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Straitjackets
01:49
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Beneath the Skin
05:34
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melted lives on the walls
paintings of shallow dreams
the odd space still calls
kind of begging please oh please
no matter the fate ahead
no matter how it ends
you won't be alone he said
and showed his open hands
just believe beneath the skin
we are one and the same
just gaze down at these hands
and watch beating blood in these veins
naked rooms lie beyond
eager to receive they are
it begs to anger rancid wound
to punish who we once were
no matter the fate ahead
no matter how it ends
you won't be alone he said
and showed his open hands
just believe beneath the skin
we are one and the same
just gaze down at these hands
and watch beating blood in these veins
just believe beneath the skin
we are one and the same
just gaze down at these hands
and watch beating blood in these veins
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We Are One
04:13
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on white moon men will come
on horses with red stare
there would be no atone
when that beat is near
if our world met with theirs
we would fall to pieces
they would reflect our own fates
and the rue will rest in us
we are one we are all
we're alone when we fall
we are dumb we are fake
we are clever with mistakes
we are weak we are wrong
we're alone and don't belong
we are love we are fear
we're whatever we perceive
we're so much more
we're so much more
how many we were once
when heart was still young
but when cries stir in dust
we try our best to ignore
they look on and smile
a dream for us is certain
they stood we became still and
we were shown, where we've been
we are one we are all
we're alone when we fall
we are dumb we are fake
we are clever with mistakes
we are weak we are wrong
we're alone and don't belong
we are love we are fear
we're whatever we perceive
we're so much more
we're so much more
we are one we are all
we're alone when we fall
we are dumb we are fake
we are clever with mistakes
we are weak we are wrong
we're alone and don't belong
we are love we are fear
we're whatever we perceive
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she made it to her goal
he got his greatest wish
but when God built my soul
somehow he felt I should never accomplish
all around things are going well
surely my turn will follow
now I've climbed every hill
still watching them while I wallow
and I'm just going through the motions
just going through the motions
did you hear the story of a man
who tried his very best
he seems to do all he can
yet nothing would ever manifest
now he pushes on through
still fire in his heart
his very existence all in two
until he gets what he wants
and I'm just going through the motions
just going through the motions
and I'm just going through the motions
just going through the motions
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Poor Man's Hymn
04:41
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I know these thoughts are wrong
I wish I felt otherwise
to ignore this urge so strong
to tear my soul to the skies
can't stand mornings anymore
to recall is always the worst
to feel an existence so torn
day will come when I insist
just let me go
you'll never know
the empty life you're holding
a fitting end is calling
just let me go
you'll never know
the will it takes to stay
poor man's out is the way
I don't hate or blame or regret
it's not that it's anyone's fault
but my mistakes lay bare in wet
and I'm tired of staring at it
so calm I have never been
so near to smiling I can feel
and if you hate me in this serene
I will only say when I leave
just let me go
you'll never know
the empty life you're holding
a fitting end is calling
just let me go
you'll never know
the will it takes to stay
poor man's out is the way
just let me go
you'll never know
the empty life you're holding
a fitting end is calling
just let me go
you'll never know
the will it takes to stay
poor man's out is the way
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Welcome to the Circus
02:07
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Insanity
05:00
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how cold these hearts are
one child's lonely thought
how deathly my own dreams were
when my intent was to rot
if my last words were to last
it should echo amongst men
that I was one of the lost
until I knew I need to give in
into this insanity
into this insanity
where I knew my youth was gone
where my worlds were so torn
these hands went slowly numb
as if life it never wore
I could live a thousand lives
and love a thousand bodies
my life never was mine once
quitely dies so no one sees
into this insanity
into this insanity
into this insanity
into this insanity
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Needs
04:47
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as soon as they are gone
I will welcome you to the show
where we stand around the sun
and stare into fire below
as soon as they are gone
into the fire we will go
before we do free the wrong
and tell us what you wanted so
I needed faith more than anyone
I needed empathy when alone
I needed guidance of a wise man
but most of all
somewhere I'd be home
as soon as they are gone
we will follow our needs
to a place where they belong
to a place where they believe
now that they are gone
we can start the show
I needed faith more than anyone
I needed empathy when alone
I needed guidance of a wise man
but most of all
somewhere I'd be home
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Clone Clone Clone
04:15
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hi, my name is Rocks
I would like to be heard
someone to whom people flock
someone who looks absurd
I want fame and cash
no matter me or my talent
just make me into a rehash
so I can be a clone clone clone of a clone
you see I understand I do
it's not about the vision
yes I know I believe it too
I need to be void of any passion
teach me how to be a fake
teach me how to sell
teach me the value of mistakes
so I can be a clone clone clone of a clone
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10. |
Miserable Experiment
05:16
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