1. |
Bereft
04:53
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At the edge of longing and madness
is the beginning and the end
No longer a friend of reason;
No longer a friend
Haunting past memories
creaking upstairs
going nowhere
Drifting to numbness
from sorrow
to sleep 'til morrow
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2. |
Frustra
03:10
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Take, oh take, those lips away
That so sweetly were forsworn
And, those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn.
But my kisses,
Bring again, bring again.
Seals of love,
Sealed in vain, sealed in vain.
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3. |
The Sound of Silence
02:45
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My lover lies
deep within
a hidden
pool,
My heart
sinks slowly
like
A stone.
The silence echoes within my soul,
My heart beats without a sound.
Call to me,
Sing to me once more.
In my never-ending
search for you,
I am Eternally alone.
Like water dropping on stone
Like water dropping on stone
Like water dropping on stone
Like water dropping on stone
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4. |
Despair
03:20
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I'll search forever for my true love
That I lost to the Ferris wheel
That fateful night in the moon's light
Our first kiss over Carnivale
So now here,
I stand in the willow's bough
Hoping you'll return to me somehow
In vain
To you my heart I must follow
Now I prove my love is true
And I'll find you no matter where
We'll be together forever
To those whom I leave behind
I hope you will understand
Its time for this clock to unwind
Make amends
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5. |
Dolor
09:26
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You can almost smell the ammonia
Almost feel the sick in the beams
Almost taste the bile rising
Almost hear the screams
Of the sick
Of the dying
Of those giving birth
Of those crying
You can almost see the bodies
Covered by sheets in the morgue
Almost feel the wounded
Leaving trails of blood on the floor
The world around me is fading
Drifting like smoke in the breeze
And all I am left with
Are only faded memories
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6. |
Carnivale
04:28
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The tall, majestic Ferris wheel
Sways gently in the breeze
Where the mandrake root grows
Beneath the willow trees
All the joy has gone
Like popcorn grown stale
The casket slowly lowers
Where the mourners wail
At night when the moon is full
He's there up on the Ferris wheel
Where once the two had kissed
And one of two had fell
And one of two had fell
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7. |
The Fall
02:21
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8. |
Cerberus
02:35
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Come sir, Come madame, Come all to see
This young man's sins repaid spectacularly
Now don't worry son, one and all get in free
The Greatest Show in Tartarus!
Your eternity!
Now you can't run away boy, there's nowhere to hide
A whole tent to yourself, we've been waiting for you to die
You tried to punch your own ticket and end the whole ride
But this train doesn't stop,
despite exits on either side
You'll see horrors aplenty,
the gauntlet never empty
No prize at the end of this game, though you'll be playing for centuries
Your money, your pleas,
they don't matter here
All that's left for you now is
pain anguish and fear
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9. |
Tartarus
04:56
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Tantalus beneath my tree
With the pool up to his knee
Water he'll never drink
Fruit he'll never eat
Nine and forty maids
Carry jars of clay
Water leaking out
All long the way
The man tied to the flaming wheel
Knows exactly how I feel
The rock of Sysyfus
Sinks inside of me
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10. |
Light Dream
04:05
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Wrap me in your arms again,
Enfold me in your wings.
Soar me to the heavens above.
Forget this madness,
Forget this pain.
Dream of
Rebirth.
Hope
Anew.
Somewhere ahead
Still lies you.
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11. |
Ascension
03:20
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12. |
Elysium
05:17
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I am here
And you are too
And everyone
Who has ever been
And ever shall be
Are all one
In the fields of Elysium
And though the way was long
With my heart full of fear
I made it through, my love
I'll never leave you again
When I went in to kiss
The cradle rocked and swayed
And thereupon you slipped
And then you fell away
I've come so far
To read your eyes
To feel your smile
To taste your lips
--
Mmm Hmm mmm
Fields of Elysium
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