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Pull me up by my roots.
Point out my faults I should delude.
Pick the parts to remove.
Until I'm something that you'd approve.
Light the match, and set it all on fire.
With a flash I’m burning down an empire.
Can’t take it back things that happened prior
Life happens fast, but I’m preaching to the choir.
I've got nothing left to prove
And even less more to look forward to
I’m moving fast but I'm going nowhere
Caught somewhere between here and there.
Is it too late to say, that I don’t want to have to change?
I know it’s just a waste, but I’m happy running in place.
Pushing forward, every day to improve.
Feeling ordered, a toy just for your use.
It's not hopeless, remove you like a dead tooth.
My screams are toneless, the sound carries, not the truth.
I've got nothing left to prove
And even less more to look forward to
I’m moving fast but I'm going nowhere
Caught somewhere between here and there.
This is all I can be
It's not you it's just me
Alcohol and atrophy
It's the truth, the gravity
I'm appalled how callously
That you can be through with me
Ethanol and stagnancy
It's no use, I'm your casualty
I've got nothing left to prove
And even less more to look forward to
I’m moving fast but I'm going nowhere
Caught somewhere between here and there.
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An Afterthought
02:51
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Day in and day out, you feel so full of doubt.
From gray to blackout, from wake to pass out.
Can’t stay, it’s too late, highways and state routes.
It’s a waste, I’m in your way, you’re about to breakout.
You’d sell your soul for anything, just a deadly sin, with nothing within.
I gave away almost everything, it was all for not, I’m just an afterthought.
There’s no excuse for self abuse, after all it’s all up to you.
It’s no use, we can’t lose, but don’t forget to water your roots.
You’d sell your soul for anything, just a deadly sin, with nothing within.
I gave away almost everything, it was all for not, I’m just an afterthought.
Now you’re out chasing stars, left behind who you really are
You’ve gone far, but buried deep what once was ours and you couldn’t keep.
You’d sell your soul for anything, just a deadly sin, with nothing within.
I gave away almost everything, it was all for not, I’m just an afterthought.
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Complacent
04:04
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And this right here is exactly why I just never talk.
You’re all complacent in embracing how stuck you are.
It may strike fear, but sadly you were born here just to rot.
You’re all placed waiting uncomplaining about how fucked you are.
You’ve been pitched and sold, but I refuse, I can’t be bought.
It’s blatant how vacant and out of touch you really are.
I see how quick and cold you treat me like an afterthought.
Saying I’m jaded and impatient chasing lucky stars.
Am I doing enough? Or am I doing too much?
I’m spreading myself thin, while complacency sets in.
This is not who I want to be, but I see what you see in me.
I’m thinking too much, not feeling enough.
Killing time until time kills you with the tick of the clock.
It’s a wasted and flagrant insult to the dead who cannot.
Unfulfilled minds combined in not thinking outside the box.
Might as well face it, eat pavement, bury your face in the rocks.
Am I doing enough? Or am I doing too much?
I’m spreading myself thin, while complacency sets in.
This is not who I want to be, but I see what you see in me.
I’m thinking too much, not feeling enough.
It’s a long way down from the top to the bottom.
But on your way down, take me with you.
A longer way up from the bottom back to the top.
If you like how it sounds I’ll take you too.
Am I doing enough? Or am I doing too much?
I’m spreading myself thin, while complacency sets in.
This is not who I want to be, but I see what you see in me.
I’m thinking too much, not feeling enough.
It’s a long way down from the top to the bottom.
But on your way down, take me with you.
A longer way up from the bottom back to the top.
If you like how it sounds I’ll take you too.
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LoveWhatYouHate
03:02
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You say I’m total let down,
but I think its kind of fucking funny how
You’re the one always complaining,
and yet you’re never changing.
It’s supposed to be give and get,
live and let, forgive and forget
But you, you shove and take,
you’re so god damn fake, you love what you hate.
This time next year I’ll just be another bad memory.
If I could have it my way, we could take our time,
without wasting all of mine.
Don’t shed a tear, or have any fears, I’m not worth that energy.
We’ll look back one day, call this our prime,
pass it off in the meantime.
Quit acting like the world revolves around you.
You’re not some involved, renowned dude.
Not everything you do is profound truth
And nobody owes a damn amount to you.
You’ve grown cold, stories old,
Not a word of truth that you’ve told.
Play your role, an empty hole.
You are lacking all self control.
Sold your soul, paid the toll,
All just to fulfill selfish goals.
You say I’m total let down,
but I think its kind of fucking funny how
You’re the one always complaining,
and yet you’re never changing.
It’s supposed to be give and get,
live and let, forgive and forget
But you, you shove and take,
you’re so god damn fake, you love what you hate.
To be crystal clear, I love how you always see the best
in me.
While you can’t control your fate,
you can find the strength to go ahead and face it blind.
And if you listen dear, you will hear that’s you in this melody.
You are what you hate, with the things that you say,
and how you self define.
Live fast and die young, there’s no point, life’s no fun.
We’re all daft and so dumb, or maybe think we’re just happy?
Live fast and die young, there’s no point, life’s no fun.
We’re all daft and so dumb, or maybe think we’re just happy?
You say I’m total let down,
but I think its kind of fucking funny how
You’re the one always complaining,
and yet you’re never changing.
It’s supposed to be give and get,
live and let, forgive and forget
But you, you shove and take,
you’re so god damn fake, you love what you hate.
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Going In Circles
03:59
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So here we go again, I'm as far as I can bend.
And I'm about to snap, I'm just another dividend.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
Your icy demeanor is so hurtful.
But I'll hold tight til my hands go purple.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
I'm always jumping over your hurdles.
This spiraling seems like it's eternal,
Is it worthful?
I've lost another friend, I'm noticing a trend.
I'm stuck inside of your trap with no sight of the end.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
Your icy demeanor is so hurtful.
But I'll hold tight til my hands go purple.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
I'm always jumping over your hurdles.
This spiraling seems like it's eternal,
Is it worthful?
I'm spinning down the fucking drain.
I don't know what's wrong with my brain.
I'm hoping it's not more of the same.
I'm pulling out all of my teeth and going insane
Lost all of my hope, but at least now I know
That you would chose to go and leave me alone here in the afterglow
It's pointless to pretend, we're far too past amends.
I think I've hit my cap and I am surely overspent.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
Your icy demeanor is so hurtful.
But I'll hold tight til my hands go purple.
It feels like we're only going in circles.
I'm always jumping over your hurdles.
This spiraling seems like it's eternal,
Is it worthful?
Lost all of my hope, but at least now I know
That you would chose to go and leave me alone here in the afterglow
I'm spinning down the fucking drain.
I don't know what's wrong with my brain.
I'm hoping it's not more of the same.
I'm pulling out all of my teeth and going insane
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6. |
Empty Eyes
03:32
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You turn to me, my eyes were empty
Plain to see with your light on me.
Through clenched teeth, you went onto speak,
What I knew already.
You say I’m cynical, I don’t know what you mean
I’m just critical of everything that makes me me
It’s a miracle if you’re bright eyes believe
How damn difficult it’s for me to feel redeemed.
I was hoping, that you’d be open,
To me just holding onto our greatest moments.
Time’s not slowing, and we’re not knowing,
That now we’re only going through the motions.
I feel alive when you’re right there, you are something else.
You are the one, and I am the two, it’s the hand that I’m dealt
I really try but can’t compare, I only blame myself.
If you are the sun, I am your moon, there is no one else.
You turn away, the colors all fade
From rosy reds to shades of gray.
From wax to wane, with each passing phase
empty eyes too afraid.
It must be gravity that keeps pulling you from me.
Nature’s own rhapsody we dance the sky so beautifully
An empty cavity before your warmth got through to me.
Naturally compatibly, but it all feels new to me.
I was hoping, that you’d be open,
To me just holding onto our greatest moments.
Time’s not slowing, and we’re not knowing,
That now we’re only going through the motions.
I feel alive when you’re right there, you are something else.
You are the one, and I am the two, it’s the hand that I’m dealt
I really try but can’t compare, I only blame myself.
If you are the sun, I am your moon, there is no one else.
Chasing light of tomorrow,
Feeling lost in an eclipse
Stuck here at two crossroads,
Hanging on the edge of your lips.
I feel alive when you’re right there, you are something else.
You are the one, and I am the two, it’s the hand that I’m dealt
I really try but can’t compare, I only blame myself.
If you are the sun, I am your moon, there is no one else.
☾/☀
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☾/☀
02:05
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PRIZEFIGHTER Manchester, New Hampshire
PRIZEFIGHTER
(prīz-ˌfī-tər)
What was described as “4-5 in sync bandmates that really
know what they’re doing”; PRIZEFIGHTER is actually entirely self-made by just two hands.
Taking DIY to a new level and wearing all the hats, this is the solo project of musician and audio engineer, Zachary Zyla.
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