1. |
Diamond Cutter Sutra
03:50
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I close my eyes
And fall backwards,
Testing gravity just to prove I'm alive.
I am fighting like a madman,
My hands are tied by sleep,
And I cannot break free.
Cut, refine, perfect
This lead into gold,
I'm not afraid.
Bow before the throne of death
At the hour of my escape.
The more I clutch this rope to my chest,
The closer it is to breaking.
If I let go, would I be alone?
This lighthouse is caving in.
Go!
In this body I am confined
To an existence of eternal night.
And so I burn in this crucible
To bring my essence
Back to life.
Cast me away into the fire,
Let me refine into precious water.
And as I burn in my desire,
I am not lost even though I wander.
Cast me away into the fire,
Let me refine into precious water.
And as I burn in my desire,
I am not lost even though I wander.
(Cast me away, into the fire, let me burn)
Cut, refine, perfect
(Cast me away)
This lead into gold,
(Into this fire, let me burn)
I'm not afraid.
Bow before
(Cast me away)
The throne of death
(Into this fire, let me burn)
At the hour of my escape.
Dig deeper,
Feel the earth's pulse
In the underworld.
Oh, sleeper!
Raise yourself up,
Raise yourself up
From the underground,
Raise yourself up!
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2. |
Eternity
03:40
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Pushing through the brush, I hear a siren's song.
One sound from her lips,
One turn of her cheek
Sends me off into the deep.
Buried in a shallow grave,
Hollow statues with much to say.
A story of two shattered hearts
And how they wanted to dance forever.
Drowning in this bliss, doused in each other's souls,
Choking on her kiss, caught in the current of
An alluring dream that wants to become real,
That wants to become real.
Walking down these paths of ours,
Hands held with broken shadows-
We will rise above, and we will overcome.
Take in one breath,
Let us hold it-
Now fall into the sea
Trust your limbs
Close your eyes
And let it all in
Buried in a shallow grave,
Hollow statues with much to say.
A story of two shattered hearts
And how they wanted to dance forever.
I've sealed my fate.
I take a look in her eyes
And see something inside.
It's good and it's bad,
Familiar to me.
Now it's time to die,
Lay your head down.
Now it's time to die,
Lay your head down-
Now.
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3. |
Death Posture
04:29
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Cold air, sharp inside my lungs
Like coming back to life.
Can I count myself among the keepers of the light?
I begged questions of the gods
With sacred fire in my mouth,
And in no uncertain terms
They said prepare yourself.
I have awoken, so this is no surprise,
The far horizon will bring a sweet demise.
Tear out my eyes so I can see without seeing,
I'm still a novice to the art of believing.
Cut out my heart so I can know without knowing,
I hold the world in my hands, and time is slowing.
With a word I shape reality,
My hands embrace the world unseen.
But still the greatest mystery
Is the empty spaces in between.
And under this crushing weight,
I will not surrender to despair.
For as long as my sinew holds,
I'll be conqueror.
I have awoken, so this is no surprise,
The far horizon will bring a sweet demise.
Tear out my eyes so I can see without seeing,
I'm still a novice to the art of believing.
Cut out my heart so I can know without knowing,
I hold the world in my hands, and time is slowing-
Down.
Into the void with nobility.
Into the night with lucidity.
Fear nothing,
Fear nothing!
Leaning on the brink of oblivion,
My heart and mind can
Finally move as one.
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4. |
Ghosts
04:05
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Sleepwalking through these halls in the dead of night,
I see the images of those long gone,
Entombed in dust.
Awake but still dreaming, I thought you were with me-
You never said goodbye.
Your footsteps fade away.
I am the only light that
will burn forever.
Every soul is a ghost that wanders as it will,
Haunting these halls of my heart.
They all come, and they go, a pageant of regret-
Abandoned, but not forgotten.
I am the only light that
will burn forever.
These ghosts remind me of what is gone,
Of all the love I’ve left behind.
Some were taken from me, and others lost;
Only one remains for all time.
I’m alive, the light in me
I’ll never let it burn away
(Let it burn away)
I’m alive
the light in me
I’ll never let it burn away
(Let it burn away)
I am the only light,
I'll burn forever.
You cast me to the dark,
And it's okay.
I have a light in me,
Do you have a light in you?
It's okay.
You cast me to the dark,
And it's okay.
I have a light in me,
Do you have a light in you?
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5. |
Divide
04:02
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Two hearts beat inches apart in a fever dream,
So close, but so far apart, tearing at the seams.
The gap is widening, this space between us-
You'll never know my heart
Even though we've come so far,
Even though we've come so fucking far,
You'll never know my heart.
You can't cross the divide
Between our stars.
You'd never survive,
The distance is much too far.
Shatter my ribcage as an offering,
It won't serve to unite our disparity.
An ever growing divide of understanding-
Ships lost in the night;
I am the drowned king.
Drifting across the stars, no hope of rescue,
Every resting place I find
I'll burn it down.
Reach your hands, and stretch your fingers
Until you feel the spaces
Between your bones, then keep reaching.
Stretch your fingers until you feel the spaces
Between your bones, then keep reaching.
Nothingness,
Nothingness.
You can't cross the divide
Between our stars.
You'd never survive,
The distance is much too far.
You can't cross the divide
Between our stars.
You'd never survive,
The distance is much too far.
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6. |
Embers
04:13
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As you sleep, your head rests on my chest
Rising and falling with every breath.
When I look in your fucking eyes,
All I see are unforgotten ties
And wasted
The embers of your past still burn my skin,
And I was fool enough to let you in.
I never cared about your history
Until you gave your fucking scars to me.
It’s not your fault, I’m a jealous god.
It’s not your fault, I’m a jealous god.
Your wasted
The embers of your past still burn my skin,
And I was fool enough to let you in.
Out of sight, out of mind.
I can’t help but wonder how many times
The paths I trace on your skin with my fingers
Have been traced before.
The embers of your past still burn my skin,
And I was fool enough to let you in.
To my wasted memories
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