1. |
The Wreckage
04:55
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I thought that I could come to terms
with not knowing where I’m going
Maybe if I choose a path
there’d be no wreckage in my wake
but I’m awake and it’s a lie
to think that anyone should care
they say you first must love yourself
but I’m just too self-aware
oh take me to a time when I did not know
all the joys in life were things I could let go
so let’s start the show
put your smile on
hold emotion back
we all must bear the splintered cross
it’s a violence that we hold inside
until it burns too hot to hide
I feel the world constrict around me
force the air out from my lungs
even as the night surrounds me
I still long to see the sun
‘cause I’m awake and it’s a lie
to say that no one ever cared
but if you never let them in
they will never know you’re scared
oh take me to a time when I did not know
all the joys in life were things I could let go
so let’s start the show
put your smile on
hold emotion back
we all must bear the splintered cross
it’s a violence that we hold inside
until it burns too hot to hide
how do you breathe under the water
as you spiral to the floor
do you ignore the sea around you
as the pressure demands more
how do you breathe?
how do you breathe?
oh take me to a time when I did not know
all the joys in life were things I could let go
so let’s start the show
put your smile on
hold emotion back
we all must bear the splintered cross
it’s a violence that we hold inside
until it burns too hot to hide
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2. |
Promise
03:42
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I’m so sorry no one told you
I am not a man to follow
your heart demands too much
for it to beat beneath my shadow
so foolishly I’ve fallen
just a raindrop in this storm
my heart demands so much
it wants to beat but it is torn
between this never-ending winter
and the dreams of summers past
the fantasies of who we’d be
and all the names we cast into the sea
what did you find
how did we all fall so far behind
but I don’t mind
they say we’ll meet again some other time
poisoned with promise
we’re trying not to need
a reason to let go
hopelessly hollow
we’re trying not to breathe
for reasons I don’t know
what did you find
how did we all fall so far behind
no, I don’t mind
it seems I’m always running out of time
and it’s fine falling
till the ground returns
faster than we left it
chasing concrete solace
poisoned with promise
we’re trying not to need
a reason to let go
hopelessly hollow
we’re trying not to breathe
for reasons I don’t know
I don’t know
what did you find
how did we all fall so far behind
but I don’t mind
they say we’ll meet again some other time
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3. |
Once Upon a Second Act
04:05
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don’t be afraid it’s just a lie
for when I need to make believe
the hope we have will never falter
and it’s everything we need
The weight of years
falls on us all
until reflections tell the lie
of who we are, when what we were
will no longer live in light
my heart still burns
more than you know
sacred in its blasphemy
I feel the fire and let go
of the truth that buries me
there was so much before us
those were the days and now those days are gone
silently we all fell to pieces
broken and scattered right where we belong
once upon a second act
was where our story came alive
and we emerged out from the ash
so far so good so we survive
my heart still burns
more than you know
sacred in its blasphemy
I feel the fire and let go
of the truth that buries me
there was so much before us
those were the days and now those days are gone
silently we all fell to pieces
broken and scattered right where we belong
there was so much before us
those were the days and now those days are gone
silently we all fell to pieces
broken and scattered right where we belong
don’t be afraid it’s just a lie
for when I need to make believe
the hope we have will never falter
and it’s everything we need
there was so much before us
those were the days and now those days are gone
silently we all fell to pieces
broken and scattered right where we belong
there was so much before us
those were the days and now those days are gone
silently we all fell to pieces
broken and scattered right where we belong
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4. |
King of Empty
03:49
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where have you been all this time
I used to mourn the empty space that you’d occupy
now I don’t know why I’m supposed to care
it’s not that I hate you now
it’s not that I loved you then
I just closed the door on what came before
and let indifference set in
far below a deep duplicity
long ago you were my enemy
you were my enemy
In times you won’t remember
you were the king of empty
a void where a life once grew
when they all knew what you’d become
it’s not that they love you now
or hated you back then
but your fading fame eclipsed your name
and indifference set in
far below a deep duplicity
long ago you were my enemy
you were my enemy
how could I have been so careless
clenched the thorns of poison flowers
those moments bloomed devouring years
the tears you shed for me
I reject them
and I accept no sympathy
far below a deep duplicity
long ago you were my enemy
you were my enemy
the king of empty
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5. |
We Had Time
03:23
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we were young
it was easy
we forgot what we could not become
we had time
in this time like no other
and we loved
so blind and so pure
the gods were laughing at us
in all our innocence
and every passing year
revealed our arrogance
we had time
we had time
we had time
we had time
we grew up
said our goodbyes
soon I’d forget the sound of your voice
we had time
in this time like no other
till the winds blew
so bleak and so cruel
the gods were laughing at us
in all our innocence
and every passing year
revealed our arrogance
we had time
we had time
we had time
we had time
we had time
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6. |
Weightless
02:40
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I’d gone too far down the road
before I found I was alone
oh you said you’d be here but you’re not
said it takes time to heal but you forgot
what I am
If I keep talking long enough
does that mean that I won’t fade away
please put the words back in my mouth
feels like they’re always falling out
I won’t remember what is true
synapses don’t fire like they used to
so what am I?
now before you
what am I?
the fireworks inside my head
only distant streaks of red
sparks fade out and I am numb
floating toward the sun
so weightless
so weightless
and you said you’d be here but you’re not
said it takes time to heal but you forgot
oh you said you’d be here but you’re not
said it takes time to heal but you forgot
what I am
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7. |
Knives
04:26
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no wonder you’re disappointed
you spend your days expecting us to care
but the only thing you’re offering
is sharing your despair
alive or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
still we must play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
are you longing for the touch
of another sightless soul
though these transitory nights
will always take their toll
alive or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
still we must play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
we still swing our knives
we still swing our knives
you spilled your heart into a chalice
passed it around to sate their thirst
when it returned so dry and hollow
all your hope had been dispersed
I have no answers to your questions
I am just as lost as you
I feel the burden of the absence
of the mercy we were due
Is it a function of our humanity
that we forever fall apart
as endlessly we play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
alive alive or dead or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
alive alive or dead or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
so swing your knife
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8. |
Collapsing
03:05
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collapsing
everything
everything
and will we wake in the morning
or will we sleep forever
day by day you may be brave
but every night you are afraid
collapsing
collapsing
everything
everything
I want to walk in the sun
feel the warmth of everyone
but I don’t know if I’ll see you all again
how can we know if it’s the end
collapsing
collapsing
collapsing
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9. |
We Knew You When
04:00
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stay afraid
all of you
as we dissolve into the night
and if we awake in the morning
it will be our final light
and I hear you sing
if we’re all going straight to hell
we might as well
we might as well live forever
follow you into the never
So far from home
your future found its end
you wanted us to say
we knew you when
but when dreams begin
you lose a little light
you let them in
till all you have is night
you finally found the end
we knew you when
stay awake
the sun will never rise
if you and I refuse to close our eyes
were we born to die dreaming
no smoke no fire no meaning
and I think you know
if we’re all going straight to hell
we might as well
we might as well live forever
pour our hearts into the never
So far from home
your future found its end
you wanted us to say
we knew you when
but when dreams begin
you lose a little light
you let them in
till all you have is night
you finally found the end
we knew you when
Stay afraid till the light surrounds you
Stay awake till your ego drowns you
Stay afraid till the light surrounds you
Stay awake till your ego drowns you
I don’t want to live in darkness anymore
you have no choice
I don’t want to be the enemy of light
you have no voice
So far from home
your future found its end
you wanted us to say
we knew you when
but when dreams begin
you lose a little light
you let them in
till all you have is night
you finally found the end
we knew you when
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10. |
Nothing's Wrong
04:05
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What a strange world we’ve found ourselves in
the last time I saw you, you were ashes
still every now and then I forget you’re gone
and now I’m getting pretty good at pretending to move on
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll ever ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
it’s not your choice to make
all your pure and fragile promise
still fell apart after the fall
I couldn’t hold your heart together
turns out I wasn’t brave at all
I just ran through the hours
so the world would fall back
and everything would be right in its place
I ran through excuses I had built in my mind
Why I’d abandoned what I could not replace
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll every ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
it’s not your choice to make
so how much can you take
how much can you take
What a strange world we’ve found ourselves in
the last time I saw you, you were ashes
still every now and then I forget you’re gone
now I’m getting pretty good at pretending nothing’s wrong
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll ever ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
if it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
let’s see how much you can take
how much can you take
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11. |
The End
01:45
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I will always call you my friend
but I can’t call you anymore
and when I see you, you won’t see me
and when I miss you, you won’t miss me
just a photograph away
from the saddest part of every day
and I will always call you my friend
but I can’t call you anymore
the end
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