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Dawn
00:53
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So this is where it begins,
In the constructs of our mind.
Subconsciously we know,
What is wrong and what is right.
It’s time to redeem ourselves in our own fucking eyes.
Never let the fire in our hearts stop burning bright.
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2. |
Seasons
03:27
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I was consumed by failure.
Everything I did was the product,
Of the fear I felt.
I could never look ahead,
Because the past was too busy haunting me.
I was the one holding myself back,
From being truly happy.
Crippling insecurities crept deep inside my mind.
Defining every choice I made,
That was critical to my life.
Years on,
I’ve become the man I never thought I could.
Thought I would be.
Always dreamed of,
Finally set free.
It’s funny how when you let go of everything,
You can finally feel that you’re in control.
I spent too long caring about what people would think of me,
And it made me feel so miserable.
There came a time when I looked inside,
And realised I hated myself.
I place the blame on you.
You fucked my mental health.
So much time I will never get back,
Wasted like these words on you.
I guess I’m better for it now after all you put me through.
I’ll never forget,
What you did to me.
You are fucking vile,
I was too blind to see.
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3. |
The Oldest Lie
03:22
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There is no meaning behind your existence.
Nobody holds the answers that you seek.
Your life is not a pre-determined journey.
Behold the book of lies,
Ways of the weak.
Make yourself known to me.
Are you there?
Make yourself known to me.
You’re not there.
Make yourself known to me.
Are you there?
Make yourself known to me.
You’re not there.
You’re wasting your life now.
False comfort,
You’ll find out.
It’s all just a story,
Contorting the truth.
These ideas are only,
As strong as you let them be.
You’ve become a victim,
Of the oldest lie.
You’ve become a victim of tales forged in the blood,
Of those who dared to oppose.
The cause of countless wars fought.
The cause of countless lives lost.
Because of the faceless one,
We have a choice to deny.
I find no solace in believing in a god.
I’ve come to terms with my mortality.
Logic and truth triumph when all else fails.
Destroy that book of lies,
Ways of the weak.
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4. |
Maybe Tomorrow
03:14
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Can you taste the filth in the air?
Do you just not care?
Our destructive nature just brings on more despair.
I can feel it.
I can see it.
Your soul will change in an instant,
The second this all becomes too much to bare.
You say you’ll change your ways,
When tomorrow comes around.
Nothing eventuates,
You’re nowhere to be found.
It’s all too easy to,
Blame everyone else.
Instead of looking inside,
And questioning yourself.
Yourself.
We are bringing on our own demise,
By ignoring our planets cries.
I can’t sit idly by and watch as the fucking planet dies.
I know that these views are seen as idealistic.
“The world don’t work that way kid, start being more realistic.”
Fuck that, I’d rather try and die in vein.
At least I know that way I’ll take less of the blame.
Fuck that, I’d rather try and die in vein.
Don’t get me wrong,
I’m guilty too,
In fact this introspective,
This song isn’t even about you.
When you witness it fall apart,
It will be too late to go back to the start.
I have to change my ways before I change your mind.
Time is running out for humankind.
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Disconnected
03:39
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I swear I’m getting better.
I’ll try not to make things worse.
Every day is an uphill climb.
Every thought is my constant curse.
I swear it’s getting easier.
I’ll try not to let you down,
But every day I’m getting closer to wanting to drown…
Everything.
Everything that I’ve ever known.
Everyone.
Everyone that I’ve ever fucking met.
I wouldn’t act on this.
It’s just a passing thought.
There’s just some days when life feels like a burden.
Sometimes I want to give up, but it’s not worth it.
For as long as I can remember,
I’ve been told the some old thing,
The way you’re acting is not correct,
You have to keep those emotions in.
Let them bottle up inside of you,
Hopefully they’ll just disappear.
But how can that be considered normal?
When half of us don’t want to be here,
And the other half are so blinded to what’s real.
Living life simply disconnected to what they think or feel.
You should ask yourself,
Are you happy living numb to any real thought?
Delve inside your psyche.
Do you see what we’ve become?
Can you believe it?
Has it become apparent?
Everything that is around you is so transparent.
Can you believe it?
Has it become apparent?
Everything that is around you is so transparent.
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