1. |
chronology
06:14
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i kill the children in the womb
i desecrate the tomb and
pull the sight from your eyes
i walked ten thousand miles
i made the harlots smile
and wiped the tears from their eyes
i killed my brother in the field
i bore the mark, refuse to
yield that all was a lie
i turned the water into wine
i forced the legion into swine
and ripped the scales from your eyes
blindness
how quickly we forget
so fucking useless
it all begins again
i murdered first born sons
i spared the chosen ones
who smeared the blood to survive
i brought the locust swarm
deluged the world with storm
and placed the virgin on high
i made the cattle die
i would not prophesy
nor bring the light to his eyes
blindness
how quickly we forget
so fucking useless
it all begins again
i pray for poisoned skies
i made the oceans rise
to feel rebirth through demise
i scorched the sacred ground
i tore the tower down
and yet they still would deny
i walk a trail of tears
i whisper blackened fears
until the end of all time
i spilled the blood upon the soil
i made the rivers boil and
tore the sun from the sky
blindness
how quickly we forget
so fucking useless
it all begins again
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2. |
god knows
05:26
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hold me down, i want to scream
so much anger in my blood
people blinded by belief
who propagates this mythology?
i don't know
i don't know anything but
god knows you're a hypocrite
god knows i'm so tired of this
god knows you'll never know what i know
god knows there's no evidence
god knows this makes no goddamn sense
god knows i wish you knew what god knows
look at me and all my flaws
i don't fit into your view
you can't stand to see the truth
is that what made me invisible?
i don't know
i don't know anything but
god knows you can never see
god knows that you always judge me
god knows you'll never know what i know
god knows i've done my time
god knows i've committed no crime
god knows i wish you knew what god knows
lead the faithful down your path
dismiss my words as heresy
speak your mind but keep it closed
did you forget that i don't agree?
i don't know
i don't know anything
god knows all the ways you sin
god knows you pretend you're so clean
god knows i wish you knew what i know
god knows all the wrong you do
god knows it's a narrow world view
god knows i wish you knew what god knows
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3. |
into the grey
06:05
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it's ugly underneath where all your victims lie
they're dead and buried but rest assured
on lonely nights they rise up from the grave
it's ugly underneath where all the sickness grows
it's medicated in remission
but you can feel it writhing deep inside
i hear you scream when
the walls close in
and you're clawing your way out
i'm not your saviour
i couldn't save you if i tried
so take my hand and stay
or turn your back and walk into the grey
it's lonely underneath where no one else can go
the isolation is paralyzing
the overwhelming fear will shut you down
it's lonely underneath where all the ghosts will hide
they're waiting for their exorcism
but you can't speak the words to set them free
i hear you scream when
the walls close in
you're clawing your way out
i'm not your saviour
i couldn't save you if i tried
so take my hand and stay
or turn your back and walk into the grey
i hear you scream when
the walls close in
you're clawing your way out
i'm not your saviour
i couldn't save you if i tried
so take my hand and stay
or turn your back and walk into the grey
i'm not gonna save you
i couldn't even if i tried
you're beautiful when you fall
close your eyes and walk into the grey
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4. |
it'll end in blood
06:24
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it'll end in blood, pain, kicking and screaming
and false accusations that cut to the bone
it'll end in blood, fire, burning and scarring
and meted out violence so justly deserved
it'll end in blood
deceit was written in the way you walk
i never registered those subtle flashes
i only saw it for a second when i looked away
in my periphery like staring at a star
it'll end in blood, tears, biting and scratching
and praying for mercy that never will come
it'll end in blood, rope, binding and gagging
and pleas for cessation that fall on deaf ears
it'll end in blood
i need back all the things you stole from me
you said they really weren't all that important
now i am so alone and at the bottom looking up
with all my muscles tensing i can't live without them
it'll end in blood, shock, stabbing and cutting
and strings of saliva that fall to the floor
it'll end in blood, piss, choking and sobbing
and begging forgiveness in words you can't form
it'll end in blood
you got my ire up and now it's time to pay the price
you got me wired up and now it's time to show you
it'll end in blood, bile, sweating and crying
and wailing to drown out the breaking of bones
it'll end in blood, shit, punching and flailing
and blindfolds and handcuffs to hold you in place
it'll end in blood
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5. |
fall apart
05:36
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evening falling
and with it comes the fear again
and with it comes the guilt again
i'll never wash the pain away
no going back to yesterday
i don't know why i'm waiting here
i don't know why i always fall apart
i don't know why you always fall apart
i don't know why this always falls apart
encroaching darkness
and with it comes the ghost again
and with it comes the dreams again
another round of screaming
i'm slowly crawling up the stairs
as if i'll fall asleep tonight
i don't know why i always fall apart
i don't know why you always fall apart
i don't know why this always falls apart
unwelcome daylight
and with it comes the light again
another day to die again
these moments of lucidity
i'm just too young to feel so old
i hate the way you look at me
i don't know why i always fall apart
i don't know why you always fall apart
i don't know why this always falls apart
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6. |
the ties that bind
04:56
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pushed down, held down
face down i wait in fear
carved in this skin
within i crawl away
fist falls, time stalls
these walls come crashing in
no care, no air
i bare my soul again
and it all happens
every fucking night
and i know it's all shit
and i know that no one cares
cold chains, blood stains
sweat rains down on my face
heart beat, retreat
dead meat upon this plate
pulse pound, rope bound
expound my darkest dream
straight line, all mine
define chronology
and it all happens
every fucking night
and i know it's all shit
and i know that no one cares
mind-block, blue shock
unlock the beast within
forced will, this pill
to kill a consciousness
no more, so sore
you tore my strength away
set free, i see
in me a tragic flaw
and it all happens
every fucking night
and i know it's all shit
and i know that no one cares
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7. |
love is not real
05:21
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love is not real
it's simply the result of chemicals affecting the neurons in your brain
love is not real
it's just a chemical reaction in your brain
love is not real
it's just dendrites and axons and oxytocin
yeah it's all just dendrites and axons and oxytocin
love is not real
love is a fallacy, a contradictory premise
love is not real it's just vesicles secreting my favourite neurotransmitter: dopamine...
yeah, dopamine!
love is not real
love is not real
it's just a name we give to an emotion we don't truly understand
and it lives in side your brain and it's all chemicals and shit
maybe some estrogen and testosterone in there...
norepinephrine too
love is not real
i don't know about lust and hate and envy
but i know enough to know
love is not real
anyway why do you think you feel this so called love?
i don't know
not quite sure
what seems to be the trouble
guess that's all i really got to say
love is not real
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8. |
pervert!
06:07
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black make-up 'round your eyes
smoky and concealing
you give too much away
to keep your secrets hidden
it's in the way you move
it's in the way you stare
it's in the way you talk
it's in the way you quiver
pervert!
i know you want it
i know you need it
i'm going to give it to you
pervert!
you try to hide yourself
damaged bent and broken
the best ones always are
that's just what i require
it's in the way you move
it's in the way you stare
it's in the way you talk
it's in the way you quiver
pervert!
i know you want it
i know you need it
i'm going to give it to you
pervert!
i want it, i need it, i'll do anything to get it now
you want it, you need it, you've got to have it, you'll do anything now
it's in the way you move
it's in the way you stare
it's in the way you talk
it's in the way you quiver
pervert!
i know you want it
i know you need it
i'm going to give it to you
pervert!
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9. |
leaving
05:26
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i think i'm leaving
it's time to go
i'm so tired of this town
it's growing old
and i'm sick of broken promises
sick of false facades
sick of situations
that require me to lie
don't mistake my apathy
for callous unconcern
all the bouts with failure
were lessons that we learned
and i'll will take those with me
what else do i have?
apart from all the memories
at least they weren't all bad
but i'm leaving those behind
they weigh me down
and i can't get where i'm going
if i can't get off the ground
so please don't try to follow
i know your place is here
the ties that bind have bound you
i can't make them disappear
the years will pass by quickly
too soon will be too late
so i will make my own way
i can't leave it up to fate
so raise a glass to prospects
and raise a glass to love
and a slightly brighter future
like the one i'm thinking of
i've answered all the questions
and all the reasons why
just watch me leave in silence
i'll never say goodbye
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10. |
sync
04:56
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kiss me
throw me on the floor
you must really love me
you never fuck me like a whore
rip me
into little bits
watch me stain the carpet
she hates it more than she admits
out of touch
how did we get so
out of touch
we used to be in sync
tell me
what i'm doing wrong
soon i will be perfect
i guess you've known it all along
cut me
open up my chest
look for what i'm hiding
you'll find the nothing you detest
out of touch
how did we get so
out of touch
we used to be in sync
strip me
wrap me in disdain
your words hurt like your punches
it's just a different kind of pain
out of touch
how did we get so
out of touch
we used to be in sync
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