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Where were you the day they stole our innocence
And arranged a sacrifice for everyone in town Drove all the words yet to be written underground To save the money on the kerosene they'd need Were you awake or were you sleeping Or just too afraid to disagree? Well, I don't wanna sing about freedom anymore I wanna see it, I wanna feel it I wanna know that it still sits beyond the lies that we've been told Beyond the wars that keep our families from home I know that there's a way Dear God let there be a way To change the path we're on And believe in a better day Our dreams are their worst nightmares, these songs, a call to arms We can dance on the graves that held us, we can change the course of time Stand up and fight, save yourself Strike, the time is now You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter I'll stand on principle, banner lifted and a fist raised high Filthy soul with a patriot heart, dancing rhythms in a world apart Stand up and fight, save yourself Strike, the time is now You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter You and me, we can live like thieves On the dreams that we stole from their fears Casting pearls before swine, hanging dead on the vine Can we strive to be so much more than this Casting pearls before swine, hanging dead on the vine Can we strive to be so much more than this You and me, we are more like sheep Forced to march, crippled feet, to the slaughter To the slaughter ... |
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| 2. |
| 4:15 |
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She cries, "It's freedom that we need"
But I have yet to see a cause to believe (I need to feel it, please just let me feel alright) It comes in waves of need Ten ways to make you bleed Before you get to die Can we give it one more shot Have we thrown all hope away Does it have to be this painful Just to make it through? This is not a requiem We're wasting time as victims Why spend our lives On bended knee Choosing not to be free He sighs, "I'm quickly burning out" All that's left of me are jaded memories (I need to feel it, please just let me feel alright) Of what I could have been If I had only been Less of what they wanted Can we give it one more shot Have we thrown all hope away Does it have to be this painful Just to make it through? This is not a requiem We're wasting time as victims Why spend our lives On bended knee Choosing not to be free And we're still here All together and all alone Consumed with fear That one day we'll discover How empty we've become Sickened and ashamed We crave what they provide us So we'll never feel alone Can we give it one more shot Have we thrown all hope away Does it have to be this painful Just to make it through? This is not a requiem We're wasting time as victims Why spend our lives On bended knee Choosing not to be free |
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| 3. |
| 1:59 | 
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| 4. |
| 4:12 |
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My life
Charred remains of a flame that's burned out My lips move but they won't make a sound I stand motionless, eyes to the ground Back for more With reopened scars I remain Battered savagely, knees start to shake I just stand there, I take it, I wait I'm just waiting for time to erase And the world to change Until then I will strive for nothing more I'll just wait for my heart to break And arise from ash, reborn, reborn Look at me Cut my eye and allow me to see What my life has become on my knees I hear the screams, I watch myself bleed But I can't feel a thing, what am I But a victim unwilling to rise Wretched shell of a man and his pride Why stop living, I'm just waiting to die I'm just waiting for time to erase And the world to change Until then I will strive for nothing more I'll just wait for my heart to break And arise from ash, reborn, reborn My life, it's so familiar Why lie when everything's the same But who am I And what am I Waiting for anyway? I'm just waiting for time to erase And the world to change Until then I will strive for nothing more I'll just wait for my heart to break And arise from ash, reborn, reborn ... |
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| 5. |
| 3:34 |
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| 6. |
| 3:48 |
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So here's the door
I changed the lock and time Ten minutes past "I love you" (Gotta fight the urge to start again) Despite the cost or rhyme We lose and change our mind Before we even try Circles, corners, gravity forces us Back to where we started from Love and weapons kill much the same way With shaking hands we start again This stagnant air Feels cold and unaware As I fight the urge to kiss you (Every instinct says just walk away) Attempt and fail again Envision at the end, That we could make it right Circles, corners, gravity forces us Back to where we started from Love and weapons kill much the same way With shaking hands we start again I believe Please heal me Your eyes so Revealing Circles, corners, gravity forces us Back to where we started from Love and weapons kill much the same way With shaking hands we start again We start again Circles, corners, gravity forces us Back to where we started from Love and weapons kill much the same way With shaking hands we start again |
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| 7. |
| 3:39 |
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Here I am with my empire
I'll bring you to your knees Ebb and flow with my desire Cause it's all that you've been taught to be Yeah, I'm the bastard son Of what's been overcome And again we plant the seed So place your fork to mouth Eat, consume, be proud Of what I let you see Cause we've made quite sure you can never leave Here I am with my empire I'll bring you to your knees Ebb and flow with my desire Cause it's all that you've been taught to be I speak, you throw parades Ignore the sense of rage Welling up inside Pay no mind to what we do Cause we'll sell it all to you In modern luxuries And we've made quite sure you believe you're free Here I am with my empire I'll bring you to your knees Ebb and flow with my desire Cause it's all that you've been taught to be From the cradle to the grave We try not to be saved From what we own For next to nothing spent Turn your dollars into cents Fighting for the right to die alone (Just believe, believe you're free) Cause you're on your own It doesn't matter just be sure That this is our empire, this is war Forgotten heroes Chessboard roles To make you think you're something more But you're on your own Here I am with my empire I'll bring you to your knees Ebb and flow with my desire Cause it's all that you've been taught to be |
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| 8. |
| 3:12 |
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| 9. |
| 3:46 |
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It's no wonder we're all scared
When our submission makes demands And who the hell are you Is it asked or forced to do Do you pray for holiness Or just prey on my willingness To starve, beg, consume For something you can't prove If I'm unworthy, it's you that brought me here I sacrificed so much just to let you own my fears Please don't let go of me And I will carry on With your burden on my shoulders Where's the white washed tomb out of which your god's been exhumed A corpse to force my guilt Through lips you thought you'd sealed And sins you can't let go Have blinded you on your throne And left me here alone If I'm unworthy, it's you that brought me here I sacrificed so much just to let you own my fears Please don't let go of me While god sleeps the righteous feed upon the meek. What kind of father sits and lets his children bleed Don't just stand there show us all if this is true That your love and mercy isn't for a chosen few If I'm unworthy, it's you that brought me here I sacrificed so much just to let you own my fears Please don't let go of me |
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| 10. |
| 2:57 |
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Relax, just sit back and absorb
Make sure you've got all that you can't afford Listen for your cue to help you deal with the shame It makes you wonder who is holding on to the reigns It's the way its always been and the way it will remain It doesn't matter when you've got nothing to believe Sit down, shut up, just consume and be bored You know your place and you'll find it so easy to ignore That everybody knew it wasn't gonna be tame Cause honey, the kill is just part of the game It's the way its always been and the way it will remain It doesn't matter when you've got nothing to believe And why be born again, if it's so hard to get in It doesn't matter when you've got nothing to believe Don't bother trying From the dawn of time, should come as no surprise What we've set out to achieve A little pressure there, a little money here And they'll be begging us, "Please" We'll make it squeaky clean, ignore the blood for now Mundane and so pristine, come on, just dance to the sound It's the way its always been and the way it will remain It doesn't matter when you've got nothing to believe And why be born again, if it's so hard to get in It doesn't matter when you've got nothing to believe Think it over |
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| 3:05 |
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I've seen it before
Everyone seems eloquently bored The laughter stops and starts again too forced So what's the use in trying anymore Nothing makes you stop and notice (And where did you go) When did you give up And decide you had enough In the last five years of your life what have you done You feel pray to the throne they passed on Run your mouth Precious little thought while others drown Your standards put you high above the crowd But your safety net wont let you hit the ground And nothing makes you stop and notice (And where did you go) When did you give up And decide you had enough In the last five years of your life what have you done Except shine the throne you sit on Reflections of your pretty face Betray a soul you can't replace At the end of the day The high horse that you rode for so long Has trampled you and now moved on But you'll never change Cause you're lying To yourself and When did you become so boring Just stop trying To pretend you're right You lost touch before you started out You were never cool And we're not impressed, so tell me When did you give up And decide you had enough In the last five years of your life what have you done But become the throne you sit on |
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| 12. |
| 4:38 |
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Breathe,
Breathe in the burning air Then sigh, Be relieved there's nothing there We were free Long before your free advice Now the flags, They will burn in paradise Rest your head here Feed our nation for us, please And retreat To the back of our lines for your needs As the blade Is raised, thoughts get clearer What if dreams That you had came crashing down Would you change Or erase the memory Of the day, Oh, the day you made us bleed Rest your head here Feed our nation for us, please And retreat To the back of our lines for your needs We sew The seeds upon your grave So you know You'll feed us either way Wash away your sins and begin again Resurrection from empty hands Back against the wall, watch your tower fall To the ground with your head Time to move on Your power is gone It's your turn to run Your hour has come Let the blade fall We'll feed our nation as we please As you grieve Our children will dance in the streets We've sewn The seeds above your grave So you know You'll feed us either way And the meek shall inherit the earth |
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| 7:25 |
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Find myself through the sight of a gun
And selling war never looked so fun Stand in line for the latest attraction Dressed in murder like it's hip and in fashion Walked in like we own the place (Bright light corpse) Trigger pressed down, sweat is cold (Rain down fire) Bodies burn with babies in their arms (Love as trash) Hope is where the heart can die (What we bring) Son into heir They made me my bed to lie Find myself through the sight of a gun And selling war never looked so fun Stand in line for the latest attraction Dressed in murder like it's hip and in fashion Finding ways to be a god (Where's my gun) Where the blood can drown my soul (Rain down fire) All I wanted was destination (All I got) All I got was all I gave (Hope as shit) Son into heirs They made me my bed to lie Find myself through the sight of a gun And selling war never looked so fun Stand in line for the latest attraction Dressed in murder like it's hip and in fashion Give up because you'll never justify the blood on your fingers The bullshit look of concern The cover ups lie and the bloated corpse Of a system that is begging to burn Surrender Surrender ... Oh Lord, our father My young patriots Idols of our hearts Go forth to battle Be though near them With them In spirit We also go forth from a sweet peace of our beloved fireside To smite them both Oh Lord, our god Help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds With our shells Help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale warmth Of their patiriot death Help us to drown out the thunder of their guns with shrieks of their wounded Writhing in pain Help us to lay waste their humble homes With hurricanes of fire Help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows With unavailing grief Help us to tear them out roofless With their little children To wander unafriended In the waste of thier desolated land and rags And hunger and thirst Sports (?) of the sun, flames of summer And icy winds of winter Broken in spirit Worn with prevail and pouring Need for the refuge of the grave and denied it For our sake, who adore thee Lord, bless their hopes Blight their lives Protract their bitter pilgrimage Make heavy their steps Water their way with tears Stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet We ask it In the spirit of love Of Him, who is the source of love And who is the ever faithful refuge And friend of all that are sore, beset and seek his aid With humble and contrite hearts Amen I want to find the water That will wash this whole damn slate clean Break down Break up We sleep in what we create Right now, I'm living so much hate Right here, my sins have all been paid To you Your friends And for your sake Dirty and so depraved My knees have bled to hold you here But now I've lost the taste For lies force fed as time well spent Right now, I'm living so much hate Right here, my sins have all been paid To you Your friends And for your sake Dirty and so depraved And if another angel says 'Just grin and bear it' I might be forced to smash his head Against the wall And never sin again And if another angel says 'Just grin and bear it' I might be forced to smash his fucking head Against the wall And never sin again Against myself Or trust in anyone Write me off For suffering It's a joke I give up |
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