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Young Hearts
03:30
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LISTEN UP AND LISTEN IN
IT’S US AGAIN WITH WORDS AND SOUNDS
BEFORE WE’RE DONE AGAIN
AND GONE AND GONE AGAIN
THIS SHIP THAT WE’RE SINKING IN
IS ON THE EDGE AND SORROW IS NOT FLOODING IN
WE’RE OFF COURSE AND ADRIFT
SO TAKE YOUR TIME
CLEANSE YOUR MIND
CLAIM YOUR SPACE OR LOSE YOURSELF FOREVER
YOUNG HEARTS WITHER
AND THE VIGOUR OF OUR YOUTH
ARE WE PROUD OF WHO WE’VE BECOME
SO COME VISIT THE MAN WITH THE PROMISES
AND THE WISHING WELL THAT YOU CAN CRY INTO
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Head Afire
03:32
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AND MY HEAD AFIRE
THOUGHTS POUR RIGHT OUT OF ME
VEINS WILL BURST
BLOOD POUR RIGHT OUT OF ME
WORDS SOUNDS
ILL THOUGHT AND TOO SOON
PEOPLE SOLD AN ACT OF BETRAYAL
IF YOU STAND AGAINST THE WIND
YOU’LL WEAR THEM ON YOUR SKIN
YOUR WORDS ARE BARBED
BUT YOUR MIND IS FOR SALE
YOU FORCE YOUR FOOT ON MY MEMORIES
AND SPEAK TO GHOSTS IN MELODIES
IF YOU STAND AGAINST THE WIND
YOU’LL WEAR THEM ON YOUR SKIN
YOUR WORDS ARE BARBED
BUT YOUR MIND IS FOR SALE
NOT A THOUGHT OR CARE FOR HEART OR MIND.
JUST THE FRAME YOU’RE RAISED IN
AND ALL THAT YOU’VE BEEN TOLD.
AND IN THE MORNING I TURN MY FACE AWAY
RED FLAGS FLY UP IN MY HEAD
SHOULD I CALL IT OUT OR SAY NOTHING INSTEAD
SHOOT MY MOUTH OFF LAY MY CARDS OUT
SPELL IT ALL OUT FOR YOU.
BUT THE CONTENT BLOCKERS MAKE YOU DEAF
AND NOTHING’S GETTING THROUGH SO I SAY
PULL THE BLINDS BACK, TAKE A BITE OUT
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
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Lie In Arms
03:31
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WE SURE HAD OUR TIME SOAKED IN THE SUN
CANDLELIGHT, LAPPING WAVES, ZINC FACES
BUT THE LIVES THAT WE LEAD
THE BOTH OF US
PUT A MATCH TO THE MEMORIES ON PAGES
WE BOTH HAD HANDS TO HOLD
EVEN THOUGH WE’D SOMEHOW KNOW
WE WOULD LIE IN ARMS AGAIN
YEAH AND WE WERE YOUNG ENOUGH TO START AGAIN
YEAH AND WE HELD ROSES WRAPPED IN CELLOPHANE
RIGHT ON TIME TEN YEARS TOO LATE
ON WHIM AND A PRAYER I PENNED A NOTE
AND WITH A PULSE IN MY MOUTH I MAILED IT
IT READ OF FUTURES AND STORIES UNFORETOLD
MY NERVOUS HAND WONDERED IF YOU WOULD TAKE IT
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Lost And Found
01:57
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I FOUND MY HEART IN THE LOST AND FOUND
COS THERE’S A LIE I FIGURED OUT
FIND THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN SLEEVE
YOU’LL FIND YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY
STRAIN MY VOICE
STRUM IN TIME
MAYBE THERE’LL BE PRESENTS FOR THE LONELY
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Fire At The Priest
04:20
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AND SHE WAS SPITTING FIRE AT THE PRIEST AT THE TOP OF THE HILL
THERE’S A MAN BURNED ALIVE
AS THE CROWD STOOD STILL
ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO GO HOME
OH, ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO GO HOME
HEAVY STEPS AS THE CHURCH BELLS RING
WOULD IT TAKE BETTER MAN THAN HIM
AS THE CROWS CIRCLE HIGHER
AND CLOUDS GROWING DARKER
GLOVES IN PLACE SHE STEPS INTO THE RING
NO REFEREE TO CALL OFF THE BLUDGEONING
WITH THE BLOWS LANDING HARDER
AND THE CROWD GROWING LOUDER
A LIFETIME WAITING HOLDING HOPE AGAINST THE WIND
HOW COULD SHE EVER LIVE AND LOVE AGAIN?
PROWLING EYES BUT THE BEASTS FALL LEFT AND RIGHT
A BREATH OF LIFE THOUGH AND THEY WILL SURELY RISE
COUNTING DOWN NOW FOR THE BETTER DAYS TO COME
FOR THE PREACHERS AND LOVERS TO COLLIDE AS ONE
THERE’S A GIRL SPITTING FIRE FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL
THERE’S A MAN BURNED ALIVE AS THE CROWD STOOD STILL
THERE’S A CHILD ON THE STREET, COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL
BUT A BLIND MANS AIM ENDS HIS LIFE TOO SOON
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New Medicine
03:41
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AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE
ARE YOU ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND ME OUT
IT’S THE TALK AND TALK AND LAUGHTER
THE JACKALS ARE ALIVE AND WELL
WE’VE GOT TO FIND A WAY
WE’RE GOING TO MAKE THEM PAY
ARE YOU SCARED I’LL FIND YOU OUT
YOU’RE LIVING SOMETHING ELSE NOW
YOU’RE LIVING SOMETHING ELSE
TAKE HEART MEDICINE’S ON THE WAY
DON’T YOU SAY THE WORDS SURRENDER
KNOW THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY
TAKE HEART MEDICINE’S ON THE WAY
EMPTY ONE’S SET FIRE TO SOMETHING ELSE
FEAR SPREADS THE FLAME AND THE TEAR, TEARS ON
THE STRIKE THE HIDE THEN THE RUN AWAY
COINS IN HAND FOR HELL TO PAY
I’VE GOT A KNIFE WITH JUST ONE SINGLE SLICE
I COULD CUT THAT CANCER FROM YOUR MIND
THE STRIKE THE HIDE THEN THE RUN AWAY, THE RUNAWAY
WE NEED A DOCTOR WE NEED A MEDIC AND WE NEED IT QUICK
WE’RE UNDER FIRE AND WE’RE TAKING AIM
WITH THE C-C-C-CAPS LOCK ON
WAVE A WHITE FLAG
LEAD THE WAY
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Splinters
02:54
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I HAVE A SPLINTER IN MY EYE AS WELL
LIKE A MARCHING BAND THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL
EVERY NIGHT I LIE AWAKE
WITH A SCENE FROM A PLAY THAT I CANNOT CHANGE
WELL I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU
LEAD YOU ON OR CURB YOUR CHASE
BUT I GOT THESE HORRID ICE COLD MEMORIES
TWISTING KNIVES INSIDE MY CHEST
IN MY HAND A SHARPENED AXE TO SMASH THE CHAINS
BUT MY MEMORY IS A GONG, SWINGING MALLETS TAKING AIM
DROWNING IN THE WORDS AND THOUGHTS
MY GOD I WISH I COULD FORGET
I’LL LET BYGONES BE BYGONES
BUT CAN I LEARN TO FORGIVE MYSELF
SPLINTER IN MY EYE AS WELL
SPLINTER IN MY EYE AS WELL
SPLINTER IN MY EYE AS WELL WOAH
I HAVE A SPLINTER IN MY EYE
I’LL FORCE IT OUT OR SO I’LL TRY
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End User
03:55
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BULLETS FLY WHEREVER
WITH THE PRESS AND HOLD
CAPTIVE MIND FORSAKEN
THE CLAWS COME OUT AND TIGHTEN THEIR HOLD
WHEN YOU SEE THE WAVE CONSUMING
IMAGINATION SOLD
YOUNG DREAMS LAID OUT FOR PROFIT
IN VIRTUAL CONTROL
THE HORROR AS THEIR STORIES
ARE TURNED TO ASH AND STONE
YOU KNOW YOU’VE GOT JUST THE ONE LIFE
YOU KNOW YOU’VE GOT JUST THE ONE LIFE YOU KNOW?
RESPAWN AND TETHER
IDENTITY IN CODE
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED AND FAILED
360 NO SCOPE LIMBO
YOU’RE LOGGING IN AGAIN
AND THE DAYS TICK BY
AND YOU’VE LOST YOUR FIRE BUT YOU JUSTIFY
THE DAY TURNS TO NIGHT
YOUR YOUTH ROLLS BY
WHO’S TO BLAME?
YOU BOUGHT THE LIE
PLUG IN AND PLAY
WE’LL TAKE OVER
DON’T LET GO OF THE CONTROLLER
OR IS THAT CONTROLLER HOLDING YOU?
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Scared Eyes
04:35
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THEY SAY HE WAS A CHILD IN A MAN’S BODY
ONLY JUST AND BARELY IN CONTROL
LIVING OUT HIS CHILDHOOD
WHERE THE LOUDEST VOICE WOULD TAKE THE THRONE
HE HAD THE RAGE AND THE FEAR AND THE THREAT ABOUT HIM
AND A BODY WHERE THE DRINK BEGAN TO SHOW
THERE WAS FIRE IN HIS EYES
AS HIS FISTS REIGNED DOWN THE EMBERS GLOWED
YOU DON’T WANT TO BE I
I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU
YOU DON’T WANT TO BE I, I
SO GIVE ME THE COLD AIR
GIVE ME THE STREET LIGHTS
GIVE ME THE BRUISE ON THE SIDE OF YOUR LEG
GIVE ME THE GREY COLD
GIVE ME YOUR SCARED EYES
GIVE ME YOUR HOPE WHEN YOU THINK YOU FORGET
AND YOU ONCE WERE MAD IN LOVE
I CAN SEE IT ON YOUR FACE
SO GIVE ME THE COLD RUSH
GIVE ME THE SHUTDOWN
GIVE ME YOUR HOPE WHEN YOU THINK YOU’LL FORGET
HAD ANOTHER FLAIR UP
LEFT YOU GASPING FOR LIFE
SAID THAT HE WOULD CHANGE HIS WAYS
BUT THE TRUTH SLIPPED OUT THROUGH SERPENT EYES
YOU WILL FIND A WAY
WORDS WASH AWAY
SCARES THEY WILL FADE AS YOU HOLD ME
AS YOU LAYER ON YOUR MAKEUP
ALL OF THE LIES THAT HE MADE UP
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Not A Breath Is Wasted
04:17
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LET IT GO NOT A BREATH IS WASTED
FORGET ABOUT THE CLOCK AND IT’S TICKING
THERE IS NOT A DAY IN THIS LIFE WORTH FORGETTING
WE ALL RUN A RACE, IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS
WE’RE STUCK IN THE PAST REPLAYING YESTERDAYS
ON AND ON, WE’LL STAY HERE FOREVER
GLUED TO OUR SCREENS NO REAL ENDEAVOUR
AND ALL OF THE TIME OUR KIDS FALL IN LINE
AND FOLLOW OUR LEAD, CONSUMERS EATING BLIND
LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN
NO GUARANTEES WHEN IT’S OVER
AND I HAVE SEEN THE COLOURS OF THE NIGHT SKY
DAYS ARE LONG EVERY SECOND LIKE A LIFETIME
FILLING LUNGS WITH THE AIR THEY TAKE IN
LET IT GO NOT A BREATH IS WASTED
AND I HAVE DREAMED THE COLOURS OF TOMORROW
RADIANT, BELIEVE ME I KNOW
FILLING LUNGS WITH THE AIR THEY TAKE IN
LET IT GO NOT A BREATH IS WASTED
WE WALK STARING DOWN FORGETTING
THE CANVAS ABOVE THE BEAUTY WE LIVE IN
THE WONDER OF SPACE THE COLOUR OF FLAMES
TO FEEL AND TO KNOW THE POWER OF CRASHING WAVES
LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH YOUR MIND WIDE OPEN
NO GUARANTEES WHEN IT’S OVER
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Antiskeptic Melbourne, Australia
Power rock trio formed in 1999 in the back of a record store. Reformed as the original lineup in 2019. New album 'Instincts' out now!
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