Eye for an Eye is about a toxic friend and the pain they caused. They were manipulative and acted like the victim whenever confronted. I was really angry when I wrote this song and it’s one of my most aggressive tracks. The music video was the most fun to film out of all of my videos.
Solemn Farewell is a suicide note. It describes my feelings of emptiness and the notion that I’m never really present. I was struggling with deep depression when I wrote it. It’s my first song to feature an instrumental breakdown.
Alternate Vision talks about my stress over how I’m perceived, and worries of not belonging. I was feeling really disconnected from the world around me when I wrote this song. It’s the first song in which I wrote the title before any of the music.
Vacant is about breaking up with my ex, and how empty I felt afterwards. It’s my only song without drums. I felt it was a fitting way to close out the EP, especially with the last line being “I’m over now.”
Eye for an Eye Lyrics
Playing the helpless victim
Is your favorite game
But in these dark cold eyes
I see you just the same
Your cliche vendettas
They make me sick
Easy or moral
It’s your choice
Take your pick
Solemn Farewell Lyrics
I’ve been staring at these pages for years
In a cyclical state
Replaying all my fears
And to trust oneself can only end in demise
Bare my teeth, show the facade, and all the lies
Alternate Vision Lyrics
I hate the rain
Washes away
My melancholy disguise
Time passes by
I don’t know why
I let myself down with every breath
Credits:
Music and Lyrics: Annapurna Knox Tobler
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Vocals: AP Tobler
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Ryan Perras at District Recording San Jose, CA
Video and Artwork: Type It Down Productions
Vacant Lyrics
Reached the end before the beginning
In this empty space I’m swimming
I’m going blind
My mind is spinning
I’m done with thoughts
I’m tired of feeling