1. |
Anybody
04:22
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everybody wants a shepherd
but nobody wants to be a sheep
and you wanted my confession
but you never wanted to cut this deep
all you got is false impressions
all you found is imitation gold
if you want the real thing baby
choose it while you might still have a choice
and you wanted a say, but you gave up your words
and you wanted to stay, but you never did learn
how to get up when you’ve fallen
when you’ve fallen
and you’re calling for
anybody (x8)
did you get what you wanted
what about the things you said you need
asking all the wrong damn questions
trading worlds for burnt out memories
and there’s nothing Divine to find in me
but i’m learning to bear that pain without breaking
call it hope if you want it's all i wanted
all i wanted from
anybody (x8)
so you made a deal without knowing the cost
and you wanted to get back what you lost
but it’s gone and you’ll feel better
when you stop waiting for good weather
everybody wants forgiveness
but nobody wants to ask for it
if you’re looking for permission
get to work; you’ve fallen behind yourself
and you’ve come all this way just to learn what you know
crawled your way to the surface of yourself
just to see how far you’ve fallen
far you’ve fallen from anybody
anybody (x8)
so you made a deal without knowing the cost
and you wanted to get back what you lost
but it’s gone and you’ll feel better
when you stop waiting for good weather
and there’s nothing Divine to find in me
but i’m learning to bear that pain without breaking
call it hope if you want its all i wanted
all i wanted from
anybody (x8)
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2. |
Collector
04:59
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i’ve got a pile of silver with your name on it
know you can’t resist, i know you’ll go for it
and that debt must be repaid; i’ll collect it
when your back is turned
when you least expect it
all you see, all you need, all you can choke down
all you are is want; all you want is over
pulsing on, pulsing off
we are the moment in between the nothing and the all
at the end of all things waiting as darkness closes in
and there is still a spark
{vocalization}
i’ve got a brand new hell for you
if you want it
trapped in the center of it
the center of it
if it’s blood, blood you wanna shed
then shed your own
i’ve been bled dry; my heart is gone
so you’re scared, scared of your
scared of your own shadow
and so a shadow you remain
{vocalization}
i’ve got a brand new hell for you
if you want it
trapped in the center of it
the center
{vocalization}
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3. |
Queen of Swords
03:10
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drawing me out
couldn’t help but turn back
couldn’t stand not knowing if i was still there
leading me out
couldn’t help but turn around
couldn’t help but take one last look at hell
and then time sways
just another day
dreaming again
when i wake up will you be there
will you know me
will you care
The Queen of Swords
mirrors break every day
mirrors don’t even know what they’re for and
once i saw a path
now i’m salt that you scatter
once i saw the way
now i haunt the abyss where you’re banished to stay
i thought i saw something
isn’t that just me
i thought i would be ready
isn’t that just me (x2)
isn’t that just me (x5)
that just me (x3)
just me (x2)
me
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4. |
Even
03:13
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i get that you wanna hurt me back
just lemme know when we can call it even
you’re just a, another nail in my fence
you’re just another solid reason to cry
an end to your means
living off your borrowed time
i don’t care what kinda lies you wanna tell yourself
but keep my name out your mouth
when the wheel won’t turn over on it’s own
when you tell me i don’t belong
when i tell you i’m sorry but i’m not
when you tell me the reasons that you got
i get that you wanna hurt me back
just lemme know when we can call it even
you’re just a, another nail in my fence
you’re just another solid reason to cry
an end to your means
living off your borrowed time
i walk around all phantom limbs
and second hand scars
you do a lot of talking
for someone who’s got nothing to say
you do a lot of talking
when you’ve got nothing to say (x2)
i get that you wanna hurt me back
just lemme know when we can call it even, come on
you do a lot of talking
for someone who’s got nothing to say
you do a lot of talking
when you’ve got nothing to say (x3)
i get that you wanna hurt me back
just lemme know when we can call it even, come on
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5. |
Long Con
03:26
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longest night is more like a season
every breath a trial and a treason
every thought less than a whisper in my blood
pull me back, pull me back
all the times you’ve saved
pull me back, pull me back, pull me,
yeah pull me
no one’s gonna say it, but everybody knows
the emperor has no fuckin clothes
all my thoughts so sudden and distant
all my dreams flash flood in an instant
all my nights bleed into all my days
pull me back, pull me back
all the times you’ve saved
pull me back, pull me back, pull me,
yeah pull me
you know what they’re saying
you know how it goes
never meet your heroes
never meet your heroes
safety in numbers
safety in numbers
safety in numbers
safety in numbers, in numbers
all my cards laid out on the table
all my instincts willing and able
all my nights bleed into all my days
pull me back, pull me back
all the times you’ve saved
pull me back, pull me back, pull me,
yeah pull me
you know what they’re saying
you know how it goes
never meet your heroes
never meet your heroes
no one’s gonna say it, but everybody knows
the emperor has no fuckin clothes
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6. |
Belief
02:34
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all you wanted was something to believe in
but all you got was a poisoned well
all this time spent making agreements
with the government of a ghost town
all i had was a fire burning through me
i should have known that it wasn’t enough
put away all your expectations
this is gonna take awhile
and it’s over before it starts
start all over the broken parts
calm and sober you up
holding you up by a broken thread
you shed your history like a snake sheds his skin
i’ll be your lookout while you steal their hearts
it ain’t a mystery you don’t know where to begin
but you ain’t leaving without your getaway car
and it’s over before it starts
start all over the broken parts
calm and sober you up
holding you up by a broken thread
all you wanted was something to believe in
but all you got was a con and a fraud and a fake
you gotta pay more attention to detail
at this point we can’t afford to make a mistake
it’s not over it never was
starting over takes a lot
oh and it hurts yeah but it’s worth it
holding on by a broken thread
and it’s over before it starts
start all over the broken parts
calm and sober you up
holding you up by a broken thread
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7. |
Grand Gestures
04:03
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even though
i was never strong enough
i could never turn and run
it was all i had
carry on
as if words could write this wrong
as if my deeds could measure up
as though i had not failed
and this bright façade burns right through me
igniting, scorching, smouldering
cinders and ash my only legacy
nothing more
you were only stone before
when i found you all i saw
was my way out
and i cannot separate the spark
from the words i speak to light the dark inside myself
it is a part of me
and this bright façade burns right through me
igniting, scorching, smouldering
cinders and ash my only legacy
it is mine
it belongs to me this time
automaton, Divine
together we rise
and all these grand gestures
they don’t amount to nothing anymore
you see a smile
all i see is War
years ago
you were all i waited for
i did all i could because
you were all i had
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8. |
Disguise
03:48
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easy running from it for awhile but
when it catches up, it cuts deep and
all along, you thought you were moving
you stood still
you stood still
easy running when you think you're getting somewhere
did you think it was making a difference
i've got another bridge to sell you
to sell you
to sell you
easy honey, don't get all worked up
nothing here to see
move along be careful now
you don't wanna look too close
you might see
you might see
it's all a careful mirage
your heroes are all in disguise
pulling back the veil seems simple
it's enough to make you feel worthy
all at once you know you are not prepared
you can't turn back
can't even
shield yourself or cover your eyes
your heroes are all in disguise
you can do what you will
you can say what you see
you can keep your beliefs
they don't matter to me
as above, so below
let intent lead the way
and when you gild the truth
you just get in your own
your own way
it's all a careful mirage
your heroes are all in disguise
easy running from it for awhile but
when it catches up, it cuts deep and
all along, you thought you were moving
you stood still
you can do what you will
you can say what you see
you can keep your beliefs
they don't matter to me
as above, so below
let intent lead the way
and when you gild the truth
you just get in your way
the immutable course of Eternity
waits for no man
understand there is no time or place
where you won't be perceived anyway
where you won't be perceived anyway
where you won't be perceived anyway
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9. |
Prologue
02:53
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what you felt
what you saw
you can’t explain it
you’ve tried it all
it’s not supposed to be easy
you really think you’re so fucking smart
c’mon then and face me now in the darkness
and tell me how it’s all put together, hot shot
“we’ll really put you through it,” she said
“but nothing else is useful here”
in your fear, they say it helps to close your eyes
and disappear
turn on
tune in
drop out and get lost
breathe deep
exhale
you’ll get just what you asked for
you’d better fuckin humble yourself
or prepare to be humbled
your mistake wasn’t starting the path,
but not going all the way through
“we’ll really put you through it,” she said
“but nothing else is useful here”
in your fear, they say it helps to close your eyes
and disappear
off and on
infinite between
“climb,” you said
and you feel
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10. |
Epilogue
03:52
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the sun is sinking low again
the reeds sway gently in the wind
hoping to find my way back to
the in-between i thought i knew
the nowhere of an almost truth
picture perfect, but at what cost?
picture it now, all we’ve lost
bit your tongue ’til you couldn’t talk
thought it was enough for you
thought that somehow you’d pull through
but you were never quite the same
never quite came back all the way
easier to kill than domesticate
your picture, can’t stand it on my wall
your picture, can’t take it no more
it’s sure not easy to remove
i say the things you would’ve said
‘cause you’re not here to say them now
i would stay later if i could
i gotta go; at least, i know i should
on cue the world shakes apart
your picture is printed on my soul
scripture unholy and unwhole
tradition demands a sacrifice
picture perfect, but at what cost?
picture it now, all we’ve lost
bit your tongue ’til you couldn’t talk
’til you couldn’t talk
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11. |
Gone
04:49
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she awakens different now
everything docile gone forever from within her
there is something Else here now
she can feel herself falling so easily into it
she hesitates to call it what it is
but the Voice is there to remind her
“how polite of you,” she says
the siren sound of the Else compels her to dive back in
can you repeat yourself i didn’t catch that
i’m lightyears away and moving fast
would you pardon me a moment
i’m an interdimensional atrocity
she is certain of it now
there is nothing left to stop her except herself
all this power that she’s found
and she’s figured out just what she’s using it for
can you repeat yourself i didn’t catch that
i’m lightyears away and moving fast
would you pardon me a moment
i’m an interdimensional atrocity
always losing ground to yourself
they talk about you like you’re not there
dive back in
we’re waiting for you to dive back in
waiting for you
so patiently
so patiently
so patient
can you repeat yourself i didn’t catch that
i’m lightyears away and moving fast
would you pardon me a moment
i’m an interdimensional atrocity
would you
would you do it different
would you do it differently
if you were me
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Only Beast Houston, Texas
Pete: Guitar, Bass
John: Drums
Danielle: Vocals
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