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Nothing Is Won
02:18
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Will anyone realize no one seems to care anyway,
ignore it all as if it didn't belong.
Another regulation, the power structure rears its ugly face.
Their actions need to be told, but there is not a single fucking trace.
NOTHING IS WON.
No declaration is needed, pacified you move along.
Your peace comes from a talking box.
A whole generation subjugated, devastated.
So busy to revel in bliss, as their minds are sent to a fucking guillotine.
NOTHING IS WON.
Peel your eyes. Pretend it's nothing.
Subjugated and devastated, so what,
if our voices will be deprived.
Open your ears open your eyes.
Can't you see that the doors are shut?
Re-create, overthrow.
Can't you see they're men, we're mice?
NOTHING IS WON.
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A Thousand Times
03:15
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What can I say, what can I do, I'm not in need of something new.
The way things are seems fine to me.
I am a first class Don Juan, no second best, just number one.
Because I am God, yes I'm he.
You won't get rid of me, I am and I will always be your friend
forever on, yes forever on
HELLO, HEAR ME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR,
LIKE A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE.
HELLO, I AM EVERYONE'S BEST FRIEND.
I'M ALWAYS WITH YOU UNTIL THE END OF TIME.
I am the one you wish for dead, I am the ache inside your head,
and a pain in the ass.
I am the slumber in your sleep, I am the one who count your sheep.
Together we'll have a blast.
You won't get rid of me, I am and I will always be your friend
forever on, yes forever on
HELLO...
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Bubble Burst
02:35
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Wash me with a soap of self-esteem, and maybe I'll regain control.
My safety net is on place, what if it breaks and I will fall?
The thing that I most fear now is the fear of really knowing what I fear.
One too many times the same old song's been amplified, cranked up to ten.
My safety net is on place and it will break if you will jukebox me again.
I'm transparent, invisible, so leave. I've built my own protective walls.
ONE SNAP WAS ALL IT TOOK TO WRECK MY STATE OF MIND.
AS I EXIT MY SLEEPING MODE, I WANT IT ALL TO REWIND.
THE BUBBLE BURSTS, THE CURTAIN FALLS, AND I AM STRIPPED.
Plug me into a million volts of trust, and I'll recharge my confidence.
I wish those thoughts disposable, but they seem tattooed in my brain.
The thing that I most fear now is the fear of really fearing what I fear.
ONE SNAP...
I talk to no one but myself,
`cause it's the only way to get across my point of view.
We talk for hours, and we agree,
me and myself get along well.
There's really no point in using your precious time on me.
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On A Pedestal
02:18
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There's no limit to the riches I want to see.
I met this man, he said he would do anything for me.
I was a little nervous, but I went there anyway.
I never guessed that he would smile at me and say:
HELLO, I WELCOME YOU INTO MY HUMBLE STORE.
I'VE GOT LOTS OF MERCHANDISE, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING AND MORE.
TODAY WE HAVE A SALE ON WELFARE, AN OFFER YOU CAN'T IGNORE.
IT WILL PUT YOU ON A PEDESTAL, SEPARATE YOU FROM THE POOR.
His ice-cold heart and smiling face in perfect symmetry.
His gratitude increased, as I bought my destiny.
His smiling mask fell off, I saw the horns upon his head.
I won't forget the moment when he laughed at me and said:
HELLO, I WELCOME YOU...
I guess you'll say stupidity isn't easily measured,
but my degradation was unbearable.
HELLO, I WELCOME YOU...
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5. |
Scottie
02:19
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The more I see, the more I tell myself I'm not going to live my life that way.
A prisoner in a domestic jail. The same things happen every day.
I'm not going to live my life that way.
The more I see, the more I ask myself. Am I going to live my life that way?
Asocialized in a domestic jail, where no joy would enter my world.
I'm not going to live my life that way.
IS MY WHOLE BEING BASED ON ISOLATION,
WHERE THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS BUT A DREAM?
NEVER A SIGHT OF ANY OTHER LIFEFORM,
SO SCOTTIE, PLEASE BEAM ME AWAY.
A prisoner in a domestic jail. The same things happen every day.
I'm not going to live my life that way.
IS MY WHOLE BEING...
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Never Been
02:29
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Let's gather `round this ugly portrait,
representative to the lifestyle of ours.
A sort of holding on too hard on what you've got
has kissed gratitude goodbye, left it to rot.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS IN A WORD YOU'RE SAYING. YOU ALL DISGUST ME.
PREJUDICE FROM OBNOXIOUS MINDS
HAS DEVOURED ALL OF YOUR FILTHY KIND.
DEFEND YOUR LAND WITH THE FLAG UP YOUR ASS.
WE DON'T WANT YOU, YOU'RE NOT NEEDED.
How can you say "limit races to one kind"
when you're just a tiny part of their plan?
Inhale insanity, go ahead and suck their lies.
You're just fuel for their combustion.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS...
Do you really know what you're preaching and where to point the blame?
All the targets of your accusations make you look insane.
Have you ever tried understanding cultures are no threats.
In the end you'll be left with nothing, except for your greed and your fears.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS IN A WORD YOU'RE SAYING. YOU ALL DISGUST ME.
PREJUDICE FROM OBNOXIOUS MINDS
HAS DEVOURED ALL OF YOUR FILTHY KIND.
MASTURBATE WITH THE FLAG UP YOUR ASS.
WE DON'T WANT YOU, YOU'RE NOT NEEDED.
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN...
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7. |
Scent Of Life
02:09
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A near life experience, as I stepped out of myself
A sudden scent of life as I hovered round and round myself
LET'S LEAVE ACROSS THE WATER
I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE
ACROSS THE WATER
TO WIDEN MY HORIZON
I found out there's more to life than following routines
Summon my strength and tear off all the bonds that keep me here
LET'S LEAVE…
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8. |
Conscience
02:16
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Just to consolidate yourself,
to guarantee comfort and personal wealth.
You reject other's needs because of your greed.
Your unquestioned ways must be questioned now,
when they're no more than products of a thousand-year lie.
I condemn your superior way and pathetic life.
Can't you see your actions hurt?
Well I guess you can't...
TOO BAD THE STRUCTURE WILL PROTECT,
AND PROVIDE THESE MEN WITH THE ASSETS OF THE COMMON MAN.
THE AUCTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS HERE,
ALL DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
I WISH I COULD LIVE TO SEE THE DAY
WHEN THE STATE OF JUSTICE CAN'T BE BOUGHT.
THE ONLY WAY, YOUR ONLY WAY.
WHICH WAY IS THAT SUPPOSED TO LEAD? WHO WILL GUIDE YOU?
YOU TURN YOUR BACK ON THOSE WHO FALL.
THE RIGHTEOUS CITIZENS THEMSELVES,
WITH LAW AND ORDER ON THEIR SIDE.
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Vacuum
01:55
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There's really nothing here to see.
Even darkness glows if you compare to what's inside.
So hold your horses for a while.
I see a light, the other side.
PINCH ME, PINCH ME. I MUST BE DREAMING.
A cry for help, but no reply.
Just an echo repeating itself all over again.
It withers and it fades away, and falls into oblivion.
PINCH ME, PINCH ME. I MUST BE DREAMING.
Vacuum fills the empty space inside your head,
and replaces what's left to use.
When wisdom rears its ugly face, you're far away.
You're not even close.
PINCH ME, PINCH ME. I MUST BE DREAMING.
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Burnt
01:41
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Once there was this girl who kept her world within four walls.
She kept the candles lit to keep her warm.
Solitude has been her coat to clothe her in the dark.
God knows she wants to go home.
Once there was this boy who walked the darkness on his own.
He kept the needle lit to find his way.
Confused and lost, his mind was too weak to be proven wrong.
God knows he wants to go home.
A storm came by one morning and took both of them away,
and faded their already flickering light.
Two in one and one for all, they shared their destiny.
God knows they've found a new home.
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The Quest
02:15
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I gaze an eye on those two hands that spin the time.
The hands are drenched in syrup, a seemingly endless time.
I'll wait and see. I'll wait and see, but there's no use
because nothing ever happens, nothing, when boredom rears its ugly head.
YESTERDAY CAME AND WENT AWAY. NEVER CARED TO SAY GOODBYE.
I start my quest for the holy remote control,
which runs the day on fast-forward, and skips those boring parts.
I'm wasting time, I wish I had something more important
to waste my time on, but I have not, as boredom rears its ugly head.
YESTERDAY CAME AND WENT AWAY. NEVER CARED TO SAY GOODBYE.
I'm busy sleeping my day away. Fully scheduled, that's a lie.
Yesterday came and went away. Never cared to say goodbye.
YESTERDAY WAS LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. BOREDOM REARED ITS UGLY HEAD.
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Influence
01:46
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Come and join me in my willpower dance.
You will find yourself in a hypnotic trance.
I pull your strings, your reluctance will fade.
Dance by my flute, and don't be afraid.
I have cursed you, and I won't let you go.
Do you know me as your friend or foe?
You're trapped in my web, a maze of your mind.
Your strength has burnt out, and your eyes are blind.
MY WILLPOWER WEB STOPS THE MOVES OF YOUR OWN.
NEVER BEFORE HAVE YOU BEEN SO ALONE.
I, THE PUPPETMASTER, BUILD ENCHANTED WALLS.
I MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR HOLD, AND YOUR RESISTANCE FALLS.
I will feed you with the truth of my own.
You will please me with your mind stripped to the bone.
I twist you into form, I cut of your wings.
It really pleases me, as I pull your strings.
MY WILLPOWER WEB STOPS THE MOVES OF YOUR OWN.
NEVER BEFORE HAVE YOU BEEN SO ALONE.
I, THE PUPPETMASTER, BUILD ENCHANTED WALLS.
I MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR HOLD, AND YOUR RESISTANCE FALLS.
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13. |
Pipedream
02:31
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I'm not talking to myself. Wouldn't know just what to say,
I just try my best to sit somewhere and socialize.
I know you want the best from me, but I don't care for you at all.
You have made your point so clear.
MAKE YOUR WISH TO ME. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S SO EASY TO PRETEND, BUT I'M JUST NOT LIKE BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO LET IT GO.
At the time when you were gone, I was already down.
Some things are meant to be.
As I tried to go to sleep, I was suddenly awake,
with your face next to me.
MAKE YOUR WISH…
I WANT TO BREAK AWAY, PLEASE LET ME HAVE A NICE DAY
IT'S SO EASY TO PRETEND, BUT I'M JUST NOT LIKE BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO LET IT GO.
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