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86
03:22
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Were we, to be
Bat-shit, a deficit
A pack of smokes, a breath of air
Bite marks, a cold stare
I really hope, hope you are
Excess, just another mess
A bloodstain, where I stand
I’m lifeless, you’re lifeless now
Come together, just to fall apart
Begin at the end, and end at the start
Becoming a shell, was my favorite part
It didn’t even hurt when I began to
Claw and dig, at the wounds you left behind
Commit to poke and pry
At the sickness in my mind
The best part is its only getting worse
I’m in my own hell and it’s hard to hide
The pain doesn’t end
Cause the fire just won’t subside
I’m dying to live, I’m living to die
I’m living a lie, lying to live
And we all knew what we were getting into
I’m dying to live, im living to die
I’m living a lie, lying to live
And we won’t fall victim to it
It should come as no surprise
There’s no life behind these eyes
I cant see pass my own reflection
Its too easy to dwell, and too hard to sleep
When your 80 feet out there
And 6 feet deep
I’m dying to live , im living to die
I’m living a lie, lying to live
And we all knew what we were getting into
I’m dying to live, im living to die
I’m living a lie, lying to live
And we won’t fall victim to it
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2. |
Stale Ale
02:38
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Are you comatose yet?
I see the empty graves
I see the nails set into every coffin
Just keep the doors sealed tight
It's exactly as they say, tonight’s the
Tonight’s the night
And as the drinks dissipate
They’ll have you; they’ll have you feeling
Just right
Oh walk among these broken homes
Broken homes
Fill my cup up
Fill it with the poison that consumes me
Just as fast as I consume it
Gimmie another
Gimmie a double
Make it a triple
I’ve got problems that know how to swim
Were the ones in silence, curled up on the floor
Always asking for less, when we should be asking for more
I was born a holy man
But turned a sinner as soon as the bottle hit my hand
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3. |
Dancing With The Crabman
03:55
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Tossing and turning, im losing my mind
Everyday passing, im losing my grip
I don’t know what’s real or not
And my judgements shot
Cloudy as the blood in my veins
I’ve got one chance at this, and im losing all control
Following in your footsteps, been blind ever since
Where’s my sense of guidance
I can’t see with my eyes, let my dreams transpire
Oh no this can’t be happening again
No this isn’t how the story ends
How the story ends
I confide in you, sent down the path of empty bottles
I thought it through; your lips spit false hope
And I doubt it’ll change a single thing
Don’t give up when you’re down and out
And will we ever be
The ones we're suppose to be
Probably not fuck it oh well
Oh no this can’t be happening again
No this isn’t how the story ends
Say it again, say it again
I hate you
I love to hear it
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Self-Control
03:08
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Self-Control
Where is my self-control
I’ve been spinning in my own head
For the past six months
And I can’t stop this feeling of my soul starting to rot
Hold my head up, above the water
And pry my eyes open, so that I cant see the sky
And quite my whispers, so that I cant ask why
Why you’d let me drown here, it’s so dark down here
Breakthrough
To live among the stars, is to leave behind what is real
Or to live among the husks, give into my fate be sealed
I’ve got all these questions, and I know it rare to find the answers
But I'm quickly running out of time
Everybody telling me I’ll be just fine
Hold your head up, don’t lose hope
It makes me sick, I can’t resist it
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5. |
Hopeless
02:40
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Will I ever be able to break
These chains around my neck
Get the demons up off my back
Isn’t this what I wanted, this isn’t what I wanted
You’ll have to excuse my, abandonment with hope
I’ve been down here so long, I’ve forgotten how to cope
With all these wounds
Ill try to sympathize, but I doubt it’ll do a single thing
Ill try to empathize, see the world through your dead eyes
But it’s been so long since I’ve seen the light of day
Who knows I might be as hopeless as you say
Well I know you’ve all been dying to hear
But will my voice be strong enough
Will my point come out crystal clear
Is this what I wanted, this isn’t what I wanted
Well if this all falls through ill expect the worst
Cause how do I walk through life without rest
In fear of when I close my eyes, of when I close my eyes
Hopeless like you
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KT
02:33
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Were we, suppose to be
The epiphany of this dying breed
All we do is lust, my god where is the trust
Tell me what do you think as humanity starts to sink
I’ve had a long time to think this out
All these people screaming
Only questions they shout
Never do they stop and think
Wonder what the world is about
It’s about living life in front of you
Not what they’ve told you to do
All lies now what you gonna be
Try unfollow listen and then we will see
We're all swimming in the same circle
Round and round
Not till you break that exact same cycle
Round and round
Will you be free
A dark day is coming if we don’t change our ways
Stay the same and be set a flame
Then again we all die in the end
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7. |
Dime
03:00
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Now here’s the problem
You’ve gone and lost yourself again
A familiar story that will never end
It will never end
It’s such a fucking shame
You prance around the town
Yet you have no strength
To pick yourself up off the ground
Your soul wont be worth a dime
And you’re running out of time
All of this deception you create problems
Don’t blame others for your mistakes
I don’t have time for it
You have no one to blame
You know this to be true
Either face the flame
Or you can start a new
Your soul wont be worth a dime
And you’re running out of time
All of this deception you create problems
Don’t blame others for your mistakes
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