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Cujoh
05:09
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strung forth by a mirror's dream.
dysphoria lingers below.
to achieve synchroncity;
for two and two to make four.
to quell envy, to look aside and not above.
to never again be left pining, wanting...
a haven conceptualized in words,
shelter forged by literary walls.
i glance upon the screen, i read
and i see myself as i feel that i am.
to quell envy, to achieve inner peace,
to never again envision myself as another...
...all to hear you sing your songs of praise.
to paint myself the shades that you stole.
to claim this temple as my very own;
to be mine in the vein i was once yours.
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silence reigns; festering hate.
anticipate our onset fate.
nothing shines, all will die
bide our time until we no longer try.
i want to believe but i can't.
(i can't keep doing this)
i want to believe but i don't.
(i can't keep my faith and)
i want to believe but i can't.
(i can't keep on like this)
i want to believe but i don't.
i just don't.
stories end, pieces mend
what's broken can become whole once again
never met, never meant
let's just forget this approaching regret.
i want to believe but i can't.
(running down in circles)
i want to believe but i don't.
(losing my religion)
i want to believe but i can't.
(i see in monochrome)
i want to believe but i don't.
i just don't.
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3. |
Masquerade
05:09
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nosferatu hidden away;
mirrors fail to expose reality.
do right, suffer; do wrong, others
no right choices, mindful of noises.
is there eternal life for this curse?
does still lie life to which we nurse?
or will fangs sink into our veins
and away life and love is drained?
draining, drink deep. lay me to sleep.
pensive stage fright; wait for daylight.
draining, drink deep. lay me to sleep.
hide from the light; wait for midnight.
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4. |
We Belong Dead
04:22
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i tried. strangulated in hands where i felt such warmth.
hypothermic overheat.
i trust the reaper. i pay no mind to the scythe which he wields.
there is good in all except for you.
hold me close. capture me.
cling so tightly that i cannot breathe.
pull away, but leave me ensnared.
abject, desolate, i'm eager to please.
your hands outstretch to embrace and soothe.
reciprocate, punish, palms hide in fists.
this game grows old; value dithers away and fades.
i am all but forgotten and you are somehow missed.
why do i miss you?
beauty in the eyes of the beholders
your perspective is ever-changing.
fuel a flame and choke it out.
i seem so dull, so unentertaining.
keep me warm. watch me burn.
keep you warm. watch me burn.
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5. |
Muted Motions
03:22
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Anachronism
04:40
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time halts.
stars fall on a night unforseen
contact made at twilight's first gleam
crash landing on impact, i return; i am home.
cacophony rises.
silent and serene.
a moment's notice.
endless readiment.
unfit, placeless.
seamless, qualmless.
too late and too early.
i belong where i do not fit.
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Mercy
04:37
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hands at my throat, nails dig in.
peel away flesh, dissident.
sink your teeth in. succulence.
permeate me. antecedent.
the taste of blood, insatiable.
my desires malleable.
oh god have mercy.
do you believe?
dear god have mercy.
merciful me.
you'll release, but. your embrace won't
marks mar my neck; flesh is cold
let the sun rise. immolate me. your sins brought to light, i will kill you where you stand. right where you stand.
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8. |
Unreality
03:57
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i rise. kidnapped from my slumber, trapped beneath the covers
a thought lay smothered under feigned fatigue.
onset. reality approaches, i remain motionless.
consuming all i am. it's under my skin.
the embrace of twilight always seems to calm me.
but where may i refuge when the sun shows its face?
when i am brought to light...
unliving, i trace the walls of a flesh prison,
tediously recalling familiar faces i cannot admire.
resigned to this stagnant visage, envious of the gifted
but they can never know. it's under my skin.
my eyes hit the floor as if there lay the answers i look for.
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Untitled III
02:43
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10. |
Angel
06:18
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never end and never begin.
always watching, calmly ignoring.
everpresent, things said and unmeant.
guard me, hurt me, trust me, flee me.
golden memories i can't release,
a nothing in which i find such peace,
cool me over the flames of hell,
guide me, hold me, know me, my angel.
panic, at ease, hold and release.
i am all and i am no one.
closer, distance, you don't exist.
remember us, trusting a mirage.
move on, hold on to what once was.
miss you in death, bare me my breath.
depart, wishing for you: be well.
guide me, hold me, know me, my angel.
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