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The Calling
04:56
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The king conveys his last decree
The pounding grows with each and every beat
Free is the beast from deep beneath these hollow streets
Drums of war invade the peace
The skyline stitched with jagged, golden beams
Release thunder from the lips among the heat
When the Blackened City speaks
It's calling out to me
Strong, the force of stark deceit
That won't believe the Blight has shown its teeth
It seems the poison found its point of entry
When the Blackened City speaks
It's calling out to me
A leg to stand; a hand to feed
With hate that turned the blade against its sheath
You'll bleed the weight of those abandoned in defeat
Abandoned in defeat
Blood of death, become the light
Defiled and tainted ashes in my dreams
Will silence the echoes of the ancients from the deep
Eyes will be watching
Are you watching?
Watching, these eyes will be watching
Are you watching?
Watching, these eyes will be watching
Are you watching?
Watching, these eyes will be watching
Are you watching?
Watching these eyes
Oh come to your revenant
Run, spirit of decadence
Eyes will be watching from the highest of places
Carry the weight of the chosen
Embrace the demise
Demise
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2. |
Tiny Mountains
04:08
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Walk with me now
Wade through the crowd
I'll take you away to the comfort I've found
When most of them still
Say what they will
You beg and you plead
Down on your knees, you scream
Give me a thrill
Take what you will
Walk with me now
Fall to the ground
But I won't lift you up
No I won't turn around
Imagine the life you wish you could lead
Whenever you climb the tiny mountains you meet
Give me a thrill
Take what you will
I will hold on to you
I will save my breath at every place
In every way you choose
I will hold on for you
I will clear the way of everything
The mountains that you move
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3. |
Seasick
03:46
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Weightless, like the air I polluted
With endless delusion
You found me tossing and turning
Not knowing if I'll make it out
And then you speak
Warning signs always seem to fall
And you believe
That you're the one to stay away from it all
Brought down in the weight of the ashes
But there was no accident
Now the river is burning
I'm failing to reach common ground
And then you speak
Every time another spirit falls
You believe
That you're the one to stay away from it all
Shouldn't it be over now?
Caught in this overcrowded sea
Shouldn't it be over now?
Still you speak
Oh never mind
I thought I'd seen it all
And you believe
That you're the one to stay away
Stay away, stay away, stay away
Shouldn't it be over now?
Sailing this overcrowded sea
I know I won't make it out
I'm still getting sick some way, somehow
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4. |
Colors & Shapes
03:37
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Footsteps in the quicksand
Some fade just to wait for the second hand
Stone-faced when the light is cast
I change every shape until the edges match
Be my identity
And I'll erase all apparent mistakes until they disappear
Keep within the lines
Let your friends decide the colors and the shapes
Dumb smile and a blank stare
Such a waste on a body that should not compare
Go on in jealousy
Bright lights, quick flash
Waiting for the backlash
Staring at your dignity
Half-written fight song
Closing out with no resolve
Is this what you've been dying to see?
Keep within the lines
Let your world decide the colors and the shapes
There's a reason why I don't try to stop the fight
It complicates the stakes
Who do you see?
Who do you see when you look at me?
Who do you see?
Who do you see?
Footsteps in the quicksand (keep within the lines)
Some fade just to wait for the second hand (keep within the lines)
Erase every color and shape until they disappear (keep within the lines)
(Within the lines) until I disappear
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5. |
Drift
03:50
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Awoken from the usual dream
In a daze, feeling so at ease
But it hits so deep
But it hits so deep
When the day lights these empty sheets
And I wonder
I wonder what went wrong
Why this month felt so long
You'll drift away, breathe in reality
You'll drift away, but it's more than I can take
You'll drift away, breathe in reality
You'll drift away, and I don't feel the same anymore
So why is it taking over
The longing to place the blame
Now the future, it has to suffer
But the past was mine to claim
And I wonder
You'll drift away
I wonder what went wrong
I wonder
You'll drift away
I wonder why I had dropped to my knees
But you were never there to break my fall
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6. |
Smile
03:47
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So we're face to face
Despite my unsteady aim, I'm not here to entertain
Oh rotten creature, you've made your feast
Open up as I face this heat
Go
So what if I still belong
To the day that awful face sent terror through the wall?
Oh wicked creature, it might seem insane
No, but I won't let it end this way
The district begins to tremble
Show your teeth
I'll break them out from the inside
Viciously, I survive
Show your teeth
I'll break them out from the inside
Viciously, I'm coming back to life
Won't you, won't you smile for me?
My incessant enemy
Enemy
Begin to tremble
Show your teeth
I'll break them out from the inside
Viciously, I survive
Show your teeth
I'll break them out from the inside
Viciously, I'm coming back to life
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7. |
Steady Hands
05:02
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Sleep through the night
Steady hands that I keep to my side
Nothing under the sheets that you'll find
If we decide to pretend
Sedated under the bed
I don't mind if you cry
It's all right
It's all right; it's all right; it's all right
There's nothing here to see
There's nothing wrong with me
Sleep through the night
Steady hands that I keep out of sight
Ain't nothing down on the street that you'll find
What's the worst you could do
Before the sun lashes through to set it right?
If I were you, I'd put up a fight
I'd put up a fight
But I'm not the type
Well maybe I don't speak enough
Or maybe I'm just making it up
But I don't want to keep you in the dark
Sleep tight, steady hands of mine
Someday, we will find
That maybe I don't speak enough
Or maybe I'm just making it up
Our wishes aligned
Just not at the same place
And not at the same time
Don't say your goodbyes until I see underneath the disguise
I've never looked at the face that shaped mine
Sleep tight, steady hands of mine
Come settle the ache in my spine
Sleep tight, steady hands of mine
In some way, we'll be just fine
We'll be just fine
We'll be just fine
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