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Howl
03:05
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2. |
The Void Is a Mirror
04:58
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Beyond the veil there are answers no one can describe
Just repeat the chants
Try to calm, try to comfort each tribe
I make this noise ‘cause there are hopes to which I can’t subscribe
There ain’t nothing waitin’ for me on the other side
You know this void it is a mirror
You’ll know yourself even better than you thought you could
This sense of urgency gets clearer and clearer
I’ll have to leave you even if I said I never would
I can see my face and feel the loathing o’er which I preside
But there ain’t nothing living in me that I cannot hide
This indifference shut me out
Why must I see the lie?
‘Cause there ain’t nothing waitin' for me on the other side
This form of madness
Is it the price that we are forced to pay?
This empty heart will panic
When your face it seems to fade away
Beyond the conscious there is terror swimmin’ in your mind
If I had a soul it would have left me for I cannot provide
There was a chance now looking back to make up answers to find
But there ain’t nothing waitin' for me on the other side
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3. |
The Ashes
04:37
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This son, he lives a lie
And when he wakes
Silent reminders of what could’ve been
His hands they shake
Pull up your collar and begin again
And on his face
Will form the lines made up of tragic ends
Carve out some space
Push back your shoulders, come alive again
You know this world may burn the bridges
Causing pain on a whim
Let them see your teeth as you chew on the ashes
You’re learning to swim
Our son, he lives a lie
Don’t be cruel
I’m not naive as I once was
Been looked on as a fool
But you’re still watching ‘cause you’re curious
And everyone in the street has a story
It hangs in the air
It’s really quite a feat that this world isn’t crushed
Under layers of despair
Your son, he lives a lie
They’re beckoning for more to come
So you can call on another one
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The End
03:58
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I am nothing but the end
I cannot pretend
The force of nature I command
Hold my wrist, not my hand
All the distance I demand
You will understand
That I will struggle with the end
I will suffer at the end
I’m terrified of the end
You are watching me ascend
There was a breakdown
These worn defenses
I’m restless, I can’t refrain
Repeat the same sounds
Describe the push and the pull
Till I forget the day is comin’ ‘round
Tell me again how your caress will find my nerves
Oh baby I have found there ain’t a feeling in this world that I deserve
I am nothing at the end
I cannot pretend
That all the emptiness will blend
Form a figure in the light
I may hold you here tonight
While never losing sight
I will become you at the end
There is no way to defend
The violation of a friend
You will watch as I transcend
I shall become no longer real
The time it slows
We’re left to feel
You could love me if I stayed
But I am weightless now
I float away
I am nothing but the end
I will be shrouded at the end
Just as how it all began
This type of fall comes from the stand
Promise, never take my hand
I can’t help you understand
I wasn’t told the plan
I must find meaning by the end
All this emptiness must blend
Attempted messages I’ll send
I don’t have the time to lend
But I will love you at the end
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Possession
05:01
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There’s a presence watching over
Comes out when it’s dark
Observes you peeling the layers
You don’t sound so smart
Let me come take you over
Let me show you the signs
Here I’ll guide you towards something
You may think was divine
Can you tell it’s divine?
Are you sure that you’re mine?
Can you tell?
How can you tell?
I was lying awake
When the voice it reared its horrid face
Just as clouds are born hiding lightning storms
If you abandon me what will I be?
Misery never leave me
A strong case made for possession
The contrast here is stark
Either you praise grants me sainthood
Or I’m back to the start
Stir this fear up inside me
It rumbles and it collides
I’m taking credit for the outcome
Oh inspiration divine!
You are comin'
You listen to me when you’re summoned
You may feel the divine
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6. |
Reaper
06:47
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I don’t know what you have heard
Boasted scars are rarely earned
Drown in noise that I observe
Attention hits remaining nerves
Barren fields I try to reap
Deny here what my body needs
Hope just quiets fears unsung
Let them loose
Watch them run
I don’t know what you deserve
When all your rest, it feels unearned
A touch just quiets fears unsung
These fears were born to keep us young
This ritual just on repeat
Without it though my heart won’t beat
I’ve seen the forest, seen the trees
I’ve held desire, gave release
Love just quiets fears unsung
These fears were born to keep us young
These fears will burn while we’re still young
We’ll watch them burn while we’re still young
This fear will burn until we’re gone
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THE WELL TEMPERED Chicago, Illinois
The Well Tempered is the music of Robert Bock.
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