1. |
Bleed Like Us
02:46
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It's too loud.
Moving too fast.
Truth in shroud.
The plot is cast.
Do you recall?
Did you refrain?
Defy them all.
Power restrained.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
What do you see?
What do you feel?
When are we?
All is revealed.
What did you do?
Whom did you harm?
They will pursue.
Sound the alarm.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
What did you find,
Inside the earth?
Did it define,
The journey's worth?
Your wounds remain.
You bleed like us.
Your brain restrained.
You've had enough.
Plan your escape.
You want to leave.
An endless wait.
We were deceived.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
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2. |
In Place of Breathing
04:30
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3. |
The Dark Stain
04:33
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This dark stain will not wash out
The red dust of the valley
Clings to me like a shroud
Callous judge condemns my fate
To silence and to shadows
To endlessly wait
But I’m alive and laughing at my fortune
Paralyzed by possibility
Year on year of grinding down
Chiseled into moments
Where images are found
Polished into monuments
Of “I will not forgive you”
I will not relent
But I’m alive and laughing at my fortune
Paralyzed by possibility
I devised a way to be immortal
But I’m stuck here
Time will tell the starkest lies
Of youth and grand ambition
Of wanting to know why
It grew like ice to pin me down
I dream it can be shattered
If cracks can just be found
But I’m alive and laughing at my fortune
Paralyzed by possibility
I devised a way to be immortal
But I’m stuck here
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4. |
In Summation
04:01
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Wide-eyed blindness is achieved.
Ulterior kindness in disbelief.
Forced politeness yields thieves.
False progress is achieved.
In summation
My ruination
Is a complication
A revelation
A temptation
A recreation
Post innocence loss and damage.
Gross pretense won advantage.
Life sentence, one page.
End mentions are saved.
In summation
My ruination
Is a complication
A revelation
A temptation
A recreation
Clever tongue harsh tone.
Tragic means are honed.
Target prey no show.
Littered paths outgrown.
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6. |
A Science Lost
03:14
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Conquered and gone, on the outskirts
Rebellious factions seeking knowledge
Dreaming the snake of a science lost
Acid venom, coiled to explode
Stay awake, stay awake
Darkness enthroned, corrupt empire
Stealing life force from the weak and damned
Leaders of spite in a bunker
Magic and prayers they don't understand.
Stay awake, stay awake
The people fell into a deep sleep
Darkness took control
The seeds of doubt were sown deep
Illusion was swallowed whole
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7. |
Untethered
04:38
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Through empty skies
She tries
to breach the circle
This slow ascent
Relents
To no one mortal
Unearthly glow
She knows
Heaven’s intrusion
Dark feathers gleam
She dreams
Of something out there
Untethered from the earth
Sail into an unknown sea
wings of desperation
Melt into eternity
Suspicions out
They doubt
Her true intentions
Arrows of flame
And shame
Defile the moment
Untethered from the earth
Sail into an unknown sea
wings of desperation
Melt into eternity
Baroque designs
Inscribed
On ancient parchment
Her truth unknown
Has flown
Into the ether
Untethered from the earth
Sail into an unknown sea
wings of desperation
Melt into eternity
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8. |
Misdeeds of Inertia
04:03
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Another night in ruins
It's what I say and do
It's my manner and my tone
For reasons I do not know
I'm at its mercy you see
A chokehold on me
I outrun it sometimes
Seeing through the clever guise
Chorus:
Am I bound to repeat
Crimes done unto me?
Or will I finally unseat
All that hinders me?
If I'm matter of fact
Or go on the attack
It's what I was taught
It's how the strong fought
I'm at odds with her
Weak and immature
When my voice gives raise
Eyes won't meet your gaze
Chorus
Another day in ruins
It's what I say and do
It's my manner and my tone
For reasons well know
I need mercy you see
Please hold on to me
I've been ignored
I've been left before
Chorus
When my voice gives raise
Eyes won't meet your gaze
It's what I was taught
It's how the strong fought
I'm at its mercy you see
A chokehold on me
I'll outrun it in time
Stop repeating crimes
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9. |
The Inside
03:10
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10. |
Starlet
03:57
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Her life was a vibrant production
of photo op curtsies and style
Her sycophant fans in a frenzy
Every nod, every wink every smile.
A tapestry woven from shirtsleeves
that mopped up the tears of true love
was proudly displayed at the theater
where she sang to the masses above
The curtain has closed,
the lights have gone out
She prowls the streets in a dream
The taste of their blood on her lips
and her fingernails
The sound of their screams
They sighed when she danced like an angel
They cried when she spoke at the show
They bled when she ripped them to tatters
They fled when the truth became known
The curtain has closed,
the lights have gone out
She prowls the streets in a dream
The taste of their blood on her lips
and her fingernails
The sound of their screams
There’s a shadow at the backstage door
Heavy footsteps on the ballroom floor
Inhuman monster with a starlet’s poise
Perfumed kisses and infernal noise
The curtain has closed,
the lights have gone out
She prowls the streets in a dream
The taste of their blood on her lips
and her fingernails
The sound of their screams
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11. |
Beacon Eleven
03:33
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In the deepest, blackest ocean
I drift for hours, no direction known
Shines a beacon, a light upon me
A kind of island, a simple sign of life
Am I all alone?
Can I survive alone?
Am I all alone?
On the island, ancient dwellings
Walls are broken. Is there no one home?
The ground is rotting like a body
Crimes unspoken lie forgotten here.
Am I all alone?
Can I survive alone?
Am I all alone?
Lone survivor in the firelight
Speaks a language I don't understand
Sings in mourning or redemption
Breathes my soul in. I am torn away.
Am I all alone?
Can I survive alone?
Am I all alone?
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12. |
Last Night
03:37
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Good night.
I'll let you sleep it off.
Alright.
Is this all we've got?
Ignite.
You say I push too hard.
Incite.
I guess it's all my fault.
Chorus:
In the end.
The lights dim.
In the end.
The life gives.
In the end.
Morning.
I glimpse the aftermath.
Mourning.
It hurts to smile now.
Pouring.
It stings, yet feels so good.
Ignoring.
The swelling and the ache.
Chorus
Evening.
It's coming round again.
Reeling.
I'll let you take your shot.
Grieving.
Tonight is my last night.
Leaving.
Not of my own accord.
Chorus
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13. |
Divergence
04:52
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Hard lines of plastic gunners
in heroic pose
They'll die to do my bidding
twisted logic we know
I love you so how could this happen to me?
Alone in the crosshairs of my enemy
I'm dreaming of night with you warm in our bed
Praying to hear your voice and all that you said
The weight of human history
falls behind my back
No need to know my enemy
I will lead the attack
I love you so how could this happen to me?
Alone in the crosshairs of my enemy
I'm dreaming of night with you warm in our bed
Praying to hear your voice and all that you said
Sound the alarm
The past has risen to fight
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14. |
Don't Make Me
04:34
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15. |
Bleed Like Us (Acoustic)
03:26
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It's too loud.
Moving too fast.
Truth in shroud.
The plot is cast.
Do you recall?
Did you refrain?
Defy them all.
Power restrained.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
What do you see?
What do you feel?
When are we?
All is revealed.
What did you do?
Whom did you harm?
They will pursue.
Sound the alarm.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
What did you find,
Inside the earth?
Did it define,
The journey's worth?
Your wounds remain.
You bleed like us.
Your brain restrained.
You've had enough.
Plan your escape.
You want to leave.
An endless wait.
We were deceived.
Forget me.
Forget this place.
Forget them all.
We've been replaced.
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ASNT California
Progressive, dark, hard rock band. Emotional, thought-provoking songs, heavy riffs, frenetic drumming and commanding and powerful female vocals.
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