THE SONGS THAT SAVED YOUR LIFE
BURNING BOOKS
October 2005
the truth that you all once respected
is gone and we will resurrect it
why flirt with your fame and fashion
you lack conviction and lack the passion
wheres the sense in all the kicks you took
seems like you'll never stop burning BOOKS
burning books burning books
THIS AIN'T ABOUT ELOQUENCE
burning books burning books
IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS
forsake yourselves from the moral choice
claim you have no sense nor voice
if there's nothin here there's nothing worse
there's nothing worse than your blank verse
so wheres the sense in all the kicks you took
seems like you'll never stop burning BOOKS
burning book burning books
THIS AIN'T ABOUT ELOQUENCE
burning books burning books
IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS
none shall escape the judgement in this time
these words i say to all mankind
none shall escape the judgement in this time
these words i say to all mankind
wheres the sense in all the kicks you took
seems like you'll never stop burning BOOKS
burning book burning books
THIS AIN'T ABOUT ELOQUENCE
burning books burning books
IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS
We Have No Past
February 2005
lives lead so long ago have no future nor no past
a legacy of lies for a dream that could never last
and the history of modern times
is the history of all human crimes
that you're stuck inside
we have no past
just an endless future
and we're there
and there's a shadow cast across our past when all you do is run
from the founding hate and moral rape that could never be undone
and the history of modern times
is the history of all human crimes
and you're stuck inside
we have no past
just an endless future
we're there
AND YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE
No Jail For Thought
May 2004
opened for free
change my desires
but my ideals are still inside
you can take away my rights
remove the strength i have to fight
but there's a part of me that will forever scream
no jail for thought
"people pass, oblivious, no one pays attention, they don't even pretend to
not pay attention"...
Still I Rise
May 2004
you've been free for so many centuries
but your dreams are the price of victory
what's gone wrong when the only thing that now reigns supreme is apathy?
still I rise
there's nothing to do and nothing to say
a portrait of urban and social decay
so lose the dreams and you will lose your chains
shackled by the system you choose to obey
Last Act
November 2003
"my life has taken another turn again. the days move along with regularity, one
day indistinguishable from the next, a long continuous chain, then suddenly -
there is a change."
However far you reach out you are trapped by the flames
Held tight by tradition in a dead mans cage
Never breaking down your chains
Held by the only things you know never change
Tried at ransom by the trappings of your wealth
It's a slow suicide
Close your eyes from what you see inside
Bitter remains of a past they deny
Now you can only change yourself
And bring meaning to the last days of your life
Every day's the same...
This Is Not An Exit
September 2003
lead the blind with the promise of light
and lead the people away from the sight
of young people growing old
their minds long gone their memories sold
this is not an exit
from mind and morality
this is not an exit
but I’m still a human being
things fall apart and I’m crushed under the weight
there’s nothing here but the prejudice you make
of young people growing old
their minds long gone their memories sold
Choke
August 2003
we sold our future for freedom of speech
but we choke when we want to speak
we've never known anything else
so change the past to suit yourself
they've put a price on your peace of mind
an eye for an eye will make the world go blind
sell the future, pacify your hate
condemn yourselves with a fake handshake
we're not dead yet
Tell Me What You Want (But Don't Tell Me The Truth)
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ell me what you want but don't tell me the truth
an entire generation so innocent and raw
thinking "everything's so easy when there's nothing to fight for"
unmasking a confidence trickster prying on your truth
we all exist. we all know best. celebrate our difference.
tell me what you want but don't tell me the truth
tell me what you want but don't tell me the truth
Crash And Burn