1. |
Tsunami
05:52
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Intro
Beneath the waves of change
We endure the tide
Verse
If change comes in waves,
Can we outrun this tide?
Stand your ground
It's on us now
Like a million fingers dragging down
Absence of sound
The roar of silence
Drowns you out
And drags you down into the deep
Swept away by apathy
PreChorus
Even the strongest flood,
begins with a single drop
Chorus
This wave bearing down on me
Sent to cleanse the wickedness
The horror that lives within us all
Verse
The breath before the plunge -
is peaceful serendipity
Wash it away
Into the void
Into the blackest of all days
this under current
sweeps away, claws away
erosion such beautiful destruction
leaves us forever changed
PreChorus
Even the strongest flood,
begins with a single drop
Chorus
This wave bearing down on me
Sent to cleanse the wickedness
The horror that lives within us all
Bridge
Scream in vain, pray in vain
tthat the water recedes or you find your feet
and float and finally reach safer shores
Outro
Why can't we just be like a stone
and let the waters rush over us
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Publisher: Beneath Centrilia Music
Copyright 2015 Gavin Marshall | Centrilia
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2. |
Be A Voice, Not An Echo
04:44
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Verse
Like eating the hive from the inside,
We are hungry, but we are the meal.
Save your plate, leave the scraps for the vultures
Revelations that never yield
You wear the uniform and march to that drum.
The self obsessed, defeatist
PreChorus
So, Sing! Raise your voice!
Not to prove something,
But because youre alive!
Chorus
Next chapter, cliffhanger
Give up the ghost,
Where is your spirit?
Where is your voice?
You creature of habit,
Speak now or forever hold your peace
Moving on...
Verse
Your foundations are built on sand. (theres a void)
And dedicated to no particular purpose.
You wear the uniform, it fits so well.
Deny your history.
A hollow victory.
No home for cowardice,
No quarter for the faithless.
No coincidence your world is coming to pieces (in your hands)
PreChorus
So sing,
Raise your voice,
Become something,
because you're alive!
Chorus
Next chapter, cliffhanger
Give up the ghost,
Where is your spirit?
Where is your voice?
Bridge
Theres only so much fake I can take.
Wipe that shit eating grin from your face.
Show your backbone and suffer the break.
Moving on...We are the hungry, we are the meal.
The dancing marionette
who pulls the strings
Outro
You wear the uniform it fits so well,
you wear their uniform it fits like a glove,
Forget the labels and be true to yourself
Amongst the noise
Be a voice not an echo.
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Publisher: Beneath Centrilia Music
Copyright 2015 Gavin Marshall | Centrilia
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3. |
The I In Evil
06:05
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Verse 1
Let this be, the anthem to a revolution
Let this be the revaltion to set us free
Entropy, entropy
You break it you bought it my friend
A constant state of cruelty
I'm preaching to the choir
PreChorus
These wings were made to fly
Forsake them all
we're falling down, down, down, down
Chorus
I've seen enough of this world
It's bleeding heartstrings
I've seen enough of this world
It fucking sickens me
Verse 2
Mayday, mayday, is anybody reading me?
disgrace, disgrace and not one fucking ounce of shame
How do you sleep at night?
The serpent has many faces
I'll keep my head held high
and wait for the end
PreChorus
These wings were made to fly
Forsake them all
we're falling down, down, down, down
Chorus
I've seen enough of this world
It's bleeding heartstrings
I've seen enough of this world
It fucking sickens me
Bridge
This system,
is failing.
So cold and calculating.
If ever,
a reason
to overthrow was needed
I'm pretty sure
We've had more than our fair share
I for one have had my fill
Bend the knee to no one
This ain't over yet
Keep your head held high
resist, resist, resist
Outro
It's plain to me, violence comes in cycles (x4)
we dug our own hole
we put the i in evil
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Publisher: Beneath Centrilia Music
Copyright 2015 Gavin Marshall
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4. |
The Fall
04:38
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Intro
Grow New skin
Replace the old skin
Cover the battle scars
Hide the same beast within
Bear witness to the fall
Verse
I've come to the end of my rope
inspiration like a loaded gun
Your mind an open grave
That swallows potential
See the ants in the aftermath
Run for cover - there is no recovery
The great destroyer an eater of worlds
I am destruction and your revulsion
Chorus
So right at being so wrong
New skin for these old bones
Abject moment of clarity
There's a rage in me
Verse
Become a ghost, a name whispered in hushed tones
"Nevermore" the screaming raven
"Nevermore" my tell tale heart
I'll scratch away until I reach the centre
Reclaim the throne, rebuild an start again
Chapter & verse, follow the hearse
or just procrastinate
Until all chances fade away
Chorus
So right at being so wrong
New skin for these old bones
Abject moment of clarity
There's a rage in me
Bridge
Procrastinate, until it fades away
procrastination is masturbation
Outro
Beaten and broken
And beaten
Until it all fades away
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Publisher: Beneath Centrilia Music
Copyright 2015 Gavin Marshall | Centrilia
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5. |
Coffins
06:07
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Intro
Eyes wide, open
Finite and forgotten
Redmption, disregarded
Welcomed home into ruined hands
Verse 1
Remembered
Like a stain on the face
Ashes to ashes
Dust unto dust
Embraced in dirt
And finally set free
Verse 2
You terrorize and feed the trepidation
Stake your claim in a holy war and burn down a nation
Chorus
Unemancipated and thrown to the wolves
Bow your heads in shame
Let the banners unfurl
Read aloud the names
Consume the sin
Bow your heads in the burial ground
And carry black coffins in
Verse 3
Nail after nail , nail after nail
Wear your thorns with pride
Walk with the whores
and poison your soul
may your righteousness be your demise
Eye for an eye,
until we all go blind
a lost cause is a lost cause
no matter how well it is disguised
Chorus
Unemancipated and thrown to the wolves
Bow your heads in shame
Let their banners unfurl
Read aloud the names
To cleanse your sin
Bow your heads in the burial ground
And carry black coffins in (and in, and in, and in, and in, and in)
Sample
"Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. They better wise up! Taking Joey Doyle's life to stop him from testifying is a crucifixion. And dropping a sling on Kayo Dugan because he was ready to spill his guts tomorrow, that's a crucifixion. And every time the Mob puts the pressure on a good man, tries to stop him from doing his duty as a citizen, it's a crucifixion."
Father Barry (Karl Malden)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Bridge
In the shadow of your father's house
Lay me down
Outro
Shovel on shovel
Until dirt fills my lungs
A thorn in the mouth
Deceit on the tongue
Expel the sinner with bell book and candle
Alles ist Verboten
A guilt offering
***
Publisher: Beneath Centrilia Music
Copyright 2015 Gavin Marshall
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