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Be Nice

by Knelt Before

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1.
When I was young I had some really big dreams But they didn't pan out for me Couldn't be that I didn't try It just wasn't my path in life What is it that you have to prove? No one has that kind of power over you. Who do you think that you're doing this for? I'm just not that angry anymore. Then I grew up and I started to see Myself turn into someone that I didn't want to be So I just made a change. I'm by your side You don't have to face it alone I'm there when you need me When you look at yourself You're anything you want to be
2.
They'll do it again Before you try and look away they've pulled your thoughts and fears astray while you stare blank-faced confused and scared If you don't join them in their schemes they'll try and crush every last dream and say they did it in the name of progress. You will question every single dream and thought you ever had and make you think that, for the lies and threats, they really aren't so bad You've gotta stand up and say you're through with all of this this negativity won't be missed you've gotta try to make it your own While people try to influence if it don't make a bit of sense you must reject them in pursuit of your truth
3.
Purpose 02:53
I wanna feel like I did this for something I want to know that I've been heard I want to hear the echoes of crowds screaming every word This is why I exist This is my call I take the anger, frustration, remorse, regret, and fear and just release it all This is my cross This is my strife I want my words, and thoughts, and my deeds, and my hopes to reflect how I live my life. I want the world to know about me I want to make my voice known I want to share the good with the world that I've been shown. When the day comes what are you gonna do? Stand up. When you wake up tomorrow and look at yourself in the mirror are you gonna realize that there are things that you have problems with? Regrets, fear - all the things that make you who you are. What are you gonna do about it? Are you gonna live your life? Or are you gonna stand down - let the world take you over? Or are you gonna stand up and be a man? Deal with it. Be who you are.
4.
Knelt Before 02:17
heres a lot of things that pull me down in the dark waters of my mind I drown thinking back on how it was and what im doing and what ive done theres some things ive said that i regret no amount of apologies have fixed them yet but its something i must face i cant take it back and i cant erase it for the people on the sidelines waiting just to get in for those who hold us down quoting the wages of sin for the people trying and failing waiting for it to end i have knelt before but I wont kneel again there are things i wish that i could change some rights some wrongs some lost some gained but what ive done makes me who i am these mistakes made me a man in these times it seems no one forgives but that hate you get back is the hate you give so you must make a choice decide how the worlds gonna hear your voice I am a vessel for service honor and integrity my handshake means something my word is my bond I make this promise every day i decide my life on my own terms the trust i give is the trust you earned but i will not bow to you service does not mean servitude
5.
you are not my god or master your goal set upon disaster i pursue my lifes ambitions but it goes against your mission im a purveyor of unpopular opinion and i dont usually trust anyone else all i want is to make my own decisions and be free to be myself you lie to promote self interest sow the seeds unending distrust black unyielding vomitous you cannot control us
6.
Firewatch 02:39
I know it's hard believing anything but please believe in me I'll keep my promise to you I cannot say for sure I won't get hurt but I know that I'm coming back cause I'll be thinking of you When I'm away and dreams turn into nightmares Know you're not alone I'm by your side When darkness fills your thoughts and you expect the worst I'm always there I'm by your side The fire's raging now we've been cut off and lost our safety zone and I am thinking of you No matter what I'll find a way to you I always manage to come home cause you can get me through this
7.
Choices 02:02
too long we've been going at each others throats chalk it up to personalities but fight more than most we're not getting older and we're not on the mend so help make a decision do we fix it or end if my time on this earth isn't going to last then i must make a decision and i need to make it fast i could walk away without putting up a fight and do what i want or i could do what's right i know you're undecided and i'm right there too if we turn the wrong direction is there getting back to where all of this had started or still just pretend that we are moving forward while we're at a dead end
8.
All The Kids 02:23
you've got your style you've got your way and there's no one to judge you only you have a say in how you live your life just gotta do right keep this in mind  what if it ended tonight for the kids in their rooms who have no friends who would rather be alone than try and have to pretend  that they're something they're not my heart goes out  you're the reason I scream and what the X is about i try and live by a code try to do no harm keep the drugs out my nose and the junk off my arms i don't need to fit in i have never have i wont conform to you i don't need friends that bad
9.
But Today 03:12
i know you are getting tired of all of this i know you are letting me go no goodbye no kiss i know you are going your own way / saying words i should have know i know you are wishing i would compel you to stay / trying to make up for the things you should have shown but today i start living for myself today i wont get hurt anymore by the lies that surround me lies that surround me
10.
Although it may seem difficult to know you are making the right decision, you need to trust in yourself. 間違っているかもって迷うこともあるけど、自分を信じろ。 Machigatteirukamotte mayoukotomo arukedo jibunwoshinjiro. whatever choice i make i have to live with myself whichever direction i take i have to live with myself どんな道を選んでも、 Donna michi wo erandemo, 自分と向き合って生きるしかない Jibun to mukiatte ikrushikanai. どんな道に進んでも Donna michi ni susundemo, 自分と向き合って生きるしかない Jibun to mukiatte ikirushikanai. All of the choices we make lead us to their inevitable conclusion. Don't fear the unknown, face it. 僕達が選んだ道は結局、避けられない結果になる Bokura ga eranda michi ha kekkyoku sakerarenai kekkaninaru. I have to make my own choice 僕は自分で選ばないといけないんだ Boku wa jibun de erabanaito ikenainda.
11.
When it's my time and the curtain's drawn and there's a lifetime of decision to look upon I want you to be proud of the man I was a man that didn't look for glory but did the right thing because it was right cause you're the writer of your story in control of the end people may give their opinion but you don't have to defend your decisions or your actions those are your alone from the time that you are born until the time you're called home it may not seem like redemption is a thing anymore people mess up, get in trouble, and they shut it but that door isn't locked there's still a way through don't let your mistakes start to define you whatever you decide to do is on you and guidance and love is all that I can give but whatever that path is that you decide I will defend and honor it with an abundance of pride and if you're ever in trouble and need a friend and the pressure's bearing down but you don't want it to end if you're looking all over for someone that cares you won't have to look far...cause I'm already there

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released October 18, 2022

Mark, Don, Derek, and Shannon play on this recording.

Recorded at Atwy Studios (Mark's house) by Mark.

Mixed and Mastered by Joel Otte.

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