1. |
Cut From The Sick
03:29
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sick and placed into our hands
left with a stink that comes and never goes
yet not deserving of our reprimands
the squarest of pegs in the roundest of holes
how long will you make us wait?
how many more demands will you spit at my face?
it's time you learn to stop acting like you own the place
incomprehensible, unreasonable
how far is enough to prompt change?
the ice has to be thin for us to break through
and justify sinking to the floor of this ocean
the resultant state won't keep anyone satisfied
how am i to choose
if making you happy keeps me miserable?
and i'll admit to hyperbole
if that's what it takes for you to cut from the sick
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2. |
By Which I Mean
04:15
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i see machines
walking on two feet
by which i mean
i see sheep
you're living orders given by your god
just living carcasses that can't move on
i say this not in insult
merely in observation
who am i to save you?
or tell you what you need
i am far from esteemed
far from worthy
but you should reevaluate, you've lost focus
take a step back and think, it won't hurt
but when this sludge dripss from your pores
when the mouth flaps open
i hold contempt
not for your ways
but for your ignorance
i see machines
walking on two feet
by which i mean
i see sheep
read into the lines
let not one detail pass you by
you'll find your way
and you don't have to tell me why
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3. |
In So Many Words
00:46
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4. |
The Wait
02:44
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my blood boils at the thought
because i can't stand to accept this
this hatred sears my tongue
i gave you my word and i won't turn but
this hatred still sears my tongue
(we both know what i would choose if that's what it came to
but then we both lose and this whole endeavor is meaningless)
i figure i'll be waiting through month-long minutes
though it should only be a few
but you're not the type to quickly lose sight
poison, not fire, will cause the end when the end comes
my blood boils at the sight
of you with him
but i can't allow myself
to tell you how i truly feel
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5. |
Slack Tongue
03:44
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how i'd like to say "if he wasn't there"
but who deserves the blame?
would we simply switch parts?
choking on the smog
it's in my eyes
how i'd like to read the air
it's the elephant in the room
and i'm just another fixture
i know you wouldn't lie
but there's still the little things that we all hide
i have mine too, but first i'd like to hear from you
perhaps we're all the same
maybe i'm not the only one
tripping on my words
and falling on my face
and if it's all for naught
i'll have to brush this all off
you'll choose what's for you
take your time
don't get swept up blindly
for even if you're gone, you'll never leave
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6. |
Shovel
04:26
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so close that cliches fill this picture frame
and we've left it all for the ashes that come from this fireplace
responsibility draws us from this leap of faith
circumstantial rejection tears me apart
how i wish i could abandon my shovel
but i dig, i dig so i might dig again
i shovel so these ashes won't bury me
so far from leaving that i can't get out of bed
these vultures want to tear at the remains
the leap of faith waiting just inches away
but as a vulture myself, the most i can do is complain
pulling out my hair as i wake up to the reality
i can't throw it away
so i dig, i dig so i might dig again
i shovel so these ashes won't bury me
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