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Burning Age
03:31
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AS WE PREPARE FOR A BURNING AGE
OLD PATHOGENS START TO THAW
DRIPPING INTO HOLLOW WORDS
THAT CLAIMED NO FUTURE AT ALL
CRASHING BLUNTLY ECHOING
THE BACKFIRE OF A WEAPON
CRASHING BLUNTLY ECHOING
OUR REGRETS INTO REGRESSION, AFRAID
AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
THAT ALREADY CAME
THE CLOCKS AREN'T TURNING BACK TODAY
AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
THAT ALREADY CAME
THE WORLD BURNS IN EVERY DIRECTION
IN EVERY WAY
RECALL A TIME THAT NEVER WAS
AND WILL NEVER BE
A CULTURE BUILT ON SYNTHETIC HISTORY
AND I CAN SMELL IT BURNING
AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
THAT ALREADY CAME
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Conversation
03:56
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LIKE CITY BIRDS FORCED TO SING AT NIGHT
I CAN'T GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE
WITH MY KIND WHO ALL SLEEP AT NIGHT
EXCHANGING COURTESIES
AND COMPROMISE WITH MY FLESH WHILE I SLEEP
MADE CONTACT WITH A NEW KIND OF BEING
AND I CAN UNDERSTAND IT WHEN IT SPEAKS
SUBTITLES TO THE WHIRRING OF MACHINES
APPEAR BELOW MY JAW AS IT CONNECTS TO THE CONCRETE
THERES NOTHING PEACEFUL IN THE SILENCE
IN STILLNESS
IN DEATH
THE VIOLENCE OF THE QUIET OPPOSITION THAT ITS MET
THE FEAR OF BEING HEARD OF QUESTIONING THE UNDISTURBED
DOMINATING POWER
ENFORCED BY UNSPOKEN WORDS
LIKE CITY BIRDS FORCED TO SING AT NIGHT
IM SCREAMING AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PEACE
IM SPEEDING AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SLEEP
THE CONVERSATION WILL GO ON WITHOUT ME
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3. |
Claw Marks
02:40
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ENTROPY EMPTIES A SPACE IN HELL FOR THE CONFUSED
THAT TRULY BELIEVE THAT TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS
SWALLOW THE KEYS TO YOUR CAGES
AND HANG UP YOUR OWN NOOSE
LIKE COMPLIANCE WILL ONE DAY
BE THE WAY TO GET CUT LOOSE
TEARING SKIN
CLAW MARKS
THREE LINES DOWN MY NECK
SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS
PLOTTING OUR REVENGE
WHO DID THIS?
WHO DID THIS TO YOU?
I REJECTED THE SYSTEM
THAT REJECTS THE TRUTH
ENTROPY EMPTIES A SPACE IN HELL FOR THE CONFUSED
THAT TRULY BELIEVE THAT TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS
IF TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS
TIME HEALS
TEARING SKIN
CLAW MARKS
THREE LINES DOWN MY NECK
A BARRICADE OF LIES
AROUND THOSE WE’VE FAILED TO PROTECT
FROM AN ETERNAL BARRAGE OF ABUSE
REJECT ANY SYSTEM
THAT REJECTS THE TRUTH
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Contract
04:44
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THE LANGUAGE IN THE LETTER
MADE IT SOUND LIKE THE BREACH OF A CONTRACT
ANY UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BURNED
WHEN I WAS TOSSED IN THE FIRE
DESPITE MY NATURE AND MY IMAGE
I NEVER SWORE TO PROTECT IT
DESIGNED THE WORDING
SIGNED MYSELF
AND CHOSE TO NEGLECT IT
HAIR TRIGGER CODE SWITCH
I’VE MADE A MISTAKE
I’VE HUMANIZED MYSELF AGAIN
THE EFFORT GOES TO WASTE
I’VE EMPTIED OUT MY BRAIN
I’M GIVING UP MYSELF AGAIN
SLIPPING IN ANOTHER EXCUSE
TO TURN YOUR HEAD TO SOMETHING NEW
LOSE ALL INTEREST
IN WHATEVER DOESN’T WORSHIP YOU
ENSNARED IN THE TRAPS WE SET
A LANGUAGE OF WORDS WITHOUT MEANING
WE SPOKE FOR HOURS
BUT THE INTENTIONS OBSCURED
THE MEANING RESTRUCTURED
OUTSIDE THE LAWS OF THIS WORLD
I’M LEAVING THIS TO LINGER IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR
TO NEVER RETURN TO THIS WORLD
WE TRIED TO LIVE WITH VICIOUS BEASTS
THAT SLIPPED FROM THE LEASH
TURNING THEIR HEADS TOWARD US TO FEED
REMOVE THE FORMAT
EXIT THE CONTEXT
I’VE HUMANIZED MYSELF AGAIN
WITHDRAW AND COLLECT
THE NEGATIVE INTEREST
I’VE HUMANIZED MYSELF AGAIN
IT MIGHT BE MY BLOOD ON THE LINE
AND MAYBE ITS A TERRIBLE CRIME
IN A DIFFERENT WORLD WITH LAWS
ONLY YOU DEFINE
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5. |
Deconstruction
04:19
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AT FAULT AGAIN
YOU AND ALL YOUR SYCOPHANTIC FRIENDS
AT FAULT AGAIN
I’M LEANING ON GLASS STRUCTURES I BEND
DECONSTRUCTION
I’M BUILDING A LIE
FOUNDATION OF STONE
WITH BOARDS ON THE WINDOWS
AND LOCKS ON THE DOORS
I’M PUTTING UP WALLS
THAT’S AS FAR AS WE GO
WE WON’T BE CLOSE
DECONSTRUCTION
THERE’S AN ILLUSION WE CAN’T BREAK
WE MUST MAINTAIN
A BRITTLE PRISON
OF ARBITRARY BLAME
THERE’S AN ILLUSION WE CAN’T BREAK
WE LICK THE WINDOWS
OF OUR ENCLOSURES
SPOTTING PREY
DECONSTRUCTION
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6. |
Time Vehicle Earth
03:21
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7. |
Nostalgia
04:53
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MOURN THE DEATH OF LUXURY
WITH A SELECTIVE MEMORY
LIKE EVERY FUTURE LUXURY
YOU CAN’T HAVE
MOURN THE DEATH OF LUXURY
INVESTED TIME AND MONEY
MOURN THE DEATH OF LUXURY
STEPPING OVER THE BODIES
LIKE EVERY FUTURE LUXURY YOU CAN’T HAVE
TIME YOU WON’T GET BACK
CHALK OUTLINES
THE SOUND SCRATCHED INTO YOUR SKULL
BUT EASILY WASHED AWAY
NOSTALGIA PROVIDES
AN UNAVAILABLE
SENSE OF CONTROL
GRASP AT THE AIR
SHREDDING MEMORIES YOU NEVER HAD
TIME YOU WON’T GET BACK
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8. |
Deep Freeze
03:31
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I’M GROWING COLD
JADED BY THE PAIN SHOOTING THROUGH MY KNEES
I CAN’T STAND THIS FOR A MINUTE
BUT I’VE STOOD FOR DAYS
I TASTE IT WITH THE TIPS OF MY SHATTERED TEETH
PROGRESS SLOWS
AT FULL SPEED INTO A DEEP FREEZE
A CONFRONTATION LIES AHEAD OF ME
I STALL AND BECOME BURIED
UNPREPARED TO FACE THE PAST
AS IT LOCKS IN PLACE
PROGRESS SLOW
AND WHILE TIME STILL FLOWS
A BLINDING EMPTINESS OBSCURES THE ROAD
LET THEM DESTROY THEMSELVES
UNDER THE BURDEN OF ANCIENT BELIEFS
NO NEW MEMORIES
NO CODE, NO RELIEF
I’M GROWING COLD
AT FULL SPEED INTO A DEEP FREEZE
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9. |
The Pilot (One Year)
07:56
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SIX MONTHS ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE EARTH
PUMMELED MY BODY INTO THE GROUND
TO MAKE IT TURN
INCREASING SPEED AS GRAVITY
CRUSHES THE WEAK WITHIN ITS POLES
AND AVALANCHE SURRENDERING
RELINQUISHING CONTROL
AN ALL-CONSUMING CRASH
THE SHIP IS GOING DOWN
I CAN’T STOP IT
DON’T WANT TO STOP IT
I’M DRIVING IT NOW
THE PEACE BETWEEN MY ENEMIES
KICKS UP A DUST OF INSECURITIES
THE PEACE BETWEEN MY ENEMIES
ON A WAR PATH ADVANCING
TOWARD A BURNING AGE
TOWARD A DEEP FREEZE
THE CRUSHING PRESSURE
THE PEACE BETWEEN
SIX MONTHS ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE EARTH
BURIED MYSELF INTO THE GROUND
TO MAKE IT TURN
THE AUTO-PILOT IGNORES ITS OWN WARNING LIGHTS
ARBITRARY DESTINATION
AND SOME WILL HAVE TO DIE
END THE FANTASY
END REALITY
THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING
THE EARTH KEEPS TURNING
AND I CAN FEEL IT BURNING
AN ALL-CONSUMING CRASH
PRE-ORDAINED, PROGRAMMED
THE ATROCITIES I’VE CHOSEN
EXECUTED WITH MY HANDS
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