1. |
Misleading
01:05
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[You are not ready
You are not worthy
Brace yourself]
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2. |
One and Only
04:11
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Arise
Another day awaits us
But who are we to conquer that which we do not know?
My eyes peeled, my skin peeling
We rise again once more
Let me put on my face
I'm not so good without it
And I don't want to upset you
Or the neighbors
But why?
Why am I concerned with your feelings?
The daylight, why should I care about it?
Miles away live the ones who want
Nothing to do with me
I'm the only one
I am the only one
The one and only
Unfortunately I am awake
The one and only
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3. |
Step Over
03:27
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Psychosis, neurosis, erotic hypnotic precocious
Cirrhosis
Do you see what I see?
Of course fucking not
Why must these things that identify as humans lay in my way, when all I want is to meet the end?
Why am I never close enough to the edge to satisfy me?
Foreboding, devoting, decoding, controlling
Never close enough
Let's step over, you and I
Medieval, cerebral, unforeseen
You see, there’s nothing wrong with me
Nothing wrong with us.
We’re just trying to live, just trying to die.
But why? Why try?
Because I don’t want to be trapped here forever
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4. |
A Building Made of Flesh
03:31
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They want to be rid of me, I know it
Why bother pretending to fit in?
I am the monster, I am the klutz
They hate me, they hate me, I don't give a fuck
Now, when they need me, I’m their brother
Now, when I go out, I’ve been a hero
I am no kind of hero
Hair like a fucking octopus
They came from outer space
Now I’m the outcast, the only one
Whom they’ll need to save the day
So fine, I’ll go and I’ll save the day
They’re mine
Who knows what shit will hit the fan?
Head out
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5. |
Smashing
05:17
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We arrive
I see now, in town, there’s a burning building
A man approaches me
He’s their leader, only legally mine
They expect me to reach up, to save those in need of saving
What do I owe these people? Why do they get to simply exist, while I must work for them?
I’ll show them all what I can be
But maybe this time I can prove my worth
It’s a chance, it’s a choice
I could prove myself or prove them right
How sweet it would feel, to give them what they want
How much sweeter to give them what they deserve
They’re screaming, screaming for help
As my conscience walks me toward the building, I reach up
Ready to save the day
Just then, an egg cracks on my leg, hurled from amongst the crowd
I turn to the masses in a rage
Let’s give them what they fucking deserve
I grab those I can, I gnaw at their bones and flesh
I’ve got them now, I will feast until I am done
What’s this? My stomach has tried to burst
Did they feed me explosive decoys?
We collapse
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6. |
Thimblerigged
03:47
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What the fuck has happened?
I’m all alone, only physically this time
In some god forsaken desert
Last I remember, I was…
Those ungrateful bastards!
Now I must kill them all!
Again and again I’ve proven myself
I try to abide by them
Yet it is I who is laying all alone out here
My vengeful hunger is all that is driving me
They’ve done it this time
They’ve doomed themselves
Now all they can do is pray to me
A tactical error, don’t play by the rules,
I am who I am, you’ll get it you fools
I wonder what it’d be like
To join the others on the other side
I never wanted to be death
But then I never thought I could get this big
A tactical error, don’t play by the rules
I am what I am, you’ll get it you fools
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7. |
Destroyer of Things
04:29
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It all comes crashing down
I’ve returned to show you all
You’re all filthy hideous excuses for what you’ve come to call existence
Your noses are too fucking high in the air for you to smell yourselves
So please except this invitation
Get in here and know what I’m saying
Maybe i haven’t been clear enough
But you all have brought me clarity
And in these times of clarity, I’ll show you just what I’m capable of
Let me show you a thing or two on role reversal
I’m flipping the outside in
And once the real inside is out
Not a soul will leave this place unchanged
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8. |
Not As Think As
05:03
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It’s one of those fucking nights
One of these lives
Another one of these fucking nights
And i just won’t die
I have but few friends now
Not being real to you
So I’m taking them out
For a night on the town
This is my town
You all have fled
Left me in peace
Though what is peace
I doubt I’ll ever know
This is my town
Mine and mine alone
This is my town
I’m forced to call it home
I’d damn sure hate to be trapped up here forever
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9. |
The Same
06:16
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I cave myself in with my own walls
I dig this hole - my own shovel
I beat myself to a bloody pulp
I turn inwards to face what I am
How easy it is to cast this all aside
Each morning I awake and sit in the same fucking chair, to think the same fucking thoughts, and do the same nothing
Am I entirely to blame for this remoteness?
The same melody plays in my head
I'll never get it to end
The compression of ambience
Brings forth a clarity
Could it be that just now
I've come to realize
That months have turned to minutes
And I am the sands of time
They never said it would be the same in the wild
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