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Earthbound
03:14
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This repetition is making me sick
What’s turning in me, is waves that are thick
With enough commotion to make me drown
Where my body is going, is down
I’ll find reassure in failure
I’ll fail so hard, I’ll make your numbers curve
So set me aside for another talk
And let me know I’m not what you thought I’d be
I wish my feet were not earthbound
Cause I’d jump off this ledge and fly
And disappear into the distant sky
The stars would be my new home
And I can finally be alone
But I’ve been told it doesn’t work that way
And my purpose in life is to work for pay
I watched a star fall down today
And everyone nearby ran away
But I ran towards it to watch it crash
I’ve been dying in all of my dreams
I’m trying to find my story’s ending
But I can only find the beginning
I don’t know if I am truly living
When my life revolves around this clock
And the sound of it’s ticking
Suddenly my seat launched up
And I was in the stratosphere
I floated along, and nothing bothered me
All my worries below, I couldn’t hear
It was an isolation that brought me peace
I had never known
Seeing the comets and all the planets
With no one around made me feel so at home
I open my eyes and I’m back on earth
I start to reevaluate my worth
Screaming on the edge of heaven
With nothing to hold to stay afloat
I need to tell someone where I’ve just been
But no one understands my worn out throat
No, not again
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They’ve convinced themselves that they’ve found me out
The teachings in this town has started a drought
In the minds of people I once claimed to know
The purest of rain couldn’t wash away the fear that’s grown
Now I’ve been put on display
On this twisted and demented stage
I’ve done everything that I was taught to do young
But what did it bring?
The opportunities are gone
The opportunist in me is gone
The hands that pull my strings has lost it’s grip
And now these brittle bones are all I’m standing with
My body shook and sweat when I heard the jury’s decision
My ears received words, but my heart heard none
(what I have done?)
I turn around and see
(Have I earned this?)
Everyone yell at me: “She’s a witch”
I’ve done everything that I was taught to do young
But what did it bring?
The opportunities are gone
The opportunist in me is gone
My heart pumps tar as I call on whose will I bid
My eyes turn pitch black, but I’ve never seen so clearly
We dance around the fire as you all burn
I’ve done everything that I was taught to do young
But what did it bring?
The opportunities are gone
The opportunist in me is gone
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3. |
Killjoy
03:40
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I ran past the finish line
And got lost
Looking for the start
And there you stood
I’ll never find peace of mind
If this angers me this way
And I know I won’t grow
If I dwell on this all day
But I still don’t forgive you
And I don’t know if I ever will
I miss the friend that you were back then
I don’t know the stranger that you are today
You say that you will
Make it up to me
But inside everyone knows
You never will
I’ll never find peace of mind
If this angers me this way
And I know I can’t grow
If I dwell on this all day
But I still don’t forgive you
And I don’t know if I ever will
I miss the friend that you were back then
I don’t know the stranger that you are today
Tell me something that is true
Actually do the things you said you’d do
They said that “time will heal this wound”
But the salt that lives on it isn’t leaving soon
The longest day that I’ll ever live
Is the one where I force myself to forgive
If my words could empty this room
Then my voice would tear through you
What was there between you and me
Is something only history will ever know
The lens in which through I see
Don’t show me things that used to grow
But I still don’t forgive you
And I’ve realized that I never will
Any chance of reconciliation is now gone
You drank away all your brain cells
And it didn’t take long
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Mantis
03:39
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Sleeping is nothing but a long blink
Intelligence is nothing if you can’t think
The latter is what you lack
And the former was your ally that’s now gone
Water’s purpose is to help you sink
Growing is nothing if you can’t shrink
I tired to measure out your flaws
But no unit of measurement stretches that far
When the clouds swell up
(Attention to insects you don’t pay)
The rain will fall back up
(And they never look at you anyway)
When the rain welts up
(The mantis in the prayer stance)
It means the clouds have had enough
(Felt blessed when he got your glance)
The language of translation can only be learned through medication
It’s very addictive and can only be taken through inhalation
Our “oh so proud nation” is only God’s pathetic reincarnation
I don’t see through the eyes in my head, they’re only there for decoration
When the clouds swell up
(Attention to insects you don’t pay)
The rain will fall back up
(And they never look at you anyway)
When the rain welts up
(The mantis in the prayer stance)
It means the clouds have had enough
(Felt blessed when he got your glance)
If you’re looking for me – I’m not there
If you tell me about your needs – I don’t care
You’re in the way and I can’t see – It’s not fair
Satan himself couldn’t help me – Help me
Set me free – Help me
Let me be – Help me
I can’t breathe – Help me
The clouds darkened and the rain fell
For the very first time
The Mantis looked up and said
“I wish that power to be mine”
So he tried to acquire the rain
But all he could do was grow wings
So he flies to clouds every day
Begging and pleading as he sings:
When the clouds swell up
(Attention to insects you don’t pay)
The rain will fall back up
(And we never look at you anyway)
When the rain welts up
(While I was in my prayer stance)
It means the clouds have had enough
I felt blessed when I got your glance
I am The Mantis
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Ithomiid Minneapolis, Minnesota
Melodic punk rock meets the aggression of metal. Introspective and reflective lyrics pulsate between clean and aggressive vocals, backed with a progressive hybrid of fast paced punk and dark heavy hitting metal music.
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