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Behind the Curtain
03:34
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Running on inertia
Propped up fake euphoria
Paper thin disguises
Human skin behind them
We suppress the demons
Feel the thunder rumbling
Show your poker face and dodge the lightning Nothing’s certain
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Wear the mask so righteous Quick to judge the careless Those who fear the monster Living in glass houses
Stare at our reflection
Cracking through the mirror
Feel them breathing down your neck they’re coming nearer Dig the dirt in
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Click your heels three times and pray for the courage To fight tornadoes that smash you to pieces
Free yourself up and they’ll chain you forever
Welcome to the circus
It’s your biggest nightmare Wear the scarlet letter Scrutinized forever
All the doors are bolted
You can’t find your way home Everybody knows your name You feel so alone
Put your mask on
And tuck your shirt in
Pay no attention to the
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
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Take Your Medicine
04:09
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Take Your Medicine
You're so accommodating
Our wish was your command
Should have seen your elusion
Now we're sinking in the sand
All your fans accusations
Bleeding us til we're dry
Gonna shake your foundations
Gonna cut you own to size
Run inside
Try to hide
Penetrate
All your barricades
Just you try to
Sleep at night
Stinging fears
Like electric shocks in your mind
You can never win
You can never win
So take your medicine
Crawl under your skin
We will push til you're broken
We won't meet your demands
When the truth has been spoken
In the ring of fire you'll stand
Curse the day that you crossed us
Your heart is under attack
Now you've unleashed the dragon
And there ain't no turning back
What's that sound
Hit the ground
Broken glass
All your walls come down
In your face now
Eye to eye
Time to pray
Yes it's time for your judgement day
You can never win
You can never win
So take your medicine
Crawl under your skin
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Guilty of Innocence
03:15
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Guilty of Innocence
We are all guilty of innocence
We are all blissful with ignorance
We’re planting doubt with a weak defense Run for the hills and jump the fence
Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall
And I saw nothing at all
We’re all in handcuffs theoretically
A room full of people in solitary Trapped in delusional fantasies Turning the other cheek thoughtlessly
We know this aint our reality
A world of false securities
Just takes a second to lose your face Everything you have can be stripped away
Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall
And I saw nothing at all
No witnesses to take your stand No posting bail no helping hand All your objections are overruled The price you pay to play the fool
We are all guilty of innocence Circumstantial evidence
Do anything for our own defense
We run to the hills and jump that fence
Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall Scaling that wall higher Scaling that wall
And I saw nothing at all
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Face
05:45
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FACE
YOU'RE ON THE BALCONY BUT YOUR'E A MILLION MILES AWAY AND WHEN I KISS YOU IT'S THE REFLECTION THAT I TASTE STARE AT THE DISTANCE THE HORIZON'S YOUR BEST FRIEND THESE SCARS AINT HEALING ITS TOO LATE TO MAKE AMENDS
I DODGE THE BULLET YOUR TONGUE FLIES ACROSS THE ROOM BREATH IN THE VENOM
TIL I GIVE IN TO YOUR DOOM AND GLOOM
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER IN ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE SO YOU KEEP DREAMING WHILE LIFE STARES YOU IN THE FACE
I TASTE THE MUSHROOM CHASE YOU DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
AN EXCAVATION TO THE CONFINES OF YOUR SOUL
NO RHYME OR REASON TO YOUR RESTLESS WANDERLUST CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS I DON'T KNOW WHICH SIDE TO TRUST
WE CUT EACH OTHER SKIN GROWS THICKER EVERYDAY
TEAR AT THE HEARTACHE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR WAY
YOU'RE LUCKY IN THIS WORLD BUT YOU'RE STILL LOST IN SPACE WHAT ARE YOU SEEING WHILE LIFE STARES YOU IN THE FACE
ON MY KNEES AGAIN
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Hysteria
04:13
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"Hysteria"
It's bugging me, grating me And twisting me around Yeah I'm endlessly caving in And turning inside out
'cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul And I'm breaking out
I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
It's holding me, morphing me And forcing me to strive To be endlessly cold within And dreaming I'm alive
'cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul And I'm not breaking down I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
And I want you now
I want you now
I'll feel my heart implode And I'm breaking out Escaping now Feeling my faith erode
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Affluenza
03:07
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AFLUENZA (REVISED)
Can’t you see me standing up here In your face I’m crying real tears You’re so tone deaf to the real fears All those lost years
Now I see, you don’t care nothing about me No I see, you don’t care nothing bout me
Everyday I pray you’ll get it right
Open up your eyes and see the light
Fall off the ledge of your ivory tower
So drunk with power
Now I see, you don’t care nothing about me No I see, you don’t care nothing bout me
Reckless with out a care, hiding behind your name No shame for the lives you’ve ruined
Stand up and take the blame (take the blame)
We all breath just the same (take the blame)
There's a cure for that kind of Flu
Congested with bullshit they feed you
Take away the money change your world view
Take a walk in my shoes
Then Let's see, if you won't care nothing about me Then Let's see, if you don't feel Just like me!
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Parallel Reality
03:10
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Parallel Reality
I float in Never Neverland
Shifting around grains of sand
Bask in applause from stranger’s hands Immune to gravity’s demands
Free flying in utopia
Kaleidescopic cornucopia
When I lose track of time and space Mirrors remind me of your face
I may have clouds beneath my knees But I descend to stormy seas
A fleeting kiss is all this is
A parallel reality
On any given night they smile Forget their worries for a while
I can fall through this deep abyss (I feel like I'm in a deep abyss) Spiraling for a million miles
I sign my name and hit the street Another bar I drag my feet
As ancient castles crowd my view And all I can do is think of you
(chorus)
It’s 4 AM and I can’t sleep
This aching heart it cuts too deep Imagine you with your backpack Walking to school wind at your back
The thing’s you’d say if I was there I’d laugh and tousle your brown hair The deep blue sea engulfs my view And all I can do is think of you
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Game of Chicken
05:03
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Game of Chicken
Drowning in the false alarmers
Saturating our head
Carpeting the bombs you blanket
They’d be better off dead
Dancing in the noise pollution
Tripping over ourselves
Screaming in our echo chamber
Louder than everyone else
Chicken little is roadkill for you
On your way to the rally of doom
Nothing is learned just
more of the same more of the same
(ch)
We're heating up as we run out of time
Getting close to the end of the line
Hold out your hand loser jumps first in this game of chicken
Fire your pistol into the sky
This could be the day that you die
Over the edge loser jumps first in this game of chicken
(v2)
Drowning out the voice of reason
In a world of our own
Preaching to a hall of mirrors
We cant find our way home
Chicken little is roadkill for you
On the way to your moment of truth
Nothing is learned just
more of the same who can you blame
We're heating up as we run out of time
Getting close to the end of the line
Hold my hand loser jumps first in this game of chicken
Fire your pistol into the sky
This could be the day that you die
Over the edge loser jumps first in this game of chicken
Chicken little is roadkill for you
Paranoia shoot for the moon
Nothing is learned just
More of the same more of the same
Who can you blame
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Soul Food
12:46
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Soul Food
In the frozen tundra
Snow, wind blinding
Frost bights every pore
Curtain's fallen
Lonely wanderers
Locks on every door
With our hearts full and our stomachs empty
Stumbling through the storm
In the distance frozen eyelids
Catch a glowing form
Your hearth was burning
Setting the stage
Your arms were open wide
You feed the stomach
We feed the soul
You welcomed us inside
In the smoke dry desert
Cactus towers
Thirsty far from home
Bared our souls for
those who listened
Left us all alone
Blurry horizon
Found an oasis
A hidden waterfall
A feast for the senses
A taste to be savored
A table set for all
We are satiated
So elated
Our eyes wide open, senses heightened
Liberated
If music be the food of love, play on
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Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius New York, New York
Led by electric violinist/vocalist Joe Deninzon , who has been called The Jimi Hendrix of the electric violin, Stratospheerius has showcased their “frenzied melange of progressive rock, jazz fusion and funkabilly” throughout the world. Their latest CD on Melodic Revolution Records, Guilty of Innocence, has been widely acclaimed by critics and fans. ... more
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