Colors diluted by the lies And painted thick across the sky Have seen all life whither and die I gaze up at this forgery Up at this dark grim tapestry
Are we so brave? Are we so bold as to deny our hearts Are we so numb? Are we so cold as to defy our conscience? Awkwardly we walk alone So distant and
Creases in the depths of our existence Without which, there can be no substance These rifts and folds within our lives Each day, a new disruption arrives
Lie to me honestly I hear, but still, I don't see Just where the actions meet the words You just sound the alarm Racing pulse and boiling blood At fever
No talk of the future So far from forever Approaching tomorrow But hoping for never Cursed, we are cursed Condemned to die from our birth How many footsteps
Are we so brave? Are we so bold As to deny our hearts? Are we so numb? Are we so cold As to defy our conscience? Awkwardly, we walk alone So distant
Crashing in, down around my ears Brow-beaten self for all these years Enabling this suitable wall I've been afraid of nothing at all My soul's affliction
I'll take away this selfish pride Is there room for more than one inside? Walk the course in shallow strides A bridge connects, and space divides How
Life seems to stand still in time As the soul retires, deaf, dumb and blind And all we feel If far from real As these gears which, once, had driven us
For all of our wandering, We've still so far to go For all of our questioning, We've still the need to know... Are we still the frightened child? Are
I sense the tension A thickness in the air The filthy air of our morality Misplaced affection In lost and lonely stares Where urge ignores morality I
[Lyrics by J. Emery and K. Nardi] I don't dream anymore Yes, they just seem to fade Always stripping me so clean... Deserting me I strive to retain
[Lyrics by J. Emery] Donning a sweet contented mask Acquiring bliss, a grueling task Adoring a regretful past Wondering how long it can last Frequenting
[Lyrics by J. Sullivan] The roll of distant thunder breaks The afternoon of silence wakes They hurry through from Petergate as if they know this dance
[Lyrics by K. Heidbreder and K. Nardi] My touch means nothing, it's just a sympathetic mock embrace This pity for you leaves nothing but a bitter taste
[Lyrics by K. Nardi] To see the world so differently Had never seemed a crime But still I felt the punishment of disapproving eyes The criticism misconstrued
[Lyrics by K. Nardi] Colors diluted by the lies And painted thick across the sky Have seen all life whither and die I gaze up at this forgery Up at this
[Lyrics by K. Nardi] You've grown into this faceless mask and empty shell And, like a ghost of your indulgence, you wear them well. Still haunting something