1. |
Pride
03:18
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Intro:
I've stared God in the face and denied him.
Verse1:
Child
Don't speak to me that way
I am disgusted by your
Misplaced condescension
Now witness my ascention
Turn your
eyes to see my glory eclipse
your delusion:
Your ignorant sense of pride
Prechorus1:
Deny any semblance of honor
You're unworthy of the claim
For Hubris is my name
Chorus:
I am enlightened beyond your comprehension
I am the Baptist of Fire
I've shown you mercy, but your
Insolence tests my apprehension
Be still and
know my name
Verse2:
You filthy arrogant scum
My mercy frees you of your prison under my thumb
Prechorus2:
Test me
I dare you
It's my name you swear to
My patience is wearing thin
Chorus:
I am enlightened beyond your comprehension
I am the Baptist of Fire
I've shown you mercy, but your
Insolence tests my apprehension
Be still and
know my name
Verse3:
Insignificant,
I find you guilty of my sin
Behold my grandeur
You cannot win
Prechorus1:
Deny any semblance of honor
You're unworthy of the claim
For Hubris is my name
Chorus:
I am enlightened beyond your comprehension
I am the Baptist of Fire
I've shown you mercy, but your
Insolence tests my apprehension
Be still and
know my name
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2. |
Only Demons
03:32
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With one look back I admire the scene,
The wake of devastation transcends obscene.
Convulsing corpses strewn all around,
My victory will be forever sung on this blood-soaked ground.
The journey inward continues on,
Marked with battles effortlessly won.
But what treasure shall await those who fight,
Without a passion of their own?
Committed to my quest, little could I see,
Sand slipping by like wind through the trees.
Focused on the next quick kill,
The icy chill of death now surrounding me.
It would seem there’s only demons in me.
Dancing from shoulder to shoulder;
No angel to oppose or persuade for another way.
Each step pressing further into misery.
Lungs heavy with air too rank and vile,
Death’s sweet stench leaves my stomach to roil.
Like a siren’s holy song of the sea,
Disparity is all that’s left for me.
Gazing upon moon drenched spires,
My feet carry me home.
Skeletal branches pricking my skin,
Further fueling the dread within.
Far too long have I resided with ghosts,
Goblins, and creatures unknown.
The wisp of mist fatefully revealed,
This hell is my own.
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3. |
Grief
03:55
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Intro:
Brother, where are you?
Where have you gone?
Escaping from your life, does it silence the screams?
Verse:
Brother, hear me
I know not where you have been
Your presence brings relief from concerning thoughts, so grim
Your hesitant silence breeds complacency
My reluctance feeds your infirmity
Prechorus1:
This rage within me, you built,
It scars my heart and it masks my guilt
So tell me
Chorus:
If I had held out my hand,
Would you have taken it?
If I had told you to stand,
Would you have turned away?
Once my life starts to decay
I won't be the last one standing
But after my final day,
Will I see you again?
Prechorus2:
Broken hearts deny obligation,
Guilted by your silent screams
This rage within me, you built,
It scars my heart and it masks my guilt
So tell me
Chorus:
If I had held out my hand,
Would you have taken it?
If I had told you to stand,
Would you have turned away?
Once my life starts to decay
I won't be the last one standing
But after my final day,
Will I see you again?
Build:
I won't let you die alone
I will be by your side
I won't let you die alone
Was I really by your side?
Bridge/breakdown:
Condemned by remorse
Burdened by regret,
But the fault is yours
Spoken:
Which is worse: guilt or anger?
'cause I feel both for you
Your own silence was to blame
But maybe mine was, too
So, is my anger justified?
Well, was your selfish decision?
Then again, you were just a victim.
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4. |
Grime of the Elitist
00:56
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5. |
Disgust
02:56
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Intro:
Ooooohhh
Come here, shut your mouth, and listen up
Verse Juan:
You pompous hypocrite
You flaunt the power we gave to you
Watch where you strut
You're not unstoppable
Blegh
Chorus:
Watch where you stride
You have nowhere to hide
You have shown your true face
Every tainted scheme you play
Exposed and on display
Yet you keep your pride in your disgrace
It's our world,
You are a plague
Verse 2:
Don't
Underestimate the extent of our anger
Penance is due
And now we're coming for you
You're so pathetic,
Disrespectful, apathetic, I bet it
Isn't clear to you
The plank in your eye
Chorus 2:
Watch where you stride
You have nowhere to hide
You have shown your true face
Every tainted scheme you play
Exposed and on display
Yet you keep your pride in your disgrace
It's our world,
Now witness our rage
Breakdown Juan:
I'll show you how to keep a promise
You'll be in the ground before you can
Speak another lie
Your pride is your demise
Breakdown 2:
You disgust us
Breakdown 3:
Fucking filth
Blegh
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6. |
Nostalgia
03:24
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Intro:
OHHHHH!
LET'S GOOOOO!
Verse 1:
Take the time to recollect the days where we began
To reminisce our innocence, longing for the peace we had
Pre-Chorus:
Reaching forward looking back
The thought of our mortality keeps us from keeping track
(of our)
Chorus1:
Memories
That’s all I have
Running out of time, I fix my gaze upon the past
Stories
Gave me nothing but absence from this moment
Lost in recollection
Addicted to my own reflection
Verse 2:
In this moment
I gave my mind to my youth
I'm falling from existence
Paralyzed by mindless repetition
Questioning why my experiences fly by
Without a chance to enjoy them
I revisit them in hindsight
While monotony persists
Pre-Chorus:
Reaching forward looking back
The thought of our mortality keeps us from keeping track
(of our)
Chorus2:
Memories
That’s all I have
Running out of time, I fix my gaze upon the past
Regret welcomes sentiment
Bridge/build:
Moving forward from my mistakes
I'll build my future on the scars of my past
I'll take this one breath and I'll take
this moment and make it last.
Ending:
Strong and tall this temple stands
So fill my heart, take my hands
The present is the point at which time touches eternity.
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7. |
Phobic
03:04
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My sight returns to me
Shattered corpses of my past
Are littering wastelands of my consciousness
Stagnant waters lay cold and lifeless
Beckoning me to drink
My eyes roll back inside my head
Awakening thoughts I dread to think
Failure descends upon me
Enshrouding me beneath its veil
Endlessly in circles, forwardness is failed.
Endlessly in circles, how could I prevail?
I thought time stood still, when it was I that stood paralyzed.
Escaping reality never made reality stop.
Looming clouds bear no rain
Yet drown me in dismay
Trembling violently in pain
As blood drains from my veins.
Failure descends upon me
Enshrouding me beneath its veil
Endlessly in circles, forwardness is failed.
Endlessly in circles, how could I prevail?
Consumed, entoumed, paralyzed by fear
And still I wonder
How could a thought petrify my aspirations?
I drift alone in stagnant waters.
Looking beyond, only time knows the answer, as I, a wanderer, only wander more.
I wander more
Consumed by fear
Consumed by fear
Endlessly in circles, forwardness is failed.
Endlessly in circles, how could I prevail
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8. |
Euphoria
04:36
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I will drown the world in your mother's tears
Living in the wake of your mistakes and the sum of all your fears.
Pull tight the belt and remember
how it felt
When my fang first pierced your vein.
You watched as your blood mixed with mine,
And with that blood, you signed your name.
Chasing and craving the way I make you feel.
This numbing tranquility, concealing wounds that never heal.
Perceiving life through a blurred lens once clear,
Surveying the path that led you here.
Once a shadow in the night, a skeleton in the closet, now a demon in sight.
Find your solace within me
As your blood boils so peacefully
So you think you can get away?
I'm in your mind, your blood, and I'm in your veins.
Temptation looms as your will is breaking
Double the dose just to keep from shaking
Sharpened eyes now dull to the pain as we danced through the night with exaltation in my veins.
Vile abomination: my bane.
Chasing and craving the way I make you feel.
This numbing tranquility, concealing wounds that never heal.
Burning, I wait for every moment that you feel alone.
Boiling your skin and spreading ice within your bones.
Tell me now, does flirting with death make you feel more alive?
Does hanging off the edge make you reconsider why you try to survive?
As veins of regret catch the shallow gaze of curious eyes, the apathetic prophets profit from their demise.
I claim dominion over thee
Come take your place knelt at my feet
Enslaved to me you'll always be
Your sacrifice will be in vain,
for not one soul that I have slain
has died with honor or retained
its dignity. Your soul is stained.
Find your solace within me
As your blood boils so peacefully
So you think you can get away?
I'm in your mind, your blood, and I'm in your veins.
Temptation looms as your will is breaking
Double the dose, I am your undertaking.
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9. |
Saying Goodbye
03:44
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It's a flatline
On the faultline
But does the fault lie
Within everyone
When you left us
Did you find Grace
It has not found me
Here now alone
And now that I know
That you're at peace
At rest
Now there's nothing left
And I'm restless
So I'm saying goodbye
For one last time
It's a chapter that was never finished
An epilogue
Never started
I'm finding anger instead
I'm loathing all the hatred
I'm going back to the start
I'm going back to the start
Why is this not what they said it would be
Why do I feel so incomplete
So I've said my goodbye
For the final time
The book is closed
Empty pages burned
It's the ending
Not Yet
I'll seek out my vengeance
On He who had neglected
I'll cast every sail
just to drown every man
For I am rejected
For I am abandoned
For I am corrupted
For I am all our hatred
No more
No more
And as the sun sets
I look forward to seeing it rise
Even without you
By our side
There's no need for goodbyes
We'll create a world for you to come back to
Where we can all
React without regret
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10. |
Finding Peace
02:10
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11. |
Void in the Airwaves
03:24
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I want to hear your voice
Keep it all inside and you will do no harm
Keep it all inside and you will never change a life
There is no time
for suppression
The void in the airwaves
Your silence
Is leaving me
feeling vacant
Empty inside
You have a voice inside and
only you can use it
So speak up
and speak out
The world is listening
Speak up, speak out
The world is listening
This is my voice,
Don't you dare speak for me
Can't keep me silent
I will become what you fear
Echoes and reverb getting muddy
My echo will resound
I will be the screams within your dreams
We have the power within us all.
We can make the change that we all want to see.
Our allegiances restrict us and bind us,
but we can reach beyond borders
Our feet may be bound to the land,
but we can scream across the oceans
Our lives are finite and our bodies sleep in the earth
but our voices, what we say and what we do, can transcend time
But it's really just you that I want to hear me
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12. |
Echoes
02:41
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Sophomore release Tragedies released in Spring 2020 further solidified the band's sound while continuing to break genre norms.
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