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Veritas Numquam Perit
01:08
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2. |
The Last
02:12
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When the world comes falling down
And crumbles around us
We don’t have anywhere to go
Don’t. You. Forget.
When the buildings start to crumble
And ash rains from the sky
Our society will eat itself alive
Destruction
Corruption
Run for your life
Kill or be killed
Only the strong willed
Will be ones who survive
When our god no longer listens
And we’re left hung out to dry
Acid rain falls down from the sky
When the air is filled with poison
And there is no where left to hide
Radiation cooks us from inside
Destruction
Corruption
Run for your life
Kill or be killed
Only the strong willed
Will be ones who survive
There is no hope, only sorrow
We can only hold on for tomorrow
Destruction
Corruption
Run for your life
Time is fleeting, lost all meaning
We’ve lost all sense of being
Kill or be killed
Only the strong willed
Are the ones who will come out of this alive
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3. |
Bleeding Out
02:34
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Just do what I tell you to
No concern for anybody else it seems
I don’t get a say at all
Not sure who you think you are
Not convincing anybody else at all
So don’t push your ideals on me
Run though and slam the bedroom door
I just can’t take it anymore
What are you trying to say?
That you know me better than myself inside
And should follow your every whim
Listen what your words convey
That I should just blindly follow this path you made and then forced it all on me
When will you understand
That I don’t want a part in your so-called master plan,
I can do this on my own When will you finally see
That this can lead to a major falling out unless you just let me figure it out.
Let me be
All alone
I can do this on my own
Release the hold
And all control
And leave the living up to me
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4. |
Lost and Found
03:22
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Standing at the alter
He bows his head to pray
Where is God in all of this?
And, has he lost his way?
Looking for a signal
He stares up at the cross
For a blank breath in time
His heart and mind are lost
A ray of hope? A beacon of light?
A reminder of who he is inside
When all hope is lost
And God seems to have gone
What’s lost can still be found in time
Every Sunday feels like
A broken record now
He misconstrues the meaning
With his sense of doubt
He seeks out an answer
To mend his broken heart
His efforts feel so fleeting
But at least this is a start
Believe in me because I believe in you
He screams out asking for the truth
What’s lost can still be found in time
This thought was weighting on his mind
He hears a call from deep inside
A sudden clarity of mind
He now has found the inner truth
That this love inside him is the proof
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5. |
Ring Leader
03:13
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She hides her face behind her hair
Trying to hide the awkward stares
Far too often no one cares
She wishes someone could be there
She takes a breath,
she walks away, slowly goes to turns away,
and leaves behind all the shaded clouds of grey
She shakes her head, she closed her eyes,
takes a deeper look inside,
And thinks about what her future will look like
Hoping it gets better before too long
But her life a circus rages on
Behind the glass he stares inside
Visualizing a normal life
He’s tired of living in despair
Wishing that anyone would care
He won’t give up, he won’t give in,
convinced someday that he will win,
and that he’ll finally be on top of everything
He will not lose, he gets to choose,
it’s up him to make a move,
and change the way he will manage his whole life
(It all seems easier before the dawn)
Hoping it gets better before to long
But his life a circus rages on
It all seems easier before the dawn
But their life a circus rages on
It all seems easier before the dawn
But life a circus rages on
Misery loves company
A place they no longer want to be
They don’t believe in destiny
Fate is something only found in stories
They want to be, happily
Loved by someone who cares sincerely
Necessity bring clarity
While the whole time the circus rages on
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6. |
Uninvited
03:03
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Always outside
Not looking in
He’s never been cut from the same cloth as them
Won’t stand in line
Or be one of the hive
He just wants to choose how he wants to live
He never quite felt like he wanted to follow the herd,
to follow blindly is simply absurd
He’s proud to be
Uninvited
He’s out here alone
Walking on his own
Never to follow the status quo
Beaten and bruised
He refuses to lose
He opts for a different path as most would choose
Unconvinced by the hum
The group voice sold as one
He walks to the beat of a different drum
Standing each time In charge of his life
He vows to take every day in stride
He never quite felt like he wanted to follow the herd,
he’s simply unconvinced by their words
He’s proud to be
Uninvited
Swimming upstream
Against the grain
He doesn’t quite care for notoriety or fame
Just wants to be Careless and free
With nobody telling him who he should be.
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7. |
War's End
02:30
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He gets the call again
They’re sending him back to the place that’s been haunting his dreams since he’s been home He hugs his wife and kids Picks up his bag and turns around one more time as this may be the last chance he gets.
Back on the battle field
He commands his troops to flank the enemy’s side but he’s led them into a trap The enemy will not yield His troops are getting cut down one by one as their hope seems to suddenly fade.
Chorus
She said come back to me just one more time He said I’ll do my best girl I’ll try (I know you did your best now goodbye)
His side now screams in pain
When his hand returns to his face he sees that it’s covered fully in his own blood A single tear drop falls As he thinks about his family in these last moments as he fades into the night
Bridge
I may not come out of this alive
Please know I did my best, I tried
I made the ultimate sacrifice
Wars don’t end they just alter lives
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8. |
Eye of the Storm
03:57
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Everything was going fine until it crossed my mind again, and I’m falling to pieces now
Stuck on the outside believing all your lies that I wasn’t as good as you pretend to be
Who’s to say that I’m not justified for feeling the way that I feel deep inside
No longer will I compromise myself to fit your design, so I’ll
Break free from the lies you tell me
Break free from your lies
I will no longer hide from who I am inside again and I’m ready to let it out
Hands no longer tied believing all your lies that I wasn’t as good as you pretend to be
And all your made up rules I will defy so I can rely on myself to decide
No longer will I compromise myself to fit your design, so I’ll
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9. |
Battle
01:36
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We fight anyone who thinks they can put us down
We’ll take the battle to the sea, the sky, or even underground
We Stan against the ones that think they rule us all
We have them backed against the wall
Our enemies will fall
Our enemies will fall
Just watch them fall
(Watch them crumble
Start to stumble
Topple over
As we watch them fall)
We stand behind those who cannot defend themselves
We will crush anyone who thinks it fun to pick on someone else
We fight against the ones who try to control us all
We have them backed against the wall
Our enemies will fall
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10. |
The Last Thing You Hear
04:03
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Verse 1
You open your eyes and are instantly blinded by smoke and ash in the air
You let out a scream but you can’t hear a thing as your eyes dart around in despair
The sirens ring out as you cover your mouth and you close your eyes to pray
Fear paralyzes, your mind scrutinizes as you realize your fate
Chorus
Because you never thought that you would be alone
When you reached your end
The last thing you hear is a gentle goodbye
As it passes your lips
Your eyes shut tight, you calm your mind,
this time you find it’s easier to say one final word, goodbye
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
Verse 2
The windows smashed out and your fear starts to mount as you realize you can’t feel a thing
All you can see is a chaotic scene as your ears start to suddenly ring
Metal is twisted, your body constricted as they try to find you now
Your mind started racing and hope started fading as cries are heard all around
Outro
One last goodbye now don’t start to cry
when you think of me tonight
Keep me in your heart and don’t you start thinking about being apart
Know that each day that I’m not far away
And I’ll always be here to stay
Keep me in your mind and soon you will find the last thing you hear is a simple word goodbye
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11. |
Lost
04:00
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Grab the wheel and pump the breaks
You’re making all the same mistakes
And everyone can see it’s not going to end well
When your vices take a hold
And you start to lose control
And you can’t stop until it’s black out and farewell
You’re losing all control again
Chorus
Where have you gone?
You’re lost and falling faster
What’s said is done
Break free from this disaster
Verse 2
When you’re blinded by your vice
You simply lose your sight of life
And in this state you can’t listen to reason
Slowly isolate yourself Never getting any help
And pull away from everyone that cares for you
You’re losing all control again.
Bridge
And here we stand with out stretched hands,
you know we’re all right here for you
When will you find, leave it behind, and find the strength to break through
You know you’re strong
You must now prove it to yourself
You still belong
You must now finally face it
Before it’s wasted
Please don’t waste it
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12. |
Torn Apart
03:20
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It seems like only yesterday,
you and I were over at your place
we were laughing over shots and beers,
like we had done so many countless years
But then one day I got a call,
which brought my world slowly to a halt.
I sat there numb as I heard the news,
and I prayed that this couldn’t be true.
You’re not coming home
This life walked alone
You’re gone now
Scream my lungs out
It feels so hard now just to breath
You’re gone now
Tear my heart out
You were just everything to me
It’s so surreal standing at your grave,
you were just to young to see this fate.
A single tear rolls down my face
as I hope you are in a better place.
Every once in a while now,
I swear I still feel you somehow,
and that part of you is here with me,
and it’s felt in every breath I breath.
It feels so hard
It feels just so hard to here breath
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13. |
Ex Marks the Spot
02:11
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This is
The last time
That you get to look me in the eye
and say
it’s OK
because I can’t take your drama anymore
I think you knew it’d end this way, today, OK, whatever I just want you to go away, OK, goodbye forever
You tried
To find
A way to keep me hanging on inside
but now
I see
that you were here and slowly killing me
Just go and leave forever, Ok, whatever, goodbye forever
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14. |
You're so Beautiful
02:48
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I'm sorry you were dragged down by the self pity
Caused by the shit they said that didn't mean a thing
You're whole life is held in the palm of your hands
and You wonder why, you can't see it at all
You felt like a marionette
As your heart screamed in frustration
As you tried to become what you're not
What you're not
Remember the whispers from the voices
that comforted you as you sat and cried
You're beauty is lost to their hypocrisy
But not those who loved you
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15. |
Vincit Omina Veritas
04:42
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Wake up and see the lies
They push upon us every day of our lives
This corruption and deception makes me sick
We must not compromise
When they stand in front of us and try to rationalize
Why the rules imposed on us don’t apply to them
When will you finally hear the truth
That they are playing us for fools
They try to silence the rising voice
Attempt to stifle our free choice
Attack democracy
Chip away our liberties
Rise up and take your freedom back
We’ll tear this whole thing down
And burn it to the ground
When will you join me here
Stop living your life in trumped-up fear
The current state of affairs should scare us all
When will you understand
That we have simply let this get out of hand
There is only one way for us to make this right
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