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A maze of alleys and havens for the delightful and depraved …. as our concrete backdrop
Oh, those souls
Lead in hopeless passion
See the sights
And forgo their tales of sorrow
Care to take my hand?
Time to share this place
What is there to see?
Time to make this city ours
Stay safe
Coup de grace
there’s a cityscape, filled with packs of wolves, where tender heart flatline
Coup de grace, What a shame
It’s a city filled with life, where people move their feet, yet the darkest parts succeed.
Burn it down
now the buildings are raining embers, let’s take a look and enjoy
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I see the glow like a sunset, beckoning like a dream.
Can you feel the warmth of our skin drawing closer?
so pull me back, pull me back to a promise, pull me back to the taste we know.
stay with me, “misery,” bitten lips and beating hearts
A soft kiss pressed against my cheek,
lingering memories,
With a spark, skin to skin,
with a spark, ignite.
Let’s set the stage
a flame for us to stay warm, buried in a grave with those to adore, a city on fire.
(Watch it spread across the skyline)
a city we know, all to well
I can’t stand, the look that’s in your eyes, so,
plant a kiss in hopes to seal them
Then we’ll fall into it
I still see it, that amber glow cast across your skin
we still feel it, we’ll match the heat as we burn asunder
Painted ashes, painted ashes, painted ashes, painted ashes
Oh to be consumed for comfort, oh to be entrapped in your arms,
we’re painted in ashes.
Let's set the stage…
a flame for us to stay warm, buried in a grave with those to adore, a city on fire.
(Watch it spread across the skyline)
a city we know, all to well
They'll find our bodies encased in stone,
still holding close to what we adore.
there’s no regret, we were worth everything.
Oh lustful, oh vibrant glow, we step into the flame.
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All eyes on us
Call for trust
Yet fail to discern
Love or lust
Ending this scene in one of two ways
Don’t stay
The time and place here is all too revealing
Did the thrill of it all spark the ride?
It Takes two to dance, it’s not mindless
They don’t have to know,
Let’s just keep this between us
Just look away and feign the sway,
Feign the sway just right
Remember just like we rehearsed
This smile, tells all that should be known
There’s more to this Dear
Subtle sounds as they fade in the distance
So it goes,
The Mistakes that will haunt haven’t shown,
Until now,
Too late to take them back
Paving a road with your wound
Can’t turn back
No, this can’t be done
These sins slipped through the cracks
It’s time to brave the worst, This mask is obsolete now
As this carries on the stage is set aflame.
It’s safe to say this charade is gonna its course
They don’t have to know,
Let’s keep this between us
They don’t have to know,
Just keep this our secret
All gone,
We’re both no longer safe here.
Blood on our hands now
Subtle sounds as they fade in the distance
So it goes,
The Mistakes that will haunt haven’t shown,
Until now,
Too late to take them back
Paving a road with your wound
Just look away and feign the sway,
Feign the sway just right
All eyes on us,
And this dance is our demise
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4. |
Red Wine And Discontent
03:33
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don’t confess just yet. Tell me every little lie you have and say it with conviction.
Just keep your secrets to yourself,
If I’m so hopeless, you’re romantic.
Oh mercy, don't speak.
Just lay the petals without care,
bleed me dry
Don't blink, you’ll miss it all. Watch as we lose control.
These violent delights, new lines are drawn into our skin.
Mistakes you hold in such good fashion.
Never met with such compassion.
Don't hold your breath
This is the solemn part
If I’m so hopeless, you’re romantic. Romantic.
(We’ve said, we’ve said it all)
You’ll make your bed with every lie you tell,
stay buried with your secrets.
I bet you’d rather cut your tongue out.
just like a endless carousel
We try to lock eyes while we spin
Hold Your Breath
Whispers that haunt us till the end
Red wine and discontent, turned into silhouettes.
With a lit cigarette, our halos fall to the floor.
Three words to carry a reaction, always met with satisfaction
Don't hold your breath
If I’m so hopeless, you’re romantic. Romantic.
(We’ve said, we’ve said it all)
You’ll make your bed with every lie you tell,
stay buried with your secrets.
I bet you’d rather cut your tongue out.
I bet you’d rather cut it out
Just one look and I’ll fade away from all uncertainty
Just one,
When the last petal falls, can the roots stay interlocked?
Just one last, one last dance
We grit our teeth even as we smile
If I’m so hopeless, you’re romantic. Romantic.
(watch us react like chemicals)
You’ll make your bed with every lie you tell,
stay buried in your secrets.
I bet you’d rather cut your tongue out.
Bleed me dry
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Oh my, a tender kiss, now what do we have here? let's trace the lips of an angel
Tongue tied, it's you and I, and we can stay right here until the curtain call.
Hey now take a bow
Caress, you pull me close.
Tear down, topple everything.
Heading a Siren's call,
we’ll dance and we’ll dance till they blush.
Lock eyes, step on the stage.
Let go, and fall in sync.
Come on, just lose control
We’ll dance and we’ll dance till they blush
All hands up send them off with applause
We craft this scene like a dream
Hey now, take a bow
lubricant like kerosene
Kill the silent remarks, and let go
Hey now, this is how
our tender scene will burn to the ground.
Trace your fingers all down my back
Hey now, take a bow,
lubricant like kerosene
Formed into a shape i won’t forget
An angel draped and bound,
you're truly ethereal,
the taste of our spit and all.
Sink your teeth and with these bleeding lips you’ll never hear me say stop
Don't let this feeling go to waste,
we crave it
You said come on pick up the pace,
we need it
digging our nails into our flesh,
oh loving marks
Sacramental,
until the harlot’s down on her knees.
keep shaking, so delightful,
eyes are rolling, into the back of her head,
keep pulling, back and forth,
heart keeps racing, skipping a beat
We craft this scene like a dream
Hey now, take a bow,
lubricant like kerosene
Kill the silent remarks, and let go
Hey now, this is how
our tender scene will burn to the ground.
Trace your fingers all down my back
Hey now, take a bow,
lubricant like kerosene
Formed into a shape I won’t forget
A sign of what once was, fading.
In the distance looms the shadow of a new theme, departure
Oh god,
hey now take a bow,
this may be your best one yet,
blushing red
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A fruitful resolution was just a tease
For this city will drop us all to our knees
With every sense caressed by destructive beauty
We’ve yet to drop the curtain on this dear city
Our name should be in lights
Gruesome nature of the night
The wardrobe: now blood red from white
Empty bottle and all that surely follows,
Last call’s sorrows
The curtain dawns, to reveal the carnage
For all to see, now our headline writes itself
Screams from the foyer, the sirens near
Isn’t it lovely?
Light now fades
Coup de grâce
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Silhouettes In Motion
02:47
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In a castle made of four walls, there’s a Queen of nothing,
I decree that the music doesn’t stop.
Let's dance around with the twisted memories of ghosts, hear them all tapping away.
This is a prison of my design,
so
Left with the rhythm now
Let's do this waltz alone
To a hollow tone
I’m dancing with a shadow for the night
Figures made of silhouettes
Locked eyes with no intent
What if the devil had a fashion sense?
Would you lie (you lie, you lie)
To take a step inside?
It’s just a fucking illusion, can’t hold it tight
It's just lovely confusion, its blissful ignorance,
I know the feeling, It’s so safe.
Chasing, the footprints left behind
Chasing, the presence left inside
The taste left is so bitter,
Self imposed.
That red dress on my mind
Left with the rhythm now
We start to lose control
Who would know?
I’m dancing with a shadow for the night,
Married to these vacant faces.
I’ll Carve your name in four white walls,
Who would know?
I’m dancing with a shadow for the night
Figures made of silhouettes
Locked eyes with no intent
What if the devil had a fashion sense?
Would you lie (you lie, you lie)
To take a step inside?
Break the walls
Will I see you again?
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on the pavement we’ll lie, alone, we’ll know one day
when the radio stops I know we’ll all sing,
through the haze i still see you, in your eyes there’s still one thing.
when the radio stops, i know we’ll hear screaming
this fire started with the smallest spark, we’ll fall apart, to the dance floor for shelter
this pose of passion to ignite the start, as hopes depart, its never-ending
our heels all tap, we’re ready to go, let’s see it through,
the flames, they look so pretty, burning higher.
well okay, all right, we’ll feed the fire, don’t save us.
to feel the heat sometimes,
i’d give anything
escape from the cold, warm yourself in the heat of the moment, till the roof blows off.
No more moving in a dream.
There’s an amber glow,
if only you had the strength to open up your eyes
a fire started with the smallest spark, we’ll fall apart, to the dance floor for shelter
a pose of passion to ignite the start, as hopes depart, its never-ending
It’s neverending, never end
so scream out, swing to the beat and cast out the smiles of malice.
Cling to your substance, don’t let them rob you of rhythm.
This is the hope draped around the image of solace.
This is the movement, don’t let them,
don’t let them, ever stop you.
We watch as the candelabra falls
Ashes start to surround us
Dance with me, spinning in our dismay.,
Que sera, locked into step with the blaze.
Fanning the flames that give us comfort tonight
Through the haze I still see you,
in your eyes there’s a glow,
Reflecting the city we know
Self combust and let our bodies be turned to dust
And with our final breath we seal this statement
what a shame that this story came to such a tragedy in the end,
One for the ages
Two burnt to ashes
In the end
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So they’re stopping you, they said it has to be
Play the game, so they say with these guilt ridden themes
Turn up the radio, the silent battering, the beat goes just like this…
1,2,3,4
on the way down, what’s it gonna be?
we could dance to the sound of a car crash
on the way down, so it has to be,
just the ghosts of a broken era
I’ll stop to stare at the sun, they’ll push me off of the bridge, this is the freest that it gets
These are the steps of decay within a lonely estate,
(It's all in doubt, its all in doubt)
So Get the ambulance ready while the rhythm rings out,
(So step in sync, so step in sync now)
Because this dancefloor's a wreck and now the lights have gone down.
Just move in the dark now, you can never lose the beat.
Let’s steady this pace now,
Turn up the radio
It's time to stand up, it's time to move your feet, well now, everybody
On the way down, so it has to be,
Who’s the voice of a broken era?
These are the steps of decay within a lonely estate,
(It's all in doubt, its all in doubt)
So Get the ambulance ready while the rhythm rings out,
(So step in sync, so step in sync now)
Because this dancefloor's a wreck and now the lights have gone down.
Bring it down
Don't lose touch, sway and hold them close, breath in deep, close your eyes
these bodies break into a collision of compassion, a collision of compassion
(Your heart beats to the rhythm, resonating all throughout your veins)
Let’s steady this pace now, don’t lose the step
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Sister With A Gun
03:01
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Take it back, take it back,
end this dance, we know to well.
This never had,
never had to be the last thing that you said,
Sister with a gun, crank the radio.
She doesn’t have the sense to aim at where she goes
Sister with a gun, shut it all down, she doesn't have the
She doesn't have the sense
So I guess you never left, you’d see the lies you crafted into this.
You sew a stitch like a patch in this emptiness.
So I wish you never said, we’d cut ties and come to this again
She takes the thread and it starts to unravel.
Oh embellished lies, we’re calling ghosts now.
Playing Simon says,
caressing fallout now
Tasteless charm, you run away from everything you know.
Strung apart, you tear away at everything, everything.
For your sake now, you plunge into the fray
Tracing fragments all in disarray
Even though distance is running thin,
Pick up the needle again
You wear this armor made of cloth, it won't stop the pending dissonance
Maybe a chance this could all turn over?
And so now it's torn apart, you’ve been left out to the elements
You’ve sewn this thread it starts to unravel
Oh embellished lies, we’re calling ghosts now,
Playing Simon says,
caressing fallout.
Tucked in your tapestry, then there’s no safety,
just a placebo and fading comfort
Tasteless charm, you run away from everything you know.
Strung apart, you tear away at everything you know, everything
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Chewing The Scenery
03:48
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Can you picture this? Painting a portrait that puts me to rest,
we’re moving backwards.
Well it is, is it this, is it just?
this is bliss
(is this just bliss?)
Who'll stop the bleeding, if you're stabbing my heart with the dullest of knives? Does this bring you joy?
Whose side are you on?
Still, this game we play seems rigged.
We push on,
The house we built still feels empty
Missteps are plenty, In this play,
We plant our feet and hold on till the climax
Now the crowd won’t seem so pleased with this display
Brought to tears betrayed by this self immolation
This act is a charade, we forgot our lines
It’s time to improvise, shred this useless script
Let’s get a round of applause
Is this just bliss?
(Well it is, is it this, is it just, this is bliss)
Time out, restart
We’ve been here before,
You pull me in.
“Like a moth to a flame” you said
This is how it ends
Don’t fool yourself
this must be the end
Swan song
Who'll stop the bleeding, if you're stabbing my heart with the dullest of knives?
Does this bring you joy?
Buried and breathing.
Now there’s blood on your hands, you know damn well it’s mine.
Does this bring you joy?
Whose side are you on?
We’re chewing the scenery now
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12. |
Curtain Call
04:24
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Flame for flame,
Once the buildings start burning down
It will already be too late my dear
Follow me to a place we once turned to
Oh how we held it so close to our scars
We’ve been there before,
maybe forgotten,
Is it too late my dear?
Take a hold
Did we pass away on the dance floor?
There’s no rush
We have loneliness carved on our arms
Swing with emotion
hands on your hips we begin to sway
passion in motion
(Have the words left your head)
Now we’re alone,
You whisper it’s too late my dear
Now the city we built
Full of flames, reduced down to ashes
Now the city we built has been set ablaze
When you can’t stop the shaking
and you know that we’re all to blame
Find your safety in matches, lost in the haze
Don’t stop hesitating
We know where to go from here
Oh sweet pyre mirroring, your eyes. (Your eyes)
taken with it all.
Our lives,
they’re mixed in with the ashe
Flame for flame
we’ll reside in this house built on shame
Flame for flame
We’ll reside in this house set ablaze
(With every match you strike, you’ll find you are not alone
And every breath you take will lead you to the curtain call)
Now the skeletal frame is a symbol of blame,
As the lights dim down, was this worth it all?
Flame for flame
Adieu
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SeeYouSpaceCowboy... San Diego, California
Sasscore from SD
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