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SWSC (intro)
01:17
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I think it's time for a change...
It's time to let go
Let go of your pain
Take off your clothes
It's time for a sex change
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Mind Breaks
02:57
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When I was a child the ravens taught me how to run
They taught me run and get your gun
Before the metal dragon comes
But here I am, all alone, except for him
I looked into the mirror, saw the devil looking back
With eyes like daggers in my back
He whispers plans of attack
A parasite
And I'm the host
But you can't outrun your ghost
Glass shatters
Mind breaks
Swallow it down until
Glass shatters
Mind breaks
I see now why he had to kill
I've been in this war for far too long
It seems I'm waking on the other
Side of the looking glass
Glass shatters
Mind breaks
Take out the gun and kill
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3. |
Relapse
03:07
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House of cards comes crumbling down, the king is buried
If you listen for the sound, you'll hear him scream
Don't sip from the devil's tears and the lies they carry
Don't kill the king then resurrect his creed
You find yourself working for king and country
You sweat so that you can survive
Your bones are aching and you're growing hungry
Do what you must do to stay alive
You wake to greet a planet quickly dying
She's growing hot, she has a thirst
Kings' blood spilled or the masses frying?
You tell me which one sounds worse
I say that we attack first
Sword through the back, covered in horses' tracks
Drowning in mud mixed with civilian blood
No looking back, the past will stay the past
The future is bright if we make our own path
But lose sight and we're doomed to relapse
You've killed the king and now you're celebrating
The people gather for a feast
You fear the way that the drunks are behaving
Now you've formed a new police
Recreated violent policy
Sword through the back, covered in horses' tracks
Drowning in mud mixed with civilian blood
No looking back, the past will stay the past
The future is bright if we make our own path
But lose sight and we're doomed to relapse
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4. |
Seasons
02:34
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This winter's been hard on us all, the clouds are closing in
But in the depths of my soul, I know the sun will rise again
And I'll meet you here next year, the skies will finally clear
We'll harness the might of the sun and take what this empire's won
This summer's been long and hot, the sun ain't set on this empire
The only hope we've got is autumn rains to one day douse this fire
And I'll meet you this time next year, with victory ever near
We'll give the last of our might, shed our leaves but win the fight
When winter's left us small, spring comes and empires fall
When summer's been a war, comes autumn to even the score
When winter's left us small, spring comes and empires fall
When summer's been a war, comes autumn to even the score
Spring comes and empires fall, comes autumn to even the score
And I think I see the sun
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I've walked on mountains, I've walked over graves
I've stepped in rivers that bear the wrong name
And now I see the same old tale taking a new shape
The places are all different but the faces are the same
I can't remember the turn of the century
But I've seen thousands crushed by diplomacy
Poison in my father's blood is now running in me
It's about damn time we kill these ghosts
From the river to the sea
When you're older, will you tell the story
Of empire and all of its glory?
Will you tell your children you're the reason
That they get to be free?
When the blood stops flowing to your big head
Will your legacy haunt them from the dead?
Will you wash your hands and stop the bleeding
From the river to the sea?
I go walking in the sunshine while the missiles fall
I realize that the choice is mine
They could kill us all
From our rivers to our seas
We're drowning in our leaders' greed
Allowing each atrocity
Until we rise up against
From our rivers to our seas
We don't live in democracy
What has a ballot done for me?
It's time for what's next
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6. |
Share Warmth
03:50
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Let's drive all the way to the mountaintop
'Til we see the first signs of this year's snowfall
And keep running away
Let's set a new course and never stop
Our love not constrained by the moving clock
Let's find a nice place to stay
Warm embrace in a foreign place
Is the only thing getting me through
Plans can change, life takes new shapes
But I'll still be here thinking of you
The cold fell upon you and brought in the fear
Don't know where to run to, but you can't stay here
But what would it mean to go home?
Familiar pain in a foreign year
Might not be the answer to the cold, my dear
Just water the plants that still grow
Warm embrace in a foreign place
Is the only thing getting you through
How you've changed, removed from the pain
When you think of me, I'm thinking of you
I can't decide for you the answer to your question
But I think I might know you
And it seems it's for the best if
You feel a warm embrace in a foreign place
It might be the thing that helps get you through
People change, love takes new shapes
Whatever you decide, I'm wishing the best for you
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7. |
Dust
02:10
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The wound grows every second, shadows 'round me beckon
What are these creatures beside me?
My skin keeps a'crawling, footage keeps on rolling
I take myself down to Hades
The mosquito takes a bite of my blood
My heroes, they all perished in the flood
The mosquito takes a bite, my heroes, they all die
It's just you and me tonight so let's try
To have a little fun with our lives
The wise one shines above, my brothers push and shove
What do these sayings even mean?
My stomach growls loud, dust becomes a shroud
I serve not him, I will serve me
The king declares law as a god
The blood in my veins begins to clot
The king declares law, my blood begins to clot
My sister, will you join me or not?
For I serve no law but the gods'
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8. |
Buried Memories
03:39
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Melting in the sun, smoke pours out my lungs
As I shrink and wither quickly, you watch me come undone
My bones are now like thread, please knit me a new head
One that knows how to make choices that save me from this dread
Save me from this dread
Build me up then tear me down
Start over, new life to be found
It is not what it seems, can't call it a bad dream
Bursting out at the seams
Buried memories
It is not what it seems, can't call it a bad dream
Bursting out at the seams,
Buried memories, buried memories
Buried memories
Time passes some more, cuts all the growth short
You can't stand to see me hurt but where were you before?
Where were you before?
Build me up then tear me down
Start over, new life to be found
It is not what it seems, can't call it a bad dream
Bursting out at the seams
Buried memories
It is not what it seems, can't call it a bad dream
Bursting out at the seams
Buried memories, buried memories
Buried memories, buried memories
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9. |
Dortn
03:23
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They're out there a'countin' their gold
We're still here in worlds untold
Worlds never foretold
While the wizards watched the shadows on the walls
We crawled out of the cave and we learned to talk
And when the politicians told us we were free
We were living in a tree already free
Zey zenen dortn tzelyn zeyer gelt
Mir zenen do af yener velt
Af yener velt
And on that day when the train rolled past we were fast asleep
And as the day wore on into night we played for keeps
And I'd rather eat dirt than live in your mythology
And if you had the time, do you think you'd listen to me?
They're out there a'countin' their gold
We're still here in worlds untold
Worlds never foretold
Zey zenen dortn tzelyn zeyer gelt
Mir zenen do af yener velt
Af yener velt
Fun dem turem ze ikh aikh ze ikh aikh
Ze ikh aikh ze ikh aikh yai dai dai
Ze ikh aikh Hashem
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10. |
There's the Call Again
02:28
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Ringing out, there's the call again
Have no doubt, there's the call again
Have no fear, there's the call again
God is here, and he's calling you
Turn the corner or face reality
Christ is calling, He can set you free
Stop your running towards the beast
Now you're cornered, you have the least
Ringing out, there's the call again
Have no doubt, there's the call again
Have no fear, there's the call again
God is here, and he's calling you
Bring the breath in and unleash
Voices rising in harmony
Ringing out, there's the call again
Have no doubt, there's the call again
Have no fear, there's the call again
God is here, and he's calling
You have no identity
In Christ' arms you'll be free
It's what you need
Ringing out, and he's calling you
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11. |
Release Me
03:40
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My head's full to the brim
I take a pin and stick it in
And I release the water that's flowing within
Oh, the cracks in my head
I've forgotten where they led
And I'm not sure if the water's full of arsenic or lead
Oh, release me
I want to be empty
My body's a raging sea
And I can't breathe
I open the blinds but there's no one outside
Though I've seen the eyes of things looking inside
Oh, the squirrels in my house keep on scurrying around
They're burying peanuts in the desolate ground
Oh, release me
I want to be empty
My body's a raging sea
And I can't see
Oh, something deep inside
Is eating me alive
I've been infected by
Something older than time
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