Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever

Rock · 2001 · 6 tracks

Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever

Explosions in the Sky

August 27, 2001 · Human Highway

A high-stakes emotional journey that balances fragile beauty with overwhelming, thunderous catharsis.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks

01

Greet Death

7:19

02

Yasmin the Light

7:03

03

The Moon Is Down

10:02

04

Have You Passed Through This Night?

7:19

05

A Poor Man’s Memory

6:04

06

With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept

12:04

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the drums crash into the delicate guitar melody at the two-minute mark of Greet Death

The harrowing Thin Red Line monologue that anchors the tension in Have You Passed Through This Night?

The twelve-minute slow-burn ascent of the closing track that feels like a physical release of pressure

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