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Soul
02:00
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Do I have a soul?
I thought I did.
I've prayed...I've prayed with all my might.
I still pray, yet the world is dark.
Will they ever leave these evil ways?
Have we lost our souls?
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2. |
Buffalo Barbie
04:52
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Gossip they carry
Attached to your name
While the strife
And the vengeance creep
Right up their brains
While they form an image of you
While they form an image of you
Darkness consumes them
From inside their caves
While they seek after shadows cast
From well beyond their gaze
Yet they claim an image of you
Yet they claim an image of you
Buffalo Barbie
You stubborn ox
Won't you come out
Of your little box
Buffalo Barbie
You stubborn ox
Won't you come out
Of your little box
The gossip they carry
Attached to your name
While the lust
And the malice creeps
Right up the brain
As they stare at an image of you
As they stare at an image of you
An object for playtime
A toy in their chest
They'll use you
And abuse you
And toss you with the rest
While they feed on the image of you
While they feed on the image of you
Buffalo Barbie
You stubborn ox
Won't you come out
Of your little box
Buffalo Barbie
You stubborn ox
Won't you come out
Of your little box
Won't you
Oh, won't you come out
Oh, won't you
Oh, Won't you come out
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3. |
Lonely
03:20
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I'm sorry dear
For what you've done
You must not
Turn back toward me now
You lost yourself
In fallen ways
And I can't
Fall no further
I felt your love
Your soul was heard
You know you
Pierced right through me
Your gift of self
Thrown to the wind
Like dust it's
Blowing all around.
Your tender flesh
For hungry ghosts
You know, that I can
Hear them feeding
You must be real lonely
To let them take from you
You must be real lonely
To let them prey on you
You say you have
This love to give
Yet you receive
Hearts of darkness
You claim to know
The way you go
Yet blind paths
Are what you wander
The shadow fruit
Your gift of self
Is where they place the siphon
They take your flesh
For easy days
To make a feeding frenzy
They dig these graves
In infertile ground
Death is the seed they scatter
Your gift of self
Turned to a corpse
The price of their violation
You must be real lonely
To let them take from you
You must be real lonely
To let them prey on you
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I don't know what to say
Give me the word
Self-Obsession
Will I die this way
Give me the word
Self-Obsession
I can't be me
Self-Obsession
I'm passing by
Give me the word
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
Self-Obsession
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5. |
Believe
04:04
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You better believe
You better believe
That this world's that cold
Didn't you know
He's a stone cold killer
Yet he cannot kill your soul
Like a blood hungry hound
He'll chase you down
As he sends his demons
To beat you around
He'll cast you out
For a real small error
Drag you down
In a night of terror
You better believe
That his world's that cold
You better believe
That the world's that cold
Didn't you know
He's a stone cold killer
But he cannot
Kill your soul
You better believe
This world's that cold
You better believe
You better believe
You better believe
That this world's that cold
Didn't you know
He's a stone cold killer
You better protect your soul
You better believe
This world has gotten to me
I'm growing old
And it's turned me cold
You better believe
This world has taken from me
Parts of my soul
And it's made me cold
Oh, but I want my soul
Oh, I want my soul
I'm growing old
Where are you love
I'm so alone
Turning cold
My hearts gone
Cold
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6. |
All Aboard
03:04
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The thing about trains
It doesn't matter where
They're going
What matters
Is deciding to get on
The Lightbearer
Void sharer
Paradise lost
The soul snarer
Man and woman make em
I'm slithering up
To take em
Have a bite
It'll wake ya
Have a look at yourself
It will shake ya
I'm the conductor
The interrupter
All aboard
For a journey asunder
Thunderbolt fallen from the sky
I do my evil on the fly
Like a lion on the prowl
Devouring souls as they die
Christ killer
Sin seller
Accuser
Abuser
And tale teller
The Great Satan
They don't believe
Me anymore
Circuitry to hell
Calling out
All Aboard
Desecrator
Man-hater
Tempter
Liar
And deviator
Circuitry to hell
has all been formed
Calling out
To the world
All Aboard
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7. |
Necropolis
04:04
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Born wasted
And made to die
To lose worth
And chase an appetite
Slaughter
The city I was born
I've left behind
They smoke another cigarette
Hanging from a lifeline
They do another pirouette
Dancing through these lies
They hush their words
About their sins and crime
In this Necropolis
Born innocent
Degraded in due time
A childhood turned degenerate
To feed their appetites
Slaughter
This wicked age they make
I'll leave behind
They smoke another cigarette
Hanging from a lifeline
They do another pirouette
Dancing through these lies
They hush their words
About their sins and crime
In this Necropolis
Born again
This flesh is mine
To stand witness
To sacrament and sign
Slaughter
This fallen world
I've left behind
They smoke another cigarette
Hanging from a lifeline
They do another pirouette
Dancing through these lies
They hush their words
About their sins and crime
In this Necropolis
Another soul wasted
The power's mine
Another life taken
It's my right
To slaughter
I need to control
And move ahead
The other corpses here
In this city of the dead
Slaughter
This is the life I need oh
To move ahead
In this city of the dead
Of dust and bone
The graveyard
I call my home
Slaughter
This is my home
This Necropolis
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The Thief was a Genius
08:32
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Well the thief
The thief was a genius
Or were we fools
Or were we fools
Was it a trick
Was it all left here
Who understood
Who understood
Well the thief was a genius
Or were we fools
Or were we fools
Who knew that he would trick us all
Who knew that he would even trick us all
This time we aren't playing here
Life has just become sincere
This message burns
Into your ears
Just keep it so clear
The thief was a genius
The thief was a genius
Who knew he would even trick us all
Who knew we could be tricked
Who
Who knew that we could be tricked
Who knew
Life has a way
Of slowing down
Every once in a while
Slow...slow
The thief was a genius
He stole part of me too
As if we could be tricked
As if we could be tricked
Who knew...who knew
There was something to steal
Who knew...who knew
Who knew...who knew
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9. |
Polarity
03:12
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The love you seek
Is flowering
In the heart of
A holy soul
The words you speak
Empowering a life
For this lonely road
The touch you share
Is comforting
This place that I call
My home
The love you give
Is flowering
In the heart
Of her lonely soul
I love you
Override this polarity
By loving all the time
The uncivilized sacrifice
Has been unauthorized
In beloved eyes
A piercing gaze that goes
Beyond the grave
This fruit is ripe
The tree stands firm
Between the battle line
The love you give
Is flowering
In the heart
Of her lonely soul
The words you speak
Empowering for a life
On this lonely road
The touch you share
Is comforting
This place that
I call my home
The love you seek
Is flowering in the heart
Of a holy soul
The love you give
Is flowering in her heart
The words you share
Empowering
Empowering
The touch we have
Is home...I am home
When I'm with you
I am home
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10. |
Half-life
02:54
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So few can say from the fire
Of their innocence
So few can say from the freedom
Of their discipline
I've burned myself
Yes I've played with fire too
But I won't settle
On a half-life
No I won't settle
On a half-life
I won't give you
A half-hearted love
So few can say from the wisdom
Of their penitence
So few can say with a vision
of integralness
I've burnt myself
Yes I've played with fire too
But I won't settle
On a half-life
No I won't settle
On a half-life
I won't give you
A half-hearted love
Darling this love is for you
Beloved this love is for you
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11. |
Dark Times
05:58
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I see you crying out
Oh tortured soul
I see you crying out
Oh don't you know
These are dark times
For all of us here
Oh you're not alone
These are dark times
For all of us here
Oh you're not alone
Everything they believed
Is passing by like a dream
Everything they lived for
Is passing by like a dream
Everything they believed
Is passing by like a dream
This world is passing by
This world is passing by
Do not fear this evil time
This world is passing by
It's passing by
The world is sinking lower
Now you know...now you know
Fear not this evil time
Oh holy soul
Hold on
The world is sinking lower
Oh hold on
These are dark times
For all of us here
For all of us here
Be not afraid
Have no fear
About these evil times
Oh
Go forth toward the light
Make a way live your life
These are dark times
For all of us here
Hold on
Hold on
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12. |
Metanoia III
09:00
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I'm going to change my mind
I have believed the saints
Who have testified
I'm going to be who I am
Live a life of integrity
I won't trifle with their
Twisted dreams
I have to do what's right
I believe
I believe in Christ
I will testify...I will testify
I have changed my mind
I believe
Saints...saints
Pray for us here
Holy angels
Do not abandon us
Oh, have mercy on this world
Oh, what must I do to follow you
Oh, what must I do
Vanity, my favorite sin
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Jacob Whalen Dallas, Texas
Jacob Whalen is an artist, musician, and all-around great guy originally from Austin, Minnesota.
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