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Salvation Through Misery

by Gillian Carter

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When this pile of ants consumes my flesh Gripping the hand as I pray for death I’m reluctant to find a better way I don’t think that I’ll see the light of day If I make it through this fucking week, this town will kill me I’m reluctant to find a better way I’m reluctant to find a better way I’m reluctant to find a better way I’m reluctant to find a better way
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Day by day Ounce by ounce Void of light Septic in Mind Septic in Body Septic in Soul Venom of god Angel of poison Falling in two At one with hell Incorporating pain Praying for the worst I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god I’ve been dead for a minute, oh my god
3.
These walls are caving in My patience growing thin Deceived by the heart of man My eyes are filled with sin Manifested truth Looking into lies Praying this is foul We left our goals behind The absence of mind, Narrowing time Incessant decay, Desolation, a bodiless soul Living in reverse, Looking for an escape, Refraining from light Inside these dark days, Waking up in pain, It never goes away, Miasma of filth I can feel my time slowing down dealing with the pain of being awake Frozen in slow motion, this day is gone. The flies they gather quick, Decimation!
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This obsession lingers for something rare My eyes are open to this fucked up world Plowing through the earth, I am lost in time I don’t want to die here, This is not my time Will I ever wake up from this wretched nightmare? This world is crumbling & my dreams are dead I can see the angel coming to take me away as my hands turn into dust.
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A pale grim face illuminates the sky A trove of darkness humming in my head Living in the current, I swim against the past This is my world to a dying ear A black hole of misery, consumes me I watched my world crash into the sun, voiceless Screaming for mercy, I watched myself fail, Worthless Inside this darkness, nothing is good Screaming in my head, illuminate the sky
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Bathing in sin, I feel my stomach open up Rotting from within, I’m not okay with this Distortions of reality make up my day Forced into this world where violence consumes my mind Bathing in sin, I feel my collapse Bearer of death, behold these sounds of life
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This convoluted plot becomes the light of day All hail this crown of thorns developed by your life Can’t seem to gain control A dedicated craft butchered from above My eyes are twitching still Unfulfilled external silence When the medications gone your life is just a blur Extinct to the dying world, Crucified upside down
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I can’t desire a future, abandoned & Lost in time This is a means to an end, abandoned & Lost in time Slipping into this endless void, abandoned & Lost in time Swallowing broken glass, abandoned & Lost in time
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Nothing stops this pain Meaningless moments forever The false hopes that we have make us fit for nothing Hollow praise feeling disconnected, hallowed be thy name Nothing helps this pain, endless suffering Nothing stop my brain, misery lasts forever Hollow praise feeling disconnected, hallowed be thy name I feel my jaw caving into itself I feel my jaw caving into itself My memory is fading away My memory has been taken away It’s been a struggle to wake up each day when the joy of living has gone away The future is dead & the angels have wept The future is dead & the angels have wept Are you happy living with your god in this coffin called home? There is no comfort in being here There is no comfort in being home There is no sun in the sky There is no god to judge me now Its been said, “there’s nothing left” Nothing has become something less, & I’m not going to say it…
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This well of souls is all dried up by the fire of crippling pain Your system breaks Decrease of blood to the brain, Eyes turn faint As your spirit becomes weak Courage has lost this will to fight As your light becomes dim, unconsciousness begins to set in What’s the point of living when you live in pain? I don’t want to die here, I feel fine I don’t want to die here, I feel fine, take my hand What’s the use in crying when the tears are gone? I don’t want to die here, I feel fine I don’t want to die here, I feel fine, take my hand Why is there tomorrow when you will be gone? I don’t want to die here, I feel fine I don’t want to die here, I feel fine, take my hand Soon the medication will be kicking in You’ll be gone forever, I feel fine You’ll be gone forever, I feel fine, Please don’t go…

about

Gillian Carter is a force to be reckoned with. Active since 2005, the group is fronted by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Logan Rivera. In the group’s upcoming record, 'Salvation Through Misery', themes of death, hopelessness, humanity, and isolation are layered atop frantic drum beats and melodic, aching guitar riffs. Chaotic, visceral, and angry, the band explores the darkest pits of human emotion, where screams of despair and suffering tear through the wall of noise like an open wound.

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released October 7, 2022

Gillian Carter is:
Logan Rivera - guitar/vocals/harmonica & Robert Caruso - Bass

“Salvation Through Misery” was recorded from December 2019 - July 2021.
Drums on “Life is hell, Hell is fucked”, “Drowning in Poison (looking for an escape)”, & “Nothing ahead of us” performed by Logan Rivera.
Drums on “The Pain of being awake”, “Borrowed Time”, “Forced into a world of shit”, “Lake of Misery/Heart of hatred”, & “Watching a friend die” performed by Kyle Shepherd at Leave Me Alone Studios, engineered by Logan Rivera.
Drums on “Crucified upside down” & “Abandoned & lost in time” performed by Jesse T. Lieurance at Blue light Digital Sound in Mount Holly, NJ, engineered by Kevin Marcoux.
Drums on “Drowning in Poison (looking for an escape)”, & “Nothing ahead of us” also performed by Caden Clinton.
All songs written & arranged by Logan Rivera.
“Salvation Through Misery” was Engineered, Mixed, & Completed in Tallahassee, FL by Lon Beshiri.
Mastered by Richard Houghten.
“Disembodied Portrait 1” Artwork by George Martin Art. Georgemartin.artist@gmail.com
Layout by Jordan Swartz
Promotional Photos taken by William Powell.
Additional photos taken by Matthew Zagorski, Lon Beshiri, Jeremy McGuire, & Penguin Death Squad.

Gillian Carter would like to shout out & thank Lon Beshiri, Sean Hermann, Kyle Shepherd, Jesse T. Lieurance, Caden Clinton, Richard Houghten, To Forget & the Charleston Crew, Marshal Rones, Wesley Wolfe, Tony Oriza, Yashira, Nick & Ian of The Caution Children, Chaz B, Machinist!, Eve Beeker, The Witchbender Crew, Jesse De Siena, Jon Fraser, Baby Matt, Saton, Mico, The Philly Crew, Fest Tony & The Gainesville Crew, RIP Curtis Deming, & last but not least Esham Smith for always being an influence to stay creative in a very stale world.

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Gillian Carter Orlando, Florida

Gillian Carter started 12/15/05.

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