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Orechnik Nata a friend recommended me this artist and now I'm digging it A LOT! powerful songwriting, catchy choruses and thought provoking lyrics! Reminds me of a little bit of Muse and Aqualung which I really love! True Pop Rock! definitely deserves your attention and support! ❤️ Favorite track: The Grass Dries Out On Either Side.
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    Tracklist:

    1. Bridges
    2. The Climb
    3. Rewrite
    4. Delusion
    5. Prediction
    6. Abrasion
    7. Truths
    8. Demons
    9. Interlude
    10. Ropes
    11. Distractions
    12. Incisions
    13. The Grass Dries Out On Either Side
    14. The End Of The Summer

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1.
Bridges 03:24
There was a time when you were convinced you had a dream Of knowledge, love and everything in between You saw the cold wave and it all went up in steam You stayed under the spell of this machine Waiting for some miracle vaccine In this quandary you will slowly fade away Certain things are harder to convey But if you feel like you’re running out of things to say Go ahead and say it anyway Go ahead but Tell me: why are we burning all the bridges The moment that we see that maybe we’re not that strong? So what’s it going to be, the open wound or stitches? I feel there’s nothing left that can’t go wrong There was a point when you forgot to see the flow And any of the keys you used to know With all the floor plans folded up locked in storage Just go ahead and try to kill the glow Go ahead but Tell me: why are we burning all the bridges The moment that we see that maybe we’re not that strong? So what’s it going to be, the open wound or stitches? I feel there’s nothing left that can’t go wrong That can’t go Anywhere near the ruin If you can’t be clear in what you’re doing Let it appear It’s time to break the seal It’s no crime to take the wheel Tell me: why are we so hesitantly acknowledging where to turn? We plead so vehemently that bridges are there to burn
2.
The Climb 04:01
So you think that you’re untouchable Oh how you paid to get there You took down the indestructible As it got you nowhere Verity brought you into line But you lie awake in bed at night You brought it up so let it out Revelation remains out of sight And you relapse self-doubt Unravel but do not rewind No distractions from the climb You set out to clear the grime Time would tell you what you’ve done But by the time it got here you were already gone So you thought this was sustainable It had taken you so long Well, finally it seems attainable Cut the cord and move on Unravel but do not rewind No distractions from the climb You set out to clear the grime Time would tell you what you’ve done But by the time it got here you were already gone No distractions from the climb You set out to clear the grime Time will tell you what you’ve done There are things you can’t outrun You remember your distress And all those late-night phone calls too There is no one to impress And there’s nothing to undo
3.
Rewrite 03:29
Drifting into the sunset you had to stay on trail Tried to follow the footsteps that lured you into jail Out of the blue the line was cut through while your cover had been blown Numbing yourself to not get repelled when instead you could have grown Blinded by the distortion that never was outweighed You were falling out of proportion and peacefully obeyed Would you have known if you hadn’t thrown all those faculties to waste? It might have conserved your sensory nerves for the subtleties you face You won’t get a rewrite yet If you don’t dare to fight back For all the conscious decision you couldn’t lift the veil Fell victim to the precision of a sniper that won’t fail The less you perceive the more you believe that you don’t care for anyone The tiniest sign they simply align makes them vanish one by one You won’t get a rewrite yet If you don’t dare to fight back Silently you’ve assembled all the pieces of your gun As it starts to resemble your last demon on the run The biggest of thieves made you believe that he won’t ask for anything Albeit tame there still is a flame and it bears all that love can bring You won’t get a rewrite yet If you don’t dare to fight back
4.
Delusion 04:01
Domineering forces interfering with my blood flow Just lurking creatures or the wisest teachers how would I know All bits and pieces of false diseases they have them engraved They came to plunder to put me under and keep me enslaved All I know for sure is that we never know what will be Sick of measures to keep simple pleasures that won’t thrill me All this lighting to appear exciting and put on a glow So when you’re called out you could stand proud with nothing to show This blatant infusion’s pumping through my veins Please show me how to bore a drain Deep inside of me I keep the guide to be a primate Still the ghost is there but almost all of me did mutate You’ve been drowning. I’ve been drowning. Who has got it worse? This competition is the oldest tradition we have on this hearse This blatant infusion’s pumping through my veins Please show me how to bore a drain This ancient delusion is thumping in my brain And you ask me to ignore the pain Who, at the darkest part of night Would choose to only navigate by sight? The batteries we stored Are all dead It seems we have never learned to tell A beacon from a will-o’-wisp so well With all senses overboard No land ahead
5.
Prediction 04:07
All I want to have is closure So don’t just take it from the top I feel I’m dying from exposure Tracked down by the angriest of mobs Waving with their torches in the dark Pointing with suspicion at my mark This round has ended in a forfeit The count of all the partial deaths I’ve grown accustomed to this corset Too tight for the shallowest of breaths All the tiny promises I made I find myself just breaking them of late I’m hooked on the prediction of the faintest love affair I’m clinging to the friction of a thread that isn’t there To the brilliant lover boy, who deprives himself of joy I’ll be drinking These walls are impossible to see through I fall as I am reaching for the keys Stand down and nobody will hurt you They promised me, they promised me Trading all the secrets I can’t keep Now here I’m surprised that I can’t sleep I’m hooked on the prediction of the faintest love affair I’m clinging to the friction of a thread that isn’t there To the brilliant lover boy, who deprives himself of joy I’ll be drinking
6.
Abrasion 04:16
You have struggled oh boy have you struggled and now you keep asking what for The silent assassin that comes with impermanence has shaken you to the core Will you keep looking for clues in this monotonous abuse that keeps you cold? Will you be able to see that sometimes what we plead we cannot uphold? Time is ticking you know time is ticking while you keep fading away What never mattered eventually started to hit you everyday You started cleaning your slate when it seemingly too late to make a change You knew your demons would rise but still it took you by surprise how they rearranged You have got to know You define them and you’re out there Let them find you, and let them strip you down Follow markers pointing nowhere Always smiling till you hit the ground Grab another one go grab another one drink all your troubles away Hear the excuses your mind introduces to get you to overstay Now did you honestly think they wouldn’t find a way to sink their teeth into your soul? For almost no one to see you went back down on your knees to mourn what they just stole You have got to see All the silent disappointments They were peaceful with no one else around And with every new assignment You were careful not to make a sound If you mark down all occasions When you stood back and when you stood your ground 42 years of abrasion Make you wonder why you’re still around
7.
Truths 02:57
All the wounds you neglected long ago They demand their toll You want to learn how to pay them what you owe And redeem your soul But truths you don’t believe in They choose to pick a fight And here you thought they’d be leaving At the dead of night Hang on Hang on What made you think that you would be this strong? You don’t know why you even opened up the gate You begin to shout They stop … and continue with the raid Just to wear you out Now truths you don’t believe in They slowly rock your boat And just as you thought they’d be leaving They silently slit your throat Hang on Hang on What made you think that you would be this strong?
8.
Demons 04:12
Here’s to all the demons who would never place their bets on you In the current season they will hand out bites too big to chew When they ridicule you, you can hear your voice is breaking, achingly tough to understand They will try to fool you just to see your knees are shaking, making it hard to take a stand For the lack of options you have joined them in the game they play None of all the captions seemed to find perfect words to say You are irritated, 42 years in the making, now waiting just isn’t good enough You may have overstated all the things you’d been creating, just baiting them to call your bluff And they say that this life could be wonderful, but it’s you who never got it They say the world is exciting and colourful, it is you who never got it Good at bad decisions you avoid facing the forks of life Just one more collision and you know someone will twist the knife Will you dare to paddle when you know your boat is sinking, shrinking your chances till they’re blown? Is it worth the hassle? See the exit lights are blinking, you’re thinking of land that hasn’t shown And they say that this life could be wonderful, but it’s you who never got it They say the world is exciting and colourful, it is you who never got it You take it all out, on the last courageous shot to make it happen To turn it around and leave it all behind
9.
Interlude 01:10
10.
Ropes 04:13
Walking around with a blindfold on, hands tied behind your back The rag in your mouth has a taste of formol Remember the day that the light had gone, all you could see was black How could you think that this was normal? She said This is the moment to set you free, this is the final round This is your chance to avoid damnation Build up the courage to disagree when no one else makes a sound These are the rules of renunciation So please Please come along with me I can show you something In exchange for nothing She said Dance with me dance with me all night long, help me untie this rope Toss me and turn me and roll me over Conventional concepts of right and wrong made you a slave to hope I’ll let you learn, give you full disclosure If you Please come along with me I can show you something In exchange for nothing Please come along with me I will show you anything For everything you own
11.
Distractions 03:41
As the fireworks distracted everyone In the alley that was way too overrun No one could have seen you speechless From a million miles away It was then when it came creeping up on you The insignificance of anything we do Overpowered by this weakness You could sense the price to pay You thought it’d be easy to clear your mind With all the distractions that you could find Boy, were you wrong For a million years you pushed the truth aside But these urges are impossible to hide All you know despite the distance It was a peak behind the veil Well, the odds they say there is nothing you can do All the time you had is running out on you Now grasp of your existence Has become your holy grail You thought it’d be easy to clear your mind With all the distractions that you could find Boy, were you wrong
12.
Incisions 02:55
You saw all the pages but now you are out Still no idea what this book is about Unless it’s all between the lines You’re taking a shot at the queen of the night Whether or not you are up for the fight Like chess in a field of mines Without any hand to take the wheel You cannot expect to ever heal You know A saint in the daytime a sinner by night You long for the baseline that fits you just right You go all-out, time and time again With a lump in your brain and a hole in your heart You’re going insane as you’re falling apart Fight doubts you previously condemned Without any hand to take the wheel You cannot expect to ever heal You know You’re making your own decisions here Regardless of what you overhear Just go Without any hand to take the wheel You cannot expect to ever heal You know You’re making your own incisions here Temptations will not just disappear Just go
13.
So you sit by the window Giving in to the void that should be gone You have frozen in limbo After having renounced what lead you on The grass, you better believe it, dries out on either side After all this confusion Released you without the slightest doubt There’s a final illusion And it is about time you figured out The grass, you better believe it, dries out on either side Isn’t this what you wanted? Wasn’t this what your dream was all about? It’s not as if you were daunted You just silently learn that this is how The grass, you better believe it, dries out on either side There will always be grass for you to envy The grass that they’re mowing is not what keeps you going
14.
There’s a voyage that just never seems to end As long as we avoid the uncontrolled descent We stick to what we know, let anything else go and move on I should thank the ones who taught me how to fall With no jumping sheet or safety line installed Without a helping hand I had to learn to stand and get strong It’s the end of the summer Go with me to where the light will merge into the sea We are nothing but the sum of odds and ends All excuses they will fail to make amends The pages that we turn, the bridges that we burn elude us If there’s anything I wouldn’t want to share It would only mean that I am not quite there The corners that we cut, the eyes that we keep shut, they fool us It’s the end of the summer Go with me to where the light will merge into the sea All I learned in over a thousand years From the lives I never wanted Has turned into a thousand tears And a knife that kept me haunted It’s the end of the summer Go with me to where the light will merge into the sea

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Barely 14 months after the release of the self-titled debut, To Hell With Tradition is picking up the pace with Stitches.
Wounds have healed and the focus is shifting from the past to the present moment. The bittersweet melancholic resignation that makes the predecessor the ideal soundtrack of sleepless nights yields to the pressing impulse to actively give meaning to the new day dawning.
Carried by driving rhythms and an accented staccato piano, or embedded in orchestral tapestries of sound, Stitches grabs the reflex hammer and tampers with the motor nervous system.

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released June 21, 2021

All music written, performed and produced by Achim Hofmeyer

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To Hell With Tradition is an independent music solo project founded in 2019 by Achim Hofmeyer, a singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and music producer based in Heidelberg, Germany

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