Lyrics:
words by
Max Avery Lichtenstein
except CASTAWAY by
M.A.L. and J. Merritt
Max Avery Lichtenstein
except CASTAWAY by
M.A.L. and J. Merritt
DAYBREAK
Daybreak is mourning
Surprise, surprise
A sign without warning arrives
Will summon the dead to rise
Will summon the dead to rise
Daybreak is mourning
Surprise, surprise
A sign without warning arrives
Will summon the dead to rise
Will summon the dead to rise
DECONSTRUCTED
You've been battling windmills again
Blood on your armor and bugs in the bed
Pull back the covers and hop on in
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
I’ve been mumbling words for weeks
Wondering which word would call itself king
In a kingdom of words I am only a thief
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
Oh how the rats are squirming!
Running from side to side...
This sorry ship is sinking
Leave the bread but take the wine
We've been brewing up potions again
Toxic concoctions for rousing the dead
Open your gullet and pour them in
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
You've been battling windmills again
Blood on your armor and bugs in the bed
Pull back the covers and hop on in
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
I’ve been mumbling words for weeks
Wondering which word would call itself king
In a kingdom of words I am only a thief
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
Oh how the rats are squirming!
Running from side to side...
This sorry ship is sinking
Leave the bread but take the wine
We've been brewing up potions again
Toxic concoctions for rousing the dead
Open your gullet and pour them in
Everything's coming apart at the seams...
THE SWEETEST TOOTH
A shadow on the lung
Blur in the eye
Fluid on the brain
And a kink in the spine
Self-indulgent
Cultivated to consume
Diamond tip drill bit
Digging the sweetest tooth
Under the gun
Over the line
American beauty
Withering on the vine
Saccharin smile
Rotting at the root
Needle nose bulldoze
Pulling the sweetest tooth
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Run, rabbit, run
Fight or flight
Used to be proud
But now just full of pride
Over and over
Is this getting through?
Pickaxe syntax
Chipping at the sweetest tooth
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
A shadow on the lung
Blur in the eye
Fluid on the brain
And a kink in the spine
Self-indulgent
Cultivated to consume
Diamond tip drill bit
Digging the sweetest tooth
Under the gun
Over the line
American beauty
Withering on the vine
Saccharin smile
Rotting at the root
Needle nose bulldoze
Pulling the sweetest tooth
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Run, rabbit, run
Fight or flight
Used to be proud
But now just full of pride
Over and over
Is this getting through?
Pickaxe syntax
Chipping at the sweetest tooth
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
Give me something for the pain
A little something for it...
BUTTON UP
My oh my what a halo on the moon tonight
Tiny little voices shoot from every electronic device
Ceiling stars fade and the blankets are colder than ice
Promises mingle with a crowd of disappointed sighs
Water drops drizzle from the joints between all of the pipes
She is not afraid, she just prefers to sleep with the lights...
All the elements are here
Fire, water, blood and fear
It's colder out there than you know
Button up before you go
Down in the kitchen I am improvising recipe rules
Banging on pots with the handle of a wooden spoon
The milk is going sour and my voice is going out of tune
All the elements are here
Firewater, blood and fear
It's colder out there than you know
Button up before you go
My oh my what a halo on the moon tonight
Tiny little voices shoot from every electronic device
Ceiling stars fade and the blankets are colder than ice
Promises mingle with a crowd of disappointed sighs
Water drops drizzle from the joints between all of the pipes
She is not afraid, she just prefers to sleep with the lights...
All the elements are here
Fire, water, blood and fear
It's colder out there than you know
Button up before you go
Down in the kitchen I am improvising recipe rules
Banging on pots with the handle of a wooden spoon
The milk is going sour and my voice is going out of tune
All the elements are here
Firewater, blood and fear
It's colder out there than you know
Button up before you go
TIRED LIGHT
With tired light from distant stars
Sober as your skin
Washed with beauty I walked in
It's so hard to keep things straight
I am always running late
With borrowed heat from distant fires
Ashes from a spark
I feel you shiver in the dark
And I will burn for you
A swirl of light and fire
A celebration pyre
With tired light from distant stars
Sober as your skin
Washed with beauty I walked in
With tired light from distant stars
Sober as your skin
Washed with beauty I walked in
It's so hard to keep things straight
I am always running late
With borrowed heat from distant fires
Ashes from a spark
I feel you shiver in the dark
And I will burn for you
A swirl of light and fire
A celebration pyre
With tired light from distant stars
Sober as your skin
Washed with beauty I walked in
IMMOLATION
Have you ever witnessed such a sight?
A curious condition
This ain't no good, this isn't right...
Wooden matches in a silver tin
And the faint smell of bourbon
This house won't stand the night
Strike one full of anger
Strike one full of grief
Strike one 'til the embers
Burn beneath your feet
No lamb shall be sacrificed
You won't evade damnation
No god would sanctify...
It's a tangle that will not unwind
There are no fire exits
When will you see the light?
Strike one full of anger
Strike one full of grief
Strike one 'til the embers
Burn beneath your feet
Fire! Fire!
Have you ever witnessed such a sight?
A curious condition
This ain't no good, this isn't right...
Wooden matches in a silver tin
And the faint smell of bourbon
This house won't stand the night
Strike one full of anger
Strike one full of grief
Strike one 'til the embers
Burn beneath your feet
No lamb shall be sacrificed
You won't evade damnation
No god would sanctify...
It's a tangle that will not unwind
There are no fire exits
When will you see the light?
Strike one full of anger
Strike one full of grief
Strike one 'til the embers
Burn beneath your feet
Fire! Fire!
CASTAWAY
My little trouble is always in control
A head full of poppies and tangles grow
A wicked little angle
A compass and a smile
Nailed my shadow to the wall
It was my funeral, your trial...
A castaway pearl
In a pirated world
A scar and a curse from her mouth to her wrist
I fell for a castaway kiss
My little trouble is always in control
Eyes of tiny diamonds, prisoners of coal
Call me a heathen
With strings that stop and start
Puts a crack in my perceptions
Pulls a sober world apart
A castaway pearl
In a pirated world
A scar and a curse from her mouth to her wrist
I fell for a castaway kiss
My little trouble is always in control
A head full of poppies and tangles grow
A wicked little angle
A compass and a smile
Nailed my shadow to the wall
It was my funeral, your trial...
A castaway pearl
In a pirated world
A scar and a curse from her mouth to her wrist
I fell for a castaway kiss
My little trouble is always in control
Eyes of tiny diamonds, prisoners of coal
Call me a heathen
With strings that stop and start
Puts a crack in my perceptions
Pulls a sober world apart
A castaway pearl
In a pirated world
A scar and a curse from her mouth to her wrist
I fell for a castaway kiss
BONES
Everywhere you look are piles of bones
And everyone you meet is piles of bones
The floor beneath your feet...
The language that you speak...
The gospel that you preach is piles of bones
Everywhere you look are sticks and stones
And everything you own is overgrown
The stars that shine above...
The object of your love...
Everything you know is piles of bones
But oh how inspiring!
Oh how real
Everywhere you look are piles of bones
And everyone you meet is piles of bones
The floor beneath your feet...
The language that you speak...
The gospel that you preach is piles of bones
Everywhere you look are sticks and stones
And everything you own is overgrown
The stars that shine above...
The object of your love...
Everything you know is piles of bones
But oh how inspiring!
Oh how real
SO LUCKY...
Waiting for the aftershock
Victimized by cold hard luck
Celebrate your big mistake
So lucky, so long...
Damaged but functioning
In rubber boots and muck
Victory is half-empty
So lucky, so long...
Promises are paper thin
So lucky, so long...
Waiting for the aftershock
Victimized by cold hard luck
Celebrate your big mistake
So lucky, so long...
Damaged but functioning
In rubber boots and muck
Victory is half-empty
So lucky, so long...
Promises are paper thin
So lucky, so long...
CONFIDENCES SHATTERED
You cleaned us out while we were blind
Stole our car and drank our wine
Fumbled around inside our drawers
Crept in and kept us up until dawn
Then you left us broke and scattered
Out of breath and flattered
Confidences shattered
Charm and grace with a devious style
A beautiful face and a dangerous smile
Waltz right on in anytime that you like
Waltz on out whenever the mood strikes you
And you'll leave us broke and scattered
Out of breath and battered
Confidences shattered
'cause we're all just broke and scattered
Out of step and backwards
Confidences shattered
You cleaned us out while we were blind
Stole our car and drank our wine
Fumbled around inside our drawers
Crept in and kept us up until dawn
Then you left us broke and scattered
Out of breath and flattered
Confidences shattered
Charm and grace with a devious style
A beautiful face and a dangerous smile
Waltz right on in anytime that you like
Waltz on out whenever the mood strikes you
And you'll leave us broke and scattered
Out of breath and battered
Confidences shattered
'cause we're all just broke and scattered
Out of step and backwards
Confidences shattered
MISTAKES
I’m spilling whisky and wine
Down my neck
But you don't mind...
You're used to the messes I make
And all of my other mistakes
I’m stepping over the line
(once again)
But you don't mind...
You're used to the rules that I break
And all of my other mistakes
These antics and more
You stand with your back to the wall
But you don't complain
I’m spilling whisky and wine
Down your chest
But you don't mind...
I’m used to the messes we make
And all of our other mistakes
I’m spilling whisky and wine
Down my neck
But you don't mind...
You're used to the messes I make
And all of my other mistakes
I’m stepping over the line
(once again)
But you don't mind...
You're used to the rules that I break
And all of my other mistakes
These antics and more
You stand with your back to the wall
But you don't complain
I’m spilling whisky and wine
Down your chest
But you don't mind...
I’m used to the messes we make
And all of our other mistakes
SUNDOWN
Clouds are shifting
The sky is falling
And I am calling the sun down
Battles raging
Vicious and cunning
The dogs will keep running 'till sun down
Give me a world in shadow
Comfort in evening's shade
Give us the glow of moonlight's
Sweet repose sustained
Clouds are shifting
The sky is falling
And I am calling the sun down
Battles raging
Vicious and cunning
The dogs will keep running 'till sun down
Give me a world in shadow
Comfort in evening's shade
Give us the glow of moonlight's
Sweet repose sustained