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Smoke & Mirrors
03:34
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So far i tried nothing at all and i'm all out of ideas now
It was the extent of all my plans
I bought all that i could ever think of i'm waiting, waiting
Still i don't feel happier at all
Time crawls and doors close and
Time, it just runs out, it's all i have
I used to squander it, but these days it's all i have
Cut off
Alone in my world again
Alone in the comfort of the glories of the past
Deep down inside me
I know it's all just smoke and mirrors
And no one should live his life that way
So far I tried nothing at all but I just need a why and how
I feel like there's so much left to try
I think I'm doing well in spite of it all, well I'm dying, dying
I'm dying to run head first in the fight
Time crawled and doors closed and
Time, it just runs out, it always had
what's done is done, both for good and bad
Cut off
Alone in my world again
Alone in the comfort of the glories of the past
Deep down inside me
I know it's all just smoke and mirrors
And no one should live his life that way
I'm growing older and i see the world more clearly around me
It's a lot to take but now i think that i'm starting to get the hang of it
I'm having the best time trying to find myself again
Cut off
Alone in my world again
Alone in the comfort of the glories of the past
I've said my line and i'm good inside
I know it's all just smoke and mirrors
But i guess i'll live my life that way
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2. |
Strong Enough to Fail
03:06
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My time is short
I used to be so terrified of missing anything
But my time is short
I was scared of failure
Scared to be too old to keep up, too weak to get up and go on
I'm letting go
Took some time, but now i know that i am strong enough to fail
Been skating 20 years and still can't kickflip for the life of me
I never know the words to say
I keep wondering if my thoughts are valid
My opinions, relevant
Who gives a shit what goes through my head?
I'm letting go
Took some time, but now i know that i am strong enough to fail
And i'm 35
Bruised and battered but still alive
And i'm strong enough to fail
And even if i never land a thing
And if no one gives a shit
If I never go and try it out, then how will I ever know?
I can't let it go behind me
And i'm not afraid to say
That i'm having the time of my life
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3. |
Parasites
04:15
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You used to want to save the world
Then you just wanted to be heard
And in the end the world changed you
Down the rabbit hole again
Until finally came the day
When someone bought your last ideal
Take the money and look down
Parasites, we're floating here alone
and we're sinking our own boat
Your glass was full, and now ours is broken
And we don't wanna give in to destruction
But everything you do is just to pull us down
Thanks for the mess, now please be on your way
We're stuck in the car's trunk
We try our best, we do all we can do
But we're stuck in the car's trunk
We've got a firecracker burning in our hand, and we're staring at the lights
And bright colors as it blows our limb away
Falling
We're falling away
And we're burning
We're burning away
It takes a minute to spread fear
A lifetime to see common sense
And are you really sticking it to the man
Or wiping hundred years of science?
I know that monsters exist
Under beds and signing checks
As we're burning
We're burning away
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4. |
Dust Falls
03:24
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A whole year has passed
Are you one of these angels you were looking up to pray to?
I wore my knuckles down in hope to find a way to justify
Justify just why you left
Feeling numb not to feel down
It seems i've fallen by the wayside
I looked around for solid ground
All i found was quicksand taking me away
Dust falls
Over ruins of my former self and it
Goes on
It's awful for a while, then it sucks a little less
Shattered mind and shattered bones
They're nothing but a milestone
And when dust falls
I'm not alone
And I'm coming out strong
Now 5 years have passed
Sometimes I wonder if that's how I will kick it in the end?
And will my kids do just like me to find a way to
Justify, justify the reason why i left
I'm standing tall not to feel down
And try to always see the upside
I try my best to make you proud
My head up, try to not waste my life away
I add a notch up on my wall
For every thing i'd tell you if you'd still be there to call
All i would say
The million times i've laughed and cried
But most of all i wish you could see my kids
And they could see the angel that i pray to
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5. |
Playing with Fire
02:37
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Please just do what i say, not what i’ve done
Sticks and stones and breaking all my bones
Yeah, please do as i say, not what i’ve done
I did my time
I was so scared of other’s eyes
Took me so much time to come to terms with my own life
I found my sound
Cheap zombie movies and flatground
Skating in these empty streets
Broken bottle in my feet
Breaking things to make me feel alive
All cards up in the air
Fumbled down, and then i tumbled down becoming self-aware
Please just do what i say, not what i’ve done
Ran away until i lost my way
Yeah, please do as i say, not what i’ve done
The sleepless nights
Either from heartbreak or bright lights
Screaming out in basements just to make our lives worthwhile
I was a kid playing with fire
I walked on the rope just to fall and get saved
Please just do what i say, not what i’ve done
Time again, head first into the pavement
Please do as i say, not what i’ve done
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Slow motion crash through the looking glass
And all these days of confusion fly with all the broken shards and
I feel like i've lived a thousand different lives
And here i am still falling trying to find my footing in the sky
In the sky
Now where's my head
It probably fell
Somewhere along all these nights of self-destruction
I tried to live like there was nothing more
I tried to run away and lock the door
I tried to put the parts where they belong but there's no going back
I cut out guilt-trips cause I'm fighting tooth and nail
I'm just not wired to stand still
I've got to remember not to stand on the bridges that i'm burning
Now where's my head
It probably fell
Somewhere along all these nights of self-destruction
I cried foul, set the city on fire
I took the plane, ran i straight into the ground
Sometimes straight down's the only way to go
I'm just fine always swimming upstream
I've been soaked, but it never got me drowned
So come and try to drag me down
I won't let go
I tried to fix the things that i broke down
I tried to plant my feet into the ground
I tried to put the parts where they belong but there's no going back
I tried to give it all and not breakdown
To come to terms with all that i am now
I know i'll never sit and wait to die
I'm not going down
I am lost and found
Now there's my head
It's lost and found
At the top of all these nights of self-destruction
Like a train trying to miss the station
I feel the wind trying to get right through my bones
Sometimes dead straight's the only way to go
I'm just fine always swimming upstream
I've been soaked, but it never got me drowned
So come and try to drag me down
I won't let go
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7. |
Groundhog Day
03:11
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I admit that i was wrong
And i admit that i had one too many
It's just these walls that push me down
I'll do my time, it's just i wish i could be fine
Two weeks in isolation and I'm out of paper airplanes
I need something to get off my tracks
Here we go again
This groundhog day is starting
Another time, another chance to do it wrong again
And we're stuck in this moment
Another night, another chance to finally make amends
I'll admit that i have filled my thoughts with things to pass the time
My plastic needs are never done
"What do you want?"
I wanted something more
Something deeper than a brand new lie
But here i am, and i wish i could be fine
Two years in isolation and I'm out of cells in my brain
I need something to get back on track
Here we go again
This groundhog day is starting
Another time, another chance to do it wrong again
And we're stuck in this moment
Another night, another chance to finally make amends
I know these walls down to the crack
I'm sick of hearing how it's gonna be fine
I've got to get out
My mind is not quarantined
and I cannot let these stupid thoughts just get the best of me
This groundhog day is starting
Another time, another chance to do it wrong again
And we're stuck in this moment
Another night, another chance to finally make amends
We've been given this time
To seize the day, to slow down life, to finally breathe
Now breathe
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8. |
Stupid Brain
03:54
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Don't really think about the words I say
I scream out loud at anyone who'd listen
And then the stupid things I said keep me awake
Another night awake
Another stupid panic attack
Was I a total fool again?
But what I say is what I mean
I can't pretend that I
That I know what I'm doing
but honestly no one does
It's not that I hate you
It's just that there's something there that tells me I'm no fun
I know that's it's crazy, I wanna move forward
It's not that I hate me
In fact, I've got a pretty good thing going with myself
If I could choose wisely the words I say
And if you would listen
Did I go and turn this grain of sand into a goddamn mountain, a full blown landslide?
Does anybody really care?
It's not that I hate you
It's just that there's something there that tells me I'm no fun
I know that's it's crazy, I wanna move forward
It's not that I hate me
In fact, I've got a pretty good thing going with myself
If I could choose wisely the words I say
And if you would listen
To all these words I say inside my head
Then stop and never say again
I really don't know what my problem is
A message that I'm sending to myself
I'm just like anybody else out there
A stupid brain inside a head
A stupid life we try to sail
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9. |
Sorry, Wrong Chat
00:32
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Another person trying to attack me about something
I don't care
This whole thing's getting out of hand
Shut it all down
Why am I always angry at pictures on a screen?
Why should I find the words to say?
I know your point of view is shit, i won't even try
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10. |
Locker Room Mentality
03:28
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I remember walking in that dirty bar
Deafening feedbacks and the wave of people crashing down
Like a sea in stormy weather
(Get up, get up, get up!)
As strange and threatening as it was
I could feel it creeping deep inside my bones
Now i start to realize
How much of that was toxic and absurd
I want to stay in awe
But i don't want to throw gas on the fire
Why are we so out of line
Stuck into another time
Well, future's on the way
and we're not gonna have a say
The irony's not lost on me
One more in the boys club
Locker room mentality
No one is gonna take your privileges down
So why is everything so gated and close-minded to the bone
(Get up, get up, get up!)
You need the whole room just to breathe
And now it's choking me
Why are we so out of line
Stuck into another time
Well, future's on the way
and we're not gonna have a say
The irony's not lost on me
One more in the boys club
Locker room mentality
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11. |
The Great Ride
04:48
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One day I'm gonna lose my mind
One day I'll finally get through everything I was supposed to do
Behind my eyes a million memories, my mind now free to fade to gray, a flesh doll, a mere shadow of myself
And let my kids know life was such a great ride
A great ride
My hands still shake when I think of it all
But it still gets closer every day
You might think that it's just cynical
But I've learned to let go of things
I can't understand
And that I can't control
It's not a curse it's a fucking blessing
One day, I know i'm gonna have to go
And I'll be at peace with myself
With no regrets, and some apologies
But not a single stone unturned
As old as I can, i just want to die without regrets
And tell my kids that life was such a great ride
A great ride
I've watched my old man wither away
On the path of least resistance again and again and again and again
So I took notes, I took chances, I made mistakes, and it's just fine
Much to my dismay
I know I'll make some more along the way
One day, I know i'm gonna let it go
And i'll be at peace with myself
With no regrets, and some apologies
But not a single stone unturned
As old as I can, I just want to die without regrets
And tell my kids that life was such a great ride
A great ride
One day I'm gonna lose my mind
One day I'm gonna forget everything
I'm cheering through my failures
And dancing through the end of days
I don't want it any other way
I'm cheering through my failures
And dancing all the tears away
Hope you'll remember me
As old as I can, I just want to die without regrets
And tell my kids that life was such a great ride
A great ride
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