1. |
Pound of Flesh
03:23
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Isn’t this silence the deepest of all sounds.
The disappointment is pounding in my head
To tell the truth, it’s a price too high to pay
Oh, how I miss her! The one you thought I was…
--Chorus:
So sing your song
Take your pound of flesh, push me further yet
It’s been so long, it’s been too long… since we walk this lonely road
For nothing
No one.
You keep screaming, demanding satisfaction…
But I don’t care, I won’t care…
I’ll be who won’t regret
--Chorus:
So sing your song
Take your pound of flesh, push me further yet… (2)
It’s been so long, it’s been too long… since we walk this lonely road
For nothing
No one.
Sing your song…
Sing your song…
Take your pound of flesh.
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2. |
Down Express (Me vs. Me)
03:35
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Sunset resting on the floor
your words dancing on the wall
I know you're up to no good
But that's just what I need
Our own little perfect world
Where I'm both hunter and game
You've left me here to burn
Only keys and no locks
Chorus
I can feel the madness taking over
Breath is running out
Everything's bright, I'm losing consciense
I'm slowly going down, down, down...
Verse 2
The smoke coiling in your hands
I know it's not meant to last
Can't make the same decision twice
Darlin' that's just me...
Bridge
I wake up dreaming still
each breath shorter than the last
and I don't know what to think
Deaf ears, blind eyes
It's me vs me
Oh, please set me free...
Chorus
I can feel the madness taking over
Breath is running out
Everything's bright, I'm loosing consciense
I'm slowly going down, down, down...
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3. |
Something Else
04:23
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I left childhood behind
But I never grew up
Walked somewhere in between, nostalgic and lost
Hunted by the battles I lost, I spent my life craving
I used to believe I was in love with my solitude
--Pre-chorus:
Until you…
Then nothing happened, the tragedy! Nothing happened
Time stood still and I was cast away
And I hoped for so much, expected so much…
Time stood still, why was I cast away???
--Chorus:
Maybe if that freckle was a little more to the right
Or if my eyes were a deeper shade of green, oooohhh…
Same conversation a thousand times
Handing you evidence of how lovely I am, oooohhhh…
Now I leave childhood behind
As much as it hurts
Still I walk in between, In silence, untouched
All my colors turned to black
Longing, always longing
I used to believe forever was more than a handful of dust…
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4. |
Roma
04:24
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Won't carry you anymore
You’re always burning yet never consumed
Singing under water, I`m but a ghost
Find someone else to call upon...
Never enough
It's happened before
"Come feed me light..."
Bottomless pit
That's how I live
Lusting for more
--Chorus:
Won't carry you anymore
You’re always burning yet never consumed
Singing under water, I`m but a ghost
Find someone else to call upon
You tyrant!
You Nero!
Find someone else to call upon
Water to dust
You've left me dry
Rust in your hands
I’ll turn the knife
You’re on your own
I’ve drawn the line
--Chorus:
Won't carry you anymore
You’re always burning yet never consumed
Singing under water, I`m but a ghost
Find someone else to call upon
You tyrant!
You Nero!
Find someone else to call upon
You tyrant!
You Nero!
Find someone else to call upon
--Chorus:
Won't carry you anymore
You’re always burning yet never consumed
Singing under water, I`m but a ghost
Find someone else to call upon
You tyrant!
You Nero!
Find someone else to call upon…
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5. |
Mourning Light
02:59
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Do you think it’s wise, to plan the future by the past?
Oh, why don’t I ever learn?
Now it’s the time to wake up
I break up!
--Chorus:
Where’s the chance I’m owed?
A silent war behind a door
I cannot seem to trust myself, to find in me this pristine place
Luring the darknes… forever mourning the light.
UUuuuuhhhh…
Now I am creature of the night
I drink my ghosts to life…
To live for life, not death, nor glory, or the things that I once had
To fight my demons, mend the scars and the pain they left behind
Now it’s time to wake up, I break up!
Now it’s time to wake up!!!
--Chorus:
Where’s the chance I’m owed?
A silent war behind a door
I cannot seem to trust myself, to find in me this pristine place
Luring the darknes… forever mourning the light.
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6. |
Birthday Song
03:03
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INTRO:
The day is here
The hour near
Today’s my birthday
Everyone is here
Don’t let yourself be deceived
Nothing’s as perfect as it seems…
CHORUS:
In this family everything is nothing
And to speak your mind a crime
But everybody will tell you otherwise
And hide behind their crooked,
Their crooked old smile
VERSE 1:
See my sister who can cook a meal
Looking all perfect, like she doesn’t care
She says “I will never find a man”
(She’s too hard to understand)
But behind those pretty almond eyes
A whole lot of envy lies.
VERSE 4:
By the fireplace is Grandpa Beau
To whom no one never ever can say “no”
He thinks himself the perfect patriarch
(He’ll be dead by March)
We are supposed to feel sorry he’s ill
But all we really want is to read his will…
His Will!
CHORUS:
So in this family everything is nothing
And to speak your mind a crime
But everybody will tell you otherwise
And hide behind their crooked
Their crooked old smile
VERSE 1:
For example, let’s take that woman there
She’s my good aunt Madeleine
Whom takes these pills much too often
(Still her face won’t soften)
Dreams at night of her lost true love
Of him cheating and going far away from home…
VERSE 2:
Back that corner you can find uncle Al
He’s got charm and an expensive car
He’s started singing at the top of his lungs
(Everybody whispers “drunk”)
Every day he comes undone
For he can’t stand to be alone
Alone!
CHORUS:
So in this family everything is nothing
And to speak your mind a crime
But everybody will tell you otherwise
And hide behind their crooked
Their crooked old smile
OUTRO:
The day is here
The hour near
Today’s my birthday
Everyone is here
Still you wonder why the scream…?
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7. |
The Fall (Acoustic)
05:34
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Verse 1:
Woke up tired everyday
But not tired enough
Woke in fear everyday
of the world outside the door
"Happy endings are still endings"
Could see his mama saying and smiled (2)
"I'm not sad"
"I'm not sad"
Verse 2:
You're a little too aware
of the monster inside
Of your secret deathwish
Some stories won't die
"Child life isn't about medals
but about knowing each others scars" (2)
"I'm not sad"
"I'm not sad"
Chorus:
"You see my darling
Everything we feel inside
is somewhat of equal kind
It seeks nothing but to grow
Learn to see the beauty in the fall..."
Verse 3:
Couldn't live anymore
With that gun against his head
Wounds sometimes mean power
Denial his only strength
"Happy endings are still endings"
Could see his mama saying and smiled (2)
"I'm not sad"
"I'm not sad"
Chorus:
"You see my darling
Everything we feel inside
is somewhat of equal kind
It seeks nothing but to grow
Learn to see the beauty in the fall..."
Bridge:
Big fears fit into tiny words
You rather fade than fall...
Chorus:
"You see my darling
Everything we feel inside
is somewhat of equal kind
It seeks nothing but to grow
Learn to see all beauty
You see my darling
Everything we feel inside
is somewhat of equal kind
It seeks nothing but to grow
Learn to see the beauty in the fall..."
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