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Maelstrom

by Kryptik Metaphor

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1.
Maelstrom 04:15
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What is the dictionary definition of a "hole", a "gap"? "Blank" is a blanket term for the unknown How do I feel something that's never been there? Unreal, not real, derailed Every kind of impossible Something missing from my nothing Something missing from my nothing All hail the metronome Malestrom, the inevitable Day by day People die I'm waiting Next in line Don't despair, but if you do Work on despair Worked on despair Got to be perfect at it by now Something missing from my nothing Something missing from my nothing I don't pick the places where I fall But I divert attention I'm not ashamed I just don't want to hear Are you okay? I don't give a fuck so you shouldn't give a fuck.
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Speaking of Vertigo... 04:07
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These fingers tighten like a rope Because I left my anchor somewhere out at sea The chains have dragged along behind me As I've scanned this poor city for pleasantries And pleasing "please"s To quell the hunger for a good night's slumber Wrapped in the legs of any other Promising the wildest dreams are true I've shaken off the best of things Just to taste the worst of things I've seen it all; the rise and fall The ebb and flow that leaves me cold And what right do I have to say my part? Everybody's suffering from a broken heart I can't take another day inside this shell Make life worth living or give me hell We all know we have no reason to live But we've still got the will to find one And hell yeah, we're gonna find it or die trying My face is known across the town on wanted posters For this trail of broken bodies All in the name of great expectations like everybody else You're somewhere in the back of my mind There's a Supernova in the back of my mind There's a Supernova in the back of my mind at all times And what right do I have to say my part? Everybody's suffering from a broken heart I can't take another day inside this shell Make life worth living or give me hell Casanova's a demon in regal attire Make use of the rope around my wrists Bind me to the man I never could commit to What the fuck are you waiting for? And what right do I have to say my part? Everybody's suffering from a broken heart I can't take another day inside this shell Make life worth living or give me hell
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If This is My Chessboard Then You are the Queen 05:08
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Do I keep tempting fate for something to do? Something to prove? Feeling so moved Once again I rise, rise, rise above Such a sucker for the glory of love Slipping in subtleties of my adoration Completely ignoring any complication We've got all the time in the world and still we panic If we're not infatuated then we need to work on it Put your hand in mine and we'll close our eyes If we can't see it, we can't be seen Put your hand in mine and don't fear a demise Time and time again, we make the slate look clean Do the highs outweigh the lows? The fall is always so far and I know it shows Yet still we fight to earn Our destiny to love and be loved in return The back and forth only strengthens my resolve It's worth it to feel all that stress just dissolve, and Good to know I've still got the skills Good to know I've got the will to fulfil Let's call this a game of hide and beguile But deep inside I know it can only be a while Before I fall head first into this surrender I'm predictable, but does that mean I'm not versatile? Put your faith in me and I'll claim the top of the world And I'll do it in your honour, my dear Put your hand in mine and don't fear the end Why worry? Live for right now, right here Do the highs outweigh the lows? The fall is always so far and I know it shows Yet still we fight to earn Our destiny to love and be loved in return What a surprise, I'm ahead of myself again After all, has this even begun to begin? All I've got to look back on is heartbreak and disappointment Still, I want this despite the inevitable torment And why is this? How can this make sense? Falling to death is hardly my intent But what are the chances? What are the chances? What are the chances that this will all go so smooth? Do I keep tempting fate for something to do? Something to prove? Feeling so moved Once again I rise to this Rise to this Rise to this. Do the highs outweigh the lows? The fall is always so far and I know it shows Yet still we fight to earn Our destiny to love and be loved in return What are the chances? Fuck the chances.
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LCC 04:33
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Atop The Tower Without Time in the master bedroom To which I have returned without my messages questioned You discuss with the thick air things we promised to leave alone And let slip something that plays tricks with my mind The purpose, the truth and the history The purpose, the truth and the history The purpose, the truth and the history The purpose, the truth and the history I have not been constructing a place of safety I have instead been fortifying the one thing I want you to hate And this realisation that a familiar messenger brings Opens my eyes to so much more of what I detest This Tower; the truth has been revealed The mortar is of tears and the bricks are bruised This Tower; the truth has been revealed The mortar is of tears and my name bleeds from every brick The Void has eaten itself this year thanks to you Somehow I miss it because all that I take from it Is unwavering bravery in the face of my own sadness For the greater good of… whatever In times of need we make promises we don’t keep You make promises you won’t keep The purpose, the truth and the history The purpose, the truth and the history This Tower; the truth has been revealed The mortar is of tears and the bricks are bruised This Tower; the truth has been revealed The mortar is of tears and my name bleeds from every brick This Tower; the truth has been revealed And you pretend not to like it this way
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Raptorsharkbear 06:23
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A night to celebrate something but I forget what it is Whatever man, bring out the ale and the crisps We play with music and we joke with lives Occasionally I entwine your fingers with mine You take a kiss, I return a smile Friends are warming to us again Everybody's feeling good, so it seems The emotions are a proverbial feast Everybody's feeling good, so it seems The emotions are a proverbial feast You take a kiss, I return a smile The emotions are a proverbial feast Then in comes the raptor Slathered with shit and making no sense A ring of fire around the lion's neck Too many knives, too many knives Knock on wood he won't knock on us Knock him back straight on his ass We band together to discuss the beast As the uncertainty of this begins to increase We lay in wait and let him say his peace The emotions are a proverbial feast Claws at the neck, words of violent spat Watch who you're talking to, you silly twat Tempers high and promises of blood Back on the street, you fucking mug Hours pass and no progress has been made The worry drives some of us insane We try to tame him with calm-ish words Tired and impatient, he's had his turn Slathered with shit and making no sense "Maybe you should just leave" Your courage makes me love you His lunge makes me want to protect you Get your hands off my girl. An army of compatriots biding their time With varying sympathy We band together to stop the beast The emotions are a proverbial feast Knock on wood he won't knock on us Knock him back straight on his ass Oh, what a night we had.
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From Here Until Nova Scotia Says No 03:14
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You never pushed me But you get to watch me I'm almost sorry to make you suffer my suffering Sometimes all we need is to be weak So we can plan our apologies for later God bless the greatest of friends God bless the greatest of friends If I could have one wish I would waste it Taking away the oceans Rivers of longing that are not wanted I want to force my longing into you A picture of your eyes isn't quite as nice As the real thing Not just a pretty face Unless I want you to be I'm not taking you for granted, I'm so very grateful But sometimes all we need is touch So we can say our apologies for later God bless the greatest of friends God bless the greatest of friends If I could have one wish I would waste it Taking away the oceans "How romantic" they'll say, not understanding All we need is a bit of release A picture of your lips isn't quite as nice As the real thing Not to dwell on trivial matters But with this slight distance we're trivial Not to dwell on trivial matters But with this slight distance we're trivial Tell me to stop Oh please tell me to stop Nothing good can come of this What I wouldn't do What I wouldn't do to be inside of you God bless the greatest of friends God bless the greatest of friends
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She Holds the Detonator 04:22
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Too long now, the button's been pushed down This little note of better off without I'm not a joke But I'm fairly sure I'd find this situation hilarious If it wasn't drenched in my own blood Physically and mentally Bleeding, scarred I'd make more sense if it didn't go to my head Two pints of blood resting in between my ears If you want something take it Or rupture it until nothing else can recognise it Let alone bare to have it Body language is the one universal tongue and I hate it Talk to me in words Not passing, fleeting orders Too long now, the button's been pushed down This little note of better off without She holds the detonator to me Never pretend to have what you don't And don't make a joke from a tragedy "Too soon, too soon" We've got no tact, but at least we smile Don't you own two of those? Don't you own two thousand of those? That official seal of disapproval And I approve of her belief in my delusional Way of wanting what I can't quite reach Not that I'd ever wanted her any less Take a drill to my head Drain this fucking blood that overthrows my balance Drop the weights and break a hole or two in the concrete Mind game master in the mirror Mirror in the mind game master Too long now, the button's been pushed down This little note of better off without Too long now, the button's been pushed down And suddenly released She holds the detonator to me I won't eat your words If you ever fucking say them I won't eat your soul But it's too late to find out for sure We're worth nothing when the tide comes in And the tide was long overdue So we were doomed to be drowned from the start She holds the detonator to me
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Rope 04:02
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It's hard to walk a straight line with this weight upon my back A crime against you to forget it just like that And I carried your name upon my sleeve for so long All I want to know is; is what I'm doing wrong? I make the choices that I hate I hate the choices that I make Am I fool to carry you through a life I owe? Or is it feeding revenge; another lifetime stole? If there's a God then he can give me a sign If there's an end it will come in due time. I make the choices that I hate I hate the choices that I make I have nothing to remember you by Except the fact I am the reason I have nothing to remember you by Except the fact that I am here I make the choices that I hate I hate the choices that I make
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Everything I Love is Combustible 04:26
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Let me go because I sure can't Certainty would be lovely But I'll always play the game of chance My only weapon is persistent romance Who am I to fight this current? Making something of myself And by "something" I mean "everything" And by "myself" I mean "someone else" Messiah myself to help you stand tall Martyr myself when all the pieces fall At least I tried At least I try Hold onto the smiles I deliver God knows how long they'll last You'll be interested up until I care All your promises are just hot air And I'll defend your every choice I'll defend the knife in my back And I'll come around in six months time Dressing well to make you mine Messiah myself to help you stand tall Martyr myself when all the pieces fall At least I tried At least I try It's too late to start anew but I don't want to start again
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Master of Unlocking 03:34
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The sleep of reason brings forth monsters I chase them around the floor at your bed You're everything I never wanted That's clear to everyone but myself Shine on, indignant though you seem Remarkably unremarkable A needle in a haystack is solved With the liberal application of fire This dark night ends again in dawn Whatever way it slides, every tongue has it's thorns I am second to none to play the role of public enemy number one I am second to none to play the role of public enemy number one Paralyze my lips Stapple me shut We can't entertain the possibilty of me thinking aloud Sympathetic action is the route to take to calm my nerves Clear the decks Set the table Children are herded out to be seen and sacrificed The storm cracks my shell again only to leave the pearl I'll take a look around this dancefloor I'll take a hook and score another mistake These wings of murder are my gift to you This silent disco is so monotone I've been served a lemon SoCo with a side of petrone I am second to none to play the role of public enemy number one I am second to none to play the role of public enemy number one One day this will all catch up with me And find the word "late" carved into my body This is my journal of daily indifference From point A to point B amounting jury duty
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Speaking of Vertigo... (Reprise) 02:21
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And what right do I have to say my part? Everybody's suffering from a broken heart I can't take another day inside this shell Make life worth living or give me hell What the fuck are you waiting for? What the fuck are you waiting for?

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released October 9, 2013

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