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1. |
Voices I
00:36
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Who do you trust
you'll never get that far without one of us
to guide you through all you fear
we are the only people you can trust here
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2. |
Shadows
03:59
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Verse 1:
It's a touch on the skin
can you feel it
it's a moment of truth
do you believe it
I'm waiting for someone to tell me it's fine
Got a letter from home
they said they're thinking of me
sorry to leave me alone but they could see no other
way i'm okay, it's alright, don't you worry bout it
I've got some friends in the shadows and they'll help me through it
Chorus:
And that's no way to live
that's no way to live
yeah that's no way to live
with nothing but
love letters and suicide notes
love letters and suicide notes
love letters and suicide notes
love letters and suicide notes
Verse 2:
It's a phantom in the air
do you trust it
its a life of despair
is it worth it
I need a second to think before I make up my mind
Got a letter from home
they said they're thinking of me
sorry to leave me alone but they could see no other
way I'm alright, it's fine, don't you fret about it
my friends all want to be happy healthy minded with it
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3. |
Breaking
03:17
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Verse 1:
I push my fingers
deep inside until my nails break
I tug my hair until all thats left is a
reddened spot on my scalp
And I don't know if I should seek help
I don't know if it would do me any good to have you
stare at me through a window in a door
CHORUS:
We're broken battered broken battered
breaking down
Verse 2:
I left my soul in the open so you could see it
you took it away, said I don't need it
gruesome fingers wrenched it away
and left a trail of grime and death in their wake
you made a mess of me
you loosened my screws to watch me fall apart
I needed you to be my glue my adhesive
to fill the gaps and holes emerging in me
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4. |
ESISID
04:53
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Verse 1:
Don't tell me not to love you
Don't tell me not to care
Don't tell me I'm better off without you
Don't act like I should be aware
Chorus:
that you think you bring me down
as you're lifting me up
I could never give you up
You're making me fly when I
thought my wings were clipped
and you say I shouldn't love you
well
Everyone should
Everyone should
Everyone should
I should, I do
Verse 2:
I hate it when I feel so alone without you
I'm losing myself to the cold without you
I'm so warm when I have you but you
think its all make belief and
you tell me not to love you
don't tell me I shouldn't love you cus
CHORUS
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5. |
Broken Toy
04:18
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I've been waiting for this to make sense
but it just won't
no matter how I
phrase it
I feel your laughter burrow in through my pores
and hear it scatter
like a broken band
of pearls
Cut me out like the broken toy
I am
Cut me out cut me out
I'm not worth it.
You can find me on the bottom steps of your staircase
praying you come down, 'cus I don't have the strength
to go up
You can find me fighting with myself outside your window
praying you come out, 'cus I don't have the strength
to give up
I'm going out of my mind and out of my head
got nothing to prove, I'm better off dead
and it seems you know everything
The secret was min I wanted to keep it
you weren't supposed to know anything
but the other versions of me have loose lips
Cut me out like you do like you've always done
Cut me out like the cancerous growth I am to you now
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6. |
Alone At Last
02:41
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Verse 1:
Alarm wakes me up I've not had enough sleep
I hit snooze instead of stop
end up running to where I gotta be
I don't lose quite enough time
walking there and back
where my time to think is and
Chorus:
Steer clear everyone I don't wanna meet
alone at last
I need that solid stone beneath my feet
to make the time pass
alone at last
Verse 2:
Alarm wakes me up I've not had enough sleep
I hit snooze instead of stop
don't stop watch the road in my rush
I don't lose quite enough time
running there and back
disobeying street lights
Chorus 2:
Watch people fade around me as I run home
alone at last
Solid stone is fractured where wheels skid
wish the time would past
alone at last
Verse 3:
Alarm wakes me up I got just enough sleep
i hit stop instead snooze
walk out at my own pace
I lose too much time
alone with myself
car comes out of nowhere
hits me full pelt
Chorus 3:
Lie on the ground feel the life leave me
alone at last
Solid stone is getting red with me
time doesn't pass
alone at last
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7. |
Voices II
00:27
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Reject your friends
they lie to you
you have no home there
reject your family
they hurt you so
we'll never hurt you or harm you we swear
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8. |
Black Sky
04:37
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I'm alone under the face of a black sky
don't wanna count all the times I've asked if I'll make it through the night
without her it's a losing fight
take a double dose of pills if we fight
but i don't even need em if I know that she's alright
I don't pray but I'll pray tonight
I'm alone and nothing is quite alright
but she can be the only patch of light in a black sky
I need you tonight
This feeling's enough to bury me alive
But she's enough to save me from myself and bring me back to life
stay with me tonight
Lately I feel like I'm on fire
watch smoke rise off me higher to join the black sky
I hate this I miss you I'm ready to cry
This isn't what we are
this is me powerless and afraid
help me
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9. |
Daylight
04:32
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Verse 1:
and I'd love this oppurtunity to vent on
my own terms
But everybody wants you do things their way
I'd love this oppurtunity to show em how it hurts
and how it hurts the girl that I love
We have a different kind of love
we have a different kind of pain
we don't need you to suck us dry
of what we are, of what matters to us so
Chorus:
I need a bit of power
to turn these sinners into stone
I need a bit of fire
to burn these vampires out of their home
Verse 2:
I'd love an oppurtunity to play you back
what you've done
but would it hurt you
I'd love this oppurtunity to show you
what I've become
but would you believe it was due to you
We are the product of what you made us
with all your jabs and taunts
I'm tired that you're the ones who shame us
but it's somehow our fault so
Chorus 2:
I need a bit of mercy
to leave these sinners alone
I need a bit of daylight
to let these vampires go
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10. |
Alright
04:10
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Alright
Verse 1:
Tell me that you'll be alright
I'll sleep next to my phone tonight
I might have trouble closing my eyes
Chorus:
I need this to work
I need this to be alright
I'm alright
don't worry please
I'm just fine
Verse 2:
I'll tell you that I'll be alright
there's no need for you to clutch your phone tonight
I'll have no trouble closing my eyes
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11. |
The Mormon Warrior
05:33
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His name was Ryan from a European ghost town
He was a dedicated member of his Mormon church
He wasn't satisfied with his little quiet town life
He knew he was destined for greatness on this earth
and his Father came to him with a proposition
He said how'd you like to spread out word with a Mormon mission
Ryan knew that this here was his moment
his chance to finally travel and do something great
where do you want me to go my Mormon father
he said we're sending you to a real savage place
Where the people do not accept Jesus at least not yet
Ryan puffed out his chest and stood tall said that's where I come in
He packed his things and got right over to the airport
he was shaking with excitement time to spread the word
The take off all went smoothly nothing to worry about
It wasn't until later things started to get weird
As the sky turned a shade of red as it filled with blood
by the time he'd landed in Tahiti, end of days had begun
He ran to his curch for shelter
the Demons ran everywhere
one tried to creep up behind him
with a karate chop he took of its head
Chorus:
He's a Mormon warrior
Destroyer of evil
He's the prophet of destruction and the sword of Jesus
Ryan fended off at least 30 demons
The rest suddently exploded into dust
A beam of holy light came down from the ceiling
Inside was Jesus came to tell Ryan what's up
He held twin swords of flam and holy justice
He held them out to Ryan and said Go kick some ass with this
Ryan waded into the horde and span a circle of flame
incinerated 50 demons, and made a trophy necklace out of their tails
CHORUS
It wasn't long before ryan had destroyed every demon on Tahiti with his flaming swords
Their horned heads lay on the ground around him
he plunged his swords into the earth the Lord's work was done
A hole opened in the earth and took back the scum
Tahiti was saved from apocalypse by one Mormon
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12. |
Blame
04:05
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I set
too many fires
everywhere I turn there's nothing left to burn
a little too much mayhem
now its all turned
black and grey and ash
and far too hot to pick up with your hands
don't burn yourself
you'll get a blister like me
I'm afraid I must insist
on getting my own way
In every little thing or there'll be hell to pay
so line on up best you can
and form a que
if you really think the person
who deserves their own way is you
Chorus:
Let's not do something RASH
I'm losing control
give me a slap on the BACK
so I can choke it up whole
Verse 2:
A nasty bit of business that was
now shall we move along
I could do with a break
I get exhausted being
so right, all the time
I never miss a beat
nothing's my fault
get it right and take your blame receipt
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13. |
Never Again
02:46
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I had my hands on the door handle when she said please dont leave yet I've still got a little bit of me left in you
I told myself I need to stand firm this'll probably never work and I'm sure she knows that too
I cross my fingers as I take my first strid it's cold outside and I think I need a bigger coat
she said don't leave me alone
I brush the snow off my face as I close the door I tell her just one night more she said I knew for sure that
You wouldn't leave that way I say oh no just not today tomorrow I'll be gone and I'll be far away
I get on the couch she says you can stay on the bed I say clear your head it's not just gonna happen like that
You gotta accept the facts
She came downstairs in the night to ask if I want anything I said I want you to let me sleep I need my rest for when I leave but
She said I don't think you really need to go yet let's talk about it for a moment but there's nothing you can say to me
I think it's all been said and done and I don't think theres any more fun to be had you've gone and knocked that nail in hard and good
she said maybe we could
stay together for the good times we had just because right now they're bad doesn't mean they'll stay that way
I said never again
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14. |
Voices III
00:26
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They don't understand
they abandoned you, but you don't need them
we're good for you
we're all you need
Grabs your knives, let out a scream
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15. |
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Verse 1:
Don't swallow me please
I'm begging you
Let me breathe
Let me see air
You've got your hand on my head
Putting pressure on
under the water where everything blurred
Let me be
let me atrophy
inside my head
help me please
but stay away
friend
I need to do this
by myself
on my own
I'll write abotu it in
love letters and
suicide notes
The voices tell the truth
the voices tell me lies
wont somebody tell me
everything will be alright
They tell me I'm demented
I'm disturbed leave me alone
I'll write about in love letters
and Suicide notes
Verse 2:
Cradle me
please hold my head
stay with me
I'm a mess
dual voice:
Let me be
let me atrophy
inside my head
help me please
but stay away
friend
I need to do this
by myself
on my own
I'll write abotu it in
love letters and
suicide notes
Broken glass
scatters my floor
my feet bleeding
I can't be alone anymore
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17. |
فرح (Happiness) [Demo]
03:43
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Carlyle Laurent Sheffield, UK
I make music
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