1. |
(imposter)
04:10
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Paranoid and maladroit
I walk in a giant's shoes
In the light of pure morning
I'm scared of what shines through
Disarmer, snake charmer
I know I'm the imposter
One day the cracks will show
This will all be torn asunder
You'll never
You'll never work in this town again
Booksmart, silver tongue
I string together pretty words
Selling the stuff of dreams
I get more than I'm worth
Rumors and hearsay
Every liar makes their own grave
When the truth comes calling
I'll be dealt the ace of spades
You'll never
You'll never work in this town again
I stand on someone's else shoulders
I stand where someone could've thrived
Someone's standing in my shadow
I've stolen someone else's life
You'll never
You'll never work in this town again
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2. |
(tattoo)
05:26
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You spent the night hunting witches
Did you find your mark?
Was it all you dreamed of
When you stabbed them in the heart?
Did the angels praise you,
So virtuous and true?
When the blood won't wash off
What will you do?
You left me with a scar
I'll say it's a new tattoo
You left me with a scar
I think it looks better on you
It looks like I'm the monster
Chased in the moonlight
It looks like you're the monster
Revealed in the daylight
A victory for all that's good
So virtuous and true
While you were digging my grave
One was dug for you
You left me with a scar
I'll say it's a new tattoo
You left me with a scar
I think it looks better on you
All hail the conquering hero...
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3. |
(wreck)
03:09
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Fell through a trap door
I'm crawling in the dark
Scratched up tarot cards
Say I'm gonna fall apart
Sick to my stomach
A pair of trembling hands
This isn't going like I planned
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
In desperate need of care
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
Nearly broken beyond repair
Dirty corridors of the mind
Like an unmade head
Thoughts like spiders
Chaos in my head
Having delusions
No one understands
This isn't going like I planned
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
In desperate need of care
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
Nearly broken beyond repair
A-G-O-N-I-Z-E
A-G-O-N-I-Z-E
A-G-O-N-I-Z-E
This isn't going like I planned
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
In desperate need of care
Nervous wreck, Nervous wreck
Nearly broken beyond repair
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4. |
(preoccupation)
04:57
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The sound of church bells
Made me nervous as a child
I hated how dirt felt
Stuck underneath my nails
Always held my breath
Passing all the graveyards
I told all my friends
We would all be ghosts one day
I've always had a certain preoccupation
I couldn't leave the dark alone
A love affair with the hereafter
Waiting for death to come to my home
Buried the baby sparrow
That died falling out the tree
Spent my midnights
Talking to the stars
Never walked in the shadow
Of the slender men
Who spoke in whispers
On Sunday afternoons
I've always had a certain preoccupation
I couldn't leave the dark alone
A love affair with the hereafter
Waiting for death to come to my home
Broken black crayon
Rolled underneath the chair
Where grandma sat
And it always felt cold
Hated the colors
From when I shut my eyes
Wondered if that would be
The last thing I ever saw
I've always had a certain preoccupation
I couldn't leave the dark alone
A love affair with the hereafter
Waiting for death to come to my home
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5. |
(lucid)
04:43
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I know the taste of blood
Chasing rabbits in the snow
Light catches my eyes
Where did all the time go
Shut these heavy lids
Body in despair twists
The mind, the enemy
Lost moments of bliss
I grind my teeth
Stranger in the land of sleep
Unsettled in my head
I die in lucid dreams
Sour taste in my mouth
Decay on my breath
Hauntings in my mind
I see faces of death
The ticking of the clock
A race against the sun
Frantic desperation
For peace that never comes
I grind my teeth
Stranger in the land of sleep
Unsettled in my head
I die in lucid dreams
When I sleep I think of you
The tempests start to rise
Sharp teeth against my tongue
A war inside my mind
Morning starts to creep
An old familiar ache
Threadbare against the world
So fragile I could break
I grind my teeth
Stranger in the land of sleep
Unsettled in my head
I die in lucid dreams
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6. |
(distances)
05:52
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I polished all the China
While you drank yourself to sleep
You woke up with full of anger
Took out all your rage on me
Sat there feeling blackeyed
Accepted all apologies
Lullabies of vitriol
As I tried to get to sleep
And you wonder (you wonder)
What caused these distances
Saw you punch my brother
While mother called me queer
You gambled away the money
That we really needed here
Told me you were leaving
Just to see if I would cry
Got a bad case of depression
And you left me there to die
And you wonder (you wonder)
What caused these distances
I made sure all the mirrors
Were streak free and clear
As I wondered if this was the truth
Behind your teenage years
This wasn't like the TV shows
This wasn't like my friends
I prayed in the corner
That you wouldn't drink again
And you wonder (you wonder)
What caused these distances
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7. |
(michelle)
03:43
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You think the worst of me
On my best of days
I'm a fallen angel
Who somehow lost their way
My blood is dirty
Forked tongue behind my teeth
Throw your stones
I don't need someone to save me
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
Michelle, I have no home in the light
Michelle, I don't subscribe to your afterlife
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
I'm not here to listen
To your righteous indignation
Sorry but I'll have to
Decline the invitation
My life's not
Hurting anyone
But you're the one
Who points the loaded gun
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
Michelle, I have no home in the light
Michelle, I don't subscribe to your afterlife
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
Won't live my life in shame
Won't carry all your blame
I won't take on all that pain
It's hard out here for a snake
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
Michelle, I have no home in the light
Michelle, I don't subscribe to your afterlife
Michelle, I run with the sinners tonight
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8. |
(city)
04:48
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I am the king of rats
I've got grime in my lungs
Buildings fall like dominoes
We're not having any fun
Yellow teeth and dirty nails
No one ever gets to sleep
Ride trains to nowhere
It's the eater of dreams
This city loves you
This city loves you to death
This city loves you to death
This city loves you
Grind down our bones
Money makes slaves
Static in our heads
We buy better graves
Limelight suffocates
Kills our golden years
We are made of mistakes
This will all end in tears
This city loves you
This city loves you to death
This city loves you to death
This city loves you
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9. |
(sheen)
06:08
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I need to be present
I need to be accounted for
Hide any blemishes
Maybe I should smile more
I appear in your story
I am your new favorite character
Reality is suspect
A picture lasts forever
Take another photograph
I need to feed the machine
Correct the light in my eyes
I need to dull the sheen
Do I seem relatable
I should never share my politik
If I ever shed a tear
It must be single and perfect
I'm a carefully crafted lie
Made of half truths and omissions
It's either be forgotten
Or become a work of fiction
Take another photograph
I need to feed the machine
Correct the light in my eyes
I need to dull the sheen
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10. |
(crash)
03:35
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Sometimes I wanna crash your car
Drive it headlong into the ocean
Sink down to the floor below
Take some time with this emotion
Sometimes I wanna crash your car
Just fall asleep at the wheel
Drift right off the highway
Because I don't know how to deal
It's a matter of death
It's a question of life
How do you hold all this pain
This emotional strife
Sometimes I wanna crash your car
Get listed among the missing
Leave here without a trace
Cuz I'm struggling with living
Sometimes I wanna crash your car
Going a hundred miles an hour
Until this life becomes a blur
I don't know myself anymore
It's a matter of death
It's a question of life
How do you hold all this pain
This emotional strife
Life was beautiful
Life was beautiful
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