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And as these infidels and Philistines attempt to infiltrate the scene
With sad and desperate echos of the palaces we built
Those monuments to stage and screen, now crumbling and evergreen
Where starlets preen and work their painted toes into the silt
And if you chance to dream then don't neglect to write it down
Did we water down the world for our salvation
Within these ruined streets there's precious left for us to save
And every stage deserves its own damnation
So burn it down!
Split her in twain
Let us fall into the hands of God
But never become tame
So let us drown
Wrap us in chains
Let us suffer through a thousand deaths
But never live in vain
And with the legends of our revelry, safely confined to history
We were titans and such beasts are doomed to founder
And despite our long recovery we chanced upon discovery:
The truths that we uncovered now resound in empty skies
And I wish for just one day I'd been, relaxed enough in my own skin
To recognize the depth of our subversion
Such virgins who would weep for me give soundtrack to this tragedy
A history consumed by our perversions
[CHORUS]
[Bridge]
When will you drown, drown, sweet memory
Release your grip on me, and to my own recognizance return
Let me set down, down such burdens as are left to me
Though I have yet to see, the peace for which I burn
And if I could live that time again In search of other ears to bend
I'm hopeful that our lives would be proved worthy
But with no currency to spend
The passage of my years will end
Toasting to our misremembered glory!
So burn it down...
Split her in twain
Let us fall into the hands of God
But never become tame
And let us drown
Wrap us in chains
Let us die a thousand deaths
But never live in vain
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2. |
Wasting Away
03:26
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Joining the monsters neath the bed
Let's get it started
I'd rather just party down with them
Than sleep through my life
I'm sick of the voices in my head
It's time we parted
And went our broken-hearted ways
Not just passing the time
Cause I'm realizing there's secrets I can't hide
Crawling back inside myself
Wasting away (passing the days?)
Countin' the crosshairs on my head
I don't like 'em
Seems like the whole world wants me dead
But what can I say
Could it be something I've said?
Could I be mistaken?
Could it be I crossed some line
A while ago
Cause I'm realizing there's secrets I don't know
Crawling back inside myself
Wasting away
[BRIDGE]
Lost track of the times
I lose myself to petty thoughts and crimes
Finding a way
To come inside and take it all away
In time I will find
That I intend on doing all my time
Wasting away
Caught up in the tangled web you weave
But now it unraveled
I've travelled so far beyond belief
Can't find my way home
Got so many tricks inside your sleeve
So sick of the battle
In search of a place where I can breathe
And just be alone
Cause I'm realizing there's secrets I don't know
Crawling back inside myself
Wasting away
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3. |
Time Was
05:24
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D E7
Hard to say... the moment where it all went wrong
D E7
In a way... I think we knew it all along
G
Sittin' here, watchin'
Bm A
taillights disappear on the horizon
Ain't it a pity ... we couldn't find a way to stick around
It ain't pretty ... but it all seemed so damn simple with our feet on stable ground
Sittin' here, while the
daylight disappears behind the mountain
It appears, that our
best days will remain yet unaccounted
Time was
As it shall ever be
Waking up to meet your shining eyes
As you're standing over me
In that moment I'm set free
(watching the days go by (yuck))
Who's to say ... just exactly why it was you stuck around
Day by day .... lost in a haze and captivated by the sound
Of the lighting, that was
Arcing from your fingers to the window
Made me feel so all alone, lost in the depths of my own shadow
We hit the city .... but we knew we couldn't linger for that long
That's the way .... an evening's peace in trade for for just one solitary song
But the wolves are always callin out to us from the horizon
<Instrumental lead in? >(?Striking some harmonic resonating deep within and urging us to join them?)
G Em Bm Am G Em Em Bm
Time moves slowly here, far from the troubles that once plagued us
I feel your presence near, lost in the low hum of the cicadas
In the heat, the wind rings with the sweetness of your laughter
Time was ....
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4. |
The Other Day
03:36
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[Verse1]
Ghost town and there's no one around
Doesn't mean a lot to me
Pinned down at the edges of town (pinned down?)
Not a lot of sights to see
Nothing's gonna come for free
Heard news of the carrion blues
Heard it in the wind they say
Made friends with unscrupulous ends
We're running out of moves that play
Nothing left to do but pray
[Chorus]
When the sun is out
Seizing the shred of doubt
Hearing you laugh and shout
And see another day
Frivolous misery
Feeling it cling to me
Though we have yet to see
That there's another way
[Verse2]
Frail tune in the light of the moon
Blinded by the light they say
Clean break - rattle and shake
What's it gonna take to stay?
What's it gonna cost to play?
Stand tall in the thick of it all
We choose what we refuse to try
Night brings unspeakable things
Brittle in the evening sky
Colder as the day goes by
[Chorus]
When the sun is out
Seizing the shred of doubt
Hearing you laugh and shout
And see another day
Frivolous misery
Feeling it cling to me
Though we have yet to see
That there's another way
[Bridge]
Came by the other day
Didn't have a lot to say
Reminisce on times gone by
Contemplate your alibi
But it's ok ....
[Long Chorus]
When the sun is out
Seizing the shred of doubt
Hearing you laugh and shout
And see another day
Frivolous misery
Feeling it cling to me
Though we have yet to see
That there's another way
As the days go by
Gazing into the sky
Each of us testifies
Before the day is done
Questioning everything
See them all scattering
Silence is shattering
Before the setting sun
[Outro]
Came by the other day
Didn't have a lot to say
Your eyes were shining bright
Which path we choose tonight
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5. |
This Does Not Spark Joy
05:32
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[VERSE1]
There are times I think I find
A way out of the prison of my mind
Like I could leave it all behind
For another day
Even then I recognize
It isn't easy, I reckon, to disguise
Where my intentions truly lie
Still but who's to say
[CHORUS]
And now time flies
And I'm lying awake
Living down my myriad mistakes
Confined
By this thing I can't shake
Adding up the damage I might take
Passing the days
[VERSE2]
These days we sit and sigh
And contemplate the dreams that pass us by
Too tired now to try
To salvage any one
This tide will ebb in time
Withdrawing slowly from each long-forgotten crime (lie?)
And we emerge again to blink
At an uncaring sun
[CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
And the time goes by
And we're finding another way
And we've heard it a thousand times
But we're trying it anyway
Are we fighting to save our souls
Or are we throwing it all away?
Lost in our heads
Passing the days
[VERSE3]
These days so long and still
Free of burdens and no purpose to fulfil
But it's not only time we kill
As they pass us by
Nothing of this world will last
And it's true that in time this too will pass
And I will fade into the past
Nothing left to say
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