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Did It Decay
02:46
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did it decay?
put all the pieces together
but incompletely and called it a day
in the estate sale of life
you're numbered by satellites
and given prices to determine your worth
for every spot on the earth
when humans declared
a pre-determined purpose
giving prizes
for playing their games
but only momentarily yours
did it decay?
put all the squares in the holes
but placed like diamonds
gave up and pushed it away
in the anything of life
fill in the blanks with jargon
metaphorically speaking
dictionary play
as it all means nothing at the end of the day
and when the next one starts
roll the dice again
it's like a new friend
who knows not to stay
when the going gets tough it likes to run away
and you're alone
did it decay?
put back into an empty box
of dusty trophies
and portraits of gods
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What Makes You
02:36
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midnight with a pause
the heartbeat flutters
and brings down the room
it's nothing but it's something
deep down it feels like hunting
a fear of which you're not outrunning
what makes you struggle
what makes you thrive
what makes you human
what makes you survive
what makes you anxious
what makes you drive
what makes you hunger
what makes you alive
and when in mourning
do you need to die for freedom's way of life?
and not in a sarcastic way
I mean do those who die succeed?
if not to burn your idols
but destroy idyllic greed
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Expire
03:15
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crossed out the best by date
let it run over
couldn't bother to wait
or duck and cover
down here we only have each other
one another
to hold
the closer we get
the world gets warmer
but still it's so cold
of domination comes greed
on piles of power
of which none of it fits a need
on any final hour
it's a ladder that could be climbed
down to the wire
but the prize at the top is worth it
don't have to be the ones thought to expire
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A New Life
01:50
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all collected
none rejected
found the missive
wait to receive
a note to define
our place in line
cause it's a new life
all of the time
a new day coming
a one time showing
a picture painted of your mind
an old wind knowing
a cold sea blowing
the salt of the drawn line
the spots where it tans fine
a letterboard for the gate of signs
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Monuments
02:45
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say what you want to
it won't make the bleeding stop
you don't know you don't know
the data's in your favor
miracles happen only when you look away
left in the rain and never seen again
you'll trust anyone
if they let you stay comfortably inside
red stained monuments
breached with paint
bombs in armor
fuck your saints
do the job we ask of you and call it quits
act as if it's all it's wanted and take your leave
celebrated by the uninvolved gold medals
leaving us to sit around and grieve
you'll trust anyone
if you never have to confront your inconsistencies
red stained towers
bleached with art
static powers
fall apart
you'll trust anyone
if your history remains untrue
fuck your monuments
fuck your chains
fuck your towers
fuck your saints
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6. |
Grand Prize Winner
04:31
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it's been a long time
you don't reach for me anymore
I've grown used to it
but I'm no more okay than before
you couldn't tell me
and it overwhelms me
hand waved deck of cards
of every single flaw that I possess
it's something to work on
the pick-up has been a mess
I hope you believe me
so why did you leave me
what did it mean to you?
sweet loving closure
I'm free if I stop chasing it
you've got your own road now
who am I to pave over it?
wherever it leads you
forever I need you
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Explanation Of Days
01:59
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when the day breaks
it will not be permanent
night time face erasure
father spinning time
when the moon goes down
it's simply moving forward
away from the grim realities
mother morning brings
explanation
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Cold Empty Stare
03:01
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I've not been feeling myself lately
skeleton inside a shell
what once took seconds now takes hours
is it a sickness? hard to tell
what could it be?
this sort of ailment, has it happened to me?
everything feels a little worse lately
the animosity escapes
and I'm left with a cold empty stare
each step is more than a challenge
a chance to see how much I really care about myself
days pass like wind like nothing really changes
like a god casting a dare
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Mental Crawl
02:50
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in the minds of the tired
inspiration runs slow
was this a good idea?
I don't think so
lyrics don't match with the chords
brain stems on the cutting board
beams of sunlight being ignored
can't do much cause I'm - so bored - of this
some call it depression
some call it fatigue
whatever it is
I wish to be informed, intrigued
this defeated way of life
it isn't healthy
can't afford to float in this water
unless you're wealthy
couldn't find a way to pay
the men of lay at home to stay
in the minds of the tired
is it better to be fired?
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I Am An Island
01:29
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I've set sail to home
it's too much to take in out here
this island of hope
has left me emptier
I must get away
before the atmosphere entombs me
but time is so short
before the water consumes me
I am an island
I am the captain
I am the ocean
so much distance between myself
I am an island
I am the shipwreck
but I'm not the survivors
begging for revival
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11. |
Followers
03:38
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when do you try to get it together
when do you decide to change it forever
what will you do when your back's to the wall
and you've got no victories to show for it all
what was it worth
every talk of change is buried in hidden agendas
exploiting the weak to elevate only yourself
but if they really cared, they'd get it together
but if they were really scared, they'd hide it better
business interests overwhelm the right decisions
100 percent of the time
and even if we know, we'll just say it's fine
can't wait for the saviors
it's in ourselves
try to build a heaven
or fall to hell
fall oh well, follower
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12. |
Loneliness Is A Virtue
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take it like the stars: far away
no matter where you are, it's not enough
it's like they used to say, anyway
but do they say it still?
I guess I'll die on this hill
there's a lot to take from social gatherings
but you'll never live right if you're always around everything
what came of today? nothing new
the spread still grows as schools become cemeteries
you'll sidestep anyway, in grief and doubt
but like the men in charge, you think you've got it figured out
it's like they used to say
loneliness is a virtue
so please
go away
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13. |
Synthesis
00:55
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surely it has been in place since this all started
surely we would never hurt or harm
surely this is the truth, open up your wallet
keep us floating as we drown the crew
otherwise you're wrong
otherwise you're bad
wouldn't want to make shareholders sad
dollar signs in millions as the virus expands
its reach like a plague upon this land
alternately the plague is ours and we hope it
stretches all the way from brick to sand
and then we can exploit it
and then we will enjoy it
what about that is hard to understand
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