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Broken Barrel

by Sidetrack Walker

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This single version, released as a preview to the album “The Sickness”, only differs from the album version in that it fades out fully at the end rather than blending over into the next track. It is mostly aimed at streaming services rather than Bandcamp customers. I recommend purchasing the album, which will automatically give you the single version of “Broken Barrel” as a bonus track, too.

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(May/June 2021)

a lost cause hoping for rebirth
from this relentless thirst
life leaking from a broken barrel
returning to the earth

there’s a hole in my soul, my unwholesome leak
hope leaves, draining me of sustainable energy
and the hopeless belief that one day I may breathe
free to choose what it means to be me
from your high horse you’re asking how I’ve been
and I say never better
from my place in the shredder
my lifeblood running redder
every minute I’m feeling deader
resigned to climb the ladder
leading down to my death bed
I’ve had enough of being branded the bad guy
in other people’s story of my ‘sorry and sad life’
the guilt that I was feelin’ just held me back from healin’
and sheltered the true villains: the sickness, the mad strife
never dreamt that I’d end in a place like this
where every droplet on my lips tastes of piss
cold facts punching deep holes in the face of bliss
there’s no escaping this

survival in this age of dearth
has claimed the last reserves
they pour into the broken barrel
then trickle to the earth

with your god of high horses as witness
you’re branding me listless
and keep asking what this shit is
it’s my art and my heart and hardly your business
twisting heartstrings, you’re part of the sickness
a sickness that starves me and tears me apart
cramming art into the confines of business
denying all riches, indifference the only reward
by your god of horseshit, I’m not gonna miss this
I raise my fists in defiance
authenticity triumphs in the den of blindfolded lions
I whitewashed the dark signs for so long
to shine and grow strong, the reckoning is on
I set myself up to fail and be bested
in a contest where all the wrong traits are tested
the lifetime I invested is resting
in a pest-ridden prison cell, rat-infested

credits

released July 15, 2022
All music and lyrics written, arranged, produced, recorded and mixed and mastered by Dominik Sonders.
Cover artwork by Tilla. Cover layout by Andre Jonas.

Featuring:
Dominik Sonders – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
The Real Redeemer – samples, additional synths and electronics
DLeerium – spoken word

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Sidetrack Walker Kiel, Germany

Sidetrack Walker is an independent music project focusing on atmosphere and honest, emotional songwriting. Headed by German artist Dominik Sonders, it draws on genres such as Art Rock, Trip-Hop, Drum’n’Bass, Dark Folk and Modern Classical.

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