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Deep Cycles

by Just

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1.
Dark Days 04:50
I would always run away Too afraid to face The dark and lonely days Used to paint the days in gold Straining every nerve To fit into the mold It was just a game To stop the pain No, you shouldn’t keep it all inside No, you shouldn’t keep it all inside Drinks and drugs they cannot bleach All the brutal lessons that those dark days teach With bruising force They made me see The only tyrant here Is the lonely boy in me I feel his pain It stops the rain Feel the pain Stop the rain No, I couldn’t keep it all inside No, I couldn’t keep it all inside Oh, just call me weak I’ll swallow my pride No, can’t take another lie I’ve tried I’ve tried So sit down And close your eyes You just have to trust it Let dark arise Embrace it Don’t fight the need You will see that bad days Are meant to be No, I couldn’t keep it all inside No, I couldn’t keep it all inside Oh, just call me weak I’ll swallow my pride No, can’t take another lie I’ve tried I’ve tried
2.
Cold days Long walks White waves Dark thoughts Lay low, you said to me How long is endlessly I walk slow Smile more But there is no one here to notice I walk slow Smile more From here the world looks like its upside down I wake up Stand tall I reach out Fall down At night, I lay awake These chains I can’t escape I walk slow Smile more And save my tears from flowing over I walk slow Smile more It’s hard when you’re a million miles from home But the words on my skin Feed the fire within And I raise my glass To the love we share And the times we’ve had I walk slow Smile more I’m dancing while the storm blows over I walk slow Smile more I feel the light and all my fears have gone, Gone, gone, gone Walk slow Smile more And get what you search for
3.
Desire Floats around the room where we are lying Creeping down my neck without warning Somehow I got lost inside the moment I always thought that I could change your way A mistake My eyes faced to the ground Now you’ve stripped me down To the wire It’s make belief You try to save your face But I can hardly breath And the lies come on strong I’m broken man It’s love and mental warfare since the day we met And you’re pushing me down Into the fire At the stake I don’t know ya baby As you try to have me say I’m a liar And a fake I aint rolling over When you try to shift the blame It’s too late Desire Is bringing back the times When we were higher It only goes to show You’re in denial And afraid This aint blowing over Now you try to make me stay In the fire At the stake I aint rolling over When you try to make me pay It’s a shame A shame
4.
I remember days of summer The riverbanks and the friends I used to meet Getting drunk on stingy liquer The smell of burning driftwood at my feet We felt like brothers Stared into the flames We yelled and shivered As we stormed into the waves We thought we’d never change, but Time washed away our names The water moves so slow Till we’re caught by the undertow Down the river Down the river We’re floating down the river and let go I recall those nights together The sweetest scent and the starbursts in my head Locked ourselves inside forever I listened to the gentle words you said We felt like lovers You stung me with your charms We laughed and whispered We stole each others heart We said we’d never part, but Time washed away our names The water moves so slow Till we’re caught by the undertow Time washed away our names We cannot turn the tide We’re losing track on the other side Who we are? Who we are? All I can see a face in a memory Who we are? Who we are? All I can see a face in a memory Time washed away our names The water moves so slow Till we’re caught by the undertow Time washed away our names The water moves so slow Till we’re caught by the undertow Down the river Down the river We’re floating down the river and let go
5.
The lights on your car Burn a hole in the dark You stare at the road While I'm falling apart The band on the tape Plays our favourite song I search for your smile But you're already gone But it felt like home But it felt like home You walked through the door With a story to tell Your eyes tried to hide But I know you too well It slowly sinks in That the love has been blind My mind understands But my heart lags behind Cause it felt like home Cause it felt like home The bitter words The broken glass I can't believe you made me ask The sudden change Alone again I guess I should know better I know I shouldn't try But tonight I need to hear That the truth is a lie And you've blackened the sun No it's all said and done And there is no regret And it's all in my head And it feels wrong And it feels like home And it feels wrong And it feels like home
6.
Every little tear falls down Every broken dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down When there’s no one around Waking up in distress From the saddest dream you’ve ever had Bowed your head in defeat It’s the promise that you didn’t keep But it doesn’t get better When you keep stalling Every little tear falls down Every broken dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down When there’s no one around Every little tear falls down Every broking dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down When there’s no one around Take the brakes of this train Don’t let all these good years go to waste Get yourself back on track It is now or what you’ll never have It can only get better If you don’t falter Every little tear falls down Every breaking dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down But it’s coming around Every little tear falls down Every broken dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down But it’s coming around Every little tear falls down Every broken dream makes a sound Every little tear falls down Are you coming around?
7.
I reached the end Now it’s on repeat You turn it up As I fall asleep Moonless nights Terrified Live or die A world denied Now I’m waiting for light to arrive While you’re twisting the knife in my side I don’t know how to save What you try to erase Got tangled up In your desperate play To drag me down Every single day Moonless nights Petrified Stand and fight The war inside While I’m waiting for light to arrive And I can’t tell the truth from your lies I can see you enjoy What you try to destroy Despite all the pain I still bear the blame The demon in you is me It seems, it seems I lost myself In this doggone place
8.
Nothing new here But down the line It doesn’t make a difference When there’s nowhere to hide All this bleeding It’s all I know I didn’t want to see it Cause it’s hard to let go I’m standing on my own And I am facing down this storm Nothing free out here A lonely fight I’m not sure I can make it Cause I already tried Lost my patience with Laying low The last time I was smiling Was a lifetime ago I’m standing on my own And I am wading through this storm Then I just can feel it The first ray of light And I stop to see it Igniting the sky Then I just can hear it The absence of sound And I can’t believe it It’s peaceful around But I’ve seen this place before I can’t trust it anymore What’s been gained has been replaced Put me right back in my cage Nothing new here But it’s not the same The fury of the floodwaves Has been ebbing away I’m only starting to understand The reasons why this darkness Won’t be striking again Been walking for so long But I can make it on my own

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Deep Cycles takes you on a melancholic journey through the grooves of sorrow, loss and hope

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released October 29, 2021

All songs written by Justin Kniest, except 'Every Little Tear' written by Justin Kniest & Minco Eggersman
’Dark Days’ and ‘Into The Fire’ written by Justin Kniest & Dana Kniest

Vocals: Justin Kniest
Guitars: Justin Kniest, Lothar Kosse, Minco Eggersman
Bass: Justin Kniest, Ruben Bekx
Drums & Percussion: Minco Eggersman
Synths & Keys: René de Vries, Minco Eggersman
Hammond organ: Stephen Darrell Smith
Piano: Justin Kniest
Backing vocals: Dana Kniest
Strings: FAME’s Studio Orchestra

Produced by Minco Eggersman
Mixed by Minco Eggersman and Theodoor Borger at Studio Amuzikaal and Klankzicht, The Netherlands
Mastered by Theodoor Borger at Klankzicht, The Netherlands
Arranged by René de Vries and Minco Eggersman
Strings transcribed by Niels Dolieslager
Orchestra conducted by Sasho Tatarchevski

Vocals and additional guitars recorded by Justin Kniest, The Netherlands
Synths and additional guitars recorded at Studio Amuzikaal by Minco Eggersman, The Netherlands
Keys recorded at Dufry Music by René de Vries, The Netherlands
Guitars recorded at Treasure island Studio by Lothar Kosse, Germany
Hammond recorded at Room With A View Studio by Stephen Darrell Smith, United Kingdom
Additional bass recorded by Ruben Bekx, The Netherlands
Orchestra recorded at Fame’s Project by Alen Hadzi Stefanov, North Macedonia
Pro Tools operated by Teodora Arsovska
Stage Managers: Riste Trajkovski, Ilija Grkovski
Drums, bass, piano, guitars, percussion recorded at Klankzicht, The Netherlands

Art & Design by James Marsh
Photography by Maarten Corbijn

Dedicated to Niki, Dana, Julian, Thea & George

Special thanks to Minco Eggersman, Theodoor Borger, René de Vries, James Marsh, Maarten Corbijn, Phill Brown, Ronald Prent, Patrick Brand, Ivo Kleppe, Geert van Itallie, Bert Vas Dias & Erik van der Horst.

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Just Utrecht, Netherlands

JUST is a Dutch singer-songwriter.
His music is a mixture of Avant-Pop, Synthwave and Indie Rock. It has been compared to Talk Talk, David Sylvian, Tears For Fears, Simple Minds and early Coldplay.

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