We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Cycles

by Traditions

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Design by Matt Cyphers in association with Radiant Media.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Cycles via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Available in White, Yellow and Coke Bottle Clear.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Cycles via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 500 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

1.
Ten Days 03:13
All my friends say That I'm better off without All these foolish things That you do that drag me down Like an anchor in water You're pulling me farther under But no one cares I'm just a lonely man Who's alone at sea Maybe I'll just take this heart And throw it away To a place that never snows New England winters have grown so cold Without you here to keep me warm Now I'll take this dream And throw it right away Cuz I've worked my hands to the bone It's only been ten days since then And every day I do all I can To get fucked up and forget all the little things When you said just hold me And now I'm letting go, because you told me This doesn't make you happy anymore Now I'm just here waiting for you Now these bones are cracked and freezing I'm sorry I swore I'd never let you down All my friends Now these bones are cracked and freezing I'm sorry You swore you'd never let me down All my friends
2.
You fucked up my routine I didn't give a damn 'Cuz all I saw was your face in my head But now there's an empty space where you've been That I'll never get back (That I'll never get back again) No, I'll never go back to that same mundane routine And all the redundant fights Nevermind those sleepless nights That I spent alone in our bed, or driving around New England You left me high and dry out here in wet cement I'm doing my best to stop living in my head And more in the present tense And I've finally found a balance For how my time is spent Not sure if you'd call this progress After twenty-two years I almost feel content I almost feel
3.
How was I supposed to know Living under your umbrella Wouldn't keep me dry But there's no rain tonight I was raised to be a loyal son Not to be determined by your standards It takes a lot to be an honest man, but honestly I've had a hard time I'm counting cobwebs in the closet of my head 'Cuz I haven't been alone in quite some time Are you certain that there's life behind this curtain? Cuz if you're wrong, then I'm alright. And all that's said reminds me now Another year spent in the ground I take a small dose A reminder of how hard the world is And it seems that we're exactly aligned Can you tell me now When does it pay off?
4.
Polarity 04:25
You said don't fall asleep for too long Because I know my dreams will haunt me if they Can you break these walls around my head For you I'd lie back down I've become about as useful As a compass with no needle With this lack of direction and motivation And no sense of self confidence I can't convince myself to change Growing so uncomfortable Just so goddamned uncomfortable In my own skin I'll always seem to look down At the people who constantly counted me out Brief moments of joy passed by Like wind through a net I've tried To capture this feeling The holes keep on stealing And all I am left with I've tried to forget The crowded side The rush behind not knowing what was left So many nights Collapsing as my heart pours through my pen For Christ's sake There has to be another way This is all just starting to sink in
5.
The grass is greener on the other side But there's no color coming through these eyes Wait for me So I don't have to say goodbye to this paper retreat And I can stop pretending that there is no I wish there was no such thing as distance I wish there was no such thing as death The only thing I've ever asked for Is some honesty and some respect It's always cut and dry How'd you get away with this We built this I thought this trust Could outlast the sands of time But you just buried me under A heart in hand doesn't mean a thing If it can't keep a beat So play for me These hanging chords that seem to be a common theme So I don't have to sing alone again There's no such thing as home I was raised to be a loyal son Not to be determined by your standards It takes a lot to be an honest man

about

“Cycles” is the debut EP from indie/pop-punk band Traditions. Their aggressive style of nuanced pop-punk is reminiscent of bands like Taking Back Sunday, The Wonder Years, and The Swellers. Up tempo, guitar driven, pulse pounding riffs generate the basis of these claims along with their thought provoking storytelling lyrics that tend to paint pictures upon pictures in your head that is already thoroughly bobbing.

credits

released March 11, 2014

Engineered, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Jim Fogarty at Zing Studios in Westfield, MA. Additional Production by Joe Urban. Additional Editing by Randy Burlingame & Frank Baron.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Take This To Heart Records Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Independent record label putting out good music for everyone.

contact / help

Contact Take This To Heart Records

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Cycles, you may also like: