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The Slow Surrender Lyrics — Parkway Drive | Dork

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The Slow Surrender Lyrics

Lyrics

The Slow Surrender

Written by Ben Gordon, Jeff Ling, Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick, Winston McCall, Ben Gordon, Jeff Ling, Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick, Winston McCall

Produced by Matt Hyde

Lyrics

The Slow Surrender

You've got to fight for your life There is nothing to fear but fear itself The Devil dances in idle minds Fight for your life I won't turn back now This will be no slow surrender I won't turn back now Carpe Diem, straight for the throat Conflict, the all-consuming pain Time lost will never be regained Don't waste your breath You can't save your strength The battle rages in the here and now See every second that you waste Is time you'll never live again Fight for your life Fight for your fucking life There is a price to pay Death is a heartbeat away The Devil dances in idle minds Fight for your life I won't turn back now This will be no slow surrender I won't turn back now Carpe Diem, I gotta go straight for the throat The Devil dances in idle minds

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About this track

"The Slow Surrender" is a song by Parkway Drive from the album Atlas, released in 2012. The song was written by Ben Gordon, Jeff Ling, Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick, Winston McCall, Ben Gordon, Jeff Ling, Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick, Winston McCall. It was produced by Matt Hyde.

Parkway Drive profile →Atlas album →Track profile →

Track 8 of 12Epitaph

Contributors

Ben Gordon— 274 credits as songwriter →
Jeff Ling— 279 credits as songwriter →
Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick— 247 credits as songwriter →
Winston McCall— 279 credits as songwriter →
Matt Hyde— 449 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ben Gordon— 274 credits as songwriter →
Jeff Ling— 279 credits as songwriter →

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