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The Bigger Picture
04:01
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Oh you blood sucking parasites, without a clue how to run this joint
Dividing, hiding the truth, deciding to backslide
What’s the point in criticizing without the keys to the truth?
No point, no point at all
And still you don’t realize, get the bigger picture
Yes you voracious suits, what’s the plan when you run out of slaves?
Blinded by the greed and abuse, on your way to the ruins
We’ll be waiting for the stoning, demolish your shiny polish
You’ve got a war; you’ve bought yourself a war
And still you don’t realize, get the bigger picture
All these squabbles and pettifogs
Throw the bone it will fetch
Grinding its teeth on a loop
Sharpening its bite
No more waiting
It is coming
Running out of time and patience
You better run
We’ve already won
And still you don’t realize, get the bigger picture
Do you get the bigger picture?
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2. |
Decisions
02:22
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Choices
I don’t want to make them
I can’t get around them
I don’t want to do it wrong
Voices
Tell me to go right
Tell me to go left
Blinding my eyesight
I don’t wanna be controlled
Decisions
Decisions
Make a decision
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
Judgement
Will it be righteous?
My head in a crisis
Follow my instincts
Total possession of my thoughts
Got the impression I’m in distraught
I’m in distraught
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
D-E-C-I-D-E see ideally I decide
Decisions
Decisions
For fuck’s sake
Make a decision
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3. |
Nothing Something
04:46
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It’s more and more people that want out
There‘s more and more voices that shout
What they wait for is someone to lead them all
What they wait for… They peer through the keyhole
What they ignore, to neglect is a fashion
What they ignore-forget the compassion
What they adore is their bellybuttons
What they adore is something worth waiting for
Nothing, something? No, nothing at all
Nowhere, somewhere? Time will tell, time will tell
Stare at the void, the hole is attractive
Look through the void, it’s dragging you inside
Give TMI, it can’t be efficient
Ask no questions and hear no lies
What they live for, what they die for, what they cry for, what they laugh for
What they love for, what they hate for, what they care for
What are they waiting for?
Nothing, something? No, nothing at all
Nowhere, somewhere? Time will tell, time will tell
Act!
React!
Stop talking
Start doing
Nothing, something? No, nothing at all
Nowhere, somewhere? Time will tell, time will tell
Nothing, something? No, nothing at all
Nowhere, somewhere? Time will tell, time will tell
Nothing, something? No, nothing at all
Nowhere, somewhere?
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4. |
Suffocate
04:06
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Trouble tunnel
Mud, Dust, Tears, Blood
Darkness floods, footprints run
You say the future looks bright what I see is dim
You make it out to look great while it’s only grim
Suffer in silence, solutions are slim
Wipe your eyes clean and find the scattered limbs
Black, Bleak
Down and weak
Depressive freak on a dismal wreak
You say the future looks bright what I see is dim
You make it out to look great while it’s only grim
Suffer in silence, solutions are slim
Wipe your eyes clean and find the scattered limbs
Suffocate
Choking
Overdosing
Trouble tunnel
Knives, Blunt, Bribes, Guns
The end is near , I have no fear
I see the light in the distance is fading out
Fighting for survival’s what it’s all about
The narrower it gets the more I have doubts
Pushes me closer to giving up
Suffocate
Choking
Overdosing
Suffocate
Choking
Overdosing
Suffocate
Choking
Overdosing
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5. |
The West
03:20
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There goes the blinding sun
It’s glistened all day long
Clan rides from dusk till dawn
They descend without warn
Death
On a spiral
To the west, to the west, to the west, to the west
Cave sheltered from the light
Maintaining prey in sight
But when the darkness falls
They respond to the calls
Death
On a spiral
To the west, to the west, to the west, to the west
Sound of the deadly hallows
While the moon crawls
A bleeding waterfall cleansing the virtuous souls
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6. |
No Legs
03:46
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When you told me your story I didn’t want to admit you could lie
But I kept on ignoring the people warning
Can’t you see it’s appalling?
It’s your grave you’re digging out
Call it fake, call it bluff
Call it what you want
I’ll let you in on the story
I knew the whole truth all along
But I played Patrick Star
To see how far it went
I love you in all your glory
Forgiving you is a habit
Call it naïve, gullible
No legs, no legs
Everything you’ve done and said
It can’t stand it’s got nothing to stand on
I’ll let you in on the story
I knew the whole truth all along
But I played Patrick Star
To see how far it went
A relationship is a pain in the arse
A damaging nuisance
It’s something you work on, tear up and mend
It’s vital and a nightmare to handle
A dream where the efforts are minimal
A dream where reactions are natural
A dream where interactions are sane, fair and forgivable
We’re so close but so far apart
No legs, no legs
Everything you’ve done and said
It can’t stand it’s got nothing to stand on
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Communication
03:20
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Communication
I’ll just remain silent
Invaluable creation
The words become the violence
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
Evaluation
Of my autism and its science
Pariah of the nation
If you look hard you will find us
I’m swollen up
I’ve got to get my act together
Auto-destruct
They say I haven’t got long
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
Turn the sound up
It’ll shut the mouths up
This hypnotic beat is wild
Inspiring my feet
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
Extinction
Of vulnerability
Of humans
Attracted
To each others souls
The touch, the feel, the look, the real, the smell
Back to the basics
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
Dance all together and forgot who we are
I saw the light and it opened up my mind
Dance all together and forgot who we are
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8. |
Inhale Exhale
02:51
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Manage the damaged polluted soul
Examine the havoc it’s caused so far
Suffer the loss of interest
Ease into an Alzheimer’s memory
Unravel the mind-blowing sabotage
Time spent in the labyrinth
With counterproductive coordinates
Tricked by the counterfeits
Grossly misleading to false exits
When the panic attacks bring on the fits
It’s night and day
It was then it’s now
It’s stayed with me
The haze in the maze
It’s bleached, it’s grey
It flickers now
It’s gone with me
Some things never change
Cone after cone
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9. |
Envious Eyes
04:34
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You’re making this place airless
Betrayed by your carelessness
As the crevice develops
It embellishes
And shows your blemishes
So everyone can relish those
Envious eyes
Demonize
Jeopardize
Envy disguised
Envious eyes don’t tell lies
Your constant green-eyed monster
Spills out words that you know could cost your honor
Pop! Pop! Pop! Goes the mobster
In his senseless way
He never hesitates
For it’s always more
Roll the snake eyes
Envious eyes don’t tell lies
Envious eyes
Demonize
Jeopardize
Envy disguised
Envious eyes don’t tell lies
They don’t tell lies
They give off too much smoke
When I look into them I see right through your soul
I see right through your broken mind that guides you wrong
Your jealousy transpires
They don’t tell lies
They give off too much smoke
Envious eyes paralyze
The parasites darken the lights
Envious eyes don’t tell lies
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10. |
Drinks
05:44
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Johnny no mates is roaming around
Barely lifting his feet from the ground
Johnny no mates is roaming around
He roams and disperses fear
He’s soaking wet, booze is the concept
Fumes arise from his sweat, topsy turvy happy upset
Backwards, forwards, left to right, side to side
He’s adamant he’s all right
The barmaid serves him his medicine
Again the barmaid knows what she’s done to him
The glass never stays empty for long
As she fills and grins, and pours and fills her till
Johnny drinks but it’s never enough
His vision shrinks he can’t face the mirror
His memory sinks but it floats to the top
So he drinks but it’s never enough
« Here’s Johnny, what can i do for you my love
-The usual !
-One double Bushmills coming up
KINK goes the whole damned pub to his health
Even though they know he’s fucked
And he always ends up on that bench
Upwards and downwards, left to right, side to side
He’s adamant he’s all right
Johnny drinks but it’s never enough
His vision shrinks he can’t face the mirror
His memory sinks but it floats to the top
So he drinks but it’s never enough
Sold his car, sold his home
Got fired from his job, it’s called alcohol bliss
He was left to stench in his own piss
Alcohol bliss
Forgot his kids, found his wife
In bed with Chris
Point in life ?
None for him, just booze
So he can drift away into unconsciousness and not to have to think about his sad messed up hit and miss life
Just booze
Having drinks upon drinks upon drinks
And his thirst is hardly quenched
His pride hiding in the abyss
His faith nowhere to be found
And his soul is deep down drowned
He’s a lost sailor that’s given up on the rescue
Ignored, spat on, despised
That’s what people do
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