1. |
Fermata Armada
03:23
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Verse:
Well hello dreamer are you here to break me down
I am under the impression that this world has lost hope now
So if you’re trying to make a difference and to turn it all around
I suggest to you my friend quit now and burn it to the ground
If it were me I’d start the spark to ignite this place in flames
Toss a match never look back and forget all of their names
But I must confess I am a pessimist with nothing left to lose
Under the influence of opiates and alcohol abuse
Chorus:
So grab the reigns and take the lead
Upon your noble steed
With righteous will and looks that kill
As the beggars take their toll
Dust turns to gold
Verse:
You heard it here first the revolution’s underway
Perfect timing for an uprising that’s remembered all the days
There's never ever been a better set of cards to play
When you’re holding all four aces and the pin to your grenades
The smoke has yet to clear I still smell your fear
It’s warping the way that i breathe
And I cant seem to shake this masquerade
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2. |
618
06:18
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Verse:
Story shows how wars are won behind the scope of a loaded gun
As the morals fade away
Disillusion from the cult we try to change the end result
Societal decay
When the time for vengeance came did not stand up to defend our name
You looked the other way
A friend in need is a friend indeed unless you’re overcome with greed
There’s nothing left to say
Chorus:
You raise
Your arms and fight when I say
You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade
I take away
Your right to challenge my blade
You’re not a soldier just a pawn in my crusade
Verse:
The second act has been rehearsed but the enemy has not dispersed
Gather arms and choose your sides
Walk a fortnight in my shoes you’ll quickly see revenge is crude
She won’t be home tonight
Sheep flock to the battlefield, identities are now revealed
In false defense of pride
When the smoke clears from your head you’ll pray that blood has not been shed
During the great divide
Verse:
I’d like to know why the time goes by so slow
A room full of friends but I’m all alone
Who stole the souls of everyone I’ve known (everyone I’ve known)
When the darkness came it unleashed widespread dismay
We lost the night and burned up the day
Now all I see is shades of black and gray
Bridge:
Well the knife in my back beats the weight on your shoulders
So let’s compare what I lack in a friendship turned black we’ve grown colder
There’s no need to explain I’ve got hours to complain and there’s nowhere left to go
But before I begin to drag the knife beneath your chin I’d like to know (I’d like to know)
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3. |
Dock Up
03:52
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Chorus:
It’s time to take the stage (take the stage the legion gathers at the gate)
Your loyal mob awaits (take the stage)
It’s time to take the stage (take the stage surrender from behind the flame)
Break rank and step up through the haze (through the haze)
Verse:
Close you eyes take a deep breath sit back and relax don’t relapse
the crowd is out there waiting for you
Don’t run away before you ever get your foot in the door
I assure that you are what we’ve been searching for
A new name a new face a new direction to replace
The prior antics of a predecessor laid to waste
Now’s not the time for giving up or giving in
The student body is all ears patience is wearing thin
Bridge:
Your apathy remains it stains a map upon your face
With every inch and choice you make your talents on display
Prechorus:
The best kept secret’s been let loose an ever-changing absolute
Ignite the fuse tie both your shoes introduce destructive youth
Enjoy the ride
Verse:
Open wide take that first step define your regret don’t think that
The flash bursts bright before it burns you
The only way to make your voice the loudest one in the room
Is to move the ones who follow with a sound so brand new
So distinct pioneer malicious intent engineer
A force so powerful you can’t ignore the pressing new frontier
Now’s not the time for clouded minds or second thoughts
This shit right here is the soul your heart forgot
Bridge:
Take the stage the legion gathers at the gates
Take the stage surrender from behind the flames
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4. |
Russian Roulette
04:50
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Verse:
Say hello to my wasted youth twenty-seven hazy years of drug abuse
Before asking why I’m naked lying face down in the basement
Combing carpet fibers searching for the truth
The fortune holds the stories told of never-ending youth
I wander through my thoughts to find that i am far from lost
This is where my dreams belong but the box is empty and the space is wrong
Instead of black I see light I see no spaces just four sides
Unaware of what I might find yet curious I climb inside
Chorus:
As the light begins to fade (begins to fade)
Black as night becomes the day
Slowly watch it all decay (all decay)
This forty-five decides my destiny
Verse:
It’s there in black and white yeah let’s compare disease
Though your wounds are sewn up tight fear climbs inside to breed
Now the bread crumbs lead the way down the dark and looming corridor
At the end i find a gate swung open revealing a door
Behind it lies the truth and demise wrapped in a noose pulled tight
Don’t be surprised by this paradise
You’re on your own and unsure you are for certain
So unaware of the man behind the curtain
Bridge:
This is a do or die situation
So take my hand or you’re on your own
This is the last time I lend hospitality
Go big or go home
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5. |
No Music
03:48
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Chorus:
There’s no music anymore as impersonators flood the shore
A record deal before they’ve ever played a show
There’s no music anymore just marketing they can’t ignore
How it must feel to be a fraud I’ll never know there’s no music anymore
Verse:
I’m still yet to be convinced of your apparent common sense
This act of imitating arrogants has shown through counterfeit
Well I’ve got the platform for demise an undertaking I’ve devised
Let’s all bear arms prepare for harm ignite the flames start taking lives
How ‘bout that million dollar babe your golden ticket to fame
To watch as thousands turn away would be a waste it’s sad to say (it’s sad to say)
Prechorus:
Locked up behind closed doors is a factory you’ve never seen before
Hot air and fresh pressed suits their product steals the dreams of wasted youth
Their formula creates the draw
Just put the pieces into place and teach them how to play the song and then sing along
Verse:
If you took a long walk in my boots you’d find that I’m madly confused
Between eyeliner overuse and skin tight jeans I’ve lost the truth
So call the press tell them the news another prodigy's refused
As to make room for wasted surrogates controlled by number two
How ‘bout that million dollar babe your golden ticket to fame
To watch as thousands turn away would be a waste it’s sad to say (it’s sad to say)
Prechorus:
Madness it fills the streets reeking of sewage held beneath
Taking complete control stripped down to meet the economic flow
Their pockets fill as I grow ill
Just put the pieces into place and teach them how to play the song and then sing along
Bridge:
No way you’ll break me bent I still breathe for the dreams of true talents uprising
For the dreams of true talents uprising who soon shall inherit high street
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6. |
Nickel and Dime
05:26
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Verse:
Well I’ve got a forty-five and a bowie knife but babe that’s just the start
With my m-sixteen assault rifle aimed right at your heart
And I swear I’ll leave a hole just like the one you left in me
For every stupid lie and bullshit line from your hypocricies
Prechorus:
It seems as though my view is grayed
Though in my mind i hear them say
You are the one though sometimes hard to see
Behind the mask from which you ask is this hard to believe
Chorus:
(‘Cause) If i had a nickel for every time you spoke the words
I’d be a rich man with my gun in hand now paying for my curse
There’s an angel on my shoulder with the devil on it’s back
Whispering in my right ear that now’s time to attack
Prechorus:
Shame on you what’s with that foolish pompous attitude
Your gratitude has yet play
Maybe the lack there of your breath or both my hands around your neck
Will help you comprehend that we are not okay
Bridge:
I think it’s time that I determine why you claim this clever alibi
So cavalier with every line still fake
Bridge:
You shake me and break me down and make me start hating how
The way that you’re screaming so loud as all the blood pours from your mouth
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7. |
Rabiddz
03:42
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Verse:
As I reach for life the vultures take away my dying breath
Somehow I always thought it’d be your hands around my neck
The hands of fate have dropped the ball no time to pray come one and all
These words will toast the portrait of a ghost
Chorus:
Whoa, portrait of a ghost
Verse:
As my thoughts collide the pages of the past years turn to stone
My vision fades to black I leave behind a broken home
Watch as my lungs begin to close flood with regret enjoy the show
These words will toast the portrait of a ghost
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8. |
Pirt Egnarts
04:23
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Verse:
I’ve entered this world without borders or boundaries
Let go of the criss-crossing net that surrounds me
I'm barefoot and blinded no one to confide in
My thoughts subdividing so fast they collide and
Explode like the fires of ten thousand suns
Bursting like blood vessels under my tongue
Verse:
Having trouble controlling the sweep of the lines
Intertwined by the yellow and blue waves of rhyme
The ramifications of self-mutilation
Outweigh the temptation to make this foundation
Explode like the fires of ten thousand suns
Bursting like blood vessels under my tongue
Bridge:
Watch as we swallow the weight of our world never finding consumption so edible
Your incredible head is full thoughts so regrettable adding more fuel to the flame
Your apprehensions monumental consequences
Will cripple the ground at your feet
Don’t call me a liar don’t call me a cheat
You asked for this game when you swallowed your piece
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9. |
Choke Me Running
01:19
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10. |
Commodity
04:15
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Verse:
The more you know the less that they can take from you
The more they say the less you can believe is true
If it were free they wouldn’t even know your name
Hard to believe that anything is gonna change
Congratulations take your bow
Your time is up and I’m sure you’re proud
But your soul’s on sale and it’s mine for the taking
You’re unaware of the hearts you’ll be breaking
We're making moves where I’m taking you
We're taking drugs and booze we're on the loose the only thing I’ll say to you
Just sign the paper and I swear to make sure
All your dreams come true
Chorus:
So now it’s time for the story to be told
It’s sad to see how easily you can be bought or sold
Prepare to lose your sanity
They will ignore you’re nothing more than just a commodity
Verse:
The less you sell the more they will forget to care
The less they make the more you will become aware
Where are the days when music used to feed my soul
Now all it does is fill up someone’s bank roll
Just take my word the rumors aren’t true
The gifts I have to give outweigh what I will take from you
A simple handshake decides your claim to fame
The dotted-line must now define who will know your name
Bridge:
Now it’s time to turn the lights out
Now it’s time to take the knife out
Cut the strings or you’ll never get a thing
Do what they say or you’ll never get paid
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