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DESERVE THE DESERTION by COCAINE+ABEL

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COCAINE+ABEL returns after their highly successful sophomore album in an attempt to provethat the third time really is the charm. ‘DESERVE THE DESERTION’ tackles loneliness,isolation, and abandoned relationships in both a pre and post apocalyptic world. Drawingstrong influences from the likes of Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails and Rob Zombie, the quartethave managed to craft a sound that is both beautifully raw and somehow mysteriouslyindustrial at the same time. Album opener ‘Wonderland’ welcomes you to their madness whilethe finishing song ‘Catacombs’ quite fittingly lays the project to rest. If there’s one thing thisthird album encapsulates, it’s that not even the end of the world can stop this band and theireffort to raise the bar.

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1... WONDERLAND

Why do I feel so fucking ugly

Cry every time some small thing bugs me

Will these voices ever stop ringing

Before I hear the angels singing

Calm my mind, it’s racing again Moving faster than I can grab a pen

Poetry soothes me, sets me free

But some nights these rhymes won’t let me be

I’m a slave to my own creativity

Punished for my years of naivety

Insomniac, maniac

Will I ever get my peaceful nights back Quit berating me

Melatonin sedating me

Falling, falling, into my dreams Where nothing’s ever as it seems

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Fly with me like Peter Pan Take my hand, it’ll be alright

Together we’ll make it through this night

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Welcome!

To my!

Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

Welcome!

To my!

Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

Floating heads I’ve seen before

Ones I’ve hurt, their hearts left sore

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Was I, am I, still mad as a hatter Did it, does it, even fucking matter

What I did then can’t be undone

I can only pray they had their fun

Hookah, mist, I’ve got the lightest buzz

Vision blurred, hazy sight, can’t see through the fuzz

How did I get here

Breathing it out before it’s in my system

Thankful to the days in the dark

For granting me wisdom

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Fly with me like Peter Pan

Take my hand, it’ll be alright

Together we’ll make it through this night

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Welcome!

To my! Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

Welcome!

To my!

Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

I don’t know what I’m doing here anymore

I know I can’t stay here anymore

I don’t know what I’m doing here anymore

I want to quit but I keep coming back for more

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Fly with me like Peter Pan

Take my hand, it’ll be alright Together we’ll make it through this night

Welcome to my fucking wonderland

Welcome!

To my!

Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

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Welcome! To my!

Wonder!

Laaaaaaand!

Welcome...

To my...

Wonder...

Land...

Land...

Laaaaaaaand!

2... ALICE, WON’T YOU DREAM

Stumbling around blinded by the sunlight

After crawling out of the rabbit hole

Shadows cast out by the rays

You’ve left behind your blades

Skin burnt from hell’s blaze

She finds solace in the summer shade Bruises on her neck from where

The noose got pulled too tight

After they promised it was just for show

Now she’s tainted, now she knows

No good can come

From a smoke show

You’re a fucking dream Life ain’t as it seems

Alice won’t you be

My queen supreme

Help me break these chains

Come clean these stains

Alice won’t you be

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My queen supreme Alice won’t you dreeeeeeeam!?

Escaping nightmares like a bloody scream Here you stand, pristine and clean

Battled armies, dethroned men

The queen I wish to defend

And on who I can depend

I can rely

I won’t defy

Sword to my shoulder

Let me be your knight

Fuck the armor

You alone shine bright

You’re a fucking dream

Life ain’t as it seems

Alice won’t you be My queen supreme

Help me break these chains

Come clean these stains

Alice won’t you be

My queen supreme

Alice won’t you dreeeeeeeam!?

Wonderland taught you fear

There’s none of that here

Come with me out of the shadows

This world has its own mad hatters

Take that looking glass from the queen

Smash it now, make sure it shatters

You’re a fucking dream Life ain’t as it seems

Alice won’t you be

My queen supreme

Help me break these chains

Come clean these stains

Alice won’t you be

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My queen supreme Alice won’t you dreeeeeeeam!?

3... SANCTUARY

She calms my nerves and she soothes my soul

Helped me get back the little boy I lost

Takes me inside when I need a place for the night

Holds me real tight when my mind’s not alright

Opens the bottle on what I’ve kept inside

Buckles down and holds on for the ride

She steers me straight when I veer off course Makes me regret the things I did

When I never even used to show remorse

She!

Is my sanctuary

She’s no ordinary

No ordinary lady She!

Is my safe space

From my dark headspace

I’m a fucking headcase!

I’m a fucking headcase!

She’s my sanctuary...

She’s a star in her own right The star in her own night

Paints a sky so picture perfect

Makes me feel like living’s worth it

Hold me till the dawn breaks

Bring me back the sun

Shelter me when the earth quakes

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I’m tired of living on the run Outlaws need homes too

And I’m starting to think

My home is you

She!

Is my sanctuary

She’s no ordinary

No ordinary lady

She!

Is my safe space From my dark headspace

I’m a fucking headcase!

I’m a fucking headcase!

She’s my sanctuary...

She sees the angel that buried the devil in me

Wants to break ground on a love for eternity Been in my mind and came out without a scratch

Took my grenade and blew open the hatch

Freed me from self inflicted isolation

Probes my soul with zero violation

When I’m here

The devil don’t scare me Can’t bring me to hell

Inside the sanctuary

She!

Is my sanctuary

She’s no ordinary

No ordinary lady

She! Is my safe space

From my dark headspace

I’m a fucking headcase!

I’m a fucking headcase!

She’s my sanctuary...

My sanctuary...

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4... MISTER WRIGHT

Come have a seat beside me

Hold my hand as this cabin rocks Turbulence is familiar to us

Almost landed us in an ambulance once

You from a blow and me from a hit

And it was hard as fuck to quit

Had to learn to fly alone

To feel safe as a passenger again

Stay grounded with me

Get pounded by me

Stay grounded with me

You’re gonna get pounded by me

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight

When I’m done with you You’ll see the stars

You’ll see the light

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight

When I’m done with you

You’ll see the stars

You’ll see the light

Come take flight

Let me be your Mr. Wright

We’re airborne now

Because love is in the air

Can you feel it coming in the air

That cloud of smoke is our breath in the air

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Stay seated, they say As I fasten you in

To the sky we will rise now

Watching down on the little town

That put us together

Just to tear us apart

And scattered our pieces

Over its dirty beaches

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight When I’m done with you

You’ll see the stars

You’ll see the light

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight

When I’m done with you

You’ll see the stars

You’ll see the light

Come take flight

Let me be your Mr. Wright

Inside this cockpit

We’ll stay high forever

I’ve got the wheel now And I’ll take you wherever

Inside this cockpit

We’ll stay high forever

I’ve got the wheel now

And I’ll take you wherever

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight When I’m done with you

You’ll see the stars

You’ll see the light

Get under the blankets

We’re going nowhere tonight

When I’m done with you

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You’ll see the stars You’ll see the light

Come take flight

Let me be your Mr. Wright

5... ABOVE THE CLOUDS

I’m here

Up in the sky

And there’s no way

I’m coming down

It’s not a pill Or a powder

That’s making me feel

Like I’ve got this much power

It’s the pulse

In my veins

Pure life

A happy brain I survived psychosis

And still came out sane

Clouded heart

Clouded head

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things

Clouded mind Clouded eyes

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things

Above the clouds

On cloud nine

Above the clouds

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And I’m doing just fine Above the clouds

I’m here In the mist

And there’s no way

I’ll dry my skin

It feels good

On my body

A coolness that means

Mother Nature still wants me

Forget all those faces

I won’t let them haunt me

I’ve done bad shit

All for the drugs that I loved

But I turned around

And threw them out

So I could rise above No more needles to feel

Like I need to be loved

Clouded heart

Clouded head

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things Clouded mind

Clouded eyes

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things

Above the clouds

On cloud nine

Above the clouds

And I’m doing just fine Above the clouds

I was always worthy of my love

I forgot and abused the land I walked

Took the poison into my body

All because I’d forgotten how to talk

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About my demons And monsters

That roamed in the dark

But now I see the sun

Embrace its warmth

I’m finally home

Clouded heart

Clouded head

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things Clouded mind

Clouded eyes

No storm clouds in sight

This is the nature of things

Above the clouds

On cloud nine

Above the clouds And I’m doing just fine

Above the clouds

6... THE WAGON

Wheels are turning faster these days Praying my legs can keep up

Find myself on my knees

A lot more some nights

Than I’d like to admit to anyone I refuse to give up

Or give in to exhaustion

Somehow, someway, I gotta stay up

If I fall today, face first in the mud

I’ll be back, chin up, ready to fight

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Been on this bumpy ride

My whole goddamn life

Shaken up, tossed around Fed by a bloody knife

But I won’t fall behind

I’ll see you soon

With burns on my side

By a heated spoon

Don’t let me fall behind

Keep me hooked and dragging

So long as I don’t lose sight

Of this trusted wagon

Pile us on like living corpses

This wooden red hearse

Delivers us from our curses

We’ve beaten ourselves up But what hurts the worst is

Losing the light when we close our eyes

Succumbing to darkness

Buying into the lies

Can’t trust ourselves alone with our thoughts

Because we’re destined to decay

Alone forever we’ll rot

Been on this bumpy ride

My whole goddamn life

Shaken up, tossed around

Fed by a bloody knife

But I won’t fall behind

I’ll see you soon

With burns on my side By a heated spoon

Don’t let me fall behind

Keep me hooked and dragging

So long as I don’t lose sight

Of this trusted wagon

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And it’s just spinning Spinning

Spinning away

Down on my knees

Hope I remember

How to pray

While it’s just spinning

Spinning

Spinning away

The wagon’s in the distance

Don’t remember how to pray

Been on this bumpy ride

My whole goddamn life

Shaken up, tossed around

Fed by a bloody knife

But I won’t fall behind

I’ll see you soon With burns on my side

By a heated spoon

Don’t let me fall behind

Keep me hooked and dragging

So long as I don’t lose sight

Of this trusted wagon

7... FROM MY KNEES

Break the clock

And set me free

Don’t keep me here

Under this shaded tree

I need the heat

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The sun provides On your bed

My body thrives

I’m ready for different

I’m ready for new

Choke me out

‘Till I turn blue

Fuck me up from inside

I said fuck up my insiiiiiides!

Cuz I’ve been busting ass all day Miiiine.

You look like you need ass today

Miiiiiine!

Bring out the chains

If you’re feeling like a freak

If you’ve got skeletons Let me have a peek

Give me what I need

Won’t walk for a week

If that’s the way

You wanna play

Then tie me up

To you I’ll pray

From my knees!

From my

From my

Knees! Knees!

Put my head under your foot

Right where I belong

I’ll worship you, worship you Like a church song

Want you to hear me breathe

See me seethe

Cry out for more

From underneath

Can’t think for myself

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When you’re breathing my air So why breathe at all

Suffocate me if you care

I’m yours and I’m naked

I’m yours and I’m bare

Bring out the chains

If you’re feeling like a freak

If you’ve got skeletons

Let me have a peek

Give me what I need Won’t walk for a week

If that’s the way

You wanna play

Then tie me up

To you I’ll pray

From my knees!

From my From my

Knees! Knees!

Boxes are for skeletons

And I’m out of the closet

Unearth yours, show me the bones

Turn out the lights I’ll let you set the tone

I’ll let you set the pace

If it’s slow or it’s fast

Just please make it last

Till the moon and the sun

Are sharing one sky

Choke me, just soak me

So I’ll never be dry

Bring out the chains

If you’re feeling like a freak...

If you’ve got skeletons

Let me have a peek...

(A peek, a peek, a peek)

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Bring out the chains

If you’re feeling like a freak

If you’ve got skeletons Let me have a peek

Give me what I need

Won’t walk for a week

If that’s the way

You wanna play

Then tie me up

To you I’ll pray

From my knees!

From my

From my

Knees! Knees!

From my knees!

From my

From my Knees! Knees!

8... FREDDY [feat. Spencer Charnas]

[Cody]

Scream for me

And I’ll scream for you Scream for me and I’ll scream for...

Yoooooou!

Talk dirty to me

While I’m sound asleep

Talk down upon me

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‘Till I start to weep Threaten my life

With your fist to my head

I’m yours now

I’m yours, Fred

Freddy, Freddy

Drag your knives across my bed

Tear my sheets

Fuck up my head

Freddy, Freddy Drag your knives across my skin

Tear my heart

Fuck me up within

Freddy, Freddy

[Spencer]

Hide in the shadows

As you study my fears

You’ve been there a while

I’ve sensed you for years

Lying so quietly

No one could see

The hell you were destined To unleash upon me

Scream for me

And I’ll scream for you

Scream for me and I’ll scream for...

Yoooooou!

[Cody & Spencer]

Freddy, Freddy

Drag your knives across my bed

Tear my sheets

Fuck up my head

Freddy, Freddy

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Drag your knives across my skin Tear my heart

Fuck me up from within

Freddy, Freddy

[Cody]

1, 2 Heard he’s coming for you

[Spencer]

3, 4 You can’t run anymore

[Cody]

5, 6 Sinking you with bricks

[Spencer] 7, 8

He’s sealed your fate

[Cody]

9, 10

He’ll fuck you up again

Freddy, Freddy

Drag your knives across my bed

Tear my sheets

Fuck up my head

Freddy, Freddy

Drag your knives across my skin

Tear my heart

Fuck me up from within Freddy, Freddy

Scream for me

And I’ll scream for you!

Scream for me

And I’ll scream for you!

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Scream for me And I’ll scream for you!

Scream for me and I’ll scream for...

You.

9... NIGHT TERRORS

Can you feel the blood bubbling

Right beneath the surface

Of your broken skin

As the red fist fades

To the back of your mind Or is it real and

Choking you from behind

Sleep paralysis is onset

Your breath is hitched

And you’re so upset

Consciousness floating

Just above your head

If you could just reach it

This sleep wouldn’t be dead

Wake the fuck up!

You don’t wanna be dead!

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep

Into your bed, the one you share With the one you love

But he does not care

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep

Into your bed, the one you share

With the one you love

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But he does not care Open your eyes and take a breath

This Night Terror’s near its end

When will I sleep

If my eyelids always display a nightmare

Screening them like horror films

Doing damage beyond a scare

Knives stab at my skin

Until they can draw blood

Enslaved again, Enslaved again To the villain called my mind

Hands and will to live cuffed behind

Out of sight, now I can’t find

The courage to fight

Manifest a scream

A war cry. Fight!

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep

Into your bed, the one you share

With the one you love

But he does not care

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep Into your bed, the one you share

With the one you love

But he does not care

Open your eyes and take a breath

This Night Terror’s near its end

I’m wasting away

Inside these prison sheets Another day fades away

And I’m still here

Yeah, I’m still here

Mattress springs stab me

Absorbing them as I sink within

Wasting away

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Inside these prison sheets

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep Into your bed, the one you share

With the one you love

But he does not care

Bruises form in your sleep

Demons alive, they start to creep

Into your bed, the one you share

With the one you love

But he does not care

Open your eyes and take a breath

This Night Terror’s near its end

10... BODILY BREAK IN

Pretty party girl with her makeup on so right Sorority girl, yeah your hair cascades down your back just right

And now it’s 2AM and the party’s winding down

Your friends, they can’t find you

And this stranger lays behind you

While you curl up numb and cold

To the world around you

This isn’t what you asked for

It’s not what you deserved But that’s not what they’ll tell you

It’s now what you’ve heard

Maybe you should’ve tried to blend in a little more!

Kept your eyes up off the fucking floor!

Quit dressing like a fucking whore!

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No wonder he thought you were trying to score! In pants or a skirt or a dress or naked

You didn’t ask for this

Your body suffered a fucking break in

Pray for the day humanity awakens!

No more fucking body break ins!

Come on, world, it’s time to awaken!

How could you be so fucking stupid?!

To think a man like that was sent by Cupid

Fell for his pretty white lies Now you’ve got demon claws probing between your thighs

While he’s tearing into you with his snakelike eyes

All for his own motherfucking rise

But this isn’t who you are

No this doesn’t define you

Don’t let him gaslight or malign you

You know your truth

And your truth is this

The guilt is to swallow

Let it eat him alive as he decays into the hollow

Maybe you should’ve tried to blend in a little more!

Kept your eyes up off the fucking floor!

Quit dressing like a fucking whore! No wonder he thought you were trying to score!

In pants or a skirt or a dress or naked

You didn’t ask for this

Your body suffered a fucking break in

Pray for the day humanity awakens!

No more fucking body break ins!

Come on, world, it’s time to awaken!

Cover yourself up and cross the street when they pass

Lifetime of advice on how not to pay the price

For another human’s lack of respect

They use a body like it’s a fucking vice

And the world makes you think you’re to blame

As if you tempted them beyond restraint

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They fire you when you file complaints We see you!

We hear you!

We’ll shout and march there with you!

Maybe you should’ve tried to blend in a little more!

Kept your eyes up off the fucking floor!

Quit dressing like a fucking whore!

No wonder he thought you were trying to score! In pants or a skirt or a dress or naked

You didn’t ask for this

Your body suffered a fucking break in

Pray for the day humanity awakens!

No more fucking body break ins!

Come on, world, it’s time to awaken!

11... THE EPIC OF THE ELEPHANT

See you standing there

In the center of the room

Waiting so patiently

For someone to address you

Marked up skin

Nicotine stained tusks

And those big sad eyes

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

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Whaaaaat What are they waiting for

Get to the question That they’re dying to ask

Big heart racing

As they stare in silence

Are they contemplating peace

Or waiting for someone to incite violence

Won’t someone please

Break this thin ice

Get this elephant wet

So he can breathe

Take back his life

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Maybe they’re just scared That he’s the one that’s been

Sitting on their chests

Both day and night

Stealing their breaths

At the slightest inconveniences

Of life

Feels like their heart fell

On a knife

And now they can’t think

Without feeling that life

Is filled with too much strife

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

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Whaaaaat What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

They hate that he’s used

Colored him white in powdered dust

And watched his value fall

They did this to him on purpose They love to watch him fall

They shoot him up

Just to tear him down

Tabloids burn like any paper

History’s erased

What will they do now

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat What are they waiting for

If you want to paint him pink

Then pour another drink

Numb your mind today

So you can let it wander

What you’re seeing now

Is not what it’s meant to be You wondered what it felt like

To be gawked at, to be me

Welcome to the circus

I’ll take your tickets please

Welcome to the circus

I’ll take your tickets please!

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Welcome to the circus! I’ll take your tickets pleeeeease!

Whaaaaat What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

Whaaaaat

What are they waiting for

12... WORTH IT

(Written By Trent White)

Was it all worth it?

All the pain I’m going through

Was it all worth it? All the depression I’m going through

Was it all worth it?

All the people I’m gonna lose

Was it? Was it?

Was it all worth it?

All the pain I’m going through

Was it all worth it?

All the depression I’m going to through

Was it all worth it?

All the people I’m going to lose

You came into my life

And changed it for the better

You came into my life

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And said you’ll never leave(never) I gave you my heart

And you put it in the shredder

I gave you my time

And you stood me up

I gave up my loved ones for you

And you played me like a fool

Was it all worth it?

All the pain I’m going through

Was it all worth it? All the depression I’m going through

Was it all worth it?

All the people I’m gonna lose

Was it? Was it?

Was it all worth it?

All the pain I’m going through

Was it all worth it?

All the depression I’m going to through

Was it all worth it?

All the people I’m going to lose

You made me think I was special

All to find out there was another

You made me think I was special All to bury me six feet under with a shovel

I thought you loved me

All for it to be a fable

My soul was in your hand

But you never let me take you over your threshold

You made me think there was a chance

Only for it to sink like quicksand

It wasn’t worth it

All the pain I was going through

It wasn’t worth it

All the depression I was going through

It wasn’t worth it

All the people I’m gonna lose

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It wasn’t. It wasn’t It wasn’t worth it

All the pain I was going through

It wasn’t worth it

All the depression I was going to through

It wasn’t worth it

All the people I lost

It wasn’t

13... THE THORN

We’ve got this broken connection With jagged edges

But here you are

Still hanging on

As I drag you on

What the hell

Is going on

There was no miscommunication

For your safety

For my sanity

We can never love again

But here you are

Still hanging on

As I drag you on

I have no idea

What the hell Is going on

You’re the thorn!

You’re the thorn!

Stuck on the blade of my knife

Why can’t you let go

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I’ll hurt you more than you know You’re the thorn!

You’re the thorn!

Stuck in the barrel’a my gun

Taking each bullet

So you don’t have to run

You’re the thooooorn!

You’re the thooooorn!

Sit with your blinker on

At a paved over intersection The crossroads are gone

This road’s a dead end

What more could you want

It doesn’t matter where you go

And I want you to keep going

But you can’t idle here

Man, I can’t take your unloading

Pack your shit in the trunk

And keep on driving

Pack your shit in the trunk

We’re all done and surviving

You’re the thorn!

You’re the thorn! Stuck on the blade of my knife

Why can’t you let go

I’ll hurt you more than you know

You’re the thorn!

You’re the thorn!

Stuck in the barrel’a my gun

Taking each bullet

So you don’t have to run

You’re the thooooorn!

You’re the thooooorn!

Yooooou’ve!

Gotta get ooooout!

Of my skiiiiiiiiiin!

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Yooooou’ve! Gotta go nooooow!

I won’t let you iiiiiiiin!

I won’t let you iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!

You’re the thorn!

You’re the thorn!

Stuck on the blade of my knife

Why can’t you let go

I’ll hurt you more than you know

You’re the thorn! You’re the thorn!

Stuck in the barrel’a my gun

Taking each bullet

So you don’t have to run

You’re the thooooorn!

You’re the thooooorn!

14... I DO

Do you remember my hand around your throat

Because I do

I do Do you remember your tears running down your face

Just to get caught at the base of my fist

Because I do

I do Do you remember the hole in the hallway wall

Forged out of your head

Because I do

I do

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Never think I don’t remember you Because I do

I do And don’t think that I don’t love you

Because I do

I do

I’m haunted by the ghosts

Of villain me and victim you

And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

We can never say “I do”

And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

We can never say “I do”

Do you remember the pills I chose over you

Because I do

I do Do you remember the drain I tried to snake

Just to get my stash back into my veins Because I do

I do

Do you remember the dead eyes set inside my head

Incapable of seeing your pain, so sad

Because I do

I do

Do you remember the dust on the table

Print of my nose streaked across the glass

Because I do

I do

I’m haunted by the ghosts

Of villain me and victim you

And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

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We can never say “I do” And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

We can never say “I do”

Do you remember who I was before the pills

Because I don’t

I don’t

Do you remember how I felt inside

When my head got higher than the sky Because I don’t

I don’t

Do you remember the blurs of human figures

Standing over me every time I collapsed

Because I don’t

I don’t

Don’t come around trying to love a monster

Because I won’t

I won’t

I’m haunted by the ghosts

Of villain me and victim you

And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

We can never say “I do”

And the worst of things

I can’t undo Because of this

We can never say “I do”

15... SWIM, BRICK & CHAIN

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Grass over there is always green to you

Promise I’m not trying to be mean to you When was the last time you started something

And you made sure it was actually seen through

To the end

I can’t pretend

That this shit’s alright

Could burn a million candles

And you’d still dodge the light

Offer a truce

And you’d still want to fight

I’m over your clouds

Come cue the wind

Here’s a string

So go fly a kite Do what you must

To get your head right

Slaughter your demons

Just out of spite

Toss your baby food

It’s time to take a bite

Quit playing a damsel in the day

When you were born a knight

Easier said than done

I get it

But if you never try

You’ll never rise

Quit letting these beasts

Catch you by surprise

When they’re not even hiding Easier said than done

I got it

But if you never fight

You’ll never win

Quit letting these monsters

Take you under

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When the waters too shallow to drown Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chaaaain

Self reflection is good

But you’re wearing out this mirror

Give the man in there a break

He’s feeling overanalyzed

From the way his death

Has long been fantasized Walk out the door

Turn the light out on him

Enjoy the sun for yourself

Take in the fresh air

Pretend for once you care

About anything other than yourself

Throw money at the bonds you’ve broken

But you won’t fix the cracks Inside of your character

That keep you isolated

Blame those around you

When they get frustrated

Because the help they’ve offered

Has been in vain

I’ll say a prayer for you

You’re so goddamn insane

Easier said than done

I get it

But if you never try

You’ll never rise

Quit letting these beasts Catch you by surprise

When they’re not even hiding

Easier said than done

I got it

But if you never fight

You’ll never win

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Quit letting these monsters Take you under

When the waters too shallow to drown

Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chaaaain

Submerge yourself

It’s what you do best

Let the water wash over you

Baptized in the flames Of your self imposed hell

Sentenced to life in the fire

Ring the devil’s bell

Scorched skin, you’re burning now

Iced heart is hurting now

Can you melt it

Can you set yourself free

Raise your voice

Someone will hear your plea

Easier said than done

I get it

But if you never try

You’ll never rise Quit letting these beasts

Catch you by surprise

When they’re not even hiding

Easier said than done

I got it

But if you never fight

You’ll never win

Quit letting these monsters

Take you under

When the waters too shallow to drown

Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chain, swim

Swim, brick and chaaaain

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16... ANGEL

Would you still call me Angel

If you saw my pitchfork Tear through the heart

Of my last lover

Then use my horns

To tear their body apart

The man that’s an angel to you Has been a devil to me

Someday soon I’ll forgive him So long as he forgives me

Would you still call me Angel

If you saw what I did

To myself in the dark

When I thought no one could see Started to kill myself slowly

Wanting to exist only in memory

The man that’s an angel to you Has been a devil to me

Someday soon I’ll forgive him So long as he forgives me

Would you still call me Angel

If you saw my soul

Stained black and blue and red

Bruised from the needle

Cold from my heart stopping

Stench of the blood from my poisoned veins

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The man that’s an angel to you Has been a devil to me

Someday soon I’ll forgive him So long as he forgives me

Would you still call me Angel

If you saw my heart

Open to those in their greatest pain

Yet closed to those closest to me

To protect them from the man That I used to be

The man that’s an angel to you Has been a devil to me

Someday soon I’ll forgive him So long as he forgives me

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The man that’s an angel to you Has been a devil to me

Someday soon I’ll forgive him So long as he forgives me

17... IDLE HANDS

For every person I’ve pointed the finger at

I’ve pointed it twice right back at myself

Nails to the face or in my skin

Scraping and scratching, trying to get in

Bore a hole in me

Infection spreading

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Because I used the ticking hand Of that old grandfather clock

To tear at my flesh

Only to bash my head in with a rock

That I stole from a castle in the sand

I’d kill for this

Swallow a pill

Liquor give my liver a kiss

I haven’t yet had my fill

Please tie up my idle hands

Keep them the fuck away from me

Don’t let them touch me

Stain me red

Or hold me down

To this fucking bed

Please tie up my idle hands Please tie up my idle haaaaaands!

Can’t pick a new vice up

I gave that shit up

Wrap my wrists in ropes and chains

So I can’t blow out my fucking brains

In every way you could think Flooding the kitchen sink

Because I like the mess

And the sparks of the toaster

Once I toss it inside

Splashing over me, a current, I’m fried

I’d kill for this

Swallow a pill Liquor give my liver a kiss

I haven’t yet had my fill

Please tie up my idle hands

Keep them the fuck away from me

Don’t let them touch me

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Stain me red Or hold me down

To this fucking bed

Please tie up my idle hands

Please tie up my idle haaaaaands!

Call me a slave

Make me your prisoner Just don’t let me roam free

When my dark mind takes over

Lock me inside

A box or a cell

Before I can drag myself

Back into hell

Back into heeeeeeeell!

I’d kill for this

Swallow a pill Liquor give my liver a kiss

I haven’t yet had my fill

Please tie up my idle hands

Keep them the fuck away from me

Don’t let them touch me

Stain me red Or hold me down

To this fucking bed

Please tie up my idle hands

Please tie up my idle haaaaaands!

18... CATACOMBS

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I’m dead Dead tired

And I’m sick

Sick and tired

Of this mess

This mess I’ve made

Of my life

My life is a lie

That I lead

I lead and I bleed

I bleed these sheep That die with me

With me you’ll go

Into the catacombs

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones Find me

When the sun goes down

That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones

Find me

When the sun goes down

That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Two by two

We all go down

Go down into hell Underground prison cell

One by one

We all will die

Will die inside

To hell we ride

Passageways long

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Long tucked away We venture in deeper

Day by day

Torch light, porch light

Both just the same

The same light dimmed

In the devil’s cave

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones Find me

When the sun goes down

That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones

Find me

When the sun goes down

That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Bury me in this hallowed ground

Miles below the city sounds Find me where the dead don’t die

Underground city where the bones all lie

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones

Find me

When the sun goes down That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Bury me in the hall of skulls

Under the ground

In this wall of bones

Find me

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When the sun goes down That’s when all the dead still roam

The catacombs

Bury me in this hallowed ground

Miles below the city sounds

Find me where the dead don’t die

Underground city where the bones all lie...