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Silver Lining

by Stormstress

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1.
Opposites attract But they’re not built to last Drew me in so good Then wanted to hate you so bad Didn’t know who I was Picking the pieces of the floor Finding the shattered remains Of who I was before Whoaaa Never running out of reasons to cry Found out too late Who you really were inside Now I’m shutting the door And locking you out And you can’t hurt me now (I won’t take another shot!) No, you can’t hurt me now You wore down my armor With the hits you took at me You were a bad, bad habit And I had to break free Whoaaa yeah yeah yeah Never running out of reasons to cry Found out too late Who you really were inside Now I’m shutting the door And locking you out And you can’t hurt me now (I won’t take another shot!) No, you can’t hurt me now Go! Baby, you and me We were a broken ship on a troubled sea Baby, can’t you see I am the captain now Get your grip off my wheel Never running out of reasons to cry Found out too late Who you really were inside Now I’m shutting the door And locking you out And you can’t hurt me now (I won’t take another shot!) No, you can’t hurt me now (Come on and give me what you got!) You can’t hurt me now (I won’t take another shot!) No, you can’t hurt me now!
2.
Porcelain Doll, painted to perfection Another stroke with every lie Belle of the ball, she’s a welcome distraction From the ashes of what’s left inside Deep beneath this face I’ve made Swings the ever turning pendulum of pain Paint the mask Make it nice and pretty Not a scratch Perfect smile always… They say, “Hey pretty girl, How can you feel so scarred, When you hold everyone’s love In the palm of your hand?” This toxic world, clouds the brightest stars And the weight of this burden has dimmed who I am The real me drowns in misery Wasting away in the cell my heart built for me Paint the mask Make it nice and pretty Not a scratch Perfect smile always Paint the mask Don’t let it smear with the tears Bury your love, your hate, your fears Paint the mask, Paint the mask But I can’t be afraid, It’s never too late to be free I’ll burn that veil and watch the pieces fall My truth is more beautiful Than a lie could ever be So no more will I listen when they say to me “Paint the mask Make it nice and pretty Not a scratch Perfect smile always Paint the mask Don’t let it smear with the tears Bury your love, your hate, your fears” Paint the mask (Make it nice and pretty…) Paint the mask (Perfect smile always…) Paint the mask (Make it nice and pretty…) Paint the mask Paint the mask
3.
So many words stuck inside trying to hide Don’t want to say the phrase that could break her mind I thought I knew what I wanted, but I guess I lied Cuz she devised a crime that made me her design Do I really wanna live this way? Being tamed everyday that I misbehave? (Do I really wanna live this way?) Am I running towards dreams or catastrophe? Am I blending my thoughts into insanity? I feel the heat that’s rising inside of me Something’s wrong, this is my song to sing Can I go on livin’ this way? I won’t be the one who never got away (Can I go on livin’ this way?) What’s in my heart? What’s on my mind? There’s static in the noise There’s a voice that whispers In my ear at night Echoing between the walls in my mind Threatening my feelings held inside Creating this internal divide Shh, I gotta quiet the mania to seek the truth I finally found my voice in 2022 Took so long to listen, if I only knew What the power of self-respect could really do I won’t be bound by the sound of the crowd Only I get to say who I am now (only I get to say who I am now) What’s in my heart? What’s on my mind? There’s static in the noise There’s a voice that whispers In my ear at night Echoing between the walls in my mind Threatening my feelings held inside Creating this internal divide I’m losing it, I’m losing it, I’m losing it To the Voice that whispers in my ear at night Echoing between the walls in my mind Threatening my feelings held inside… There’s a voice that whispers In my ear at night Echoing between the walls in my mind Threatening my feelings held inside Creating this internal divide (Gotta ask myself if it’s me or them Whose way will I take all the way to the end If I choose you, I’m gonna lose again I shouldn’t be the one that always has to bend I won’t be bound by the sound of the crowd Only I get to say who I am now) Ten thousand voices can’t make me comply I’m familiar with these thoughts But they aren’t mine All their words make a verse that doesn’t rhyme It’s time I decided my Interval Divide
4.
There’s something about the way you look at me Something about the way we laugh I tell myself, “girl you’ve been there before,” But I can’t shake this feeling I have You reach out your hand Calling out from the other side And I get closer every second To crossing that line I want to step over the edge And fall with you I want to step over the edge I want to fall Fall with you There’s something about the way your hair flows Something about that charming smile But I’ve been down this road before And now my heart is back on trial You reach out your hand Calling out from the other side And I get closer every second To crossing that line I want to step over the edge And fall with you I want to step over the edge I want to fall Fall with you Long ago I found a home At the end of my morality Lied to myself saying I’d never be back Now I’m walking on the thin line Between like and love, oohh And I want to give in so bad You reach out your hand Calling out from the other side... I want to step over the edge And fall with you I want to step over the edge I want to fall, I want to fall I want to step over the edge I want to cross the line with you I want to hold your hand I want to fall Fall with you
5.
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Shapeshifting in the sand You’ll never see me as I am Putting on my headdress, to appease you A smiling face in the light But I am haunted every night Forgetting what I once, held on to The writing’s on the wall You see me shine You see me glow But the hieroglyphics tell the tales of old All that glitters All that glitters isn’t gold I want to run from my demise But I’m a goddess in your eyes A heretic too blind to see the truth You claim it’s destiny While I disguise my misery I can’t let you know I’m bleeding out for you The writing’s on the wall You see me shine You see me glow But the hieroglyphics tell the tales of old All that glitters All that glitters isn’t gold My wounds have not been sewn I’m falling apart inside This tomb has been my home I’m dying to feel alive You see me shine You see me glow The writing’s on the wall… You see me shine You see me glow But the hieroglyphics tell the tales of old All that glitters All that glitters All that glitters isn’t gold
6.
I see a faint light, Reaching to grab the corners of my Bedroom door It’s the edge of the night, And I’ve found myself here Way to many times before Trying to sort out why Why did you let me live this lie I wish I could give you my heart But I know you’d wreck it I wish I could give you my trust But no, not for a second I wish I could give you my love But I can’t let you in I wish I, I wish I could I wish I could It’s no longer safe This winter’s everlasting I feel the bitter cold Looking for an escape ‘Cause I’m running out of places I can hide my soul Trying to stay out of sight My back can’t take one more knife I wish I could give you my heart But I know you’d wreck it I wish I could give you my trust But no, not for a second I wish I could give you my love But I can’t let you in I wish I, I wish I could I wish I could I wish I knew what you needed I wish I knew you were bleeding I wish I could stop you from leaving I wish I could, I wish I could I wish, I wish, I… wish… I wish I could I wish I could give you my heart But I know you’d wreck it I wish I could give you my trust But no, not for a second I wish I could give you my love But I can’t let you in I wish I, I wish I could I wish I could
7.
I’ve been burned by the fires of rage Frozen by torment and pain I’ve been stabbed by the sharpest cries And fooled by the prettiest lies Thought you buried me alive There’s nothing left in me to hide Come at me now I’ve got nothing to lose No heart to break no blood left to bruise Hurt me again, go ahead and try I can’t be broken cuz I’ve already died And Corpses don’t cry Corpses don’t cry I’ve been dragged through so many hells I’ve made friends with the devil I used to trust, I once knew fear But those words mean nothing here Take a look and say goodbye You cannot kill me twice Come at me now I’ve got nothing to lose No heart to break no blood left to bruise Hurt me again, go ahead and try I can’t be broken cuz I’ve already died And Corpses don’t cry Corpses don’t cry Only in total darkness could I finally see After all the life was squeezed out of me, Yeah, ohhh, I can finally breathe, yeah! Come at me now I’ve got nothing to lose No heart to break no blood left to bruise Hurt me again, go ahead and try I can’t be broken cuz I’ve already died And Corpses don’t cry Corpses don’t cry Corpses don’t cry Corpses don’t cry

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Every dark cloud has a silver lining and that glimmer of hope is always worth the fight.

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released April 22, 2022

Tanya Venom - Lead Vocals/Guitar
Tia Mayhem - Lead Vocals/Bass
Maddie May Scott - Drums/Backing Vocals

Recorded and Mixed by Doug Batchelder at The Den Studios of North Reading
Produced by Liz Borden and Sarah Fitzpatrick
Mastered by Jamie King Audio
Album Photos by Timothy Johnson
Graphic Design by Fuel Heart Productions

Orchestration for “Fall With You” by Tanya Venom
Violin I on “Fall With You” by Jaquay Pearce
Violin II on “Fall With You” by Hannah Schzde
Cello on “Fall With You” by Eden Rayz
Upright Bass on “Fall With You” by Peter de Reyna
Duduk on “Gold” by Mher Mnatsakanyan

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Stormstress Boston, Massachusetts

Stormstress strikes with electrifying riffs, thunderous grooves, and haunting melodies in this vicious, American hard rock/heavy metal power trio. Identical mirror twins, guitarist Tanya Venom and bassist Tia Mayhem, deliver dual lead vocals over powerhouse Maddie May Scott’s aggressive drumming and harmonious backing vocals. ... more

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