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Blockbuster
03:30
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It’s like the blockbuster part of me has vanished
Leaving nothing but empty lines
Waiting to be filled by pen and ink
Scribbled illegibly on the back of my hand
Crossing out all of my veins
Re-directing the blood flow to where it’s not needed
A sound that’s not just every other time
And like a blind man
Crossing the road
I am stranded
Lost in conforming
And like a blind man
Crossing the road
I am stranded
Lost in conforming
To what’s expected of me
I will live the life I’m given until I fall to me knees broken and battered
At least in the end I’ll have peace
It’s like the blockbuster part of me has vanished
Leaving nothing but empty scenes
Waiting to be filled by pen and ink
Oh my god I can’t stand it
I won’t wait in line
To be told what’s right of wrong
This is not a game I won’t be playing the fool
I’ll no longer act my part
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Casually Dressed
03:32
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Please don’t take me back
I’m not the man you think I am
I’m just another waste
Drifting through the space we live in
It’s careless this façade I’ve made
To draw you back into my bed
When I’m the one that should be crawling
Tail between my legs
Back to where you can’t find me
To where I’m safe to be alone
These thoughts will hide my broken bones
These fits of rage will pass
Like a storm across the ocean I will embrace the waves
Please don’t let me deceive you again
I promise it’s not your fault
It could have been the lie I told you
It could have been me that you had caught
It could have been a lie
Please don’t turn away
I’m not the man you’re missing
I’m only a shadow
Please don’t turn away
I’m not the man you’re missing
I’m a fly on your wall
And it’s the last time
I will call you
And it’s the last time
I will warn you
Keep your distance from me
I’m not as stable as I seem
I’m not the man that you want me to be
Hold your ground
Don’t say you love me
I might not take it very well
I can’t handle this pressure
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3. |
Tongue and Cheek
03:06
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You want to get drunk
So you can try to forget
You want to get drunk
So you can try to forget
The moments that pain you to regret
The beds that you never wanted to share
The vision of your shame is palpable
And I can’t stand the taste
The taste of your self-loathing
Your life is a waste
You must get moving
You can’t live like this forever
And I won’t always be there to hold back you hair
As you throw up another night of forgetting that you’ll never care
The moments that pain you to regret
The beds that you never wanted to share
You want to get drunk so you can try to forget for another night or two
What does everybody think of you
Well it’s not what you might think
You definitely don’t want to hear
You’re a whore
But could all change if you put your mind to it
Mind over matter it’s all tongue and cheek
I think you’re stranded here
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4. |
Ink and Rage
03:53
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You lie like you breathe
Breathing through your teeth
Back against a brick wall
As you’re crushed onto your knees
Yet you still spill your bullshit
Of a false American dream
Voiced in ink and rage I’m your downfall, your defeat
Its only blasphemy if you consider yourself a god
And no man has that right
It’s a small discrepancy if you look at the cost
And I’m looking closely
I need to pick apart the lies you use to justify the means to live a lie
I’m ashamed of you
I’m ashamed to call you friend
How could you walk away from me?
When in my greatest need I called out your name
You turned your back on me
Now I’m shaming you as you chase after your dreams
Its greed I call it
Yeah that’s me on the street standing as they all bow at your feet
You are no god
You’re not even a man
An evil manifesting beneath your cold grey skin
You lie like you breathe
Breathing through your teeth
Back against a brick wall
As you fall onto your knees
Yet you still spill your bullshit
Of a false American dream
Voiced in ink and rage I’m your downfall
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5. |
A Small Change
04:43
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How could you turn your back on me?
This isn’t the first time
All I’ve given is sincerity
What more do you want from me?
I can’t stand to be in your presence
This façade of friendship is getting lonely
Can you look me in the eye and say you’re happy?
I just want to be happy
Is happiness that hard to come by?
I should be saying 'break a leg' for this performance is fantastic
The way you play up every little thing is quite convincing
But you haven’t got me fooled
I know you better than that
I can see right through this sequence to where the chapter ends
And it ends right here
With you and I
A confrontation of words
For god forbid
We comes to blows
It end right here
To balance this out change is needed
It’s essential for our survival
What happened to the days when I had your back and you had mine?
What happened to the days when we laughed together in each other’s arms?
We were young and we were free
Nothing would stop us
We could do anything if we put our minds to it
I don’t want it to end
Now I’m saying 'break a leg' for this performance is fantastic
The way you play up everything is really quite convincing
But you haven’t got me fooled
I know you better than that
I can see right through this sequence to where the chapter ends
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Stop the Monster Leeds, UK
Progressive metal one man band. Written and recorded by Oliver Parkinson.
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