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Corrode
05:09
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It’s been so long since I’ve been through this nostalgic avenue, and I’m alarmed at what this place has turned into. Thought we’d live forever, but deep down I always knew that one day we would see the ending of our youth. So I’ll wait here alone. Let my fate reap and sow.
Time left years ago. The sky wept, and tears corrode.
I had to leave it behind - feels like I’m out of my mind.
So with a little apprehension I escape, to carry on with good intentions. Far away to a place where the past can’t be traced, and I’m faced with new endeavours on a road that I have paved. The setting sun is a reminder that I’m running out of time. No longer waiting on tomorrow to survive. I had to leave it behind or be stuck in the memories, locked up in reverie. Feels like I’m out of my mind, cause the world is decaying only by design.
All of these memories fade so easily. Wistfully, without me. Floating through a dream, I’ll journey on and on and on. This world won’t stay the same, but I am not afraid.
And time left years ago. The sky wept, and tears corrode.
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Allegory
05:16
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Who was I in my former life, to make you all believe such fantasies? Memories have been escaping me. Was it a dream? So it seems… You insist on calling me your hero. Waves crashing over me - revealing who I used to be. Now everything I thought was real is fading. So far away from all that I once called home. A leap of faith takes me into the great unknown. Alone. Guided by your glow.
You said there was nothing that could make you stay. Caught up in a promise you could never break. Calling my name as if the world stopped turning. I looked away and now the sky is burning. So follow the ashes, and they’ll bring you back to me.
With hope in our hearts we will roam. Together, much farther than we thought we’d ever go. No longer haunted by ties that bind us to the ghosts. Guided by your glow.
Born with bleeding hearts, we used the fire to fight through the dark. Torn from all we love, left to expire like those before us. Sworn to rise above, let only courage define who we are. Mourn those we have lost, and carry on with the wisdom that made us strong.
Float above the earth, trade your soul for all it’s worth. The clouds become your bed, a place to rest your head. Wander beyond the edge, begin existence once again. With hope in our hearts, we live on. The road has been paved all along. Carry on. Face the dark. Guided by your glow.
You said there was nothing that could make you stay. Caught up in a promise you could never break. Calling my name as if the world stopped turning. I looked away and now the sky is burning. So follow the ashes, and they’ll bring you back to me.
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I’m running out of maneuvers - something tells me I’m not ready. And do I still have a future, if I can’t let go of every past mistake that haunts me? Strength is down to nothing… And now I don’t recognize the sunlight.
I don’t know why I wake up anymore. I can’t decide if life’s worth fighting for. How long can I exist on borrowed time? Outside the walls of worry where I rot. The world around me changed, but I could not. How long can I exist on borrowed time?
Chasing the night to fill the dark days. Drown out the light, cause I don’t want to wake. I never thought that I would end up like this - strung out on all the chances I missed. Living my life never felt more dishonest. Don’t recognize myself today.
I don’t know why, all of the world is alright. I can’t decide, if I should even try
I don’t know why I wake up anymore. I can’t decide if life’s worth fighting for. How long can I exist on borrowed time? Outside the walls of worry where I rot. The world around me changed, but I could not. How long can I exist on borrowed time?
All of the world feels wrong, and I can’t feel myself no more. They all seem fine, but it’s just not right in my eyes.
I don’t know why I wake up anymore. I can’t decide if life’s worth fighting for. How long can I exist on borrowed time? Outside the walls of worry where I rot. The world around me changed, but I could not. How long can I exist on borrowed time?
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Distract Me
06:25
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They always tell me I’m not the only one, but then the lights go out and i feel so alone. Day’s overwhelming, I never see the sun. It turns out tragedy’s the only love I know. And now I see, there is no cure for me - so why do I proceed? Down into the deepest corners of my mind, I’ll never be at peace.
A sickness is burning into the roots of my soul, and I deserve it. It comes with no warning, and seeps beyond the surface. Spend most nights paralyzed, and every task is a new mountain before me. Can’t cut ties, can’t deny - this battle never ends.
What have I become? Begging for something. Anything to make me feel like this is where I belong. These ghosts will haunt me till the day I die. When I shut my eyes, I see all that I could be if you weren’t part of me. When will you let me be? In another life, of sound body and the mind - I am finally free from this agony.
Another method to control this madness. Another medicine to work its magic. Numb and collected, I repeat this cycle. Seeking, never reaching the end. I’ve grown resentful waiting for a saviour. Still I’m disgusted by my own behaviour. When every waking moment’s filled with sorrow, I don’t care to see tomorrow.
A sickness is burning into the roots of my soul, and I deserve it. It comes with no warning, and seeps beyond the surface. Spend most nights paralyzed, and every task is a new mountain before me. Can’t cut ties, can’t deny - this battle never ends.
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Retrograde
09:07
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Deeper into the fold, I’ve lost myself again. As I start to let go, something pulls me back in.
It’s funny how we change. Those promises to stay the same were made so carelessly. Mistakes that we should not repeat. Everything you love’s in atrophy - withering away so tragically. Is this what you want? Tracing back your thoughts, to find out that spark is gone.
Deeper into the fold, I’ve lost myself again. As I start to let go, something pulls me back in. Staring into the sky, longing for what I lost. Time spent wondering why leads to nothing at all.
Searching for ourselves, there is a fog that will block out everyone, the sun, and the stars. A vision so impaired, it never clears. We’ve forgotten who we are. So far away from the water. So tell me why I’m still drowning.
Somewhere in our hearts, there’s a fire - light the dark. Will it last forever, or burn out? In the summer, we depart. Wage our wars of the arts. It feels like forever, till it ends… But it will start again. Swore that I would never lose myself just to play the part. Remember all the reasons that brought you to this place. The shifting of the seasons could never change my ways. We carry all our burdens high up above our heads. We have become a part of all that we have ever met. If you erase the struggle, and take away the pain - there would be nothing left.
Deeper into the fold, I’ve found myself again. As I start to take hold, now I see what lies ahead. Staring into the sky, cherishing what I’ve found. Time spent dreaming has made me everything that I am.
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Dearest Toronto, Ontario
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