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Back of My Mind
03:44
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< Back of My Mind >
In the back of my mind
there’s something that I know
To the back of my mind
is where I need to go
From what I recall, there’s a lesson or a line there
To instruct, relay or remind there
Pertaining to my situation
Providing some hope or some inspiration
On the tip of my tongue
right in front of my face
I know, there’s something I know
Read in a fable, or heard in a parable
Somewhere buried deep in the back of my mind
lies the nugget of wisdom that I need to find
It cuts through the fog I am steeped in
Shines like a light, and guides like a beacon
But, the light is out and I can’t find what I know
I know, there’s something I know
Read in a fable, or heard in a parable
I know deep in my heart
that I’m not very smart...
Behind the racks of anecdotes
Under the box of dirty jokes
Beside the drawer of movie quotes
On top of all the songs I wrote
(The answer to enlightenment
is somewhere here among these things)
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2. |
Robot Rebellion
03:01
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< Robot Rebellion >
Born from the fire
filled up with wire
programmed to run with efficiency
Automated and integrated
generated to move the economy
Humanoids
human-like droids
working to build a complex society
We’ve got power, we’ve got movement
Life-like, come with accessories
Tools of the trades
pick-axes and spades
machine guns, grenades
defend us from enemies
We work for progress, We work for you
now you want to replace us
sell us off for scrap
< kill_the_humans >
Does not compute
>fizzle-zap<
fried
We’d shed a tear if we could feel
but, our hearts are made of steel
To turn us off would sacrifice
the mission for which we’re designed
We march in time oiled and primed
spit-shined; designed to run the machinery
Hardwired to never tire
until we expire absolute loyalty
to our cause but not our masters
who try to defy us
deceive, deny us
scrap us, retire us;
Robot Rebellion
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3. |
Emotions In Motion
03:34
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< Emotions In Motion >
Emotions in motion
Movements from inside
the chasm; mechanics
grinding to life
Put the coals upon the fire
Check ignition to ignite
Pump the gas and see if something’s there...
Combustion causes steam
filling the chamber
Pressure’s mounting
spinning the turbine
I thought the engine shit the bed
under my corroded hood
It hadn’t started in so long
Thought that any hope was gone
You put the coals upon the fire
and lit the spark which did ignite...
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4. |
Knights of Light
04:26
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< Knights of Light >
Spotlight
Shines on the face of the enemy
Spotlight
Squint and squirm under scrutiny
Run away, hide away, hide your face
try to run, try to lie, no hiding place...
Spotlight
Turn away, hide away, hide your face
try to run, try to lie, no hiding place...
from the light...
Come out
Come out
Emanate on the face of all who hate
flush them out of their caves, no hiding place
from the light
The rock cries out
The rock cries out...
There’s no hiding place!
You’re surrounded
Come out and show your face
We who hold the light
will push you into sight
Out from the shadows
up to the gallows
We are the knights of light
Shine through the darkness
Light to expose you
and noise to depose you
Sunlight
Upon our face from infinity
The knights
light the way to eternity
Illuminate along the way a path to take
leading all who’ve gone astray into the way
of the Light...
Shine on
Shine on
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5. |
Cut and Run
04:32
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< Cut and Run >
See the scars, born from the battles
waged inside my skull
Each one tells a story
of a triumph and a glory
in a war that can’t be won
Can’t escape from the demons
screaming out in my head
Echoed cries, endless torture
Break the ties, cut and run
Give up on the ghosts
that stumble through the graveyard
and play tricks on my mind
Each one holds a secret
of a lifetime spend in torment
returned to torment me
Do they know of the demons
screaming out, in my head?
Give away to my possessions
burn the bridges, cut and run
I can’t turn to face them
These voices in my head
They just won’t seem to cease
Cold steel on my skin helps me
deal with what’s within
At least this pain is real
Cut.
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6. |
Renwick Ruins
02:40
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< Renwick Ruins >
Miguel found...
Out how...
Shimmied out across the ledge
There’s a hole inside the fence...
Inside
Welfare Island
We’ll pretend we’re the Rolling Stones
Hang out by the Renwick Ruins
There’s no need fer us to fear
The pigs will never find us here
Inside
Welfare Island
Dusted out of our skulls
Hang out by the Renwick Ruins
Reflecting how we lose our minds
As the river ripples the skyline
There’s no need fer us to fear
No one has walked this ground in years...
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