1. |
Sign Language
05:13
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Once
You lost your thread
You raise your voice
"It's all white noise"
You say again
And you
Were in too deep
It's so hard to tell
With how new you made
Everything seem
"You can run" you say
"But you can't think
You might as well
Be speaking to me
In sign language"
And now
I know what you mean
But at the time
I laughed it off
And grabbed us drinks
Somehow
You were more afraid
Of your life
Than you ever were
Of your deathbed
Once
You lost yourself
You raise your voice
"It's all white noise"
You say again
"You can run"
I can still hear you say
"I can dream
But look where
That got me"
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2. |
Silent Alarm
05:16
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We were living all the lies we're taught
Riding shotgun in Luke's car
We never learn
We never took heed of our sins
Burnt bridges in our own smoke rings
Now it's your turn
"Look it was a different time"
He said with a crooked smile
Then he gave me a gun
We woke to a silent alarm
Watching all the lights go dark
As the skyline blurs
And burns
"What did I say?
This place is going to hell
What did I say?
We called it all back then"
Now we're sleeping in an old dive bar
The city might as well have been Mars
Ash and dust
Screams echoing through the crowd
As we move from town to town
lookin' for the coast
As we walk on I recall the
Last days of a world I knew and
While I know that it's all gone I
Can't help but remember you your
Voice so soft your eyes so blue your
Touch so warm I feel it still in
Dreams that wake me in the night
Before the old man speaks at first light
"What did I say?
This place has gone to hell
What did I say?
I called it all back then"
We woke to a silent alarm
Watching all the lights go dark
As the skyline burned
"Look, it was a different time"
He said with a crooked smile
Then he gave me a gun
We never took heed of our sins
Burnt bridges in our own smoke rings
Now it's your turn
We were living all the lies we're taught
Riding shotgun in Luke's car
We never learn
Hey, everybody knew, it would come to this
Hey, everybody knew, it would come to this
Shut up, everybody knew, it would come to this
Hey, everybody knew, it would come to this
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3. |
Syncope
06:19
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In the light
Your face became
A Russian doll
In your lies
A tall tale
A hole in the wall
In the time
It took me to blink
I watch you fall
That was the last I saw
Through your kaleidoscope
All that dark
Before the crash unfolds
Waiting inside that dawn
Unstuck
Where are you now?
On the screen
An oracle
As sharp as a knife
In your dreams
A carnival gone
In the blink of an eye
On the tide
Wading out
I watch you sink
That was the last I saw
Through your kaleidoscope
All that dark
Before the time took hold
You relive a moment gone
Unstuck
I saw your eyes go cold
You look like the man who sold
The world out
Our senses had all been lost
The blood to my head had stopped
I fell down
Where are we now?
Where are we now?
Where are you?
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are we now? (Falling)
Where are you now? (Falling)
Where are you now? (Falling)
Where are you now? (Falling)
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4. |
Impersona
04:38
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Cut up
Lucky
Take it
Won't you
Be there
I've been
Borne back too long
Wise blood
Not I
Late for
The moment
You walk away so
Fuckin' released
I sigh
Full steam
Emotion loading
It won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
It won't be long
The more time goes by
It all feels so impersonal
I can't say just why
No worries, I'll be gone
Don't worry, I'm just bored
Take care
Bare bones
Now you're
In deep
All ways
Always
Because the small
Rewards
Break down
I could forget
But all the kids
Can google it
Temper bemoans
The roads before
It won't be long
It won't be long
I can still see your bird fly
Vanished in the summer sky
As we walked I asked you "why
Did it go, is he alright?"
The more time goes by
It all feels so impersonal
I can't say just why
No worries, I'll be gone
Don't worry, I'll be gone
A lifetime went by
It all felt so impersonal
I still can't say why
No worries, I'll be gone
No worries, You'll be gone
No worries, I'll just go
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5. |
20/20
06:09
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Look alive
What did you think
Was happening here?
You think you could lie
Face in the mud
And this would just change?
We're up in the air
Where is the ground?
It's so hard to breathe
We're up in arms
Everyone's givin' everyone
The third degree
It's in all I see
Are we ever gonna hear the bell toll?
Cuz I've got a really bad feeling
Everybody's just runnin' around
Like chickens with their heads cut off
Watchin' everybody else bleed out
And we're never gonna give it up
And we're never gonna live this down
Wake up
We won't figure out what is going on
Now we can't get out
The blinds already drawn
White knuckles all clawing at the door
And like nothin' they just said "know your role
And carry on"
The emperor's been naked awhile
We know that at least
Look alive
What did you think
Was happening?
Now it's all I see
Come on and let me be your mirror
Cuz we're living in one long dream
That we've all made a night terror
And while the wind knocks you down
You only run to grab your coat
And we're never gonna give it up
And you know you're gonna reap what you
Never mind
We won't figure out what is going on
Now we can't get out
The blinds already drawn
White knuckles all clawing at the door
They just said "everything's under control
carry on"
If you wanna be forgotten
Well, you better forget it
Hindsight isn't 20/20
If you don't know what happened
If you wanna be forgotten
Well, you better forget it
Hindsight isn't 20/20
If you don't know what happened
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6. |
Disillusion
05:34
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Lately I've become your paperweight
You better watch what you say
Irony is the song of a bird
Who comes to love its cage
Why is it you're leaving just to say
You've got somewhere to go
Smiling at me you look at the door
"I'm free and that is why I'm lost"
Disillusion
Disillusion
Disillusion
Disillusion
Down to the wire (you wait for me)
I can't feel the fire ( you wait, you wait for me)
All the while (it's too late for me)
Lost by the sign (it's too late, too late for me)
In the light (you wait for me)
Just take the ride (you wait, you wait for me)
Through the night (it's too late for me)
I still hear the cries (it's too late, too late for me)
You know why (you wait for me)
At least in my mind (you wait, hey wait)
Disillusion
Disillusion
Disillusion
Disillusion
Disillusion (Man on a wire, you wait for me)
Disillusion (You can't feel the fire, you wait, you wait for me)
Disillusion (All the while it's too late for me)
Disillusion (Lost by the sign, it's too late, too late)
Lately like the king of Ephyra
I don't have anyone to blame
You're no longer laughing in my dreams
You look down and walk away
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7. |
The Fall
05:24
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All that fear
And desire
Leaves a mark
Before we leave
Behind me
I hear a laugh
As I look back
It dissipates
There's no need
To capture your lives
To bottle your wines
They flow so free here
Just don't forget
Who you are
When you fall from
So high
Now my love
Ran amok
I ceased to look
In the mad rush
And here we are
Just a judge
One by one
Crucified
All that fear
And desire
Leaves a mark
And then we go
You won't forget
Who you are
When you fall from
So high
When you look down
At that heap
On the floor
That was us
That was us
That was us
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8. |
Kyrie
06:34
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Now about that deal
And the lies you told
And a dream we killed
Two birds one stone
And I just don't know
And I just can't say
Who let
Me down?
Now I'm spitting blood
And I'm losing sleep
And I'm losing touch
With reality
And I just can't go
And I just can't stay
Outside a locked white door
I could hear you say
You let me down
You let
Me down
Now I could not be
In the light of day
I was hearing things
That were never there
Now I'm in your mirage
It's your perfect lawn
Now I'm in your mirage
And it's pipe exhaust
And now we're on our own
And we're on our screens
And we're all so close
And we still can't see
And we just don't know
And we just can't say
You let
Me down
Now the word's on the street
But the cat's got their tongue
And the water's still not clean
And the money's all gone
Now we're in your mirage
It's your figurine god
Now we're in the cloud
Who let
Me down?
Who let
You down?
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9. |
Arrhythmia
06:16
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You look out
At evergreens
You freaked me out
Where you been?
Feel your chest
Count with me
Your heartbeats
Your heartbeats
Turn your head
Westward
Cross that bridge
Don't burn it
Don't burn it
Down
Don't stop now
I almost forgot
Let's sit down
In the graveyard
We calmed your storm
I could have sworn
Bury your dead
Quiet
Your ghost
Your ghost
Don't stop now
I almost forgot
Let's sit down
In the graveyard
I poured some out
And had one on you
I wish I'd been there
I'll see you soon
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The Recognitions Portland, Oregon
The Recognitions are an Art Rock band based in Portland Oregon. They are currently working on their second full length record.
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