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Part / Parcel
04:16
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There’s a weight that
Hangs overhead
And the shadow cast
Feels more like lead
Than obscured light
A lifelong fight
But I’m still here
Trying to forget who I used to be
As I look back
The knowledge of
Where I have been
And where I’ve come
Breathes in new life
To triumphant strife
But I’m still here
Trying to forget who I used to be
And all this dragging on and on
Is part and parcel with living selfishly
But I’m still here
Trying to forget who I used to be
Letting you mend my flaws
Mend them
Mend me
But I’m still here
Trying to forget who I used to be
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Lifetime Ago
06:38
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A lifetime ago when days seemed to come and never go
And everything was lush and green
Down paths I’d go and where they’d wind I’d follow
But only where they would lead
But as time passed I made my own path
And it led me deep into the woods
Where shadows, bramble brush and overgrowth
Were crowding all I understood
I expected to find a clearing up ahead
But soon I was trapped on every side
With no hope and no escape to be known
For I was unreachable deep inside
Til I heard the sweet song of a sweet bird
And everything was made clear
There was only one way for me
To ever get out of there
Let this forest burn
Spark its stone to flame
Burn the old growth down
That the new growth be raised
Let this forest burn
Quench the sin and shame
Burn the old self down
That the new self be raised
Let this forest burn
Spark its stone to flame
Burn the old growth down
That the new growth be raised
Let this forest burn
Set my heart ablaze
Burn this prison down
That my soul may escape
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No Room for Pride
06:00
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For all of time
We've been spinning in circles
The words of proud minds
Not unlike cosmic cycles
The Sun sets and what once was light
Is but reflection
But each day the Sun brings
A new resurrection
And in our minds these things turn like the skies
So does my pride
Deep inside our hearts turn side to side
So does my pride
For all of time
We've been fighting unseen forces
The wars waged within
Not unlike cosmic courses
The Sun tethers us by
Laws of attraction
But the Moon pulls the tides
In and out in distraction
And in our minds these things turn like the skies
So does my pride
Deep inside our hearts turn side to side
So does my pride
And in our minds your hand folds into mine
No room for pride
Cause deep inside your impulse matches mine
No room for pride
Cause you and I are just a dying breed
And it's alright by me
Cause you and I are dying as we speak
And it's alright
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4. |
Ancient Dreams
06:10
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The plains of Shinar were captivating
And good for taking
And take them you did
The hearts of men were ripe for believing
And in your grieving
Belief was spread
The precepts of Man had one beginning
One imprinting
In that land
The gods of old had one author
But one mother
Hand in hand
Ancient dreams in modern themes
No more thoughts and no more theories
The fallen of the council in contention
Had one vision
Deceiving Man
The proof of deity seen in construction
By divine instruction
A master plan
Ancient dreams in modern themes
My heart pleads for no more theories
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Monarch
02:56
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The Unyielding Sea
05:52
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Sails assaulted spin
The rudder bows beneath
And I'm headlong into headwinds
And tossed about at sea
Billows build about
Succumbing to fatigue
And the facade of my own sovereignty
Over my destiny
And so I just let go
Seeking to be freed
From the madness of contending with
The unyielding sea
Floating off at sea
I'm floating off to thee
Nothing left to think
There's no me left to sink
Nothing left to think
No me here left to sink
No nothing left to sink
Nothing left to be
But grafted into thee
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