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Shaken
04:12
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pity has never helped me
it only shrouds the burden i keep
two years worth of falling action
with no resolution, i sink in a cold sweat
deceived to the point of thinking i was adequate
to embrace the warmth and truely prove my worth
a grave mistake
the repercussions of my failure set the precedent
that haunts me to this very day
i allowed you to find the light inside of me
but the light, it only blinded me
still shaken from the impact, i lost my ground
my conscience acts as a deterent from seeking attachment
i've lost my ground
i cannot regress
permanent unrest
i digress
i've lost all desire
yet my chest still sinks
please spare me your pity
i accept defeat
what i want has become what i fear
and i will never find affection fear
pity only shrouds the burden i keep
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2. |
Closed Book
03:19
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i am a living monument to all of my sins
a constant reminded of my deficiencies
i thrive in the ambience of my head
and i won't say word
constantly rejecting the hands reaching out for me
through silence, i've deprived myself of release
and i won't say a word
this facade is wearing thin and i'm begining to crumble
pay no mind, pass me by
as the binding breaks and the pages fly
from this closed book
stop living inside your head
you can't hide from yourself
wide open
they can all read you
your facade is wearing thin
a refusal to unravel
pride and adamance has only made this worse
i've inflated this false ego for far too long
and i finally admit that i need your help
i won't say a word
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Crowd Pleaser
02:43
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undermined and underestimated
the words from my mouth betray the thoughts in my head
always longing for the luxury of the tyrants on their pedestals
always looking down on me
an appetite for eminence
a desperate search for another crowd to please
take a moment to collect my thoughts
is this worth it?
is this what you want?
come to your senses, step back and think
is sacrificing your dignity worth the price
of credibility?
my mind wasn't in the right place
there's nothing here for me
i willingly sacrificed my spine
for the approval of cowards
an appetite for eminence
but fearing the consequence
of a crowd that never cared
going unseen and going unheard
this is how it will always be
out of step with a world never meant for me
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4. |
Leech
03:08
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you say that you’re alive
but I say that you’re a liar
you’ve been dead to me
since you lit this fire
i never thought i’d see the day
where I’d have to walk away
from someone who used to defend me
but now they're against me
you fucking leech
gutless intentions
bred from attention
it just goes to show what a man will do for affection
there’s no way to justify
you let this, you let this wither and die
take what you need
and leave
you fucking leech
coward
you fucking leech
there is no excuse
no way to justify your actions
and I’ll pull this knife out of my back and I’ll cut the fucking rope.
You fucking leech
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Borrowed Time
03:20
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i've lost touch with my destiny
i'm nowhere near the man i should be
if i did this all again
would i be the better man?
i sat back as this world passed me by
i lost track of my youth, i've wasted my time
stuck in the past, i'm left to regret
that i never embraced the life that i had
i can only dwell on who i was
and who i could've been
adolescence has betrayed me
i'm nowhere near the man i should be
how did i fall so far
adolescence has betrayed me
i'm nowhere near the man i should be
if i did this all again
would i be the better man?
i have wasted my life away
fulfulling the cliche of the man stuck in the past
living on borrowed time
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6. |
Expendable
04:42
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hand in hand with irrelevance, i've become invisible
the empty conversations and nights alone have left me miserable
it's best that they keep me away, because in their eyes I am fading
I've become a ghost
knocked off my feet by reality
can't even maintain a personality
they can see through all my fallacies
through and through I am nothing
"Just go out and be yourself, it's not that tough"
It's easy to see that "myself" just isn't good enough
chest hollowed out, mind out the back door
body unconscious on the floor
transparent, taking up empty space
exiled, on the outside looking in
I have found my place, away from it all
this is all I can be, abandoned by society
this is all i can
what's left of my former self is a bad reputation
and a soul unsuitable for anyone else
a ghost I'll remain, away
expendable
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