1. |
Judy
01:58
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i'd hope to hear your voice
not weakened by time
to see a glimmer of life
not wrought by pain
those fragile hands you wear
struggle to bear your passion
what was once so special
can never be held that tight again
is fear what keeps you alive?
when your heart can take no more
set your plastic chains down
dear grandmother
don't leave me
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2. |
Generational Blues
02:34
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oak tree
shed your dead leaves
cruelty
it knows no bounds
family
absentee
not who you are
what you failed to be
I've given you up
like you have me
not worthy of praise
small victory
pursuit of acceptance
insanity
be gone
from my memory
just like you said
time again
this will repeat
dead will repent
from the grave
your father aches
from the same mistakes
he's made
find your closure
in an empty bottle
like father
like son
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3. |
Ennui
01:47
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you spend your time wondering
when they'll call you up
hoping they'll bend to your will
not children anymore
what more can you do
as a parent, not their friend?
you rot in your wealthy home
cast aside true meaning
there must be something more than this
self conscious of your past
it seems as if you've given up
drown and drown again
waste/your/time/left
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4. |
Prayer from a Sinful Man
01:36
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she wonders when
god will appear
to save her from
this earthly realm
please lord take me
she deserves pease
not this disease
these past few years
nothing short of
misery
dear god
can you hear me?
I'm begging you please
don't take her away from me
I know we don't speak that often
but I swear that I'll trust you
just heal her and let me
take her place
(in heaven)
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5. |
Bogie
02:24
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your memory still haunts me
you bask in an unmarked grave
somewhere I'll never know
your soul never at peace
punished for existence
conditional love
could you
ever
forgive me
bogie
I was
just a
kid and
I didn't know
you were suffering
right in front of me
I watched your face turn white
no courage
to watch you
die
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6. |
Confined
01:54
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whisper softly to me
tell me we'll be okay
in a box made of memories
I'll leave it untouched
your feeble voice
calls out to me
in a dream
pulled in once again
no grasp on reality
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7. |
Please, Be Careful
02:32
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8. |
A Reflection
01:58
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frantic pulse
find myself dying
eyes like knives
skin me clean
no sense of self
not anymore
I don't want this
I deserve it
I deserve this
will you sing your hymns of your god's desire?
will you set me on your god's damn pyre?
let this fire cleanse my forsaken soul
or will you bury me? let worms make me home
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