1. |
Graveyard Jim
06:48
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GRAVEYARD JIM
[Chorus]
Graveyard Jim won’t be back today…
He’s buried his dead heart in the ground last May…
“A beauty in flesh did this to him” they say…
He’s digging up the earth in a fiery rage of pain.
Verse I
Some people say the world’s problem starts with a man…,
But only if the could understand…
Life is but a joke for those who aren’t bleeding…
The hole that was a heart wants to keep beating…
Verse II
Digging with passion man looks for his heart…
Tearing apart life his nerves are all shot…
Crawling through darkness his eyes cannot see...
He’s dug a hole so big, he cannot climb free…
Verse III
And from a glimpse of the dawning of the sun,
He sees a woman’s hand stem from the ground.
He digs up his lover with all despair.
Aside of her is his heart, he drowns from his tears.
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2. |
Mad Dog
04:10
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Mad Dog
Verse I
There is a dog who is mean to the world.
It bites all that breathes because it cannot see.
It has no eyes. It has no legs.
It has no ears. It has no face.
All are scared of the master's dog.
No one pets it. No, no one wants to.
The master knows this dog saved the world.
The dog is well spoiled, but the dog is still mad.
Chorus
Master tries to please. Master tries to please.
The dog is angry. The dog is angry.
Master tries to please. Master tries to please.
The dog is angry. The dog is angry.
Verse II
A long time ago, the world was on fire.
The dog ran inside and it saved everyone.
It burned off it's ears. It had burned off its face.
It had burned off it's nose. It had burned off it's grace.
Some time has passed, the world now turns, the fire's been gone,
but the dog feels wrong.
A hero once
A legend that fell
A forgotten past merits no warmth
Chorus
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3. |
Everwill
05:52
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Everwill
Verse I
The clouds are floating by...
The sky is so blue...
The world keeps on turning...
People keep living to die
Pre-Chorus
We can walk through a forest of dreams...
Not all things are as happy as it seems...
I've been guilty of chasing false hopes...
I walk the earth for you, my love.
Chorus
This will that brings me together is forever a part of you.
Our love will last forever, but we as mortals wont.
I need you look outside and see what I am holding back.
These winds are tearing me apart; it's my love for you intact .
Verse II
Walk beside me now...
and together we'll conquer the world...
nothing stops us now...
and nothing ever will.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
And Nothing Ever Will, Ever Will , Everwill
And Nothing Ever Will, Ever Will , Everwill
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4. |
If
05:55
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IF
Verse I
If there was another time I'd help you with your problem.
If there was another place I'd take you away to it.
If there was something to say, I've probably said it anyway.
If there was another life, I'd help you through it, too.
[Chorus]
And I want you to see...
All these beautiful things around us...
When you look past the dust...
Promise me you'll see through it...
Verse II
Touch the next person you see; they may not have much time.
If you're greeted with a frown, don't worry about it.
There is no good and evil, just an act of reason.
“If” is a sign of all fear, an emotional response.
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5. |
Shipwreck Fever
03:58
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Shipwreck Fever
Verse I
I dream of different ships.
They come in right beside…
They’re going to a different place…
Everyone is on their ride.
Ten thousand years go by.
Everyone is like a fly…
with different faces on their minds.
No one really has to die.
[Chorus]
Here comes the wind…
It breathes its breath again.
All the sails are full and open.
Forever they will be hoping…
That the wind will not let go
until the time has come for gold.
Verse II
Shipwreck fever’s here.
The skies are dark and black.
And when I look around,
There is no going back.
There is a hole in the sky.
It could be an eye…
seeing me through and through.
There was a point I knew.
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6. |
Willow
05:00
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Willow
Verse I
These are the days that scare me in my little hole.
There is a pain that's hurting, it puts me on my knees.
There is a light that's blinding, it's not inviting at all.
What were the words that you said it me when you beat me when I was down.
Chorus
And when the willow breaks, the worlds upon your head
wishing you were someone else even if not dead.
And then the demon comes whispering all it's lies...
all the truth 'comes free from the fear and the flies.
Verse II
It's a personal test that I make myself do.
I hold everything back, everything I want to say to you.
There are pieces that don't fit even when I try to be a part of it.
Disarrangement is my waste; such a need for bad taste.
Chorus
Verse III
Step back, I'm on my feet again.
I swurve left and right, but I am ok.
I get drunk on life, you might say...
when the wind is blowing this way.
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7. |
Vampire Nation
04:57
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Vampire Nation
Verse I
Sell out America, what have you done?
a drop of blood from each and everyone?
A vampire state feeding it's guns.
Like Cronus, we eat our own sons.
Twister sisters are around to beat the clock.
Rogue nations of the soviet bloc.
hack away, crack away our own thoughts.
Has the Shepard finally eaten his flock?
[[Chorus]]
And you wonder why we all had changed
with a Vampire Nation that blames...
Remember, things aren't always meant to be.
Blind men aren't meant to see.
Verse II
Time goes faster and faster.
As the world spins off its course.
The politicians now clap their hands,
knowing their god will give them remorse.
There are things to pay...with our dignity
Such a tragedy of greed and gluttony.
It's sad to see that those that lead
cannot fathom anything beyond themselves.
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8. |
Liars in Wait
06:31
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Liars In Wait
Verse I
Show me the way to my own youth
Please let me jump back into the womb
I am betrayed by Judas left and right
even though I am fighting the good fight
Words betray my action through and though
Lies hunt me down to deliver my own ruin
It's a conspiracy, it's not a theory.
I've been pushed aside for someone lesser than me.
Chorus
And you said you wouldn't lie to me.
And all this was suppose to be free.
And how I am suppose to trust you now?
Are we even safe anyhow?
There are days when I can't see the sun.
Everyone has taken all my fun.
And you are the last one of them I see.
Taken the last bit of my sweet dreams.
Verse II
It's all my fault I cannot refuse.
Take out you sledge hammer, I'm the one to abuse.
And when the clock stops ticking so damn fast,
you've taken all my energy that I've grasp.
I am growing tired of these games that you play.
I'm building my ship and flying away.
And when you look around and find that you're alone.
Know that I have outdone you and I have flown.
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9. |
Web Of Fate
05:55
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Web of Fate
Verse I
Called from the blackest of nights…
Two lovers disturbed from a fight…
Apocalyptic clarity straight ahead…
A lover’s oath torn apart into shreds…
And when they hear the pain…
Coming around again…
One threatens their self…
And the other one begs for mercy…
Chorus
and when the spider is done…
a new web shall be spun…
The path still shines ahead…
even when lovers are dead.
Verse II
And when she takes out her knives…
to cause more than just fright…
She begins to use on her skin…
All life had died within…
And when they hear the pain…
Coming around again…
One threatens their self…
And the other one begs for mercy…
Chorus II
And when the spider is done…
a new web shall be spun…
The path still shines ahead…
even when lovers are dead.
Onto a newer place.
A home with a better face.
The way things are meant to be.
The spider shall set them free.
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10. |
Fairies
05:53
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Faeries
Intro
Would you believe that faeries exist...
They live between here and the abyss...
They live between the cracks in the walls...
...long before you name has been called....
Verse I
Deep inside the lines of your mind
live creatures from another time.
They plot the cosmic games of the day
as you drive your car away.
They can hide from you if they want
and let you do what want to do.
Don't be surprised when things aren't going your way.
Not al games are meant to be played.
Chorus
They might be sitting behind you.
You can't catch them, they are faster than light.
You might see them at the corner of your eyes.
Now you know why time flies.
Verse II
They will always roam about..
while modern world will always doubt.
Mankind has long forgotten to see...
anything beyond rational capability.
Chorus
Intro
Time flies, Time flies, Time flies
Intro X 3
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