1. |
Accept The End
04:49
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There's no stopping now
We've gone too far to turn
The fire's taken over
And we have to let it burn
So put on your best mask
Ignore the heat outside
And just
let chance
decide
The exit signs are lit
But all that's left is fear
You fool yourself to think that you can
Get away from here
Don't try
Just stay inside and die
Or fight your way
through all this haze
Knock down your door
and walk into the blaze
There's smoke in every room
And all around is gloom
The light is hidden just beyond the bend
There's more than you can see
And more that we could be
It's over when you just accept the end
We're running out of time
To claim that we were blind
Disaster was unfolding while we
Watched it all unwind
Too slow
To let our righteous anger go
So fight your way
Through all this rage
Rewrite our story
And turn the page
There's smoke in every room
And all around is gloom
But light is growing just beyond the bend
There's more than we could see
And more that we could be
It's over when we just accept the end
There's smoke in every room
And all around is doom
But light is shining just beyond the bend
There's more that we could see
So much more that we should be
We'll find it when we just reject the end
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2. |
No Rewind
03:44
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Eyes did not evolve to stare at video screens
And ears are filling up from all the noise
While everything turns plastic
Our brains are getting spastic
As we devote our lives to all these toys
And they tell us the best is yet to arrive
It's all about the business of staying alive
The world is moving on
So don't get left behind
Embrace the new machine
There is no...there is no rewind
Eyes will not distinguish friend from enemy
You cannot hear a word through all the din
And the sun is not the same
It's light is not the same
Filtered through these cancers on the wind
And they tell us the best is yet to arrive
It's all about the business of staying alive
The world is moving on
So don't get left behind
Embrace the new machine
There is no...there is no rewind
Only the strong survive
Buy now and stay alive
Consuming it all with so little to show
For the lives we lead
For the blood we bleed
The world is moving on
So don't get left behind
Become the new machine
There is no...
There is no...there is no rewind
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3. |
Don't Look Down
03:53
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The aims are high
But the ends can't justify
This holocaust
We'll never get back what's been lost
And I'm horrified
The more I look to either side
Cause there's no remorse
Just an engine that will run its course
Over everything
We spread our wings
and try not to look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
And our words ignite
A thousand fires for us to fight
But this talk is cheap
The babble puts our souls to sleep
And while we burn
We'll argue over lessons learned
Too late to change
A world remade and rearranged
Heeding no warnings
We spread our wings
Refusing to look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Don't look down
Cause the shadow's growing closer
And the ground is coming fast
This wild flight was never meant to last
And these burning wings
Are leaving us no choice but to look down
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4. |
Alternative Facts
04:53
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The sky is a deep shade of green today
The grass is all red and the sunlight is gray
I see for myself and don’t care what you say
Alternative Facts are my lens for the day
My leader’s the god-fearing savior of man
Respecting the planet like nobody can
I’ll keep on repeating ‘til you understand
Alternative Facts are just part of the plan
Immutable truth has become obsolete
The scientists sharpen their lies and deceit
I’ll focus on those who are safe to delete
Alternative Facts keep it tidy and neat
I’ll wait for a moment when you are asleep
And count out my tactics while you’re counting sheep
No more of your lessons, the curve is too steep
Alternative Facts are the tools of a creep
Your eyes are too focused so you cannot see
The truth is whatever we want it to be
We’ll shut down dissent ‘til you have to agree
Alternative Facts are the new sanity
There’s only the present, no time for the past
Don’t plan for a future that’s leaving too fast
This ship is adrift and the ocean is vast
Alternative Facts are the sails on the mast
The innocent die and we don’t shed a tear
Just bidding our time ‘til they all disappear
Demand your assent through distraction and fear
Alternative Facts are the tip of the spear
The sky is a deep shade of green today
The grass is all red and the sunlight is gray
I see for myself and don’t care what you say
Alternative Facts are my lens for the day
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5. |
The Bridge
04:43
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Wish I could talk to you in language you could hear
Maybe the enmity would start to disappear
Throw off these arguments and layers of defense
With no agenda, and no pretense
Wish I could find a bridge that brings you to my side
When I'm afraid to cross and swallow my own pride
I promise you the grass is greener over here
But when I reach across I only feel your fear
The river rages in the chasm
Between the banks of our belief
Until the canyon's overflowing
And we can only find relief
On the bridge
It's time for us to throw these swords and shields down
And send a rope across, tied to higher ground
The chaos down below will drown us both in time
Until we both secure a life-line
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
The river rages in the chasm
As we look down in disbelief
To think we ever were divided
When we could always find relief
On the bridge
On the bridge
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
We cannot stand alone
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6. |
Survive
04:29
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By the time they get your message
You'll be out of reach
By the time they hear you you'll be fading
At the speed your ship is sinking
There's no time for breath
Just the swimming on to find another beach
Where I will meet you, soon enough
I will meet you, in due time
I am your resounding echo
I will keep your voice alive
Though I miss you
It helps me to survive
You said you could bear inside you
The bleeding of the world
And tried to put it right though you were out of days
Well I know you were more than metaphor
And I'm still on this side
Maybe I can show them all your better ways
Then I will meet you, soon enough
I will meet you, in due time
Let me be your proudest echo
I will keep your voice alive
Though I miss you
It helps me to survive
Maybe you could help deliver
A message from the other side
Unto the ears that never listened
An angel sent to break their stride
And I'll meet you, soon enough
I will meet you on your side
But for now I'll be your echo
I'll go and keep your voice alive
Though I miss you
It helps me to survive
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7. |
I Got Nuthin
02:54
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I got nothin' original to say
I got nothin', and I'm likin' it that way
Don't you ask me where I'm going with my day
Cause I go nothin', and I'm likin' it that way, yeah
There's a tempest, storm clouds are moving in
The trees are all shakin', they can't stand against the wind
And if you ask them if their roots are deep enough
They got nothin', they're just used to being tough
I've got a woman, so far from being home
Sometimes she tells me I'd be better off alone
We won't be together 'til we figure out the deal
I don't wanna answer when she asks me how I feel
I got nothin'
I got nothin'
I got nothin'
There's an earthquake, whole mountains caving in
Oceans are rising, gonna wash away our sin
Got no solution, no roots to hold our place
Well I feel the same way when I'm lookin' at your face
I got nothin'
I got nothin'
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8. |
Stronger
03:46
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This is the kind of trouble that helps you fool yourself
That which does not kill you make you prouder
And even dumber than before
You walk away from the wreckage and feel invincible
'Cause that which does not kill you makes you arrogant
And keeps you coming back for more
Throw all caution down and live for today
You've seen nothing to change this point of view
Another lesson learned just slips away
Life can leave a mark, but not on you
Because you're stronger
You're so much stronger
Believe you are stronger than the rest
Of all these little people
This is the kind of message that won't get through to you
A cautionary letter from those who've gotten burned
To the one's who never learned
You walk away from the wreckage without a backward glance
Proudly self-deceiving into believing
There'll always be another chance
To throw all caution down and live for yourself
There's nobody to chain you down again
Another lesson learned is for someone else
They're just blowing smoke into the wind
Because you're stronger
You're so much stronger
Believe you are stronger than the rest
Of all these little people
I've been that high
I've felt that safe
Until the ground came up
To put me in my place
But I was stronger
I was so much stronger
Yeah I was stronger
Believed I was stronger than the rest
Of all you little people
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9. |
Flesh And Blood
03:28
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Every color on their heads
Flags flying in their eyes
Hands filled with rage
Ears filled with lies
They will meet in the middle
Where the sun bloodies up the sky
They will stay 'til it's ended
No matter who must die
For the honor
For forgiveness
For the sake of not being wrong
Slinging arrows
At convictions
Flesh and blood is not so strong
It's not so strong
Every nation draws a line
That only they can cross
And only count their gain
At the other's loss
And all our children have to wonder
If the sun will bloody up their sky
For the sins of the father
The descendants have to die
For the honor
For forgiveness
For the sake of not being wrong
Slinging bullets
At convictions
Flesh and blood is not so strong
Trading one life for another
Find redemption
And lose your brother
Lose your brother
For the honor
For forgiveness
For the sake of not being wrong
Slinging people
At convictions
Flesh and blood is not so strong
We're just flesh and blood
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10. |
It Can't Happen Here
04:43
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He's just your neighbor
You couldn't know
The kind of sickness
That a man could sow
Another number
Was called today
You turn your eyes off
Make it go away
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
So sure you're not blame
(you hide your head to get you through)
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
So sure you're not blame
Hand around a wound that's bleeding
Same routine we keep repeating
All the while reciting
"It can't happen here"
Another city
On a different day
The current surges
And the building sway
A grieving nation says there's
Hell to pay
But you change the station
Make it go away
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
So sure you're not blame
(you hide your head to get you through)
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
So sure you're not blame
Hand around a wound that's bleeding
Same routine we keep repeating
All the while reciting
"It can't happen here"
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
So sure you're not blame
(you hide your head, you hide your head)
((Hand around a wound that's bleeding))
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever changes you)
((Hand around a wound that's bleeding))
So sure you're not blame
(nothing ever reaches you)
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11. |
Lost At Sea
05:13
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Another sudden storm has passed
The clouds receding like the last vestiges
Of an angry winter squall
That tore our sails and broke the mast
Left us bleeding as we cast a lifeboat out
Where all the waves are tall
The bitter wind will rise again
Even as we both pretend
These fickle currents lead us back to shore
We know this ocean all too well
We could fight against the swell
But we're too tired to struggle anymore
So wait it out and let it flow
Let's just see where it will go
The water's rising and there's nothing else to do
But stay afloat and stay alive
And do our best to just survive
And all I know is that I'm glad to be with you
There are islands all around
A chance to find some solid ground
And keep believing in some hope out there
And as it darkens down below
All these stars begin to glow
A million fires to light the coldest air
So wait it out and see it through
It's the only thing to do
And share the view while we get taken for a ride
The sun will show us on our way
As night drifts back into the day
And all I know is that I'm glad you're by my side
'Cause everyone gets lost at sea
But not everyone's as fortunate as me
So wait it out until it's clear
All these storms will disappear
A new horizon isn't far beyond
We'll ride it out and make it home
No use swimming on your own
These oars are broken, but the wind is strong
Everyone gets lost at sea
Everyone gets lost at sea
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12. |
Bigger Than Your Brain
05:12
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Stop asking those questions
You can't handle the answers to
You'd stop rocking the boat
If you know what was good for you
Your imagination
Draws the line between false and true
But this fabrication
Was designed to protect you
We're invested in keeping the blinders on
There is nothing to see here so just move along
Stop playing the victim
All alone in your false alarm
Cause you're playing with fire
While we're keeping you safe from harm
Go shout from the rooftops
With your perilous point of view
Or just keep raging in silence
Cause we're two steps ahead of you
You can state your position without any proof
But we are invested in keeping you free of the truth
So believe what you wanna believe
Wear it out on your sleeve
But your eyes are bigger than your brain
Better not to think about the world you can't explain
Deeper than you dare
Don't become aware
Control is our domain
And it's bigger than your brain
It's a useless distraction
Seeking out what you shouldn't know
But we're solving the problem
Planting seeds for your mind to sow
Every plot you've uncovered
In your quest for an enemy
Is just another diversion
Cause you see what we want you to see
So remember the lesson you learned in your youth
You'll be mocked by the masses for screaming the truth
Just a slave to the great unknown
Best to leave it alone
Because your eyes are bigger than your brain
Better not to think about the world you can't explain
Deeper than you dare
Don't become aware
There's nothing to be gained
Eyes bigger than your brain
Better not to think about the world you can't explain
Deeper than you dare
Don't become aware
Control is our domain
And it's bigger than your brain
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13. |
More
04:34
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Wasted your time
Wishing on stars
And when they all fall
You'll reveal who you are
Gave up the fight
You've tried it before
And nothing will ever change
'Cause you are who you are
One day the light shines through
And there's nothing you can do
Just recognize what you know is true
You're more than you are
You're more than you are
Laid out the blame
Like a suit and a tie
Wear it like armor
So you don't have to try
Gave up the right
To defend anything
And love is a sour note
That you don't wanna sing
One day the light shines through
And there's nothing you can do
Just recognize what you know is true
You're more than you are
You're more than you are
You're more than you are
One day the light shines through
From this space inside of you
Can't be denied what you know is true
You're more than you are
You're more than you are
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14. |
The Dreamers
03:51
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Bright as the mid-day sun
A fire was lit inside of everyone
The dreamers were bathed in light
And banished the long cold night
Afraid of the dark no more
We forget what all our fear was for
But some of us fall back in
Return to the noise, get lost in the din
The cycle comes back around
Awash in the rays of hope we found
But some of our thoughts are not so brave
With the weight of a world too big to save
Against every doubt came you
To push back the dark with all that you do
The way you look inside your grace
Your sacred heart worn on your face
And we hear every word you say
We know where to go, you're pointing the way
The dreamers will have their day
The dreamers will have their day
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Matthew Stewart San Diego, California
Matthew Stewart is a San Diego-based producer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and modular synth enthusiast who enjoys various roles in several different musical acts in San Diego (June Water, Tribute, Network, Ingenue, Scratch). He is an artist on the ambient/electronic label Spotted Peccary Music (ambientelectronic.com). ... more
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