything that made me stay or wait or inspire to create // you just sat there! // you sat there while i laid the foundation for everything // leave me now, to justify what you faked // look at your fingertips they don't look the same // spare me my emotions and the gifts i've been given to define my name // look at the energy: i don't do this for fame, it's all a... // game, you're fake // when it's taken from me you'll see your mistake // too late, you're fake // everyone knows so just let it go for your own sake
Shortly Broken lyrics (for your reference): why do you have to yell? // can’t you calm down? you don’t have all the answers // answers you claim to trust and know // you don’t know // scrambling for pieces to defend your word // suddenly the evidence it all becomes blurred // but everything that i believe is still absurd? // why can’t we get it? // you keep looking down, staring at the ground // you are so held back // you're so off track // sometimes, i tell myself // “i want to get away, i gotta get away” // but i believe with some time and space // i can forgive this place // focused on the air and dust, living life on repeat // like a broken record – truth convinced through deceit // there’s a question no one seems to fear // i don't care how you lived, just tell me how'd we get here? // there will come a time where we aren’t consumed // we are not doomed // we live in a society that thinks they know everything // all the answers been exchanged up to their capacity // there's more to this than sifting grains of sand // but nothing seems to beat the foolishness of the common man // maybe the day of seeing eye to eye is within sight // take your time to decide who was wrong or right
We are happy to announce that we will be releasing our full-length album "Three" in its instrumental glory for all of you! Please go to our bandcamp page if you'd like to preorder it today for only $10! It will be available next Tuesday (3rd of June, 2014).
Please stay tuned for more from Numbers this Summer!
why do you have to yell? // can't you calm down? you don't have all the answers // answers you claim to trust and know // you don't know // scrambling for pieces to defend your word // suddenly the evidence it all becomes blurred // but everything that i believe is still absurd? // why can't we get it? // you keep looking down, staring at the ground // you are so held back // you're so off track // sometimes, i tell myself // "i want to get away, i gotta get away" // but i believe with some time and space // i can forgive this place // focused on the air and dust, living life on repeat // like a broken record -- truth convinced through deceit // there's a question no one seems to fear // i don't care how you lived, just tell me how'd we get here? // there will come a time where we aren't consumed // we are not doomed // we live in a society that thinks they know everything // all the answers been exchanged up to their capacity // there's more to this than sifting grains of sand // but nothing seems to beat the foolishness of the common man // maybe the day of seeing eye to eye is within sight // take your time to decide who was wrong or right
[demon:] inside this world, only i can breathe // the night, the cold, the air, the fear is me // campaigning for the souls of the dead // i have fed on the weak to keep my head on straight // this isn't what i am supposed to be // so how about you bow down to me? // falling asleep // i wait in the sheets for you to be mine // tossing, turning // feel the fingers scraping up your spine // i refuse to be drowned by the light // to forgive and lose all sight // i won't let you sleep // until you know i'm there // i won't let you sleep // until you face this nightmare // if you don't believe me // i'll be waiting in the corners of your mind // just because you can't see // doesn't mean you're free from my sight // [boy:] there's a light that faces night // it doesn't budge, it doesn't fight // and there's nothing left but my questioning // there is nothing more to see // we don't believe, we disagree // we never feel love // i keep looking up calling out
go ahead and remember // the things you hate about my life // forget who you love and replace with yourself // i've had enough // like a lab rat // making me find my way through your impossible maze // but you manipulate as i perpetuate // so what if i broke some rules for a change? // try harder // drop the act of playing martyr // figure out your life // before you waste your time to save mine // just you wait and see // you'll come crawling back to me // if i take away mistakes i've made // you'll do what it takes to make me fade // because there's nothing left at stake // you've got nothing on your plate // if i take away the only thing // that makes you want to break my spirit's chain // you'll just find another frame to paint me in // doesn't matter what i do or where i've been // there was a time when our ears weren't drowned out in noise // when the effort and love for this was listened to, instead of destroyed // we've been spoiled by ourselves and our thirst for more and our lust to enjoy // we've been given everything for free // and yet we're victims of each others' ploys // stages rang as voices sang for the first time to virgin ears // "no one hears me" // we complained even though this was made exponentially simple for years // i can see your walls are caving in // so just listen and listen and listen // if i don't fit your frame // just throw me away
i have been punished underneath the brigade // of wealthy, greedy cowards who choose only to blame me // i was toiling toward the darkness afraid // i am weaker to the one on the throne of my fate // i only do this because i have to // i can't believe i've let myself feel this bad // i only scream because i need to // i only sing so i can subdue // so where do i fit myself in your little scene? // where "dreams" of stardom mean nothing to me // you only find charisma in people who scream // look inside yourself, how shallow do you dream? // i have lived in silence // i have suffered pain // have you listened to me? // are you ashamed? // i have lived in shadows far too long // i would suffer with the weak where they say i'm wrong // tell me where to go, what to do one more time // i cast your truths against the source of where i find mine // i won't even think about it // that you and i are alone again // you don't even know about me // i'm just a ghost in the room to you // and i will fade away // i'm just a ghost in the room // i'll push the wicked, i'll run away // knowing full-well my life may not stay for long // in hopes that you follow me out // please follow me out // won't you please follow me out? // there's got to be something to motivate all of you // there's too much going on for my voice to break through the noise // break through the noise // break through the noise // oh God! break through this noise! // there's no believing in everything // that doesn't mean that i'm the one that needs to explain // the empty halls of liberty, and capital gain // only makes me believe there's a bigger game to be played
"truth" is up for the discernment of the faces in a place where the eagles lie // there's no telling what we've heard will solve all our problems from the words only they provide // as if nothing was ever known, before this no one even tried? // how can i believe when what we're fed changes depending on the tide? // we serve the heirs of gratuitous behavior // in a land, bloated and boozed // i'm afraid that it's too late to save us // the end of this digital era will be too soon // will we breathe when it's all caving in? // or are we all just going to end up just like them? // broken, blind, swinging at anything // to keep themselves preserved, free from suffering // there has to be a way to save us // to regain control of our choice // there has to be a way to save us // to rebuild the trust of our voice // don't look back, don't look back // they don't have an answer // it's too late to change the fate of anything // so let thy kingdom come // we took it in, we drank it all // they feed us our own cancer // the paint on the glass they've stained with our money // runs thinner each and every day // they don't value life // the system has lied // we don't have much time // until you pick a side // control, decay // alone, afraid // they're all afraid of you and me // so take your hands and recreate
waiting for the silent screams of jealousy inside // tearing thoughts apart a bitter taste i leave behind // listening, a holy voice that pleases me the most // speaking softly to me now but screaming at my ghost // foundation built by hardened skin // left an empty place inside // when i began to speak // it awakened a beast named Pride // speaking louder, its hold reigned // power feels empty when it's given, not gained // weakened by praise // strengthened by doubt // this is what my life will be about // i was pushed down // i was cast aside // down this path i believe // that you all denied // just let me be free // i'll explain why these demons keep yelling at me // this was the voice inside i've had all along // yearning to speak for the wronged // won't you please curse this heart? // i didn't know what i had from the start // it's like my innocence was set aside // where my naivety died // another sleepless night // wrestling with my mind // i'm stuck in this tunnel // the end shines a light // everyone has held me from it // told me it's not mine // i give and give and give and give // and they consume what's left of me like hungry swine // what does it mean to keep the devil inside? // what does it mean to keep this feeling alive? // why do my actions seem out of control? // why do the things i believe still fuel my soul? // don't slip into the madness // don't be taken by the tide // i will bruise, i'll be broken // but nothing takes away what's inside // so stay away, stay away, stay away from me
i found this at the start // but you took control // despite the fact i poured my heart // you kept me from being whole // grounded, i stand with my heart in the palms of my own two hands // bleeding from my chest you filled it with your own demands // what if what i can see // is me believing every single word? // what if what i can give // is what you want but not what you deserve? // and then your song and dance was flowing, wrapped around my head // but then you tried to take it all instead // never beg forgiveness after i // gave it all away for none // bending truth to cater to your lies // after all was said and done // oh, i have a confession, an impression there were lessons had to be learned from my mistakes // there were lessons to be learned // nevertheless i had to stay behaved // i had to stay behaved // it's not like you made anything that made me stay or wait or inspire to create // you just sat there! // you sat there while i laid the foundation for everything // leave me now, to justify what you faked // look at your fingertips they don't look the same // spare me my emotions and the gifts i've been given to define my name // look at the energy: i don't do this for fame, it's all a... // game, you're fake // when it's taken from me you'll see your mistake // too late, you're fake // everyone knows so just let it go for your own sake
there was nothing for us when we fell apart // you never gave back a piece of anything from this heart // let me push aside my emotions // like the way we pushed aside self-control // we just watch our chemistry fall in motion // shut your eyes, don't make a scene // it's another night that nobody would see // taking chances when we meet eyes // distorting truth within our guise // same old dances excusing our goodbyes // there's no way that this could have happened to me // your skin, your touch, your eyes, they were all i could see // the rush of guilt came crushing suddenly // when the one i loved was just a few hours away // this is, has to be, please tell me i'm in a dream // a nightmare, a reason, an excuse from reality // my life for something i've already seen // for a reason even i can't believe // i can't believe this // i can't face the consequences in front of me // no way out, i can't repair this // what we've done has taken its toll // my chest, it's missing something precious // instead there's a pool of tar and coal // there's nothing but tar and coal // nothing but tar and coal, baby // burn it with flame and oil // there's nothing but tar and coal, here we go // the drip from those swanky lips are haunted // the rust on the walls of my heart still feel cold // can't let go from the weight of my guilt // i can't see straight from the tainted touch // let me go and i'll take the pain // it's what i deserve for being to blame
all of us find distraction keeping us from our own insanity // if you don't believe in the world, then what do you believe? // take your money, and take your pride // because the thing about living is after everything you find, you will die // i promise you won't take it to the other side of life // if you could work for money, or choose to be content // i really find that funny, because having both is what you meant // so what if you have it all? there's nothing left to gain! // i'd rather live my life dreaming, than live my life insane // your entire life, you've seen it // the more cash given, the more it's spent // what's the purpose in a daily toll // if what we work for has no goal? // you've chosen your side, i chose mine // stop pretending that everything is just fine // this world won't get better // we'll never figure this out // limited to our feeble minds // we'll keep feeding into our doubts // so what if your life is full of riches? // the road we walk doesn't last // our lives are always ending // do you see yours flying past?
there's a darkness, an evil growing in my heart // i feel it searing and ripping apart // my emotions, my fear, my anger, all my hope // leaving me alone with no way to cope // the further i fall, the deeper i swim // God, please purge my soul from within // so i may conquer the enemies surrounding thoughts and visions in my head // freed from the deeds they would have me sow // i'd reap the benefits of revenge instead // maybe, maybe this is real // maybe, maybe it's just a feeling // maybe i'm just lost inside // either way, this is fight or flight for my life // chasing me down // i kept feeding them the pieces of my ego // chasing me down // but i didn't think that they would get to me though // in the spotlight, target's in sight // i will rid thee of this plight from the inside // fueled by rage // i still feel // i prepare for bumpy roads // for blood and steel // if i go, if i win // i need you, i need this
my failure left me lost at sea // between imagination and the abyss // blankets of thought drape over chains of reality // what kind of life have i missed? // let me out, let me out // excuse me, but you got it wrong // because it was you in the mirror feeling all alone, but // hey! don't give up now // you will see the light when you bid your clouds farewell // here we go again // another thought, another tick, another click, another sin // the memories, the memories // they remind me of all the places that i wish i'd never been // if i find myself in here i just might let go // my insignificance fills my lungs and my throat // i can't breathe with this weight on my own (you told me) // "don't worry, it's just a dream, a fantasy, not reality" // let me out, let me out // so long, farewell // to the promises that i have broken // so long, farewell // to the voices yelling never spoken // so long, farewell // the reasons i find doubt and failure // to my demons begging me to stay here // i bid adieu, so long
// STAY CONNECTED // Facebook: http://facebook.com/numbersmusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/numbersofficial SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/numbersmusicNumbers - Down & Dirty (PrePro Demo)N u m b e r s2014-01-03 | I'm really stoked on the rhythmic aspects of this song. I did some fun tricks I thought of with disguising time signature changes as tempo changes. Welcome to Polyrhythm Central Station, choose your time signature and watch the others float around you.
// STAY CONNECTED // Facebook: http://facebook.com/numbersmusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/numbersofficial SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/numbersmusicNumbers - Up On Your Wings (PrePro Demo)N u m b e r s2014-01-03 | I've been a bit stingy about keeping up with posting these midi demos I've been writing to YouTube. So if you've been following Numbers on SoundCloud, you've most likely already heard this and the next one I'm uploading (Down & Dirty). I really enjoyed writing these though, so enjoy! Hopefully this song will be on album #2 or #3!
Hello friends! We are very proud/absolutely ecstatic to release this music video as our first single off our debut full length record, "THREE." (make sure to watch in 720p or above for best quality!)
We have finished recording the album and this is just 1 of 13 complete tracks off the record. Please share this video as much as you can, as we are depending on you guys to help us get the word out and make this album as successful as possible. There is also a pre-order link at the end of the video and at the end of this post where you can buy our album for $10. We have worked crazy-hard during this whole process and appreciate everyone being super patient with us. There is much, much more to come, but for now, enjoy and thank you!!!
At the time of shooting this video, we did not have a guitarist yet, so we invited our producer Aaron Smith (of 7 Horns 7 Eyes) to fill in on guitar for the video. All of our future videos will have our now-permanent guitarist, Mike!
Lyrics:
Apologize after all the lies, I don't believe you anymore
My oh, my! You've got so many ways You reek fatal attraction, and your kiss has stained my heart Me, oh my! You've got so many ways That lead to cradled distraction, and I want you out now
This society, I want no part of it Rid this cage of me, rid this cage of me! This society, I want no part of it All that I can see is what you wrong with it
So let's lay down your law Let's lay down what we owe Let's lay down ourselves So we may reap what we have sown
When will we begin to have some class? It's not like anyone else told us that this was best Instead we argue, bickering and bantering is all we do Point the finger at everyone but you
Except for you
So leave the children at home Leave ourselves alone
There is a place that I've been longing for but cannot get to Promises that they made were strong, but would always fall through
Now, we all know that this isn't the way So let us grow and move to the better things
Credits:
Music written and performed by Numbers Produced by Aaron Smith at Envisage Audio studio http://EnvisageAudio.com Drums recorded at Fastback Studios http://fb.com/fastbackstudios Creator: Kyle Bishop http://KYLEBISH.com Camera Operator: Scott Boyd
This was our first tour as Numbers. We had a blast and plan on commemorating each tour we go on with an honest documentary. It took way too long to edit because of so many reasons, but the point is that it's finished and ready for your viewing! We thank all our fans, past, present, and future for your support and we truly appreciate that you come out to these shows! Next time we're in your town, just know that we may be filming and you might get a spot on the next TourDoc! Thanks again everyone, we hope to see you all soon! Enjoy. :)
ALMOST A DISASTOUR:
November 4 Hermiston, OR @ The Grimm Den November 7 Pocatello, ID @ The Elk's Lodge November 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Carol's Cove II November 9 Flagstaff, AZ @ The Hive November 10 Las Vegas, NV @ House Show November 12 Indio, CA @ Gamestop (CANCELLED) November 13 Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey a Go Go November 14 Rohnert Park, CA @ Tavern November 17 Medford, OR @ The Wreckroom November 18 Centralia, WA (CANCELLED)
Special thanks to Nick Ilic (Toronto, Canada) for filling in on guitar for the duration of this tour. Check out his music at: http://fb.com/EvenTheTrees
We are beyond excited to announce that we are heading into the studio very soon. Details will be shared soon in future videos! We hope all of you are as pumped as we are to share what's in store from your favorite electrometal jazzcore band, Numbers!
Unless you realize what's controlling you But the urge, its poison the darkness in your heart will haunt you
This world will eat you From the inside out Like all of the rest of us We think we're in control, no doubt
I never saw it coming I fell to pieces She dropped me from the sky and said, "Welcome to Neverland."
You want to know how being addicted to you feels? like knives pressing and pressing Cuts me from my waist to my heart tears me apart when the urge to succumb consumes my heart
This world will eat you From the inside out Like all of the rest of us We think we're in control, no doubt
Love, I've chosen love I'll rip my own heart open to drain it of you
I do not remember telling myself I have wasted time, I wasted life