The Difference Between Drowning And Sinking

from Anguish by FRAKTIONS

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lyrics

I confess to the ocean, a monumental epiphany.
A dark premonition my mind could not escape.

Get this insect out my head. Wiring malfunction.
Nothing more than damaged goods. My conscience fluctuates.
Fight it, we can always fight it back
But there will come a time, when everything else shatters
On a knife’s edge we will sway. One will betray.
Who will evade? Escape to the shade.

When will I crumble into pieces. Is it inevitable?
Both live in fear of their counterpart.
Are we deadlocked forever or is collapse inescapable?

Follow your heart, never your vile instinct.
Cling to all inner tranquility.
Reject the control of the depraved. Who have I become?
I can’t be saved.

Pull me out of this trench, I’ve dug for myself.
What is the difference between drowning and sinking?
So many lost pieces of a jigsaw I’m trying to build.
No end in sight, no hope for flight.
A broken mind of guilt.
There’s an insect in my head, pulling the strings.
I’m a ticking time-bomb, floating to the edge.
Suffocation, asphyxiation. The final salvation.
But if I can arise from this struggle I can do anything.

React, Evolve.
Collide, Betray.
Destroy.

Follow your heart but never your vile instinct.
Cling to all inner tranquility.
Reject the control of the depraved. Who have I become?
I can’t be saved.

This is the moment of collapse.

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from Anguish, released August 12, 2016

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FRAKTIONS London, UK

FRAKTIONS are an instrumental prog trio who fuse elements of modern metal and jazz together, creating a colourful, hypnotic and exhilarating sound.

discography

Equinox 2.0

May 2023
Kalos

Jan 2021
Aftermath

Dec 2017
Anguish

Aug 2016
Desolate

Sep 2015
Glacier

Apr 2015

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