1. |
Wiser Man
04:16
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a wiser man than I once told me
all the world's a lie, and we should
live upon the land, like days gone by
the iron in my arteries makes
targets out of me; as lenses
bend the red to blue, it all turns green
if I could know the consequences
as the years roll on, I'd
get while getting's good before it's gone, it's gone
early to bed
early to rise
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2. |
Kings
05:00
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three kings share this realm
the powerful two bends the
earth to his muse, ambitious
one lashed to the helm
through their profanity
they show their insanity
power to the new
same as the old
king
so it's been decreed
it's taken this long, and
we could be wrong, for all we know, but
keep the decks boat-free, says three
oh, the vanity
an ode to humanity
power to the new king
same as the old king
what were we thinking?
this ship is sinking
through careful regicide
we'll make our way inside
and throw those gates wide!
rome burns
and we are the barbarians
home burns
gives us scars we're all carryin'
still, we re
build, unful
filled by the
flames
kings rule us
all, every
place, for all
days
watch as we
fashion our
crowns from the
ashes
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3. |
God of Worms
01:52
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bare feet, wading knee-deep in the quagmire
manifest destiny, flying the flag higher
swamp worm conquering, king of the wasteland
surely this leads to a better way
concrete
ingestion complete
so sweet
chain, tame, release
shrieking demons roaming the hallways
sermons roaring, forever and always
ugliness is attracting the faithful
holy refuse in their wake
cesspool
people think we're cool
we rule, man
we're gods of the worms
god of worms
chain, tame, release
god of worms
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4. |
Bastille
05:33
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what'll it take, he asks of me, to
reignite the books of history?
we'll write our story right here in the
streets, infernal surface blistering
the brothers fight again
over and over, on and on
it's harder than it seems
to keep the trigger warm
to keep the killers in
and hear you through the din
what'll it take, he ruminates, to
regulate the fuel that this age burns
make chum from these martyrs, the
sharks'll keep the waters churning
no punishment gets through to them
higher and higher, on and on
we'll make dust of these walls
and break them, one and all
we'll drag them by their skin
and send our killers in
stop: struggling, resisting, fighting
and start letting go, go, go
stone on stone makes sparks and I'm afraid
I finally see the changes that we've made
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5. |
Army of the Sun
03:23
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please, what could I
see, to make me believe
just say the word
you know it's absurd
please, through random
chance, or planned circumstance
I'll get what I need
so follow my lead, yeah
no shadow of mine dies alone
no water, no
no clouds
just thinking aloud
no living
just living dead
I've been to the top of the mountain
yeah, I saw heaven
in the distance I saw skeletons
empty-eyed battalions
bleaching in the heat to keep the night at bay
a million silent soldiers
all marching as one
I take my place and face the horizon
my skin to make leather
my bones to make guns
my life to join the army of the sun
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6. |
No Survivors
04:35
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you come to see me
but my hands are empty
I see the way to my home
plated in chrome, encased in stone
you can't avoid me
avert your gaze, my face is haunting
I know we've done this before
but I've got you wanting more
if we only survive
we'll flip our lives and start again
if we only survive
there're no survivors
my first strike will bring you to your knees
like the fire through the trees
you come to see me as the only way out
my first strike will bring you to your knees
like the fire through the trees
you come to see me as the one who'll save you
I am eternal
and if you wait, I'll wait forever
like the fire through the trees
just like the smoke floats on the breeze
I stand beside you
ready to catch you when you fall
before you think this through
the payment's due and I've come for you
so if we only survive
we'll live our lives much better than
if we only survive
there're no survivors
my first strike will bring you to your knees
like the fire through the trees
you come to see me as the only way out
my first strike will bring you to your knees
like the fire through the trees
you come to see me as the one who'll set you free
the only thing I wanted was just one thing to destroy
but in the end, I only got what I deserved
death is free
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7. |
Traveling on Foot
00:47
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8. |
Pinnacle
06:26
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through these eyes of mine
everything is clear
through these eyes, so cold and still
it's all downhill from here
all downhill down this way
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Bion Boston, Massachusetts
Stripped-down progressive rock that's heavy. Weird enough to keep us interested for at least 45 minutes. Best enjoyed live... or at least alive.
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