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Contingency
02:34
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IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ALL THOSE THINGS WE SHOULD HAVE SAID
AND SHOULD HAVE SHOWN, BUT HID INSTEAD
THOSE UNSPOKEN FEELINGS WE'VE HAD WITHIN
KEPT TO OURSELVES SO WE COULD FIT IN
SUBCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS, UNCONTROLLABLE FEARS
DISCOMFORT INSIDE WE'LL STRUGGLE WITH FOR YEARS
HAD WE KNOWN EACH OTHER'S PAINS
WHAT SOLACE WOULD WE FIND?
WE'D REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT SO STRANGE
TO BITE OUR TONGUES AND WALK AWAY
NOT TO UPSET OUR FUTURE PLANS
WITH FEELINGS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND
TO FIND IT IN, IN OURSELVES
A SELF WORTH, AN UNTAPPED WELL
WHY WE SHOULDN'T BE SO SCARED
BY OPINIONS OTHERS HELD
TRY TO SPIT IT OUT BUT GET CHOKED UP
MISSING THE MOMENT THAT MEANT THE MOST
SAYING SOMETHING NOW
WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE
PRESSURE MOUNTS, I SEARCH FOR WHAT TO SAY
MINUTES TURN TO HOURS, HOURS TURN TO DAYS
THOUGHTS SWIRL INSIDE MY HEAD
BUT I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT
I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, I'LL BE THERE AGAIN
FEELINGS NO ONE KNOWS, NOT EVEN FRIENDS
FEAR OF JUDGMENT
ADDS TO THE DOUBT
KEEP IT TO MYSELF
OR SHOUT IT OUT
WHY DO WE SHUT OUR MOUTHS
WHY DO WE CLOSE OUR MINDS
WHY CAN'T WE EXPRESS OURSELVES
LET OUT WHAT BUILDS INSIDE
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2. |
Preservation
01:26
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A MOMENT TRAPPED IN GLASS, STARING BACK
WHILE THE SWEAT STUNG MY EYES
NO CONCERN FOR GOING DEAF
AS LONG AS MY VOICE REIGNED LOUDER, LOUDER THAN THE REST
CUT AND PASTE, WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT?
I DON’T KNOW THE BANDS, BUT I’VE GOT TO FIND OUT
NO SCENE, BUT THEY STILL MADE THE DRIVE
THE FIRST NOTES STRUCK AND I KNEW I BELONGED
I SOAK IT IN, BUT I’M STILL TOO DRY
IMPRINTED BY THE WORDS
OF HEROES I’VE BUILT IN MY MIND
BEFORE I KNEW OF THE BULLIES, GRUDGES AND PROFIT MARGINS
WHEN EVERY FLOOR WAS A STAGE. LYRICS BECAME MY ANTHEMS.
SCRAWLED ON NOTEBOOKS AND CARVED OUT IN MY MIND.
I DIDN’T SEE THE IRONY AND I’M SURE THAT I MIXED MESSAGES,
BUT WHAT I DID GRASP, I MADE PERSONAL
AND IT STILL RINGS TRUE TODAY
YOU SANG ABOUT THE ONE THING STILL HOLDING TRUE AND THAT’S NOT YOU
BUT I DON’T CARE, I DON’T CARE
I TOOK YOUR MEANING AND MADE IT MY OWN
CONTEMPORARIES GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
IT TOOK ONLY A GLANCE TO GET IT ALL BACK
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3. |
Timeline
01:47
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STARTED BACK WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
NOT FITTING IN
WANTING TO HAVE FUN
A GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT LEARNED TO SAY NO
DRUG FREE YOUTH
NOT KNOWING WHERE WE'D GO
TRIPS OUT OF TOWN
CROSSING STATE LINES
NEVER KNOWING WHAT WE MIGHT FIND
OTHER KIDS WHO SHARED OUR VIEWS
RESPECTED OUR SCENE
OUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE
WE ADAPT
WE GROW
WE CHANGE
I KNOW
OUR GOALS
OUR LIVES
OUR VIEWS
RENEWED
YEAR AFTER YEAR
WE HAVE TO REARRANGE
GENERATIONS PASS
IT SEEMS NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
SOCIAL PRESSURE, HARD TIMES AT HOME
AND BEING SCARED OF THE UNKNOWN
STRAIGHT EDGE FOR LIFE, AN IDEA
THE SEEDS ARE SEWN
THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL
AND YEARS AFTER THAT
SOME STAYED STRONG
WHILE OTHERS FELL FLAT
THOSE WORDS IN THE MUSIC STILL RANG TRUE
HOLDING ON TO UNBREAKABLE VIEWS
SOME MADE CHOICES
MOVED AWAY
SILENCE IS ALL THAT REMAINS
OF THEIR VOICES ONCE RANG TRUE
NOW VACANT IN A SCENE THEY ONCE KNEW
TIME HAS PASSED AND WE'RE STILL HERE
OUTLASTING A MAJORITY OF OUR PEERS
WHO EVER KNEW IT WOULD GET THIS FAR
TRIED AND TRUE
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE
YEAR AFTER YEAR
WE HAVE TO REARRANGE
GENERATIONS PASS
IT SEEMS NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
THROUGH THE MARRIAGES AND THE TEARS
THE LOST FRIENDS, FORGOTTEN FEARS
THIS IS MY LIFE
SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS KNOWN
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4. |
Change Order
00:22
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LEAVE IT ALONE
YOU BROKE IT, I BOUGHT IT
A FLEETING MOMENT
OUT TO GRAB SOME CASH
ANOTHER TIME
IT SEEMS SO SHALLOW
REHASHING THIS SHIT
LIKE I WOULDN'T NOTICE
NO ORIGINAL IDEA
YOU BROKE IT, I BOUGHT IN
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5. |
Entablature
01:16
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THIS RARITY I WON’T TAKE FOR GRANTED
A TRUE FRIEND RIGHT, RIGHT FROM THE START
PRESSED AND FRAYED, I CARRY THIS CARD
REMINDING ME OF THE BOND WE MADE
AS KIDS THAT STILL REMAINS TODAY
NOT ANOTHER DAY BUT ANOTHER ADVENTURE
OUT ALL DAY, WE’D STAY OUT ALL DAY
THIRD MAN HIGH, YOU HAVE MY BACK
BAILING ME OUT WITH THE ACE OF HEARTS
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, OUR PATHS DIVERGE
FRIENDSHIP, TESTED BY DISTANCE
AND EVEN WHEN I’VE HAD MY DOUBTS
BUT YOU’RE STILL IN MY THOUGHTS
WE DON’T SHARE BLOOD BUT SOMETHING GREATER
A CONNECTION THAT IS MORE, MORE THAN A BROTHER
SOMETHING INTANGIBLE
ALLOWS US TO PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF
ANOTHER NIGHT ON THE PARQUET
KNOWING WHAT WE HAVE WON’T EVEN FADE
NO MATTER THE PLACE
NO MATTER THE TIME
MY FAITH IN YOU IS
THE ONLY THING YOU’LL FIND
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6. |
Veneer
02:44
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PERFECT PROPORTION
EVERY DETAIL FLAWLESS
KEEPING ME AWAY
FROM WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOW
A SOLITARY STRUGGLE
PAINT CHIPS FROM THE WALLS
CRACKS IN THE SUBSTRATE
SLOWLY FALL APART
I'LL KEEP KNOCKING
I HAVE TO KNOCKING
HOPING FOR A PEEK INSIDE
ONLY AFRAID NOT KNOWING
THE TRUE PERSON
BEHIND A FALSE FACADE
JUST LET ME IN
CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED
DISGUISE IT ALL
ONLY KNOWING WHAT'S
ON THE SURFACE
SECRETS TUCKED AWAY
IN WINDOWLESS ROOMS
YOU MADE THE CHOICE
TO GO IT ALONE
STACKING, KEEP STACKING
BEAR THE WEIGHT
YOUR LIES TURN TO LEAD
KNEES START TO QUAKE
BENT AND TWISTED
A SILENT COLLAPSE
NOW LOST IN THE RUBBLE
WITH THE FINAL SNAP
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
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7. |
Perspective
01:19
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THANKSGIVING DINNER'S SAD AND THANKLESS
CHRISTMAS DINNER'S DARK AND BLUE
WHEN YOU STOP AND TRY TO SEE IT
FROM THE TURKEY'S POINT OF VIEW.
SUNDAY DINNER ISN'T SUNNY
EASTER FEASTS ARE JUST BAD LUCK
WHEN YOU SEE IT FROM THE VIEWPOINT
OF A CHICKEN OR A DUCK.
OH HOW I ONCE LOVED TUNA SALAD
PORK AND LOBSTERS, LAMB CHOPS TOO
'TIL I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT DINNER
FROM THE DINNER'S POINT OF VIEW.
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8. |
Avant-Garde
01:58
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FREE EXPRESSION, FREE FROM THE MONEY THAT CORRUPTS THESE DREAMS
THIS CREATIVE NATURE, GROWING THIS INTENSITY INSIDE OF ME
IT’S MY PASSION, MY RELEASE
THE ONE THING I CAN COUNT ON TO IGNITE A FIRE INSIDE OF ME
CAPTURING THIS MOMENT, HOW ENERGY IS FLATTENED FOR ALL TO SEE
WITH A FLASH, I CLICK AND AM TAKEN TO MY OWN REALITY
AND IF MY MEMORY SHALL EVER FADE
A RECORD EXISTS OF TIMES THAT SEEM TO SLIP, SLIP AWAY
INSIDE THESE WALLS, HELD WITH MY LENS, I’M LOOKING AT A TIME.
A TIME I WISH WOULD NEVER END
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9. |
Narthex
00:55
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TAKEN FOR GRANTED, FAMILY JUST A WORD
MISPLACED ANGER GAINS THE UPPER HAND
BEEN HOPING AND PLEADING FOR THAT DAY TO COME
WHEN WE’D LOOK AT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT AND LOVE
SAY YOU’VE CHANGED, BUT I DON’T BELIEVE
BORN AGAIN, INTENSION MADE IN VAIN
A TRUE BELIEVER, BUT YOU’VE TIPPED YOUR HAND
PUSH AN AGENDA TO SUIT YOUR OWN NEEDS
CONCEALED UNDER THE VEIL OF A DEITY
IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW
IF THEY ONLY KNEW
YOUR NEED FOR CONTROL
DISGUISED AS FAITH
SO CLOSE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SCIENCE
YET SO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO BELIEF
A NEW CHAPTER STARTED IN LIFE
BUT THE PLOT REMAINS THE SAME
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10. |
Threshold
01:52
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NEVER CARED WHAT THE DOUBTERS SAID
THEY SAID WE COULDN’T DO IT
THEY SAID WE COULDN’T DO IT, BUT WE DID
PUT OUR HEADS DOWN AND WE PUSHED ON
UNDERESTIMATED WHAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF BUT
WE PROVED THEM WRONG, WE PROVED THEM WRONG AGAIN
TRY TO PAINT US IN A CORNER BUT IT’S NOT SO EASILY DONE
DON’T LET THEM JUDGE YOU
DON’T LET THEM TELL YOU YOUR ABILITIES
MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE
CHOICES TO SOMEONE ELSE
DON’T LET THEM JUDGE YOU
DON’T LET THEM TELL YOU YOUR ABILITIES
MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE
CHOICES TO SOMEONE ELSE
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ANOTHER LOST KID ON A BROKEN ROAD
EACH DAY IS YOURS, LET’S GO
DON’T LET THEM JUDGE YOU
DON’T LET THEM TELL YOU YOUR ABILITIES
MAKE DECISIONS FOR YOURSELF BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE
CHOICES TO SOMEONE ELSE
I SPEND MY DAYS LIVING DECISIONS I HAVE MADE
NO ONE’S RIGHT, BUT CHOOSE WHAT FITS BEST FOR YOUR LIFE
WHEN DID WE STOP BELIEVING IN EACH OTHER?
TIME TO GET IT RIGHT
SOMETIMES, YOU’RE YOUNG TWICE
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11. |
Addendum
02:39
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THE LIGHTS SNAP OUT
ITS ALL THAT'S LEFT
WE BREATHE OUR LAST BREATH
DON'T LET A MOMENT PASS YOU BY
COULD BE OVER IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
MAKE THE MOST OUT OF EVERY DAY
INSTEAD OF ASKING
WHY
WHY
WE ASK OURSELVES WHY
WHY DID TIME JUST PASS US BY
WITHOUT GIVING A SECOND THOUGHT
AND NOW, IT JUST FADES, FADES AWAY
WHAT LIES BEHIND US, LIES WITHIN
WE HAVE TO GET IT OUT
BEFORE THE AIR ESCAPES OUR MOUTH
NO TURNING BACK
NO LOOKING BACK
THE CHAPTERS CLOSE
WE HAD OUR CHANCE
BUT DWELL ON IT INSTEAD
OUR CLOCK HASN'T STOPPED
CAPACITY FOR CHANGE
TURN THE TIDE
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
ANGER, FRUSTRATION
LOSS AND PAIN
UNLESS WE REWRITE IT
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