1. |
Anthem [Prelude]
01:28
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This is our anthem
This is our lives in song
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2. |
Stale
06:10
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As we look inside, we see ourselves falling apart
We panic, we don't know where to start
We're falling, we're crashing
We're grasping, and we're saying
Whoa
We're sayin'
Lookin' inside for life's very meaning
Some lame excuse for our own very being
Give me a reason to live
I need, we need
I said, we said
Whoa
We're sayin'
Give us purpose, give us a reason
Give us fire, give us a meaning
We're sayin'
A hungry soul leaves you hollow and stale
Aspiration's deflated, motivation's derailed
Drugs, sex, and alcohol won't suffice
When you've become your greatest vice
Oh no
We see what we need
Reach out, a hungry soul will feed
We see it, won't fake
So damn close, I nearly taste it
We see it, we breathe it
We touch, and then we say
Whoa
Give us purpose, give us a reason
Give us fire, give us a meaning
Give us a reason
Won't you give me a reason?
I'll take these chains
I break these chains
We'll break these chains
I'll smash these chains
I see it, I feel it
We see it, we see it all
We see it, we see it
We see, we see
We see it, we see
We see, we see
Then we say...
Whoa
Give us purpose, give us a reason
Give us fire, give us a meaning
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3. |
Killing Shadows
04:25
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Your bedroom
Your shadows
These lights low
No one knows
Your brown eyes
Your dark hair
That whispering
In my ear
Is this love?
Or heart-shaped lust?
I can't touch
What you trust
Well, it's mixing
While you're twisting
That arrow
Struck me deep
And I can't run away
And I know that neither can you
These shadows follow so close
And there are things that no one should know
Kill the shade
Your soft touch
Softer skin
These shadows
We're killin'
Perfection
Far from
Kill the time
We fear of
This moment
That we're in
With shadows
We're killin'
I feel you
You feel me
We need this
To break free
And I can't run away
And I know that neither can you
These shadows follow so close
And there are things that no one should know
Kill the shade
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4. |
Nightmares
04:04
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5. |
Drive, Pt. 2
03:35
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6. |
Isolation [Instrumental]
02:53
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[It's an instrumental, idiot.]
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7. |
Drive, Pt. 3
02:38
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I drove my car into the water
I drowned that fucker in the bay
I got so sick of that piece of shit breakin' down on me
I would have sunk it in a lake
Then I realized there are so many other ways to
A taxi, bus, or train, a horse, a bike, or, Hell, I'll take a boat
I'll take anything so I don't take that piece of shit no more
I can't take it, it's eatin' all my cash
Swallowin' my fun, guzzlin' my gas
I bought it brakes, a new tail light
It shit on me the other night
Water pump, cracked engine block
Shit I can't pronounce stopped
Windshield's cracked, radio's dead
I swear my seatbelt wants me dead
I tried out an oil change
My car gave me a broken gauge
Liquid leaks and overheats
Broken belts, obnoxious squeaks
For the money I now lack
I could've bought a Cadillac
Then I realized there are so many other ways to
A taxi, bus, or train, a horse, a bike, or, Hell, I'll take a boat
I'll take anything so I don't take that piece of shit no more
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8. |
Vanity
03:50
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It's bred in the hills, bleeds to South L.A.
If they make it in the East, they'll take it Hollywood way
When the reflection brings complacence
The city sings deep
'Cause the mirror won't show
What they need
I can see your fate
I hear it in the waves
But the vibe is so smooth
And the tempers are soft
And the sparkle of the coastline makes it to the eyes above
Well, Beverly Hills has their superficial way
If you ever go to Compton, well, that shit just doesn't play
The vice runs east to Valley
West to Santa Monica
Finding subtle solace in vainglorious song
I can see your fate
I hear it in the waves
And I can feel the shake
No one like the L.A.
L.A. vain
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9. |
Saint Valentine
03:11
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Just once a year, the lonely people say
"Son of a bitch, it's Valentine's Day"
Rose petals fall, hearts rise in the air
And all of the single people sure as hell don't care
Oh, Saint Valentine
You're here at all the wrong times
I was hangin' by a thread, now I'm doing just fine
Waiting on Saint Valentine
Red Fades to pink, pink fades to white
Next thing you know, nothing's left in sight
So, have your fun, love your lust
I'm sitting here staring at the clock waiting for it to rust
Have your fun now, get a good laugh
'Cause I'll be here smiling when love kicks your ass
Oh, Saint Valentine
You're here at all the wrong times
I was hangin' by a thread, now I'm doing just fine
Waiting on Saint Valentine
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10. |
Smiles Slithers Smells
05:51
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(Fucking Serpent)
I see that forked tongue behind those teeth
Smiling shallower than deep
Relaxed in a leather seat
While we sink
(While we sink)
Well, back to work, that's what you said
You said no, and promise dead
You said no when we said yes
Sittin' on your ass
(Sittin' on your ass)
Well, no one likes rotten fruit
Or a mosquito in a business suit
Criminal in the capital
Lets them infest
Oh, manifest
Smiles like a weasal
Slithers like a snake
Smells like a ferret
While he rapes our state
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11. |
Numb
03:05
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I don't want to feel, I don't want to show
I don't want to see, I don't want to know
I don't want to taste this resistance
I'm not gonna stay, I'm not gonna go
I'm not getting high, I'm not getting low
I'm staying on the same page anymore
I'm numb, I'm numb again
Numb, I'm numb
I'm just gonna break, silently but still
This glass is half empty, but I just got my fill
I'm not runnin' circles today
I'm not lookin' good, I'm not lookin' bad
I'm not feelin' happy, I'm not feelin' sad
I'm not feeling anything now
I'm numb, I'm numb again
Numb, I'm numb
I'm numb, I'm numb again
Numb, I'm numb
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12. |
Out In Melbourne
04:25
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Out in Melbourne, out on the beach
I felt all the good things coming back to me
Found a pocket of sunshine
How I wish I could've stopped time
Found a little seafood place for dinner
We both agreed we had a crazy waiter
Thought we were stuck, we were out of gas
Needed cheap ideas, 'cause we were out of cash
Had to make it back to Tampa on the west side
Storms rolled in and chased away daylight
Out on the coast, out on the ocean
So serene, all in slow motion
Keep it close in the palm of your hand
And walk, my angel, through the Melbourne sand
Sea shells scattered on a beach
With an ocean that sparkled out in front of me
Felt so far, but still at home
On a beach that I had never known
Out on the coast, out on the ocean
So serene, all in slow motion
Keep it close in the palm of your hand
And walk, my angel, through the Melbourne sand
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13. |
Anthem
02:45
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The week was long, the days were tough
Sometimes twenty-four hours just is not enough
To say, to do
To make everything be the way that it's supposed to
So we don't
We go down to the bar
Get ourselves a beverage for some subconscious leverage
And say
This is our anthem
This is our lives in song
Well, I pick up my drink and I walk to the bar
Never say never, 'cause never's too far away
And I can't, and I won't, and I don't
And I grab that drink and to the bottom I sink
And it takes me to a place
So far away
So far away
Where I hear them say...
This is our anthem
This is our lives in song
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