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Q.T.
02:13
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Getting older
Not any closer
To where I ought to be
Do what they told you
Be a good soldier
Silently watching over me
Can’t make it through
Without losing something
My hair’s too long
I don’t work too hard
Though father time is watching
Product of my environment
Hallowed be thy last name
Fear of the reaper
Makes a light sleeper
Can’t let his guard down through the night
The clock keeps turning
The mind keeps yearning
The hands of time stand still for you
Can’t make it through
Without losing something
My hair’s too long
I don’t work too hard
Though father time is watching
Product of my environment
Hallowed be my last name
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SMOKES
02:20
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You want me to think that you’re helping me out
That you’re finally saving me from myself
You hope that I’ll make it easier for you
And lift this burden off your –
Chest
I’ll carry it the rest of the way
Keep trying to forget
Another hit would go a long way right now
Don’t ask me why I choose to do things I do
You might not like the answer that you get
Don’t bother asking if I’m doing ok
I know you need your rest
How do you sleep so soundly at night?
With all your bullshit on your –
Chest
I’ll carry it the rest of the way
Keep trying to forget
Another hit would go a long way right now
Don’t ask me why I choose to do things I do
You might not like the answer that you get
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LAIKA
03:14
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I don’t want to go, but I’m loyal to the grave
I’ll do as I’m told, fetch the moon and cosmic rays
The Aztec Kings set precedent, they demand a sacrifice
And heaven only knows, they demand the highest price
I’ve got the utmost faith
That you won’t lead me astray
As above and so below, where we go remains unknown
I won’t bite the hand that feeds, or circumvent the greater need
So I’m let off my short leash, to verify what some believe
For those who search for light, to gaze upon the darkest night
I’ve got the utmost faith
That you won’t lead me astray
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NEW SPACE
03:13
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The future is grim and the burden is heavy
I feel it weighing on my mind
But weigh my heart against a feather
I think that you'll find it won't tip the scale
I don't fear the reaper
I just want him off my back
Won't you please show mercy
and tell me when you're going to strike me down
Time still flows but the water is murky
Dive right in, it's sink or swim
Just put one foot in front of the other
My best foot forward, ends up in my mouth
I don't fear the reaper
I just want him off my back
Won't you please show mercy
and tell me when you're going to strike me down
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DECEIVER
03:46
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I’ve got no time
I’ve sold it off
Get back in line
eat from the trough
Never question
Only endure
manic depression
My thoughts impure
I’ve given up enough
I’m too weak to rise above
Like it or not, It is what it is.
Sterilized
I am deceived
False idolized
Never believed
Devil’s dance
In the pale moonlight
Endless expanse
Still full of spite
I’ve given up enough
I’m too weak to rise above
Like it or not, It is what it is.
Trapped in this life
This fallacy
So full of strife
In captivity
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THE PRICE
02:55
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Morning comes and I’ve slept in again
Checking the time as if it matters
I already know it’s closer to the end
But it doesn’t show, un-wavered stoicism
I’ll be free of my captors
Laugh in the face of my masters
He tells me what I really want
He tells me he will guide my hand
And for what he’s asking
It’s clear to me
Better off dead, platinum for lead
I assumed we’ve reached an accord
I see it before me
Tell me the invocation
For he will bestow all that I can afford
Make me a la mode, enduring, and adored
I still feel hesitation
Still can’t meet expectations
He tells me what I really want
He tells me he will guide my hand
And for what he’s asking
It’s clear to me
Better off dead, platinum for lead
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7. |
THE MIDDLE
03:28
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How am I always the last to know?
What, you don’t think I can keep a secret?
Hand in hand and on tipped toes
You make your way away from me
Is there something I could have done?
If there is I don’t want to know
Was it something that I said
Or didn’t say
Is there something I could have changed?
If there is I don’t want to know
Or maybe it’s just preordained
I admit I’ve known it all along
It’s nestled somewhere in the middle
With my unrealized dreams and broken down schemes
Next to the promises I couldn’t keep
Is there something I could have done?
If there is I don’t want to know
Was it something that I said
What did I say?
Is there something I could have changed?
If there is I don’t want to know
Or maybe it’s just preordained
Embrace the marred and imperfect
Affix it back together with gold
The cracks will remain on the surface
But the middle will continue to hold
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BURNED BRIDGES
03:24
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I’m guided by voices,
the voices on my shoulders
in a heated discussion,
About repercussions
And losing composure.
‘Cause I can’t decide
On how much to try
To Try faking I’m happy for you
Don’t drain the baby with the bath water
Just to fill up the shoes of the good father
The holiest ghost raising a good son
Just to exit the tomb before while he’s too young
It’s all to do with my expectations
Cuz It’s pretty insane of me
to believe it’d be different
When you told me that
you were through with it all
Romanticizing
Staying at home
Don’t drain the baby with the bath water
Just to fill up the shoes of the good father
The holiest ghost raising a good son
Just to exit the tomb before while he’s too young
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9. |
SUGAR BOY
01:23
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Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
I'll be your confidant
Don't make me plead
Perfumed and fragrant
Hallowed and laced
My design is flagrant
My thoughts unchaste
I'm your sugar boy baby
And you're craving something sweet
Tell me you're the one that will take me
Don't let me go, be my release
I'll tell you what I've learned
I'll show you all I've seen
Please give me what I yearn
Shake my tambourine
Our time is fleeting
She was bound to go
Staring at the ceiling
Tears are apropros
I'm your sugar boy baby
And you're craving something sweet
Tell me you're the one that will take me
Don't let me go, be my release
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10. |
PLUNDERED HEAVEN
04:12
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Don’t you dare look at me with those eyes
When I meet them I’m afraid I can’t hide
You’ll see right through to what’s lurking underneath
So avert your gaze from me, I beseech
Unless you want to see what’s lying beneath
Take your leave from me
I’m a bad man
Don’t talk to me
The one you look out for when walking down the street
Mother warned you
About men like me
With no respect for higher authority
No illusion
No peace
Forbidden fruit
All earthly treats
Give it all to me, I’m craving something sweet
Take a piece of heaven
While I’m in this hell
I’m free to take what I want
No illusion
No peace
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