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As The Fire Takes Hold

by Arcite

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1.
Let’s see how this plays out Let’s see what happens next We may not make it to the top but know That we won’t just fade away Into the background Like so many have before We’ll keep knocking ‘til you open up the door And let us in There’ve been so many times We’ve thought of giving in When the road ahead was full Of obstacles left in our way But we’ve battled on and conquered Everything this life could give But there’s plenty more ahead The road is full of bumps and twists We don’t know What lies ahead But we’ve got the fuel To get us there Has this journey just begun Or are we near the end We won’t, we won’t fade away We won’t, we won’t fade Let’s see how this plays out Let’s see what happens next We may not make it to the top but know That we won’t just fade away Into the background Like so many have before We’ll keep knocking ‘til you open up the door And let us in Knock, knock mother fucker We don’t know What lies ahead But we’ve got the fuel To get us there Has this journey just begun Or are we near the end We won’t be written out We won’t just fade away We won’t be beaten down We won’t, we won’t die Let’s see how this plays out Let’s see what happens next We may not make it to the top but know That we won’t just fade away Into the background Like so many have before We’ll keep knocking ‘til you open up the door And let us in x2 We won’t We won’t fade away
2.
We are the architects of our own destruction We built these walls now watch us tear them down Now we, we stand divided But we can be united If we can just defeat ourselves These walls that now surround us Will tumble down upon us Leaving just ruins of this cell So why does it still feel like We’ve got our back Up against the wall We’ve got our back Up against the wall Prisoner inside our own head Locked up, confined, neglected Until we chip away these walls Then we can feel the sunlight Dark days will fill with bright lights We’ll push the towers as they fall Everything is flattened to the ground Now it’s time to lay the new foundation Break everything Tear it all apart Make a brand new start Once you’ve laid the new foundation Build away Rebuild your life Sometimes starting over means breaking boulders To find the blocks you need And this takes time Don’t expect the change to be instantaneous Take the time to feel Sometimes it’s what you need Take the time to feel It’s time that sets you free Sets you free Now the past is scattered on the ground Now it’s time to lay the new foundation Break everything Tear it all apart Make a brand new start Once you’ve laid the new foundation Build away Brick by brick Build your walls again And cement them in With the past outside The inside’s there to paint Find colour again As the light comes in We’re the architects Let’s build this life again
3.
Fear Itself 03:51
I’m with you when you sleep I’m inside of you every night Bringing monsters to life You can not escape I’m inside you ..can try Telling yourself that I’m only inside your mind Turn around to see I’m beside you I hide in the darkest places In the back of your mind with the haunting faces Where demons fill the empty spaces And the things that you’ll find get your heart racing Your eyes begin to dilate Your body trembles and shakes When you think it can’t get any worse I’m taking your breath away There’s nothing to fear But fear itself Don’t be afraid of what you know Be scared of the things you can’t control Fear the unknown As you walk through the darkness You’ll feel that I am Right there following every step Breathing down on your neck As the shadows climb the walls You try to scream but there’s nothing there Look at you now, you’re pathetic Hiding in the corner like some kind of addict Through all this you don’t seem to get it I’m the one pulling the strings, you’re the puppet Close your eyes and hope I’ll go away Trouble is once I’m in, I’m here to stay Don’t believe a single word they say There’s no such thing as a happy place There’s nothing to fear But fear itself Don’t be afraid of what you know Be scared of the things you can’t control Fear the unknown We fear what we don’t understand We fear what we can’t comprehend And when the fear builds up too much All we can do has been done We do what every man before us did Fuck Everything And Run There’s nothing to fear But fear itself Don’t be afraid of what you know Be scared of the things you can’t control Fear the unknown We fear what we don’t understand We fear what we can’t comprehend
4.
The Risk 04:13
Open your eyes I’ve watched long enough to see You can not win this game you’re playing You’ll think you can then you’ll lose it all I’ve seen enough try to know It’s just not worth the risk you’re taking But you’ll find that on your own On your own You’re on your own You’re going in at the deep end With pockets full of stones I’d try to explain just how deep you’re in But I don’t think you know You’re playing with fire And you’re soaked in gasoline Now you’re going to get burned again And you don’t even see You don’t see you do this to yourself You don’t see you hurt everyone else You just see the things you want to see But that view will end eventually You’re going in at the deep end With pockets full of stones I’d try to explain just how deep you’re in But I don’t think you know You’re playing with fire And you’re soaked in gasoline Now you’re going to get burned again And you don’t even see You don’t see the dangers for your greed You don’t see the splinters for the trees You don’t see You don’t see You don’t see Open your eyes You’re going in at the deep end With pockets full of stones I’d try to explain just how deep you’re in But I don’t think you know You’re going in at the deep end With pockets full of stones I’d try to explain just how deep you’re in But I don’t think you know You’re playing with fire And you’re soaked in gasoline Now you’re going to get burned again And you don’t even see You don’t see the dangers for your greed You don’t see the splinters for the trees Open your eyes
5.
Carriers 04:06
I feel it under my skin I feel it changing me I’m not concerned I don’t need medication I’ve felt this feeling before It’s always been inside There is no need to cure Determination So let it out Feel the swell My temperature starts to rise My pulse is quickening I start to sweat This feels like suffocation I’ve been pushing so hard My heels are digging in We’re moving forward We’ve got motivation Cut me open Free this disease You’ll see it in my blood It’s all around us Inside it screams You’ll see it in our blood As it starts to spread There’s no need to hide There’s no need to be scared We’re all carriers inside So cut me open and watch me bleed So cut me open and watch me bleed So cut me open and watch me Bleed the life out of this pitiful existence I’m tapping straight into the vein You can live your life fighting against your own resistance Or knuckle down and take the reins Cut me open Free this disease You’ll see it in my blood It’s all around us Inside it screams You’ll see it in our blood As it starts to spread There’s no need to hide There’s no need to be scared
6.
A face in the glass Is all you see It’s just a mask that you wear It’s what’s underneath That you can’t face That’s where the cracks first appear You’ve got to just look at yourself From behind the glass From the viewpoint of someone else You’d see you’re perfect the way that you are These cracks can’t be fixed Cos the cracks here are scars Look in the eyes for the person that you can not see You’ll see that the person inside is who you want to be So I hear you say When I look in the mirror The reflection judges me I see a thousand people Staring back The monster looks out And you can’t hide It watches you where you go Run if you like You can’t escape Because the monster Because the monster is You need to bury the demons that taunt you There’s no use in hiding the ghosts will still haunt you That’s why I hear you say When I look in the mirror The reflection judges me I see a thousand people Staring back at me And I know all the faces Cos every one of them is me I live trapped inside My own worst enemy When I look in the mirror I want to like the face I see Look into those eyes See past the misery And ignore all the faces The only one that counts is me When did I become My own worst enemy Now I look in the mirror I recognise the face I see I finally found the person That I used to be And I smile at the faces Cos every one smiles back at me I’ve found a way to fight My own worst enemy X2
7.
Hail Mary 04:33
I remember when all of this began Walking the path through the unknown Now the footprints remain after I stand The trail I leave guides me back home Now when the road before us seems so long Just turn around and see how far we’ve already come There is no time to second guess Regret, resent, my only failings We only learn from our mistakes Knowledge and pride now fuel my feelings I’m giving everything I have To make this work So if it falls apart I know It’s all I’ve earned It’s all I’ve earned It’s all I’ve earned Our past determines who we are Failure, pressure, just make us stronger Our future is yet to be made Building, pushing, to take this further I’m giving everything I have To make this work So if it falls apart I know It’s all I’ve earned And if I had the chance again I’d do it all the same You’re worse off wondering what if Than fucking up again Than fucking up again I’m giving everything I have To make this work So if it falls apart I know It’s all I’ve earned And if I had the chance again I’d do it all the same You’re worse off wondering what if Than fucking up again And if I had the chance again I’d do it all the same You’re worse off wondering what if Than fucking up again
8.
Icarus 02:09
Never looking back What’s done is done It’s too late now to run We hold our heads up high Never veer from the path As we walk into the sun We feel the light wash over us Feel the fire take hold of us And as we close our eyes We burn As our wings catch fire We burn All our dreams ignite We burn As we fall to earth We burn Never looking back What’s done is done It’s too late now to run
9.
Masks 04:46
We lie to each other We lie to ourselves We say that we’re fine When we’re going through hell The truth is more painful Than masking the lie Our words fool the ears But we can’t fool the eyes Drowning inside This current’s dragging us down Buried alive Under the weight of this life War has begun But we’re fighting alone We won’t call for backup We won’t run for home We hide in our trenches About to give in We’re soldiering on but There’s no way we’ll win This battle’s inside us all Disguising the pain with hollow smiles We’re not OK Covering up these bloodshot eyes We’re not OK Caging our feelings up inside We’re not OK Masking the truth behind the lie We’re not OK We’re not OK Through our darkest times We’d light each other’s way In the dark of night We’d wait up ‘til the day x 2 If we can stand at each other’s side We’ll be OK If we look into each other’s eyes We’ll be OK If we let each other see inside We’ll be OK If we realise it’s we not I
10.
Lament 04:35
So it’s all over No second chance for this The show was cancelled All down to poor performance Frome me and you now And this whole fucking audience This whole act broke me down As I fell to the ground And so the tears start How could we be so callous To break my heart now And end this with such malice Sure my soul aches But it’s not from the sadness My mind’s healing now As I lay on the ground Find yourself a reason to hold on Remember a time when you felt strong x2 But I’m tired I’m not strong enough I’ve lost count of the ways I can fuck this up Never look back When you’re running away Well I’ve tried But now I’ve had enough I’ve lost count of the ways You fucked this up You never looked back When you were running away Find yourself a reason to hold on x2 Find yourself a reason To hold on with all of your might Remember a time when you didn’t surrender Remember a time when you gave up the fight You see you can re-write your story But you can never re-write your past Let go of these memories that only cause you pain Let go of all your strife You’re not tired You’re not out of luck You just lost sight of the things That can build you up Never look back While you’re running away x2
11.
Every day we’re crushed by The weight of the world Forced to watch friends and loved ones Laid into the earth The trouble is we don’t know what we’ve got ‘til it’s gone All that’s left is regret for the things that we’ve done wrong We turn our minds to the ones that we let drift away Why is it the case that it takes such a tragedy to make us see Every day we’re crushed by The weight of the world We can’t rewind to yesterday The sands of time have blown away All we’ve had is all there is There’ll be nothing more We’re all left in disbelief Just photographs and memories Today is the start of a future Yesterday was the end Every day we’re crushed by The weight of the world Forced to watch friends and loved ones Laid into the earth Now there’s nothing left to say Now there’s nothing left to do There is nothing left for us Now there’s no more you We can never go back Just forward with our regret So take a moment to think about All those in our lives Nothing in life is assured Death is a certainty Keep them by your side All those in our lives x 2

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released June 1, 2017

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