FROM DAY ONE THEY TRIED TO SCHOOL YOU
ON WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO
TRY TO BRAINWASH YOU TO SELF DEFEAT
UNSAFE AT HOME AND ON THE STREETS
PLAY BY THEIR RULES OR BEND THEM
SOME'LL TRY TO NEGATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
TAKING RISKS, ALL OF THE PAIN
TWICE THE WORK FOR THE SAME GAIN
THOUGH THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU
GO FOR IT ANYWAY
YOU'RE DIAMOND
SEEMS IT'S ALWAYS OPEN SEASON
ON YOUR BODY ON YOUR CHOICE
CHIN UP YOU'RE HARD AS NAILS
LET THEIR BLUSTER BE THE WIND IN YOUR SAILS
ONE DAY YOU BURNED THE RULE BOOK
LESSONS LEARNED NOBODY'S FOOL
STAND YOUR GROUND, GROW THICK SKIN
YOU KEEP BELIEVING, YOU NEVER GIVE IN
THOUGH THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU
GO FOR IT ANYWAY
YOU'RE DIAMOND
credits
from DIAMOND,
released July 31, 2017
Recorded and mixed by James Eager, the Hive Studios 2017
Mastered @ Roy de Rats studio
Heady hardcore punk from Black Aubergine has groove, heft, and an experimental edge percolating behind the blown-out surface. Bandcamp New & Notable May 23, 2023
Punk-Rock in the best sense of the term. Raw, driving, engaging, played cleanly but with a lot of soul. While there is little special, it is a rare exquisite example. Like bread, it is everywhere, but excellent one is hard to find. oberoniaomnia