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I. THE BINDING
Tie that rope tight
So you just might
Hold on to me
Hold on to us...
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II. Intricate Designs
The rope is ever long
It stretches beyond the dawn
It flows into our hearts, so strong
It keeps us bound to love, so long
We walk hand in hand
Moving through the land
With that intricate design holding us
This knot features
Intricate Designs
That keep us bound
We know that we can't
Go on forever
No knot can withstand the weight of the years
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III. The Frayed End
You couldn't untie the knot
So you trusted that sword
To loosen that gordian grip
That held together so strong
And the Frayed End
On the other shore
Shall remain untied
I still remember the day
When you cut that line
And left me here to rot
While you ruled your land
Hold on to me
Don't let me fall...
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IV. Hold On (Reprise)
Hold on to life
Hold on to love
Hold on to me
Hold on to us
And maybe someday
We'll find that frayed wire
And we'll attempt to tie
It back together again...
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5. |
Chalk Lines
04:01
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CHALK LINES
Why have we scribbled lines upon the ground?
When will we wash the pavement clean from these...
Chalk Lines
(Keeping us inside these)
Borders
(We need to reach beyond)
Why have we made our limits so small?
When will we have the courage to conquer these...
Drawing these prison bars around our minds
Keeping our hands tied so tight
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Persuasion
05:10
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PERSUASION
Northern wind, begin to blow
Show the sun the strength you hold
Closer now, the cloak is pulled
Tighter now, to shield the cold
Persuasion is a powerful thing.
Mighty sun, begin to shed
Shed that light upon his head
Wanderer, the heat is strong
Take a rest, the road is long
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THE FALL OF HOUSE ATREIDES
Arrakis bound,
travel to the spice-world,
our new home...
Harkonnen fleets advance
kill the Duke, and his men
Where will you hide
when they come for you and your son?
They will try to feed us to the worms
(We will walk without rhythm)
Thumper, please, please don't fail us now
(We will walk without rhythm)
We will travel to the Fremen lands
(We will walk without rhythm)
We will wait and build our army strong
(We will walk without rhythm)
Drink from the water of life
Until our eyes turn blue-in-blue
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The Season Unspoken
04:02
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THE SEASON UNSPOKEN
If my mind changes with her tree
Would you rake across me with the rest of the leaves?
When winter is lost, and spring is in bloom
And summer burns back into fall so soon
Will you speak of the one who lies in between?
That wonderful season, unspoken, unseen
For the ashes of time, the grinding of gears
May wither my mind, may burn all my tears
May freeze all my memory, and weaken my fears
Would you let me fade away like all her good years?
They say that once they've changed they can't go back
But seasons come and go, and come again...
I feel as if the winds could blow her leaves my way
But I can also feel the sun upon my shoulder saying
"Don't fade out..."
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Breathing Lessons
03:39
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BREATHING LESSONS
Down in the water
Down in the deep
We need to practice all of our breathing techniques
Breathing Lessons
Give us patience
Waves beat the rocks to sand
Like society on the modern man
The ocean turns a bitter green
While martyrs make their public scenes
And I won't pretend I can breathe
In waters that shift and heave
Pulled down by the undertow
Drowning in things we'll never know
Breathing Lessons
Give us patience
To be stronger
To last longer
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Young Guns
08:43
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YOUNG GUNS
Young Guns.
When I was a boy I had a toy gun
My friends and I would play in the fields
We were young, and we would bend
Like the barley in the breeze
A few years later I got a real gun
My friends and I would play in the streets
We were young, and we would bend
Like a stop sign hit by a car
And when the flames of industry stung our foolish heads
We realized we've played too long
The match had been set
Now we are a nation
And we'll never quit
We'll make the loudest bang
The biggest hit
And we will crush them
To burning bits...
I only live to serve my country
A piece of land, but more to me
We'll instill fear in all our enemies
And pierce the heart of all who deny us
And when the clock strikes upon the hour
Of when the knife falls below the border
We'll sing the songs of our ascension
We'll reap the spoils of our invention
And when we beat them in this game
We'll challenge others to compete
And send them to their early graves
Ever marching on and on
Old Guns.
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Personal Gods
03:38
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PERSONAL GODS
I feel it in the morning
It starts inside my head
Endless thoughts are ever streaming
And I can't stop them from
Making me believe that I'm the only one
But I know we're all a part of something bigger
We're trying
To give ourselves some meaning in this life
We're trying
To make our peace with our own gods
And if the only things we own
Are our thoughts, and bodies
And if the caged bird sings louder than the rest
Then I think I'll stay right here
In my selfish little shell
Where everything is right where I want it to be
It could be worse
I could be like the others
I could be sucked into the void
Where nothing hurts and it all just stays the same
Just boring, dull routine
Right here where I belong.
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MAIDEN VOYAGE (STORM OF BEING)
Call your boats
All your men
We set sail at dawn.
Far away
We will reach
For the shores of God.
For mankind's
Mark in time
We will touch beyond.
Far beyond this reef of war and pain
There lay all the riches
Of those tired sailors
Who dared to cross stormy seas
Or insignificance.
Be the one to break the mold.
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Thought Machine Halifax, Nova Scotia
A Four-Piece band that draws influences from the golden age of Progressive Rock, yet attempts to push the genre further into the modern era. Sometimes mellow, sometimes heavy, sometimes quiet, and sometimes loud; the band relies heavily on the use of complex time signatures, extended song lengths, and synthesizers to add color to their ever changing musical style. ... more
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