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Homeward
04:12
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Return!
Return me to the resilience
that once resided in me
I’m lost and wandering
walking down this broken path.
The life before me
I wish that time would fall apart
This can’t continue
Stolen is the part of me
That once kept faithful
The ideal of my self belief.
Chorus:
When will I cease to cage
the past in every dream.
When will I rise to rest
relieved from what I’ve paid.
--
I’ve been searching through my memories
They’re shattered to despondency
I drown in indignation’s closure
Fight to find my re-exposure
My re-exposure
I hope to find the road to solace
The curse of chaos
it has to end
Lost in this labyrinth
I’m searching for a way
Condemned each day I rise
I walk into the grey
Chorus
Return me home!
When will I cease to cage
the past in every dream - return me home.
When will I rise to rest
relieved from what I’ve paid - return me home.
Return me home.
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2. |
Wanderer
02:57
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Reflections!
Hold no amends
Listen learn and understand
A missed opportunity
the noose dragging a line in the sand
Just keep running, just keep on heading,
deeper into the scenery.
Just keep running, just keep on heading,
further up farther in
the fate of the future falls from unknown
And I know that
these are the days of our youth
And I know that
these are the nights we’ll all hold onto
Reflections!
I can’t see what could have been.
Reflections hold no amends.
And now I face reality,
I’m brought to my knees.
And I know that,
those were the days of our youth.
And I know that,
I felt alive before I lost you.
Chorus:
Let’s get lost in the wilderness
the wilderness of life
Let’s get found in the beauty of
the beauty of our minds.
Take my hand,
just you and me.
We’ll set a course for discovery,
in between,
the horizon and the rising sea.
--
And now you’re gone
I feel an emptiness inside myself.
All along you were in my heart.
Chorus
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Blackout!
Feel the pressure rising from within.
Breathe deep.
Do whatever it takes to keep it in.
My head!
It’s all slipping, the cracks they start to show.
Burn it.
And watch my stomach choke the final flame.
I watch in silence as I drift away.
Now it’s too late,
I’m lost to the void.
Familiar faces fade and
fall into noise
The rotation of a cyclical maze
I’m not a psychopath, just lost in the pain.
I’m not crazy, I’m not insane.
The devil’s got me and I can’t get away so
Chorus:
Tie me up in a silver chair.
It’s a hurricane inside my head x2
--
Pull me back to reality.
I can’t recall what I’ve done.
Secrets buried, disguised,
I know that
There’s a key hidden in my mind,
protected by, the will to survive.
Chorus
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4. |
Symptoms
03:56
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Refrain:
Take a look at me and
tell me everything you see
I am the bastard son
The blight of misery
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I hate
the fear of causing tragedy
I can’t take
What I’ve done It’s consuming me
I found
The failure In a fool’s serenity and
I blame
Myself for everything
I’ll never be free from
all of these symptoms
I’ll never be free from
Chorus:
The things I’ve seen
will they haunt me in my sleep
The things I’ve done
will I always bear their mark
Could you ever put your trust in me
Have you lost your faith in me
The things I’ve seen
will they haunt me in my sleep
--
I am nothing but a hollow fragment
of everything I once stood for
Splintered!
Into a thousand pieces
The broken image
my existence I’ll never be free from,
all of the symptoms
I’ll never be free from
Chorus
Refrain
I need to catch myself
Sabotaging everything
Before it gets too close to me
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5. |
Illusion
04:26
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I look behind The curtain of existence
It’s more than meets the eye
Eternity is not a destination
It’s inside
Question all that you know
Everything you’re told
Because you’re capable of more
Pull back the veil!
Your reach exceeds imagination’s gate
You’re capable of more
Explore the ancient wisdoms
The timeless mysteries
Step into future realities
Look to the sky
See the constellations shine
It’s much more than meets the eye
Yet there you sit
Smug smile on your face like you know it all
There’s just one thing I’ve gotta know
Are you free?
Chorus:
Begin again,
I feel the cold light washing over me
I feel the air within each breath
This isn’t magic, no illusion
I’m holding seconds in my hands I’m free
I am free from all life’s gravity
And I’m free to comprehend
You know we’re in this place together now
And that’s all that really matters
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Stumble, trip and fall down this rabbit hole
Take a second compose yourself
Twisting and turning back and forth
Open your minds eye and bid farewell
We’re all born asleep
We’re all born deceived
The secrets of the universe are
written on the back of your eyes
Chorus
We’re all born asleep,
we’re all born deceived
Open up your mind, take a trip with me
You know we’re in this place together now
And that’s all that really matters
Are you free?
Chorus x2
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6. |
Blossoms
01:22
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Oblivion
02:45
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Chorus:
My God,
are you listening,
are you even there?
Do my prayers fall on deaf ears
My God,
am I doomed, am I cursed,
have I sealed my fate?
Will I wander this life endlessly
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Every day I wake,
trapped in oblivion
Another triumph over
death itself
Every day I wake,
bound by the misery
Today I cheat defeat,
another victory
I will rise above
And I will find my way
I will rise above
And overcome my fate!
Chorus
Chorus
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8. |
Memories
03:39
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Like me, you’re beaten,
bruised and broken or
Like her
pain sleeps beneath the surface
Maybe you’re like all of us
A little fragile all too human
Maybe we can find a way forward
together
Look me in the eyes
Tell me everything you’ve been through
I wanna feel, I wanna know
what life has done to you
Take my hands, trace your scars
On your arms or in your heart
Chorus:
So wave goodbye to the past
You know by now it’s nothing but a memory
And a bad one at that
Nothing but a memory
So wave goodbye to the past
You’re here and now,
you’ve only got one life to lead
And it’s all looking up
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Wave goodbye to all the shit you’ve
Put up with, all you’ve been through
Hold on now, not too long
You’re stronger than you think
This is getting out
This is breaking free
From all the weight of it
From being underneath
I still can’t believe it
This feels like a dream
I’m rising up I’m breaking through
This is my revive
This is how it feels to be Alive!
I’ll wave goodbye to the past
Chorus
So wave goodbye to the past,
your problems and regrets
Just wave goodbye to the past,
and give yourself a chance
This life can be cruel,
this life can be strange
I don’t know your story
but I know you’ll make it through
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