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L.I.A.B.
04:22
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"Waiting for the worm to turn
Watching for the tell-tale clues
A bridge hasn't been built that I can't burn
No lead so great that I can't lose
Even in your smile I see the cracks
Start to form
I wonder what your glances mean
How much more of me will you endure
When everything seems most serene
Disaster's on its way for sure
I read evil omens in your sighs
In the middle of the night
Waiting for your love to wilt
You say I'm being paranoid
But everything I've ever built
I've eventually destroyed
There's just no escaping entropy
Everything must die
I know the end is going to come
It always does
I won't be caught off-guard again
Like I was
Better to hasten dissolution
When it's inevitable
Love is a bridge over a bottomless rift
And all bridges fall"
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The Wolf
03:05
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We've been watching through the windows
Looking for a sign
I've been marking down the days
Just biding my time
Playing games with Lily
Basking in the sun
Rhea works in the garden
While Michael cleans his gun
'Cause when the Wolf comes
We're going to have a ball
He'll huff and puff and he'll play a bit too rough
But we know that he loves us all
The waiting isn't easy
But we wouldn't have it any other way
We know that it will all be worth it
When he finally comes to play
So all you boring people
In this boring one-horse town
You better lock your doors and your windows
When we come around
'Cause when the Wolf comes
We're going to form a pack
We'll huff and puff and we'll play a bit too rough
So you better watch your back
Don't stand in our way
If you don't want to buy the farm
'Cause he'll fight tooth and nail
To keep us safe from harm
We know the day is getting closer
He's bound to show up soon
We go outside every night
And we howl at the moon
Oh yeah we've been cast out
'Cause we won't play by your rules
But pretty soon now we'll get our payback
On all you conformist fools
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3. |
Snug Harbor
05:21
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Storm clouds are gathering
The waves begin to rise
But I'm not worrying
In the safety of your eyes
Let the winds blow where they will
I'll be still
Sheltered by your face
Let the seas rage and roar
I'll be secure
Locked in your embrace
The masts are creaking now
Lines strain against the gale
Waves crash against the prow
The deck's pelted with hail
Let the sky go black as night
I'll be alright
With you here by my side
Let ancient serpents rise
I'll close my eyes
And just enjoy the ride
The sea is wide and dark
But you're a beacon in the night
You are the mark
On which I set my sight
Well I've been battered by the sea
But I will fear no harm
Sheltered in the lee
The snug harbor of your arms
Well I've been battered by the sea
But I will fear no harm
Sheltered in the lee
The snug harbor
Harbor of your arms
The harbor of your arms
The skies begin to clear
Waves give up the ghost
As I draw near
To the safety of your coast
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4. |
Ozymandias Cast Down
05:33
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I've been wandering through these wastes
For thousands of years
Cursed to roam these gilded dunes
Until this world disappears
I'm a sleepless nomad
In the desert sand
Bound by fate to search for scraps
Where I once had command
I make my bed in a tattered tent
At the crumbling base
Of a statue that once touched the sky
And bore my noble face
Now its gaze sees nothing
But endless sand and stone
Desolation rules here
Where I once had my throne
I am Ozymandias
Once the king of kings
Now I'm left with only my demons
Where the searing winds sing
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5. |
Fade
04:21
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Walking alone
Making my way home
Mist swirls through these streets
Wrapping around me like sheets
A shape in the haze
Snaps me out of my daze
You're just a shadow in the mist
But there's something about you
That I can't resist
I speed up my pace
In this sudden race
To seek out the source
Of this seductive force
Every step every second
Seems ages long
As I seek as I follow
Your siren song
Oh beautiful shade
Please don't fade
'Cause I can't go back to the way
That things have been
I caught just a glimpse
My original sin
Oh beautiful shade
Please don't fade
Please don't fade
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6. |
Codex
03:33
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The candle's burning
As the heavens keep turning
Wax pools on the table as time rolls on
As stars keep burning out
I try to overcome my doubt
That I'll complete my work before the chance is gone
Trying to preserve a light
Against the coming of the night
The devastation is growing
But I keep on going
Trying to save the knowledge of this passing age
As cities crumble
I can't afford to stumble
Writing from edge to spine on every page
Trying to preserve a light
Against the coming of the night
The earth is torn asunder
The horde surrounds my home
But until I'm six feet under
I will try to finish this tome
My finger's are raw and bleeding
As they move across the page
Outside the drums are beating
And I hear voices screech in rage
Trying to preserve a light
Against the coming of the night
When they finally burst through
There's only one thing left to do
Secure the codex in my hidden vault safe and tight
I face my end head on
Because I know that when I'm gone
The book will still be here until the time is right
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Mind Tricks
03:59
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I'll stroll right up to you and say
This night you see is really day
And all your senses will obey
Can't get away
From my mind tricks
My will is strong
My mind tricks
You'll dance along
To my mind tricks
Though you won't hear the song
You won't miss a step
My brain's a weapon honed to kill
This fragile thing that you call will
Your mind's a vessel I will fill
You'll get a thrill
From my mind tricks
My will is strong
My mind tricks
You'll dance along
To my mind tricks
Though you won't hear the song
You won't miss a step
When I have bent you to my cause
You'll treat my whims as sacred laws
Your ego crushed between my claws
Hear the applause
For my mind tricks
My will is strong
My mind tricks
You'll dance along
To my mind tricks
Though you won't hear the song
You won't miss a step
I may be the one
That all despise
But still you can't resist
The command in my eyes
Meet my gaze
You'll be mine for the rest of your days
When your mind belongs to me
And your will's no longer free
Then at last you will see
All that I can be
With my mind tricks
I am unique
With my mind tricks
I'm more than just a freak
With my mind tricks
When you can no longer speak
You'll listen at last
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8. |
S.O.S.
00:57
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I'm a prisoner of my own mind
Can't let go of what I've left behind
Phantasmic shards of who I was build up over time
I'm a mass of half-forgotten fears
Eroded by a lifetime's worth of tears
Is this really growth or just an accretion of wasted years
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9. |
Disintegration
04:28
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As I walk through the crowded streets
I can feel eyes on me
It's my shadow bleeding through
And there's nothing I can do
Refuse to look to either side
There's nowhere for me to hide
I know that if I turn to run
The darkness will have finally won
I have to fight to keep control
Or slide right down the rabid hole
The pressure builds 'til all I see
Is a red haze seeping out of me
The burning spears of a thousand stares
Burn holes in my composure
Sometimes I want to just give in
Sometimes I just want some closure
Everything I think and everything I know
It's all just a jumbled mess
All of my defenses crack
And they threaten to crumble before all this stress
Every time I think I've got it nailed down
Some part of it pops back up again
Every time that I think I'm clean
Some new blotch appears to mar my skin
No one makes a sound but I can feel their scorn
As I stumble through another day
Sometimes I want to join right in
Laugh at the cosmic joke that made me this way
Everything I think and everything I know
It's all just a jumbled mess
All of my defenses crack
And they threaten to crumble before all this stress
Every time I think I've got it nailed down
Some part of it pops back up again
Every time that I think I'm clean
Some new blotch appears to mar my skin
I tell myself if I can just get home
Away from all these strange cruel faces
Maybe I can reel it in
Put my jagged pieces back in their ill-fitting places
All I want is to escape
One moment of peace is that too much to ask
So I can pull myself back together
Reaffix my unconvincing mask
When I finally find a place
Where I can recompose my face
I shove the darkness back into
The hollow core I keep from you
Disaster barely kept at bay
I survived another day
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The Descent
02:57
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The darkness is all that I can see
The chasm is beckoning to me
I secure the safety line
And plunge back in one last time
I can't stay away
Though I'm no match for the abyss
Transformed on that dreadful day
Infected by your sorcerous kiss
Now I know I'll never learn
I have no hope for my return
I've gone too far now to turn back
Swallowed whole by the black
Your claws blaze like stars
Down here in the dark
I'm covered head to toe in scars
Your unholy marks
I have no fear of the descent
Though it means my demise
You're a tempting demon sent
To entrance me with your eyes
I am not my own
Kneeling before
Your ebon throne
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Yort Troy, New York
Yort is a five-piece rock band formed in 2020 in Troy, NY. Although finding an early sound in the psychdelic-surf-new wave realm, they have since branched out to incorporate sounds of funk, metal, and even country. They are currently busy trying not to become a jam band. ... more
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