Ascend may refer to:
Nine Lashes is an American Christian rock band from Birmingham, Alabama formed in 2006. They independently released their first album, Escape, in 2009 before Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch brought them to the attention of Tooth & Nail Records. Upon signing to the label, the band recorded their second album World We View and released it on February 14, 2012. The album sold well, making several Billboard charts. The band released their third album, From Water to War on January 21, 2014.
The band was formed in 2006 around founding members guitarist Adam "Tank" Jefferson and original drummer Keith Cunningham, who had played together in another band for several years prior. Jared "Gus" Lankford and Adam's brother Jon Jefferson joined as bassist and guitarist, and lead singer Jeremy Dunn joined in 2007 after the band's original vocalist got married and decided to settle down. During this early period, the band opened for Day of Fire at Life Church in Trussville, Alabama, was interviewed on WDJC-FM, and worked extensively with the organization Teen Challenge. On June 5, 2009, the band independently released their debut album Escape with producer Travis Wyrick on Collide Records.
Ascend is an American experimental doom metal collaboration between singer/guitarist Gentry Densley (guitar/vocals) and Greg Anderson (bass/guitar). Their album Ample Fire Within (2008) was released by Southern Lord Records and featured a guest appearance by Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil. Critic Neg Ragget described the album as "a Southern Lord label lovefeast par excellence [...] a masterpiece of carefully focused sludge."
I first saw you
without love and then you knew
your fingers reached
I moved in the distance breached
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
to my surprise
I kissed you, you made me rise
now by my side
I've missed you and let it slide
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
ascend, ascend my friend
I turned my head
and looked back, I had been led
when my heart jumped
we lost touch, our love had slumped
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
ascend, ascend my friend
I can see you looking down to keep away from me
but I'm stuck with this lack of ability
I can't refrain
from coming here
it causes pain
you're so sincere
ascend, I must ascend
so now alone
I find out your heart is stone
a helping hand
there is none from where I stand
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
then don't restrain from telling me
that all this pain is good for me
I can see you looking down to keep away from me
but I'm stuck with this lack of ability
I can't restrain from coming here
it causes pain you're so sincere
ascend
ascend, I must ascend