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life is a prison, holding you in
i'll never forget those who put me in
into this madhouse, this war slewn place
we'll live for a while until it ends in our face
and we'll never be the same
from when we were first put into
this life, i never wanted anything i got
although there are things here i'll never give up
if you don't live for something, then you will find
that you died for nothing
cause you never tried
and all the things we never wanted
will always mean the most
when you lose your focus
your dreams don't seem so close
but if you reach for them
and fall from your place
at least you'll fall knowing
you tried to escape
from all your dark misery
you stayed with me until today
to endure the symptoms, the sickness so clear
and in my decision, the end is near
some may be broken, some disturbed
but all i want is someone like her
some things are broken, some fall apart
but on the horizon, i see the start
of all i have wanted out of this life
i'll hold on to it until i die
some things remembered
some disappear
some people change while the rest,
they stay near
i gave up on you but not on myself
life is a prison, thru the bars i yell
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you might find it's better off if i'm in the sky
cause way up there, i'm free from all you ask of me
instead of hope to give to you, i'll just say
it's better not to care what you've got, anyway
and i'm not sorry
and if i'm lost in space and i can't figure out
what it's all about
is this living, now?
it seems i've lost my place and i can't figure out
what it's all about
where's everybody now?
if it helps to know, you're better off without them
gee, thanks a lot
my friends are all i've got surrounding
me, you see
i'm my own deity
supposing i far away, who'll carry on my legacy
without them?
i guess this is loneliness
and if i'm lost in space and i can't figure out
what it's all about
is this living, now?
it seems i've lost my place and i can't figure out
what it's all about
where's everybody now?
well if i'm lost in space and i can't figure out
what it's all about
is this living, now?
it seems i've lost my place and i can't figure out
what it's all about
where's everybody now?
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i made the mistake of being born
i'll never live it down
every time i've gotten lost
i've done it to be found
look at me, who do you see?
is it someone else?
cause the reflection that i see
is fading into the background
wait for you to cross my path
even though i know you're never coming back
sigh
wait for you to call my name
cause it always sounds the same
sigh
everyone always asks how you are
and "tired" just won't cut it
so burnt out from working so hard
and never getting anywhere
in case you were wondering,
yes i have a backup plan
it's the 20 gague
and the tool shed
wait for you to cross my path
even though i know you're never coming back
sigh
wait for you to call my name
cause it always sounds the same
sigh
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4. |
Panic (2012 Demo)
04:21
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it's easier now that you're out of my head
but it gets hard when i feel like you're dead to me
and i always try to get you to see
the pain that's inside
swelling underneath me
clenching my teeth so i can breathe
they'll never know what they did
cause it's all in my head
i'll cave, but never give in
i gave too much for that
i've got a lot of symptoms
maybe they're in my head
but i'm still ready to cave
you say you're in love, but it never lasts
and if it does, well, then, you are blessed
cause all i have known is torn hopes and trust
and all i was shown was how to give up on me
clenching my teeth so i can breathe
they'll never know what they did
cause it's all in my head
i'll cave, but never give in
i gave too much for that
i've got a lot of symptoms
maybe they're in my head
but i'm still ready to cave
we are, we are the misplaced youth
we're born to play, and play to lose
you can never take back what you've said
we'll never really be forgiven
we are, we are the misplaced youth
and do you want to know the truth?
we're born with shattered hopes and dreams
this life is not what it seems
they'll never know what they did
cause it's all in my head
i'll cave, but never give in
i gave too much for that
i've got a lot of symptoms
maybe they're in my head
but i'm still ready to cave
they'll never know what they did
cause it's all in my head
i'll cave, but never give in
i gave too much for that
i've got a lot of symptoms
maybe they're in my head
but i'm still ready to cave
we are, we are the misplaced youth
and we are never told the truth
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with all the time in the world
to wrap herself up in pearls
she just sits and waits
for life to hit her as fate
she believes it's her destiny
to forever be unhappy
so she sits and waits
for life to hit her as fate
so the lines are drawn in the sand
and all she needs is a man to hold her hand
the world is in her hands
but she waits as long as she can
cause she's afraid to take the leap
and grab a hold of her destiny
be the change, if you need a change
to be the same is old
don't see the ways you weave and play
to recreate what is done
we all want to believe
that everything we do means something
we all want to believe
that we can change the world
so exit silence
and reach into yourself
beneath the violence
and the points unknown
without freedom
justice means nothing
and without love
we all are nothing
be the change, if you need a change
to be the same is fucking dumb
to recreate what once was great
is wasting time on memories
the world is in her hands
but she waits as long as she can
cause she's afraid to take the leap
and grab a hold of her destiny
be the change, if you need a change
to be the same is old
don't see the ways you weave and play
to recreate what is done
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6. |
Loss (2012 Demo)
04:41
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i've lost my mind and i've lost my shame
the sense that all in life is sane
homewrecked by the ones who put me here
at a loss of words to describe the fear
some things i've lost, i'll never regain
some things, i'll try to save
some loves, i'll try to find
but they're all gone in due time
things dissolve and disappear
things i lose, i held dear
if i love, i lose my heart
if i build it up it falls apart
some things i've lost, i'll try to find
some things just flow by
some loves just waste away
but they're all gone
someday
i lose myself becoming you
i lose myself becoming who you want me to
i'm lost in life, i do not know
you said move on, where do i go?
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7. |
Decay (2012 Demo)
06:00
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lost at sea and i'm alone
i left all i had at home
except my soul and my mind
but they were gone in good time
time is the enemy
i foresee
the world and all the lands
a journey that went as planned
after a while i got off course
and crashed in the sand
my life's on land
my heart is all i have
i lost myself here
i lost my will to care
i'm not the same anymore
i'm older
time had come and come its course
i just sat and watched the stars
the seven seas i'd seen again
i only had the wind as my friend
until the end
friend, until i'm
dead among the crashing waves
the seas, my casket
the stars, my grave
my scars like rings on a tree
my wrinkles now define me
it's all i see
mean, they're so mean
i lost myself there
i lost my will to care
i'm not the same anymore
i'm older
lost at sea and i'm alone
i left all i had at home
except my soul and my mind
but they were gone in good time
time is the enemy
i foresee
time had come and come its course
i just sat and watched the stars
the seven seas i'd seen again
i'd better get out of here fast
or this storm will be my last
fast, how time has passed
i sit here and tell my tale
a thousand waves have beaten my tail
and as times get harder still
i look back at my life and smile
it's been a while
smile, i've lost my mind
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8. |
The Lie (2012 Demo)
03:47
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once i'm gone, it's for good
i always thought you would
give up on me, you never could
i tried to fix things up
i guess i've tried
to make things up
i lied
i guess it's all i was ever good at
you're all that i never could have
and it's so simple when it seemed
that nothing mattered
i lived in my heart
and in my dreams,
nothing else mattered
now i'm wide awake
thinking about all the wrongs that i've made
i've made my life a lie
losing control
i don't hold the keys to my life anymore
i let them go when i let it go
and wait another day
to say the same fucking thing
i guess it's all i was ever good at
you're all that i never could have
and it's so simple when it seemed
that nothing mattered
i lived in my heart
and in my dreams,
nothing else mattered
now i'm wide awake
thinking about all the wrongs that i've made
i've made my life a lie
and it's so simple when it seemed
that nothing mattered
i lived in my heart
and in my dreams,
nothing else mattered
now i'm wide awake
thinking about all the wrongs that i've made
i've made my life a lie
i've made my life the lie
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9. |
Nepenthe
03:31
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i don't mean to shake the rafters now
i just wanna piss someone off
i don't mean to change the fucking world, no
all i want is all the diamonds and pearls
to fill the void in my heart this place has left me,
i'll wrap myself in remorse
and get high on nepenthe
i don't wanna tip the boat over
i just wanna rock it
burn down a church, shoot up a school
here comes the backlash
i think i'm gonna blow up a bank
and give away the money
cause all i want is all the diamonds and peals
to wipe my ass with money
to fill the void in my heart this place has left me,
i'll wrap myself in remorse
and get high on nepenthe
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enough about you and more about me
because that is the way you should want it to be
i don't give a shit about your dignity
or any other reasons why you want to leave me
or the reasons why, at night, you cry yourself to sleep
you're just pretending the happy ending
come on girl, it sounds out of key
so hum a tune
for good fortune
so everybody out there won't know
how you laughed as i cried and i watched as you died
in some twisted lie you could say that i tried
and ill wish this for you and i give you my two cents
cause it's all youll ever need
i'm watching you cause you're not watching e yet
soon you'l feel it, love
get ready to lose, cause i'm always the winner
and i get what i want
look right at the sky and pretend that you're high
try not to feel so mixed up
you're just pretending to be condescending
i know you don't mean that much
so tell the truth, is he good to you?
or is he better than i was?
cause i laughed as you cried and i watched as you died
in some twisted lie you could say that i tried
and ill wish this for you and i give you my two cents
cause it's all youll ever need
don't talk so much shit, you might flatter me
all your effort's pointless to me
so hum a tune
for good fortune
so everybody out there won't know
how you laughed as i cried and i watched as you died
in some twisted lie you could say that i tried
and ill wish this for you and i give you my two cents
cause it's all youll ever need
just listen to me
for me
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11. |
Visitors (2012 Demo)
08:59
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well i could call an S.O.S.
but that would ruin the secret
an arms race fought with the head
head on, one's left dead
what i've found is so sacred
i should keep it a secret
but if i give it away,
i will be set for life
be set for life
you've gotta get here
just go away
you've gotta see this
i can't wait
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted the profit
but now i've gone and lost it
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
well, i could call the government
to take away this chance from me
but if i harvest it
i could be filthy rich
be filthy rich
you've gotta get here
just go away
you've gotta see this
i can't wait
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted the profit
but now i've gone and lost it
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i always felt that i was given something to do with this life
it fell from the sky
they fell from the sky
it fell from the sky
they fell from the sky
so follow me
i'll take you where you want to be
but if you ever want to leave
i'll let you believe you can leave
you can leave
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
i wanted the profit
but now i've gone and lost it
i wanted to be heard
but now i'm just a visitor
a visitor
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i'm an actor
there are cameras all around
you've been fooled into another round
i'm a liar and a thief
i choose to violate the weak
so sit and rebuttal all you claims
and wipe that smirk right off your face
it's time for sorrow and release
the show must begin, there's no time for me
no time to be me
i must become what they want me to be
am i puppet on the stage?
or am i just an actor in play?
the question now seems to be
if i have a choice, or am i just weak?
it's worse than it was at the start
like all the other broken hearts
is this worth it, to pretend
to feel happy, sad, then happy again?
it's all a cycle
of no release
i am stuck being a victim to this place
until i blow my head right off
i'm stuck being what they want
so sit back and watch the misery unfold
and i'll just do as i'm told
i'm an idol
a figure of escape
the irony is i can't escape
i'm a symbol of all the angst
but no one is as angry as me
i portray all of the extremes
they want you to relate to me
it's time for sorrow and release
the show must begin, there's no time for me
no time to be me
i must become what they want me to be
am i just a puppet on the stage?
or am i just an actor in play?
until i blow my head right off
i'm stuck being what they want
so sit back and watch the misery unfold
and i'll just do as i'm told
now
run
away
now
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