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The Truth Seeker
03:21
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Please wise man tell me what to do
I'm in desperate need to learn the truth
It seems that I have lost my way
But with your help I'll be okay
This is bigger than both of us
So why do we keep wasting our time?
Sadness festers inside everyone
I suggest you take a look inside
Through your mind you'll make dreams come alive
He stares at me with a big smile
While I pray that this is all worth while
To my surprise I came this far
To just be told that "you are"
This is bigger than both of us
So why do we keep wasting our time?
Sadness festers inside everyone
I suggest you take a look inside
Through your mind you'll make dreams come alive
There's a world behind these doors
One you try hard to ignore
You take a step despite your fear
And finally see there's beauty here
This is bigger than both of us
So why do we keep wasting our time?
Sadness festers inside everyone
I suggest you take a look inside
You're not bigger than all of us
So why do you keep wasting my time
Sadness festers inside everyone
I suggest you take a look inside
Take a deep breath and trust yourself this time
Through your mind you'll make dreams come alive
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2. |
Marcus
02:59
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I once knew a girl
who claimed she had a heart
But now, knowing her,
I think having heart is a lost art
The way she moved across the stage
She blew her audience away
She didn't see me go back stage
I ripped that mask right off her face
Marcus, what would you think of me?
Singing songs about the heart
Or maybe what I saw on TV
Would a wise man ever think
About such petty things?
I once knew a man
who claimed he knew everything
But now, knowing him,
I realize he was so naive
He tried to buy his way to fame
His lust to plaster his last name
On everything that came his way
I haven't seen him to this day
Marcus, what would you think of me?
Singing songs about the heart
Or maybe what I saw on TV
Would a wise man ever think
About such petty things?
See the white light
Move in closer
Watch me fade away
Observations of one's self
To prevent the decay
Marcus, what would you think of me?
Singing songs about the heart
Or maybe what I saw on TV
Would a wise man ever think
About such petty things?
Would a wise man ever think
About such petty things?
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Click track give me the beat I want
Make me feel right at home
Make me feel right through my headphones
Fact check, am I going crazy?
Sometimes it's amazing how little I know
Man down, phone in the best you got
Because he won't last too long
With everything burning around him
Tell me, am I going crazy?
Sometimes it's amazing how little I know
Because she's the devil on your shoulder
She'll poke and pry at you endlessly
She's upset that you don't want her
Given the time she will take everything
See you doing that thing you do
Refusing to tell the truth
Pushing your friends into the fire
See you Smiling as they burn
God, you would think they'd learn
You have no heart
Because she's the devil on your shoulder
She'll poke and pry at you endlessly
She's upset that you don't want her
Given the time she will take everything
Check my breath at the corner store
I left my heart on the second floor
I can't lie
I can't lie anymore
Claws so deep I can't pull them out
I'm surrendering without a sound
I can't lie
I can't lie anymore
I've gone through my life
Singing a song that doesn't belong all wrong
Each day that passes
More colors are shown to show I was wrong all along
Now I'm the devil on your shoulder
I'll pick your scabs until I make you bleed
There's no angel so don't bother
She flew away now you're stuck with me
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It's a shame
It's such a shame
That you can't even last the week
It's a shame
A fucking shame
That your will is so damn weak
But you still can't even see
How your actions affect me
Your personality's on the border
And I'm standing at the edge again
I hope one day you will grow older
But I won't get my hopes up again
It's a shame
It's such a shame
That you can't even last the week
It's a shame
A fucking shame
That your will is so damn weak
But you still can't even see
How your actions affect me
But you still can't even see
That your love is MXE
Each step away makes you feel colder
So you keep your feet buried in sand
The flashing lights make you feel bolder
No need to deal with pain again
It's a shame
It's such a shame
That you can't even last the week
It's a shame
A fucking shame
That your will is so damn weak
But you still can't even see
How your actions affect me
But you still can't even see
That your love is MXE
(Bridge)
But you still can't even see
How your actions affect me
But you still can't even see
That your love is MXE
It's a shame
It's such a shame
That you can't even last the week
It's a shame
A fucking shame
That your will is so damn weak
But you still can't even see
How your actions affect me
But you still can't even see
That you never said sorry
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5. |
I Never Knew You
03:50
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You're like a disease
Infecting everyone you see
With every dollar spent
Atleast you can afford the rent
And you defected me
Yet somehow I believed
That you would come to some sense
But now I know better than that
What could I do to make you move?
what could I say to get through to you?
Oh I packed my things and I'm heading out
Because there's no point in staying with my doubt
I realized I never even knew you
Like that it just hit me
That your heart is prone to disease
The sickest I've ever seen
The slightest touch would make it bleed
What could I do to make you move?
what could I say to get through to you?
Oh I packed my things and I'm heading out
Because there's no point in staying with my doubt
I realized I never even knew you
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6. |
The Devoted
04:12
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I may be a mortal man
But I won't stray from my plan
With my brothers by my side
We'll take all your bullets in stride
If you could predict all our moves
I guarantee that you would still lose
If you had the chance to save a life
You'd give it up just to prove you're right
If my spirit is still intact
No monsters can hold me back
If you could predict all our moves
I guarantee that you would still lose
If you had the chance to save a life
You'd give it up just to prove you're right
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7. |
The Nihilist
02:51
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If I could see through space and time
I'd like to think I'd be less blind
To see through the facade
A reason why I try so hard
There's comfort in meaning
So from here on out
Your singular purpose Is
to be filled with doubt
These systems keep us bound
My mission is to tear them down
There's comfort in meaning
So from here on out
Your singular purpose Is
to be filled with doubt
When you look in the mirror
What do you see?
a pitiful fearful man
Or a righteous king?
Don't need
Meaning
There is
Nothing
Shapeless
Formless
Monster
Become me
There's comfort in meaning
So from here on out
Your singular purpose Is
to be filled with doubt
When you look in the mirror
What do you see?
a pitiful fearful man
Or a righteous king?
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8. |
Demons
07:18
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Did you really want this?
Did you really live a lie?
Did you hold your strings
Or did they hold you up at night?
Did you really want this?
Or did you try to prove a point?
Try to prove them wrong
Try to take away the hurt
Another dream
Another lie
As time goes by
I feel the weight on my shoulders
Leave me all alone
Promote your hopes and market all your dreams
The life you want is on the TV screen
So far you're not close
You suffer from a sickness
A kind that petrifies the mind
One you try to cure by taking pills all the time
Another dream
Another lie
As time goes by
I feel the weight on my shoulders
Leave me all alone
Promote your hopes and market all your dreams
The life you want is on the TV screen
So far you're not close
So it seems we'll never see eye to eye
Afraid to see that this is my life
Please leave me alone
Follow dreams without examining
the broken thoughts that follow endlessly
So far you're not close
Never run away from the demons in your head
They're not dead
They're in bed
Won't sound crazy when your heroes are all dead
Don't sink in the deep end
This is your dream
Your tar pit dream
Don't know you're sinking
You're in too deep
When you see the sun go down today
Would you say tomorrow's the one to blame?
Another dream
Another lie
As time goes by
I feel the weight on my shoulders
Leave me all alone
Promote your hopes and market all your dreams
The life you want is on the TV screen
So far you're not close
So it seems we'll never see eye to eye
Afraid to see that this is my life
Please leave me alone
Follow dreams without examining
the broken thoughts that follow endlessly
So far you're not close
Never run away from the demons in your head
They're not dead
They're in bed
Won't sound crazy when your heroes are all dead
Don't sink in the deep end
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[Instrumental]
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10. |
Wires
04:31
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I'm so far away
Thought I'd try to get some space
Feel the breeze from the western coast
Feel my lungs fill up with smoke
I left without a trace
But you still make me ache
I can't afford your love
it's not the kind I want
So leave without a trace
And I'll stay far away
Reality is such a drag
Let's take a break and not come back
I want to give you everything
But distance keeps you from me
I left without a trace
Yet you still make me ache
I can't afford your love
it's not the kind I want
So leave without a trace
And I'll stay far away
If everyday plays out the same
It won't be long before you decay
With your precious time you can't afford
To miss a beat or you're out the door
She took your body and your soul
She took your mind and so much more
Like a siren song to a sailor's ears
You love the pain that you're getting here
I can't afford your love
it's not the kind I want
So leave without a trace
And I'll stay far away
I can't afford your love
it's not the kind I want
So leave without a trace
And I'll stay far away
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11. |
Truth Be Told
06:00
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Make me see
The life that I hold has never been my own
Make me believe
In something I've never seen
And truth be told
We're all growing old
In double time
It seems like my life is flashing before my eyes
When is my time?
It won't be long before all I know is gone
When I say "so long"
I'm not sorry for all that I do
If we stop lying we'll make something new
That's better for me and you
With these hands
I want to perfect all of my master plans
With sword in hand
I'll fight off the demons every time they come back
'Cause they will come back
I'm not sorry for all that I do
Though, there are some thing's I'd like to undo
We got to keep on just pushing through
If we stop lying we'll make something new
That's better for me and you
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