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Ego Suicide
03:15
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I can’t escape my own mistakes.
I against me, fighting against myself.
I can’t escape my mistakes and my failures.
There’s death behind my eyes and hate behind my smiles.
Pure agony beneath my skin, I’m at war with my own mind.
Forever drowning (drowning),
But never dying (dying).
I don’t remember what it’s like to be at peace with my own thoughts.
I have betrayed myself, I’m not sure what’s real anymore.
I sleepwalk through life, blindly stumbling in denial.
I walk a well-worn circle of disease,
Flames beneath my feet, rain above my head,
I need to face and destroy what I am.
This is ego suicide (suicide), I will watch this part of me die.
This is ego suicide (suicide), I will watch this part of me die.
Put your arms around me and tell me how it feels to embrace true hopelessness.
This is ego suicide (suicide).
This is ego suicide (suicide).
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Illusionist
03:51
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Another city, another room, another night on my own.
I do my best to clear my mind, but I’m lost in my thoughts.
I keep trying to find a way to say this, but I can’t put it into words.
I’m suffocating beneath this feeling.
My chest is crushed by the weight of my insecurity and my uncertainty.
After all this time, my mind should be free.
I try to fill the void with things that mean nothing.
I'll numb the pain with anything that will distract me.
I've become a threat to my own sanity.
So, even in the mirror, I wear a disguise.
I’m trying to use the power of will to mend my broken mind.
I know the love is in the lies.
The lies we tell ourselves to soothe our broken minds.
I know the love is in the lies.
The lies we tell ourselves to soothe our broken minds.
I know.
I know.
This disease is my companion, quietly waiting to drag me back down.
It takes my hand and pulls me deeper, I sink into the void and I begin to drown.
Sometimes I think that the recovery hurts more than the fall. (more than the fall)
Sometimes I still think I’d be better off if I wasn’t here at all. (if I wasn't here at all)
It shouldn’t be this hard to find stable ground.
I really shouldn't be alone right now.
It shouldn’t be this hard to find stable ground.
I really shouldn't be alone right now.
I know the love is in the lies.
The lies we tell ourselves to soothe our broken minds.
I know the love is in the lies.
I know.
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3. |
Swords
03:19
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How much more of myself do I have to give?
Backed into a corner, you leave me with no choice.
I believed your lies before, but this is where I draw the line.
This is where I draw the line.
Keep your money, I don't want it.
Tell me you love me, but I don't buy it.
Nothing you say, can change my mind.
There's nothing left for you to hide behind.
You're like a parasite that consumes its host.
Kill the body, the head will surely die.
This is a path that I won't follow you down.
I'll swim to shore while you fucking drown.
This is a path that I won't follow you down.
I'll swim to shore while you fucking drown.
I've never felt so far from home.
There's nothing left here that feels true or real.
Standing in your shadow, I feel like a stranger.
This is a path that I won't follow you down. (follow you down)
I'll swim to shore while you fucking drown.
This is a path that I won't follow you down. (follow you down)
I'll swim to shore while you fucking drown.
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4. |
Promise Breaker
02:50
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Promise maker, promise breaker.
Words so touching, all worth nothing.
You lit the dark so that I could see.
You paved the way for me.
Promise maker, promise breaker.
Words so touching, all worth nothing.
You lit the dark so that I could see.
You paved the way for me.
You pulled the stars from the sky and placed them at my feet.
You built this foundation, and this is where I stand.
Too bad you built this foundation on sand…
Is it pity, or is it reverence?
It doesn’t matter, because it’s all counterfeit.
Is it pity, or is it reverence?
It doesn’t matter, because it’s all counterfeit.
You breed false hope. Fabricated sincerity.
You breed false hope. Fabricated sincerity.
What’s it worth to you? Yeah.
What’s it mean to you? Sure.
What’s it worth to you? Yeah.
What’s it mean to you?
Forget this ever happened.
You’re fucking fake.
You don’t impress me.
Just stay away.
Don’t fucking test me.
Promise maker, promise breaker.
Words so touching, all worth nothing.
You lit the dark so that I could see.
You paved the way for me.
Promise maker, promise breaker.
Words so touching, all worth nothing.
You left me in the dark, where I can't see,
Then you abandoned me.
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You set me on fire...
You built me up so high...
Relive these moments.
I relive these moments in my mind over and over again,
Lost in everything that was and everything that might have been.
All those pretty words, did they ever really mean anything?
When you said it meant something, did you really mean that it means nothing?
You told me everything I wanted to hear,
now you hardly say anything at all.
Every letter burnt to ash, every word turned to rust.
My sympathy has worn thin, but not as thin as your skin.
You set me on fire, and then you turned to ice.
You built me up so high, I’m afraid this fall might kill me.
These silent days bleed into silent weeks.
I've lost all hope, and I begin to disappear.
Deny it if you want, I see through your façade.
The way we choose to live our lives is one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen.
I can hardly stand to watch our pitiful regression.
You set me on fire, and then you turned to ice.
You built me up so high, I’m afraid this fall might kill me.
These silent days bleed into silent weeks.
I've lost all hope, and I begin to disappear.
Convenience is not the same as safety.
Complacency is not the same as happiness.
Fear keeps you in the arms of the Lord.
It’s so easy to just live with the devil you know.
I know it all too well, cuz we’re exactly the same…
Our minds confined by fear, guilt, doubt, and shame.
This would be so easy if I could just hate you, but I don’t think I can.
I know a heart still beats beneath the snow.
All winters end, and when they do, new life will grow.
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6. |
Endless
03:25
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There’s no comfort in learning the truth.
It’s as terrifying as never finding out.
Sometimes getting exactly what we want, is not getting exactly what we want.
I know we want so much more. What do we want?
I know doing what feels right isn’t always the right thing.
Anymore, I don't know what right is.
How can something so beautiful make me feel so ugly?
I'm like a criminal that's obsessed with his crimes.
How can something so simple be so complicated?
We fought it for so long, but tonight we waved the flag of surrender as we watched the endless...
I’ve been here before, but nothing feels the same.
Nothing will ever be the same.
There's no turning back.
I don’t know what it means.
Right or wrong, the only thing I know for sure...
I’ve been here before, but nothing feels the same.
Nothing will ever be the same.
There's no turning back.
I don’t know what it means.
Right or wrong, the only thing I know for sure...
I don't want to hurt anyone anymore.
I’m still just the bastard I always was.
My emotional warpath will never end.
And now I welcome this chaos with open arms.
I’ll take what I can, and leave disappointment in my wake.
Maybe, in the end, this will all make sense, but for now...No one is safe.
No one is safe.
No one is safe.
Don't get too close to me. I promise, I am going to let you down.
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7. |
Avarice
04:32
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The faceless few quietly nod their heads.
Behind closed doors, they wring their sinister hands.
Money is God.
Ego is King.
They plot to divide and conquer,
They command their puppets to execute the plan.
They pull the strings to drop the guillotine.
Their guilt washed away by their financial gain.
We are devoured as we feed this machine.
When we bleed, it's because they tapped the vein.
When there's nothing left, they'll move on, we all bleed the same.
They’ll reap what’s been sewn and leave the crops in the field to burn.
They paint themselves as saviors, while lies slip through their smiling teeth.
They twist their words to conceal the truth, so we’ll find nothing when we search for answers.
They kneel at the altar of the bottom line, they pray for profit as our families die.
They kneel at the altar of the bottom line, they pray for profit as our families fucking die.
They pray for profit as our families fucking die.
...we are the sacrifice.
We only serve to support their cause.
Cut down without remorse, our humanity is stripped away.
We become less than human in their eyes.
We’re reduced to nothing more than a number…
We become less than human.
We’re reduced to nothing more than a number…
Just a fucking dollar sign.
Pass the collection plate.
Pass the collection plate.
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