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the root of all evil |
this is the continuing of the glass prison and this dying soul |
vi. ready |
proud enough for you to call me arrogant
greedy enough to be labeled a thief
angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
cool enough for me to feel no grief
never could have just a part of it
i always need more to get by
getting right down to the heart of it
the root of all evil has been running my whole life
dirty enough for me to lust
leaving nothing left to trust
jealous enough to still feel envious
lazy enough to sleep all day
and let my life just waste away
selfish enough to make you wait for me
driven blindly blindly by our sins
misled so easily
entirely readyhave to leave it behind
i'm begging to break free
take all of me
the desires that keep burning deep inside
cast them all away
and help to give me strength to face another day
i am ready
help me be
what i can be
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vii. remove |
self-centered fear has got a hold me
clutching my throat
self righteous anger running all through me
ready to explode
procrastination paralyzing me
wanting me dead
these obsessions that keep haunting me
won't leave my head
help to deal for me what i can't do myself
take this fear and pain
i can't break out of this prison all alone
help me break these chains
humility now my only hope
won't you take all of me
heal this dying soul
i can feel my body breaking
i can feel my body breaking
i'm ready to let it all go
i can feel my body shaking
wrapped into the foundation
the root of it all
take all of me
an the drive that keep burning deep inside
cast it all away
and help to give me strenght to face another day
i am ready
help me be what i can't be
i am ready
come to me
take me away
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the answer lies within |
look around
where do you belong
don't be afraid
you're not the only one
don't let the day go by
don't let it end
don't let a day go by, in doubt
the answer lies within
life is short
so learn from your mistakes
and stand behind
the choices that you make
face each day
with both eyes open wide
and try to give
don't keep it all inside
don't let the day go by
don't let it end
don't let a day go by, in doubt
the answer lies within
you've got the future on your side
you're gonna be fine now
i know whatever you decide
you're gonna shine
don't let the day go by
don't let it end
don't let a day go by, in doubt
you're ready to begin
don't let a day go by, in doubt
the answer lies within
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these walls |
this is so hard for me
to find the words to say
my thougths are standing still
captive inside of me
all the motions start to hide
and nothing is getting through
watch me
fading
i'm losing
all my instincts
falling into darkness
tear down these walls for me
stop me from going under
you are the only one who knows
i'm holding back
it's not too late for me
to keep from sinking further
i'm trying to find my way out
tear all these walls for me now
so much uncertainty
i don't like this feeling
i'm sinking like a stone
each time i try to speak
there's a voice i'm hearing
and it changes everything
watch me
crawl from
the wreckage
of my silence
conversations
failing
tear down these walls for me
stop me from going under
you are the only one who knows
i'm holding back
it's not too late for me
to keep from sinking further
i'm trying to find my way out
tear all these walls for me now
every time you choose to turn away
is it worth the price you pay
is there someone who will wait for you
one more time
one more time
tear down these walls for me
stop me from going under
you are the only one who knows
i'm holding back
it's not too late for me
to keep from sinking further
i'm trying to find my way out
tear all these walls for me now
tear down these walls for me
it's not too late for me
tear down these walls for me
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i walk beside you |
there's a story in your eyes
i can see the hurt behind your smile
for every sign i recognize
another one escapes me
let me know what plagues your mind
let me be the one to know you best
be the one to hold you up
when you feel like you're sinking
tell me once again
what's beneath the pain you're feeling
don't abandon me
or think you can't be saved
i walk beside you
wherever you are
whatever it takes
no matter how far
through all that may come
and all that may go
i walk beside you
i walk beside you
summon up your ghost for me
rest your tired thoughts upon my hands
step inside this sacred place
when all your dreams seem broken
let's remain inside this temple
let me be the one who understands
be the one to carry you
when you can walk no further
tell me once again
what's below the surface bleeding
if you've lost your way
i will take you in
i walk beside you
wherever you are
whatever it takes
no matter how far
through all that may come
and all that may go
i walk beside you
i walk beside you
oh, when everything is wrong
oh, when hopelessness surrounds you
oh, the sun will rise again
the time you sweep against will carry you back home
so don't give up
don't give in
i walk beside you
wherever you are
whatever it takes
no matter how far
through all that may come
and all that may go
i walk beside you
i walk beside you
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panic attack |
all wound up
on the edge
terrified
sleep disturbed
restless mind
petrified
bouts of fear
permeate
all i see
heightening
nervousness
theatens me
i am paralyzed
so afraid to die
caught off guard
warning signs
never show
tension strikes
choking me
worries grow
why do i feel so numb?
has it something to do with where i come from?
should this be fight or flight?
i don't know why i'm constantly so uptight
rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
agitated body in distress
i feel like i'm in danger
daily life is strangled by my stress
a stifling surge shooting through all my veins
extreme apprehension, suddenly i'm insane
no strong hope for redemption
a grave situation desperate at best
why do i feel so numb?
has it something to do with where i come from?
should this be fight or flight?
i don't know why i'm constantly reeling
helpless hysteria
a false sense of urgency
trapped in my phobia
possessed by anxiety
run
try to hide
overwhelmed by this complex delirium
helpless hysteria
a false sense of urgency
trapped in my phobia
possessed by anxiety
run
try to hide
overwhelmed by this complex delirium
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never enough |
cut myself open wide
(b)reach inside
help yourself
to all i have to give
and then you help yourself again
and then complain
that you didn't like the way
i put the knife in long
you didn't like the the way
my blood spilled on your brand new floor
what would you say
if i walked away?
would you appriciate?
but then it'd be too late
'cos i can only take so much
of your ungrateful ways
everything is never enough
sacrifice my life
neglect my kids and wife
all for you to be happy
all those sleepless nights
and countless fights
to give you more
and then you say how dare that
i didn't want you back
i must be too good for you
i only care about myself
what would you say
if i walked away?
would you appriciate?
but then it'd be too late
'cos i can only take so much
of your ungrateful ways
everything is never enough
what would you say
if i walked away?
would you appreciate?
but then it'd be too late
'cos i can only take so much
of your ungrateful ways
everything is never enough
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sacrificed sons |
walls are closing anxiously
channel surfing frantically
burning city, smoke and fire
planes, we're certain.
faith inspired?
no clues a complete surprise
who'll be coming home tonight?
heads are turning towards the sky
towers crumble, heroes die
who would wish this on our people?
and proclaim that his will be done
scriptures say he had misled them
all praise their sacrificed sons
all praise their sacrificed sons
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teach them what to think and feel
your ways saw in lightening
watch them preach i can't relate
it cuts true love, ?? of hate
who would wish this on our people?
and proclaim that his will be done
scriptures say he had misled them
all praise their sacrificed sons
all praise their sacrificed sons
god on high
a mistake
will mankind
be extinct
there's no time
time to waste
who serves the truth
for heaven's sake?
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octavarium |
i. someone like him |
i never wanted to become
someone like him
so secure
content to live each day
just like the last
i was sure i knew
that this was not for me
and i wanted so much more
far beyond what i could see
so i swore that i'd never be someone like him
so many years have passed since i proclaimed
my independance, my mission, my aim and my vision
so secure
content to live each day
like it's my last
it's wonderful to know
that i could be
something more than what i dreamed
far beyond what i could see
still i swear that i'm missing out this time
as far as i could tell
theres nothing more i need
but still i ask myself
could this be everything?
that all i swore
that i would never be
was now so suddenly
the only thing i wanted
to become
to be someone just like you
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ii. medicate (awakening) |
a doctor sitting next to me
he asked me how i feel
not sure i understand his questioning
he says i've been away a while
but thinks he has cured me
from a state of catatonic sleep
for 30 years where have i been?
eyes open
but not getting through to me
medicate me
infiltrate me
side effects appear
as my conscience slips away
medicate me
science failing
conscience fading fast
can't you stop what's happening?
a higher dosage he prescribes
but there's no guarantee
i feel it starting to take over me
i tell them not to be ashamed
there's no one who's to blame
a second shot a brief awakening
i feel the relapse can't break free
eyes open
but not getting through to me
medicate me
infiltrate me
side effects appear
as my conscience slips away
medicate me
science failing
conscience fading fast
can't you stop what's happening?
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iii. full circle |
sailing on the
seven seas the
day tripper
dm's ready
jack the ripper
always ?wilson phillips?
and my
supper's ready
lucy in the
sky with diamond
day's not here
i've come to save the
day for nightmare
cinema show
me the way to
get back home again
spinning round and round
scream without a sound
stumbling all around
find i've come full circle
flying
off the
hand of
with careful with
out a
eugene
gene that
this machine messiah
light my
fire
gather, gather
hey, hey
find my
gener-
-ations home again
spinning round and round
scream without a sound
stumbling all around
find i've come full circle
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iv. intervals |
our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
remove all obstacles from our path
second
asking questions, search for clues
the answer's been right in front of you
third
we try to break through, long to connect
we fall on death ears with failed muted breath
fourth
loyalty, trust, faith in desire
carries love through each darkest fire
fifth
tortured insanity, smothering hell
try to escape but to no avail
sixth
they call them admirers, claim they adore
drain all your life blood but begging for more
seventh
innocent phantoms for merciless crimes
i'll pray to some madness for repulsive designs
eighth
step out of step and try controlling my fate
when you finally start living it's become to late
trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium
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v. razor's edge |
we move in circles
balanced all the while
on a gleaming razor's edge
a perfect stand
colliding with our fate
this story ends where it began
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