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Split This Open

by Vicious Circle

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SPLIT THIS OPEN DO WHAT YOU DO I’VE BEEN BROKEN DOWN I WILL PULL THROUGH SPLIT THIS OPEN DO WHAT YOU DO I’M TRUE TO MY WORD I’LL SEE IT THROUGH REMEMBER THESE WORDS I DON’T NEED YOUR SORROW TOO MANY YEARS PASSED TO CARRY A HEART THAT’S HOLLOW SPLIT THIS OPEN DO WHAT YOU DO I’M THE ONE WHO WHO WILL PULL THROUGH SPLIT THIS OPEN DO WHAT YOU DO I’VE SEEN WORSE AND I’LL SEE TOMORROW TOO REVENGE IS WORTHLESS AN ENDLESS CYCLE WILL FOLLOW DON’T TEAR YOURSELF APART OR BECOME A HEART THAT’S HOLLOW REMEMBER THESE WORDS I DON’T NEED YOUR SORROW TOO MANY YEARS PASSED TO CARRY A HEART THAT’S HOLLOW SPLIT ME OPEN SPLIT ME OPEN SPLIT ME OPEN SPLIT ME OPEN
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NO ONE SHOULD TRY TO TAKE YOUR RIGHTS AWAY FROM YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE WHAT GIVES THEM THE MOTIVATION FALSEHOODS AND BACKWARD LAWS NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! WON’T TOLERATE THIS POISON ANYMORE! NOT ANYMORE! IMAGINE LIVING YOUR LIFE WITH CONSTANT STRIFE FOR SIMPLY BEING WHO YOU ARE INTOLERANCE! IGNORANCE! PEOPLE WANT A PEACEFUL EXISTENCE FUCK YOUR LAWS! NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! WON’T TOLERATE THIS POISON ANYMORE! NOT ANYMORE! NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! ANYMORE! NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! ANYMORE! NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
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GET IT TOGETHER DON’T FAIL ME NOW STAND STRONG STAND TRUE GIVE ALL YOU HAVE UNTIL YOU HAVE NO MORE SEE IT THROUGH NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY GET IT TOGETHER UP OFF YOUR KNEES STAND STRONG STAND PROUD IT’S HARDER PICKING SOMEONE UP WHEN THEY HAVE FALLEN DOWN NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY NO GUTS NO GLORY NO ONE’S LOOKING FOR A DEAD END STORY
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FEEL THAT ANGER INSIDE YOUR HEART THIS WORLD TEARS YOU TEARS YOU APART IF YOU DON’T COME COME TO TERMS A HARDER PATH AWAITS AND YOU’LL LEARN. ANGER BETRAYED WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY LIFE CAN BE PAINFUL THE CHOICE IS YOURS TO MAKE AT THE EDGE OBLIVION OR LIFE IT’S A CHOICE YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE YEA! FEEL THAT ANGER INSIDE YOUR HEART THIS WORLD TEARS YOU TEARS YOU APART IF YOU DON’T COME COME TO TERMS A HARDER PATH AWAITS AND YOU’LL LEARN. ANGER BETRAYED WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY ANGER BETRAYED WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO SAY
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NOTHING! NOTHING TO GAIN NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING BUT PAIN WISDOM IS WORTHLESS WHEN YOUR HEAD IS FILLED WITH HATE DISTINGUISHED BY FUTILITY WHAT?? WHAT IS GAINED? NOTHING! NOTHING TO GAIN NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING BUT PAIN NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING TO GAIN NOTHING! NOTHING BUT PAIN TURN YOURSELF INSIDE OUT WITH NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS GROW A FUCKING BACKBONE YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS NOTHING! NOTHING TO GAIN NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING BUT PAIN NOTHING! NOTHING! NOTHING TO GAIN NOTHING! NOTHING BUT PAIN
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Cast Aside 02:22
CAST ASIDE IN LIFE YOU LOSE MORE THAN YOU WIN HAVE YOU GOT THE MEANS TO PICK YOURSELF UP AGAIN? CAST ASIDE WE ALWAYS LOSE MORE THAN WE WIN CAST ASIDE IN LIFE YOU LOSE MORE THAN YOU WIN COME WITH ME STAND WITH ME FIGHT WITH ME CAST ASIDE IN LIFE YOU LOSE MORE THAN YOU WIN HAVE YOU GO. YOU GOT! THE MEANS TO PICK YOURSELF UP AGAIN? HAVE YOU GOT. YOU GOT! THE MEANS TO PICK YOURSELF UP AGAIN? BECAUSE WE LOSE. WE LOSE! YEA! COME WITH ME WE’LL SHOW THEM WE’LL SHOW THEM AND THEY’LL SEE STAND WITH ME WE’LL SHOW THEM AND THEY’LL SEE FIGHT WITH ME AND FACE YOUR TRUE ENEMY FACE THE TRUE, TRUE ENEMY HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! COME WITH ME STAND WITH ME FIGHT WITH ME AND FACE THE TRUE, TRUE ENEMY
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Bloodshed 02:25
SAW THIS COMING FROM THE TIME YOU OPENED YOUR MOUTH CRAVE THE TASTE NEED THE SENSATION HUNTING HUMANS TEMPTATION IS NEVER OUT IS NEVER OUT IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED MY GOSPEL IS CARNAGE THE DEATH OF DESIRE I SANCTION THIS SLAUGHTER YOU HAVE BECOME MY MARTYR IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED THE DEATH OF DESIRE I SANCTION THIS SLAUGHTER IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED IN THIS LIVING HELL BLOODSHED
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Anti-Human 01:28
CAN’T YOU JUST LET ME BE WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO HARM ME? NO SELF WORTH IN HOSTILITY ALL I WANT IS WHAT YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED I AM HUMAN BUT YOU FAIL TO SEE TORN FROM ALL YOU KNOW UNDERSTAND THIS IT’S AN ALL TIME LOW HATRED BREEDS HATRED YOU PAY THE TOLL ALL I WANT IS WHAT YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED I AM HUMAN BUT YOU FAIL TO SEE ALL I WANT IS WHAT YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED I AM HUMAN BUT YOU FAIL TO SEE IT’S ANTI, ANTI, ANTI HUMAN IT’S ANTI, ANTI, ANTI HUMAN IT’S ANTI, ANTI, ANTI HUMAN IT’S ANTI, ANTI, ANTI HUMAN
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INDOCTRINATE THE POPULATION FEED THEM MISINFORMATION CAPITALISE ON IGNORANCE AND MANIPULATION INGRAIN IT INTO THE NEXT GENERATION STAND UP! ALWAYS QUESTION! WE KILL FAR TO OFTEN WAKE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE DO YOU AGREE? WITH THIS INSANITY WAKE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE DO YOU AGREE? WITH THIS INSANITY ERADICATE THE MISCONCEPTION THIS IS EVOLUTION OVERCOME SELF DESTRUCTION AND MANIPULATION WE ARE NOT ABOVE OUR OWN EXTINCTION THIS IS NOT FICTION WE KILL FAR TOO OFTEN WAKE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE DO YOU AGREE? WITH THIS INSANITY WAKE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE DO YOU AGREE? WITH THIS INSANITY WHAT KIND OF EVOLUTION KILLS YOUR HUMANITY? WAKE UP AND FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! WAKE UP AND FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! IT’S ONLY YOUR LIFE! LIFE! LIFE! LIFE!
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Defiance 01:23
1234 WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WHY DID YOU TURN AWAY? DID THE TEARS THAT FILLED YOUR EYES BURN A MEMORY THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY? DEHUMANIZE! VILIFY! WHEN WE THINK THIS WAY WE DIMINISH OURSELVES WITH WALLS OF PREJUDICE NOT ME! NOT THIS DAY! WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WHY DID YOU TURN AWAY? DID THE FEAR THAT FILLED YOUR LIFE BURN A MEMORY THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY? VINDICATE! ELEVATE! NO ONE IS BORN THIS WAY WITH BIGOTRY IN THEIR HEART ENSLAVE YOURSELF NOT ME! NOT THIS DAY! WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WHY DID YOU TURN AWAY? DID THE TEARS THAT FILLED YOUR EYES BURN A MEMORY THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY? GO AWAY GO AWAY GO AWAY GO THE FUCK AWAY!
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about

1054 Records are humbled to be working with these true OG Hardcore pioneers from Australia !!!!

VICIOUS CIRCLE formed in 1983 in Melbourne Australia and quickly established themselves as a prolific outfit playing and recording building momentum with their powerful live performances and record releases .

In the decades that followed the band has released multiple albums (15 and counting) on labels throughout the world and toured Australia, America, Europe , Asia ,United Kingdom, New Zealand, the band has always maintained their independence and followed a path which is uniquely theirs not interested in trends, staying true to their roots !!!

VICIOUS CIRCLE now drop their 16th album "SPLIT THIS OPEN" via 1054 Records continuing the legacy that started decades ago, blending street punk ,hardcore and metal in their own distinctive way.

Some knowledge…

Vicious Circle started touring early on and made frequent trips interstate to build up a local and National base at home in OZ and were the first Australian hardcore band to tour America/ overseas in 1986 playing with the likes of Final Conflict, Attitude Adjustment, Agnostic Front , MDC, MIA, Life Sentence, Doggy Style, Crucifix, among others and have had album releases on three of the most vital independent labels to come out of Australia Reactor THE PRICE OF PROGRESS, Waterfront INTO THE VOID and Resist PERFECT WORLD DISASTER, they also had records locally released on labels throughout America, FLIPSIDE,BONER Europe UK C.O.R MANIC EARS which was uncommon in the 80s and have had records reissued recently through Europe POWER IT UP and recent recordings in America NOT LIKE YOU.

2023 Lineup :

Paul Lindsay (Vocals)
Yeti (Guitar)
Craig Bailey (Drums)
Karl Shanley (Bass)

credits

released September 1, 2023

RECORDED AT GOATSOUND STUDIOS MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

PRODUCED AND ENGINEERED BY JASON FULLER & VICIOUS CIRCLE

ALL SONGS BY VICIOUS CIRCLE / ALL LYRICS BY PAUL LINDSAY EXCEPT ‘DON’T NEED IT’ BY BAD BRAINS (All rights reserved)

VOCALS PAUL N LINDSAY
GUITAR/ VOCALS YETI
DRUMS/ PERCUSSION CRAIG BAILEY
BASS KARL SHANLEY

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