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"the chAnging tides" - Lyrics
Tracklisting:
1. Overture: Daybreak (instrumental)
2. Through the Noise
3. Defrost
4. Rapture
5. No escape from the skyline
6. Talking to Myself
7. Martyr Requiem
8. Fall of the Bully
9. AWOL
10. Defense Mechanism
11. Beneath the Waterline
12. Swimming Upstream
Through the Noise
they never listened
even when we had a voice
they're ignoring us now
because we gave them that choice
and if they could hear
we'd break their ears
and they need to listen for radio signals
what does it matter we're all so tired
just go back to sleep it'll be better in the morning
we're all just so tired
why fight, when this battle was over so many years ago now
they never saw
what we created until it faded
they only looked, after it fell
now we can't rebuild it
I always talk too much
hoping the right word
will make it through the noise
to where they stand
ready waiting and poised
coming home from a long dark dream
seems we've woken up
nothing is like we remembered
so now we rethink and remap
do what you can to feel better about yourself
there is no quick fix this time
it's going to take a while
but one day we'll be alright again
they never saw
what we created until it faded
they only looked, after it fell
now we can't rebuild it
I hope that this time
They'll hear our cries
for a rebirth
and new set of choices
that's when the fire
swept through our heads
burning away our usefulness
I always talk too much
hoping the right word
will make it through the noise
it was a big mistake when someone laughed in the quiet
Defrost
Times change, people change
But the world remains the same
I know you and you know me
But neither of us knows
Who will be left standing
Shed your tangibles they are of no use
In the space we will occupy soon
Turbulent times plagued by moral crimes
Find it hard to decide just when to cross the line
You are in (my way)
As my tides (change)
Shed your tangibles they are of no use
In the space we will occupy soon
A tempest of circumstances consumes me
While you're under fighting for (another lost cause)
You are well intentioned my friend
But this is neither the time nor the place for
What you're selling
You must let go
Breathe in slow mo
Shed your tangibles they are of no use
In the space we will occupy soon
The water is coming back in on us now
Find something to hold onto somehow
The ice is melting,
and revealing what was hiddden beneath
In times of tragedy,
we see what we are really made of
Defrost compassion,
and let some light in
Or revert back,
and be complacent
Become the thaw...
Rapture
In this life I learned a lesson
That you must never be complacent
In this world I found something
That changed me forever
You must challenge your perceptions
Constantly push yourself
Change can be scary, but so necessary
She was a catalyst a necessary step in
Conquering my fears, now I speculate inside
Why I hide inside my mind
I hide from the world
She challenged my perceptions and opened up my mind
So abrupt but kind and I realized
I was failing to live my life
I want you to have everything that you need
I just wish that it could be me
But I know that you need to be free
I see this now so much more clearly
She was a catalyst a necessary step to
Feel alive inside and speak my mind
And from the heart with honesty like never before
I couldn't lie to her, or myself anymore
I feel more real and more whole
All because of something so seemingly simple
I want to hold you
But I don't want to hold you down
When we part ways
I will follow a new sound
To find a new road
To find a new home
She was a catalyst
To me
For me
No escape from the skyline
I've been watching your world unfold
I've been waiting for the right moment
To leave a mark on your cross
To leave a stain on your brain
If you didn't want this
Then why did you start it?
If you can't take this
Then why did you fake it?
Adrenaline fueled tenacity
Makes you look more menacing
But I'm too apathetic
To care what mask you're wearing
Running from the sky you will never escape
I know I've tried and failed many times
This is the moment of truth
Where your actions will carry you
To freedom or failure
There is no escape from the skyline
Ignorance fuels apathy
But makes you look more pathetic
Try as you may there's just no way
For you to save face today
You've already commited
To your mistakes
So this is it
What do you think you can take?
If you didn't want this
Then why did you start it?
If you can't take this
Then why did you fake it?
If you can't break through?
Why keep on striking?
If you can't make it
Why keep on running?
If you can't fix this
You'll only make it worse
The harder you try
The further you fall down
Try so hard just to hold it together
There is no escape from the skyline
Just keep running...
If you didn't want this
Then why did you start it?
If you can't take this
Then why did you fake it?
Talking to Myself
Caught my reflection in the corner of my eye
While walking in the rain tonight
Heard people talking from a window
Couldn't make it out
But I'm sure it was about me
Stomped in the puddle cause
I didn't like what I saw
The lights are all out now
Still I think that the shadows
Are plotting against me somehow
Some people have nothing to say
But how much they hate everything
They can't figure out that
It's not the world that's in their way
Shut up all you do is complain
I guess it's not your fault
it's all you've ever known,
it's all you've ever cared about
And no one stops you
And no one says anything
But inside they all resent you
For being so oblivious
I hate you
Because you're everything I hate about myself
Deny it for too long and one day it becomes an ugly truth
One day the voices will silence for good
Leaving you to ramble to yourself
Will you still tell your stories
Do you really love your own voice that much?
When you look inside
Do you find so many lies?
Twisting inside
I can feel the changing of my tides
Now I accept my faults
Embrace them and live well
You still tell your stories
But now they listen and laugh
I hate you
Because you're everything I hate about myself
I hate myself because I'm so much like you
Denied it for so long
Now I realize that I was so wrong
Martyr Requiem (war isn't pretty)
Selling fears to trees
Buying lies from angels
When you don't know what's real
When you don't know what to believe
You might as well just sleep
In the middle of the road
You might as just lay down
You've lost all control
Running only takes you further away
Bringing you closer to insanity
You can't go on believing this
It's better to just take what's coming
Selling fears to the trees
Buying lies from the angels
Offer yourself
Only to get cut off
Buy your lies from them
Sell your hate to us
Can you taste the blood
Of the fallen and failed?
(it's on your hands)
As they tried and died for your pride
(We just wish we'd taken more of them with us)
Running only takes you further away
Bringing you closer to insanity
You can't go on believing this
It's better to just take what's coming
Selling fears to trees
Buying lies from angels
When you don't know what's real
When you don't know what to believe
You might as well just sleep
In the middle of the road
You might as just lay down
You've lost all control
Running only makes you tired
Save your energy
We need you for this fight
So stay put
We've got the will
But they've got the numbers
And even if we win
Some will turn on others...
Running only takes you further away
Bringing you closer to insanity
You can't go on believing this
It's better to just take what's coming
There is no such thing as a fair fight
You have to bite the bullet or it bites you
Fall of the Bully
They led you along for so long
Blind to a facade so wrong
Told you what's wrong so you can belong
And sing their song of intolerance
Come now my friend and follow me
We'll go to a place of certainty
I'll show you what I know And what I've seen
There is an art form that no one knows about
There is a presence that everybody thinks about
It's time to put everything behind us
And start the new era
There is no Saviour There is no Higher Power
Where there's anything There is only us
There is no Satan No Fire or Brimstone
When crimes are worn on sleeves We have made it
There is no God There is no Hell
Where there's something There is only us
There is no Devil There is no Heaven
When minds are all asleep There is only me
They will not survive
They cannot trust in themselves
So we wish them well
Until the inevitable Until they have all fallen
Come now my friend and follow me
We'll go to a place of certainty
I'll show you what I know And what I've seen
There is an art form that no one knows about
There is a presence that everybody thinks about
It's time to put everything behind us
And start the new era
There is no God There is no Hell
Where there's something There is only us
There is no Devil There is no Heaven
When minds are asleep There is only me
(am I evil?)
Following the faceless sheppard
Through the valley of death
You think that you're safe
But still you hold your breath
Are you afraid?
Is that why you behave?
Well I'm sorry my friend
But fear is not the way
Because when everything ends
Imploding in on itself
And all life as we know it dies
We won't be moving to the sky
AWOL
For all the times, you wore your mask
All the smaller men, you cut in half
I strike my guitar and laugh
I'll speak my mind until I die
I'll make enemies and friends alike
You may not like the words or the noise
But that's why I'm here, to raise my voice
Fuck company policy
Fuck your religious beliefs
Fuck all your wants and needs
Fuck your rules and regulations
Fuck all of your forbidden tempations
Fuck my eternal damnation
I'm living for me and I'm happy
That's right I said it you want me to regret it?
You just don't get it
I know you think you're right
Because you've been doing this for awhile
It's time for you to hear
Let me make this perfectly clear for you
I'll speak my mind until I die
I'll make enemies and friends alike
You may not like the words or the noise
But that's why I'm here, to raise my voice
Fuck company policy
Fuck your religious beliefs
Fuck all your wants and needs
Fuck your rules and regulations
Fuck all of your forbidden tempations
Fuck my eternal damnation
I'm living for me and I'm happy
You don't understand this revolution
It's a constant musical evolution
We are humans making music
Now you're the fish out of water
I know you never expected this from me of all people
But I'll tell you something I'd like to see
An atheist president in twenty thirteen
You don't understand this revolution
It's a constant musical evolution
We are humans making music
Now you're the fish out of water
I'll speak my mind until I die
I'll make enemies and friends alike
You may not like my words
But that's why I'm here
I know you never expected this from me
But I'll tell you something I'd like to see
An atheist president in twenty thirteen
Defense Mechanism
I've got this defence mechanism
It prevents me from getting what I really want
I've tried so many times to turn it off
But it continues to buzz away inside my head
I've known about this problem for a long time
I can't help it and it seems like such a crime
Society is living a perpetual lie
It's time for a changing of the tides
Try to make friends with similar social flaws
But realize a crutch is just another cause
Sometimes life can leave me stunned
but I grew up and learned not to run away
This time I will stay and fight
Because no one else seems to care about what's right
If nobody ever gets it right
In the end the cure still falls out of sight
Find the lies, deep inside and push them aside
Eliminate them from your mind
Clear your head of all confusion
And confront your demons
So my friend, can you sympathize
Or do you always get your way, to my surprise
No one is perfect yes I know
But some flaws are just too hard to embrace
So my friend, it's time to realize
A crutch is always just another cause
If nobody ever gets it right
In the end the cure still falls out of sight
Find the lies, deep inside and push them aside
Eliminate them from your mind
Clear your head of all confusion
And confront your demons
All those things about yourself that you hate
Sit down and contemplate
Find balance and you will find fate
And the hate will dissipate
We've got this defence mechanism
It prevents us from getting what we really want
No one is perfect yes I know
But some flaws are just too hard to embrace
Beneath the Waterline
Beneath the waterline
The mind is oxygen deprived
To deprive and damage one's mind
Is a great personal crime
Before you do more damage within
Think of the battles a clear mind can win
Look in your mind, you will find
It's not the crime, it's the criminal
Scour your mind, you will find
It's not the mind at all, it's subliminal
Beneath the sands of time
The mind is sensory deprived
To deprive and blind one's own mind
Is a great persona crime
Before this is beyond your control
Remember with me, you always have a home
Look in your mind, you will find
It's not the crime, it's the criminal
Scour your mind, you will find
It's not the mind at all, it's subliminal
Look in your mind, you will find
It's never the crime, it's the criminal
Dredge your mind, you will always find
Not worth a dime, it's a blank photo
(of the crime scene)
Ponder the crime
Your plan was so fine
Fine tune your mind
It's only a matter of time
Before you re-offend
Beneath the waterline
You could destroy your life
There's still time
To prevent this crime
Swimming Upstream
Swimming back up stream
He is a man of few words
But he has many thoughts
He thinks about all of the things
That you and I do not
That is his job, self bestowed
He has to be the man in the know
Because when it all comes crashing down
He'll be the only one prepared
Piscius, what's on your mind
I will listen, if you have the time
Swimming back up stream
Wishing he could just ignore
That funny little feeling
Solves everyone's problems but his own
Has many friends, yet feels alone
Knows what he needs to be happy
And knows he can never have it
Insight is a burden
But responsibility fell on him
Wishing it were otherwise
Does him no good
The mind disagrees with the heart,
Disagrees with the soul
And they all disagree on where to go
But they can't take turns
And they can't share
So he falls to emotional wear and tear
He is a man of few words
But he has many thoughts
He thinks about all of the things
That you and I do not
That is his job, self bestowed
He has to be the man in the know
Because when it all comes down
He'll be the only one prepared
Piscius, what's on your mind
I will listen, if you have the time
Swimming back up stream
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