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SCANDINAVIAN HUNGER
02:56
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SO MANY HATCHES BURIED
MY MIND’S A CEMETERY
I TRY TO LEAVE IT
BUT IT’S WATER UNDER A BURNING BRIDGE
I LOOK FOR ANSWERS IN MY PRAYERS
IN A CHURCH ON FIRE
DECONSTRUCTING WHATEVER IS
JUST OUT OF MY REACH
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
I LIKE SLEEP
‘CAUSE SHE’S THE DAUGHTER OF DEATH
AND I’VE HAD PLENTY OF MEALS
JUST TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
IT’S AN APPETITE FOR DISTRACTION
SPILLED MILK EVERYWHERE
GOT IT DEEP IN
PRIMAL APPETTE
BURNING MOUTH IN BLISTERS
DOWN THE DEEP END
THEY’RE ALL JUST PASSING BY
AND NO ONE SEEMS TO LISTEN
I’VE GOT A FEELING
I’M TRYING HARD TO HIDE
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER LAYER
I’VE GOT A FEELING
THAT NOTHING WILL SATISFY
THIS PAVLOVIAN
RAVENOUS
SCANDINAVIAN
HUNGER
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2. |
NIL BY MOUTH
04:21
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I HAVE SEEN EVERY TRICK
INSIDE OUT
ON RIDE AFTER RIDE
I KNOW HOW THE JOKE UNFOLDS
I FILL IT UP
THEN I SPILL IT OUT
THIS PART I KNOW FOR SURE
THE MONKEYS DANCE
THE LIONS ROAR
HOW SICKLY SWEET THE CANDY CANE
JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS IN FLAMES
FIRST ONE
YOU GOTTA FEEL IT
(YOU GOTTA FEEL IT)
THIS ONE
IT IS NEVER EVER COMING BACK
BE STRONG
YOU’RE GONNA NEED IT
(YOU’RE GONNA NEED IT)
THIS ONE
IT IS NEVER EVER COMING BACK
YOU WANT THIS THING TO TO TAKE YOU PLACES
CHECK OUT FROM YOUR MIND
GO ON VACATION
I’M RUNNING LIKE A DEMON
STATION TO STATION
ANYTHING THAT MOVES WITH A KICK
YEAH WITH A KICK
AND WITH A PUSH IT MIGHT STICK
THIS FOUNTAIN REGURGITATES BROKEN GLASS
AND YOU ARE THE STREET SWEEPER
YOU ARE THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN
BEGGING THE HAMMER TO HIT YOU
AGAIN
AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN
FIRST ONE
YOU GOTTA FEEL IT
(YOU GOTTA FEEL IT)
THIS ONE
IT IS NEVER EVER COMING BACK
BE STRONG
YOU’RE GONNA NEED IT
WARRIOR DANCE
ANNIHILATION FEELING
THIS ONE
IT IS NEVER EVER COMING BACK
PRIME MOVER IN A LOVE BITE
I WILL KEEP YA INSIDE
GOLDEN LINK MOUTH TO HEAVEN
SEWER STRINGS HELL TO MOUTH
GOT YOU PRETTY UP IN PIECES
THERE’S NO PEACE IN THIS MIND
I WILL LIGHT YOU UP, YOU MATCH GIRL
I WILL SMOKE YOU ALIVE
AND NOW YOU’RE FALLING FREE
I SEE YOU FALLING FREE
BOMB IN SILK PAPER
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3. |
LBD
06:24
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NOTHING LEFT
IN THIS HOUSE
THE RATS HAVE DANCED
CLEANED IT OUT
LOVE BROKE IN THROUGH A BUSTED WINDOW
KILLED EVERYONE INSIDE
ALL I WANT IS A SEAT AT THE TABLE
SHOW YOU PIGS THAT I’M ABLE
TO MURDER AND MAIM AT WILL
MAKE EVERY DOG
EVERY BITCH HEEL
WEAR YOUR WORDS
LIKE A BLACK FLAG DRESS
MOVE WITH THE WALK
BUT KEEP IT CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST
DRINK LIKE YOU TALK
STRAIGHT UP, NO MESS
YOU’RE GONNA WEAR THE WORLD
IN THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS
SKIN IS TURNING
YELLOW AND BLUE
I’M SHOWING MY COLOURS
SCANDINAVIAN BRUISE
HANDS CAN’T HIT
WHAT THE HEART CAN’T FEEL
IT’S BLACK AND BLUE
I’M SHOWING MY COLOURS
I’M DRESSING UP FOR GOOD
IN A BLACK FLAG DRESS
MOVE WITH THE WALK
BUT KEEP IT CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST
LIKE A BEAT FROM INSIDE THE CAGE
DRINK LIKE YOU TALK
STRAIGHT UP, NO MESS
YOU’RE GONNA FUCK THE WORLD
IN THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS
TAKE A LOOK AT MY NAILS AND MY HANDS
I SAID OK
YEAH, GETTING CLOSER
TAKE A LOOK AT MY FACE AND MY EYES
I SAID OK
YEAH, GETTING CLOSER
THE CALL CAME LATE
THE PHONE LIKE SCREAMING
I TOOK THE GUN INTO THE NIGHT
OUTSIDE TO MEET HIM
SOME THINGS UNWIND
SOME THINGS ARE REELING
SOME THINGS JUST TANGLE THE MORE YOU PULL
YOU CUT IT
YOU GO DEEP KILL
TAKE A LOOK AT MY NAILS AND MY HANDS
I SAID OK
GETTING CLOSER
TAKE A LOOK AT MY FACE AND EYES
I SAID OK
YEAH COMING CLOSER
I’VE BEEN EATING FROM THIS JAR OF SCARS
AND I THINK WHAT I REALLY WANT IS TO LET GO
IT’S ALL GONNA BE OK
I MOVE MYSELF CLOSER
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4. |
ARCHER
05:19
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I put her on a train up north
I put distance between us
She had the things she needed to lay down
Train climbed higher by the hour
Are you the arrow
Are you the bow
You know, you know you can be both
One takes the aim
and the other lets go
I saw her in her bathing suit
Lines like brush strokes on her body
The beach, magnifying hourglass
Stealing minutes so brutally
Are you the arrow
Are you the bow
You know, you know you should be both
One takes the aim
The other lets go
I hear her now
Walking up the stairs of diamond ash
To a kingdom bed she lined with prey
Every trophy guarded by the gods
Every hurt forgiven, smudge erased
Got a crazy fast Mercedes
Yeah it drives me like a killer
Archer steers her arrow on the wheel
Don’t you worry, my baby
This is the sorrow
This is the joy
Blow your brains out with both
I’ll take the aim
You let me know
You let me know
I hear her now
Walking up the stairs of diamond ash
To a kingdom bed she lined with prey
Every trophy guarded by the gods
Every hurt forgiven, smudge erased
You pierce the skyline
You warrior
All arrival
No return
Ascension vision
to the heart
Straight to the heart
You know you’re a star
Your father’s prayer
Your mother’s child
Birth extension
Up through your spine
You’re a one shot sniper
You’re a one shot sniper
Surrendering life
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5. |
THIS SHADOW
05:35
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HERE IT COMES AGAIN
UNCONTROLLABLE WAVE
A CRUSHING TIDE
ON A SHORE YOU WANTED DRY
YOU ARE A TUMBLING DIE
IN THE HANDS THAT GIVE AND TAKE
SOUL DIVIDER
CRY OF MAN
CROSS HIS HEART AND HOPE TO DIE
EVERY STAR ON THE SKY IS A LIAR
IN THIS SHADOW
HIS SHADOW
EVERY SUN’S UMBILICAL FIRE
JUST SHY OF GOLD
NO BODY
NO MOLOTOV
NO BLAST
NO BOMB
NO WAR
WITHOUT A SPARK
IT’S ALL GLOWING
GROWING
CRYING
IN THE DARK
BRIGHT IN SHADOWS
STAND STRAIGHT
DON’T LET ‘EM SEE YOU HESITATE
ON THE HAND THAT YOU’VE BEEN DEALT
OH YOU WILL NEVER WALK THESE STREETS ALONE
CAUSE YOU ARE FLESH OF HIS FLESH
AND BONE OF HIS BONE
DON’T YA WISH YA WERE BORN A SON
VOID OF WAR AND WILL
THIS YEARNING
CRUEL AS BUILDING
HOUSES OF CARDS
SAILING WITH THE ROCK
THEY SAY I’D NEVER GET FAR
DON’T LOOK SURPRISED
THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN
YOU LET THE WHIP REALLY RING OUT
EVERY STAR ON THE SKY IS A LIAR
IN THIS SHADOW
HIS SHADOW
EVERY SON’S UMBILICAL FIRE
IMITATION GOLD
NO BODY
NO MOLOTOV
NO BLAST
NO BOMB
NO WAR
WITHOUT A SPARK
IT’S ALL GLOWING
GROWING
CRYING
IN THE DARK
BRIGHT IN SHADOWS
COLD SEEDS OF OBSCENITY
PROFANE FEMININITY
AND ALL THAT, I HAD IT IN ME
NICKS AND CUTS AND CRACKS, SO MUCH SPACE
YOU DO YOUR MAKEUP IN THE DARK
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST
YOU STRETCH YOUR EYES OUT ON DIRTY PLATES
BIRTH MASK NIGHT SWEATS
LOVE MASK FEVER
CATALYST POSSESSOR
WATCH ME GO
WATCH ME GO
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6. |
LOOKING BACK AT YOU
03:59
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THERE IS A HOLE
WHERE YOUR RIB USED TO BE
IT ENDLESSLY TURNS
FOLDS ON ITSELF
SHAPED LIKE A SCREAM
ME AND MY SISTER
IN THE CELL NEXT TO ME
THEY PROD US
THEY PRY US
THEY STUFF US LIKE GEESE
OH THIS MIRROR
I’VE BEEN USING IT INSIDE OUT
ALL THESE YEARS OF CHASING ALICE
LOOKING THROUGH HER FUCKING GLASS
AND IN THERE, A HOLE
WHERE YOUR RIB USED TO BE
IT’S A STOLEN BREATH
TO OBLIVIATE
THE GIRL WHO CRY SHEEP
DEMOLITION
MASTER’S HAMMER
THAT’S AN ORDER
FROM A SOLDIER
LAYING TRAPS
FOR THE HUNTER
LOOKING BACK
AT THE VOYEUR
HOW DOES IT FEEL
TO JUST TAKE WHAT YOU SEE
TO STAIN, NEVER BLEED
TO REWRITE WHAT HAS BEEN
TO POSITION THE BAR
AS HIGH AS YOU PLEASE
MUST BE NICE
MUST BE NICE
MUST BE NICE, INDEED
DISMANTLED
LIKE A SENTENCE
THE WORDS LIKE PEARLS ACROSS THE PAGE
SCATTERED
LIKE A NECKLACE
CUT LIKE A RIBBON ON INAUGURATION DAY
AND I’M GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU FOR FREE?
‘CAUSE I’M NICE
‘CAUSE I’M NICE
AND I LIKE WHAT I SEE
DEMOLITION
MASTER’S HAMMER
THAT’S AN ORDER
FROM A SOLDIER
LAYING TRAPS
FOR THE HUNTER
LOOKING BACK
AT THE VOYEUR
THERE IS A HOLE
WHERE YOUR RIB USED TO BE
IT ENDLESSLY TURNS
FOLDS ON ITSELF
SHAPED LIKE A SCREAM
ME AND MY SISTER
IN THE CELL NEXT TO ME
THEY PROD US
THEY PRY US
THEY STUFF US LIKE GEESE
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7. |
CONCRETE SOUP
04:04
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PETROL
AMMONIA
I’M COOKING UP A BIG SPOONFUL OF A CONCRETE SOUP
I’VE SEEN MY FATHER DO IT
I THINK THAT I CAN DO IT
IT’S LIKE
IT’S LIKE
BLOOD FROM A STONE
PETROL AND AMMONIA
HEREDITARY CONSCIENCE
STRAIGHT INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
JUST LIKE HOME
NEVER A STRANGER
JUST KEEP TALKING WITH YOUR SHADOW MOUTH
I IS ANOTHER
ALL IN THE GAME OF
ROOM, A DREAM AND WHERE THE DIFFERENCE LIES
I IS A LIE
YOU ARE ABOUT TO ARRIVE AT A DEVASTATING CONCLUSION
IT’S ANOTHER PERMANENT QUESTION
WITH A TEMPORARY SOLUTION
WIRES LOOKING FOR HOLES IN THE WALL
WORN OUT WIRES LOOKING FOR A SPARK
FEELS JUST LIKE HOME
NEVER A STRANGER
JUST KEEP TALKING WITH YOUR SHADOW MOUTH
I IS ANOTHER
ALL IN THE GAME OF
ROOM, A DREAM AND WHERE THE DIFFERENCE LIES
I IS ANOTHER
GLASS HALF EMPTY
BOTTLE FULL
GLASS HALF EMPTY
BOTTLE FULL
GLASS HALF EMPTY
BOTTLE FULL
GLASS HALF EMPTY
BOTTLE FULL
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8. |
PARASITE
06:08
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I DID WRONG, I’M A BAD DOG
I’M NONETHELESS
PRETTY SURE BETTER PEOPLE
DIED FOR LESS
THAN THIS FEELING I GET
YEAH, IT’S STICKY AND WET
LEAVES A STAIN ON THE CARPET
I’VE BEEN MOVING DIMENSIONS
WITH MY MIND
OPENED TRUTHS AND WOUNDS
LOCKED IN A BATHROOM STALL
HOLDING YOUR HAND IN THE BACK OF A CAB
IS LIKE EAT ME
DRINK ME
FILL ME
KILL ME
STONE
FLAME
BREATH
TEARS
I LET YOU IN CHARGE OF ME
CHARGE ME UP LIKE A BATTERY
UNDO THE MEANING OF WANT AND OF NEED
FINALLY A GRAVE FOR THIS DEAD HORSE I’M RIDING
STONE
FLAME
BREATH
LEAVING
I’M LEAVING
LEAVING TO NOTHING
FLUSH WITH ESCAPE IF YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING
COMING
I’M COMING
CLOSER A SOMETHING
IT’S COMING TO GET YOU WHEREVER YOU’RE GOING
BEAT THAT HORSE BACK TO LIFE
I DID WRONG, I’M A BAD DOG
I’M NONETHELESS
PRETTY SURE BETTER PEOPLE
KILLED FOR LESS
THAN THIS FEELING I GET
YEAH, IT’S SICKLY AND WET
LEAVES AN X WHERE YOU MARK IT
STILL GOT THE X WHERE YOU MARKED IT
LEAVING
I’M LEAVING
LEAVING TO NOTHING
FLUSH WITH ESCAPE IF YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING
COMING
I’M COMING
CLOSER A SOMETHING
IT’S COMING TO GET YOU WHEREVER YOU’RE GOING
BEAT THAT HORSE BACK TO LIFE
I AM WITH YOU
I’VE BEEN WITH YOU A VERY LONG TIME
I’M INSIDE YOU
WORKING MY WAY UP AND CLAIMING WHAT’S MINE
I WON’T LEAVE YA
I WOULDN’T LEAVE EVEN IF I COULD
I NEED YA
WE’RE ONE AND THE SAME
YOU DRAIN OR GET DRAINED
PARASITE
I CAN FEEL YOU
I’VE BEEN SAVING MY MEALS JUST FOR YOU
I CAN FEEL YOU
AND I FEEL THAT YOU’RE EATING FOR TWO
WE’RE ALONE NOW
MY HOUSE ON FIRE CAUSE YOU SAID YOU’RE COLD
WON’T BE LONG NOW
ONE OF US, BABY, WILL NEVER GROW OLD
PARASITE
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