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Time
03:10
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yeah we went to war, then headed home
searching for treasure, searching our trove
gambling our lifespans with rats wearing top hats
the bourgeoisie rite begins
the system’s capricious and our eyes will deceive us, oh no
oh yeah, we’re god damned believers
nothing has changed, the clemency fades
and this, right here, is something we can’t escape
time after time, time after time
i‘ve realized this is worth defending
everything you say, everything you do
aren’t you tired? i’m tired of you
and you can beg and apologize
the polarized is the normalized
time after time, time after time
i’m back in the same spot as dawn brings the day
i’ve said it before but the constant remains
the die is cast and i am are surrounded by lies
your lies, black eyes with forgotten pasts
we are fading to grey, it’s the same
you promised me colors
it’s still all the same
and as the hands point downwards
we keep headed east
i’m a pawn of hours, and this is our disease
time after time, time after time
i‘ve realized this is worth defending
everything you say, everything you do
aren’t you tired? i’m tired of you
and you can beg and apologize
the polarized is the normalized
the normalized is the polarized
time after time, time after time
i’ve realized this is worth defending
this is our disease
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Augury
02:33
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catch the rabbit, slay the bait
burn the corpse
incinerate mine, of which that i inhabit
fill it up with everyone who’s steady waiting for the world to end
destruction, your actions are to be condemned
and i won’t pretend that you‘re unable to withstand
you’d better run for cover now
join a cult instead, fulfill your augury
borderlines are turning white
what did you think, honestly?
everyone is waiting for their sentiment
everyone goes blind before they see the end
i’ve got rocks in my shoes that won’t come out
but how’d they get there in the first place?
i don’t know, maybe i’ll go blind before i see the end?
maybe we’ll be born again when you descend?
militant, your actions are to be condemned
but we won’t pretend that you’re standing in quicksand
dissonant, your actions are to be avenged
but we won’t pretend you’re unable to withstand
i am, i am, i am destruction
forever you’ll be catching the rabbit, slaying the bait
burning the corpse, incinerate
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Down
03:31
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yeah, we all want a piece of heaven
but we are stranded right here together begging
inhabitants of hell: there’s no escape
i know this road will take us down in flames
in distress, we're a mess
our lies wearing thin
we're not here to begin our eternity
oh my god, this is our wake-up-call
and our backs are turned reliant against the wall
with our brittle bones against your sticks and stones
but the devils’ tongue will never break me
now that you’ve went and led us to our graves
will you explain these tears of sorrow?
alright
you know they take our lives for granted
and i beg you, be relentless
they will be the ones to crawl
while we’re watching it fall, backs to the wall
and you, with our brittle bones against your sticks and stones
but the devils’ tongue will never break me
now that you’ve went and led us to our graves
will you explain these tears of sorrow coursing through my veins?
it’s never-ending
so fold your hands and pray that god descends
we’ll take no chance, there’s no tomorrow, no
now that you’ve went and led us
then fold your hands and pray
now that you’ve went and led us
then fold your hands and pray
oh, god, descend
now that you’ve went and led us
then fold your hands and pray
no
inhabitants of hell
lead us to your graves
let us be relentless
we’ll slay the devil’s tongue
watching them crawl, backs to the wall
they will be the ones to fall
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Heights
01:20
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i’m shaking hands so i can reach new heights
now the waiter’s here, and i’ll pay my price
styx, the end, immortalized
splintered fists at the last stop: blight
primordial dust in the air
i’ll share a beer with lumiere
the willow tree, to me endear, will waste away and disappear
slowly count to three
delay, aiming for the hindmost place
flash the lights, am i in your sights?
last chance to remember, spite
praise the days, adore the night
kill them, kill the parasites
take your pictures, fake your smiles
glaze them in formaldehyde
slowly count to three
delay, aiming for the hindmost place
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Blue
00:47
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so tell me all about your favorite routines
i guess the shattered clocks have finally stopped
i’m ready to leave
the tap is staled with an acquired taste
your life’s a waste, your life’s a waste
kill us with your broken hearts
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Throne
02:30
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without the flag, you can bet you’d get it
but borderlines don’t protect your killing
admit the failure and skip the trailer
now, wash your hands because i spit
are you feeling it now, incised in doubt?
pile them on, but, man, i’ve lost the count of all the prayers
and all your heirs
born and bred, you’re all squares
no, it’s not the way you said it, i just can’t relate
you’re living in a world that’s flooding, filled with hate
i’ve lost it, you’ll have my head
and i’ll stay down until i’m hugging dread
we’re living in a world where you are playing god
but you’re not showing mercy, you’re just cold at heart
and i’m still found on the muddy ground
with all the reasons we are beaten down
house of glass, yet you throw the stone
keep it quiet, blood feather, fear the throne
in the end, our lives are yours to take
are you heaven sent? or just a fake, instead?
but in consequence, we forge our own defeat
because the vile will not miss a beat
in the end, it’s hard to stay awake
are we heaven sent? or used to play pretend?
the coincidence will lead to our deceit
because the vile will not miss a beat
fear the throne
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Phoenix
02:45
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yeah, you fuel the fire surrounding me
i can’t reject it, i used to be, but now i see
tell me are you bold enough to face the flames?
share the same fate?
find yourself the victim?
helios will fear my name
yeah, spreading my wings
phoenix from pyre, it starts from within
every single day a personal cliché
crash into the sun and watch me burn
ah, well, i said this storm would pan out the way i planned it
so grind thine bones and feed it before i kill it
every single day a personal cliché
crash into the sun to see myself outdone
i’m soaring high above this cloud of smoke
a fire you can’t choke
i embrace these flames around me
sear my skin and catch me burning
and you say they don’t belong
but you can’t tell right from wrong
these flames are here to stay
yeah, on the zenith, set to lead the way
in case of altercation, sit back in admiration
i’ve hurt the sun, i burned the sun, i’ve earned the sun
because we’ve set this bar as a memoir
and we’ll burn the sun again, and again, and again
every single day a personal cliché
crash into the sun to see myself outdone
i’m soaring high above this cloud of smoke
a fire you can’t choke
i embrace these flames around me
sear my skin and catch me burning
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8. |
Savannah
02:18
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fight it, you fight it, we fight it, i fight me
i fight it, you fight it, we fight it
i fight me
i’m drying out in the western savannah
will you help me, please?
i’ve got a case of going bananas
when my roots go below the green
so, press on
these boats against the current
while we’re caught inside the storm
yeah
the sun burns off my leaves in the shade
oh, how i hope the wind me sway
send me back over the eastern montanas
with a rescue fleet
and i’ll buy a hot springs colada
the cycle is complete
you know they say it gets better?
yeah, yeah, yeah, i know the drill
i’ve become a promise collector
and there’s no other pill
oh, i want to go away
for a while but it won’t make the concrete sprout
i fight it, you fight it, we fight it, i fight me
so, press on
these boats against the current
while we’re caught inside the storm
oh, those lies are just the truth you choose to see
we won’t go down with you
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Clarity
05:08
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come, be my clarity
i’ll be your guide
and if you’ll try to change my destiny
i’ll revolt, i’ll revolt, i’ll revolt
indeed, my heading is set
my debt, i collect, i collect
i collect my due
before the storm arrives: an unending tide
they’ve built a world of pain and sorrow
will you meet us at the edge
because this story seems too lateral
i feel the pieces falling through
i’m longing for the truth
might be harder to pretend the discoveries have made us change our views
the picture’s coming true
i‘m longing for the truth
i am the final form of your control
i came with the storm and i am
i am your nightmare
before the storm arrives: an unending tide
they’ve built a world of pain and sorrow
will you meet us at the edge
because this story seems too lateral
i feel the pieces falling through
i’m longing for the truth
might be harder to pretend the discoveries have made us change our views
the picture’s coming true
i‘m longing for the truth
will you meet us at the edge
because this story seems too lateral
i feel the pieces falling through
i’m longing for the truth
might be harder to pretend the discoveries have made us change our views
the picture’s coming true
i‘m longing for the truth
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Sirens
04:37
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stone cold interest in feeling alone
you light the storm but i’ve left the harbor to find your soul
the worst signs, the black flags
the fine type, the sandbags
deep in the fire, but i am paralysed
i‘m caught on the broadside, horrified
thundering sirens tighten the cord around my neck
your eyes are blinding
unable to focus, losing myself surrounding the static
the red has taken hold, i let it go
don’t wake me up at all
still remains up for days, holding out
uncrowned, above, around
i’m a mess held together by gravity
you see survival of my inner peace
standing on the precipice
dear awakened daughters, save me
because i just want to live
thundering sirens tighten the cord around my neck
your eyes are blinding
unable to focus, losing myself surrounding the static
the red has taken hold, i let it go
don’t wake me up at all
because i’ve been searching for directions
for a way out of here
they always take the fall instead
being burdened by fear
and i can taste the gold, the firestone
the wretched whole, defining tones
i’ve got faith in the unnatural
so bittersweet, i’ve lost control within
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Lights
02:34
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i’m waiting for the sun to set, and i’m drying the white lies
blank eyes, charred ties
defying ties that i’ve carried a lifetime
the fine lines that we took outside to bend
the fire’s spreading and my body is sulfur
take it all, we go asunder
the mire’s bedding but my body’s repenting
so breathe it in
it’s not fair, i was born to fade away
i’m counting down the days until i’ll decay
easy come was easy gone
it’s not fair, you don’t stop the come of age
an honorary plague has prepared the way
paid for all the things we should’ve betrayed
and the moon is changing phase
the four ride to find another prey
if i took my time i’d get a frostbite
oh, i would rather evaporate in the sunlight
the fire’s spreading and my body is sulfur
take it all, we go asunder
the mire’s bedding but my body’s repenting
breathe it in
it’s not fair, i was born to fade away
i’m counting down the days until i’ll decay
easy come was easy gone
it’s not fair, you don’t stop the come of age
an honorary plague has prepared the way
it paid for all the things we should’ve betrayed
it’s not fair to linger on when most of us have withdrawn
but we’ll take the fall hoping we will see the break of dawn
and all the things you touch, they fade to grey and rust
it’s all rehearsed, so shake my hand and find me in the dust
yeah
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Shadows
01:59
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as their shadows are unveiled
i was put to rest, but i am feeling awake
there are still beaches intertwined
catch me when i’m blinded
goddess, goddess, goddess, cowardess
through the snow i have regained control
unknown gravestones
as i sink below the mire i can feel my veins rewire
i’m bathing in the filth of my infinite desires
tell them to stay
i've been yearning to speak in haze
i don’t know, i don’t know
i don’t know, i don’t know
this moment is still in frozen collapse
our time, it has passed, the covenant lasts
and my final mistake was to give it all back
i gave it all back
i gave it all back
i don’t know, i don’t know
i don’t know, i don’t know
i’m aboard on a train, stuck in the wrong track
through the wreckage i’ll find my way back
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Fate
01:26
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the chaps on my lips are revealing
the truth is i cannot forget it
but now i am healing
dissent from our bed sheets
my fingers are crossed
i am up to no good
pour salt in my wounds
her story revolts me
sedated instead
to find what i’m searching for
i’ll sleep when i’m dead
don’t call me a sinner
for i am your saint
trapped inside my head
pretending i feel it again
i need a new blend
write letters of solitude
i can’t escape it
they’ve run around
oh, what a fate you defy
blame it on faults in my eyes
you know that i feel what i feel
i feel like it’s time to get real
her stories will break you
but it will not make you
turn around and run
scorch in the sun
forcing my hand and my futile remains
i’m coming apart
i will see you in hell
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Doom
04:51
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we’ve built these walls, suffering inside dividing threads
i wish i rode a different note and fell asleep on feather beds
overarching catatonic state of life in disbelief
but what i’m trying to say is that i cannot free the thief
tell me, what’s the pay-off?
have you been bought, or are you lost to disobey?
soldiers in their right, shades endure the night
we cannot fix their frozen clocks to date
take me across the sea, across the water
conceal my dust aside and brand the crown of mayan thunder
because we’re damning, on the run
we've seen the forest and the trees
i’m fortified to see the sun, where we find our peace
will we be relieved?
they’ve got a tether for the hands who are in need
take me, i’m afraid we’re going under
separate my dust aside of mayan thunder
prime again when we depend
accost, divide, i see the end: apocalypse
and we descend, to no surprise, as they are ascending
are you standing on the edge of our demise?
souls of the forgotten methodologies unleash my rage
we must convey the paranoia through our arteries
enlist our fates, prescribe our hate
and i fell into the darkness when it rained
time after time after time after time
i care
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