1. |
resurrection
05:17
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i lost everything i ever knew
once i saw your face and never wanted to come back and
never did and there was nothing you could say or do
or leave me wanting
seething animosity
i died a thousand times inside your mind
a favorite daydream for you
then i knew it all was gone...
i suffered, suffered, suffered for my sins
now, i've seen it coming back again it's resurrecting
now, i've seen it coming back again it's resurrecting
there's no hope, no one offers any love or any comfort
any situation in which i find myself might be my last
at last it's starting over
over and over again
we cry it's ending/starting
come full circle
zero, zero
nowhere to go
nowhere to go or stay, or hide away
i'm wondering what's caused this...
what's caused it again
now i know there is nothing to hope for
any...any...anymore
and it's hopless as i stay here lying,
lying to your face is so hard
sometimes i think you must know that i am being less than honest
but it's coming back again it's resurrecting
now i've seen it die and live and again and wondering
what happens this time
it's there something i can do to preserve it's nature
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2. |
heartless
06:39
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no fear of flesh
no fear of love
no fear of touch
no fear of numbness
as she drove
a spear into your side
no fear of sex
no fear of guns
no fear of lust
no fear of drugs
creeping thru your veins
with no effect this time
you raise your fist to the sky
you scream your curses
while we hide
you raise your fist to the sky
you scream your curses
(deaf and blind)
while we hide
in fear...
no fear of war
no fear of night
no fear of rape
no fear of right
or wrong this time
the deviation's clear
no fear of thought
no fear of hope
no fear of life
no fear of rope
wrapped around your neck
too late to change your mind
you turn your back to the sky
you mutter curses
while we hide
you turn your back to the sky
you mutter curses
(deaf and blind)
while we hide
in fear...
no fear of scars
no fear of years
no fear of cold
no fear of tears
streaming down her face
with nowhere left to hide
no fear of hate
no fear of god
no fear of pain
no fear of all
the things she said
to tear away your heart
tear away your heart...
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3. |
funeral star
07:10
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when i saw you writhing there in pain it took my breath away
now i see you lying there in state, an icon of decay
you, you're a funeral star
oh heaven help us
it's so bizarre to see you touching immortality
how you empathized with all their struggles, strife and stoic ways
your oppression bred aggression leading you to darker days
still in all your helpless, hopeless life there shone a burning ray
but you turned a blind eye though your conscience screamed don't look away
you, you're a funeral star
heaven help us
you've gone too far and left us silent
trying to understand
i remember walking through the fields where all the people lay
you chastizing, critisizing, cursing all the crumbling clay
everything's so different now, a crawling fear left to allay
you were the crusader keeping all the dogs of war at bay
you, you're a funeral star
oh heaven help us
we bear the scar for you
you're a funeral star
heaven help us
that's what you are and i can see
i finally believe in you
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4. |
zorn
03:53
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all eyes see through me to the other side
there's nothing left for me to hide
i've bared my soul in anger, again
draw the line of demarkation
separation, (what went wrong?)
inferior / superior and now i know
which side you're on
never saw it coming stuck your fucking knife right in my back
and twisted and i smiled
scrape the bone beneath (hack the bone)
like jesus on the cross i suffered
took the blame for all your shit
and washed in blood i'm whiter than
the godless mess you left me in
(choke it back just one more time)
all eyes see through me to the other side
there's nothing left for me to hide
i've bared my soul in anger, again
turn a new leaf over but it's rotten underneath
choke it back just one more time
with stinging eyes
no dignity
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5. |
never
11:27
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i tried to smile today
to see if there was reason to
no raison d'etre
surprise, surprise
and will i find a way
to struggle through the tragic thoughts,
the tears and terror
and should i try?
fell in love with you
never wanted to
never thought that
this would happen
every day surreal
never going to heal
never can believe in hope again
the thunder calls your name
the raindrops splash it on the pane
the lightning burns it
into my eyes
that memory again
the tree-lined road, the autumn leaves
a van gogh evening
now makes me cry
fell in love with you
never thought it through
never wanted
this to happen
every day surreal
never want to feel
never can believe in hope again
existence is my bane
this haze is all-encompassing
as i grow numb
and sterilized
and did you feel the pain
and cry out for the reaper's hand?
and did you suffer?
well so do i
fell in love with you
never wanted to
never thought that
this could happen
every day surreal
never going to heal
never will believe in hope again
the emptiness inside
a pale, pervasive parasite
that leaves me hollow
but still alive
there's nowhere left to hide
and anytime i close my eyes
i see your face
and want to die
fell in love with you
never wanted to
never thought that
this would happen
every day surreal
never going to heal
never will believe in hope again
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6. |
sirensong
06:02
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your beauty cuts me so deep
your eyes are making me weep
your beauty cuts me so deep
your skin is making me bleed
your beauty cuts me so deep
your lips are making me need
your beauty cuts me so deep
your breath is making me breathe
your beauty cuts me so deep
your fingers heal my disease
your beauty cuts me so deep
your voice can make me believe
your beauty cuts me and i see
your beauty cuts me and i bleed
your beauty cuts me so deep
your fear is making me see
your beauty cuts me so deep
my hands are making you bleed
your beauty cuts me so deep
your soul is all that i need
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7. |
concrete
03:46
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you motherfucker, you did it to me again
you motherfucker, when will it end?
you motherfucker, i was naive to believe
you motherfucker, what did you hope to achieve?
you motherfucker, you led me on for so long
you motherfucker, you made me think i was wrong
you motherfucker, and when i showed you my soul
you motherfucker, that's when i gave you control
and control is all it takes
when bringing on the pain
you bend until it breaks
then you wash away the stain
you motherfucker, i wasn't put here to serve
you motherfucker, you'll get just what you'll deserve
you motherfucker, you whispered lies in my ear
you motherfucker, complicating the fear
you motherfucker, got off on hearing me scream
you motherfucker, it was all so extreme
you motherfucker, as i was filling with doubt
you motherfucker, you were spitting me out
and control is all it takes
when bringing on the pain
you bend until it breaks
then you wash away the stain
you motherfucker, i let you into my mind
you motherfucker, you made it start to unwind
you motherfucker, by twisting all of my words
you motherfucker, you made them sound so absurd
you motherfucker, you had me gasping for breath
you motherfucker, you had me wishing for death
you motherfucker, i'm no subserviant whore
you motherfucker, and i won't take anymore
and control is all it takes
when bringing on the pain
you bend until it breaks
then you wash away the stain
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8. |
deadwood
06:11
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darkened and darkening
the sky is losing sight of me
while stars explode above the trees
an intertwined infinity
loosened and loosening
the fear runs free inside of me
and shadows as effigies
that obfuscate reality
what's beside me? (what's inside me?)
what's behind me? (what's above me?)
what's before me? (what's inside me?)
what's beneath me? (what's around me?)
frightened and frightening
the moon reflects anxiety
and breath like knives inside of me
a sinusoidal lunacy
weakened and weakening
the wind and gloom surrounding me
a place for all eternity
suspended in finality
what's beside me? (what's inside me)?
what's behind me (what's above me?)
what's before me (what's inside me?)
what's beneath me (what's around me?)
silenced and silencing
an echo deep inside of me
the brittle leaves of prophecy
are given to maligancy
widened and widening
this gaping hole inside of me
while tears and blood make misery
and whisper of serenity
what's beside me? (what's inside me?)
what's behind me? (what's above me?)
what's before me? (what's inside me?)
what's beneath me? (what's around me?)
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9. |
black horizon
03:21
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this is all the shit they fed you
this is where i come to bleed
this is where your voices lead you
this is everything i need
this is hell's own black horizon
this is where i'm dead again
dead again...
you crack my skull wide open
just to see what's on my mind
you take away my hope and
you leave only tears behind
this is every heart i've mangled
this is every lie i've told
this is every life i've tangled
this is never growing old
this is crime and punishment
this is where i'm dead again
dead again...
you crack my skull wide open
just to see what's on my mind
you take away my hope and
you leave only tears behind
this is callous cold confusion
this is facing fear alone
this is wrapped in grey delusion
this is ex oblivione
this is all your fucking fault
this is where i'm dead again
dead again...
you crack my skull wide open
just to see what's on my mind
you take away my hope and
you leave only tears behind
you feed on fear and ego
searching though you'll never find
you slash at every shadow
eyes wide shut you lead the blind
dead again...
this is all the shit they fed you
this is where i come to bleed
this is where your voices lead you
this is everything i need
this is hell's own black horizon
this is where i'm dead again
dead again...
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10. |
pale
04:35
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as we were walking down the street
she looked at me as if to say
i've never seen your kind
so full of frail humility
yet enigmatic strength exudes
from somewhere deep within
she said "you must only come out at night...
you're so pale"
she said "my darling step into the light
you're so frail"
along the darkened avenue
she held my hand but in a way
that wasn't quite her own
she led me to a lonely place
she'd never been yet she'd return
a thousand times again
she said "you must only come out at night...
you're so pale"
she said "my darling step into the night
you're so frail"
she said "you must only come out at night...
you're so pale
she said "my darling step into the light
you're so frail"
and though she thought to run away
her movement only brought her
ever closer to my side
a sudden willingness possessed
her neck thrown back a lovely contrast
red upon the white
you must only come out at night...
you're so pale
my darling step into the night
you're so frail
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11. |
flesh
05:07
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driven to excess again
the demon meets success again
a pleasure only found in pain
the spirit is willing
and i've been through this countless times before
and each time i just die a little more
why am i so weak?
why am i so weary?
the kindom of the meek
was conquered by the flesh
inhaling the fumes again
imagining doom again
catharsis in the stinging rain
the spirit is willing
and i've been through this countless times before
and each time i just die a little more
why am i so weak?
why am i so wretched?
a million voices speak
of comfort in the flesh
screaming a curse again
the guilt growing worse again
a visionary tries in vain
the spirit is willing
and i've been through this countless times before
and each time i just die a little more
why am i so weak?
why am i so withered?
the future seems so bleak
and locked away in flesh
stealing a glance again
and stricken by chance again
some blood to wash away the stain
the spirit is willing
and i've been through this countless times before
and each time i just die a little more
why am i so weak?
why am i so worthless?
adroit in the oblique
and dying for the flesh
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