The First Degree album art

Latest single · 2026

The First Degree

This song is about pushing boulders up hills. Have you ever felt like the harder you try to do something, the harder it gets and the worse off you are?

The story

My life is not my own.

I think about this a lot when it comes to vices, bad habits etc. How long have I struggled with this, and that (and that, and that…)? How many years? When will it ever end? When will I overcome it?

The harder I try, the worse it gets and some things just get worse to the max. To the first degree.

So what to do? Surrender. Surrender is a tricky word since it sounds like giving up, but it’s not.

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