1. |
Life In 3D
03:10
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Idiocy abounding
Such lack of thought is astounding
No foresight for monetary gain
Shareholders dealing in pain
Leaked with no remorse
Outrage just par for the course
For there’s no turning back
A matter of time before we feel the claps
Has it really come to this
It’s not a hit when it’s such a miss
Life cheapened with digital blueprints
Downloaded by more than a few kids
Has it really come to this
How can I hit when you’ve spectacularly missed No background checks Whose hands are stained with blood when you’re next?
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
This is something drastic
Killers dressed in plastic
Take up arms, defend your place
Welcome to the new death race
Those words distorted
The truth no longer important
Justifies the digital killer
Now there are no winners
Has it really come to this
It’s not a hit when it’s such a miss
Life cheapened with digital blueprints
Downloaded by more than a few kids
Has it really come to this
How can I hit when you’ve spectacularly missed No background checks Whose hands are stained with blood when you’re next?
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
Has it really come to this
It’s not a hit when it’s such a miss
No background checks
Whose hands are stained with blood when you’re next?
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
Trigger fingers at the ready
Triggered fingers type it steady
Common sense imploded
Lock & downloaded
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2. |
I'm Alright Jack
02:57
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A risk too great to appreciate
Sold under the premise to alleviate
The gap between, greater still
Yet no one helps to get our fill
Before our own damn time
Is the only reason behind
Constant backlash, none too willing
To plug the gap that desperately needs filling
Maybe all we know
Is little more than only hope
Carried forth, ebb and flow
Left dangling from that electric rope
Maybe all we know
Is little more than chasing ghosts
Carried forth, fed & thrown
To the wolves waiting at home
Combatants forthcoming
To tell us that we’re losing
The same old game, played out again
Despite the beasts unrelenting death
Liars held to no account
Yes men nowhere to be found
Take a shot, happy hunting
Carbon copies that stand for nothing
Maybe all we know
Is little more than only hope
Carried forth, ebb and flow
Left dangling from that electric rope
Maybe all we know
Is little more than chasing ghosts
Carried forth, fed & thrown
To the wolves waiting at home
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3. |
Gold
04:16
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Attain that which we desire
Is the message we take home
But with all rods in the fire
We cant make it on our own
We feel the guilt
Of wanting more
But until the scales tilt
We can't settle the score
Artificial light shows us the dark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
Can't taste the sweet when it's so sharp
Artificial light shows us the dark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
We've been damned from the start
Affluence is the goal
Or so we are told
You and me, we foot the bill
Loosening our hold
Old faces in a new role
Too corrupt to break the mould
You and me, we foot the bill
Keep reaching for the gold
As we spend, we forget
Those that face real struggle
Ethics and morals put to rest
Buried in social rubble
Blind to that which threatens all
Ignorance is bliss
Cash won't save you when you fall
No protection from death's kiss
Artificial light shows us the dark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
Can't taste the sweet when it's so sharp
Artificial light shows us the dark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
We've been damned from the start
Affluence is the goal
Or so we are told
You and me, we foot the bill
Loosening our hold
Old faces in a new role
Too corrupt to break the mould
You and me, we foot the bill
Keep reaching for the gold
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
We've been damned from the start
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
Their bite is worse than their bark
Ignore the fact it's all a farce
We've been damned from the start
Affluence is the goal
Or so we are told
You and me, we foot the bill
Loosening our hold
Old faces in a new role
Too corrupt to break the mould
You and me, we foot the bill
Keep reaching for the gold
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4. |
Jailbird
02:41
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Fly high now above the snake
Fell that wind alleviate
Pain fading, mind racing
That pot of gold worth chasing
Surplus feed, endless greed
Take that which you don’t need
Sirens now you come crashing down
Left shaking wondering how
Surplus feed, endless greed
Take that which you don’t need
Pain fading, mind racing
That pot of gold always worth chasing
Oh jailbird, your wings shone so bright
Oh jailbird, you continue to fight
No safe word, you held on too tight
Oh jailbird, you lost yourself that night
The sun never seemed so bright
Clear head now it seems right
Yet still afflicted
Chemically convicted / committed
Swaying in that wind again
Refusal now to be caged in
Is it right or is it wrong
No more strength to carry on
Oh jailbird, your wings shone so bright
Oh jailbird, you continue to fight
No safe word, you held on too tight
Oh jailbird, you lost yourself that night
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5. |
Empire
03:03
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The gap just gets bigger
Yet another trigger
All alone in a sea of doubt
What’s all this fighting about
Pockets zip lined to acres
Made it now, they’re no fakers
In front of your eyes, hard to believe
I’m so worried now I can’t breath
We tread the path to ascent
We tow the line that we consent
We accept it all
We accept the fall
You take what little we have left
You work us down to our last breath
We accept it all
We accept the call
I scream these words of silence
Through bursts of internal violence
If only i knew sign language
Only sound I hear is anguish
Empires aren’t built by cynics
Look around we’re living in it
Glass cracked with blue stones
Thrown so hard they break our bones
We tread the path to ascent
We tow the line that we consent
We accept it all
We accept the fall
You take what little we have left
You work us down to our last breath
We accept it all
We accept the call
They say empires aren’t built by cynics
But look around we’re living in it
How can they believe in anything
Whilst the world suffers tragedy
Tragedy after tragedy
How can they believe in anything
We tread the path to ascent
We tow the line that we consent
We accept it all
We accept the fall
You take what little we have left
You work us down to our last breath
We accept it all
We accept the call
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6. |
Territory Missing
01:05
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7. |
Damned If We Don't
02:32
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Those that say it can’t be done
They say this battle can't be won
That forest fires and rising seas
Will bring the world onto its knees
Our pursuit of wealth and power
Has brought us to this final hour
But as we march to certain death
Our world draws one final breath
Ask ourselves if it's too late
Have we already sealed our fate
Onwards ticks the doomsday clock
Reduce our world to dust and rock
Rids itself of mice and men
So that it can begin again
As the virus consumes its host
We'll find out who needs who the most
This earth will lay waste to all
Will we bear witness to the fall
Ask ourselves if it's too late
Have we already sealed our fate
It's not the world that needs saving
A road to ruin is what we're paving
We are the snake that eats its tail
Against mankind Earth will prevail
Little time to heed this warning
The end of days is now dawning
What will it take to make them act
The everlong code already cracked
Ask ourselves if it's too late
Have we already sealed our fate
Onwards ticks the doomsday clock
Reduce the world to dust and rock
Rids itself of mice and men
So that it can begin again
As the virus consumes its host
We'll find out who needs who the most
The earth will lay waste to all
No longer will we watch it fall
Onwards ticks the doomsday clock
Reduce the world to dust and rock
Rids itself of mice and men
So that it can begin again
As the virus consumes its host
We'll find out who needs who the most
All too brief we shone so bright
Never again to see first light
All too brief we shone so bright
Never again to see first light
All too brief we shone so bright
Never again will we get to fight
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8. |
Influenza
06:05
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We planted the soil
On which you stand & toil
New career path of social thrilling
Built from those all too willing
We wipe our tears
As they code our fears
An generation of apathetics
No more value for their kinesthetics
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
This is our social nightmare
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
Does anybody actually care
Jaded now they’re not wrong
To question what we have done
A bridge built on matchsticks
Are we surprised it’s been gas lit
No longer looking back
Facing forward we see the cracks
Compassion but lack of grounding
Changed the mould with no understanding
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
This is our social nightmare
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
Does anybody actually care
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
This is our social nightmare
So who is the best dressed
Send me another friend request
Hopes and prayers, for likes and shares
Does anybody actually care
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