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1. Better Ash Than Dust

The fire burns
Our faces warm from it's heat
Nights like these, they make me think about the person I once was and the person I'll become
My mind turns and steps it's weight upon my throat
Desperate for breath while watching me choke
If this is the end you can bet your ass I won't go out like them

These feelings
They keep pulling at me
And they won't let go
Until I face the fact
Until I reap what I sow

Their voices, they keep calling you
They keep calling at you until they make you believe that there's nowhere to go
They'll do everything they can to drag you under
But you know the truth so don't let these mother fuckers come at you

Most times the things to which we cling aren't the same things that we need

We sit and watch
Our dance of death
As we slowly drown
In this selfishness

This is the end
You're one of us
I can't go out like them
Better ash than dust
Better ash than dust

These choices
They keep following you but you can't back down
They gotta believe that there's no way out
Our voices,
The last thing they'll hear as they smash down upon us
What will continue is what we allow

Most times the things to which we cling
Aren't the same things that we need
And sometimes the things we love
Are the things we need to leave

We sit and watch
Our dance of death
As we slowly drown
In this selfishness

This is the end
You're one of us
I can't go out like them
Better ash than dust
Better ash than dust
Better ash than dust
Better ash than dust

[Nina Simone:]
"I choose to reflect the times and the situations in which I find myself.
That, to me, is my duty. And at this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when everyday is a matter of survival, I don't think you can help but be involved. Young people, black and white, know this. That's why they're so involved in politics. We will shape and mold this country or it will not be molded and shaped at all anymore. So, I don't think you have a choice. How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?"

2. Universal Language

When violence is the only language this world comprehends don't be surprised when it speaks in a way you can understand
Constant state of brutal aggression and total devastation
Relentless punishment warrants violent reactions
And we're all just hanging on by a thread
By a thread, by a thread

I can't believe you will not see
The ones you've grown to hate are just like you and me
You can't bury me in your disbelief

You give your fear a face
And now you call it your enemy
It's all I see
It's all I fucking see

Such narrow understanding, just use your fucking head
You can't see past yourself, you're just as good as dead
I want no part of your one sided perspective
I have no patience for your malicious intentions

I can't believe you will not see
The ones you've grown to hate are just like you and me
You can't bury me in your disbelief

You give your fear a face
And now you call it your enemy
(You give your fear a face)
War is all I fucking see
It's all I see
You can't bury me
(You give your fear a face)
In your disbelief
(And now you call it your enemy)

3. No Tolerance

Push your world away. We're not the fucking same.

Your poisons. Your prisons.
You can't have us.
Your poisons. Your prisons.
You can't have us.

Deliberate rejection of your shallow satisfactions.
Polluted views rot and rust. You'll get no tolerance from us.

Your poisons. Your prisons. No truth.
We've got no tolerance for you.

Misguided hate and depthless love with no one left to take from.
For your world of fictitious bliss, we've got no tolerance.

Your poisons. Your prisons. No truth.
We've got no tolerance for you.

Your greed. Your constant god damn needs. Fuck you.
We've got no tolerance for you.

Push your world away.

What the fuck did you expect in a world that is unjust?
You can try and try, but you can't have us.
What the fuck did you expect in a world that is unjust?
You can try and try, but you can't have us.
No, you can't have us.

4. The NeverEnding Story

I get it, you've got nothing left to give
The world took everything, no reason left to live
Nothing but the warmth of hate to keep you safe
Take it out on anyone who gets in your way
Your words are sharp but they dull your mind
You're feeling sorry for yourself to pass the time
The front is strong but your back is fucking weak
Grabbing at anything to stay on your feet

Mind racing
The voices saying
All of this means nothing to me
I'm tired of suffering through all of everything
Suferring of everything

When did you lose your way?
When did you give up on everything?
Remember when you used to fight for something?
Now hollow and alone with nothing

Mind racing
The voices saying
Feelings are traced
It's neverending

All of this means nothing to me
I'm tired of suffering through all of everything

When did you lose your way?
Just give a fuck about something, mother fucker
Just give a fuck about something
It's neverending
When did you lose your way?

All of this means nothing to me
I'm tired of suffering through all of everything

All of this means nothing to me
I'm tired of suffering through all of everything
Through everything
Suffering
All of this, all of this means nothing to me

5. The Suspend

From the first time I saw you I knew it was true
No static, turbulence, no curtain, just you
You gave me the tools I'd need to use
When you said, "Son, you must always stand in your truth."

Now I build myself up
Just to tear it all down
Just to start all again
With the pieces I've found
And with parts handed down
I build as high as I can
Until I hit the sky
I won't stop until then

And when I can't climb anymore
I will sit and admire
The things that I've done
And I'll use that fire
I have in my heart
For those left behind
To now climb on my back
And go even higher

I'll give I won't lend
I won't break but I'll bend
And I'll move with the wind
And I won't fear the end
Because I won't live forever
But I will die tall
I see only one truth
And that truth comes for us all

Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me

Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me
Until death relieves me

I'll give 'til I've got nothing left
(Until death relieves me, until death relieves me)

I'll give I won't lend
I won't break but I'll bend
And I'll move with the wind
And I won't fear the end
Because I won't live forever
But I will die tall
I see only one truth
And that truth comes for us all







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