1. |
Dive
05:16
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Let's go
Reap the past
The last ripples of your memory
To let them be
Lay the thoughts
On your path
Dead stars that seem to cast
Light
Travel through to the unknown space and time
Glimpsing on to the reasons when and why
Was it me or was it you, don’t mind
Disguised as a solution
Resolution
Born
From nothingness you’re born
To concentrate as one
Who’ll end this all
Form
Let it have no form
Thought that dies along
With choises that you make
That you make
Can’t you see
What is left of me
If I’ll let you storm
Blind to tell
What you’re fighting for
Cause you know you’re wrong
Haste
Careful that you don’t let it get to waste
Have to go on ’fore it’s too late
Was it me or was it you don’t mind
Disguised as a solution
Resolution
Born
From nothingness you’re born
To concentrate as one
Who’ll end this all
Form
Let it have no form
Thought that dies along
With choises that you make
That you make
Go
Flash before me, push towards me, let me hear you scream
Underneath me, right behind me, thought I let you free
Would you like some more?
Born
From nothingness you’re born
To concentrate as one
Who’ll end this all
Form
Let it have no form
Thought that dies along
With choises that you make
Push through boundaries
Gathered darkness in these eyes
Forming into something bright
Shaping matter
Harness energies I find
Not afraid of the dive
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2. |
Code of Shame
05:31
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Disappearing eyes, shadows full of lies, cast to hide the trail from which you came
So it all begins, greeting me with fire, little game we play daring yet dire
As I break, your code of shame will fade away
Clear as day, all your lies, will fade away
Now you know, as all unfolds, the past that kept you slow, it will release it's hold
Free at last, heart beating fast, so fast
Furthermore, through the moss and core
Under the leaves it sores, the tracks are seen once more
Great unknown, am I finally heading home?
Read between the lines, chaos will subside, clearing all your thoughts of any ill
Burning it all down, only one survives, I remember every word you said
As I break, your code of shame will fade away
Head held high, so much pride, give an inch, lose another mile
Lost it is, if too blind, reaching out, you don't have to hide
Why did you, always try to hide?
Why did you never even try?
Why?
Only when alone, treasures will you find, lying at your feet, waiting to shine
As I break, your code of shame will fade away
Drowning eyes, faintest smile, will fade away
Now you know, as all unfolds, the past that kept you slow, it will release it's hold
Free at last, heart beating fast, so fast
Furthermore, through the moss and core, under the leaves it sores
The tracks are seen once more. Great unknown, am I finally heading home?
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3. |
Reflecting the Shadows
08:01
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Now there’s nothingness
Void of emptiness
Part of my universe
Ceased to exist
Tongues so venomous left but an empty shell
Echoing
The pain
Now you’re dead to me
Two sworn enemies
What begins with lies
Ends with lies
The only sad thing is you don’t realize
Trapped inside
Hey
The more you think you know
You’re entitled
To be wrong
Every memory, a promise that was made
Yeah
Tainted mold
Mostly cold
Fleeting ignorance
Lonely thought repents
Soothing vision, this war will never end
Maybe I never saw, how much was destroyed
Morning brought no joy
Words so meaningless
Nothing to confess
Closing eyes
Won’t make it go away
Silent years, kept the sickness at bay
No one else to blame
Hey
There ain't no promises
No
You're entitled
To be wrong
I see it clearly now, a frequency illusion
Tainted mold
Mostly cold
Everywhere i look
It reminds me
It destroys me
It destroys me
No price at the end of the road
Through the never-ending scars
All was left behind the bars
Locked away like hidden love
Signed in blood
The more you dive in to past
You only find your own flaws
Though you know it won’t last
Shocking grasp
Through the never-ending scars
All was left behind the bars
Locked away like hidden love
Signed in blood
I thought you’d never go this far
Push the dagger, tear apart
Played the part all along
Never blinking, hesitating
Saw it all in your face
You knew you’ve gone too far
Vanishing into the lie
What a waste
Gleaming energy within
Exerting force to the utmost
Once so true, left to rot
Castles built, turned into dust
Will face it night and day
You cannot look away
An illusion called fate
Cannot find the peace
Laughing destiny
Made up reality is all that we have
For every action there’s a price to pay
You will feel my hate
It’s been building up
My abnormal flux
So unorthodox, but it gets me what I want
These forces put to motion, hunting every day
They will find a way
Hey
There ain't no promises
Oh no
You're entitled
To be wrong
I see it clearly now, a frequency illusion
Tainted mold
Mostly cold
It reminds me
Everywhere i look
It destroys me
It destroys me
No price at the end of the road
Still stuck in the past
The absence of light
Connection broken fast
Reflecting the shadows
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4. |
Stormweaver
07:50
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No eye, to greet with calmness
Come, now, wear, this, storm!
Waiting to rise again
Feel, the, sparks, ignite!
Last night, woke up to a roar
Fast hide, waiting if there is more
Flash bright, glass just can't hold on
Outside, there nothing I could've done
Time, to burst, to be in places simultaneously
What now is a part of you, a physical form of energy
Aimlessly, lost the count of how many times
has this lighting hit the same spot
If there ever was the time, to set things right
Tranquillity of the sea, planets finally aligned
Kept on chasing the invisible, trying to force it real
Try not to try, be like the sky
No way for me to say it loud
Ask questions how and when?
This is now my life
There's no controlling over it
Few steps is all it takes
Smallest gleam just might
That's right, bi-polar entity
Who knows, whatever it may need
Can't hide, denying won't pay out
Inside, there nothing I could've done
Down they go, the walls built to keep the sanity
All gone in the name of creation, crumbling at my feet
Raising high, the torch, leading the way
Flame burning bright, luring my kind
The only way to see thru darkness
If there ever was the time, to set things right
Tranquillity of the sea, planets finally aligned
Kept on chasing the invisible, trying to force it real
Try not to try, be like the sky
Flowing inside me (The) deep scarred potency
Brought me to my knees, never giving peace
Run, dive, make an effort
Be like million gathered suns
All exploding at once, in my mind
Rush of blood, twisted anomalies, pushing on, manic compulsories
Blinding dots, neurotic overheat, cold embrace, grinding of the teeth
Scorching earth, ball of fire, all becoming charred
Molten ground, buried down, faster than the light
Slowing pace, look behind, nothing to be found
Piles of ash, settling dust, I'm beyond doubt
Rush of blood, twisted anomalies, pushing on, manic compulsories
Blinding dots, neurotic overheat, cold embrace, grinding of the teeth
As I come facing something bright, I crush it with my pride,
And hurt it if I can, and close the door behind
The fading moments haunt, though conscience is no more a part of
This hazy form of a man
The constant burning to go on, not able stand still
The only way to feel, is running towards the end
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5. |
Cycle
04:42
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This time it is going to be different than before
This time I'm going to be careful
Choosing unpredictable, the right, from two wrongs
Getting closer, once more
Again door closes behind me
The draft might even comfort me
Outside it all seems familiar
But not the same
Yet the same
I’m gonna make sure every precaution is made
My tracks’ll fade in sands of time
This puzzle forming adding pieces one by one
A bigger picture
For that I’m sure
Don't wanna
Reach out and hold you cause you don't know me
I'm gonna
Take things slowly
I’m gonna
Find out solution to fix this cycle
This cannot be left to a change
Decades come and gone
One day to leave a mark
A track that leads to a moment
Past and the present, all mixed in memory lapse
Future undetermined, stare through the looking glass
Things aren't what they appear, repeat a careful act
The only one to mend it
Is you
Again door closes behind me
The draft might even comfort me
Outside it all seems familiar
But not the same
Yet the same
Once put in motion, I know It can’t be stopped
33 years
It opens a knot
There is a pattern, another hint, a hidden clue, blink of an eye
Another lie
Don't wanna
Reach out and hold you, cause you don't know me
I'm gonna
Take things slowly
I’m gonna
Find out solution, to fix this cycle
This cannot be left to a change
Decades come and gone
one day to leave a mark
A track that leads to a moment
So wrong
Don't wanna
Reach out and hold you, cause you don't know me
I'm gonna
Take things slowly
I’m gonna
Find out solution, to fix this cycle
This cannot be left to a change
Decades come and gone
One day to leave a mark
A track that leads to a moment
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6. |
Suppressed With Light
04:22
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As I reach out beyond this
My thoughts they linger on
Towards where I am no more
Destroying time
I never thought there was a way
To make it all go away
To erase and rewind
Until I found
A plane fragile and timid
To lose forgotten and
Misplaced once shining so bright
Suppressed with light
I never thought there was a way
To make it all
Go away
Go away
To erase and rewind
Until I found
They try to fill you
With their sickness
That they have but I'm full of it
I spit it out
I spit it out
Trying to fix the damage
Will only make it worse
Be able to accept it
Have meaning to the word
Enduring pain and learning
Two wrongs cannot make right
The fact that it's still burning
Might be the warmth you like
Scars
Shining bridge of stars
No
There is no afterwards
Dust
I never understood
The rush
There's nothing you can do
Made it out
The chase to beat the red
Shattered shape a song without a name
Close gate
To stop the fatal spread
To call it whole
Utter vaguely death
There's nothing you can do
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7. |
The Hunt
04:08
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Getting near
Behind the fear
A glimpse of terror passed in distance
Breached the wall
Run you down
We'll run you down
When we're done with you, there's nothing left to save.
Left to save
Crawl
Face another day
Crumbling away, delay
Too much is at stake
Cry
Help is on it’s way
Heal another day, deprave
Oh, the games you play
Pulsing heart that gave my hide away
It’s tremors breaking all in their way
I see a chance to lead it astray
The hunt I was set to obey
Vile
Creatures laid to rest, in between the piles, I roam
The hand can not erase
Air
Heavy in my lungs, pressure, feeling bleak
Oh, the games you play
Pulsing heart that gave my hide away
It’s tremors breaking all in their way
I see a chance to lead it astray
The hunt I was set to obey
Set to obey
Set to obey
The hand cannot erase
Too much is at stake
Oh, the games you play
Weak from the fight
Yet full of pride
A bitter thought
In my mind, still holds a light
A day so numb
I feel so dumb
The words you said, a life you saved
Oh, will it stop?
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8. |
The Breach
05:16
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9. |
Of Dreams Devoured
06:10
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Deep inside it dwells
With dreams it greets it's hunger
Gnarled roots entangled
The forest whispers it's name
Forced from hiding
The screams will guide it's way
Of hate and anguish
The pain will emanate
Of dreams devoured
What needed it will take
The weep left hollow
All hope will fade away
Skies torn open
It will find it's pray
Run for cover
There is no fucking way
Pins and needles
To find a reason stay
Change of seasons
The haunting ghost of may
Every step you take from now on
Trail of broker bones
Every word poured out of your mouth
Led to your decay
Of dreams devoured
What needed it will take
The weep left hollow
All hope will fade away
Skies torn open
It will find it's pray
Run for cover
There is no fucking way
The engine of my mind distracting
Gust of energy now blasting
On constant overdrive it’s acting
A pulsing wave from your heart
Of dreams devoured
What needed it will take
The weep left hollow
All hope will fade away
Skies torn open
It will find it's pray
Run for cover
There is no fucking way
Skies torn open
It will find it's pray
Those eyes, my brother
Your life will end today
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