1. |
Catalyst
03:57
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Catalyst
Set a fire to this place
I wanna see it burn
This story's been foretold
The tongue betrays the soul
This secret will not keep
The beast that never sleeps
It's in our blood to follow
These tales into the hollow
They care not for our sorrows
We're walking down this path alone
White light shines
Dead of night cries
I can feel my heart beat fading
A distant voice is beckoning me
My blood grows cold with each breath I take
And haunting eyes are staring back at me
Come to me
Reality fades away
Vision turns to gray
Come to me
Reality fades away
There is no escape
White light shines
Dead of night cries
Recompense awaits
As you draw your shade
You won’t feel a thing
As you fade away
-Burke
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2. |
Feed the Monkey
05:59
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Feed the Monkey
Money makes the world go round
While your vices keep you bound
We offer you a helping hand
We supply, what's your demand
We will keep you fed
While our cancer spreads
You blissfully accept
Our medication in your hands
The television man
Makes you crave our brand
We pull on your strings
You help us to live like kings
Corrosion has spread all throughout the empire
Yet you keep throwing yourself in the fire
All of your luxuries come at a price
You just ignore the blade and roll the dice
Images flash before your eyes
Planting a seed that will soon rise
Hypnotized by a flaming desire
I crave just a taste
Eyes come alive
Indulgent plight
Senses ignite
Worlds collide
Shackled by our addictions
We depend on corruption
It matters not our condition
We won't stray from perdition
We are in over our heads
Our thoughts out of mind
Regrets never kept
Reality stares us in the face
But we just look away
We'd rather be blind
Our habits will put us in our graves
But we won't break away
We don't mind the decay
We keep feeding this machine
And yet our struggle never fades
Drawing circles, dancing around our graves
We'd rather die than change our ways
-Burke
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3. |
The Seduction
04:14
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The Seduction
An ember burned
A fire inside of me
And then it turned
Into an empty sea
It was then I felt a breeze
Crawling over me
Whispers chanting in the wind
Beckoning me
Come and satisfy your lust for gold
Indulge in luxury until you're old
Live a life just for you if you're so bold
Just plant the seed and watch your fruits unfold
Curiosity starts to set in
Temptation sinks it's teeth into my skin
I'm entranced by the voices within
Convincing me to manifest this sin
I stare straight into my ghost
An embodiment of what I hate the most
But behind it lies my deepest cries
Immortalized in fire light
Burning brightly just to spite me
My ever fading conscience plagues me
The seed of envy grows within me
I can't remember why
I felt so insecure before I arrived
I am under a spell
Entranced beneath this veil
Yet I lack the desire to escape this hell
No more hiding from my sins
I feel my conscience become thin
I embrace this impudence
No more need for sentiment
I don't wanna fight this fire today
Can't I stay here just to get away
I'm blinded by this escape
I don't ever want to leave this place
So I'll just lie here talking in the wind
There's no one else around to call a friend
Just the cries of souls cast aside
They sealed their fate the same as you and I
-Burke
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4. |
Kaleidoscope Eyes
03:47
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Kaleidoscope Eyes
Kaleidoscope eyes
Shaping our dreams
Mirrors in disguise
Moulding the unseen
Make of this what you will
We're better off dreaming still
Never knowing what is real
Who said we're not dreaming still
Claustrophobic aberrations
Colors smear the page
Animated illuminations
Turning colors into shapes
Painting pictures with tunneling sight
Losing vision to canvases dry
Painting pictures in black and white
Losing vision when no color's bright
Don't shed your colors
Just because the world is blind
Kaleidoscope eyes
Shaping our dreams
Mirrors in disguise
Molding the unseen
Make of this what you will
We're better off dreaming still
Never knowing what is real
Who said we're not dreaming still
-Burke
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5. |
Pipe Dream
07:05
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Pipe Dream
Do you dream of a new life
Far away from here
Just a childish concept
Or a broader view
We must not lose sight in ourselves
And our true desires
We bury ourselves every day
And we just keep digging
Deeper and deeper
Are you running in circles
Slave to the routine
Is there something inside you
Screaming for release
You want to break the cycle
But you feel like it's too late
Too focused on tomorrow
That we forget today
Who you are
Don't let go
Don’t you forget it
Oohhh
Aahhh
Can you see what's been stowed away
Ever fading
Dreams of someone you were before you turned away
Do you feel like you wanted to
Or are you fading too
Dreaming of a life that just slipped away
Fear always suffers long
So live before you're gone
Maybe one day you will find the words to say
To convince yourself to take a leap of faith
Living an empty life will suffocate your soul... so fly
Fly
-Burke
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6. |
Demigod Complex
04:55
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Demigod Complex
There is no good without evil
No truth without a lie
Picking sides to dignify
But rules here don't apply
As we chase the setting sun
Nullify what we've become
Sanity comes undone
Pick them off one by one
One by one
It's the sense of disarray
The empty slate being thrown away
I get the feeling we've over stayed
It is time for us to make our way
We tempt our fate
With these charades
Of foretold plagues
Defining our place
Crucified for our feelings inside
Realign where our souls divide
Rid the hate of this body and mind
For our souls defy the sands of time
Sealing our fate with fortune
Holding onto nothing
Repeating meaningless lies
Reserving our damnation
Carry on
With remorse never gone
Hope retires
When empathy expires
What's left out of focus
Not knowing plagues us all
Impossible questions
Keep us in the dark
In time realigned
New skies redefined
-Burke
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7. |
Spiraling
02:12
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8. |
Solitary Mind
04:55
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Solitary Mind
The sun is creeping in
Through the shades again
Is this disguise enough to shield me from the light
This shadow over head
Reels me further in
Concealing me from this cruel game called life
For a moment I felt whole, but I slipped
Couldn’t find the grip to hold
So I fell further down
Into the confines of
My solitary mind
Strengthening my disguise
So I can hide away
Inside of my solitary mind
Don't look down
Don't make a sound
I've got you now
Eyes closed shut
I can't hide from the demons inside my head
This disguise has been worn much too thin
Maybe it's time to let the light flow in
Take the shades away from this hidden place
It is up to me
To reveal a fortress of serenity
It is up to me
-Burke
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9. |
Fortress of Serenity
15:28
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Fortress of Serenity
In the farthest isle
Beyond distant shores
Lies a dormant fortess
Only souls do know
Never touched by time
Never moved by space
In between two worlds
Lies the pathway to the gate
Clouds part the way for me
To sail through the night
Through moonlit skies
I'm floating higher
Above the trees
Beyond the seas
I'm reborn
The silent bell rings free
It calls to me
Dim the lights just for a while to see
The distant signal fire
Where our souls are lining up to sing a better song
Mind’s eye flies higher
Into moonlight
I'm near the ending of this rope
Climbing higher, I can't see what's below
Tempting fate to find the place
That's never gone but never seen
Breaking through this mortal realm
The astral plane waits for me
Celestial voices resonate
Composing songs of ecstasy
Let go - leave the past behind
Just grow - through death we’re granted life
Hear the trumpets sound
Flood the wasted land
Open the gates
Every soul will be bound by blood
Feel the pressure sinking in
Darkness spreads and thoughts will bend
Feeding souls will take no plea
Death will bloom your immortality
We will set you free
Infinitely I
Am confined by this design
Destined to live out time
Within the fractals of my mind
-Burke
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Progressive metal trio based out of Houston, TX.
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