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Diminished in Oblivion
03:39
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These are the end times
You must choose a side
So bar up the doors and take heed
You shall bow to my creed
The devil is in bed with the church
And he’s spreading his seed
They were raised to fear;
A congregation full of weeds
Skeeving, sickly authority
Coaxing into conformity
Wheeling, dealing eternity
They, they will fall to their knees
This is the falling of your ideals
Forsaken empathy; for theocracy
They may never know what he does behind closed doors
They may never care as they stoke the flames to his hellish affair
They will run to the polls as part of their rite
They’ve been fooled...unknowing victims of his plight
Skeeving, sickly authority
Coaxing into conformity
Wheeling, dealing eternity
They, they will fall to their knees
I am the God of War
Pulling the strings, suffocating
I am the God of War
I will arise
From your deepest fears
Manifestation of sheltered ears
These are the colors of a false denomination
They will rise behind our blind eyes
They will rise behind our blinded eyes
Will they ever learn?
Coexistence is possible
Coexistence is possible
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3. |
Aphelion
08:05
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Stars against the black sky
Our names are written there
Bound to the orbit of our souls
And the lines that are etched above
Our old home a memory in fog
Rock ground to dust
Water spilled into nothing
And with it our spirits too
Promises of a new eternity
Man and machine
Man and machine dance across the endless
Will I regret this?
Give me one last kiss before you go
Wish I could follow you through the vacuous abyss
My hands will bleed and my back will ache
So that Kora can flourish
No joy in the day-to-day
I’ll die as a corporate slave
Scavenge through a gasping Earth
It’s a mutual decay
Wait, oh wait
I found a source of luxury
Can I force my own reality?
Synthesized reality
I can feel your warmth upon my skin
I’ll relive this moment over again
I wanna feel your warmth upon my skin again
Maybe this could be my new normal
I’ll piece back together your ghost
With our futures further departing
I fear I’m becoming the host
Of tired memories drowned and rusted
A blind prayer I wish I trusted
I will never find peace if my fate is sealed
Holding onto the hope you’ll eclipse my path again
Will you still be the same on the other side?
The only thing I had to look forward to was my past and you took it away
So now you will pay
Dead to rights!
I’ll forfeit my life
No hope of ever getting off this fucking rock!
Stars against the black sky
Our names are written there
Bound to the orbit of our souls
And the lines that are etched above
Stars fade into blackness
No way to say goodbye
Bound to the pain of our choices
And no sign from a god above
We live in constant flux
We live in constant flux
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Ecliptic
07:46
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What do we live for?
A glimmer of hope in a dying world
What would we die for?
A world where our children can dream
What do we live for?
A glimmer of hope in a dying world
What would we kill for?
A world where our children can dream
I am supernova
My star will soon be gone
Under attack!
What are they searching for?
I bargain with them and they open up my prison door
Opportunistic Trojan Horse
Opportunistic Trojan Horse
I am supernova
My star is born again
Layla, how I love you
Far away and around the sun
Kora, oh my daughter
I dream to see all of yours take shape
My loves, I will see you
Once I get off this dying rock
Three souls joined as one
Far away and around the sun
Running...
Faster…
In search of…
Everafter…
Blood spilled by my deeds
To pay for my freedom
Washed away the rust
So I might flee to the stars
I will flee to the stars
As I go beyond the deep
Will they recognize who they see?
Rising through the air
The world shrinks below me
Faster now
I can be a new man
From water by fire
To the unknown
To the unknown
Layla how I love you
Far away, getting closer now
Kora, oh my daughter
I’ll live to see all your dreams take shape
What would we die for?
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5. |
Part of the Delusion
08:30
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I have lost my focus
I don’t feel so good today
Pinned by my subconscious
“Think I’ll stay in bed”, I’ll say
Mixing sins for pleasure
Anything to dodge reality
Can’t seem to stay grounded
Disconnect to keep the hounds at bay
Drowning in the sea of my insecurities
I’m wrapped up in this anamorphic state
Petrified
Begging someone to clean my slate
I don’t wanna go outside today with this delusion in my mind
I’m not getting any sleep tonight with these discrepancies behind my eyes
Behind my eyes…
Behind my eyes…
I can’t spend all my days waiting for the weather to change (the gaze)
That burns my skin is my own
Strive for volition
The rain may come, but happiness is born from within
From within
Porous little mind
You let them in
Shirking affliction and screaming out victim (2x)
I have to purge this ulcer upon my skin
I have to prevent all the thoughts from creeping in
Just retain normalcy
Flee from transparency
One weak moment…
Lucid moment…
Left the door open for a familiar visitor
One weak moment…
Sends your pedestal tumbling down
“I am the slanderer that shares your sacred home
Born from the perversion; from crooked chemicals
There is no reprieve from your restless, resting state
How can you fight against affliction so innate?”
I can’t spend all my days waiting for the weather to change (the gaze)
That burns my skin is my own
Strive for volition
The rain may come, but happiness is born from within
From within
Gather your friends, build your army, you’re not alone in this fight
(Don’t buy the lies that you sell to yourself)
Even though you’re in the cyclone you can still define your constants
(Let go of pride, we could share in the wealth)
I am gonna face the world today with no delusion in my mind
I am severing the strings tonight from the discrepancies behind my eyes
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6. |
Epiphany
07:47
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I feel my pulse and like a metronome, the tempo quickens
And I hear my ghost beckoning me
To come to grips with reality
To come to grips with reality
Crawl, as the whispers of fate whittle away at my resolve
And the sands of decay permeate my brain
Thoughts creep in through the night
I’ve lost all my fight in the daze
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of the crows
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know the journey has just begun
Platitudes no longer grip my mind
No more searching to find a higher meaning in this life
I’ve found that there can be beauty in the static
But I can’t escape the skeletons in my attic;
In my mind. It grieves for the souls that are lost to time
And so many more in time
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of the crows
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know the journey has just begun
Questioning the great decider; giver of the ultimatum
The great divider
Of the ether and the flesh
You are never the wiser
Questioning the great decider; giver of the ultimatum
The great divider
You are never the wiser
Live in the give and take or perish in the midway
Find a balance in the waves
Stability is what we crave
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of...
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know...
There’s love, even in life so brief
Love immortalized in the memories we leave
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I feel my pulse and like a metronome, the tempo quickens
And I hear my ghost beckoning me
To come to grips with reality
To come to grips with reality
Crawl, as the whispers of fate whittle away at my resolve
And the sands of decay permeate my brain
Thoughts creep in through the night
I’ve lost all my fight in the daze
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of the crows
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know the journey has just begun
Platitudes no longer grip my mind
No more searching to find a higher meaning in this life
I’ve found that there can be beauty in the static
But I can’t escape the skeletons in my attic;
In my mind. It grieves for the souls that are lost to time
And so many more in time
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of the crows
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know the journey has just begun
Questioning the great decider; giver of the ultimatum
The great divider
Of the ether and the flesh
You are never the wiser
Questioning the great decider; giver of the ultimatum
The great divider
You are never the wiser
Live in the give and take or perish in the midway
Find a balance in the waves
Stability is what we crave
I’ve tried orchestrating my woes
But I’m biding my time to the feasting of...
I’ve found there’s power in letting go
But it’s easier said than done
I know...
There’s love, even in life so brief
Love immortalized in the memories we leave
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7. |
Dystrophy
07:56
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Burn.
Down all the banners that still fly to honor the sins of not-so-distant times
Flames will arise, when voices fall short
A sign of frustration; a final resort
They’re on the run, there’s fear in their eyes
But have we confronted the beast in our minds?
It still resides; it hides in the shadows and bids us to follow
It kills with its eyes
It rears its head in subtle ways
Stepping on their necks and telling them to obey
There will always be an Other
But what will you say to his mother?
You speak of a distant reality as if it’s what’s for dinner
Your reality is his fantasy
Will he make it home for dinner?
Will he make it home...
Who are we to decide
That the disease has surely died
Cherry picking pretty numbers and stats
So you can drown out all their cries
Their cries!
Open your heart
Bring down the relics that serve to remind them (to)
Stay in their place
This attachment to material; (is) such a disgrace
You may be an advocate
But will you cross the red line
Or will you deem it dangerous
To sacrifice your comfy life
And if you see the bigotry
Would you speak up for what’s right
‘Cause if the wound’s not addressed
Then it will never cease to...
Burn.
Down all the banners that still fly to honor the sins of not-so-distant times
Flames will arise, when voices fall short
A sign of frustration; a final resort
They’re on the run, there’s fear in their eyes
But have we confronted the beast in our minds?
It still resides; it hides in the shadows and bids us to follow
It kills with its eyes
Will we ever see the beast in its entirety?
Will we empathize or live with our dystrophy?
Will we recognize when our lungs can’t breathe?
We could be the tailors of a nation
This tattered fabric torn in two
Sewing love into a generation
A love so colorful and new
Colorful and new
So colorful and new
All the stories half-told
To save our pride
Wings of our nation burnt
She’s not our bride
Take a look inside
Where do all our loyalties lie
Open heart and mind
For the ones that were cast aside
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8. |
Void
03:53
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