1. |
Same Skin
03:36
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SAME SKIN:
LET’S GO BACK TO BASICS,
SPENT TOO LONG COMPLICATED,
EXCHANGING GRACES,
GETTING DISCONNECTED.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS,
CHANGE BUT STAY THE SAME,
JUST AS THE NIGHT
BRINGS BACK DARKNESS AGAIN
CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED,
STILL IN THE SAME SKIN
LET’S TRY FIND THE TRACES,
REMNANTS OF WHO WE WERE,
TARE AT THE FACADE,
TO SEE THE TRUTH REVEALED.
STILL THE SAME FIGHT,
PEOPLE HAVEN’T REALLY CHANGED,
LEAD TO BELIEVE, THIS NEW WORLD WE LIVE IN
CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED,
STILL IN THE SAME SKIN,
CAN’T ESCAPE WHAT HAPPENED,
STILL IN THE SAME SKIN
STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN,
CAN’T CHANGE WHAT YOU DID
STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN, CAN’T CHANGE WHAT YOU DID,
STILL IN, THE SAME, SKIN, TRYING TO CHANGE
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2. |
Crawl
03:56
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CRAWL:
LIFE IS NOT FAIR,
IT’S UP TO YOU,
TO TAKE A SHARE, OF
SUCCESS, AND DREAMS,
FAILURE AND MISERY,
IT’S SHORT LIVED,
THE BEST PART OF THE JOURNEY
IS A FRACTION , A FRACTION
AND I’D CRAWL,
ON MY KNEES,
BEG AND PLEAD,
WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP, TO KNOW, ONE DAY,
I MIGHT TASTE THE TOP AGAIN
WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST,
AS GOOD AS IT GETS,
BUT MOST OF THE TIME,
IT’S ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK
PUSHING BREAKING THROUGH,
SPENT SO MUCH TIME,
WAS LONG OVERDUE,
IT’S A CHOICE,
YOU MAKE,
HOLDING ON WITH EACH FINAL BREATH,
TOO SHORT LIVED
THE BEST TIMES, ARE MERE MOMENTS, MERE MOMENTS
AND I’D CRAWL,
ON MY KNEES,
BEG AND PLEAD,
WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP,
TO KNOW, ONE DAY,
I MIGHT GET MY CHANCE AGAIN
WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST,
AS GOOD AS IT GETS,
BUT MOST OF THE TIME,
IT’S ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK
SO I’D CRAWL ON MY KNEES,
BEG AND PLEAD,
WORK WHEN THEY SLEEP,
TO KNOW,
ONE DAY I MIGHT GET MY CHANCE AGAIN
ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK,
ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK,
ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK,
ALWAYS ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK!
WHEN IT WORKS ITS THE BEST, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, ONE STEP FORWARD ONE HUNDRED BACK.
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3. |
Take it as it is
03:48
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TAKE IT AS IT IS:
REGRET IS ADDICTIVE FOR THE MIND,
FORCE YOU TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER LIFE,
NOT OVER YET, STILL AT YOUR BEST, YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL BACK,
OR ARE YOU DELUDED?!
TAKE IT AS IT IS, THATS ALL THERE IS LEFT
I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT,
AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE FOR SO LONG,
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, I
T TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING
THE THOUGHTS, FLOOD BACK, MAKE YOU CRY,
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, IN DENIAL
OF WHAT YOU ONCE HAD, SLIPPED THROUGH YOUR HANDS, WORDS NEVER SAID,
MOMENTS NOT SHARED
TAKE IT AS IT IS, THAT’S ALL THERE IS LEFT
I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT, AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE FOR SO LONG,
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR,
IT TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!
I CANT BREATH SINCE YOU LEFT,
AND I WISHED YOU’D LEAVE, FOR SO LONG,
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, IT TAKES ONE THREAD TO UNRAVEL EVERYTHING.
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4. |
Anything Goes These Days
03:08
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ANYTHING GOES THESE DAYS:
CIRCLES IN SQUARE HOLES,
ANYTHING GOES THESE DAYS.
UNDEFINED ROLES
LEADS TO CHAOS AGAIN
FEAR THE NEWS,
NO USE THERE,
MIND ABUSE,
CAN’T LET YOU THROW YOUR YEARS AWAY
NEVER TAKE NEVER,
PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER
FALL FOR FOOLS GOLD AGAIN
OR THE BEST PRESENTED,
FEED THE MONSTER
LIVING WITHIN
FEAR THE NEWS,
NO USE THERE,
MIND ABUSE
CAN’T LET YOU THROW YOUR YEARS AWAY
NEVER TAKE NEVER,
PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER,
NEVER TAKE NEVER
PUSH IT PUSH IT
NEVER TAKE NEVER,
PUSHING TO LIVE FOREVER,
NEVER TAKE NEVER
PUSH IT PUSH IT, PUSH YOUR LUCK.
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5. |
Along The Way
03:11
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GOT NO DIRECTION SPINNING AROUND,
IT’S BEEN SOME RIDE, NOW IT’S TIME TO SLOW DOWN.
DOWN FROM THE TOP ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND,
LOSING ALL I HAVE
ALONG THE WAY / OO - OOO - OOO, ALONG THE WAY
ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE,
ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD
TAKE ANY TANGENT FOLLOW ANY SOUND,
CHASING MY TAIL, TRYING TO DO MY PARENTS PROUD.
HAD MORE FUN THAN IS USUALLY ALLOWED,
LOSING ALL I HAD ALONG THE WAY
OO - OOO - OOO, ALONG THE WAY
ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE,
ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD
ALONG THE WAY, I LET IT ALL ESCAPE,
ALONG THE WAY, I LOST ALL THAT I HAD
AND I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN, AND I’D DO IT ALL AGAIN.
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6. |
Self Medicate
03:46
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SELF MEDICATE:
IF YOU TOOK ALL THE ADVICE,
THERE’D BE NO ROOM TO BREATH,
ALL THE THINGS TO DO,
THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW,
AND WITH, NOTHING LEFT TO FEEL.
NOTHING LEFT TO FEEL.
TAKE THE EDGE AWAY,
TAKE WHATEVER YOU LIKE,
EVERYTHING’S AVAILABLE,
DEPENDS WHAT YOU CAN SELL, TO GET IT, YOU CAN SELL
ALWAYS FEELING OUT OF PLACE,
HARD N’HARDER TO RELATE,
SELF MEDICATE,
SELF MEDICATE
DRAWN IN TO DARK HOLES
FROM TIME TO TIME,
\NEVER A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT ,
ALL YOU MAY HAVE LEFT BEHIND, LEFT BEHIND
ALWAYS FEELING OUT OF PLACE,
HARD N’HARDER TO RELATE,
SELF MEDICATE,
SELF MEDICATE
YOU CAN SPEND TO GET IT,
YOU CAN SPEND
ALWAYS FEELNG OUT OF PLACE,
HARD N’ HARDER TO RELATE,
ALWAYS FEELNG OUT OF PLACE,
HARD N’ HARDER TO RELATE,
SELF MEDICATE,
SELF, SELF SELF, SELF MEDICATE.
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7. |
Not Working
03:40
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NOT WORKING:
THIS MODERN LIFE,
TAKES NO PRISONERS,
DIGITALISE, EVERYTHING AROUND,
NOTHING MATTERS NOW.
CAN’T GO BACK
THAT’S NOT PROGRESS,
RAN SO FAST I FORGOT MY OWN NAME,
I THINK THAT IS THE GAME
IT’S NOT WORKING
FOR ANYONE OF US,
NO ONE EVER SAID,
WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER
WORSHIP GODS,
THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE,
MERITLESS, AMONGST ALL THE FANFARE,
THEN VANISH INTO AIR.
GLOW OF LIGHTS,
EVER PRESENT,
DARKNESS LEFT,
TEXTING TO SURVIVE, HOW DOES THIS LOOK ONLINE?!
IT’S NOT WORKING
FOR ANYONE OF US,
NO ONE EVER SAID,
\WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER,
IT’S NOT WORKING
FOR ANYONE OF US,
NO ONE EVER SAID,
WE’D FOLLOW BLINDLY FOREVER
RE-INVENT,
BE SOMEBODY ELSE,
DO WHAT IT TAKES
BUT SOMEHOW IT ALWAYS BREAKS,
RE-INVENT,
BE SOMEBODY ELSE,
DO WHAT IT TAKES
BUT SOMEHOW IT ALWAYS FAILS.
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8. |
This Time Around
03:43
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THIS TIME AROUND:
TAKE YOUR CHANCE,
IT MAY BE ALL WE HAVE.
NO SECOND GUESSES,
THIS TIME AROUND
NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND
THIS IS ALL FINITE,
LOOK FOR COMFORT.
FOCUS ON BRIGHT LIGHTS,
THAT THEY GAVE YOU.
YOU’LL NEVER GO,
BUT YOU SAY WILL,
IT’S ALL FOR SHOW,
THERE, FOR THE KILL!
NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND,
NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND
NO DOUBTS, THIS TIME AROUND.
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9. |
Too Late
03:23
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TOO LATE:
UNRESERVED APOLOGY EXTENDED TO YOU,
I HID THE REAL ME, DIDN’T HAVE SHOWN YOU THE TRUTH.
I TOOK FOR-GRANTED WHAT I HAD IN MY OWN HANDS.
MORE FRAGILE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER EXPECTED /
T’S GONE, RESIGN YOURSELF
FAR AWAY. YOU DON’T BELONG HERE ANYMORE, BUT YOU ONCE DID
I, COULD NEVER, UNDERSTAND,
BUT I FINALLY DO NOW, AND IT’S TOO LATE
ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD WOULD NEVER BE ENOUGH.
TO TAKE AWAY THIS FEELING OF BEING A PASSENGER
SWEAR TO THE HGHEST POWER I WOULD BE AWARE,
FALLING FURTHER NO MATTER WHAT I DID
IT’S GONE,
RESIGN YOURSELF FAR AWAY.
YOU DON’T BELONG HERE ANYMORE,
BUT YOU ONCE DID
I, COULD NEVER, UNDERSTAND,
BUT I FINALLY DO NOW, AND IT’S TOO LATE /
IT’S GONE, RESGIN YOURSELF, YOU DON’T BELONG HERE, BUT, YOU, ONCE DID.
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10. |
Next Step
03:54
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NEXT STEP:
IT’S A WAY OF LIFE,
IT’S NEVER A CHOICE.
VOCATION WILL SUCK YOU IN,
NOW IT’S ALL THERE IS, NOW IT’S ALL THERE IS
TAKEN FOR-GRANTED,
WAITED FAR TOO LONG,
NEVER PLANNED,
THERE ONE SECOND THEN GONE /
CAN’T PREDICT MY NEXT STEP,
PROGRAMMED TOO LONG TO BE FREE,
ALWAYS STAY AHEAD, AT THE COST OF EVERYTHING
IT’S A BLURRED PICTURE,
EVERYONE SEES CLEAR.
GIVE WHAT YOU CAN, AND THEY’LL TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE,
BEHIND YOUR BACK, BEHIND YOUR BACK
TAKEN FOR-GRANTED,
WAITED FAR TOO LONG,
NEVER PLANNED,
THERE ONE SECOND THEN GONE
CAN’T PREDICT MY NEXT STEP,
PROGRAMMED TOO LONG TO BE FREE,
ALWAYS STAY AHEAD, AT THE COST OF EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING , EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING!
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11. |
Integrity
03:39
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12. |
Goodbye
03:52
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GOODBYE:
GOODBYE TO THE OLD ME,
SO LONG, TO WHAT I KNEW
NEED DIFFERENT SCENERY
THIS OBSTRUCTED VIEW
I BEEN SAYIN’ FOR SOME TIME,
EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT!
NOW AND THEN I’VE BEEN THINKING, I
S IT WORTH, THIS SACRIFICE OO-OO-OO
GOODBYE TO EMPTY QUESTIONS,
BURY POINTLESS ANSWERS.
SPENDING MOST OF OUR LIVES
MARCHING BACKWARDS
I BEEN SAYIN’ FOR SOME TIME,
EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT! NOW
AND THEN I’VE BEEN THINKING, I
S IT WORTH, THIS SACRIFICE OO-OO-OO /
KNOW, WHEN, TO, GET OUT.
KNOW WHEN TO, GET OUT!
NO REMORSE, I TRIED, SO HARD, TO MAKE IT WORK.
NO REMORSE, I TRIED, SO HARD, TO MAKE IT WORK /
CUT YOUR LOSSES,
NO REMORSE FOR I TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE IT WORK.
CUT YOUR LOSSES,
NO REMORSE FOR I TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE IT WORK
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