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Death's Head
04:24
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Alive or maybe not
Do I have to chase you round and round and round and round and round and round...
I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go
It’s up to you, what you do
Do you try to run again and burn away another friend
Maybe you should try to hide, or maybe find a place to die,
or maybe you should just give yourself up
I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go
Not again, another trick?
Do you think I’ll fall for that again? And again.
Alive? I don’t really care.
You’re gonna make me chase you round and round and round and round again
There you go, there you go, there you go
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Ronin
04:36
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Do I want to serve another master?
Do I want to serve another home?
Should we walk the lonely road together,
Or would you rather that we wander alone?
You could find another way to ponder
All the lessons that you used to own.
I don’t know if I could teach another,
I don’t know if I can walk alone.
Where do I belong?
Another path is wrong.
My will to fight is strong.
I’ll pass this life along.
And here our paths will cross again,
And maybe we should clash, my friend.
Your will is strong, and you will not bend
I have no choice but to defend.
I close my eyes and so transcend,
I bid your soul farewell as you ascend.
The years have passed and I think of you.
What did I do? I’m such a fool.
I gave in to my pride and then I overthrew
The only friend I ever knew.
Where do I belong?
Another path is wrong.
My will to fight is strong.
I’ll pass this life along.
And here our paths will cross again,
And maybe we should clash, my friend.
Your will is strong, and you will not bend
I have no choice but to defend.
I close my eyes and so transcend,
I bid your soul farewell as you ascend.
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The Clock
04:48
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Have you ever seen a clock dripping down off of a rock?
Have you ever seen the crown burning down as he drowns?
Do you want to take a chance and do nothing but dance?
Do you want to see the clock fade, tick tock, tick tock.
Now the End is nearer me.
And how the End should fear me.
As you watch the trees grow, fires grow from below
Do you understand the rain as it causes you pain?
As you watch the trees fall, fire under it all.
As you continue to reign, it will drive you insane.
Maybe I should stand up for the truth.
And maybe you’ll die as you cover the proof.
Another ticking clock breaks away from the block.
Another burning clown chases after the crown.
Another wasted chance to defend a broken stance.
And the clock is getting closer, tick tock, tick tock
And now we will face the End that is here.
And they should be afraid of the End that is near.
As midnight approaches, there is fear in your eyes.
And maybe you froze when you told all those lies.
Your truth is profane and your life is in vain.
The clock trickles closer, tick tock, tick tock
And easily I can stand up for what’s right.
You stumble and fall, screaming into the night.
Have you ever seen a clock dripping down off of a rock?
Have you ever seen the crown burning down as he drowns?
Do you want to take a chance and do nothing but dance?
Do you want to see the clock fade, tick tock, tick tock.
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Candy
02:26
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You’re soft and lonely
Another memory flows by
Again I reach out through the sorrow
And your taste can mystify
I’ll follow you until tomorrow
And your dreams will never die
You’ll fade and I’ll be hollow
And my dreams will amplify
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5. |
Between Two Lines
04:24
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I used to believe in my history
Never thought it was much of a mystery
And then I watched it unfold right in front of me
And now I don’t want to be what I have seen
Is there a chance that maybe I got something wrong?
Things didn’t appear as if your life didn’t belong
I’m not the one who ended up being strong
Another mindless crime of the silent throng
And here we go again
Can I stand between two lines?
And watch as history unwinds
A life that’s yours is also mine
It’s time to let the facts define
Another belief that needs to disappear
It’s what they believe that causes all the fear
There’s nothing above, I know the sky is clear
And nothing below, that makes us cavalier
I don’t believe in my history
I take back my pride, it’s right in front of me
Another line to cross takes all my energy
I’ll force them down, their inhumanity
It’s not too hard to understand
We’re back to back and hand in hand
It’s time to fight, it’s time to stand
And don’t forget where we began
Don’t forget about love
Don’t forget about freedom
Don’t forget about sanctuary
Don’t forget about me
It’s not your life
It’s not my life
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6. |
Nine Twenty Three
05:51
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Do I give away my chance?
Do I give away my pride?
How many times do I have to let go?
As you spin me ‘round and ‘round, I can feel the undertow.
As many times that you try to tie the blindfold,
You drop the knife as your fingers get cold.
Against the wall, you force me to defend.
And another Nine and Twenty are free to ascend.
We are not the ones who take the time to compromise,
We are not the ones who break the rules and tell the lies.
We are not the ones that let the undeserving rule.
We are not the ones that gave our souls up to a fool.
Should you give away your life?
Should you give away your freedom?
How many times did you have to say no?
Did they give you a choice before you had to let go?
As many times that you try to tie the blindfold,
You drop the knife as your fingers get cold.
Against the wall, you force me to defend.
And another Nine and Twenty are free to ascend.
And then there were three.
And then there were three.
We are not the ones who take the time to compromise,
We are not the ones who break the rules and tell the lies.
We are not the ones that let the undeserving rule.
We are not the ones that gave our souls up to a fool.
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7. |
100 Years
04:19
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In a hundred years, will I still have to roam?
In a hundred years, will I make it home?
Will the roads still be here?
Is there anyone left who knows what happened to us?
Another day goes by, with an empty sky and a barren dawn.
Not a single passerby, it’s a lonely July in this Babylon.
In a hundred years from now will it be bizarre if we lived on Mars?
In a hundred years from now, will it be worth it to survive on Earth?
In a hundred years, will the buildings stand or fall?
In a hundred years, a frozen despair.
Will the animals survive?
Will they thrive and tame the Earth?
Will they take it from us?
Another day goes by, with an empty sky and a barren dawn.
Not a single passerby, it’s a lonely July in this Babylon.
In a hundred years from now will it be bizarre if we lived on Mars?
In a hundred years from now, will it be worth it to survive on Earth?
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Moonrise
06:48
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A mountain I can climb at night
The Moonrise clears a path
A silent cave to my delight
Will shade me from Her wrath
And here I’ll wait until She’s through
And then the hunt begins anew
I’ll trace Her line into the sky
Another highway to deny
And then my shadow will descend
And then this broken land will hopefully mend
Another night has come and gone
The Moonlight shows the way
A broken path leads to the dawn
And hides another day
I hide my eyes when She is near
Her savage light will disappear
I’ll trace her line into the sky
Another warning undefined
The land will rise, the heavens fall
A darkness overtakes us all
We’ll spend it freely in the night
And feed the demon’s appetite
And here I’ll wait until She’s through
And then the hunt begins anew
I’ll trace Her line into the sky
Another highway to defy
And then my shadow will descend
And then this broken land will hopefully mend
Another angel breaks my fall
And takes the heat for heaven’s call
A demon tangles with a friend
Another angel to defend
A child cries out in the night
The angel shivers with delight
A demon comes to Her defense
Another angel on the fence will fade
Another day has come and gone
The angels kill when we belong
They see with eyes that can’t define
What life is yours and what is mine
The demons rise to save the night
They stand up to the fascists and fight
I hide my eyes when She is near
Her savage light will disappear
I’ll trace her line into the sky
Another warning undefined
A mountain I can climb at night
The Moonrise clears a path
A silent cave to my delight
Will shade me from Her wrath
Another night has come and gone
The Moonlight shows the way
A broken path leads to the dawn
And hides another day
The land will rise, the heavens fall
A darkness overtakes us all
We’ll spend it freely in the night
And feed the demon’s appetite
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9. |
Goodnight Earth
03:18
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Goodbye Earth, what will you do when we are gone?
Will you send away all your dreams
To the stars? To the Moon? Or Mars?
Where will we go? Heaven below us or hell above?
Is it a dream to try and save the Earth?
Is it a dream or something in between the lies?
What will we do? When you are through with all the pain?
Can you wash away our memory?
Can you wash away all the stains? All the lines?
Goodbye Earth, hello stars and worlds beyond.
Can we find a place to survive?
Can we find a home to sustain our insanity?
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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey
Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more
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