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Breaking Through

by Michael Barnes

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Push It Down 04:06
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Temporary 04:43
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Eyeful 05:21
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Why do we fight these foolish wars? Deployed by men as human as I How can we kill ourselves? And feel like we did something right? What gave us strength to pull the trigger? Allowed us to care about who is bigger? Who enabled all this pain? What is this lesson? To suppress our aggression? Then what about the anger? Why was that created? Just to have eachother fighting 'till we've been eradicated? If only we'd come together and let go of our flags But we don't care until it's us wearing the dog tags Gripping death in my hands I pray for forgiveness Hoping that whatever God left long ago would come back I turn my head and see my brothers in ruin But what I really see is fate because it'll happen to me soon Why should I have to pay for what that bastard devised? I won't kill a man in any battle you've organized Land of the free, or so they said long ago I guess that's why they send a draft 'Cause we're free, ya know? Boys become men overnight in fear Landing in an area they know nothing about Taught to kill, and forced to hate To be a machine and let go of all the feeling Shoot the guys who're told to be bad Laugh and cheer when your task is done Look at the body and take all he has But don't realize, he's just as human as you A father's son How is this man's life more important than mine For me to fall in his hands, pulled away from my sanctuary? Face in the mud, eyes aimed through an ironsight All I can do is forget about home because I'm here to die I look up at the sky and see parachutes glide My thoughts shut down, fear takes over, running for cover The smoke of explosives contaminates the air There's nothing I can do but play along in this affair Everywhere I turn is a firefight They will close around me Here comes the end of my life I hide in a corner and pray I'm found soon By a friend of my country that I never paid attention to How is this man's life more important than mine For me to fall in his hands, pulled away from my sanctuary? Face in the mud, eyes aimed through an ironsight All I can do is forget about home because I'm here to die (I'm here to die Why must we destroy ourselves for old white men Who don't even care?) Michael Barnes © 2003
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Just a Game 04:28

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This is the debut album for my self-titled solo project, released in 2005. It was completely different from my previous work in Systematic Shut Down (my last solo project), and I learned many things during the recording of these 10 songs. Breaking Through was also the first album I'd ever sung melodically on, or screamed, so it was a very challenging and important record for me. The album was also very well-received on Mp3Unsigned.com, often earning spots in the site's official Top 10 list.

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released October 1, 2005

All songs written, performed and produced by Michael Barnes

© Michael Barnes 2005

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Michael Barnes Lexington, Kentucky

A one-man-band reflection of my daily thoughts and emotions.

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