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1. |
The Destination
02:28
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(News announcement)
(Dialogue)
I'm far from the start
But it lingers after me
I'm right where I am
Where I've always been
They cancelled the stars
And prescribed new medicine
They're building a Box
For you and for me
Just breathe
Just breathe
Just breathe
Just breathe
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Harvester
03:38
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Where I've gone the land is dead
And they search for a Harvester
In a dream I'll carry on
And I'll fly with you alone
(you alone)
You alone
(you alone)
Am I what it takes?
Am I all you get?
To find the missing piece
And I'm already
Far from the world we never learned
See a rose bite a Forester
Hear yourself break
Feel your heart beg
Save your prayers for the Harvester
(Harvester)
Save your prayers for the Harvester
(Harvester)
Give yourself to the highest payer
(from the highest tower)
I don't care, I'm a traveler
(you're a traveler)
God knows I've done my best
To Hell with all these tests
I'll find the missing piece
And I'm already
Far from Earth and stone
In the light of day
In the stars of change
Hear these words
As I take you there
(Take me there)
Hear these words
As I take you there
(Take me there)
(Take me there)
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Condolences to Life
03:51
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Wisemen and their Kings
wave their hands
While everybody's simply wondering why
Why their good old life
Lies in black and white
Must be one more sign of the Goddamn Times
So I rolled over
Touched your hair again
Whispered all my insides to your ear
Said my good old life
lies in black and white frames
that make some sense now and then
The static makes a funny sound now
Designated songs for you and me
How can you belong to me?
I'm in love with ecstasy
I'm in love with ecstasy tonight
I've seen the light in me
Seen the dark in me
I've seen a poison sky
caressing dead-end streets
But it don't ever help
with my stupid little thoughts
Well, these are my condolences to life
Am I a reason you exist, dear?
You might be the only one for me
It's getting late and I must leave
I've got plans with Destiny
I'll sneak out with Destiny tonight
She'll give me what belongs to me
Make me who I'm supposed to be
It's chaos versus apathy tonight
My mind is gone
But the feeling remains
Like a slithering cry all over this space
Now I'm spilling my guts
and confide this to you
In the form of bleak promises
That couldn't be true
How can this be happening?
I'm in love with everything
Everything you do to me tonight
And this is who I'm supposed to be
Show me what I oughta see
Let's go down in history tonight
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4. |
Flying Objects
03:49
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Flying objects in a sky
So empty
Flying objects out of sight
Come chase me
Running naked and unkind
Without you to hold on to
Flying objects, grab me tight
I'm reaching for the stars
I'm running blind
Goin' wild, goodbye
To the life you had before
To the life you can't ignore
To the life you keep forgetting
more and more
Holy Mother, I'm afraid I'm lying to you
I'm a captain and a captive
On this shipwreck's way
Flying objects
Is this all our future holds?
Running at the speed of light
On a vicious circle now
And I'm goin' blind
By a light so bright
And you are my life
And you're always right here too
Time to say goodbye
To the life you had before
To the life you can't ignore
To the life you keep forgetting
more and more
(Flying objects)
Flying objects
I've got somewhere to be
I've got someone to be with
Flying objects, grab me tight
I'm falling, falling hard
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5. |
Cowboys and Spacemen
03:15
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A Cowboy sat at McDonald's
While lights flashed from the streets
There was a public announcement
'bout a raging disaster
from a mouth feeding on fear
Where do we go?
Where do we go
"Your world is gone", said a Chinese doll
with prosthetic arms in her sleeves
If I can get them to sign me
Sell the words that define me
Wipe my slate clean in return
Mr. Billionaire explores his new frontier
But he ain't inviting you yet
Is there life on Mars?
Yes, there's life on Mars
Bet there's even life on this Earth
So where do we go?
Where do we go?
Oh, how do we know?
Which way to go?
Put on your ragged hat
Wield a laser gun
Get your science fiction in check
'Cause in a Spacemen time
You'd better stay alive
'fore the oceans rise with the dead
Freedom is another word
Look who's getting all control
Post-modern traders of slaves
I tried to earn my way
And that's the price I'll pay
Now that this brave new world is on our tail
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Oh, how do we know?
Which way we go
Follow lines of a trail uncharted
There's a forest left all alone
Follow screams where the bullets fly
All the children left all alone
Follow God on a mountaintop
And gravitate towards the void
Follow the path with no map
All over the world
(You will never be alone)
Wherever you roam
(You will never be alone)
I'll carry this load
(Just so you don't have to)
Meet me on the road
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Many years ago there was a road
Many used to claim it was a fairytale
Ran the miles from the hillside to the sea
Come to think about it
It could've been a dream
Influence and billboards rule the land
Mass production treats by those who pay the most
Take a flight from down here to the Sun
Search yourself a little trouble
Have some fun
But you found a place where nothing changes
Makes you wonder what else you can do
In the valley of the dead
And you said goodbye to the life you knew
Every night you spent in blue
But you got over it by dawn
I used to think that honesty breeds trust
Used to think that trust was just some choice you make
But I learned some things are better when they're shared
No one here can keep their troubles for themselves
And even though I tried, I tried, I tried
Even if I hide my face begins to shine
Masks are better off hanged to the wall
Gonna get us into trouble 'fore I go
'Cause I've seen a place where nothing changes
Yet they said there's not much we could do
Either smile or just play dead
So we took the fight to the streets
And painted shadows on the walls
But they washed over them by dawn
Everything you've heard's untrue
Yeah, everybody lied to you
Nothing really matters anymore
And that's a blessing or a cross to bear
We'll ride tonight
Out of our minds
Found myself a little trouble on the side
Found myself a little trouble for the ride
Well, I love this place 'cause nothing changes
Makes you wonder what else we could do
On the planet of the damned
So we said goodbye to the lives we knew
And we packed it all away
We'll get over there by dawn
Yeah, we'll get over there by dawn
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Sunshine in My Pocket
03:27
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I want a bad mind
And a pocket full of sunshine
When the birds start singing my name
But when the light comes
It feels so unexpected
So I dive right into the pit
I wanna go back to the forest
I wanna go back down tonight
I wanna go back
But if I did I'd do it all again
I want a bad track
And a handful of disasters
'Cause your rules don't matter to me
And when the games start
I'll be cowardly courageous
It is so contagious to me
Now get ahold of
this virtual revolution
Get your kicks off talking to screens
You see, my ship crashed
And my friends are suffocating
So I'm left here floating through space
I wanna go back to the river
I wanna go back to the start
I wanna go back
But if I did I'd do it all again
So I'll go fast for the gold
Outmatch those who came before
When there's ghosts livin' in your bag
You ain't travelin' light
Now I'm down on my faith
And I'm calling out your name
But I'm overrun by sickness down the line
I put my boots on
And some sunshine in my pocket
When the wolves started howling in fear
And when the last dies
You'll see the charm of levitation
'Cause there ain't no gravity here
Well, get ahold of
this global retribution
Get your licks in solving this case
I saw a bright star
It felt so captivating
Then it crashed right into my face
I wanna go back to a mountain
I wanna go back to the farm
I wanna go back
But if I did I'd do it all...
I'd do it all again
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8. |
Last Rocket to Space
04:49
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She wanted a love song
To beat all the others
She wanted a lover
To beat all the rest
The end of the world
Was announced on the live news
They're sending one last rocket to space
It's a test for the best
And I'm all out of playing cards
I must be on the last rocket to space
But it's only you to blame
On the side of the road
I've been traveling on
I've been counting the miles and the hours
This can be my last gift
Then we'll both disappear in the sky
The end of the world
was announced on a live-stream
Her voice through the line said:
"Let's meet in a dream"
So dream as you dream
in your vast crimson wasteland
If I ran really fast
Could it change the fact that
pretty soon we'll be rolling a dice
With no figures or numbers
Just to be on the last rocket to space
But it's only you to blame
When you're traveling alone
I've been singing this song
I've lost track of the miles and the hours
All I see is gray fields
Give me strength, give me wings
One more time
One last time
The end of the world
is a sight for the broken
How I wish you'd be free
from the lies you believe
And I'm already near
And I'm already here
One minute too late
You won
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9. |
Secondary Act
02:58
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I saw paradise
And truth among the lies
Saw beauty in someone's eyes
Oasis in an old deserted land
The end has now begun
I dreamt the rocket launched
Means everything you love
Must go away
Abide or disobey
'Cause everybody breaks
My heart skipped seven beats
I thought I died
Got lost inside my mind
Visions of the Past
Visions of a visionary path
Well, here it comes
The triumph of the last
The wreckage and the dust
With crowds of thousands
Praising some false God
The totem pole got smashed
The prophets all've been hanged
And I'm falling from the edge
Of all I've done
'Cause nothing really lasts
How could I think it does?
I'm just another one
I followed their tracks
And then I made my own
A secondary act
With visions of a legendary life
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Gate's shut
There's nothing they can do
Cold as the flock of blackbirds flying through
Some say that love is dead
But don't be blue
Everyone's dead for years now
Look at you
Man, why are you tryin' to bring some sense?
Can't you see they're on the other side of the fence?
And please, don't take offense
But there's some work to do
And you know it too
We're the guardians of the night
'Til the sun comes back in sight
We are the guardians of the night
Last remaining light
My dear friend, this might seem like the end
But it's the very beginning
There's a long night up ahead
of dealing with the living dead
And plenty more sinning
As awareness is thinning
So what am I even trying to get across?
They set a mine field o'er the grounds we walked most
And soon they'll kill the moonlight too
With the snap of a hand or two
And you know it's true
We're the guardians of the night
So they can keep on sleeping tight
We are the guardians of the night
Last remaining light
We're the guardians of the night
And we'll put up with the fight
We're the guardians of the night
And if the sun don't shine
Could it be some sort of sign?
We are the guardians of the night
And our story we will write
We're the guardians of the night
Just a feeble light
We're the guardians of the night
Learned to part and reunite
We will be free from all this pain
If a dawn can break again
If a dawn can break again
If a dawn can break again
If a dawn can break again
If a dawn can break again
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11. |
Flash of Life
04:57
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All of my life
I've been one or two things
All of my dreams
have been one or two dreams
I used to fall in love 'bout every single day
That delivered me
to another false start
Bittersweet paths
for the feet and the heart
Still I turned out fine
Maybe better than most
I improvised living
And why the Hell not?
'Cause everyone's got methods to go on
I'm livin' it up
Just as far as I go
Using a white flag
To brighten the wall
This technology of terror
Followed me from here to there
While diggers of gold were replaced by a bot
Digging it's claws deep in everyone's thoughts
Now it sees in me what sometimes I forget
That frozen teenage dreamer in my head
The day I wished the world to know my name
Deliver me
to another strange world
Where people think more
before doin' what they're told
It used to bum me out
that this would last forever
I'm losing my hope
And I'm losing my soul
I'm sick of this race
Yeah, I'm sick of it all
I can't even see the sky from here
I don't know what to do
'Cause every sail's unbothered by the winds
Today I got past
all the names I've been called
Some I deserved
Others probably not
I turned on the light
to see you staring back at me to say
All of my life
I've been one or two things
All of my dreams
Have been one or two dreams
There used to be a ground
on which we stood
There used to be a tower
from which I looked
The Ivory-coated visions every night
One by one they die
Please don't ask me why
I don't know much about it
My life has been stopped
And it ain't gonna start no more
My thoughts have been paused
Now it ain't gonna hurt no more
My life has been good
My love has been pure
And I don't regret a thing
I've said my goodbyes
Now and then with a silent song
I'm sick of this fraud
'Cause I don't really know what for
They used all our cries
In a great wall of lies
Like a piece of a puzzle game
So here's my guitar
And a whisper to follow through
I'll be the last star
Not a wish, but a tale come true
Don't take on the world
Don't take it alone
'Cause it ain't gonna change a thing
If you're just a pawn
When the big game is won
You'll be gone like snow
Cold as the tournament hall
Alone in a mountain of gold
Show me the way to the door
And I'll finally do what I want
'Cause freedom ain't free anymore
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They put the world in a Box
The brightest minds doin' nothing at all
Well, no one cares anymore
Gave up control to an algorithm
I'm standing almost alone
Against a foe that I don't even know
They bought and sold everything
They took my friends
Now they're coming for me
You've seen enough of reality
to wander in the halls of a digital dream
Safety is a key and we're holding the locks
New world order
Hide under the cover
From the brand new normal out there
Ease your sorrow
Beg until you borrow
What you casually chose to let go
So, do you read me, hello?
You're locked inside for your own good, I know
Don't trust my mind, I'm crazy blind
A mouth is gagged so it won't die
I lost my grip on anything that was once mine
You've seen enough of reality
to wander in the halls of a digital dream
New world order
Hide under the cover
That's your brand new normal right now
Eat your sorrow
You ain't gotta borrow anything anymore
You're saved now
Change your settings
Hold on to your Netflix
You may look but don't touch, it's dangerous
Stay connected
Only through the network
You don't need to learn a lot
Unless it helps you to comply
with the guidelines set
End of it all, just a test
All the streets are dead
And the crowds asleep
Faking all harmony
Crawled out of the Box
Like a worn-out slave
Washed my face, combed my hair
Dust these songs of truth off
And meet you there
On a stage, I don't care
Sing them fast
Sing them well
Sing them any way you can
'Cause you may still burn
by the fire that set you free
Just shine a light on reality
to witness what you missed
when you traded it for safety
Safety is the key and we're holding the locks
Safety's just some shit
And I've had it with this crap
(New world order)
(Brand new normal)
New world order
(New world order)
(Brand new normal)
New world order
Hide under the cover
Fuck your brand new normal right now
New world order
Fight until it's over
See my scared old world collapse now
See my scared old world collapse now
See my scared old world collapse
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13. |
The Aftershow
05:43
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Cut me loose for a while
Just who I'm supposed to be
When I'm done being the one I started as
Tossed myself to the brink
'Cause my imagination is skewed
By the view from the window
Standing on the corners of this town
I know they might be gone
by the time I close my eyes
I don't know how it came to this
Dystopian sunrise
Someone said to me
that I'm finally exactly where I need
There's a land in the sky
There's fire underwater
Forget, disconnect
'Cause it's coming soon
When the newborns arrive
Do not indoctrinate them in hate
And in fear for the endgame
Speaking from the edges of my love
You know it might be over
by the time we say hello
I don't know what is wrong with me
I faced the sadness buried in my skin
And I finally accepted what I need
And how it disappeared
I will fight, I will run
To reach some destination
No more rocket dreams
Face the music
See the flash, hear the sound
Of how it all goes down into crumbles
Then fades into nothingness
God, I'll miss the corners of this town
I know, I know, I closed my tired eyes
And time ran out
And there is nothing else but white lies
All around now
Haunted like my dreams
When I'm finally admitting my defeat
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
Suddenly I'm reminded of you
But you're safe on the farm
Right where you're supposed to be
And I'm here, goin' mad
Like I wanted
Paint my smile for the farewell of a generation
A Clown and a Bard in the aftershow
A clean slate for the planet?
A clean slate for me.
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Thannos Athens, Greece
Extending beyond his Athenian roots, Thannos experienced his own (partly) fantasy journey as his music unlocked adventures that ultimately sparked more music! From underground dives to open-air concerts, his sometimes unconventional songwriting made him recognizable by a small yet fierce amount of music lovers. ... more
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