1. |
Absence
02:47
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i could not look away
from the face you made
i watch my
my thoughts turn into shame
with the lights off
i was calling out your name
like a gunshot
the feeling’s stayed the same
how could I
cause someone else this pain?
drown in light it’s half past noon
spend three days in just one room
an absence speaks, I see it’s face
the center moves from place to place
i’ve been culling my mind
with a scalpel in hand
the corners are bleeding
i don’t understand
the way I just stood there
leaving you damned
drown in light it’s half past noon
spend three days in just one room
an absence speaks, I see it’s face
the center moves from place to place
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2. |
Lifeline
02:59
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i stood outside
thinking this would be the last time
the trees were dark
but i could sense life all around me
it goes to waste
another day
thrill of the chase
my own decay
an insect screamed
it was me in a past life
a heavy heart
breaks the ribs which keep it beating
it goes to waste
another day
thrill of the chase
my own decay
turn the clocks inside out
bleeding time in waves of red
coward needs another shot
the afterlife is here, don’t dread
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3. |
Panic
02:08
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panic sets in
my mind has run its course
signal’s getting weaker
show me no remorse
i said panic sets in
my mind has run its course
signal’s getting weaker
show me no remorse
take my arm and twist it
leave a mark for tomorrow
when water turns to dust
and scorn into sorrow
i’m walking in place
i can’t feel my face
stuck licking the dirt
stuck fucking the dirt
it’s not ok
the way I am
it’s not ok
the way I am
panic sets in
my mind has run its course
signal’s getting weaker
show me no remorse
take my arm and twist it
leave a mark for tomorrow
when water turns to dust
and scorn into sorrow
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4. |
Stasis
03:58
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crawl in bed
we’re here again, no we
never left
the sun has set
wait
for a sign
all my life
i have waited for a sign
craving for
what once was to be restored
drift
from my hands
like dust
from the sun
stasis every night
a waste of precious life
how could I watch myself again
i do not intervene
a reoccurring scene
how could I watch myself again
hide my face
from your stare
stuck in place
our lives ensnared
beg
for relief
what I spoke is forever on my tongue
haunted by what can never be undone
break
what had been made
and watch
the pieces fall apart
stasis every night
a waste of precious life
how could I watch myself again
i do not intervene
a reoccurring scene
how could I watch myself again
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5. |
Gutted
03:52
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i looked and saw
a big machine
it moved around
in clouds of steam
it picked me up
and swallowed whole
i’m gutted now
i’ve lost control
there’s someone in the
in the room with
with me he has
he has a camera
he has a camera
why is he filming
why is he filming
why is he
it’s mindless
it’s primordial
it’s mindless
it’s primordial
i moved and fell
upon my knees
while concrete swelled
and the machine it
reared its head
we ran and screamed
with movements like
a tortured dream
there’s someone in the
in the room with
with me he has
he has a camera
he has a camera
why is he filming
why is he filming
why is he
it’s mindless
it’s primordial
it’s mindless
it’s primordial
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6. |
Marigold
02:44
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birdsong in my throat can’t find its way out
lockjaw lets the feelings rot, oh god
just one sip of bliss is all i need to
stave off all the passing thoughts, its flawed
hoping again
waiting again
for a chance to pretend that
we’ll last another day
the lie always decays
calling again
talking again
it isn’t right to pretend that
i never caused you pain
can’t stitch a broken chain
striped down to the bone, the sight is chilling
walking on more broken glass, will it pass?
comfort comes in waves, they rinse my mouth out
all i need is one more glance, no chance
hoping again
waiting again
for a chance to pretend that
we’ll last another day
the lie always decays
calling again
talking again
it isn’t right to pretend that
i never caused you pain
can’t stitch a broken chain
all of this
all for what
i know
that i
can’t keep
it up
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7. |
Staring Contest
05:23
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i arrived on time
while the other guests were still at home
i made memories, then forgot them all
thinking, thinking
that maybe too much of my life was imagined
but then the thinking stopped as you walked by
yes then the thinking stopped as the crowd stared on
it’s all in your head, it’s all in your head
break! say something
break! say something
i saw the world in full
each face an echo of another
my mouth moved like television static
speaking, speaking
about how appearances are like shattered glass
but then the speaking stopped as the sun forgot to rise
but then the speaking stopped as we locked eyes
it’s all in your head…
break! say something
break! say something
i promise I’m having fun
i’m talking fast is that ok
i see rot on the floor
i forgot what I was saying again
scream in the privacy of your closed doors
your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint
show em’ your smile, you know you know
flash em’ your teeth, you know you know
its frightening how happy you are
i’m scared by the way you smile
watching you watching me
like two dogs with yellow teeth
scream in the privacy of your closed doors
your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint
show em’ your smile, you know you know
flash em’ your teeth, you know you know
i sense there’s something wrong
as we stand here together forever
watching you, watching me
like two dogs with yellow teeth
scream in the privacy of your closed doors
your breath’s gone stale why don’t you take a mint
show em’ your smile, you know you know
flash em’ your teeth, you know you know
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8. |
Wasp Nest Sings
04:40
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beg for a taste
of heaven again
im on my knees
pathetic thing
my heart beats loud
can’t see straight
a wasp nest sings
sorrowful things
crawl on my skin
and live within
a hollow sound
can’t think straight
10,000 eyes watch from the hive
outside my house whispering your name
i shut the blinds but they come inside
i’m on the ground
can’t walk straight
let me down softly
hushed words to break the day
a lifeless body
points toward the door again I’m
caught in a dream
slow motion scene
we’re here again
look in my eyes
is this the face
of someone who lies
i’ve been unable to stand
meet my maker on the floor
and watch the walls turn into dust
it can never be restored
forget the way you made me feel
or how to feel at all
i was empty for a moment
and then was filled with awe
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