1. |
Bitter Air
04:20
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Gather all the bodies, 'cause the party's on
no time for idle thought
He can't have wandered out that far on his own
into the great unknown
Navigation
systems failing
Fuel tank empty
Desparate landing
Bitter air everywhere around me
Don't despair — somewhere there will hear me
I'm...
Neglect the nagging feeling this is going wrong
he's been out far too long
Give me any indication he's alive and well
Refuge from this hell
Now the sun retreats from the sky
Overwrought on this eventide
Bitter air everywhere around me
Don't despair — somewhere there will hear me
I'm freezing
I'm freezing
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2. |
The Unknown
04:28
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There is a quiet savagery
under the surface of the sea
At the first sign of frailty
the sharks will feast upon us as we bleed
Standing at the edge, wholly motionless
peer into the depths and see their cunning silhouettes
Dovetail with the waves, cleverly obscured
Waiting till the time is right when bounty is assured
We're all just drifting, endlessly
Struggling to stay afloat as killers wait below
So what is there to gain
when we hide from the unknown?
Witness the quiet savagery
under the surface of the sea
At the first sign of frailty
the sharks will feast upon us as we bleed
Hurricanes and hail; iron turns to rust
Water pouring in as we're battered by the gusts
Now inch by inch we're sinking further in the ocean
as they rise up and encircle us
There's an island on the horizon we could swim to
But it seems they will be upon us soon
Their teeth will tear you limb from limb
So band together on this sinking ship
Harpoons up, now they're growing near
To face the unknown we must kill our fears
We're all just drifting, endlessly
Struggling to stay afloat as killers wait below
So what is there to gain
when we hide from the unknown?
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3. |
Eulogy
04:14
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Moving mountains with his voice
like he had no other choice
Boldly unafraid to feel
Such a gifted one, so surreal
I just happened to stumble upon
something monumental
A eulogy long overdue
but it's better late than never
Day by day
Determined not to echo the mistakes
his father made (that his father made)
A tortured soul
endeavoring to fill the hole
but we'll never know (yeah we'll never know)
Move through life
as if he weren't afraid to die
Should we be surprised? (Should we be surprised?)
Swept up in the undertow
of the Mississippi River, and away he goes
Never awakening again
Inconceivable that this is how it ends
Passing like a meteor
Legacy lives on evermore
I just happened to stumble upon
something monumental
A eulogy long overdue
but it's better late than never
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4. |
The Incident
01:10
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5. |
Song and Memory
04:28
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Waterborne, one with nature
For centuries, respectful of our neighbors
These are our ways
A grievous premonition
For decades we'll endure the devastation
These are their ways
Now our islands are erased
This earth is where our fathers stood
and generations more
Older than nations, this was our home
The river now runs with our blood
united with the toxins
All for a profit; what have they done
Song and memory, nothing else remains
Factories built upstream
Mixing poison all throughout the river
Lucrative days
as our livestock fades away
This earth is where our fathers stood
and generations more
Older than nations, this was our home
The river now runs with our blood
united with the toxins
All for a profit; what have they done
A lonesome melody
Song and memory, nothing else remains
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