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Dissonance
02:46
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Every crack in this broken room
Echoes the sound of a thousand dead children
Slain away in their beds while waiting for the sunrise
Set ablaze in their sleep, their dreams broken
Ended so quickly, no defence for themselves
An army marches, but what was the final cost of it all?
If something at all!
Lay awake under blankets of oceans
Let the roaches feast, consuming at remains
Of what festers and dies in you
The battle won yet you’re subdued
Rally round to the sound of their guns
Lining us up just to shoot us for some fun
Another bullshit day
With this fucking hand grenade
Inside of my chest for the world like I’m on display (x2)
We seek guidance from peers and our family
Corruption ensues and the world turns a blind eye
So when the fire starts
Who do we turn to?
The ones we love or the ones with the greed at hand?
As they kill us all
And scatter the ashes
They kill us all
Feed the machine
Load your weapons and aim at me
I’m not a martyr but a voice of reckoning
A thousand strong one becomes as their voices roar
Will you take your shot?
Or turn and withdraw?
Rally round to the sound of their guns
Lining us up just to shoot us for some fun
Another bullshit day
With this fucking hand grenade
Inside of my chest for the world like I’m on display
Display
Seek retribution
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2. |
Hourglass
03:55
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I, I can not seem to get away from my past
There was a time when I felt alive
Speaking words of hopes and dreams
Now it’s tearing at the seams
I’m torn
My point of view to get across,
Is there a point?
Will it even get through to you?
You chose this path to walk down on your own
You turned your back, and now I’m fully grown
I can’t see through your hourglass
I can’t breathe in sand
I can’t see through time
Our clock’s running out
I can’t see through your hourglass
I can’t breathe in sand
I can’t see through time
My clock’s running out
Where were you when my world started to fall?
You stayed in the shadows and never showed your face at all
All I wanted was a picture perfect home to be in
But the building that housed it all was built on lies
This who I am now
No chance at redemption
Even if you got
On your knees and beg
Beg
You never cared, you never wanted anything to do with me
I can’t see through your hourglass
I can’t breathe in sand
I can’t see through time
Our clock’s running out
I can’t see through your hourglass
I can’t breathe in sand
I can’t see through time
My clock’s running out
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3. |
T.R.L.
03:13
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Names, faces and hallway paces
Back and forth between these walls
Crime scene chases
Just for evidential traces
Another piece of the puzzle, gotta fill up all these empty spaces
Did you give them their dying graces?
Her heart was tossed aside like old used up laces
Did you even stare them in the eye or just look at their faces?
Did they really need to lose their life?
The Sanity has left his mind
Another victim to a creature
Left him numb and blind
Dead past, dead present
He's killing his future
The rage takes over
I feel his grip subside
He lost his heart that night
Left it in the gutter
With the body parts that suffice
Another reason to travel down the rabbit hole
Heaven can wait as this Hell is now his home
Why couldn't he see it?
Couldn't he feel it?
The moment that it took control
Another name to add to the list
One more victim, "Well, if you insist"
The mud thickens in the downpour
Blood spatters cover my wall
I'm looking through these stains
Blood on my hands, in my eyes
Where's his number?
It rings out
I try again
I try again
My eyes are shackled to the ceiling
In my heart, I can sense what you're feeling
It's taken over
Fuck
No more control
Another clipping and a photo to add to my wall
Thirteen reasons why, count them, this section had to fall
Another grave dug, another name erased
But did you really have to go and bury all of them?
(PICK UP THE PHONE, PLEASE PICK UP THE PHONE
PICK UP THE PHONE, COME ON, PLEASE PICK UP THE PHONE
PICK UP THE GOD DAMN PHONE)
He lost his heart that night
Left it in the gutter
With the body parts that suffice
Another reason to travel down the rabbit hole
Heaven can wait as this Hell is now his home
Why couldn't he see it?
Couldn't he feel it?
The moment that it took control
Another name to add to the list
One more victim, "Well, if you insist"
Answer the fucking phone
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4. |
Waste Away
03:35
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Slumped in his chair of despair
Seeking empathy
It’s apathy he got
From those who will not show pity
For everyday, when he stuck the icepick in his arm
He wanted me to try and figure out
Who will forgive or forget?
No one needs to live a life that’s full of regret
I watched him pull the tourniquet
Off his arm now his eyes roll back
Into his head where the demons are slaying
Another fiend for a substance enslaving
Youth on the street
Man, Society’s craving
A new found answer
But are the youth really worth saving?
You’re stuck in an endless cycle of torture and abuse
When it comes down to it, to escape what will you choose?
With bloodshot eyes, are you really here?
Another day he’s fighting with the curse
He’s snatched another purse
Ambitions growing worse
Violence festers in his silence
Now he’s blinded
And indecisive
Another night on the streets, he’s alone
Another mouth full of vomit and foam
Why can’t he just get the fuck home and realise
We just want to save him?
And the band will play on
I can’t see inside his head
Corrosive lifestyle
Corrupted mind
You’re stuck in an endless cycle of torture and abuse
When it comes down to it, to escape what will you choose?
With bloodshot eyes, are you really here?
When it comes down to it, to escape what will you choose?
With bloodshot eyes, are you really here?
Slumped on the floor
Wanting more
So he stuck it in
He grew so pale and thin
But now the motherfucker’s dead
Shackled to addiction
Dead
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5. |
Clarity
02:55
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Reclamation
I’m taking back what’s mine
You never saw it coming
The jester of your courtroom
Liar, betrayer, deceiver to the crown
I watch the hands shake with fear
As I resume control
Taking back what’s mine
I’m coming back
And now you’ll never look down
On the faces before you in the crowd
You lost it all that night when
You locked me in solitude, left me to die then
I came through the hallway, peered in the doorway
Just to watch you writhe within the
Silence
I got my second wind
I’m coming back now
And no, you’ll never take me down
Over and over again
You thought you had it won
But I would not cave in to your design
Breathing and hoping
Wishing for a way out
I came to my senses and set myself free
You have no hold over me anymore
I’m coming back
And now you’ll never look down
On the faces before you in the crowd
You lost it all that night when
You locked me in solitude, left me to die then
I came through the hallway, peered in the doorway
Just to watch you writhe within the
Silence
I got my second wind
I’m coming back now
And no, you’ll never take me down
I am the true king
You’ll waste away
I’m coming back
And now you’ll never look down
On the faces before you in the crowd
You lost it all that night when
You locked me in solitude, left me to die then
I came through the hallway, peered in the doorway
Just to watch you writhe within the
Silence
I got my second wind
I’m coming back now
And no, you’ll never take me down
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6. |
Configuring Reality
04:04
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Blessed with this curse
I awoke to insecurities
I try to strive and make the day all mine
I turn the page on this book I write
But the feeling inside, ignite or fight in fear
I tried to run but my legs could not carry me
The feeling of angst
A cold sweat seeping in
How did I get here?
What choices were so wrong?
Another road walked down, but therein lies the tears
I am a monster, a man with a plan
On my own feet I learned to make a stand
When destiny came knocking, I turn to shut the door on him
He crept on in and whispered in my ear
Why can’t I be free?
Take a look at yourself
Tell me your ideal happiness
Break free of shackles
Chains won't hold you down forever
You know that paths will come and go
It’s your choice down which road you’ll go
Make false promises
Break false promises
To yourself
You say you wanted change but still you want to stay the same
Lying to yourself like I did, you can’t deny it
I once locked myself away
Trapped within insanity
Failing to accept the fact
Fate has no place within these walls
I create my own path
Configuring reality
I design my own future
I am free
Take a look at yourself
Tell me your ideal happiness
Break free of shackles
Chains won't hold you down forever
You know that paths will come and go
It’s your choice down which road you’ll go
Trust me
You’ll never be free
Unless you try and fix yourself
Let go
Of your past and what lead you here
Change yourself
Time
To
Configure
My reality
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Prophecies Central Coast, Australia
Prophecies is a metalcore band from the Central Coast, N.S.W. Australia.
Please contact: propheciesau@gmail.com to book shows and events.
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