1. |
Welcome Home
04:48
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This path lies ahead of you
I can't tell you which choice to make
You laid this path in front of yourself
Self destruction for the truth
The same mistake
You bound your feet so you stumble on
Toward the darkness
Toward the gates
Of a place you've never dreamed of before
But you've seen it in your mind when you were awake
They welcome you home
They beckon you here
Did you hear me calling
Calling you
I've been falling for you
For a thousand years
You thought me an angel
A guardian to ward off the dark
I never believed that you would see beyond
This blackened
This broken, frozen heart
So hear my voice and come toward me
I lost all sense when we were torn apart
But I will always find you wandering
This road
This journey which you will start
I will welcome you home
I will beckon you here
Did you hear me calling
Calling you
I've been falling for you
For a thousand years
How many lives you've lived before this
How many choices you denied to make
How many memories you must have haunted
Tell me how much must my broken mind take
How many wounds that you've succumbed to
How many souls I've seen depart
How close you have grown to the path before you
Never to cross beneath the arch
How many blades to fell the mighty
How close will you get before you fall
How many times must you deny me
And how many more before I burn it all
How many voices do you hold within you
How many screams have you left behind
How many memories will discontinue
Why must you torment this broken mind
I will welcome you home
I beckon you here
Can you hear me calling
Calling you
I've been falling for you for a thousand years
Will you follow me home
I've followed you here
Now you hear me calling
Calling you
I've been falling for you
For a thousand years
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2. |
Reason
03:56
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Burning up like a fire in the sun
The worst has yet to come
I regret all I have done
And I find that I'm short on breath
It's lingering in my lungs
I never should have come
And there's nowhere left to run
Now I find that I'm short on breath
Deep secrets are better when we keep them
Hide the bruises like they're so last season
If you want to you don't need a reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
These whispers, oh they keep me breathing
You words oh they hurt but I need them
If you hear them, remember to scream that
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
Burning up like an ember in the flame
I never know the rules
I always lose this game
Now I find that I'm short of breath
It's like smoke here in my lungs
I never should have come
And there's no one else to blame
I find that I'm short of breath
These lesions, they won't stop bleeding
Hide the wounds, though I long to free them
Can't wake up, cause I'm not dreaming
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
This time was the last, you mean it
I try, but I don't believe it
If you're broken, it's this you lean on
It's your reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
Deep secrets are better when we keep them
Hide the bruises like they're so last season
If you want this, you don't need a reason
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
These whispers, oh they keep me breathing
You words oh they hurt, but I need them
If you hear them, remember to scream that
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
These lesions, they won't stop bleeding
Hide the wounds, though I long to free them
Can't wake up, cause I'm not dreaming
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
This time was the last, you mean it
I try, but I don't believe it
If you're broken, remember to scream that
I'm your reason
I'm your reason
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3. |
Half Life
04:15
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I can't remember the time
Or how it lost me
But you will never quite know how much it cost me
To ground myself in a world so cold
With no escape from this rage tenfold
I hate that I let this hate take hold of me
And the shattered remains of a broken domain set free
Stop
Look
Don't let go
Hold still
I'm losing faith in you
Heartbeat soft and slow
Fulfill that I cannot wait for you
Speak
Scream
Cry inside
This place is just another dream
Riding on that half-life
This face is just your self-esteem
I'm higher and I
Can't control what my breath said
I lie in wait for this
Old soul on his death bed
Scheme and lie awake
Dream of what's at stake
Memories and false beliefs
Strange motifs and their strengths spread
I can't remember the names
How I forgot them
But I will never let go because I bought them
And found myself in a place in so cold
With no escape from this rage tenfold
I hate that I let this hate take hold of me
And I cannot explain why I cherish the name I grieve
Let go of what I need
Move now
I've lost all faith in you
Heart breaks but doesn't bleed
Somehow I still must wait for you
Roar
Shriek
The words you cried
This place is just a memory
Make the most of the half-life
Your face is perfect symmetry
I'm higher and I
Can't control what my breath said
I lie in wait for this
Old soul on his death bed
Scheme and lie awake
Dream of what's at stake
Memories and false beliefs
Strange motifs and their strengths spread
Stop
Look
Don't let go
Hold still
I've lost all faith in you
Heartbeat soft and slow
Fulfill that I cannot wait for you
Roar
Shriek
The words you cried
This place is just a memory
Riding on that half-life
Your words are false supremacy
Scheme and lie awake
I can't control what my breath said
Dream of what's at stake
I can't control what my breath said
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4. |
Bloodbound
04:36
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This blood is my own
Seldom held my head high
Seldom held my own ground
Steadfast and lonely
This place is my home
But I'm not welcome tonight
Can't voice my own thoughts aloud
With my self-loathing to hold me
It is unreachable to think
That I could spread my own two clipped wings
That I could reach where others merely dream
And return with pride in my heart
Is it unreasonable to long
For a place where I belong
Giving breath to my most inner song
Without my lungs torn apart
The echo and the sound
The free and the bound
The broken and whole
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
The truth and the lies
The fool and the wise
The blood and the soul
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
This guilt is my own
Unwelcome thoughts in my mind
Unwelcome urge to lie down
With aberrations to haunt me
My existence unknown
At least the truth I can hide
Chained by my own heavy crown
And the behaviour you taught me
Is it unfeasible to earn
All the freedom that I yearn
For all of the minutes, months, and years
That you were holding me captive
Am I irredeemable to you
I know the things I've put you through
The self-control I must pursue
And now these dreams, maladaptive
The echo and the sound
The free and the bound
The broken and whole
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
The truth and the lies
The fool and the wise
The blood and the soul
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
The echo and the sound
The free and the bound
The broken and whole
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
The truth and the lies
The fool and the wise
The blood and the soul
I am both
I am both
When you're the one in control
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5. |
Dissenter
05:10
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Can you feel
The rushing waves inside you
Can you feel
The numbing pain inside you
My tears can't fall
When I'm six feet underwater
These lungs still suffocate me
And you wonder where this hate came from
I lose every time
But I can't lose my mind
To the chaos I despise
Can you feel
The rushing waves inside you
Can you feel
The numbing pain inside you
Can you feel
The fading warmth beside you
Can you feel
This dying breath inside you
I know this will be my last chance
To take what isn't mine
Though I wish that it was mine
But I lose here every time
And each time I hear that cry
I die a little more inside
I can't lose my mind
But I can choose my demise
I fear that it's only just beginning
Deep breath
Lights gone
Hope is dwindling
I prove that I lose every time
Let me say my goodbyes
Darkest skies
Dark is winning
My descent is gaining momentum
Bones break
I hate you
And then some
This noose it grows tighter each time
Is this my demise
They know I'm the dissenter
Can you feel
The rushing waves inside you
Can you feel
The numbing pain inside you
Can you feel
The fading warmth beside you
Can you feel
The dying breath inside you
Can you feel
Can you feel
Can you feel
The dying breath inside you
Can you feel
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The Effigy Perth, Australia
Alternative Metal/Gothic Rock based in Perth, Australia.
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