A is A.

They pretend an object is not what it really is. / In the hopes it will not be that which it always is. / Imagination, it seems to them, is meant to be absurd. / They use a gun instead of reason to make their voices heard. // They won't come to ever see how their morals shape reality, the only end they care to see is violent: forced equality. // They pretend your mind is something that belongs to them. / It's only meant to serve all those whose needs are still not met. / Self-destruction is, to them, a means that serves an end. / Self sacrifice and immolation make the best of men. // They won't come to ever see starvation comes from equity, if equal men are made by force, they turn the best into the worst. // they pretend that you'll provide under the yoke of force. / Their need the right to claim all you have made and force out more. / They pretend that they won't starve without a working mind. / And they wont see where they end up is where they wished to find. // They won't come to ever see their morals shape reality, the only end they care to see is violent: forced equality.

Ambition Begin.

these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / these darkened halls. / this fallen tier. / this house is down. / it fell in fear. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / this fall fell far. / into the mire. / this won't stand still. / there is desire. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / this sick decay. / has caused no mold. / there is no cause. / this is not sold. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / some sink in this. / this endless pit. / these walls will raise. / from out with it. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / this flesh is rife. / with final pleas. / this blood is old. / scraped off my knees. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / these cells return. / to better states. / hemes carry food. / straight to my brain. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / this skin can feel. / this prick of pain. / it wills a way. / out of the same. / these four framed walls. / bent to the ground. / this shallow earth. / this hollow sound. / this heart pumps blood. / these eyes still see. / what will remain. / inside of me. // i have no need. / for anything not worked for. / i can not see. / justified, no new beginning. / i have not eyes. / to see what holds me back here. / i do not want. / sedatives of thought relied on. // i want the answers. / i want the answers. / i want the answers. / i want the answers. // i've got no mind. / that's equipped for infancy. / i have no faith. / its an absurd fantasy. / there is no god. / i will do it on my own. / i will prevail. / before the day will end forever. // i will have the answers. / i have the answers.

Bad For Me.

bad for me, you are no good. / you hold me down, stiffle every breath. / burried alive, i'll claw at the surface. / you hold my hands and kiss my neck. / press into me, hold me down. // bad for me, you are no good. / bad for me, i wish i could. / stand up and walk away. / leave everything behind. / but my mind tricks me. / and still you keep. / my heart in your teeth. / bad for me, you are no good. / hold me down, press deep inside. / bad for me -- bad for me. / you are no good. / make me feel i need. / everything that you are. / buried alive, i wish i could. / break through the ground. / and run -- run away, but. / here i am and. / you're bad for me, you are no good. / you hold me down -- hold me down. // bad for me, you are no good. / bad for me, i wish i could. / stand up and walk away. / leave everything behind. / but my mind tricks me. / and still you keep. / my heart in your teeth.

Black Ag.

a man with silvered arms. who adds to my pain? / a man with black coat on. who takes it away? / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. / a man with no remorse. for what he gains. / dark brown and sweet with sex. take over my brain. / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. // black lights that make me feel alone or at peace. / white flash that makes me seem at war and insane. // a man that folds with force. i think it strange. / a man that takes me down with only his name. / a man that i see, still, but only at range. / a man that holds me sick, and won't disengage. / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. / black coat, white arm. / red coat, grey arm. // black lights that make me feel alone or at peace. / white flash that makes me seem at war and insane.

Bromide.

I am so animal that I. / I let my patience die. / I let my desires control me. / I feel the need overwhelm me. / I want it now or I want it sooner. / I refuse to put off the future. / I want it now, I will make it mine. / And instantly, I'm gratified. // They say that sex is a bromide, and that your money corrupts you. They say to give to the people: equate the selfless with golden. // I am so animal that I. / Always expect whats mine. / I just want all that I have earned. / I don't expect whats yours. / I am impatient with them all. / Those who can't stand improvement. / They don't place standards on themselves. / Why is it them I work for? // They say that sex is a bromide, and that your money corrupts you. They say to give to the people: equate the selfless with golden. // I am so animal that I. / I can't escape from reason. / No other choice that I can make. / I won't make fate my beacon. / There is no cause for what they say. / There is no way to please them. / The way they pander to their "cause." / Is fucked up and inconsistent. // They say that sex is a bromide, and that your money corrupts you. They say to give to the people: equate the selfless with golden.

Catharsis.

come share my sorrow. / come, sit on my bed. / come taste my misery. / with one single kiss. / come see the ceiling. / thats over my head. / this soulless longing. / won't stop at your lips. // reword my inner sonnets. / replace the me i've shown. / forced out with hidden secrets. / come, let my body know. // come swim in visions. / come, lie on my bed. / rework the fealty i feel with. / the taste of your kiss. / come sense the pathos. / come, bound by a thread. / erode the pain inside me with. / these ropes on your wrists. // reword my inner sonnets. / replace the me i've shown. / forced out with hidden secrets. / come, let my body know.

Cowboy.

i've been down this road of regret. / i know where it goes. / precisely where it takes me. / i know where it won't. / i see this road is long and thin. / the exits, just as dark. / it won't bring me back to life. / and it won't take me home. // dirt roads seem so long. / highways built of stone. / alleys shined with chrome. / still don't take me home. // i've been throught this vale of sorrow. / you know how it goes. / up and down, i sleep, i won't. / stay awake with hope. / an animal masked in the dark. / it looks ino your soul. / still won't bring me back to life. / and it can't take me home.

Crush.

i feel like i'm in high school again / whenever you're around. / i feel it in my stomach / whenever you come around. / my eyes afraid to see your face, / afraid i won't let go. / my hands afraid to touch your skin / afraid i won't let go. // i think that i'll let it take me over / let in my wish of starting over. / i hope that you'll let me get to know you. / i just want to be with you. / i hope that you'll let it take you over. / i hope that you'll know i've started over. / i wish that you'd let me get to know you. / i just want to be with you. // i'm so scared to kiss you again / but i just want it more. / and i just want to hold you again / and never let you go. / it feels like i'm in high school again / let your love take hold. / i fell like days that i had missed / return with so much hope. // i think that i'll let it take me over / let in my wish of starting over. / i hope that you'll let me get to know you. / i just want to be with you. / i hope that you'll let it take you over. / i hope that you'll know i've started over. / i wish that you'd let me get to know you. / i just want to be with you.

Day by Day.

from day to day, desire fades. / blinded eyes are covered now more. / sight diminished, light through the end. / no longer seen, no compass here. / to break through the dark. // life is closing in and yet it hasn't begun. / can i save myself when the air is all gone? / would you save me, would you lend me your breath? / if you survive this hell, then will you welcome death? // once more again, my hand not held. / learn to induce, fingers in throats. / never a thought where ideas are sin. / money well spent with my love on the side. / where will this end? // life is closing in and yet it hasn't begun. / can i save myself when the air is all gone? / would you save me, would you lend me your breath? / if you survive this hell, then will you welcome death? // life is closing in and yet it hasn't begun. / can i save myself when the air is all gone? / would you save me, would you lend me your breath? / if you survive this hell, then will you welcome death?

Day of the dead.

Your feet can't touch the pavement but your eyes can see the ground. / you float above the concrete on this unending wave of sound. / Your movements take you forward away from the street's empowered men. / They see you floating passively but they don't try to understand. / You're slowly leaning forward and you look what's under you. / You're losing yourself, you're losing yourself / You're trying too hard and now you're losing yourself. // You try to hard and you talk too much / You take and you take and its never enough / Your words only say what you want them to mean / But how do I know what you're saying to me? // You're coughing on a cigarette and you're standing in the street. / You amaze yourself, but no one else, they can sense no energy. / They can't ignore your purpose here. If you had one they'd all stare. / You're as useless as your righteousness you don't seem to even care. / You don't seem to notice that you've sunk down to the ground. / You're losing yourself, you're losing yourself / You're trying too hard and now you're losing yourself. // You try too hard and you talk too much /You take and you take and its never enough / You won't work and you can't pay / So nobody knows what you're trying to say. // Your body passes underground from their sight you disappear. / Sliding through the concrete, you thank God that you're still here. / You still think above the men as they walk above your head. / Your mind and body separate as you try to make amends. / You still sink below the sick your words have come undone. / You're losing yourself, you're losing yourself / You're trying too hard and now you're losing yourself. // You try too hard and you talk too much / You take and you take and its never enough / Your words only say what you want them to mean / But how do I know what you're saying to me?

Dust.

I've gone over my mind. / I've gone over my life. / I still have thoughts of time. / I still have thoughts of night. / Where do I go from here? / What should I do with myself? / Words turning love into fear. / What should I do? What will I do? // I see foundations down, I see that four framed walls are in the dust, I see theres one thing left that I can count on, but nothing else that I can trust. / I see the way to light. / I see the way to death. / I sense I'm out of time. / I see the way. I know the way. // Its all up to reason. / And nearly time to decide. / Theres things left to figure out, and I need to make my mind. / Where do I go from here? / What should I do with myself? / Words turning love into fear. / What should I do? What will I do?

Entropy.

The world is disorder / Second law that makes it free. / When men band together, / Take shape to form a plea: / Addressed to the faces / of the world, a cult, a mass. / The world turns to chaos / We return to start again. // No other means by which you stand / Can't hold it off forever. / Can't take the things as they are now / And you can't plan the weather. / Some sort of way by which you know / That we are all your brothers. / No matter what will happen now, / Think we should love each other. // No means / By which / Man lives / Forever / Sick faces / Short sighted / Voice droning: / Entropy / Improvements made / We escalate / And all our days / Destroy our fate / Stop watching for errors / Don't think of disasters / You can safely ignore / It will all go away // The world is disordered / Second law has made us free / A whim of the moment / Replacing gravity. / The source of disorder / Is man's non-logic mind / The cause of behavior / is mimicry of sights.

Fingernails.

uncleanly underneath. / rough edged, dip below. / the surface of your skin. / red trail beneath them: / these fingernails. // beyond the fingertips. / pink, chipped paint. / stuck to ridges inside your skin. / pull them out to flick: / a cigarette. // grab tightly. / sink in. / pull closer. / drag them. / and scream. // i used to bite. / but now leave marks. / wet beneath, with your blood. / seven layers, ripped apart: / these fingernails. // rab tightly. / sink in. / pull closer. / drag them. / and scream.

Firm.

its like i've said before / and like i'll say again: / that i am what i am, / and can not change at whim. / i know i'll always be / that which i say i am, / and we can never be / self-contradicting men. / i know i've said before / what i will say again, / until i run my course, / until the self-same ends. / its like the same old thing, / its like its done in vain, / its like the only goal / is to restate again. // say this again, and say it more / repeat myself until you bore. / say this again, in perfect time, / restate these words, and make them rhyme. // i know i've said before, / i think i'll say again. / you hear the bass drum kick. / now hear the words for this. / and as the bassline goes, / this repetition says: / that you can kiss my ass / if i repeat myself. / i think these thoughts anon / now as the synthline fades, / so you can tell yourself / that it all sounds the same. / its like the same old thing, / its like its done in vain, / its like the only goal / is to restate again. // say this again, and say it more / repeat myself until you bore. / say this again, in perfect time, / restate these words, and make them rhyme. // its like i've said before, / and like i'll say again: / that i am what i am, / and can not change at whim. / if it will shut you up, / i'll take this green-leaf down. / say this cartoonish phrase, / and throw the logic out. / you hear the bass drum kick, / you hear the synth line fade, / you hear the bass notes blur: / this holy accolade. / this sound original? / or does it seem derived? / who did i steal it from? / you think i'd plagerize? / now these words stay the same, / yeah, in line after line. / now with tongue firm in cheek, / i sing this one more time: / its like the same old thing, / its like its done in vain. / do i repeat myself? / i will restate again. // say this again, and say it more. / repeat myself until you bore. / say this again, in perfect time. / restate these words, and make them rhyme.

The hard host.

I am the host, / I am the skin, / I am a shell, / I am the ride, / I am the sore, / I am the bite. / I am the host, / I am the flight, / I am the cells, / I am to fade, / I am immune, / I am betrayed. // I am the host, the skin outside. / I am a shell contagions ride. / I am the sore, infected bite. / I am the host of poisoned flight. / I am the cells that start to fade. / I am immunities betrayed. / I am the host.

Holy fists.

inside these ancient tarter walls / inside forbidden cities / incite the lines of cultist calls / these holy fists will save us. / and in the minds of foreign dogs / white devils hide among us / they think that savage men will crawl / they think these savage minds will. / inside the minds of those involved / in those that box the foreign / some fear the violent voice that calls / some fear corrupted christians. / inside these bullet-ridden walls / inside forbidden cities. // no men forsee what soon will be a memory, / so men will hide what brings her shame to countryside. // these holy fists of light that punch right through the blood-filled night. / these boxing rites and prayers backed up by fearful governors. / these rightous guns of war that cut right through the savage heart. // for men prostrate in prayer, salvation lies in German wares. // outside the falling tarter walls / where foreign armies fight for / invaders fight and seize, appalled / at what is misbegotten. / the devils wish to carve off land / and think it just, as payment. / this throne that fears unjust demands / just wants for all to leave her. / incite the lines of cultist calls. / these holy fists will save us. // no men forsee what soon will be a memory, / so men will hide what brings her shame to countryside. // these holy fists of light that punch right through the blood-filled night. / These boxing rites and prayers backed up by fearful governors. / these rightous guns of war that cut right through the savage heart. // for men prostrate in prayer, salvation lies in German wares.

The host.

poison inside / aegis subsides / health is denied // contagions fight / protection is slight / noxious ignite // viral invade / defences allayed / vital blockade // I am the host, the skin outside. / I am a shell contagions ride. / I am the sore, infected bite. / I am the host of poisoned flight. / I am the cells that start to fade. / I am immunities betrayed. / I am the host.

Inch.

your fingers around my neck. / pressing in. taking me. / within an inch of my life. / you could take me away. / make it end. / you don't, you tease me. / holding me one inch away. // with one deep breath, release a kiss. / new love i'm not afraid. / i need you here, you love me here. / one inch away. // i feel the power. // you have over my body. do. / what you will with me. / push me closer. take me in. / one inch away. / hold me there, keep me here. / 'til you breathe my life back in. // cold rush of pain, my life escapes. / new love i'm not afraid. / you need me here, i love you here. / one inch away.

Jaded.

push me away to pull me in. / you seem to crawl under my / every time i'd like to fall, / my back you've shoved against a wall. / but every time you start to fade / i push right back to make you play. // the more you evade, the more i chase. / this jaded life i love to taste. / with every breath, i curse your name. / i only wish you'd do the same. // push me away to pull me in. / you seem to crawl under my skin. // push me away to pull me in. / you seem to crawl under my skin. / i bite your lip to taste the blood. / you could mistake the rush for love. / i stay awake to spite the sun / and die inside when you don't run. // the more you evade, the more i chase. / this jaded life i love to / every time you start again / i turn away so you won't win. // push me away to pull me in. / you seem to crawl under my skin. // push me away to pull me in. / you seem to crawl under my skin. / the more you evade, the more i chase. / this jaded life i love to taste.

Lovelife.

a cold steel, in fading light. / a black line, accross the night. / a dull blade, in sun sire. / a tight line, to fuel the lies. / a bent mind, a faded fire. / a blurred line, accross the wire. / a dead sun, a broken line. / a twisted knife, that splits the mind. / a harsh lie, in broken light. / a drugged state, to violate. / your clouded head, and powdered nose. / too much hate, to open up. / a sharp edge, and feel safe. / a lost cause, to be saved. / but clear eyes, and soft neck. / you love this, you want that. // give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do. / give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do. // a cold steel, in fading light. / a black line, accross the night. / a dull blade, in sun sire. / a tight line, to fuel the lies. / a bent mind, a faded fire. / a blurred line, accross the wire. / a dead sun, a broken line. / a twisted knife, that splits the mind. / a harsh lie, in broken light. / a drugged state, to violate. / your clouded head, and powdered nose. / too much hate, to open up. / a sharp edge, and feel safe. / a lost cause, to be saved. / but clear eyes, and soft neck. / you love this, you want that. // give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do. / give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do. // give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do. / give up now, i'm through with you. / you need to rest, i'm through with you. / give up now, i take a step. / you're way too far to see what i can do.

Nine Four

these...things you say / stay with me. / say you've been / without me. // these things you say. // you...say you know / what i mean. / now i've grown, / seems to me. // you say you know // know...that i've said / all these things. / in my head, / words fill me. // know that i've said. // you're...telling me / words i know, / what i'll be, / what i've shown. // you're telling me.

No thing No one No way No how.

conditioning and rationale / powerless and meaningless / judgements fade you with not fail / nonetheless, its nothing less. // never opened, always closed / only open to oppose / ignorance will always know / all there is that is to know. // talks incessant and inane / action: nothing, under fame / slader, truth is all the same / always venture, never gain. // with nothing more for you to know / no integrated inner goals / no more morals you won't show / nowhere more and you won't go. // nothing can be done / no words have effect / no one really cares / just show some respect. // unappointed as egress / expectations: pointlessness / make no motion to confess / that nonethell, its nothing less. // institution is repression / for the "morals" that it sends / it will not stop, it will not listen / in itself unto an end. // education is obtrusive / pointless, and its piracy / conformity and mass-production / will not fit that mold on me. // nothing can be done / no words have effect / no one really cares / just show som respect.

One Thousand Years

will any of this matter...in a thousand years? / already fading from my thoughts, this listlessness and fear. / can my actions hurt me...in a thousand years? / will i regret the blood that i seek if i can see it near? // a thousand times around the world for several thousand years. / men repeat these tales i tell, a sad, sick chorus reels. / a thousand times around the world for several thousand years. / men will share this pain i feel and make it dissapear. // will me dreams still bother me...in a thousand years? / memories change frequency as these thoughts come clear. / will my course stand stable...in a thousand years? / already seems, it dissipates. has it been a thousand years? // a thousand times around the world for several thousand years. / men repeat these tales i tell, a sad, sick chorus reels. / a thousand times around the world for several thousand years. / men will share this pain i feel and make it dissapear.

Pathogen.

feel the impulse tear the insides / hear the logic sear the insight / taste the errors through the sugar / seen unraveled is the suture / smell of instinct seems to defy / touch its purpose in your mind's eye. // feel the pathogen inside. // feel the pathos and the pity / speak to no one, even their needs / sense the hatred for a point made / feel devoured as your mind fades / see your future fading away / know that nothing stands in their way. // feel the pathogen inside.

Pretense.

I will pretend to learn. / What I don't really need to know. / I sit on the side of you. / Just to watch your impatience grow. / I'll make you talk to me. / I'm not even worth your time. / I'll tell you about my life. / I'll try to change your mind. / I'll show you what I can do. / And I'll want your sympathy. / I'm stuck in the life I live. / I can make you agree with me. // You're all a bunch of suckers. What a waste of time. // I hope you don't care too much. / If I usurp your mind. / If you do, its all right. / I'm sure it was worth your time. / I'd say you're better off. / If you'd quit wasting energy. / I'd rather be forced to learn. / Through boredom and ecstasy. / I'll show you what I can do. / And I'll want your sympathy. / I'm stuck in the life I live. / I will make you take hold in me. // You're all a bunch of suckers. What a waste of time. // I'll show you what I can do. / You think I've got something to hide? / All I want is some sympathy. / Just some way to know I'm alive. // I'm just the biggest sucker. Can't you see me waste all your time?

Random.

so slowly, i fell into the fact that i had you. / i never knew that this could be / so beautiful. / you gave me a chance to mend my / broken heart and my broken dreams. // rewind. to when you knew what i could do. to when i taught you all i knew. / all mine. i'll hold your hand and walk with you. stay here, you are so beautiful. // and not a day goes by that you're not on my mind. / and it feels so unreal to me, baby. / and when the day will come when this love turns numb. / it will feel so real to me, baby. // so quickly, i'll fall into the fact that i'll lose you. / i always knew that your love for me was so untrue. / you'll come and you'll break me. / you'll hurt me and i'll lose you. // rewind. time to take it all away, you can't go back and start again. / all mine. let go and let love breathe. it's gone, you know i had to leave. // and not a day goes by that you're not on my mind. / and it feels so unreal to me, baby. / and when the day will come when this love turns numb. / it will feel so real to me, baby.

Simonize.

i can cut your face from you. / i can sell your bones off. / i can bleed a martyr through you. / i can rip your soul out. // i can tear your heart from you. / syphon all your blood out. / i can rip your soul from you. / i can cut your body down. // i sell what fortune finds. / pawn off what love divides. / i'll make a saint of you. / sawed offs and knives will too. / i sell what fortune finds. / pawn off what love divides. / your blood won't see you through. / i will make a saint of you. // i can cut your eyes from you. / slice and sell the lens out. / i can rip your spine from you. / sell your soul at saint's worth. // i can flay the skin from you. / i can pawn your bones off. / i can cut the skull from you. / i can cut your body down. // i sell what fortune finds. / pawn off what love divides. / i'll make a saint of you. / sawed offs and knives will too. / i sell what fortune finds. / pawn off what love divides. / your blood won't see you through. / i will make a saint of you.

Split Infinitive.

am I not human? if I can't think? / if I let my heart decide which way to be? / and am I human? if I feel that all could / be and that my dreams can become real? // what makes us human? / what makes us real? / are we set free by / by what we feel? / is life so certain? / how should we know? / is there some place for us / some place where we should go? // am I not human? if I don't feel? / if I can't seem to see all that's unreal? / and am I human? if I see that a is a / and that what can't will never be? // what makes us human? / what makes us real? / are we set free by / by what we feel? / is life so certain? / how should we know? / is there some place for us / some place where we should go? // am I not human? if I've mimic'd minds? / if a man I seem to be to the naked eye? / and am I human? if I think manufactured / systems is all we'll ever be? // what makes us human? / what makes us real? / are we set free by / by what we feel? / is life so certain? / how should we know? / is there some place for us / some place where we should go?

Taste.

I'll never. / Start over. / Stopped breathing. / In closure. / Try something. / Do nothing. / No matter. / No need. // Whatever I've tried before today. / No need for things I can replace. / I've felt your force, I know your taste. / I've seen your trust turn into rage. // No surface. / Worth keeping. / No purpose. / No meaning. / Its pointless. / Stop talking. / I'm not listening. / No need. // Whatever I've tried before today. / No need for things I can replace. / I've felt your force, I know your taste. / I've seen your trust turn into rage. // Its nothing. / Its not worth this. / Theres one thing. / That I'll miss. / Try something. / Do nothing. / No matter. / No need. // Whatever you think I could say to you. / It would end up the same and I'd still be through. / I'm bored and tired and I need the rest. / Which one of my friends will you try for next?

The Lesser Than.

i know you think you're n the right side. / i know you think yours is the better man. / i know you think that the righteous will win. / i know you think your loss is the end. // but you will see you're on the wrong side. / when you see him pretend to a plan. / will you see this atrocious affair. / is no better than your means to its end? . // will your voide fulfill a hope? / or cause another hole in this sinking world? / will your choice force out your foe? / or let another like him take up his role? / is your voice so full of hope? / that you will keep on fighting for a worthless goal? / is your faith so self-assured? / that you can't see a difference in the man you chose? // you know that you can sit in protest. / but it won't have any effect. / you know that while you fight for changes. / they don't differ from that which you object. // will your voide fulfill a hope? / or cause another hole in this sinking world? / will your choice force out your foe? / or let another like him take up his role? / is your voice so full of hope? / that you will keep on fighting for a worthless goal? / is your faith so self-assured? / that you can't see a difference in the man you chose?

These Green Vines.

I think that I can see / my vision turning green. / my body's overcome / by what these vines have done. / I feel it climbing through. / my skin can feel it, too. / my mind is taken down / by vines that leave the ground. // I feed these leaves that grow, / they've spread up from the ground. / I keep feeling these green vines / crawl up this heart of mine. / I've tried to stop the flow. / these climbing vines won't slow. / I can't get off my mind / what starts with these green vines. // I feel it take over: / this vine fulfill it's thirst. / I feel these green vines feed / as they climb into me. / my own life starts to grow / as I give up control. / I see what these vines do. / as I join up with you. // I feed these leaves that grow, / they've spread up from the ground. / I keep feeling these green vines / crawl up this heart of mine. / I've tried to stop the flow. / these climbing vines won't slow. / I can't get off my mind / what starts with these green vines. // I feed these leaves that grow, / they've spread up from the ground. / I keep feeling these green vines / crawl up this heart of mine. / I've tried to stop the flow. / these climbing vines won't slow. / I can't get off my mind / what starts with these green vines.

Transparent.

I could open up to the world. / Just to see what it could do. / I could give myself to conformity. / Just to see myself abused. / I could take in all your sympathy. / Or I could break myself in two. / I can get down on my fucking knees. / Just to throw myself at you. // Throw myself at you. // I could give myself to reason. / Or I can put my faith in you. / I could make myself surrender. / I could become a part of you. / I can give up all my self respect. / I can do it all for you. / I can eat up every fucking word. / No matter what you do. // No matter what you do. // I can beg you to forgive me. / For these sins I've done to you. / I can take your contradictions. / I can take them as the truth. / I could make myself remembered. / I could die just like that too. / Still you've got the fucking nerve. / To ask me to be like you. // Ask me to be like you.

Try.

I don't want to. / I don't need to. / I don't want to. / I don't need to. // I don't think that I need to see you. / Don't let my lack of words confuse you. / Its not that I never want you. / I never said that I never loved you. // Don't try to say that you're nothing special. / I know you think that I'm not sentimental. / I never tried to speak my mind. / But I still felt the same inside. // I tell you why it hurts to see you. / I feel the thoughts that never left you. / I feel your mind, I see inside. / I know your thoughts and you know mine. // I know you wish that I'd reciprocate. / I think I have, but I did too late. / Its not to say that I regret it. / Just to say I know the way things went. // I want to, don't need to. / I'm well aware of what I shouldn't do. / Don't want to, I need to. / I've got reasons for the things I do. // I tell you why it hurts to see you. / I feel the thoughts that never left you. / I feel your mind, I see inside. / I know your thoughts and you know mine.

What You Won't.

you can hide behind the actions of a child. / you can hide your hate behind a smile. / you could hold your head above the lies. / but you will not escape your own disguise. // will you keep hiding? or will you start fighting? / are you even trying? or are you just going down? // you can fake a life since you can't make a stand. / and you can hide away since you can't be a man. / you can find a cause, but you won't see it through. / and you will not believe what i'll do to you. // you can hide behind a bigger man. / or you can free yourself from your last breath. / i can see your futile life. / and you will not escape your own demise. / find your place amongst the thieves. / the liars, fakes, the mindless fiends. / you can face my truth, or tell one last lie. / you can stand your ground and i will watch you die. // will you keep hiding? or will you start fighting? / are you even trying? or are you just going down? // you can fake a life since you can't make a stand. / and you can hide away since you can't be a man. / you can find a cause, but you won't see it through. / and you will not believe what i'll do to you. // you can fake a life since you can't make a stand. / and you can hide away since you can't be a man. / you can find a cause, but you won't see it through. / and you will not believe what i'll do to you.