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Left for dead he fooled them, got up and walked away
She found him lying there
Bleeding out fast
She knelt down next to him
Took his helmet from his head
And she cried when he looked her in the eye and then died
Tell me what you want
What you really aspire to be
Iāve tasted air
But Iāve only just started to breathe
Iāve never cried out for anything more than today
Iāll take the words from the winds for a debt to be paid
And soon I will be
Lost in my world again
She went back to her town completely changed
She pointed to the woods
Because thatās where he fell
She begged to bury him
But they ignored her plea
What goodās compassion at the risk of seeing one ugly sight
(Itās not right)
Could it be this way
If you really decide to leave
Our monuments shatter instantly
Into debris
Itās too far gone to pick it all up once again
That sweat and blood I devote
To the tip of my pen
Take me where Iāll be
Lost in my world again
She fell in love with this one story
Traced every word by hand
But the lines canāt find the path
That could take her to the end
Iāll flip to the last page I spilled my ink on
And steal myself away to a steady decline
Iāve faced much worse without so much as warning
(Tell me what you want, what you really aspire to be)
(I donāt want anything else, this is what I choose)
Iāll play the same charade if you wonāt hear me
Say it out loud
Say it
Scream
Call it out loud
And I am not done wasting time
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The Breach
08:26
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Hidden in the trees
The leaves all torn away
The archer sets his sight
And lets his arrow fly
It flies like the birds
It carries the message
āWill you stand to kill a man?ā
It flies like the birds
Its beak pierces my heart
It flies like the birds
And its wings are burning
It flies like the birds
And its talons are tearing my flesh
Letās give them what we came for
Take care poor young souls
Your loss for words
Signals the end for you
Misfortune is perched
On the windowsill
Pray that the panes will hold
When you see the first line break through the vine
Hold tight to your lights till you canāt tell
The whites of their eyes from embers
Let loose your grips and light the
Fire
For or very own kingās selfish desire
Lay down you fears
The rampartās not that high
If theyāre swarming our forces
Give them everything we have until they lie at the wall
Or it comes crashing down
Calm, light as a whisper
Gliding without a flutter
Comes time to reveal our true nature
And Iām still unsure
What river flows
With knowledge when death sets upon us
It flies like the birds
And its eyes see prey from the sky
Weāre bent to a will
We cannot change
It flies like the birds
And they fall one at a time
For the very first time
Iāve heard the chime
(They are not strong enough)
The rite of the blind has stained this night
(But we are endangered husks)
With pealing that bells remember
(Lost to the throes of mayhem)
I see its form held in the
Fire
For the glory of our own great empire
Pick up your spears
And point them to the sky
If theyāre storming this fortress
Theyāll take everything we have
If they last until dawn
And weāll come crashing down
Mother sings her child to sleep
The birds all harmonize their tweets
Sun doesnāt rise but they wonāt listen
Motherās asking quiet please
Go fly little bird
Let your song be a lullaby in the night
Far out of sight
Cacophony reigns supreme
As all we know is split at the seams
Walking the balancing beam
Between lies and dreams
All semblance of safety
Is torn and strewn across battlefields
Atop the bodies of men
Fear driven or dead
Old lines weāve been chasing
Lead us all to the soil
I once thought that surrender would shame us
Talent promise effort wasted
Like the years spent on this career
Iām sorry dear it seems
I wonāt be able to visit your grave this year
We are not strong enough
This war has no place for us
Rapture is ours to hope for
Weāre trapped in place and weāre on
Fire
Not for any wish to melt or perspire
Lay down your spears
The battle ends right here
Unless, Sire, you have orders before we expire
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Dessorin
03:36
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It takes the longest time
To regain your sense
When not for pityās sake
Nor for trying
I donāt like where this is leading
Fingertips some burnt some bleeding
See the chance and the life so fleeting
And run them down till their hearts stop beating
Rather than observe your choice
To be obtuse
Iāll end the truce
Let loose
If I challenge words you speak in vain
And go against the grain
Donāt say that itās a shame
We donāt see eye to eye
You clench with an iron jaw
Thorn in my side
Loath to change your mind
With idle pride
Everything you say
It contradicts what Iāve been told my whole life
With arbitrary rules applied
Donāt be the one to tell me I have no right
I donāt want to be the one
Arguing because youāre blind to my side
Iād rather leave than carry this
Any chance to disappear will decide
Gather all your worth and poise
And sick abuse
Itāll be your noose
So chase me
Is this hunt what you want
Envision Iāve been caught
Take your shot
Iāll be gone
Far off
You want me to fight
But you canāt make me do a thing
Iāve never walked until my path was crystal clear
If I challenge words you speak in vain
And go against the grain
Donāt say that itās a shame
We donāt see eye to eye
You clench with an iron jaw
Thorn in my side
Loath to change your mind
Your idol
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4. |
Bird in a Cage
01:05
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Hermit in the Ruins
04:02
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Watch your hands
Theyāre shaking as you waver on your feet
Iāve seen better
And theyād admit defeat
Follow closely my lead to rest
And take a hint from me
You are alive
No thanks to pride
You canāt thrive while so deprived
Chase the tide
And take a dive
A suicide by dying defied
Nothing left for you at home
All you have is empty streets to roam
Iām just trying to keep you from injuring yourself
Reaching out to those you love would just hurt them as well
Wash your hands
They tell me who you are and what you need
You have a plan
And you canāt be discreet
You see this town
These ruins are the folly of spite
And thereās too many foes
For you to pick a fight
You are alive
No thanks to pride
You canāt thrive while so deprived
Chase the tide
And take a dive
A suicide by dying defied
Nothing left for you at home
All you have is empty streets to roam
Iām just trying to keep you from injuring yourself
Living for revenge will only land you in a cell
I am understanding that you need fuel to ignite your fires
But you need air just as much to make it light so breathe deep
Iām outcast like you
Harboring past scars on my back
Itās true that
Weāre fugitives too
The outside world has its own rules
But it doesnāt hold all of us down
It canāt hold all of us down
It canāt hold all of us down
It canāt hold all of us down
Doesnāt hold all of me down
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The Apparition
06:04
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Shadow stains are sustained
Held still by the leaves that fail to notice the movement
Walking through their limbs thereās a guest
Cast in blue light
He places each foot with care
Dancing a dirge upon a grave
His own grave
Wreathed in the smoke of the fire
That once belonged to him
He projects a scene to me
Mornings where the city stifled and oppressed the air
The coins that stuffed those bags would glint and flair
Lending credence to the sunās hot glare
No one even turned to stop and stare
No matter how much time that I spent there
Itās the truth that those who never care
Are never the ones who feel true to despair
Like the ones who see their messy affairs
Now heās crying trying to wake up
Trying not to bend from the waist up
All the strain from the pain is
Taking its toll as he looks to the rain
Washing blood from the ground
Letting him pass on without a sound
And with him died the mystery
Rendering the rest ancient history
You speak disaster of these symbols in chalk swept away
And your unease speaks languages Iāll never comprehend
What danger comes from a lone spirit who is in decay
Heās merely sharing his life biding time till he transcends
Apparition
Is there any advice to spill towards me
If knowledge flows in rivers
Cause Iām not sure Iām strong enough
To survive this long
Even when Iām not on my own
Superstitionās always holding me down
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7. |
When He Spoke
02:02
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Someday youāll know what it means to be alive
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8. |
Penance
04:30
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Thereās some tenets on the page
And they spell the worst offense
Let my penance set the stage
For the coming of events
In my heart there are parts where harmās easy for me
But I know that whatās left of me is tame
But would you take me in if you discard the rest
I told a lie the spirit denied
Iāll never hide with him
So Iāll fly
Into the land
Till Iāve
Passed through the sand
Lay down flat if you canāt stand
My haste wonāt change if we cross paths
Iām just trying to keep myself
Far out of harmās way
You know that I would never want to leave
Though I think that it would better me
Iāve done this where I snuck away softly
Itās right but you will never see
Could you take me in if you if I still scarred your hands
Iāve gone awry and if I should die
Iāll never lie again
So Iāll fly
Into the land
Till Iāve
Passed through the sand
Lay down flat if you canāt stand
My haste wonāt change if we cross paths
Donāt wait around for my sake
The wind collects for my stay
You have to learn from my mistakes
The time has come for you to look the other way
And leave me here
And oh, donāt act as though
I can repay all that I owe
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The Caverns
04:24
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Black
I canāt tell you whatās in front of me
My knees are weakening
Shoulders scraping up against the wall
Rattled by a fading light
My lungs are caught debating
Between breath and suffocating
Donāt leave me like this
When Iām
Not sure whatās contemplating
Whether my life is worth saving
Will I be the satiating
Of the malice emanating
Letting go of your hand gave way to hands
Surrounding grasping and clawing me
Iāll try finding the exit
But I start to panic glancing behind me
Come back
I canāt see where you are
My pulse has quickened at the sound of you
Close but distant like waking from a dream
End to end my body betrays me
And gossamer threads lead me down
Weave with graceful dread
But stay quelled
Step by step my feet sink in deeper
Deeper
I reach my arms out
As I feel the drip on my neck
The cold brings ice to freeze my spine
Come back
I canāt see where you are
My pulse has quickened at the sound of you
Itās time to leave
Itās time to leave
Can you feel the wall swell as if
It has been gestating
With whatever is pulsating
Can you hear the jaws snap with a
Sound that turns to grating
As itās slowly masticating
Can you see the light is fading
Come back
I canāt see where you are
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10. |
The Lake
02:44
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Iām sorry again
Your soul does not belong here
One day you will see
(What life really means)
That all of this is temporary
And in the end you were a danger to yourself
(Iām sorry again, your soul does not belong here)
Understand I donāt enjoy that I
That Iām the weight holding you down, oh
Whispering ever so sweetly
I hope you never blame me
For drowning you in the deeps of
My life dream
Iāll admit Iām not so proud of
All that it took me to be here
I hope you never blame me
For I believe you wonāt see
What I receive
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11. |
All That's Left
03:54
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Why am I still here
For emotions I deem lesser than fear
You tried to disappear
You were never perfectly sincere
I feel some guilt surviving
But nothing compares to seeing you float
Why do I stay
Can I salvage all thatās left
Before night steals the sky
Is this all thatās left
Lifting your body seemed an easy task
Your weight is not all that I carry to shore
But itās all thatās left
I find itās all thatās left
Itās all thatās
Endings are severe
Iāll be waiting to see if you appear
Maybe your spirit didnāt die this day
But Iām not sure Iād want it either way
Why do I stay
Is it really all thatās left
Did the spite steal your life
Is it all thatās left
Can you see the light has faded
Passing my last plea
What is the purpose
What is the cost
And where will I be when Iāve found what I lost
And when will I figure out why Iām still here
Are you near
Itās all thatās left
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I am not done wasting time
Iāve made up my mind
Youāll see that I
Am more than prepared for whatās to come
I am not done wasting time
Itās not theirs itās mine
Iāll cut all ties
If thatās what defines my weaknesses
Flight is out of mind
When I only feel safe
In my home
Write all the thoughts you find
And say the words
Until you mean them
Oh Iād rather be alone
Proximity demands a modicum of lies and empty promises
Or at least thatās what Iāve seen
From friends and family
Iād wish for trust and faith but
Itās just hard when part of me hopes I never fall in love
Iām so tired of
Talking about what transpired
And I donāt want to build a monument
To try to reconcile
Well Iām not taking any chances
If one chance is all I get
Distance helps us forget
Those who live with regret
All this Iāve written in a message Iāll never relay
Time I spend alone
Is time I spend with you
To pick up the pieces of my guise
And use you as the glue
So thereās no one else to know
Whether I grew
By now Iāve got nothing left to write
But something still tells me
Thereās more room on this blank white page
Tell me the truth
Who am I writing to
I heard once hands are what represent who we are
What does it say about me if mine tire
Time spent alone
Is time I spend with you
Pick up the pieces of my disguise
And use me as you choose
I donāt want anything but this is what I lose
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