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This Fire Has Just Begun
05:38
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Gracious actions that hide behind
Diseased intentions
Unmade beds in which we lie
Relearning the art of sleep
Good night
Sleep well
Hello smoking gun
Everybody knows
This fire has just begun
One bare knuckled breaking of the mold
One hot minute to purify the soul
Fading in, fading out
The lie is speaking volumes
Shelved away in the dust
Forever
The lost is found
Hello smoking gun
Everybody knows
This fire has just begun
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No Waking World
01:13
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3. |
When Shadows Grow Teeth
04:09
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Searching for lost time
A 24 hour haze
Burnt offerings were kept at bay
They were swept away
Revealing the below
What was already above
There's nothing discreet
When the shadows grow teeth
When these lines were made
They were made to be crossed
We were made to be lost
Everything points to infinity again
Again and again
The eyes upon you have read your story
The towering overtones sent them running once before
There in the dead air
Listen you will hear
White noise just below the skin
This is where it all begins
There's nothing discreet
When the shadows grow teeth
When these lines were made
They were made to be crossed
We were made to be lost
Everything points to infinity again
Again and again
Before the panic sets in
You will take it all in
And it all comes to pass
With the wink of an eye
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4. |
Something To Fade Into
05:50
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Everything is clear
As it's ever been
As it ever will be
Open mouths before you
Incite the feeding frenzy
You found a cause
A cause for alarm
Something to believe in
Falling earthward
Starving hysterical
Something to fade into
There is a devious underground
Spitting back at me
At supersonic speed
Coming on like a great black wind
You found a cause
A cause for alarm
Something to believe in
Falling earthward
Starving hysterical
Something to fade into
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5. |
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Back to the terrors of the empty page
Where there is plenty of time for the sky to fall
The sound of faint voices
So close to the surface
Gone again
Long gone
Reaching out for me through a pane of glass
Distorted faces staring back
Familiar eyes open wide
In search of that moment
Gone again
Long gone
Smoke signals outside the void
A burning farewell to us all
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6. |
Liars
05:36
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A means to a bitter end
No need to explain
By hell or high water
Razed to the ground
Hanging in mid air
By the albatross around your neck
It suits you well
Eyes drift above the flood
The liars wink and pull the strings
The writings on the wall
The myth of halycon days
Make an exit like star-crossed lovers
Born to see it through
Hanging in mid air
By the albatross around your neck
It suits you well
Eyes drift above the flood
The liars wink and pull the strings
Another vintage silence
Recalled
Revealed
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7. |
Mercurial
04:14
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Reject this recurring picture
Standing down to the inevitable
So becoming to walk away
Bring this conversation so a dull roar
One dream away from moving on
Mindset parallels the brand new day
The looking glass has something else to say
Bedtime for the bedlam
Bring this conversation to a quiet end
One breath away from letting go
Mercurial
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8. |
Your Cautionary Tale
01:41
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The Impersonator
03:35
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Somewhere along the line
The mirror lied to you
It's come to this now
It's come to this
Never claim to know the impersonator
Let the record show
I never will
At some point in time
The truth has cursed you
It's come to this now
It's come to this
Never claim to know the impersonator
Let the record show
I never will
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10. |
Strange Ghosts
04:39
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The line between everything now
Bare bones to the cold fire
The very soul of the voyage
Pure meaningless motion
One day I won't come back at all
To all these strange ghosts of the world
The angels of desire
I'm not seeing visions anymore
For the love of hysteria
And other crimes against life
Desensitized in time
The beat it goes on and on
One day I won't come back at all
To all these strange ghosts of the world
The angels of desire
I'm not seeing visions anymore
Beyond the point of no return
And I am ready this time
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11. |
Millions
04:45
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Something inside
"Millions!" she cried
Tearing away what was once known
The slightest insinuation
Dancing with imagination
Time exploding in the sky
Our names in faded lights
For no one to see tonight
Slightly damaged criteria
The understatement of another lifetime
When fear is the messenger
We are not afraid
Time exploding in the sky
Our names in faded lights
For no one to see tonight
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12. |
Forever the Alarmist
05:39
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Stare in the face of the sun
Wander with my eyes until the daylight is gone
Meditate by way of the fever
The end still has a beginning
Primed for a revelation
Time for a second chance
White light blinded
White heat burning
White lie hurting
Forever the alarmist
Carry the burden past the threshold
Call it home and turn and walk away
The first step of a brand new journey
This could be the one to remember
Primed for a revelation
Time for a second chance
White light blinded
White heat burning
White lie hurting
Forever the alarmist
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13. |
Darkroom Doors
04:54
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Could we just cut to the chase
Could we just break it down in 10 words or less
You see there isn't much time
But did I need to remind you?
The sympathetic tones
Open the darkroom doors without warning
The answers are their own
Leave me overexposed
Walking in a rain that no one can feel
Some day the sun will shine
365 days have managed to slip away from me again
Seemingly endless phase
I hope the world is sleeping well tonight
Walking in a rain that no one can feel
Some day the sun will shine
Searching for a warm place to hide
We've had a good run
Until now
Walking in a rain that no one can feel
Some day the sun will shine again
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14. |
Phantom Moon
06:20
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You forget what you want to remember
You remember what you want to forget
No other dream
No waking world
No other tale to tell
By the dark of the phantom moon
I will find you
By the light of what we give too soon
I will blind you
You believe what you want to hear
You hear what you want to believe
The raging silence overwhelming
Dread speaks after the deadline
Calm reaching inside
Noise overflows below an optional glow
Fall into your dead end peers
Become your cautionary tale
For one more page
I will find you
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John Lancaster Huntington, West Virginia
Solo outlet for Huntington, WV based musician who has previously fronted such bands as Chum, 4 Ohm Mono and Earth to Eros to name a few.
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