1. |
Ghost, Pt.2
04:58
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I feel it waking
in the cold of night.
Hands are shaking,
this feeling isn't right.
The shadow's shifting.
Time's standing still.
The fog is lifting
despite a creeping chill.
I see you there.
I see you there.
It's impossible to act like nothing's changed.
You've been missing now
nowhere to be found.
When I looked for you
saw nothing but the pain I went through.
Is it possible to act like nothing's changed?
Once it might have been,
and now it could again.
I play the willing host
and welcome back your ghost.
No, I will not go.
Don't tell me what to do,
what to not,
what to say.
I promise I will not let this go away.
I'm terrible at taking advice,
trying so hard to make everything alright.
When I look at your face,
did you really think I wouldn't see the lies?
Oh, broken ties...
Why can't I just forget,
not regret?
Just reset
everything stupid thing that I ever said too.
I guess I will never get you back now.
Every time I try to sleep, I catch your ghost haunting now.
Don't wake me up, I don't want to go home alone.
You've been there all along.
I see that now.
It's impossible to act like nothing's changed.
You've been missing now
nowhere to be found.
When I looked for you
saw nothing but the pain I went through.
I believe it's possible that nothing's changed.
No more wondering
a new awakening.
Might be delusion, but it's all the same to me.
I raised the white flag.
I made mistakes.
Tapped out of everything.
I wish that I could change.
I want to know
how you feel,
how it feels
to wait for someone, to speak up for a change.
Sorry, I couldn’t be the one
to break the cycle for you.
Now I hold onto the regret with no one but my shameful self to blame.
(I’m sorry)
Why did you go?
Stop dwelling, break the shell.
(I’m sorry)
Why did you go?
Stop dwelling, break the shell.
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2. |
Finding Meaning
03:33
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As I strike out on my own to find my place in life
I'm searching for meaning, for hope.
And I wonder if it's true that I could find purpose
apart from me.
But my search has been in vain,
and it's driving me insane,
so, I'm giving up.
Am I slowly dying
if I'm letting myself go
wanting nothing but to fade away?
Am I living
if I give in all the same?
It's hard to find the purpose I've been missing.
If you're looking in the wrong place,
your happiness won't come.
You won't find satisfaction
if you're counting on this life.
We're looking for something more.
We're looking for something more.
We're dying
if we're letting ourselves go
wanting nothing but to fade away.
Are we living
if we give in all the same
cause we can't find the purpose we've been missing?
So, I'll empty myself
and live for something else.
So, I'll empty myself
and live for something else.
We’re dying
(Find meaning. Find meaning)
(We’re slowly dying)
Find meaning for living
(Here among the men)
(Keep searching. Keep searching)
Life is only what you make of it.
(Find meaning. Find meaning)
(We’re slowly dying)
(Keep searching, keep searching)
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3. |
Melatonin Dreams
04:09
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I see you sleeping.
Your thoughts stream from your deepest mind,
and you're losing touch with reality and time.
Everything that you see in this moment
is just a ghost, a breath, a lie.
And everything that you think you're feeling
you'll forget through loss and life.
Why do you only come to me when I dream at night?
Sleep deprived, nothing’s right,
I can’t help but to feel this way.
You've never known before,
you've never known before.
Every move, wrong choices,
mistakes, poor choice of words,
can I just say what I wanted to say?
You'll never know again,
you'll never know again.
The words won't come (close your eyes),
not like before (and just sleep).
It's just a dream. It's just a dream.
Tell yourself it's just a dream.
The words won't come (close your eyes),
not unlike before (God, just sleep).
It's just a dream. It's just a dream.
Tell yourself it's just a dream.
Guard the sleeper; may his dreams be sound.
A lifespan in a single moment,
he plays it back through his closed eyes.
Guard the sleeper; may his dreams be sound.
He'll spend his life chasing after this moment
and never play it back through opened eyes.
Take the pills and now you are down.
A deep sleep and a dream that will flood all our high hopes.
Don’t wake up, things won’t be the same!
The fact that this thing will never be a reality...
I can't sleep; I won't dream.
These closed eyes play a haunted scene.
And when I wake up
I won't recall
how to tell the things
that I might have seen.
The words won't come (close your eyes),
not like before (and just sleep).
It's just a dream. It's just a dream.
Tell yourself it's just a dream.
The words won't come (close your eyes),
not unlike before (God, just sleep).
It's just a dream. It's just a dream.
Tell yourself it's just a dream.
Guard the sleeper; may his dreams be sound.
A lifespan in a single moment,
he plays it back through his closed eyes.
Guard the sleeper; may his dreams be sound.
He'll spend his life chasing after this moment
and never play it back through opened eyes.
Dream! Close your eyes and dream!
Why do you do this to us?!
Close your eyes and dream!
Just promise you’ll wake up!
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4. |
Q&A
03:20
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Say what you want to.
You stand with the majority.
All I expected was sincerity.
(But you just left like the rest)
And now I’m left in a haze.
You’re telling others I was just a phase.
(I never wanted it to be this way)
Do you know what I wanted?
(Everything, anything)
You never asked the question.
(Everything, anything)
Why don’t you ask a question?
I just might give you an answer.
Answers, press her, stress her.
Answers, press her, stress her.
Oh, you’re welcome
laying on top of this mountain.
My every action has equal opposites.
This addiction is not worth it to fix.
I know you’re still waiting!
You were counting all along.
You make me think.
Do you know what I wanted?
(Everything, anything)
You never asked the question.
(Everything, anything)
My need to tell exceeds your want to know.
Why don’t you ask a question?
I just might give you an answer.
Answers, press her, stress her.
Answers, press her, stress her.
Answers, press her, stress her.
All my answers! Press her! Stress her!
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5. |
Challenger Deep
03:54
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Sailing to the deep
I've lost the will to see
this time I'll throw it all away.
My consciousness is drifting with the waves.
I'd gladly drown this hateful thirst tonight
to set this right.
I can call out now
no one will hear me.
So separate from the world I once knew
I blame you.
What are these sounds I hear?
Is it just an illusion of fear?
I submerge myself into the tallest glass
not leaving behind a souvenir.
I need to know the answers!
I need to know the challenge!
Is this glass half-full or is it half-empty?
I am going down now, so don’t try to stop me.
I will leave the past behind myself.
I promise that I won’t need help.
If I do it all alone, I will know the unknown!
You promised me we'd sail the seas.
We'd sail for gold and find it.
We'd fire no gun,
we'd shed no tear,
but now we're here.
I cannot make it under here for so long.
...still haven’t reached the bottom of the glass so tall.
Regrets submerge all over me.
Was it really worth it to lose it all again?
The answer still lies HERE!
Our confidence was striking
as we'd heave our vessel to.
We thought ourselves a terror,
and nary a ship would stand to us.
They fired full broadside
and shot our mast away.
The ship pitched to its side
as it threw me overboard into the drink.
I'm trapped in a sea of my waking fears
swallowed by the thought.
The hands are reaching out to me.
Will they rescue or deceive?
As I thrash about the waves the call goes out.
(Save our ship! Save our ship!)
As I thrash about the waves the call goes out.
(Save our ship! Save our ship!)
General quarters! All hands!
We're going down!
(Save our ship! Save our ship!)
General quarters! All hands!
We're going down!
(Save our ship! Save our ship!)
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6. |
Vindicator
03:36
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It's true it's so easy to go astray
seeking temporal things to find
that offer nothing really lasting.
Be unmoving,
don't make a compromise.
Draw closer to, and never lose,
that perfect Lodestar.
And while you're here
you might sink down
never to escape.
So be on guard,
you will make your choice
before you know it.
It's a struggle
to trade away the pleasure
for things yet unseen,
for the hope of a future with Him.
Bear the trials
and meet your reward.
Standing face to face with your Maker,
look upon the Vindicator.
Don't give in to that nagging voice
telling you it's fine.
There's really no predicting
when it's going to come and visit you
in your waking thoughts.
It's a struggle
to trade away the pleasure
for things yet unseen,
for the hope of a future with Him.
Bear the trials
and meet your reward.
Standing face to face with your Maker,
look upon the Vindicator.
Hear the words of your father,
my son.
This pleasure that you'll be chasing
is an empty grave!
You'll never take back
those things that you've seen.
They'll burrow into the back
of your mind where they'll stay.
It's a struggle
to trade away the pleasure
for things yet unseen,
for the hope of a future with Him.
Bear the trials
and meet your reward.
Standing face to face with your Maker,
look upon the Vindicator.
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7. |
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Can you spare a minute of your time?
Just stay focused, don't step out of line.
(You look at your hands to find a clock)
Time will reveal if you're alive.
(Running away from)
What you thought was right,
(But you can't help to see that her spirit's bright)
Run, from what you thought was right
(I can see right through it)
your thoughts so unstable
(Still engraved in your mind is nothing to top her)
you will see what they enable.
Look within yourself and see if this is who you want to be,
fighting the simple things.
Fighting the simple things.
Don’t look back on this now!
Racing towards your self-destruction
Can you spare a minute of your time?
Just stay focused, don't step out of line.
(Pumping from one heart to the next)
Time will reveal if you're alive.
It's here.
It's clear
that I am the one that you should love.
I am the one (that you should fear)
I am the one that you fear to love.
Hey YA!
My story shall not be set.
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8. |
The Wolf
03:23
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My doubts cast a shadow
the sound of which I never thought I'd know.
We try to let this go.
We try.
We tried everything. I asked everyone.
(Remove and rebuild)
I want to know! Where did it go?
This hopeful feeling leaves me weak.
(Remove and rebuild)
When was the last time that I heard you speak?
We try to make this better.
(So go get her)
So, we seal this letter
pouring my heart and soul into the ink.
(This ship won't sink)
This helplessness it makes us think.
We've wasted our time waiting for the appearance of the sublime.
I'm like a wolf devouring sheep,
and I realized selfishness runs too deep.
This isn't real. It just can't be.
There's no stopping it now!
You'll soon be thinking that all hope is faded and is gone.
Holding on will feel like suffocation in your mind.
I tried everything to pay this toll,
but my shadow self still swallowed me whole.
Time will go, people fade, but I promised myself that I would change.
(This will be my demise)
It will be your demise!
(This will be your demise)
It will be your demise!
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9. |
N.A.I.L.S.
03:40
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Could pick her out
sight and sound.
Lost in her eyes,
(Lost in her eyes)
caught in a gaze.
(Caught in a gaze)
Darling, you're out of place.
And now you've got me falling fast for you.
(Your body language shows me I’m the one you want to pursue)
Let the love I give be the proof.
(I know that you will never forget my name as you scream it out)
Share the love (scream my name) make it last (not just once),
give it all before the night will pass.
Move with me, move with me now. (I’m addicted to your love)
I can show you how to move with me.
(I will always chase)
The fruit that's sweet to taste
(Your love)
sustains me.
(I want to be more)
Your lips like a scarlet thread,
(Don’t make me wait)
your mouth is lovely.
Awaken your garden!
Let it breathe out a fragrance.
Let me in your garden
(Kiss my face, scream my name, don’t stop the love)
to taste the choice fruits.
(Move with me, move with me)
(I can show you how to move with me)
Move with me, move with me now.
I can show you how to move with me.
(You get on top of me, is this what you wanted? Will you stay until the night will pass?)
The garden is in bloom, it gives its fragrance.
(You get on top of me, is this what you wanted? The warmth of your body will make me feel right.)
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10. |
Widow's Walk
03:20
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I stare at the door
waiting for your return.
Tides lap the shore,
the angry waters churn.
Never accept the fate you’re lost.
(I’m longing for everything that I have just lost)
God, if you hear me, bring her back to me.
(Back to me)
Why?
To see into your eyes…
Just give it time,
to see if you’ll arrive.
Years and years won’t make it go away.
I pleaded to God to just let her stay.
Stop saying sorry for my loss.
You promised that you would come back to me unscathed,
and now all that’s left of you is beneath this grave.
Why, God?
Just let me say I love you for one final time.
Never accept the fate you’re lost.
(I’m longing for everything that I have just lost)
God, if you hear me, bring her back to me.
(Back to me)
For this cruel turn of fate
I will ever curse the sea.
Why?
To see into your eyes…
Just give it time,
to see if you’ll arrive.
Years and years won’t make it go away.
I pleaded to God to just let her stay.
Stop saying sorry for my loss.
I stand up here above our home cold and alone.
Watching and waiting for the ship I know I’ll never see.
Why did you leave?
I cannot sleep.
Standing above our home, it's cold and I’m all alone.
I will take the plunge.
I will take the plunge.
I will.
She will never show.
She will never show.
She will…
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11. |
Another Way
04:26
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It’s all in your head.
It’s all in your head,
the feeling that you can’t stand up to this.
But you have all along,
yes, you have all along.
It’s harder to resist when you want to give in.
You’re coming undone.
Now, you’re coming undone.
This fight has got you staggered.
It’s pulling at your skin.
You feel the urge approaching
in steady oscillation,
and every time you fall
the guilt is overwhelming.
Have you ever wondered how it feels
to be trapped?
Really truly trapped (inside your own skin).
Like a creature in the tar,
stuck without a hope
of ever getting free.
Can I ever find a way out of this?
I know another way.
Or shield your eyes,
and follow my words.
If you want to miss the pits,
I know another way.
I have failed before,
so don’t follow my steps.
Once you set one foot into this mire,
you’re in it to your neck (never breaking free).
A lifetime spent in fighting
to keep above it all.
Can I ever find a way out of this?
I know another way.
Or shield your eyes,
and follow my words.
If you want to miss the pits,
I know another way.
I have failed before,
so don’t follow my steps.
Don’t be given over to the lies.
This pleasure gives way.
You’ll find that it’s over in an instant
giving way to shame.
In that moment there’s something lost,
you’ll never get it back.
No, it’s gone for good. (never seen again)
You’ll wish you had seen it was a treasure
and guarded it as such.
Can I ever find a way out of this?
I know another way.
Or shield your eyes,
and follow my words.
If you want to miss the pits,
I know another way.
I have failed before,
so don’t follow my steps.
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12. |
Sharks in the Water
03:57
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Just one last time
enter my paradox.
Speak in code.
The tempest is raging,
the waters are rising.
Will I walk on ground again?
Ocean spray sends chills through me,
death's icy grip won't let me go.
Let death do its part (don't let me go)
Let death do its part (don't let me go)
Dig me out (of this ground).
Grab my hand away from the reaper.
We reroute (a brand-new escape).
No room for the apathy.
Just when you thought this storm was over (The waves came in)
Lightning cracks (faster and faster).
But now we're safe on board this vessel (you will see).
There's sharks in the water.
I will be uncovered
after many moons.
I will be uncovered
after many moons.
There will be another
on the broken path.
Dive down with me.
Enter the reef.
The tragic hero dies in irony.
Death glares in his eyes.
Sinking down (he’s dying)
into the reef (he’s dying).
The tragic hero dies in irony.
Death glares in his…
Drown my soul,
into the void.
Drown my soul,
now I am lost.
I’m so lost and gone.
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13. |
Rats! Rats? Rats!
04:21
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You've been called out for your pompous last display,
and you've got some gall to try to fight your friends
and spew nothing but hate.
So be honest.
You never liked us anyway.
So, you slandered our collective name.
We welcomed you
and wished that you'd succeed,
but your frenzied ego had to feed.
You're the one who's jacked up now.
You had all these chances,
all you ever did was waste them.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
No, you never saw them through.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
You're the one who's jacked up now.
You'll get no more chances.
I'm done with all the waiting.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
You let it go and pass you by.
(Why do, why do we even care?)
And as a consequence
we cut you out.
And we've been missing you...
Oh, no wait, we haven't
cause we're better off without you.
Why do you treat us like we're rats!?
Stop-
now speak.
Why did you do this to us?
I tried to understand but the ending just wasn’t enough.
So, tell me, tell us,
why do you treat us like a pest?
Is it too much to address, or were you trying to protest?
Your actions suggest and express that it was not addressed.
So, confess. I request.
Just what are you trying to tell us?
And now we know
that you would blame any of us.
Of course, it's not your fault.
And maybe one day soon you'll see
the little rat that you turned into.
You're the one who's jacked up now.
You had all these chances,
all you ever did was waste them.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
No, you never saw them through.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
You're the one who's jacked up now.
You'll get no more chances.
I'm done with all the waiting.
(Hate you. Hate us. Hate you)
You let it go and pass you by.
(Why do...why do we even care?)
Now that you’re done
you listened to our voices.
(You had all these chances)
Thinking back now to
what were your choices.
You never saw them through.
(You never saw them through)
You always had an excuse.
Rats! Rats? Rats! They're all gone.
What should we do?
(You'll get no more chances)
Thinking back now to
everything we've been through...
We’re done with all the waiting.
You let it go and pass you by.
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14. |
No More
03:54
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It’s hard to break the habit,
to switch it off.
I know the guilt will follow.
It’s not the man I want to be in the end.
I’ve found this life has got a hold of me
more than I would like to admit.
And I have to fight to take control back.
Give into the lust no more.
It’s hard to stay pure.
The battle rages on.
A momentary lapse,
you’ll see, will break you down in time.
And you’ll find this life has got a hold of you
more than you would like to admit.
And you’ll have to fight to get control back.
Give into your lust no more.
I’ve asked the question,
but never got an answer.
Did I learn my lesson,
or succumb to more banter?
And after all of this
I hope that you’ll see
it wasn’t my intention
to sound so selfish.
And after all of this, I hope that things won’t be so different.
I’m so belligerent, and you are what I wanted.
Yet you’re the one who parted,
and I’m so tired of going back to what I know best.
I can’t express every single emotion that tells me that.
And you’ll find this life has got a hold of you
more than you would like to admit.
(This life is taking over you. This like is taking over me)
And you’ll have to fight to get control back.
Give into your lust no more.
(Never giving to you. Never giving in to me)
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15. |
Horses by the Interstate
10:33
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I saw at night
a man riding on a horse.
The horse was red,
standing among the myrtle trees.
Red, sorrel, white
the horses standing behind.
“What are these?” I said.
Then the angel spoke,
“I will show you what these are.”
Then the man on the horse spoke next
saying that these were the ones on patrol.
“To and fro, they walked the Earth. Walking.
To and fro, they walked the Earth. Watching.”
And now they stood ready to give a report,
“The Earth is still and quiet.”
I will always find a way to
destroy everything that we built.
Don’t bother running from me.
You know that I never feel guilt.
Everyone, everything burns down.
I am left in this hollow hole.
Do you still really think that I am the one who started this war?
Oh, Lord,
how long until You show compassion for the city?
You’ve been so indignant for so long.
“I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.
I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.”
How many times I forget
I’m the one who fell.
I’ve destroyed something that you love.
(That you once loved)
Layers and layers stacked one on one,
our skyscrapers reaching toward the sun.
When I reach the top, I look at what I’ve found.
(What have I found?)
I haven’t left the ground.
Our cities stretch out
touching the edge of the wilderness.
When I see the horses from the interstate,
I want to go back to a simpler time.
“I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.
I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.”
How many times I forget
I’m the one who fell.
I’ve destroyed something that you love.
(That you once loved)
The horses won’t save you.
There's no way out of here (out of here).
The Interstate spans far.
I am stuck here waiting for you.
I want us to be close.
Just look at my progress,
what I’ve built.
The truth is
I’ve got too much to prove.
There’s many things I wish I could undo.
I’m a captive
to my thoughts and my own deeds.
There can be no coming back from this.
“I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.
I’m jealous! I’m angry!
I will again choose you.”
How many times I forget
I’m the one who fell.
I’ve destroyed something that you love.
(That you once loved)
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