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Introduction
01:51
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1. Introduction (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
You woke in a dream world, and though it seemed so real, you would not be scared at all to change
It was nothing like where you’ve been before; you woke in a dream world and tried to close the door
But you’ll find you miss so much that you left behind.
It was nothing like what you’ve seen before; awake in your dream world, you wished that there was more.
And there was more, but you’re preoccupied with the world outside and what it could bring.
And soon you’ll find that life’s gone racing by, but you never wanted more.
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Won't Last Forever
04:58
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2. Won’t Last Forever (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
So here we are, I knew we’d get here by and by
Now everything you dreamed of has changed in time
And there you’ll sit, a silhouette of the divine
A perfect glimpse that won’t last forever
What more could I need?....
So self-assured, I know it must feel so sublime
To dismiss your thoughts so easily
But when you say it doesn’t matter if you try
Was it failure that made up your mind?
What more should I see?
With the hopes and the reasons that we keep inside
For the innocent daydreams that we have always denied
I can’t stand to say I won’t take anymore-
I don’t want to run away, but do you?
I don’t want to run away
I never meant to lose myself
I don’t want to seem to change
(if we could see what we have been)
I never meant to lose myself
When you look at the future do you see me standing there?
If I don’t have some bright solution, then would you even care?
Today I tried to disappear
Today I lost myself and gave into my fears
Today I almost disappeared
It won’t happen again (would you care?)
(if we could see what’s happening)
I never meant to lose myself
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A Day
04:13
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3. A Day (Lyrics by Matt Zappa)
Momma don’t try to find me
You cannot wish me home
I can’t believe where I started
But I know how it will end
You got all the wrong questions
Pride raised… nothing found
Vanity lies how many wives
a Lion as a lamb… one day surrendered
Falling face first into the curb
We never got an answer
Just go and wish for never
Your stare showed doubt
Drowning with no direction
I’ve showed you what you never wanted to see
A wish as a chance to break
All you wanted was a call
When the day comes
With all left in question
You’ll see me backed against a smile
Knowing all shall pass
Laying down
Thrown down
The choice came
The choices proved
Our end will come
But all shall pass
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Interlude
02:01
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4. Interlude (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
She’s so transparently afraid of being alone and that if she took a chance she might see what’s to come
She’s never felt so afraid as when the truth came crashing in
But she hides it everyday
She hides it everyday
She’s so transparently afraid of the setting sun
She’d love to run far away just to avoid knowing what’s to come
But she hides it everyday
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Trust
05:00
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5. Trust (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
There’s a storm coming in,
Dark blackened clouds blown by the wind
And darkness clouds the sounds of laughter.
I’d wait for darker days to free myself and speak my mind, but different wants breed different fates, and you’ve already gone
You’re safe and sound; your time has come but you’re nowhere to be found. Now we should all just sympathize.
There’s a look in your eyes- some kind of fear, a dream to hide in the fantasies that keep me feeling alive.
You couldn’t stand to stray; you couldn’t trust they wouldn’t leave, so you kept on moving around and round and round.
I’d wait for darker days to free myself and speak my mind, but different fears breed different hates, and you’ve already gone.
You’ll run in circles and be going nowhere if you won’t accept what we decide
You’re safe and sound; your time has come but you’re nowhere to be found. Now we should all just sympathize.
You’re safe and sound; we searched so hard but you’re headed too far down. We would all give up in time…
I would love it if I could stay.
I would love it if I could still hear the sound and trust I’d know we’ve finally reached the end- But how, when there’s nothing to what we worked worked so hard for?
What if the sound was in your head? What if there’s only one way out and you’ve already left?
So you couldn’t trust us when we say you’ll run in circles and you’ll be going nowhere if you won’t accept what we decide.
You’re safe and sound; your time has come but you’re nowhere to be found. Now we should all just see that you’re safe and sound; we searched so hard but you’re headed too far down. We would all give up if you’re safe and sound; now your time is up but you’re nowhere to be found, so we’ll just keep on circling around
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Tremors
06:46
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6. Tremors (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
You were born to lead the charge
And shatter those who stay
Some might say it’s a kind of an obsession
But you’d just say it’s a shame they’re so far gone
They’ll call you by name; “Angel,” they’ll say and though it gets so hard you’d never want escape
I don’t want to grow old
I don’t want to be a faceless man
-But you never seem to sign yourself away
I don’t want to be sold
I just want to be merchandized
-But you know what this is and that it won’t ever change
If you take their love for granted, you’d be up and fine
If you wanted to change and that’s so tempting, it’ll be your time
They’ll call you by name; “Angel,” they’ll say and though it gets so hard you’d never want escape
They’ll call you a saint but you don’t feel the same and as the pressure keeps on building you’ll start to shake
Now another day has come and gone- another chance that you were given- your nerves will hold until you’re shaken- and you’re shaken.
When in time you think you’re so far in, you’ll find you were left behind
A reassuring arm brings Hope by your side
“But the tremors are good,” she said, “and it’s all been done before”
The panic that’s taking hold is everything you’re not equipped for
Deep down you want to shout, you barely hold it in,
“But the tremors are good,” she said, “and it’s all been done before”
This pressure, without a doubt, is something you could do without
“But the tremors are good,” she said, “and it’s all been done before”
But the panic has taken hold; it’s everything you’re not equipped for.
When you walk and no one pays attention, it’s because they all felt denied
If you wanted a chance to change the world then I guess that’s fine but
They’ll call you a fake
And you won’t like the change
But the pressure keeps on mounting and you start to break
They’ll call you by name
“Angel” they’ll say
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Come Down
05:31
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7. Come Down (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
You’re a light; a star.
You’d shout out and say there’s nothing you have ever wanted more
And you know that we’ll miss you when you’re gone, but you’re leaving without so much as goodbye or so long.
It doesn’t matter if we think we’re done- We’ll lose out, blinded like we’re staring at the sun.
But, thought constrictor, as we’re losing ground we’ll find out the farther up, the farther we’ll come down
We’d love to find you, but we’ve been losing faith, just know that if we could, we would give anything at all.
Why don’t you care? Why can’t you breathe?
It’s getting tighter and tighter.
You’re a sin; a drug
You know now we need you much more than we’d ever before
When we find out we’ve been losing faith, we’ll stumble but you know we’ll miss you all the same.
Why don’t you care? Why can’t you breathe?
It’s getting tighter and tighter.
Why won’t you live and why can’t you believe?
It’s getting tighter and tighter.
If this was real I’m sure you wouldn’t call it paradise- alone and lost with no one left to care, but it remains a possibility. If I arrive, would you reach down slowly and finally kiss me goodbye? I’m sure you would, it just seems to me that that will never be.
So I’ll stay afloat in this sea of opinions without one to call my own. I’d swim for shore, but there’s nothing there- outside, there’s no one at all. So I’ll reach out for the rope you left hanging and hope it’ll lead me to ground; but oh no, the harder I pull, the tighter and tighter it goes. Yeah the farther I fall, the tighter and tighter it goes.
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For You
04:28
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8. For You (Lyrics by Matt Zappa)
Oh the times we sat
and listened to every word
sharing all the joy; the pain with a drink
to ease the head
till the sun began again
because we needed a friend
oh the times we sat
and said nothing
so we could laugh again
to laugh again
you called me friend
until the day you left your key
A failure snowballed in to a mountain from
crossing a line
a line senselessly broken
with a mind full of pity
I lost my best friend
with all your justified anger
and it was justified
I can hope it doesn't lead
to hate; to bitterness
to hid the beauty that made me strong
I hope to see you again
I miss the times we sat
and heard everything
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Untitled
04:31
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Untitled (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
There’s a sad smile that betrays what you try to hide
Now everything is rearranged
You seem so familiar but I can’t place it anymore
Now hide your faith and say that I cannot be saved, and maybe I’m not invincible
We’re gonna miss you. I don’t want to say it loud, but we all miss you even now
....
For the first time in days, in a photographic haze, I remembered who you are
You felt so familiar
For one second I belonged, and it was beautiful
Now raise your glass up to another because I cannot be saved, and maybe I’m not invincible.
Stay with me a while, it may help put me at ease
Why not replace us? I’d love to escape this all but you couldn’t stand it if I say
It feels like amnesia that comes and goes, it feels like I’m faking when I say
I won’t forget you
I see the look that’s in your eyes and it reminds me of the lie
That I won’t forget you
I just need to find a way not to fake it when I say
That I cannot be saved, and maybe I’m not invincible
We’re gonna miss you. I don’t want to say it loud, but we all miss you even now
For the first time in days, in a photographic haze, I remembered who you are
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Once Again
05:32
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10. Once Again (Lyrics by Graham Bacher)
Look around and you’ll see the signs. I’ve been losing touch but I finally lost my mind. If I could stand not to hold in and medicate, then would you forget once again?
“It’s such a shame, there was so much hope,” you’ll say, as if things could have gone any better.
But if confusion leads to regrets, it’ll come together now once again if you let me explain.
Once again, I hear “no one’s gonna save you they’re gonna leave you where you lay.”
I know this but it might not be the case, okay?
“No one’s gonna listen or do exactly what you say.”
I know this but I don’t know what to change (I’ll change!)
No one’s gonna save me they’re gonna leave me where I lay. I know this but it just won’t be the case Once Again.
Can we talk about it now? Can we talk about it now? Or once again, should I forget?
Now feel my touch- inhibitions melt away. There’s only so much you could forget about.
But if I hold until the panic stops, then would you forget once again?
No one’s gonna save me their gonna leave me where I lay. I know this but it just won’t be the case, once again.
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Room 16: Coward
10:49
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11. Room 16: Coward (Lyrics by Matt Zappa)
on the face of no one
I saw us all
we started against
then we learned to fall
fortunate dreams compared
to those who wished to care
escaping from ourselves
wondering who set the plan
Callously watching
and callously starred
the promise we broke
and the lies we bear
the lines on your face spoke more than words
pride can’t save you when nothing is...earned
Posing as the victim
with no self control
I always knew
silencing every word
holding each thought
saving each moment
When I was set to live
I dug another hole
Laid down and pulled back the dirt
please take all my fears
place them in my hands
to see them
as prying eyes do
Callously watching
and callously starred
Promises broken
and the lies we barred
the lines on your face spoke more than words
pride can’t save you when nothing is...earned
Posing as the victim
with no self control
I always knew...
That a night like this with hopes so tall
we went too far and took them all
consequence of a coward
left alone in the dark
Posing as the victim
with no self control
consequence of the coward
Become what you were meant to be
When it lays upon your shoulders
just know they can’t take your soul
losing hope is not an option
Your word is all you have
Don’t Break what was said
leaves change on the path but
each step can...Move
Forward or back
dreaming of freedom from the bed
that you won’t
die on
Your Will is whats left
Don’t Break what was said
Except the worst but
Each step moves
When it lays upon your shoulders
just know they can’t take your soul
losing hope is not an option
Become what you were meant to be
Posing as the victim
with no self control
I was the coward
who spit in your face
and without question
I’ll stand up to Die
To show that I lived without shame
The moon spoke clearer than the sun
a coward prayed for rain to wash him clean
but the rain never came
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