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Under Growth

by Positive Charge

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1.
This City 02:05
Somewhere along the rise of technology and productivity We grew tired of waking with the sunrise We traded self-sustainability for proximity And what we are for what we have: abundance and greed Though we compromise the world We’re learning from our mistakes Our consequences have raised the stakes Everybody’s nervous or in disbelief As it gets dark the lights stay on The rat-race clock ticks ever on Its creatures and this city never sleep Constant noise bounces off of the concrete Nature’s been driven out yet we maintain a sense of community Though we compromise the world We’re learning from our mistakes The time has come to make a change Everybody’s nervous or in disbelief We need no saviour / We need a change of pace This city seems so dead at night just a waste of time without you Everything will be alright spending all my time beside you
2.
A great idea in theory and in practise File sharing with the people for the people Controversial and inevitable, ground-breaking and incredible The power shifted from the few down to me and you It’s another youth revolution spawned in rejected society And its greatness met immovable opposition Nobody was ready for a change so dramatic They tried to shut it down but it was automatic You’re probably hearing my voice through it now Nobody ever saw this coming, nobody ever saw this coming And there’s no turning back now From peer to peer, from screen to screen it changed the whole industry And there’s no turning back now CDs as coasters and LPs as Frisbees People cracking jokes but who’s laughing now? The trail to the bank has been neglected and it’s flourishing with plants As the artists wait saving up their penny cheques With the world ever revolving and technology evolving Old moulds break when they can’t fit the change The water’s drying up, thrive has turned to survive If there’s a will then there’s a way / If there’s a will then there’s a way Nobody ever saw this coming, nobody ever saw this coming And there’s no turning back now The hard copy’s still clinging like a novelty And there’s no turning back now And there’s no turning back now The music’s been set free and its time has come This is what the machine has become YOU’RE HEARING MY VOICE THROUGH IT NOW
3.
Get me an able-bodied son, give me some piece of mind walk in accordance with the outer limits sharpening a sentient edge speak in 4/4 time of a feeling profound and sublime they say on dust top hills I feel no pain Been away for far too long in the confines of these walls four walls that I call home patience just an alibi, met your match sipping wine clutching cigarettes anything to pass the time With the impact of a city, standing in line you're an icon and we strike out to reach the heart while everything here is dead and divided the sum outweighs the parts try to temper your anger with reason; a jaded outlet how long has it been now? punch the clock for a lifetime Alone now with this artifice I'm staring back contently viewing only remnants of you missing only aspects of our lives found solace in the simplest form found peace is enough purpose you can leave at any time – at any time!
4.
I remember back in the day we used to go out and play We used to talk to each other when we had something to say Then the internet came and took it all away Now the kids born today won’t know life any other way We have the whole world at our fingertips We’re hooked on flat screens and microchips [AAH] The world’s greatest tool becomes a toy in the hands of a fool Say goodbye to face to face Our ancestors would never believe we can order pizza online Or contact our friends worldwide on an app called Facetime We’ll never ever get lost with Google Maps and Wi-Fi But a room full of friends aren’t being social With their phones on the network
5.
Sink 02:59
We both feel the sinking feeling as the truth comes kicking in Realized by gravity, found in all places, shown in our faces: joy With a love so unconditional it reaches all those we embrace Who am I? What are you? What are we, if not the agents of fate? Music hits and denim kneels Throw a fit for the rhythm and for real Static pulse to alleviate aggression The heart beats to a method in precise time in precise time We’ll take what we can get / and steal what we can take Cross that bridge as we come to it and hope that bridge won’t break Colour me unimpressed with the risks you refuse to live Bigger picture now condemned to increments of deprivation
6.
Step out outside dressed in shorts but it’s freezing You’re gonna’ be late, so that’s how you’re leaving Pick up the pace not just to be warm The power of the will stands strong through the storm Things didn’t turn out how you wanted Don’t tilt your head in defeat Step back and piece it all together It’s time to think on your feet This ship’s been taken off course but it’s no time to panic It’s become and adventure – no time to plan it Set sail to the winds and go where they take you (You) know it’s not the right way You don’t know it’s the wrong one
7.
The sky is arduous the sea a glowing depth Will lines of prophecy too cryptic to profess Blowing smoke across the world surreal as it’s ordained That speaks of only colour That thrives not to contain Our blessings many though feet still touch the ground Martyrs to our own premonitions Has saviour ever been safer when movement is the sound We dance to the beat of a history engraved in reverent tales of grief Upon a spinning mound This is the story of a binding that aches and is release That what we know and built as life must bow down to receive Then again it’s so obvious what comes with a sacrifice You gotta see it to believe it - appreciate to feel it! The river’s running, it flows with fierce intent Will consciousness bear witness when its entropy is spent? The inevitable sands mark the dawn of the mundane Silent monuments of history are all that will remain
8.
I hope someday you will see no difference between you and me In this chaos we move closer through subconscious persuasion No arguments of difference no point in this distance anymore A stark realization that all is unwritten As I look back in tried reclamation To foresee a greater cause Provides a sense of strength Without a doubt without a pause This is a plea to your adherence that old discourse of indifference Passing surely with existential weight A choice made through each action Every consequence presents a new direction And I could say your name in every hour of every day What would it mean to you if I said you hold the key? A name on the hourglass Heart set to panic A spark ignites from deep inside Never broken or abandoned This is a plea to your adherence That old discourse of indifference
9.
Nobel Lies 03:52
She spent hours, she spent days in the lab, decades against the grain Discouraged, disbelieved and discredited all along the way She’s a powerhouse of science, A heroine fighting in the dark 30 years of collaboration and discovery – her name omitted Secret letters from him confirm her work works A secret name lies under his heavy conscience and his Nobel Prize A Nobel Mistake in disguise That diamond ring means no promises When Nazis made her flee in 1938 she left everything behind Barely escaping the German border with a ring & 10 Marks in her pocket Using her work and equipment in her absence he made the discovery of nuclear fission by splitting Uranium But Lise Meitner knew it first - before him Thought for herself before accepting authority She’s a powerhouse of science / a force of feminism After decades of working against the grain She was [WOAH] subject to misogyny yet she kept a moral head Declined the Manhattan Project screaming, “I will have nothing to do with a bomb! “I will have nothing to do with a bomb!
10.
This is an urgent message – a critical attempt To shed more light on things done out of sight To be more inclusive with life’s diversity We come here to find acceptance and to have a good time We don’t want no hateful, racist, sexist attitude That isn’t what this scene is about This situation has reached its boiling point long ago And we don’t have any more time or patience To wait for things to change - The time is now To educate ourselves and listen to stories People are scared to leave their house - vulnerability lies within Some don’t even feel safe in their own skin Everyone needs a place of sanctuary Let’s make this place safe for everyone Ask – don’t assume – you’ll make an ass out of you Be open to new process and learning from mistakes Never cloak ignorance / Never silence the oppressed Listen to their stories and challenge your beliefs The norm we know has been painted for us Words, oh they matter, be careful which you choose They can do more damage than you know – then you know
11.
To An End 03:01
Here it is oh back again from your core an old lesson Imparts on you deeds and demise It's a cross-heart sort of guy A threefold jinx in still surrender From front to back parts to sender And what can it take and will it last we're growing for the best and we grow fast took our means and what we mean it brought us to an end Here it is back again from your core an old lesson tells you what to know and who to despise it's a cross-heart sort of guy a threefold jinx in still surrender from front to back parts to sender
12.
Through each note we pledge our souls to unite a lurid manifold Absolved us of our turmoil More at stake than petty problems or so called fate Standing strong through each verse like pillars held together for the whole From vein to vein and heart to heart we share a rhythm in 4/4 time in 4/4 time Can’t hold it in just waiting to begin together as parts to the sum On any stage you’ll find us pouring sweat Thicker than the blood you shed We are here yet dreaming, get us outta this city / fulfill our wanderlust We will shed our sweat on any crowd we can Along with the memories so blurry yet so clear To Collin who put up with us / No place like the floor of a friend To the times we got too wasted, slurred the rhythm, tasted defeat From the blood that cascades down Tony’s knuckles Right down to the snare On a kit we brought ourselves Or lent from the band kind enough to spare

about

We're pretty glad with how this album finally came together, after almost two years in production, and drawing on some unfinished/unreleased material from up to 8 years and 3 bands ago. The paths we took to reach this point will never be the same so we keep what we can carry and continue moving forward. We are Positive Charge and we are pleased to present our first full-length album "Under Growth".

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released August 10, 2017

Rich Chris - vocals, guitar
Cameron Hanes - guitar, vocals
Jordan Morlidge - bass, vocals
Anthony Cardozo - drums, vocals

Mixed by Dean Hadjichristou at All Buttons In.
Mastered by Dave Williams at Eight Floors Above.
Drums recorded by Cory Bergeron at Pebble Studios.
Guitars and vocals recorded by us in Cam's old basement, as well as Blackwall Studio and the Bronson Booth.

Album cover photo by Hailey Shipman

Jake Dunlop wrote the lyrics and music for Sink and Homemade Clarity, lyrics for What We Know & Built, Plea To Your Adherence, To An End and Thicker Than Blood.
Devlin Morton wrote the music and chorus for This City.
Niko Mantha wrote the music for To An End.
Anthony Cardozo wrote the music to What We Know & Built
All other lyrics and music written by Rich Chris & Positive Charge

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