1. |
The Doctor
03:48
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The doctor is sick so sick
the blood runs down the sink
he says, "these days, we all must suffer"
The rabble, they writhe around
they don't know what to think
"we need details, details, details"
chorus-
an ounce of my blood and a pound of my flesh
why do you need more?
work our hands to the bone and what do we get?
what do we bleed for?
The doctor is sick so sick
the pills fall down the sink
she says, "these days, we all must suffer"
The rabble, they writhe around
they don't know what to think
"we need details, details, details!"
[chorus]
"I'm running out of patience (patients)"
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2. |
The Bystander
03:37
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Ties that bind, they can unwind
Will it save this unraveling?
Learn how to fight, learn how to lose
Learn to accept what you can’t choose
Can’t walk a mile in your shoes
But i can walk that mile with you
Don’t know what it’s like but I can say
How we recall our darkest days
Won’t be the memory that stays
Is it all enough?
When you rip the chord
When you trust the fall
You see it’s cyclical
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3. |
The Hierophant
04:31
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I awoke on a friday
Surrounded by voices
I can’t seem to recall
But I swear i heard it before
It’s always been there
Hidden in a warm glow of light
Do you ever feel like you’re still dreaming?
Ever spinning in space
But you’re just living
Everything is different
Yet somehow the same
Trapped in a circle
Of a sick cyclical hell
You gotta shake it off
Like the cobwebs in the back of your head
Or the dust off the good book that you never read
(Say something, say something)
It’s a shame how we all are made
Always wanting to fear
It’s a shame how what we say won’t matter to you
Welcome
Well come it surrounds in a cold embrace forever
Omni future, present, past
But what choice do you have?
You gotta shake it off
Like the cobwebs in the back of your head
Or the dust off the good book that you never read
(Say something, say something)
It’s a shame how we all are made
Always wanting to fear
It’s a shame how what we say won’t matter to you
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4. |
The Martyr
02:56
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Crawl to your cross!
A mountain made of a molehill to die on
A new belief a new landmine to pile on
The devil you know and would kill for
You can't make mex3 believe it
The devil made me do it and I'm bound to keep his secrets
The devil you would die for
chorus-
The serpent's hissing but no one's listening
The world of thoughts and prey
Crawl to your cross!
Fall on your sword!
Our faith and mutual fate are assured
I turn my back on the rest of the world
The devil you know and would die for
You can't make mex3 believe it
The devil made me do it and I'm bound to keep his secrets
The devil you would kill for
[chorus]
The clock is ticking
But no one's listening
Do I hear trumpets? A galloping ruckus?
A pale rider coming?x2 A pale rider!
Crawl to your cross!
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5. |
The Witness
04:08
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(instrumental)
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6. |
The Cypher
03:30
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Pro choice
No Choice
Who's Voice
are you listening to today
Red Pill
Blue Pill
Hard pill to swallow
it's tough to say
bridge-
Are you gonna take it
Are you gonna take it
How long can you fake it
How long can you fake it
Are you gonna take it
Are you gonna take it
chorus-
Is this the nadir of all history
or a symptom of our times?
did we lose our minds in metaphors
where did we blur the lines
I am grateful for my anger
cuz it's hard to feel sometimes
but I feel fine
Fake News
Hard Proof
You choose
in whose truth do you believe
Scorched earth
Cursed Birth
Watching cities crushed by rising seas
[bridge]
[chorus]
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7. |
The Objector
03:53
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How many times do I have to say it?
Let me explain again and again and again
Watching your eyes see my fate
And continue to do nothing
Watching your eyes see my pain
And continue to look away
A new thought occurs to me
Why do I care what you think?
I don’t need this
Your silence reads complicit
(there is no God if you resist us)
The world is cold when you want justice
Every time that i speak up
I put at risk all I’ve worked to earn
One step forward, two steps back
There’s always something to unlearn
You benefit, I’m cracking at the creases
You keep taking but you offer no replacements
I keep breaking myself into smaller, smaller pieces
I don’t need this
I don’t need this
Your silence reads complicit
(there is no god if you resist us)
The world is cold when you want justice
(why you gotta be so sensitive? Can’t you just accept that’s the way it is?)
NO
Have you ever watched the mountain range change?
Snowbanks turn to rivers and deepen in it’s face
With each rain, more washes away
And someday it will be a plain
And no one around will remember the old landscape
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8. |
The Xero
03:40
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Rags to ribbons
then ground down
I am a crusader in bad faith
Protestation
drowned out
As if we give a fuck what you say
bridge
Turn left, right, left, right, left
There is no God to rescue thee
I am a bringer of death, I strike
With perfect anonymity
If this ship goes down, we all go down
So listen carefully
Keep Your eyes down, keep your head down
Keep your eyes down, keep your voice down
chorus-
Safe within the shadow
Trinity
The Cross, the Sword, the Bomb
Within the shadows
All these lives add up to
ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO
Armageddon
Rains down
I am a crusader in bad faith
Crucifixion
Nailed down
To a cross of lies and heresy (hearsay)
[bridge]
[chorus]
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9. |
The Teacher
03:51
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To me this place was always a prison
I couldn't wait to see the outside
They said to raise our hands and be counted
They said they wouldn't leave us behind
But I was punished by my teacher for reading in between the lines
Be quiet here, your voice has no value
Be quiet here, you're wasting your time
and it was here I spent the best days
the best years of my life
They told us that work would mean salvation
They said we must suffer to survive
And I was punished by my teacher for reading in between the lines
chorus-
CLASS DISMISSED
When will you learn your lesson?
CLASS DISMISSED
Do you recall a time you weren't afraid?
CLASS DISMISSED
Do as you've been instructed
You don't have to feel it
DO AS YOU'VE BEEN TOLD
DO IT!
Today it's even more like a prison
There's guards lining up on all sides
They'd have us trade our books in for bullets
You're safer facing enemy lines
And I was punished by my teacher for reading in between the lines
[chorus]
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10. |
The Mariner
04:19
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May the sea rise, wind at your back
Raise up your eyes, you can’t go back
chorus-
Hold the light till you feel it
Whatever gets you through
Hold the light that their shading palms
can never wrest from you
and there were times when you needed to switch off
I know it's true
Hold the light till you feel it
and let it shine for you
Keep your head high, you’re almost home
Lighthouse your guide, you’re not alone
[chorus]
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