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One Night (Worship)
04:23
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I need this life that I've never had
It slips away every second, every moment
But I will not stand
Stand idle and watch you fall
I put this in motion, and I swear to god
It makes no difference to me
If you stay or if you make it out alive
You can settle that with your own conscience
DON'T PUSH YOUR PITIES ON ME
LOOK TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR YOUR SYMPATHIES
Coward, how do you sleep at night?
How do you reconcile
The pain that you've pressed into the hearts
of those you care for?
This is the end of the line
Because I know you'll never give up
Never give in
Your ignorance will gain you nothing
And your arrogance will not go unnoticed
I am no longer an angry man
But I can spare a moment
To deliver this message
I no longer stand behind the words you believed
I make my own way
I forge my own path
And you can find your own way back
Yet you have taught me so much
If you only knew the world is not against you
Maybe you'd have something to hang on to
I've spent so long thinking of everybody else
I am here for myself and no one else
I never cared more, and now I can't care less
I am here for myself and no one else
Why do you have so much to say
And absolutely nothing to show?
I never meant to crush your dreams
But I need to chase my own
I'm chasing my own.
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2. |
Faces
04:26
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And I will stand alone in front of the world
I'll scream until my lungs bleed
But I will be heard
This is our story
It's been sung a thousand times before
But it's never been more important
We don't win every battle
But we keep fighting always
The search for answers leaves us all entwined
Why can't we comprehend
Reasons why we don't understand ourselves
Our dreams are open wide
And we will live without fear
I shudder and find it harder by the few moments left
To see praying as helpful
WHEN WILL YOU BELIEVE?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
For me to feel like I'm not alone?
Digging deep, searching for peace
Everywhere except inside of me
Do you revel in witnessing my desperation?
Bring me death, bring me sleep
(Do you)
Let this light shine brighter than ever
(Revel in)
Because what little is left of me
(Seeing me on my knees?)
BEGS TO BE FORGIVEN
This isn't about you this isn't about me
There is a bigger picture to this
That I am just beginning to grasp
I still have no peace, no security
But that means nothing to me
When there is love underneath
And I find that we are…
HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN.
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3. |
Epilogue
01:38
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We are constantly breaking and mending
The fibers that hold us together
But even the strongest eventually sever and never heal
Look at yourself, look at your actions,
And tell me honestly
That you couldn't have done something different
That couldn't have been a better person
Tell yourself whatever you need to
You will never truly love
And you will never truly learn
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As I walk in abrasive sand
Shells lie astray and shrapnel rest beside me
My feet weep for the touch of grass
Several body parts grazed by artifacts of war
That deface the houses of sand
The sound of death is so shrill
It is heard in every ear
But how could an admirable heart
Grow so cold?
PULL THE TRIGGER
NO LONGER HUMANE
And after deeds so unjust
They put this weapon in my hand
But I was bitter enough to wield it
The result of discipline staring in these eyes
That will haunt forever
Every second I comply with haste
Lest I may not see tomorrow
I try to hold fortitude and valor
in this constant series of contemplations
In the flare filled night sky
And the sun that makes every man wilt
WILT
The effects of this conflict
Will never be redeemed
NO HAND OF ASSAULT
LEAVES THE BATTLEGROUND UNSCARRED
No bloodshed goes without consequence
I redefine the duties of a soldier
To inherit the screams of a dying man
My hopes wane in remorseful letters
A testimony of resentment for shredding this foreign soil
The sand turns red beneath me
In the remains of the fray
I stand numb to the sight of death
Will you still call me your love
When I get home
From the desert?
Will you still call me your love
When I get home
From this war?
After these horrific scenes
I grip your picture
I see the reflection of a changed man
In a plight that has severed flesh from bone
Will I be accepted into your arms again?
WILL I BE FORGIVEN?
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Sleeping in the current of a river
The density of thought
Level head beneath the weight of the water
Waves stop at my outline
The effect of calm
If I open my eyes, will I stay afloat?
Guiding the misguided
A subconscious temporary afterlife
Will I come back anew?
Embodying life anew
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It seems like I'm always losing faith in everyone around me
I will never relive these passing moments
They are just glimpses of who I used to be
I DREAM OF A CITY BY THE OCEAN
And I watch as the tide swallows it whole
I can't save anyone
I can't even save myself
From the crushing waves
Alone at the gallows you will stand
(This life won't let you be)
Alone at the gallows you will stand
(You will stand)
And I have been wrong about so many things
I lost track years ago
My veins are numb, my skin is calloused
MY HEART IS BROKEN
As the last light dims from my eyes
I catch a brief reflection of what I was
This is for you as much as it is meant for myself
Because we've got a lot to learn
A lot to learn about sinking ships
Just look around and tell me was this worth it?
IS ANY OF THIS WORTH IT?
Alone at the gallows you will stand
(This life won't let you be)
Alone at the gallows you will stand
I promise I won't waste another moment
On regret or denial
You can find fault in any man
But it takes true courage and belief
(To look inside oneself)
I gave up nothing, I tried to save this city
But only so many souls
Can be saved before you'll drown yourself
I'VE GOT TO SAVE MYSELF
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Of Sound And Silence Mahopac, New York
Having written most of their music between 2006 & 2009, Of Sound And Silence returned to the studio in 2013 to complete & release their EP, Human, All Too Human. Now, in 2021, the final chapter of their story is coming to light in the form of a second EP of unreleased songs from that time, Hiraeth. ... more
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