1. |
Prior to the Tragedy
02:08
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Prior to the tragedy
I’ll make it clear from the start
I’m tired of what’s after me
And what my fears really are
And through
Their echo playing devil only
One rings true
‘Don’t let destiny
Become your enemy
Don’t let these tendencies
Become your legacy’
Prior to the masterpiece
You spend a year in the dark
You think a brighter future has to be
Nearby but seems so far
But one too
Many times you seen through me
Now see me through
All of the dreadful things
Behind these melodies
Cannot convince me
I’ve got a head to lose
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2. |
Dwell
05:24
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What can make it right
When the shoulder that you cry
goes cold?
And the question on your mind
‘Is this cloud or circle 9’
Takes hold
You fail to prove emotion
And she just goes through the motions and her roles
But she doesn’t know it
Eliza don’t you know you’re beautiful
They’re wrong
No matter any one that talks
or hard times you fall upon
To think that all of them have won
Is that really what you want
You hear her voice from behind the door
That makes your heart drop to the very bottom floor
That long forgotten feeling that once engulfed your body in flames and absolved you of your shame,
Well it seems this kind of dizziness has taken its place
The kind where it pinches you just to see if you’re awake
The kind that convinces you to say it’s all okay when it ain’t
How do they expect you to have your head in order
When you can’t even get the answers to your own questions straight
I promise you
That I’ll miss you
I couldn’t see
If I wanted to
In the dark
I’ll prove to you that I meant no harm
And hold you within my arms
I’ll do anything at any cost
To kill off that thought and the
Weight that it was
You wanna scream for anyone
But you can’t breathe
So bite your tongue
Straight through
Now your eyes are tearing up
The tears don’t stream but blur enough
So you can’t see
What’s been in front (in front)
Of you
and me
And everything
That surrounds
won’t rest till every flaw we found
Falls forth and crashes down
And kicks up all the dust of doubt
From right off the ground
Then the clouds part away
And the sun turns the gray
Into blue
and all else fades
Into mist
Still we dwell in these caves
For as long as we may
In comfortable
disarray
We’ll live
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3. |
Snow Angels
04:23
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The ride is short
phone said 8, I came in 4
give or take
Front door feels like a gateway
I come forth
when I hear it say
“If you’re tired of your body
I know just what to do”
It turns and whispers softly
To you
When you’re
All worn out and you’re losing grip
One more should do the trick
Lift up your head
When the
wind grows colder than before
I’ll keep you closer, keep you warm
Be sure all the good things
Won’t come to an end
Something that you’re looking for?
Well I can relate
I don’t believe that ’less is more’
When you give and I take
Your jaw is on the floor
And your eyes are open wide
They see so well for
Being blind
When you’re
All worn out and you’re losing grip
One more should do the trick
Lift up your head
When the
wind grows colder than before
I’ll keep you closer, keep you warm
Be sure all the good things
Won’t come to an end
The ride is short, my phone said 8
And now it’s 4 o clock
Oh well
And though it may seem painful
I guess I have to go
You’re nothin but an angel
In the snow
When you’re
All worn out and you’re losing grip
One more should do the trick
Lift up your head
When the
wind grows colder than before
I’ll keep you closer, keep you warm
Be sure all the good things
Won’t come to an-
End of a story is never sweet
It’s exactly what you think
And you are not worthy,
my friend
You wonder
Why they’re writing a eulogy
You’re alive as you can be
Not to worry
Rest is for the dead
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4. |
Just Stay Where You Are
04:20
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The drain in
The bathtub is plugged
As you lay down
Baptized in blood
You feel your body ache
And your eyes start to flood
And then it goes away
With all that you loved
I know you got no existential crisis but I might just be yours
I know you’re not the sentimental type but I just like to adore
I know I can’t
Pretend I know
I shook every time that we spoke
Just to keep my composure
So I’ll stay there
And no I can’t
Just let you go
I’ve heard keep your friends close and
Keep your enemies closer
So just stay where you are
On the surface
I swore we were strong
Like a first kiss
In the dead of the dawn
And then we pull away
And the sun moves along
And then it goes away
Like the end of a song
I’m sure it’s for the best it's just a lesson I must learn again
Those words that you ‘confess’ are just blessing in a curse's skin
I know I can’t
Pretend I know
I shook every time that we spoke
Just to keep my composure
So I’ll stay there
And no I can’t
Just let you go
I’ve heard keep your friends close and
Keep your enemies closer
So just stay where you are
I know you got no existential crisis but I might just be yours
I know you’re not the sentimental type but I just like to adore
My heart won’t beat the same
Feels like I’ve made a big mistake
With every word that escapes
And your lips can’t say my name
All they say is
“Stay right where you are
Right where you are”
I’ve heard keep your friends close and
Keep your enemies closer
So just stay where you are
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5. |
Losing Control
03:50
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You found me
Wandering from my hiding place
Keep me in that cage of yours
As you unravel your love
Around me
Haunting every night and day
I’d let you stay forever more
But you are only who you’ve given up
The dawn is breaking down the walls
That held me, they tell me
Don’t worry bout the future that you fear
Or even shed a tear
So what if it’s unclear
Approaching near
If shadows of a doubt come into thought
Better than none at all
You learn from love and loss
But I do not, no no
You told me
Tightly taking hold of me
Then lightly letting go of me
you swear you’ll catch me if
And only
If I leave your side again
Well maybe that’s the right thing
Release from misery can be on us
The x’s on a calendar,
Fall and glide, on my eyes
Release me from the pain I’ve always known
That aching in my skull
Waits till I’m vulnerable
Then overflows
Explosions in my brain scrape at my soul
I’m dying to the core
I’m lying on the floor
I’ve lost control
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6. |
Destiny Deal Me In
04:36
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Friend
It’s alright now
Even so
Your head
Is in the clouds
But hangs so low
You bury your despair
and clearly I’m unaware
You turn to me
And you say
'I’d rather be
Worn away
And I wish that wasn’t true.
The lighter pieces
Of my brain
Just never seem
To get their way
And I may just split In two'
So
I’ll take your life
And hold it tight
I’ll show,
Let me show you what it’s like
Below the ice
Holding my breath
To stay afloat
Swinging my head
To and fro
To just be rid of
What I hoped
That death would let me go
And when we die
I believe
We meet the finest
We could be
The best person we could’ve been
And I’m horrified
That when we meet
I won’t recognize
The man I see
So destiny deal me in
Fate is a cruel game and I won’t let it win
There’s ones
I chased around
I regret
And some
Erased the ground
That I step
No amount of
Getting high on
Old hellos and
New goodbyes
That can cut out
What resides
And so you start to cry
So help me god
If the graves
Where I belong
There’s no way
I’m making it out alive
Yet it’s drawing
Me awake
Just like the dawn
As it breaks
And the morning has arrived
Fate is a cruel game, and we just can’t let it win
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