1. |
Warmth Before the Cold
02:34
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2. |
Hard School
03:12
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All things in place
Every chance was given
No effort spared
To save what we had
All in good faith
I would not hesitate
To extend myself
And lend you my hand
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
Not all things fade
Still unforgiven
No cause embraced
Should break what we had
In this disdain
A storm's descending
I would've thought you could be more than a man
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
Had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter
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3. |
Quick Silver
03:28
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It is becoming all to clear
You hurt the ones that I hold dear
A final hour for us to spend
The sharp edge of justice to bring your end
(Blank eyes see only in red)
Oh, it'll happen so fast
When the blade finds its target
It won't last
Through my hands I'll play your fate
And in your heart there'll be no weight
A consequence, you know it's time
An eye for an eye, a justified crime
(Blank eyes see only in red)
Oh, it'll happen so fast
When silver finds its target
It won't last
(Blank eyes see only in red)
Oh, it'll happen so fast
When the blood starts running
All my problems will fade away
Oh, it'll happen so fast
When your blood starts running
All my problems will go away
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4. |
Going Down
06:02
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I know your shade of blue
Like a crown of thorns
That never seems to break the skin
There's no blood, there's no scars
There's just your broken heart
You used to be so sweet
You walked with a smile
The ashtray's full and the coffee's cold
And the things you say
Don't make you beautiful
You've got nothing good to say
Keep your mouth shut
Nothing good to do
Keep it to yourself
But nothing's ever good enough for you
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
You looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down
I know this dark place
I've heard these words
I've heard them from familiar tongues
I've heard them yelled
I've even heard them sung
Get into your car and drive just as fast as you can
You've had your 15 minutes you tried to take an hour
Now no one takes your call
You've got nothing good to say
Keep your mouth shut
Nothing good to do
Keep it to yourself
Is nothing ever good enough for you?
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
You looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down, going down
As you were going down, going down
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
Looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down, going down
As you were going down, going down
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5. |
Recurring Puncture
03:30
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6. |
State of Grace
04:15
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What can I say?
Free will went blind today
The choice that you made
Is not a road that I would take
To abuse and betray
The time will come for you to pay
And it's not far away
This end you cannot evade now
Oh, my love
Can it be?
You're falling from your grace with me
'Cause now more than ever
I still remember
You know they say
It's just a passing phase
No longer a game
Another problem of the human race
Goes right to your brain
Cut out that hidden place
With no sense of shame
So many memories to be erased now
Oh, my love
Can it be?
You're falling from your grace with me
'Cause now more than ever
I still remember
You never tried to explain
What happened on that fateful day
You never said you were sorry
And now the end is on its way
You've got to pay your debt
Oh, you're going down to the ground
And every little part of you is
Going to wish that the body had never been found
My love
Can it be?
You're falling from your grace with me
And all I love can be free
Forever lasting secrecy
'Cause now more than ever
I still remember
Your name
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7. |
How One Remains
03:00
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8. |
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[Assuage the Pain]
Cowering, your luck seems to have run out
And I am all there is now
But standing here I feel
The same emptiness
Dying, this can't be what I deserve
No signal in any nerve
But this bloodshed will decide
Have I assuaged the pain?
I look in my heart
And every little part
Of my mind, asking
"God please, have I gone insane?"
Unwilling, pulled to a deeper place
A fearful stare I can't erase
As disgust washes over me
I will assuage the pain
I look in my heart
And every little part
Of my mind, asking
"God please, have I gone insane?"
Wash the blood off my hands
Nothing's really clear
Wash the blood off my hands
Something's missing here
Deceiving, all the promises I made
And myself I've not obeyed
I'll never really know
Can I assuage the pain?
I look in my heart
And every little part
Of my mind, asking
"God please, have I gone insane?"
Wash the blood off my hands
Nothing's really clear
Wash the blood off my hands
Something's missing here
I look in my heart
And every little part
Of my mind, asking
"God please, have I gone insane?"
[Take It Back]
Love turns to hate
All too soon
It's too late
Can't go back
Beaten track
Tears can't flow
Creeping cold
It won't show
I must
Hold on to
What's left of you
In the rain
All that I held
Disappeared
Left with shame
Take it back
Oh, I'll take it back
Take it back
Take it back
In faint glow
This thing will grow
Within me
Somehow there
A place where I care
Out at sea
Peace inside
Not where I hide
In the trees
Dust starts forming
This was the warning
I never thought I'd see
Take it back
Oh, I'll take it back
Take it back
Take it back
It seems that I
Was the one
Hurt the most
After all
Took that fall
Winter soul
Won't be sold
But it can be redeemed
(Help me find my way)
(Help me find my way)
(Help me find my way)
Take it back
Oh, I'll take it back
Take it back
Take it back
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9. |
I.R.S.
03:49
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There's not any more that I can do
You gave me reasons for me to follow you
And you could lead me until the end of time, it's true
But through all the rumors I could tell
Some things didn't work so well
Well, anyway, it feels the same
As when you first told me you were gone
So long ago, but I still held on
Through all the motions, the love, the regret
And that's the truth, and here's the worst yet
Wouldn't even matter, the things that I'd say
You've made your mind up and gone, anyway
And there's no use now in dragging it on
Should've seen it coming all along
Gonna call the president
Gonna call a private eye
Gonna get the I.R.S.
Gonna need the F.B.I.
Through all this doubt
There's no trusting you
I bet you think I'm doing this all for my health
I should've looked again, dated somebody else
Feeling like I've done way more than wrong
Feeling like I'm living inside of this song
Feeling like I'm just too tired to care
Feeling like I've done more than my share
Couldn't be the way that I've carried on
Like a broken record for so long
Gonna call the president
Gonna call myself a private eye
Gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the F.B.I.
Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it, baby, with your morning news
With a sweet hangover and the headlines, too, now
What shall I do
If I gave my heart to you?
Well it's such a crime, you know it's true
Gonna call the president
Gonna get myself a private eye
Ooh, gonna need the I.R.S.
Gonna get the F.B.I.
Gonna make this a federal case
Gonna wave it right down in your face
Read it, baby, with your morning news
With a sweet hangover and the headlines, too, now
There's not anymore that I can do
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10. |
Atlas Shrugged
06:00
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Oh
Why should I try and judge the things they say
They just won’t budge, I’m letting go
Oh
It's a shelter from the blind
Still you managed to be kind
But not enough to show me how to keep it together
When my heart's crying out in vain
No matter who’s to blame
There’s still are ways to go
So, if you ask me to believe your heart won’t follow you
It’s got a mind of its own
When it goes wrong and the road gets rough
And you’re the one
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
Than that we know you understand
Oh
Another thing, if I were you
I would say all that I do
To be half as strong or still belong
Oh
Well maybe you should take the time
To look back at what you'd find
Your own misadventures
When it goes wrong and the road gets rough
And you’re the one
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man, oh
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
Than that we know you understand
In fact, I'd never say, "Don’t follow your heart"
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man, oh
From what you've known
All that you’ve been shown
Jesus, how I hoped you'd understand
Yeah
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man, oh
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
And that we know you understand
In fact, I'd never say, "Don’t follow your heart"
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man, oh
From what you've known
All that you’ve been shown
Jesus, how I hoped you'd understand
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11. |
Perhaps
03:44
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Perhaps I was wrong
When I didn't see you
In a way I was wrong
When I didn't believe you
Now I can't know how it feels
What it is to be you
But I've been so upset
Harboring this hate for days
My sense of rejection
Is no excuse for my behavior
But you pulled the gun
That shot and crucified my savior
But now he is no more
The same is true about you
Still like I was before
The way I used to be
What a weight upon your shoulders
Now you are free
My heart bleeds for me
Shone much more than the bomb that scarred (You're all alone now)
Started fights that you knew you were begging for (You're all alone)
Can't talk to the ones that you once adored (You're all alone now)
You used to be a little crazy rotten to the core (Still all alone)
Perhaps I was wrong
When I didn't see you, oh
In a way I was wrong
When I didn't believe you
Now I can't know how it feels
What it is to be you
But I've been so upset
Harboring this hate for days
What a weight upon your shoulders
Now you are free
This never needed to be
Shone much more than the bomb that scarred (I'm all alone now)
Started fights that I knew no one's asking for (I'm all alone)
Can't talk to the ones that you once adored (I'm all alone now)
You used to be a little crazy rotten to the core (Still all alone)
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Aien Vienna, Austria
I'm a Canadian artist and current guitarist of Austrian alt rock band INTERGANG. I would describe my music as hard rock mixed with progressive rock, a bit of industrial metal, and progressive pop.
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