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I Am Not
04:13
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I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE
SO I'M OUT AT NIGHT CHASING CARS
LIKE A DOG WITHOUT A BONE
I AM HUNGRY AND EXHAUSTED
SO I NEED A PLACE TO SLEEP
BUT THERE'S NO ROOM AT ANY OF THESE INNS
SO I LAY DOWN IN THE STREET
AND TURN INTO CONCRETE AND LET YOU WALK ALL OVER ME
AND I AM NOT
WHAT YOU WANT
AND I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SAY BUT IT'S THE TRUTH
BUT DON'T EXPECT MY SYMPATHY
BECAUSE IT'S TWICE AS HARD TO HEAR
I'VE BEEN NIPPING AT YOUR HEELS
BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO FAST FOR ME
AND I HAVE WASTED FIVE LONG YEARS
IN PURSUIT OF A HAPPINESS
THAT DON'T SUIT OUR NEEDS
AND I WISH I WOULD'VE KNOWN RIGHT FROM THE START
THAT YOU WOULD JUST UP AND LEAVE
BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE LET IT GET THIS FAR
AND I AM NOT
WHAT YOU NEED
AND I'LL NEVER BE SO WHAT AM I TO DO?
CUT THE TIES, AND LET YOU LOOSE
BUT I NEVER HELD YOUR REIGNS
I NEVER KEPT YOU IN CHAINS
YOU WERE ALWAYS FREE TO GO
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD
I'VE SEEN HONEST FACES USUALLY ATTACHED TO LIARS
I'VE KISSED THE FEET OF THOSE WHO'VE WALKED THROUGH BURNING FIRE
I'VE BEEN SHOWN THE PRICE OF LOVE
I'VE BEEN SHOWN THE PRICE OF LOVE
I'VE BEEN SHOWN THE PRICE OF LOVE
BUT COULD NOT PAY THE COST
BUT COULD NOT PAY THE COST
I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I DID THAT MIGHT HAVE HURT YOU
AND I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING I SAID THAT MIGHT HAVE DONE THE SAME
BUT AN APOLOGY TAKES TWO
ONE TO BE WRONG
AND ONE TO BE WRONGED
AND I DON'T THINK I HURT YOU
SO LET'S GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS AND YOU CAN TELL THIS STORY ANY WAY YOU WANT
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NOW THAT I'VE GROWN OLD BEFORE MY TIME
I HAVE SOME CONCERNS
CAUSE THIS BODY STILL FEELS SO YOUNG
BUT MY MIND IS ON THE TURN
THEY CALL ME AN OLD SOUL
BUT THAT'S LITTLE CONSOLATION
WHEN ALL YOU'VE GOT'S A HAMMER
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE NAILS
I'VE BEEN LIKE THIS BEFORE AND BARELY ESCAPED
IT LEFT ME WITH THIS FEELING THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN
WHEN ALL YOU'VE GOT'S A SICKNESS
YOU'LL TRY ANYTHING TO CURE WHAT AILS
NO MATTER WHERE I GO
I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE
FALLING ASLEEP
AND NO MATTER WHERE I GO
THESE GHOSTS
THEY ALWAYS
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
I'M JUST A VESSEL TO THEM
NO REFLECTIONS OF MYSELF
I CANT CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE TURNED INTO SOMEONE ELSE
MY MIRROR ONCE WAS YOU
NOW I DON'T KNOW WHO I'VE BECOME OR WHAT I MIGHT DO
NO MATTER WHERE I GO
I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE
FALLING ASLEEP
AND NO MATTER WHERE I GO
THESE GHOSTS
THEY ALWAYS
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
I'M JUST A VESSEL TO THEM
CLIMB IN AND WEAR THIS OLD SKIN
NO MATTER WHERE I GO
I ALWAYS HAVE TROUBLE
FALLING ASLEEP
AND NO MATTER WHERE I GO
THESE GHOSTS
THEY ALWAYS
HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME
THEY LOOK JUST LIKE MY OLD FRIENDS
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Hypnic
00:47
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Fossil
05:09
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I WANT TO DEVOLVE
AND SHED MY HUMAN SKIN
I HATE BEING CAPABLE OF THOUGHTS
WHEN THE DARK ONES ALWAYS WIN
I WANT TO BE A FOSSIL
I WANT TO BE SET IN STONE
I WANT TO BE STUDIED
I WANT TO BE KNOWN
THIS IS NOT A PHASE
THIS IS A CONDITION
I MIGHT LOOK LIKE I AM FINE
BUT I'M A WALKING CONTRADICTION
I'VE BEEN BETTER AND I'VE BEEN WORSE
BUT IF YOU TRY AND PAINT IT AS A BLESSING
YOU MIGHT AS WELL INVOKE THE CURSE
WAS IT IN MY HEAD OR WAS IT IN MY BLOOD?
DID I HATE MYSELF TO MUCH OR DID I NOT LOVE MYSELF ENOUGH?
AND I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
SO IF YOU SHOW ME
I WOULD TRY AGAIN
I WANT TO EVOLVE
INTO A BLINDING BALL OF LIGHT
BIGGER THAN THE SUN
I WOULD DESTROY THE NIGHT
BUT THERE'S ONLY DARKNESS IN THIS FRAGILE CAGE OF MINE
BUT IF I COULD SHINE, HOW I WOULD SHINE
THIS IS NOT A PHASE
IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH
YOU MIGHT NOT SEE SYMPTOMS
BUT THERE'S STILL A FUCKING ILLNESS
WHEN I DIE, WHAT'LL IT SAY ON MY DEATH CERTIFICATE
NATURAL CAUSES, OR A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE
AND IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE
PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO GIVE AWAY
TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE IN NEED
AND IF I DIE BEFORE MY TIME
I HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH HIM, YES I'LL BE FINE
HE'S GOT A SEAT AT HIS RIGHT HANDING WAITING FOR ME
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Secret Iris
04:29
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IT SHOULD BE A SIN TO LIVE AS I HAVE DONE
AND THE PERSON THAT I SEE BEFORE ME IS NOT ONE I'VE KNOWN
(WHAT HAVE I BECOME?)
IT'S ALL PART OF MY PUNISHMENT
(A STRANGER TO MYSELF)
IT'S ALL PART OF HIS VENGEANCE
I WILL REST MY BONES A WHILE AND THEN I WILL BE ON MY WAY
IF THEY DON'T CRUMBLE LONG BEFORE THEN AND LEAVE ME LAME
WHEN I AWOKE FROM THAT NIGHTMARE
MY FAMILY GATHERED ROUND TO ASK WHAT I'D SEEN
(NONE OF THIS IS REAL)
THE ERROR OF MY WAYS
THE DARKEST PARTS OF ME THAT I HID DEEP IN SHALLOW GRAVES
(IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD)
ONLY TO BE FOUND
I DUG A HOLE
FOR MY BODY
WHEN I GROW OLD
I'LL FIT JUST RIGHT
I DUG A HOLE
TO HIDE MY SHAME AT THE TRUTH THAT I KNOW
ABOUT MYSELF
I DUG A HOLE
TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
AND I WENT SLOW UNTIL
I FELT THE FLAME LICK MY FACE
SO I LICKED IT BACK
CAUSE I WANTED TO TASTE WHERE
I'D SPEND THE REST OF MY DAYS
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