The Things We Carry

The Things We Carry is a studio album by the straight edge hardcore punk band Have Heart. It was released in 2006.

The Things We Carry
Studio album by Have Heart
Released	August 8, 2006
Recorded	March 2006
Genre	Hardcore punk, youth crew
Length	25:56
Label	Bridge 9 Records
Have Heart chronology
What Counts EP (2005) The Things We Carry (2006) You Can't Go Home Again (EP) (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Punknews.org

Critical reception

Las Vegas Weekly called the album "the defining hardcore record of the century so far." Punknews.org wrote that "with undeniably earnest lyrics and a blistering, relentless pace, The Things We Carry sets the standards high for what modern day straight-edge hardcore albums should sound like."

Track listing

1. "Life Is Hard Enough" – 0:56
2. "Watch Me Sink" – 3:15
3. "Armed with a Mind" – 3:14
4. "About Face" – 2:38
5. "The Unbreakable" – 2:04
6. "Old Man II (Last Words and Lessons Learned)" – 2:56
7. "Song of Shame" – 1:24
8. "To Us Fools" – 0:23
9. "Something More Than Ink" – 2:36
10. "The Machinist" – 3:01
11. "Watch Me Rise" – 3:29

Personnel

Members

• Patrick Flynn - vocals
• Ryan Hudon - guitar
• Kei Yasui - guitar
• Ryan Briggs - bass
• Shawn Costa - drums

Production

• Engineered by Jim Siegel, March 2006
• Mastered by David Locke, @ JP Masters, Boston, Massachusetts
• Guest vocals by JD, Kenny, Sean Murphy & Pete Maher
• Backing vocals by Brendan Dougherty, Eric Lepine, Kenny, Matt Dude, Nick Dub, Pauly Edge, Sean Mckendry, Sean Murphy, Pete Maher & Todd Pollock
• Artwork by Don Naylor
• Layout by Chris Wrenn & Kei Yasui
• Photo by Todd Pollock