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Prologue
01:00
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From what I read,
This time is gonna be tough
And when you speak up
It’s like like swimming in the dark
"I can’t breathe"
They said while suffocating
And what you leave
A town turned to dust
When I dance, no one sees
How I whisper under the floor
Confuse myself so much I bleed
When I think I’ve found a friend
Empty the coffins
We’ll need room for the fools
And when you’re blocked in
Would you forget it all?
Anything you’ve ever done?
When I dance, no one sees
How I whisper under the floor
Confuse myself so much I bleed
When I think I’ve found a friend
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3. |
Sick Citizen
03:10
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I’ve crossed my lane again
This will be my last return
Across the wind,
And across the water
Into the depths, I find that
I’ve lost my brain
It’s gone and shattered
What a shame to believe
Sick citizens need relief
All I want has been said
The chance you’d believe me once again
Across the wind,
And across the water
Into the depths, I find that
I’ve lost my brain
It’s gone and shattered
No love, no life
I’ve been out the drain
Don’t know who I am
Forced to lend a hand,
Or bow and spill my sins
The cost to create my mind is fraught
So step inside
A Sick Citizen!
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4. |
Noir
04:28
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The streets light the way to the glare of her dress
The shadows of towers lead the way for the dead
And I know my name is no name to address
And I know the ways will change
Winding down into the city, buildings burning ain’t no safety
It’s noir, it’s noir, it’s noir
This ain’t no satan
And ain’t none for me
Won’t you leave, but a clue
And climb back in bed, the next day, is over
And I know my name is no name to impress
A suit shaded black is such a sinister way to dress
Falling down into your conscience thoughts are screaming to be spoken
The soul: it’s alive, learn to swim, drown in lies
Your blackest thoughts are potent squeeze the hardest to be open
It’s noir, it’s noir, it’s noir
This ain’t no satan
The swell of her lips brings your eyes into place
And judging by her look
There’s no way you’ll escape
Falling down into the city buildings burning ain’t no safety
The soul, it’s alive, learn to swim, drown in lies
Your blackest thoughts are potent squeeze the hardest to be open
It’s noir, it’s noir, it’s noir
This ain’t no, This ain’t no
This ain’t no constitution written for the will of man
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5. |
Scream If You Want To
02:43
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Scream if you want to
They’ll tear you into pieces
And scream if you need to
Let your soul do all the healing
And on your way out
You feel like more than what you’re made for
So scream when you need to
It’ll cure all your diseases
There’s a terror involved
And your mind is gone
So scream when you need to baby
There’s no escaping nothing
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6. |
Invade Me
03:32
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There’s something about the temperature
Cools me down when I’m alone
My ego will cease to tell me the truth
There’s a moment when my brain reacts
The curtains draw, the lights collapse
The one time I felt the least alive
There’s a serpent with the sharpest eyes
Says that he’s the enemy
Lay me down and drop your disguise
Bring me down my time is done
I look out at the weather when
I can’t see anymore
A sore feeling in my heart then
My god, I can’t explain it
Is it memory or a fading curse above?
And if luck can help the worst men
Then I will entertain it
And wait here for light to return
Did you see it bloom?
From across the world
What your eyes can’t see
It’s invading me
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7. |
22nd Century Pilgrimage
03:47
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They say the sun is sacred
So follow fast behind
To live, to die
Just don’t waste my time
Attention
We walk through this land
The world is void of water
The screens shut down our minds
The trees, they burn
Consider your lesson learned
Attention
We walk through this land
When people starve
A hole burns in the sky
To live, to die
It’s all a waste of time
Attention
We walk through this land
Attention
We walk through this land
YEAAAHHHHHHH
Attention
We walk through this land
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Venice
02:44
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I saw her singing softly, her mother’s song, her foreign words that grabbed my heart and tugged so hard
A Venice bond, a spill of blood, I love her stare, the smell of dread
I wish that I could taste it one more time but I’m done
I create this lie and fall asleep, just send me one more ticket home
Now that all is said, I lift her up
Her dress is there, a silhouette
Just beyond the city line
And I wish I knew
Where you’ve been
Where you’ve been
Her face feels like the ocean
Her head rolls by the sea
And I don’t even miss her
Her fearless face and bleeding heart
The final act of tragedy
Her face feels like the ocean
Now I lay here
Her head next to mine
The sun will rise
Our queen with a missing eye
Her face feels like the ocean
Her head rolls by the sea
And I don’t even miss her
Her fearless face and bleeding heart
The final act of tragedy
Her face feels like the ocean
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Genghis Khan
01:52
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When we’re gone in the summer
You’ll regret what you made us
We’re a threat to the seasons
And a mess to believe in
WOAH
Don’t it make you wonder?
WOAH
Want to conquer the whole world
The cause is lost with no reason
You’ll have to pay for what you made up
And bless the air for which you breathe in
Now you’re here there ain’t no leaving
WOAH
Don’t it make you wonder?
WOAH
Want to conquer IT
WOAH
Don’t it make you wonder?
WOAH
Want to conquer the whole world
WOAH
Don’t it make you wonder?
WOAH
Want to conquer IT
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10. |
The Present Times, Pt. 2
05:29
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You have this thought that the world spins too slow
And all that you love is what they despise
And right out the window there’s a hole in the sky
Where the most powerful people live more powerful lives
You see the man with a funny look in his eye
He says the water is running red
There’s a chance
He says there’s a god who loves for people to lie
And all this innocence lives in your head
And all the while you can only dream
Of the truth behind all strange things
The children will dance over what they have seen
It’s a culture, it’s all working, it’s a killing machine
What is it the never ends?
A complete mockery of time
As the clock swings by my crooked reflection
I know I’m here
I’m alive
I’M ALIVE
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11. |
Epilogue
02:58
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The floor creaks
Your heart will race
Your eyes won’t move
The curtain sways
Into a shape
That’s never seen
The creature sleeps
And outside the shades
It’s a full moon
The stream creeps
You’re sent away
The whole world
Is set in tune
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12. |
Apotheosis
04:09
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Someday I will be my best
When one day I see an end
I’ll make it there
Do as I say
And I’ll make it there
Only one way to a higher self
You work so hard to enjoy what’s left
And when you’re off your helm all eyes forget
All that space consumes and the mind regrets
So I’ll make it end
Do as I say
And I’ll make it end
And I’ll make it end
Do as I say
And I’ll make it end
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