1. |
How Far
01:51
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How far will you dive?
Enable your favorite lie
Suffocate change before it breathes
Silence the song before it is sung
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2. |
Safe and Stuck
03:23
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I've found myself back here again, I knew I would
Right back to the darkness that engulfs it all
Shadow figures dance across the white-washed walls
They promise empty company
Can I leave here? Yes
Will I leave here? No
I just can't seem to move
Cycling through every path
Dead ends at every turn
I'll never find exactly what I'm looking for
I've constructed only empty rooms
Tools that lay beside me only terrify me
What if they should fall apart
Can I leave here? Yes
Will I leave here? No
I just can't seem to move
Cycling through every path
Dead ends at every turn
I've found myself a home again, right here
Featuring no windows or doors by design
Hope just might illuminate the other side
But in here I'm safe from the unknown
Can I leave here? Yes
Will I leave here? No
I just can't seem to move
Cycling through every path
Dead ends at every turn
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3. |
Battle at the Gates
03:26
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Why do we seem so afraid to show the world the truth behind these eyes
Warped disguises we're convinced is all that we're loved for
Complex blueprints we've tweaked and twisted for so long
The battle isn't at the gates
Failing to see there isn't one at all
How could the fighting end here when we've created armies in our minds?
These false faces, they compete for sweeter lies
Exhibitions we're convinced that they all want to see
Inside, we're writhing through the dark
But inside is what we always hide
We seek what can't be found in familiar places, stones turned a thousand times
Nothing real will ever get through if we never take a step
So rip off those masks, and see what follows on the other side
Transitions, there is no easy way
Moving freely will one day feel so light
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4. |
Woods pt. 1
01:09
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5. |
Stale
04:49
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Said it all before
Over and over
Lived it all just once
When will the past become too diluted?
No longer worthy to tell
Today it's clear in my mind
Like a reel of film
Vivid traumas
Slosh around in my healing head again
Opaque and crimson liquids
But then tomorrow comes
Vital memories
Disappear in the grey
What good are any of my stories to them?
If they should slowly lose their life
Said it all before
Over and over
Lived it all just once
What if the wounds are not fresh enough
Can I stay useful without getting too close?
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6. |
The Golden Son
05:44
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No one's experienced these sets of circumstance
That have landed in my lap
There are no accidents
Am I the special one?
Am I the golden son?
The one you all look to
The one to decipher truth
Ain't it great?
Yeah, sure the comet is coming
But we have the means to leave
Play with knives
Don't be surprised
It may call you
It will lull you
It enthralls you
It engulfs you
Play with knives
Don't be surprised
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7. |
Paralyzed
03:25
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Looking out the window I see danger lurking all around me
If I take one step outside I'll surely be consumed
In here I am safe from judgement
They can't slaughter what they can't see
Clear of tragedy
And absolute calamity
Terrified and paralyzed
Failure's noose wrapped around my throat
When I try to float away
The anchor pulls me to the floor
Peering through the cold, steel jungle; predators they invite me in
If I obey without question, their teeth will come out bared
I'm here with my dreamt up demons
They swear that you're out to get me
I'd better listen just in case I have something to lose
In here I am safe from judgement
They can't slaughter what they can't see
Staying clear of tragedy
And absolute calamity
Dance that familiar pattern
Vulnerable to no one
Terrified and paralyzed
Failure's noose wrapped around my throat
When I try to float away
The anchor pulls me to the floor
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8. |
Woods pt. 2
01:27
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9. |
No Trial
03:08
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Would you believe that I lost it all
Taken away and shoved in a box
They wouldn't say just what I did wrong
But that I deserve nothing but my own name
Been kept in the dark, no sun to be found
Just fluorescent lights and four lonely walls
They still won't say just what I did wrong
But looks like I'm here with time to lose my mind
Could use a smoke, but they took my pack
How long's it been? Just want my poor life back
Why won't they say just what I did wrong
Is it some mistake? I could set it right?
Is it my time, they've unlocked the door
My stuff's all returned; is it mine anymore?
They'll never say just what I did wrong
But this can't be right, now I'm just trapped out here
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10. |
O Disease
03:13
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O disease, won't you guide us
From all that's been destroyed
For we have grown so tired of facing the struggle of man
O disease, take us in your sweet arms
Tell us we deserve so much more
For we've refused to shy away from your love
We know it's been your grand plan all along
O disease, won't you show us the way
To the new world made just for us
For we're the ones who have helped you grow
Magnificent; give us a whole new life
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11. |
No Fate
03:34
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It's gonna happen
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12. |
Recede with Caution
04:38
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Have you seen the monsters disguised as you and me
They ask about how you've been
Honey dripping from their fangs
They wear wool like ours
And have hearts that seem to beat
Taking careful notes, detail our deepest fears
They wait to make their move until we love them as our own
By then they know it's far too late
We must hide from the monsters
Don't be fooled by their grins
They say that they care, that they feel for you
Just so you will let them in
Since you can't be sure, the chance is always fatal
Fill our naive heads with soft words of warmth
They wait to make their move until we love them as our own
By then they know it's far too late
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13. |
Woods pt. 3
01:23
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14. |
To Exist
03:57
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Saw it in the wind, promises that ring empty
That were never meant to be the truth
Heard all the words, wanted to buy the bullshit
Patterns that we've all seen before
Outside our control, forces bought and sold
Kill, drill, exploit our present
And we are left simply to exist
Winners and losers
It's how we're all conditioned
Makes it easy to digest
Faces of evil, heroes that reign supreme
Pick one, fucker, choose your side
Outside our control, forces bought and sold
Kill, drill, exploit our present
And we are left simply to exist
"How will it end?" is the perpetual question
Can't we just get off this ride?
We've all got eyes; they make it easy not to use them
The game is rigged, it's nothing new
Outside our control, forces bought and sold
Kill, drill, exploit our present
And we are left simply to exist
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15. |
Moon
04:05
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16. |
The Project
03:28
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And we drone on, solving problems that don't exist anywhere
But in our own heads
You could be the one you dream of
Forget fate, embrace the way
We'll show you how
And you need more than you have
To be truly free
Acknowledged and seen
Recognized and revered
We see who you are
Come join the song
Unleash the lion
Invest in your legacy
Don't miss your chance
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17. |
Picture It
04:04
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Picture places far away from here
Away from pockets lined with greed
Picture places with no use for these times
Free from any hierarchy
Where we all can long together
Our songs discovered and unbound
No one can take the spirit, the love
That's bursting at the seams
No one can kill the spirit the love
That clings so tight to our dreams
Imagine buildings that need no walls
But still shelter us from fear
Imagine lifelines made of good, strong twine
That are never pointlessly cut short
Where we all can long together
Our songs discovered and unbound
No one can take the spirit, the love
That's bursting at the seams
No one can kill the spirit, the love
That clings so tight to our dreams
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