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Who Knows
03:06
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after the gold rush the loading had begun
now who knew the future would be this dumb
how could they ask you
to relive the past
when finally it's all at stake
you just have to laugh
what once was important
is over so soon
now who could blame you
you did what you had to do
your excuse
is you’re swinging from your youth
like a noose
we’ll live with the future
whatever that’s worth
when everything falls apart
you learn to live with the absurd
where ordinary words
won’t win us back the earth
or break the curse
so when the time comes
we’ll see what we’ve learned
everyone here can see
we’ve passed a point of no return
where ordinary words
won’t win us back the earth
or break the curse
learned to feel nothing but only for fun
now who knew the future would be this
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Certainty
03:48
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half the time you want your life to be
only certainty
learn to forget words that used to mean
only certain things
praising such a hazy sun
let it bend the sky
settled down so water down your hopes
you’re too careless on your own
hunger takes your hand and then you know
it’s not over when the curtains finally close
flash of falling fire and dust
brings a light to permanent dusk
for heat that melts the colors
two words you'll never breathe
sympathy and simile
unless you're ready to bite the hand that soothes
remember to set the sun and tear down the moon
your move
killing joke for fun
high stakes for blood
before they turn on you
just read the room
horror takes your hand and then you know
there’s no freedom in a life lived on your own
for heat that melts the colors
two words you'll never breathe
sympathy and simile
unless you're ready to bite the hand that soothes
remember to set the sun and tear down the moon
half the time you want your life to be
only certain things you’re not sure that you need
someone brings you in from all the rain
hope you’ll do the same the next time that things change
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3. |
Nature Under the Knife
03:59
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floating by my surroundings
wanting nothing to die
sky and sun what's so wrong with
wanting nothing to die
but if nothing fades
who'll send the past to the grave
i hope you make peace with your job and with your life
but even if the sun explodes you'll never see the light
one minute is enough to put nature under the knife
cause once you've burned your bridges then you'll start to melt the ice
lying still breathing sunshine
wanting nothing to change
summer breeze leaves are floating
the earth stuck in its ways
quiet thunder cracks leading rain to break
hard to recognize, when you build someone else's cage
hard to organize, when they make sure to separate
i'm so in debt to you
how could i ever say
one minute is enough to put nature under the knife
cause once you've burned your bridges then you'll start to melt the ice
but every halfway measure puts us too far past the line
i couldn't be the only one to fall short when i tried
one minute is enough to put nature under the knife
cause once you've burned your bridges then you'll start to melt the ice
but every halfway measure puts us too far past the line
i couldn't be the only one to fail to do what's right
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What's Left
03:01
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what’s left to see
no sign of life in the leaves
what’s left to do
don’t salt the earth too soon
no words no place for us
what’s left is only the dust
what’s left to sing
the birds can’t seem to breathe
what’s left to say
a million quiet futures have gone away
no words no place for us
what’s left is only the dust
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5. |
Overgrown Tomb
03:21
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here set in stone
where blood does not flow
i've watched your type fade from sight
in places unnamed
it's like
warm sunlight
you'll find it's nice to be
now at peace
here beyond hope
where light does not glow
i watched your eyes turn to night
and burn right through mine now it's
time to wait it out
or set your soul at ease
you will lose
all your youth
and never remember
you could not be moved
toward the truth
when you knew
time to remember
what sets your soul at ease
it's your needs vs. your sense
and it's time to repent
for once in sight
for once you're right
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6. |
One Kind of Revolution
03:46
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i'm remaking the world
and i cannot decide
if i compromise
will it wither and die
turn the tide
read the signs
or just let it go
stare it down
if it's burning your eyes
the way that the sun slowly fades
i guess that's one kind
i was never the type to be sure
when to call it a day
it's reckoning time whatever the price
you’re holding the key now
if you're hoping to see another
golden age well don't wait
one kind of revolution i've seen
has done nothing for me
power cycles and flowers wilt
the only change on the hill
seems what's left can't connect
tell me you're fighting it
think twice
was thinking it must be a sign
reckoning time whatever the price
you’re holding the key now
if you're hoping to see another age
you won't have to wait to see
how this ends
the same simple way it began
one kind of rotation i’ve seen
has done nothing for me
picture your hand on the lever
as we're warming the seas
the way that it played out is killing me
now there's nothing else left
we've seen the decline
but you know it's not over whatever the shape it takes
till there's blood
on the walls
in the halls of power
shut down
or slouching toward earth
one kind of revolution i’ve seen
has done nothing for me
imagine yourself on the mountain
as we're burning the seas
the sky starts to melt and the air is thin
the verdict is in
we've seen it arrive
and you know it's not ever the one that you'd like to see
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7. |
Kingdom of Tape
04:08
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no sense slowing the rain
as this kingdom of tape degrades in a trace
half light fading estates
it's another attempt at an escape
no more playing the part
when a swirling sky swallows the dark
life-like floating on screen
it's a knock-on effect of living in dreams
no point chasing the past
when this finally starts they're boarding the ark
half-time slower than sand
it's another attempt at a last stand
faintly remember a time
in the autumn of your life
it's secondary when the torrent comes
cause now there's nowhere left to run
no point saying we tried
when we're leaving behind what's fading from sight
laugh like following through
it's a show of intent more than it's true
exit signs warning lights
let's hope you know more than your memory shows
now erased this kingdom of tape
was it good for your heart and soul
at the end of the day
it's just exit signs warning lights
out of time hindsight
now let's hope you know more than your mind holds
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8. |
Ossuary
03:28
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through a small window
two hundred thousand dead
i can see the past just as clear
as the future ahead
look at them now can you tell me
when they were alive
which ones were the good ones and
which ones deserved to die
what is the purpose?
who is inside?
an ocean of bone
guess that’s human nature though
i can see the past just as clear now
as the future ahead
what is the purpose?
who is inside?
an ocean of bone
guess that’s human nature though
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9. |
No Name
04:52
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