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1. |
Nothing Ethereal
04:00
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nothing ethereal
everything bound to fall
there's no place I'd rather be
than feathered in my misery
everything bound to fall
nothing ethereal
you say it's ephemeral
then why do we die so slow?
suffering in weal and woe
come crashing down like rain and pour
everything bound to fall
nothing ethereal
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2. |
Rotten
03:13
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everything in sight
is rotting from the outside
decay's never been so nigh
we sunk so low
so low we can't get any high
bury me in my mind
where the sun don't ever shine
there's more than what meets the eye
we're rotten on the inside
heads up into the clouds
unbearable, the sound
veiling all the pain in shrouds
bury me in my mind
where the sun don't ever shine
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3. |
In Shroud
05:00
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angel in shroud
follow me like a constant cloud
daring me to think aloud
is it already time to take the garbage out?
devour me
darkness it is all I see
still every time it creeps me out
when you draw the labial angles down
angel in shroud
dull my ears with the purest sound
wash away all the doubt
drown out all the noise so loud
shut me down
it's cozier with the shutters down
I don't want in, I don't want out
keep every ray of sunshine out
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4. |
Nevergreen
03:09
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I may be just a small entity
stingingly, losing hope
if there is any left
the things I see
suddenly turn on me
the glass is always half-empty
the grass is always nevergreen
the street's so mean
why's everybody tread on me?
the glass is always half empty
the grass is always nevergreen
I may be just a small entity
swingingly losing height
if there is any left
the things I see
suddenly turn on me
the glass is always half-empty
the grass is always nevergreen
the street's so mean
why's everybody tread on me?
the glass is always half empty
the grass is always nevergreen
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5. |
Clime
03:08
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dive into my mind
where nothing's ever fine
lost the world before I died
oh, it was never mine
(it was never mine)
the ringing in my ears
never safe but always sound
cannot drown out the noise
when everyone's so loud
(why's everyone so loud?)
dive into my mind
hear mother earth crying
dive into my mind
come see what it's like
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Bright
03:17
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engrave my name in stone
everything dies alone
what if I'm right and you're wrong?
wasn't meant to be, all along
I wouldn't wanna be right
I would rather be wrong
I'd probably rather lose my mind
than have faith in my kind
walk down the aisle and we moan
wouldn't wear a smile, it's crisis-prone
it's colorless and monotone
grace worn-out to the bone
I wouldn't wanna be bright
I would rather be dumb
I'd probably rather lose my mind
than see the light
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7. |
Funereal Dreams
03:42
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tell me how do you see
kindness in this cruelty
when anyone talks to me
almost all I hear's funeral dreams
just dig a hole, put me down below
kill the lights and dim the glow
come emptiness eventually
nothing means that much to me
if everything starts the same
why's it always only us and them
we'll all become but shards of glass
looks like everything is meant to break
surround ourselves with shallow words
cozy's always unprepared
defile the truth, hail the lie
just toss and turn, don't think, sleep tight
no kindness in this cruelty
no kindness, only funeral dreams
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8. |
Fading Pace
04:16
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'tween the soil and the heaven
there's a hell
in every spot that I am
I cannot dwell
noone's born to be a miracle
oh, what a shame
to rot away, how panegyrical
a fading pace
'tween our hearts and our souls
there's a hole
dare to dream, dare to hope
get swallowed whole
in the blink of an eye
on the brink
alas, what's left but the precipice?
no relief
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9. |
Land of the Dumb
03:47
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everyone succumb
in the home of the sullen
in the land of the dumb
does anybody hear
how golden the silence
how swollen our ears
hail down our mirrors
our memory's a nightmare
of oblivious years
scared of what's feared
redemption on hold
well, heaven ain't here
blue water
so clear
it's no wonder
that heaven ain't here
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10. |
Sunshine Spot
03:45
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tie the knot
take me to my sunshine spot
tell me that I'm not distraught
tie the knot
spill the cup
this is where I disembark
enlighten my like Joan of Arc
then pull the plug
it keeps me up
it's drowning me in endless thoughts
it's digital I'm analogue
I don't belong
no gift from above
well, what about my kinky love?
they're only into pillow talk
I don't belong
don't say it's okay
it's like singing in the rain
don't say it's okay
cos' it's not
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