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Punkstarter
04:20
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FUCK THIS, YOUR SHIT’S SO OVERRATED
I CAN SEE HOW MUCH YOU FAKE IT
AND IT’S TIME THAT I CREATED SOME HELL
OH MAN, YOU BARELY EVEN NOTICE
THAT YOUR EGO IS SO BLOATED
AND YOUR PISSY FUMES ARE STARTING TO SMELL
LOOK DOWN, YOU’RE SO FAR OFF THE GROUND
THAT YOUR SELF APPOINTED CROWN HAS STARTED
DRAGGING YOU AND EVERYONE DOWN
I’M SO DISGUSTED BY YOUR CUSTARD
IF YOU THINK THIS SONG’S A BASTARD
THEN YOU MAY JUST FIND IT’S ALL ABOUT
YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE HOLD IN OUR HANDS
IS FUEL FOR THE SOUL OF ALL MAN
AND MORE THAN A FOOL LIKE YOU
COULD EVER UNDERSTAND
FUCK YOU, YOUR REASON IS SO BUSTED
I DON’T THINK EVEN YOU TRUST IT
YOU JUST THINK THAT YOU DESERVE IT SOMEHOW
YOU STAND THERE DROWNED IN SELF IMPORTANCE
WHILE REALITY LIES DORMANT
AND YOUR OVER BLOATED EGO WREAKS HELL
LOOK AROUND, YOU’RE NOTHING BUT A CLOWN
WRAPPED UP IN EVERYTHING THAT’S FAKE
UP TO YOUR SWEAT AND TEARS AND MAKE UP
AND YOU, YOU’RE JUST OBLIVIOUS TO VIRTUE
NO MORALITY, VERACITY, THESE THINGS DON’T
EVEN COME INTO VIEW
THERE’S NO GOOD REASON
YOU JUST DON’T LISTEN
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Second Hand Soul
03:50
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I WON’T SIT AND WAIT FOR MY SECOND HAND SOUL
IT AIN’T ENOUGH FOR YOU
TAKE WHAT’S YOURS AND GO
DON’T LEAVE A THING FOR ME
I’VE GOT MORE THAN YOU KNOW
I WON’T SIT AND WAIT UNTIL MY BLOOD RUNS COLD
I’LL TAKE THIS RIDE ALONE
‘CAUSE I’VE BEEN DOWN AND IT NEVER FELT SO GOOD
TO KNOW DAMN WELL I GOT NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE
THESE MISTAKES THAT I TAKE ARE THE TRAITS
THAT MAKE ME WHOLE
SO DON’T YOU SIT AND WAIT FOR MY SECOND HAND SOUL
I WILL NOT REPLACE THE FACES I HAVE KISSED
THEIR ESSENCE MAKES ME WHOLE
AND I WILL NOT ERASE ONE SINGLE PIECE OF THIS
I AM THE SUM OF IT ALL
BROKEN AND SCARRED IN SEARCH OF HOPE
CAUGHT IN FLESH AND BONE NOW WE’RE SO DAMN FRAIL
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EVER GET THROUGH HELL
OUR ONLY STRENGTH EXTENDS FROM
OUR SECOND HAND SOULS
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Snake Oil
03:30
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I SEE YOU SCREAMING FOR YOUR HEARTS DESIRE
WITH YOUR HEAD ON FIRE, WITH YOUR HEAD ON FIRE
IMPATIENCE BURNING LIKE A FUNERAL PYRE
LIKE YOUR HEAD'S ON FIRE
LIKE YOU’RE MADE TO MAKE THE FLAMES GROW HIGHER
I SEE YOU FOAMING AT THE MOUTH WITH GREED
BUT THERE AIN’T NO NEED, NO THERE AIN’T NO NEED
REPLACE YOUR VACANT SPACE WITH GIANT SCREENS
THESE ARE WORTHLESS DREAMS
AND THEY’RE BROUGHT TO YOU BY LIARS AND THIEVES
BRAINWASHED AND DROOLING FOR THE LATEST SHIT
YOU’RE SO CLOSE TO IT, YOU’RE SO CLOSE TO IT
PRE-PROGRAMMED INTO CRAVINGS YOU DON’T NEED
IS THERE ROOM FOR PEACE
OR JUST AN ENDLESS DOPAMINE RELEASE
WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU NEED
IS IT LOVE OR IS IT GREED
CAN YOU TASTE ON WHAT YOU FEED
AND DO YOU SMELL THE SNAKE OIL WHEN YOU BLEED?
I SEE YOU GLARING AT YOUR CELL PHONE FEED
FULL OF BRAINDEAD SHEEP BLURTING BRAINDEAD GLEE
FILLING THE VOID WHERE HAPPINESS SHOULD BE
YOU SHOULD SWITCH THAT OFF
BEFORE YOU END UP WANTING WHAT YOU LOST
YOUR FEAR OF MISSING OUT DIVERTS YOUR GAZE
YOU FACE THE WRONG WAY, YOU FACE THE WRONG WAY
MAKE YOUR CONNECTION WITH THE OCEAN WAVES
NOT WITH THOSE WHO BETRAY
AND DO NOT GIVE A FUCK WHAT YOU SAY
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4. |
Out Of Time
04:34
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ONE DAY OUT OF TIME, THAT’S HOW I’M TAKING THIS
WON’T JUSTIFY MY CRIMES, NOR WHAT THEY MADE OF ME
I WILL NOT CHANGE MY MIND, OR MY PHILOSOPHY, JUST
ONE DAY OUT OF TIME AND WHERE THAT’S TAKING ME
I KNOW THESE FIELDS THEY ARE NOT MINE
I FEEL THEM BREATHE THE WARM SUNSHINE
I WILL NOT TAKE YOUR LOVE FOR KIND
I’LL TAKE THIS ONE DAY
I CAN’T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ASK
FOR REASONS THAT ARE MINE
I WOULD NOT STAND THE TASK
NO MATTER HOW YOU SHINE
I DON’T HAVE WHAT YOU SEEK
IT’S NOT INSIDE OF ME
ALL I HAVE TO GIVE IS THIS ONE DAY
NO MATTER HOW YOU SHINE
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Skeleton Thief
04:57
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SHE SAID “MY LOVE IS LOST
AND I CANNOT BEGIN TO COUNT THE COST”
SHE SWORE TO ME THAT NONE OF THIS WAS PLANNED
YET I COULD SEE THE KNIFE STILL IN HER HAND
SHE SAID “DO NOT THINK LESS OF ME
I SIMPLY COULD NOT FIND A SPACE TO BREATHE
AND IN ONE DAY IT ALL BECAME TO MUCH
AND I BEGAN TO LOSE MY LOVE AND TRUST"
WHEN THEY TAKE ALL WE HAVE WHAT DO WE LIVE FOR
IS IT SUCH A SURPRISE?
WHEN JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE BECOMES OUR CULTURE
WE ARE LOSING OUR LIVES
CAN WE FIND STATE OF MIND TO MAKE IT MEAN MORE
TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF
WHEN WE LOSE WHAT WE SEEK WE ARE NOTHING MORE
THAN BONES FOR THE SKELETON THIEF
WHEN WILL WE UNDERSTAND WE’RE ON THE SAME RIDE
AND WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE
WHY IS THAT NOT ENOUGH TO BRING US CLOSER
SO INSTEAD WE DIVIDE
SO REJECT THE EXPECTATION TO SELF SERVE
AND GET UP OFF YOUR KNEES
AS NO MAN MAKES A STAND WHEN HE HAS GIVEN
ALL HIS BONES TO THE SKELETON THIEF
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Mind Blown
03:22
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MY BRAIN’S SHAKING, MY HEART IS OVER RACING
I GOT ONE DAMN MINUTE TO GRASP AT YOUR ATTENTION
I GOT LOST IN THE NOTION
THAT THIS WHOLE WORLD IS BROKEN
THEN YOU WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF ME
NOW I GOT A REASON TO BE MIND BLOWN
I’M THROWN A LIFELINE THAT’S REMINDING ME
I STILL GOT A WORLD TO SEE
AND YOUR SONG BRINGS ME HOME
IN TIMES OF HATE AND VIOLENCE
THE PATH TO FINDING SILENCE IS YOU
YOUR MAGIC POTION HAS DROPPED INTO MY OCEAN
I DON’T CARE WHERE IT’S TAKING ME
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS WHOLE PLACE MOVING
TO MUSIC THAT YOU’RE MAKING
IT’S ENERGY IS REACHING INTO EVERY SINGLE PART OF MY
MINDS BLOWN, OVER LOADED
WITH ALL OF THIS COMMOTION
MY SOUL HAS BEEN ERODING
NOW I’M RECHARGED, OH AT LAST
A PLACE ON EARTH I NEED TO BE
REACHING OUT AND CALLING ME HOME
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Primal Urges
03:40
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THE ONE INSIDE NOW COMES TO LIFE
I FEEL THE VICE THAT FEEDS MY LIFE
THESE WAVES OF SOUND IN WHICH I DROWN
THERE’S NO SURPRISE IT HYPNOTISES ME
I’VE DECIDED WHERE I NEED TO BE NOW
I’VE TRIED YOUR LIFE AND KNOW IT AIN’T FOR ME NOW
I NEED THE WAVES THAT FEED THE CRAZE IN ME NOW
THE SONIC TONES VIBRATE MY BONES I’M FREE
SYMBIOTIC YET CHAOTIC
RECONNECTS THE SUB-ATOMIC
MESMORISE THE PRIMAL URGES
LOVE REVIVAL TIDAL SURGE IN ME
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Unwind
03:32
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GOT ME SO WOUND UP THAT I CAN’T BREATHE
CAN’T FIND THE SPACE NOW TO BE FREE
CAN’T STAND THE WEIGHT THEY PLACE ON ME
ALL I EVER NEED IS TO BE
I CAN’T STAND THIS FALSE REALITY
IT AIN’T MINE BUT A KIND THAT’S FORCED ON ME
NEED TO LEAD A LIFE THAT’S LESS OBSCENE
FIND A WAY TO STAY WITHIN MY DREAMS
WHY THEY MAKING EVERYTHING UNREAL
I CAN’T FEEL THE WAY I NEED TO FEEL
WHY THEY TREATING ME LIKE I’M SO BLIND
WHEN ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST UNWIND
ALL I EVER WANT IS TO BE FREE
BREATHE IN THE AIR ON WHICH I FEED
TASTE THE SMILE OF THE ONE WHO’S MEANT TO BE
REST FOR A WHILE WITH SANITY
MAYBE I’LL FIND MY PEACE IN YOU
COULD BE YOU JUST MIGHT WANT ME TO
COULD BE YOUR TOUCH MIGHT BREAK THE SPELL
AND OPEN WIDE THESE GATES OF HELL
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Passing By
03:50
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OH LOOK AT THE STATE I’M IN TODAY
CHEWED UP AND SPAT OUT, TRYING TO WIN THIS FIGHT
THEY GOT ME BANG TO RIGHTS, GUILTY AS CHARGED
OF TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO STAY ALIVE
HERE I STAND, HEART IN HAND
WATCHING TIME PASSING ME BY
A GRAIN OF SAND, LOST TO CHANCE
WATCHING TIME PASSING ME BY
OH IT’LL TAKE SOME TIME TO EXPLAIN
YOU MIND IF WE SIT AND TALK A WHILE
OR MAYBE I COULD SCREAM OUT LOUD
TO DROWN THIS OUT
TO SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO STAY ALIVE
HERE WE STAND, HEARTS IN HAND
SO MUCH TIME PASSING US BY
TAKE CONTROL, BARE YOUR SOUL
WATCHING TIME PASSING US
SO MUCH TIME PASSING US
ALL OF TIME PASSING US BY
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10. |
Bad God
04:06
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BAD GOD LOST IN TIME
YOU STOLE THE SUN AND THEN REFUSED TO SHINE
NOW I CAN’T TAKE NO MORE
YOU ARE THE LIE,
THE LIE THROUGH WHICH ALL HATE IS SPAWNED
I SEE THE FIRE AND FLIRTATION IN THE FLAME
I SEE LOVE IN DAMNATION
AGGREVATION IS YOUR GAME
I SEE THE MASS DISTRACTION AND I SEE THE TRUTH
I SEE THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS
HIDING EVERYTHING YOU DO
WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY NOW
YOU’RE TO BLAME
JUST GET OUT THE WAY NOW
YOU’VE GONE INSANE
BAD GOD LEFT TO DIE
YOU TURNED THE TRUTH INTO ANOTHER LIE
IT’S TIME TO DROWN YOU OUT
A FAIRYTALE BREEDING HATE THROUGH FEAR AND DOUBT
TOO LONG YOU’VE TURNED LOVE TO ANGER
TOO LONG YOU PREY
TOO LONG YOU REACH FOR THE WEAK
TOO LONG, IT’S TIME YOU’VE HAD YOUR DAY
A STORY THAT’S BEEN RE-WRITTEN
BY EVERY TRIBE
IT’S TIME FOR ALL TO LISTEN
TIME TO RELIGHT UP THE SKIES
LET THE SUN SHINE
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