Robert Brown - Vocals
Kristina Erickson - Keyboards
Traci Nemeth - Vocals
Rob Hazelton - Guitar and vocals
Krysztof Nemeth - Bass
Thomas Thompson - Bass (New Black Day and White Wedding)
Rachel Gilley - Vocals (New Black Day, White Wedding and Dead Silence)
Henry Cheng - Guitar (Creep)
1. The Wake :
{spoken: My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant, total amasement.}
Debbie dates daily with a boy for every finger
She leave
s with one now and leaves another left to linger
Coldly Debbie tells me it's a world of give & take
But I say Debbie, bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Billy blows bubbles that are filled with marijuana
To rebel from all the troubles he was chained to by his mama
Sadly Billy tells me that his happiness is fake
But I say Billy, bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Jason jets his jag up to speeds that's past eleven
Jason buys a house that makes him feel like he's in heaven
Bills been paying Jason, Bills friends are Jason's take
But I just talked to Bill, Jason's further from the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Now you & I have been through much, we've both had Debbie's problem
And we've both used Bills eyes to find our troubles & try to solve them
But let's not use each other, for Jason's world was fake
Only we can work together to bring us closer to the wake
{spoken: ...I'm not gonna tell you who you are. I don't know who you are. I know who wants to know. It's taken me all my life to find out who I am and I'm tired of your....}
2. Black Day :
I see the world with my eyes open
I see the world through lidless eyes
I see a world that is sick with self-loathing
Nothing in the nothing to mystify
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world in sinking depression
I see the world in a stinking digression
No chance for heaven we're already in hell
And the devil's taking over at the ring of his bell
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world with my eyes open
I see the world through lidless eyes
I see a world that is sick with self-loathing
Nothing in the nothing to mystify
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world in sinking depression
I see the world in a stinking digression
No chance for heaven we're already in hell
And the devil's taking over at the ring of his bell
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world??
3. Change Case :
I take a steam train to work
Just like the one my father took
And I pass over the walls
I see the people as I look
I see there's the block
For folks with purple skin
There's the block for folks who have no chin
There's the block for me & all my kin
And over there's the change cage where we throw the rebels in
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
Walls of iron bolted with steel
Two miles high that should hide how we feel
And in the city we've walled off each block
This should work to segregate any racial melting pot
Long ago we learned of the trouble
When a man steps out of his life's plastic bubble
So we walled off the city, caged thoughts that were free
And now our lives are safe from any change that
Could have come between you & me
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
They say an artist from block 616
Revived some old art just for his own kicks
They say his pictures were lude
They say his women were nude
So we throw them inside
Well now that artist can run, he can hide
But sooner or later we'll throw him inside
I don't think the people should see
Well that's not art to me
So we'll throw them inside
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
And I will hold the key??
4. White Wedding :
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
(It's a nice day to start again)
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
Take me back home, yeah
Take me back home
Take me back home, yeah
Take me back home
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
5. The Root Of All Evil :
All these roots run deep,
and this tree is old,
this trunk is rotten
all these leaves have mold
Is it in our blood?
Or is it from abuse?
Past generations,
legacy of misuse?
I know my blood runs hot,
And I've seen my blood is thick
I'm told my bloods not sweet,
And I cry, "My soul is sick"
we're the childern of childern
and we're handing down their pain
the root of all evil
is the sanity left to gain?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
the fathers father father
may have made this truth
or was it in HIS blood
this legacy of abuse
we're the childern of childern
and wer'e handing down there pain
the root of all evil
is the sanity left to gain?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
All these roots run deep,
And this tree is old,
This trunk is rotten
All these leaves have mold
is it in our blood?
or is it from abuse?
past generations
legacy of misuse?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
6. The Shadow Of Life :
Still I push this boulder up this rocky hill
if I lose my footing this rock will kill
Perpetual dusk has me dimly lit
So I can't see the top or know how far it is
Now life is a constant and death is a beast
Everytime it's been fed its presence's increased
I feel its wings and its eyes bore my neck
This pressure has turned me into a wreck
Ooh x 4
It's a cold and a hollow and lonely life
I've seen anguish and anger, fear and strife
Now the darkness comes and it takes my pride
But I've learnt to face the darkness in my stride
And I've felt its teeth pierce through my neck and back
I've felt my skin rip and I've heard my bones crack
And if I have strength left we'll soon see
For the shadow of life has eaten me
Ooh 4x
Well now comfort and security leave stride by stride
If I could see some way out I'd thow away my pride
But I can't go back and my death lies ahead
And the end of this life feels me with dread
Still I push this boulder up this rocky hill
if I lose my footing this rock will kill
Perpetual dusk has me dimly lit
So I can't see the top or know how far it is
7. The Only One :
I wake each night into this nightmare
Only to find that the worst is clear
I have to spend each day without you
And spend each night dreamin' that it's not true
Dreamin' that it's not true....
My life is one constant catastrophe
everything works but means nothin to me
All of my life I gave you my soul
I lived for you, but you had another goal
You had another goal...
There's only one thing you can't ask of me
It's not in my power to stop loving you can't you see?
I would give you the moon or the stars or the sun
But you hold my heart and ou are the only one
You are the only one,
You are the only one...
8. Creep :
When you were here before,
Couldn't look you in the eyes
You're just like an angel,
your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't care if it hurts,
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
when I'm not around
You're so fuckin'special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh
She's running out the door ...
She's running out
she's run, run, run, run...
run...
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here...
9. Dead Silence :
Dead silence falls a cascading shower of indifference
Isolation calls no self-acceptance, no means for honest reverence
Into the void self-annihilation, futilistic egotism
Until now I've toyed with what seems inevitable destructionism
CHORUS
Is this the end of my life?
(repeat several times)
Stabbed in the back, ice cold steel between my lower vertebrae
Not the first attack, I'm an isolated captive with the ones who would betray
Too late for pleas, my companions are filled with animosity
Knocked to my knees death will bring an end to this uncertainty
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Coldly Debbie tells me it's a world of give & take
But I say Debbie, bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Billy blows bubbles that are filled with marijuana
To rebel from all the troubles he was chained to by his mama
Sadly Billy tells me that his happiness is fake
But I say Billy, bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Jason jets his jag up to speeds that's past eleven
Jason buys a house that makes him feel like he's in heaven
Bills been paying Jason, Bills friends are Jason's take
But I just talked to Bill, Jason's further from the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each another, no care for another
Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now?
People gotta stop hurting themselves, STOP,
now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Listen to me now, STOP, now, now, now, now bring it closer to the wake
Now you & I have been through much, we've both had Debbie's problem
And we've both used Bills eyes to find our troubles & try to solve them
But let's not use each other, for Jason's world was fake
Only we can work together to bring us closer to the wake
{spoken: ...I'm not gonna tell you who you are. I don't know who you are. I know who wants to know. It's taken me all my life to find out who I am and I'm tired of your....}
2. Black Day :
I see the world with my eyes open
I see the world through lidless eyes
I see a world that is sick with self-loathing
Nothing in the nothing to mystify
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world in sinking depression
I see the world in a stinking digression
No chance for heaven we're already in hell
And the devil's taking over at the ring of his bell
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world with my eyes open
I see the world through lidless eyes
I see a world that is sick with self-loathing
Nothing in the nothing to mystify
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world in sinking depression
I see the world in a stinking digression
No chance for heaven we're already in hell
And the devil's taking over at the ring of his bell
Black day, Black night
Flesh is burnt us under in the broad daylight
Black day, Black night
And the devil's softly singing through the thick of the fight
I see the world??
3. Change Case :
I take a steam train to work
Just like the one my father took
And I pass over the walls
I see the people as I look
I see there's the block
For folks with purple skin
There's the block for folks who have no chin
There's the block for me & all my kin
And over there's the change cage where we throw the rebels in
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
Walls of iron bolted with steel
Two miles high that should hide how we feel
And in the city we've walled off each block
This should work to segregate any racial melting pot
Long ago we learned of the trouble
When a man steps out of his life's plastic bubble
So we walled off the city, caged thoughts that were free
And now our lives are safe from any change that
Could have come between you & me
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
They say an artist from block 616
Revived some old art just for his own kicks
They say his pictures were lude
They say his women were nude
So we throw them inside
Well now that artist can run, he can hide
But sooner or later we'll throw him inside
I don't think the people should see
Well that's not art to me
So we'll throw them inside
I work the change cage
Here on our side of the wall
And I will hold the key until the day they say the cage will fall
And I will hold the key??
4. White Wedding :
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day to start again
Hey little sister what have you done
Hey little sister who's the only one
Hey little sister who's your superman
Hey little sister who's the one you want
Hey little sister shot gun
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
(It's a nice day to start again)
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
Take me back home, yeah
Take me back home
Take me back home, yeah
Take me back home
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again
5. The Root Of All Evil :
All these roots run deep,
and this tree is old,
this trunk is rotten
all these leaves have mold
Is it in our blood?
Or is it from abuse?
Past generations,
legacy of misuse?
I know my blood runs hot,
And I've seen my blood is thick
I'm told my bloods not sweet,
And I cry, "My soul is sick"
we're the childern of childern
and we're handing down their pain
the root of all evil
is the sanity left to gain?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
the fathers father father
may have made this truth
or was it in HIS blood
this legacy of abuse
we're the childern of childern
and wer'e handing down there pain
the root of all evil
is the sanity left to gain?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
All these roots run deep,
And this tree is old,
This trunk is rotten
All these leaves have mold
is it in our blood?
or is it from abuse?
past generations
legacy of misuse?
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
we were the victims, we were the culprits
we were the children who cry at night
we are the hunted, and we do the hurting
we are the childern who cry at night
6. The Shadow Of Life :
Still I push this boulder up this rocky hill
if I lose my footing this rock will kill
Perpetual dusk has me dimly lit
So I can't see the top or know how far it is
Now life is a constant and death is a beast
Everytime it's been fed its presence's increased
I feel its wings and its eyes bore my neck
This pressure has turned me into a wreck
Ooh x 4
It's a cold and a hollow and lonely life
I've seen anguish and anger, fear and strife
Now the darkness comes and it takes my pride
But I've learnt to face the darkness in my stride
And I've felt its teeth pierce through my neck and back
I've felt my skin rip and I've heard my bones crack
And if I have strength left we'll soon see
For the shadow of life has eaten me
Ooh 4x
Well now comfort and security leave stride by stride
If I could see some way out I'd thow away my pride
But I can't go back and my death lies ahead
And the end of this life feels me with dread
Still I push this boulder up this rocky hill
if I lose my footing this rock will kill
Perpetual dusk has me dimly lit
So I can't see the top or know how far it is
7. The Only One :
I wake each night into this nightmare
Only to find that the worst is clear
I have to spend each day without you
And spend each night dreamin' that it's not true
Dreamin' that it's not true....
My life is one constant catastrophe
everything works but means nothin to me
All of my life I gave you my soul
I lived for you, but you had another goal
You had another goal...
There's only one thing you can't ask of me
It's not in my power to stop loving you can't you see?
I would give you the moon or the stars or the sun
But you hold my heart and ou are the only one
You are the only one,
You are the only one...
8. Creep :
When you were here before,
Couldn't look you in the eyes
You're just like an angel,
your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't care if it hurts,
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
when I'm not around
You're so fuckin'special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh
She's running out the door ...
She's running out
she's run, run, run, run...
run...
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fuckin' special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here...
9. Dead Silence :
Dead silence falls a cascading shower of indifference
Isolation calls no self-acceptance, no means for honest reverence
Into the void self-annihilation, futilistic egotism
Until now I've toyed with what seems inevitable destructionism
CHORUS
Is this the end of my life?
(repeat several times)
Stabbed in the back, ice cold steel between my lower vertebrae
Not the first attack, I'm an isolated captive with the ones who would betray
Too late for pleas, my companions are filled with animosity
Knocked to my knees death will bring an end to this uncertainty