1. |
Faster
02:47
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...it takes too long
why does it take so long?
it's all too bloody slow...
faster
better hurry along
if it ain't done in haste
then it's being done wrong
get me faster
gotta quicken the day
if you're not getting faster
then get out of my way
i need...faster
i wanna get there
before i leave
i need a faster way to go...
faster
better keep to the beat
if you can't keep the tempo
then you can't keep with me
moving faster
yeah, no time for romance
love me or leave me
just do it fast as you can
make it faster
faster
can't get me to stop
i won't be content till i'm faster than thought
faster
what compells me ahead?
feels like my life is in the way of my death...
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2. |
There Is A Fire
03:07
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i'm in a fight with flawless
so, i've already lost
but i'll stay inside the ring
no matter the cost
there is a fire
out of control
it's benign desire
but it's burnin' out my soul
...it's burnin' out my soul...
i keep chasing perfect
all haste and no rest
i persue with no relent
an impossible get
i've been searching for something
to justify my leave
something to reach in
and pull me from these flames
how they burn...
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3. |
Oxymoron
02:14
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i'm feelin' like an oxymoron
i cannot put my words to page
a nudist with all of his clothes on
a mental studder on display
how come i can't get it out?
the words that i want you to know
what am i tryin' to say?
can't find the arrows for my bow
you've been invited
inside of my head
i'm feelin' like an oxymoron
a prison missing all its gates
a clueless gumshoe for an ex con
a deaf, mute singer on a stage
what will i say to them now?
can we not talk about the show?
would they see me again
if i walked out and headed home?
i'd really like to stay
if i could tell my brain
that everything's ok here
understand, most days
i can cope
but right now?
i just gotta go...
i hope you liked it
inside of my head
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4. |
What A Mess
04:04
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i got a feelin' that my gut reaction
is bringin' you down
and expectations of your pity social
are starting to drown
i can tell by your changing face
you're wanting to shout
and my lack of sympathetic notion
is gutting you now...
my god, friend
what a mess you're in
and how it comforts you
it's a fine fix
you've put me in
and it tears me in two
thought my words would be of someone else
someone you once knew
well, i could see how his familiar face
had you confused
my god, dear
why'd you bring me here
with so much to lose
y'all's a house of cards
on a tinder box
and you're lighting fuses
with a little truth
and a little pause
we can see affect
if we can see the cause
don't get it confused
you are what you choose
you're the one responsible for you
my god, friend
what a fuckin' mess
and there's no helping you...
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5. |
Motions Steady
02:38
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can never focus
a prisoner to the song
it's always playing
can't ever turn it off
and it breeds
anxiety
i can't control it
this energy inside
it's so explosive
whenever i excite
legs will pace
hands will shake
short of convulsive
i lose all sense of time
so where i'm noticed
i bottle it inside
it manifests
your prejudice
gotta keep my motions steady
can't let you see the freak within
don't want to brave another wave
of your degrading grins
now all that i do
is keep still for you, see?
always with my motions steady
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6. |
Political Gangster
02:40
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well, i guess it's no surprise
every word is touched with lies
should've gauged your charming smile
as cunning, cold, and vile
you offer protection
from their point of view
but what's really needed
is protection from you
political gangster
fed with the rich
till your pockets got fat
political gangster
promising this
delivering that
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7. |
Bringing Up Dogma
02:55
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i believe in whatever they tell me
they're supposed to take good care of me
so, i believe in whatever they tell me
they said,
"son, just give your life
to this stranger, jesus christ
and repent your sins"
so, a sinner, at the age of three
i got down on my knees
and fit in
"look ma, i fit in!"
"look, now i fit in!"
"i fit in!"
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8. |
Always In A Crowd
03:02
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i'm always in a crowd
i'm always in a crowd, unseen
don't bother comin' 'round
i'm no where to be found
you see?
i want to run, run away
i'm always in a crowd
hiding in a cloud, you see?
don't bother comin' 'round
i'm no where to be found
unseen
i want to run, run away
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Byron Richard Los Angeles, California
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