Every brick we’ve laid has led us to the top
Oh this last one will have one tumbling down
Wind howls in the halls
Was it me, I can’t recall
Tore down the blinds and let it storm
As you were sitting still and deaf
And the mirrors stripped you bare
I watch you watching yourself
On the other side
Can’t just stay like that
So beautifully lost and fumbling
Someone may someday provide you with a guide
I will be there
No more
On the other side
What is it you find
On the other side
Keep in mind
That what’s left is right
Every brick we’ve laid has led us to the top
On the top we'll find
Only room enough for one to face the world
From the top you’ll see
Every war we’ve fought was just us ranging in
On where it hurts most
And I know what it was like
Standing up there in the light
All alone and watching
Someone else falling down
Maybe we’re supposed to think
That that’s the natural way of things
But I don’t want you to
I can’t expect to justify
One damage with another one
An eye for an eye
That’s not the way to live it through
There’s a mighty cinematic sweep in the songs on the latest from Badlands, the big and imposing orchestration with dreamlike vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 27, 2022
Sweden's Catharina Jaunviksna, aka Badlands, creates gently glowing '80s-inspired pop - think of it as new wave in pastel rather than neon. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2021