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Heartless, Shallow and Cruel

by Expectations

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1.
Unbroken 02:38
Looking back on the things I did, I don't regret a single thing. Fuck No! I will never falter. I will stay unbroken. No more bad decisions. No more regrets. I feel mistreated but I miscalculated the steps I had to take. Next time I won't break. I should have known better, that in stormy weather you might get hit by the storm. With my head up high and heart full of love, I'll face this on my own. Looking back on what I said I don’t regret a goddamn thing. I will never falter. I will stay unbroken. No more bad decisions. No more regrets. Every stone I throw I will face it on my own. Every glass I break I will carve it deep down in my soul. No regrets!
2.
36 Steps 02:48
Thirty-six steps to death and counting, I’m only halfway there. All the tears I've shed, they're freezing. We were not prepared. I hate to watch you bleed and between me and you, I thought you were asleep. This is my most heartfelt wish, to trade places and see my body in the ditch. Thirty-six steps and counting I’m only halfway there. I hate myself and I blame myself for the fall of Asterix. I hate to watch you bleed and between me and you, I thought you were asleep. This is my most heartfelt wish, to trade places and see my body in the ditch. Thirty-six steps to death. I have myself and I blame myself for the fall of Asterix. Thirty-six steps to death and counting, I’m only halfway there. All the tears I've shed, they're freezing. We were not prepared.
3.
Look me In the eyes and see. What do you want from me? This life is built on pain and sacrifice and yet I'll pay the price. Look me in the eyes and see. What do you want from me? This life is doomed to eternal suffering! I am your freak, your everybody's nobody. I'm the excuse you call yourself weak so stop bragging about it. I can't sleep, I can't breathe. Please don't try to change me. I can't walk, I can't talk. Please don't try to blame me. Enough is enough, your promises don't mean shit. Enough is enough, I'm better off dead. Look me in the eyes and see. What the fuck do you want from me? Look me In the eyes and see. What do you want from me? This life is built on pain and sacrifice and yet I'll pay the price. Look me in the eyes and see. What do you want from me? This life is doomed to eternal suffering.
4.
Congratulations! This is an invitation for mutual annihilation. You go first, but this time the roles will be reversed. We all lose at the end, my friend. We've been here before knocking on the same door. Why can't we learn from our mistakes? We choose to ignore the signs we'll later pay for. Why can't we learn from our mistakes, for fuck’s sake? Disposition! Abandon mission! What's done is done, you can't outrun the sun with a gun. What's done is done. We all lose at the end, my friend. A mix of red with darker red, tell everyone blood has been shed!
5.
Let me tell you about the monster inside I can no longer hide. My self-righteousness is choking me. Heart drowned in hypocrisy. I see shadows on the wall, you are there to watch me fall. I deserve it all. I'll burn this place down just to return and watch you frown. I’ll burn this place down just to stand my own ground. And I still trade scars for money, chasing ghosts but I'm unlucky. I intimidate, I lost the will to create. Intimidate, I am so ashamed. The biggest crime in life- wasting time! I'm still wasting time, living somebody else's life. I’m still wasting time living somebody else's lie. I see shadows on the wall, you are there to watch me fall. I deserve it all. I'll burn this place down just to return and watch you frown. I’ll burn this place down just to stand my own ground.
6.
Bury Me 02:21
Bury me into the sea, spread my ashes with uncertainty. Make jokes, take turns. Contemplate that hope was not a strategy. Don't lie. Don't cry! When my darkest hour strikes, tell everyone I'll be alright. I'll meet you there, just don't be scared. A poor choice, a bad decision. I don’t deserve any recognition. When my darkest hour strikes tell everyone I’ll be alright. Bury me into the sea, spread my ashes with uncertainty. Make jokes, take turns. Contemplate that hope was not a strategy. Don't lie. Don't cry! I’m shaking, shivering. Your heart I’ll be breaking cause I’m a bad, bad man.
7.
Gold Rush 03:16
I've been receiving messages from the dead, telling me to go ahead and I’ll do what's right. Yeah, I'll do what's right. I'm never giving up the fight! With my grandfather's wisdom, I strive. For my grandmother's blue eyes, I'll try. I will not conform to the corrupt and the blinded. I would rather die poor than choose to ignore humanity's greed and selfishness, mindless starvation for success. I've been receiving messages from the dead, telling me to go ahead and I’ll do what's right. Yeah, I'll do what's right. I'm never giving up the fight! With my grandfather’s wisdom, for my grandmother's blue eyes, I’ll try. I will not conform to the corrupt and the blinded. I will not conform! Never! You gave me courage, you gave me kindness. No gold can change this. I’ll never trade it.
8.
На черен кон препусках, завинаги сам. Завинаги в мъглата от омразата облян. На черен кон препусках сам. Завинаги сам. Нито вятър, нито дъжд не ще ме спре. Аз предпочитам да умра под тъмно небе. Не търся светлина, нито тишина. За себе си аз бях враг номер едно. Враг номер едно! Не бях баща, не бях и брат. Успях да бъда най-големия си враг.
9.
Lost In Time 03:33
I’m digging deeper. I’m getting weaker. I think I might be lost. It’s time to leave this all behind. It’s time to ease my heart and mind. Why do I always come back to the same old tracks? I’m digging deeper. I’m getting weaker. I think I might be lost in time. I think I crossed the line. When everything falls to pieces remember I was the first one to scream it! It’s time to leave this all behind. It’s time to ease my heart and mind. I don’t know what to do about the things that bother me. I try to reach inside my heart that just won’t let me be. My own denial is the hope that you’ve been holding on. Because this addiction is with me for life. I think it might not survive. I think I crossed the line. This addiction is with me for life! Take a hit, it’s gonna make you feel like you’re free, even for a while you won’t stop your egocentric ways. No wrong choice, when you’re going down. My life is suffocating inside, keeping me up all night with nowhere to release the stress that is me and my denial. I’m digging deeper. I’m getting weaker. I think I might be lost in time. I think I crossed the line. When everything falls to pieces remember I was the first one to scream it!
10.
I'm sorry. It hurts so much. This bottle in my hand goes directly to my mouth. I hope you understand. Believe me, I tried. But no hearts, hugs and kisses can ease my mind. Nothing! I brought destruction and chaos, it's love I left behind. Spare the excuses, not the pain. We’re useless, we simply remain heartless, shallow and cruel. We are all the same. Your power is to eat the weak, so call the undertaker. Your future looks kind of bleak, it’s time to meet your maker. A reflection burned my eyes, a vision of a cold forsaken time. I forgot how to live. I forgot how to give. I'm sorry. It hurts so much. This bottle in my hand goes directly to my mouth. I hope you understand. Believe me, I tried. But no hearts, hugs and kisses can ease my mind. A reflection burned my eyes, a vision of a cold forsaken time. I forgot how to live. I forgot how to give.

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released June 3, 2022

All music written and performed by Expectations
On this recording, Expectations are Georgi Dimitrov, Mihail Slavov, Andrey Genchev, Ivan Iliev, Angel Simitchiev

Guest vocals by ADA on “Congratulations” and “Unbroken”, Galin Georgiev, Hristo Ignatov and Vnuk Vegan on “Под тъмно небе”, Martin Molhov on “Lost In Time”
Guest guitars by Chavdar Manolchev on “Под тъмно небе”

Recorded and mixed by Mihail Slavov (Wind City Studio)
Drums tracked by Nedi Miladinov (Audioslot Studio)
Mastering by Marius Costache (Studio 148)
Photography by Zlatina Tochkova
Layout by Georgi Ivanov

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Expectations is a hardcore punk band formed in 2009 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The band has released 4 studio albums so far and toured extensively around Europe and the Balkans. Expectations have shared the stage with bands like Parkway Drive, Stick To Your Guns, Comeback Kid, and Bane. ... more

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