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Patterns Emerge (I)
03:56
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Contemplating life all the while
There is a design molded by time
Shoved down the throat of everyone
Pulled in by the people, by the crowd
Adhere to the pattern, to their scowls
It is greater than me, overflows
The tedium of every useless day
It numbs my mind, it wastes away
Watching the walls through blank eyes
Just a glimpse of sunlight in the distance
And I saw the world in black and white
Until the colors came in
Eyes go wide
The ocean greets me as an old friend
Stretching its arms out to welcome
To breathe, not to live
No pieces in place
Distant memories of people I've never seen
There is a path not yet taken
I felt unease
I thought I had made my peace
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2. |
Patterns Emerge (II)
03:58
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The tedium of every useless day
It numbs my mind, it wastes away
Rain beats heavily on my window
A bitter march for the sleepless
Street lights illuminate my room with its persistent flickering
Like a war in a place miles away
These people don't know what they have or want
They are lost
I despise the pattern
I despise being a pawn
I barely exist it's never enough
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3. |
Nadir (I)
05:01
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His lies have left me desolate
My lies has left me desperate
Seen from a distance
Like a mirage
A mirror image
A trick of the eye
I see myself in him
A chance to confide
A voice of reason
A difference, wise words
Like the first winds of spring
You cannot miss it
I wish I had
In a picture perfect world I choose my own company
Speak as rarely as I can
The air is heavy to breathe and I choose to be silent
There is a smile out there somewhere
It is hidden among the stone faces
I feel the guilt of escaping from reality and loneliness
I was free mere moments
Adapted to the turmoil
Limited display of emotions
Betrayed
Well-chosen words vibrate in my ear
Put my mind at ease
I should have answered at least a word
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4. |
Nadir (II)
01:50
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5. |
Nadir (III)
06:02
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Well-chosen words vibrate in my ear
Put my mind at ease
I should have answered at least a word
Dust on the mirror distorts the man in front
Knot in my stomach, ringing in my ear
This time the signal was so clear
I should have listened
Shakes the core of my life
Am I on my own side?
Failed to see the betrayal
It draws me in
Be well my brother for I am your keeper
I'll carry you for a while
So you may rest in my embrace
Give me control
Your life in my hands
Let me choose your path
Do not fear what lies ahead
An excursion for your exhausted mind
Cling to me and hold on tight
Give me control
Your life in my hands
Grip is slipping and I fall
Back to where I came from
It is dark down here
I see nothing
I feel everything
So familiar
Colder than I remember
The rain forgives no-one
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6. |
Seconds
08:09
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What would it take for life to be simple again?
A slave to deprivation
A slave to my own limitations
I have spent my time well suppressing what I am
Difficult to kill a lie that comes so naturally
Life can wait
You’ll find me among smoke and mirrors
Gasping for air in reflections of myself
The need to be cease to exist
No part to play
My role to fill
You’ll find me among smoke and mirrors
Gasping for air in my own reflection
Searching in every direction
Trying to find my way out
In a place where faces are lost
The rain washed mine away
I sat and watched
Away from the others
I carved a new face in stone
Like so many before me
Flesh in stone filled with dust, water and soil
Rebuilding myself from the rubble
Grasping at nothing
Every judging stare
All my useless conversations
All my thoughts
Letting old dreams go for new nightmares
Riding the mare
Holding on for dear life
I keep dreaming of a voice repeating
“Don‘t hold your breath
Open your eyes”
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7. |
The Hardest Part Is Over
07:32
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All my aims lost in sounds of thunder
A sea of faces
Beautiful and vibrant
In motion around me
Staring through me
My gaze turns away to lead me astray
Once again forced into the fire
Melts away, only the flesh remains
When I saw my reflection
I recognized myself
I remembered myself
You were never really here
The bliss I’m striving for
An arm's length
The closer I get the more it withers
Opened a door into a gloomy room
A shadow watching me
A friend or enemy?
I did not dare to move nor speak
He pointed sternly to the mirror
It was all too familiar
I see the gathering of loose ends
Interwoven into a pattern
I will not manage to untangle it
Not as they once were
I can cut and tear them apart
Hope to retain something useful
Or I will let them use me
Weave me in this web
Wrap me in its threads
And quench my final flame
Hoarsely the shadow said
"There is no silver lining
Behind the gathering clouds
The greatest lie of them all
Nothing is ever truly over"
The greatest lie nothing is ever truly over!
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thefalls Drammen, Norway
Norwegian quartet THEFALLS has an experimental approach to metal. They have found themselves well suited in the space between hardcore, post-metal and sludge. With a strong vision and introspective lyrics, the group treads the fine line between chaos and control in an enticing and unsettling way. A symbiosis that comes across especially well in the group's intense live performances. ... more
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