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In The Flood
04:59
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Weighted by the pull below
Your patience gave you what you know
And now time is what you have
You sit around while others pass
It's getting obvious by now
That what you have just might run out
So you give it one last spin
And tear it down again
It's getting obvious by now
That what you have just might run out...
Well now I'm sinking fast
And now that it's done I have to ask
Was there a point to end like this?
And in a sense I live
Deep in the in between I sit
Spinning my wheels and split
And for my aches and pains
Maybe I'll sing one last refrain
Out in the flood again
Pressures and tides that drained
Lasting impressions that I've gained
Speak to the way I played the game
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Panta Rhei
05:33
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Of gravity we're dispossessed
Drifting forward to regress
These fumes have carried us well beyond their reach
We're safe as long as we're not breached
We'll hold out as long as we can
We know we'll break in the end
And other shadows have awoken
The hope this ship will one day open
We know we'll break in the end
So we go, there's no choice to be had
We float
The dark holds
We're losing strength again
We're in deep
We're strapping in to sleep
We dream of gravity
We dream of gravity
We slow and assess our mission
We fear what cannot be
Taken by a fleeting vision
A feint of gravity
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3. |
Diminished
06:14
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I don't think it's fair
To take this from me yet
There's far too many deep frustrations for me to bear
So I find myself, break what's left
Formulate and coalesce
Build from scratch, and take my place
On whatever mountain I make
So I find myself, break what's left
Formulate and coalesce
Build from scratch, and take my place
On whatever mountain I make
Dawn has yet to break
And take me from this place
I'm weary but not too far away, to see decay
So I find myself, break what's left
Formulate and coalesce
Build from scratch, and take my place
On whatever mountain I make
So I find myself, break what's left
Formulate and coalesce
Build from scratch, and take my place
On whatever mountain I make
Dawn has yet to break
And take me from this place
I'm weary but not too far away, to see decay
To see decay
To see decay
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Pitchforks
05:51
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Hands for working
Slave for your gain
Broken in pain
Breaks on the surface
Cracks and fissures
And now evil wishers
I see that it's ending as people are marching to war
We will not forgive, the hand on the shiv
There's no use in running, the pitchforks are coming to war
We will not forgive, the hand on the shiv
There's no use in running
Smoke in the air
Wings of fire
Burn and expire
Dogs in their cages
Wolves at the doors
Chaos restored
I see that it's ending as people are marching to war
We will not forgive, the hand on the shiv
There's no use in running, the pitchforks are coming to war
We will not forgive, the hand on the shiv
There's no use in running
Breaks on the surface, cracks in the curtains
Now everyone's hurting, except those who deserve it
The dogs in their cages, filled up with rage
And the lines on the pages, cannot erase all
Oppression and hatred, built up in stages
I'm tired and I'm faceless, and that's just what's changing
Breaks on the surface, cracks in the curtains
Now everyone's hurting, except those who deserve it
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5. |
Wayworn
05:10
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Shade, has found it's place once again
The weight, the force, the energy spent
A slave, tied to this wellspring of hate
And fate, has called us home!
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
The night, has swallowed galaxies whole
In flight, long race has taken it's toll
A sign, of end, the burden of stone
And fight, to make it home!
We can't keep this pace
So we extend our sentence!
Small evils embraced, born of good intentions
Missteps must be retraced, mistakes breed resentment
Light your lamps and brace, for another hindrance
You've stalled and must make haste, every pause is a menace
We can't keep this pace!
The sky, one thousand beacons ignite
Arise, the wayworn traveller's plight
Devise, mantras we can recite
And cry, out screaming home!
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Dead Emperors Iowa City, Iowa
Dead Emperors is a 4-piece rock/metal band from Iowa City, IA. The band formed as a trio in 2014, writing heavy, stripped- down metal. Now, a four piece, Dead Emperors is Larson (guitar/vox), Tanner Williams (drums), and Evan Chadwick (guitar) and Claire Thoele (bass/vox). ... more
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