"It's a wonder why anyone else bothers with compilations when Deep Elm are the masters of the mix tape. There's certainly nothing to complain about on Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil. Powerful energy fueled by beaten guitars and pure rock fury. For yet another stunner of a compilation, look no further..." - Rock Sound

"Nineteen songs from the rising stars of the melodic hardcore underground, the best are represented on Emo Is Awesome / Emo Is Evil. Intelligent, poetic noise that comes from the anger and energy of punk rock. You feel the drums and banshee guitars kicking out in adrenalin overdrive. Deep Elm has reason to be proud of its commitment to this genre because the strain they offer is a purer, more virulent, more dangerous strain than any of the other slow clowns being labeled emo." - Culture Bunker

Copper & Stars and i don't want to say that i wasted my days chasing instead of catching keeping. wasting wishes on copper and stars. i'm wanting you to save me and i'm not only asking. because i can face this falling it's just the taking that i fell. i'm breaking down Jambalaya dove-like stares. so blank. so long like prayers. that never filled your self-made hole inside our hearts. so don't you talk? no, no. don't you feel? no, no. don't you hurt? no, no. this is not what you believed in. down these stairs we had our fun i swear. we've got more feelings in our lost and lonely hearts. so don't you talk about it? don't you feel some doubt. and don't it hurt? god protect. is this not what you believed in? i was denied tonight. so let's just hold our hands out. everyone is down. so far so in-between. does every girl think the same? hon, take care, i heard the news, i'm scared. they said the sky was bright, brilliant with our cause. but don't you talk to him and don't you feel something and don't you hurt ever? this is not what you believed in. i was denied tonight Reaction facade. forewarn. the little worm. in turn you burn out the secret places. i fell like cancer. shake the smile from your face. be still and answer. put denial in it's place What To Do In Case Of Fire unwinding stairs and transparent hands. unforgiving eyes. is a gentle crutch. wedded stare. undying prayer. your innocence is lies. trace the departure. find the failure. rip the suture Computer weakness breeds disaster. meekness breathes it all. check yourself at always. and you may never fall. dysfunction by design. there's something wrong with mine. you'll look and never see. the truth that lies inside of me. the lies i simply can't believe. the true love i would never leave for you. do you understand Feet On The Ground who will put my feet back on the ground, when there is none to be found, at all? but you only speak a word, and the void gives birth. it's all lost, meaningless. make a path, only to lose your way. and you're always wanting more, a stranger to the shore. you keep a watchful eye on the horizon. who will gather remnants of a man, cast broad like seeds from a hand? but you measure everything, you fill the spaces in between. it's all lost, meaningless. make a path, only to lose your way. crave, crawl, grab at ghosts on the wall. and you're always wanting more, a stranger to the shore. you keep a watchful eye on the horizon. crave, crawl, grab at ghosts on the wall Angel On Hiatus it's come to this. i swear this time my heart won't miss. i've clinched these fists for far too long. a broken house. with gates made from broken promises. but nobody's home. so here i sit. it's the light that wakes me. but the time that breaks me down. like water drops. why won't this stop. dripping on my halo. these angel wings of mine. they haven't seen the light in weeks. let alone fly. it's got me down. and who's gonna save me from falling to the ground. you might as well finish me. grab with both hands. and rip out these wings. now watch me fall Boys Lie no matter what words i say she just thinks it's my best line she'll look at me that way and say yeah she'll say boys lie thanks guys you've really done it for me this time now i'm watching her walk away i'm not like all the others i get lost inside your eyes and it comes as no surprise that still she won't believe me she's heard it a hundred times she'll just look at me and say boys lie i'm paying for her past because the last guy didn't last i'm stuck in the middle of this riddle so cruel there's no point to argue 'cause you know as well as i do that it's true crazy that we will never be happy so much time invested you and me and all this wishful thinking so much time you wasted i get lost in your eyes while you just look for the lies Aspirins And Alcohol what i'd give to. be the one. to have my name linger. on your tongue. warm-hearted you. became so numb. i'm not on your tongue. will aspirins and alcohol. someway decrease the ache. from knowing that you'll do to him. the same you did to me. that's nice. thought they were mutual. those loving words. thought it was more than. just making love Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up the night is calm so lets go for a ride. it's these simple things that keep us alive. we left the children sleeping for all i know. we let the neons show us the way to go. the night is calm but a cold wind blows. living is dying sometimes i know. there's a bad unkind thing in the air tonight. but we let the neons show us where to hide. alright Forever Longing The Golden Sunsets this county road. i've fallen away. this country road. to a place unknown. i traveled away. i fall into nothing. the sea side road. has fallen away. i have to go. my place is sold. i've fallen away. i fall into nothing. the sky has turned again. you can't fight. and you won't die. memory. it's tearing you apart. you won't run. and you can't die. memory. the sunset gold. i've fallen away. traded away. a sea side day. i've fallen away. i fall into nothing. i promise you with warm salt air. hallowed breezes through your hair. days on end and days long gone. the beach and the fires and the nights are gone. flow. tide. ebb. road. night. sky. sand. home. the fair in the park. by the sea in my heart. is never gone Appeals For Insertion i'm not waiting around. you have opened the door. waiting for nothing more. no more touring around. but it keeps my nights full. no more nights with no encore. this salt in wound scenario is growing old. but i'm protected by a thousand layers of built-up skin. designed to protect what you've destroyed within. i'm not waiting around. you have opened the door. waiting for nothing more. no more touring around. but it keeps my nights full. no more night with just us four. this salt in wound scenario is growing old. and all i have to show for it is scars. just promise that you will always be the one. who talks when i refuse to speak. just let me miss Hollowed-Out takes me down underneath its weight. it is my master. i will drown underneath its sea it spells disaster. underneath its sea all's lost and found. until it's swallowed whole what's yours no way to ever know how much this can weigh. hollowed-out and broken. feeling i have lost control. and everything is gray. my dark cloud hovers overhead. constant companion. wrapped in dark shroud. lie alone in bed bottomless canyon. lie alone in bed all's lost and found. until it's swallowed whole what's yours no way to ever know how much this can weigh. hollowed-out and broken. feeling i have lost control. i am so tired of this conscious sleep. lethargic, low and uninspired. sinking ever deep. wallow in wet cement. i'm mired. crush me underneath it all. pull me from the weight that squeezes down Unknown Satellite dividing by zero. stuck in a loop. like an astronaut's orbit. the ground miles away. rounding your hemisphere. there's no touching down. i just pass far above you. far above the clouds. the sun breaks the horizon. at least once an hour. but as the stars burn their gases. it's time i devour. waiting for touchdown. its imminence near. if i don't burn in re-entry. the fall is severe. oh, no burning up. make another pass. oh, no burning up. where should i begin. back to the drawing board. back to the start. the flight plan is changing. it needs rearranging. oh, no burning up. make another pass. oh, no burning up. where should i begin. so burn your brain tonight. i'll see you next flight. i feel your gravity pulling me near. just an unnoticed satellite floating in fear. mounting anxiety, onrush of doubt. try to pull up but there's no way out. here's to the unknown satellite. resistance is futile. the world pulling down. the unknown satellite. he's coming down Dornier snow flakes melt. running down the rotor. falling like teardrops. this trip is almost over. strike back at the hand. held my breath for a moment. waited for the words to come. still none surrender feelings faster. forever's fleeting moment passed. and you have too. don't ever waste a single moment. flying today. finding my way home. i wouldn't stay home. first time flying Clean you went out there on your own. you went out there to carry the weight. and nobody here goes free. you went to wear the crown of thorns. to throw the first stone at yourself. cause nobody here is clean. and you gave yourself away. every finger is pointing at you. everything is accusing you. everybody is needing a scapegoat. so you got out there. you're hit in the face. you're spit in the face. now where is your god. and where is your grace Farewell you supposed i could. well i might. write these wrong i've written down. with my pen and my hand. i've drawn them out. you are all i have. nothing more than a nightstand of memories that fade away. and you chill me down to the bone. and i am never more than i am with you now. and what was put down was a let down in my book. nothing matters anyhow. leave my heart out of this. it's more that i'll commit. farewell goodbye forever This Guy's Ready For Bed i can't sleep tonight. eyes wide open. one hundred and six degrees. take me away. speak softly. hide your clock from me. i don't want to get up just yet. cause bedside manner doesn't matter. it doesn't matter anyway. bye bye bye goodnight Into The Well don't believe it. it's all lies. don't let it get into your heart. you always got along. it was your fear that made you strong. don't believe it can't get better. this is what you have. this is what you will get. nothing of that matters. matters anyhow. you gave it all away. cause you really had to. and you will never reach it. never reach it now. don't let it get you. cause you'd fall out. you better stay behind that line. you learned to live this way. so don't you care about what they say. trust yourself it's so much safer. turn off the light. and lock the door. let no one know. no one at all. it's been too long. since you were out. and no more