Are You Ready?

“The powers that be thrive on division and weakness. This is a call to arms, encouraging people to not allow themselves to be prey. That when you’re strong – even just projecting strong feelings, conveying strength – it discourages the predator. It’s not encouraging a civil war, it’s a revolution in thought. A revolution in how you perceive yourself. You yourself as the individual have been subjugated for too long and you do not need to feel that way.”


Are you ready?
Get up, get up

Well, are you ready now?
For the revolution
For too long your power has been taken away
It’s been taken away
Does your heart feel heavy now?
Savor the solution
Take those mental shackles off and throw them away
You’ve got to get them out of your mind
Don’t you let their vision leave you blind

Moving steady now
It’s a revelation
For so long your focus has been taken away
Now you’re breaking away
They may think they know you, but
Here’s an education
No, they can’t control you
Once you’ve broken away
They’re done patrolling your mind

When they’re searching for you, they will find
A force they aren’t ready for

Are you ready?
They aren’t ready for you to be strong
Are you ready?
They aren’t ready for you to prove them wrong Are you ready?
They aren’t ready for you to be turned into someone
Who cannot be preyed upon

That’s enough already now
You don’t want to take it
All your reservations have been taken away
They’ve been taken away
So you think you’re ready now
For the revolution
Yeah, they can’t control you
Once you’ve broken away
You’ve got to get them out of your mind

When they stand before you they will find
A force they aren’t ready for

Are you ready?

When they stand before us they will find
A cause they aren’t ready for

They aren’t ready for us to be strong
They aren’t ready for us to prove them wrong
They aren’t ready for us to be turned into people
Who cannot be preyed upon

Get up
Are you ready?

No More

“The powers of this world are always trying to justify another reason for us killing each other. There’s always someone we have to fear, there’s always another battle we have to go and fight, and they continue to profit off of it. So it’s just encouraging people to see through the narrative. And it’s a narrative that is not unique to any one country on this planet, this is something that has been going on since the beginning of time.”


Once again we hear them calling for war
It doesn’t matter what they’re fighting for
They light the match and watch the whole world burst into flame
The story’s always the same
So tell me people are you ready to kill?
Behold the propaganda, get your fill
A distant enemy is threatening our freedom again
How much would you like to spend?

Millions are falling in line
And it’s just a matter of time
Endless destruction will ensure their pockets are lined for all time

No more defending the lies
Behind the never-ending war
It’s time to make them realize
We will no longer be their whore

No more, no more
They don’t care about the blood on their hands
Look at the world and you will understand
They count the money
As the innocent continue to bleed
They’re always planting the seed

So tell me people, are you ready to die?
Without believing in the reason why?
They paint a picture and the whole damn world is deceived
It’s all that they ever need

Millions keep falling in line
It’s only a matter of time
Sowing destruction will make sure their pockets are lined
For all time

No it can’t be disguised anymore
How they smile as we pay for their war

No more, no more

A Reason To Fight

“It’s about anybody that’s ever had anybody in their life who has been an addict – and I’ve been an addict – who you wish wasn’t, or you’re trying to help. People don’t realize the despair and hopelessness that is involved with someone who is in a fight that they really don’t feel they have a chance of winning. And oftentimes bringing an end to it, via suicide or any other means, intentional or otherwise, is a way out, and they don’t have enough of an inspiration to keep fighting. I’m hoping that people can hear it and realize that someone understands, and hopefully it’s a means of encouragement for them to keep fighting.”


The image in your eyes
Reflecting the pain
That has taken you
I hear it in your voice
So ridden with shame
From what’s ailing you

I won’t give up
So don’t give in
You’ve fallen down, but you can rise again
So don’t give up

When the demon that’s inside you is ready to begin
And it feels like it’s a battle that you will never win
When you’re aching for the fire and begging for your sin
When there’s nothing left inside
There’s still a reason to fight

Lost in your world of lies
I find it so hard to believe in you
Can it be real this time
Or just a part of this game
That we’re playing through
I won’t give up
So don’t give in
You’ve fallen down, but you will rise again
I won’t give up

Don’t let it take your soul
Look at me, take control
We’re going to fight this war
This is nothing worth
Dying for

Are you ready to begin
This is a battle that we are gonna win

I’ll be your reason to fight
Give you a reason to fight

In Another Time

“This is speaking about our ridiculous addiction to social media and technology. People almost define themselves and their worth by social media, which is absolutely ridiculous. And it’s tough because it’s so accessible, and you almost feel helpless if you don’t have this steady stream of information. But it’s another addiction that we need to try and free ourselves from. Because I do fondly remember a period of time when this just simply didn’t exist, and I think things were a lot simpler back then.”


Get up again
Turn it on again
Stare and try to find some meaning
Let the day begin
But you feel that urge in your mind
You stumble in, still holding it
You move like an electric zombie
Barely noticing, as your life keeps passing you by

Oh, I still can remember a time when it wasn’t like this
Before the world became enslaved
Can we all go back to the time when we were not like this?
Can we even be saved?

In another time
When we weren’t so blind
When the world was more than what we see online
When we actually lived, instead of watching life
In another time
In another time

So it’s three AM
Turn it on again
You never seem to stop completely
Keep checking in
On the “friends” that you’ve left behind
Always jumping in
Any argument
Seems everybody here knows everything
You know you’ll never win
But you’re certainly losing your mind

Reconnect again
Disconnect again
Over again
In another time
Will we still be blind?
Because there’s so much more than what we see online
Will we actually live instead of watching life?
In another time
In another time

Stronger On Your Own

“One of the things that I always found unfortunate is when people define themselves by their partner, or by other people that they’re surrounded by. I’m a big believer in the notion you need to be comfortable in your own skin, and sometimes being dependent on others can be a detriment. Some people love the whole process of falling in and out of love. They become so accustomed to it that when you reach that level of stability and comfort it feels like something is wrong.”


Everybody has a story to tell
Listen closely now and you can hear mine as well
I was addicted to breaking my heart
I couldn’t get enough of feeling it torn apart
So conflicted, in feeling the pain
I say I’ve had enough
But still want it all again

I won’t deny
I tried to hide it
But it was killing me inside
And now I feel un-whole

So if you’re able to survive
And still you find yourself alone

You will begin to realize
That you are stronger on your
Stronger on your own

I’ve created my own personal hell
Come inside with me and you can be mine as well
This affliction will blacken your heart
I keep believing, as it’s tearing my soul apart
Self-destruction is the name of the game
I say I’ve had enough, but still want it all again

I won’t deny
I tried to hide it
But now it’s killing me inside
And now I feel so cold

And when you’re able to decide
That you don’t want this anymore
You’ll be the one to turn the tide
For you are stronger on your
Stronger on your
Stronger on your own

Leave it alone
Bury it, bury it
Leave it alone
Bury the dead

Hold On To Memories

“There is a theology that as long as your loved ones are remembered, their souls remain intact in the afterlife. And if you don’t remember them, they disappear. And the more people you lose, the more you start thinking about your own mortality. It drags you down, but it’s important to recognize that as long as you keep their memory with you, a piece of them is still alive.”


Listen, everyone
The time will come when all of us say goodbye
Feel that aching in your heart
Leaving you broken inside
But we’re never really gone
As long as there’s a memory in your mind

So now go do the best things in life
Take a bite of this world while you can
Make the most of the rest of your life
Make a ride of this world while you can

Take the ones you love
And hold them close because there is little time
And don’t let it break your heart
I know it feels hopeless sometimes
But they’re never really gone
As long as there’s a memory in your mind

And hold on to memories
Hold on to every moment
To keep them alive
The world’s greatest tragedy
Souls who are not remembered
Cannot survive

So now go do the best things in life
Bring the fight to this world while you can
Make the most of the rest of your life
Shine your light on this world while you can

Savior Of Nothing

“People love pretending that they know everything about everything. We live in a world full of people that are so eager to marry themselves to a cause, one that they believe in so strongly, that they lose sight of it. You preach for tolerance so much that you become intolerant. You’re part of one side or the other, and there’s no grey area in between. And that’s absolute bullshit. I’m a big believer in the old Wiccan rede of, ‘Do what you will and harm ye none’. And I think that as long as whatever somebody else is doing in their respective lives doesn’t hurt me or the ones I love, and doesn’t hurt an innocent, then I’m not one to judge. People are addicted to being offended and angry, something that the wonderful world of social media is helping to perpetuate.”


Now
You’ve become
Everything you claimed to fight
Through your need to feel you’re right
You’re the saviour of nothing now

When you were a young one
They tormented you
They could always find a way to make you feel ashamed
Now that you are older
All they put you through
Left you with an anger that just cannot be contained

So you spend every day of your life
Always searching for something to set you on fire

Everywhere around you
You find reasons to
Turn into a warrior to protect what you believe
But you think their beliefs
Make them less than you
And that is a delusion that your sickness has conceived

Now you spend every day of your life
Always hoping that something will spark that desire

Watch You Burn

“The typical story of what you learn as you come up in this business of being an entertainer. They make you all the promises in the world and you end up learning the harsh realities of it later. You think people are going to be team players all the time, you think people are genuinely out for your good and to try and fulfill you, when they’re really out for themselves. People’s interest in you lasts for as long as you’re profitable for them sometimes. There isn’t enough investment in individuals in our world to get them to the next level — not just in terms of money, in terms of energy, in terms of time, in terms of belief. They’re very quick to use you up and throw you away.”


I didn’t mean to give my soul away
To have the life I thought that everybody wants
And I need to let you know I was wrong
It’s a shame
They stole your heart and took control away
And when I lost the life that everybody wants
Well you’d think they’d help you out
But they don’t give a damn

They lift you up
(You might feel it, but don’t believe it)
You take your turn
(You’ll see it, when you achieve it)
They light that spark
(You can’t fight it)
Then sit back and watch you burn

They lift you up
(You might feel it, but don’t believe it)
Give you your turn
(You’ll see it, when you achieve it)
When your world goes dark
(You can’t hide it)
They’ll just smile and watch you burn

You can’t believe a single word they say
You tried to have the life that everybody wants
Pretty soon you’ll figure out that you don’t
It’s a scam
You’re torn apart, and then you’re thrown away
And you become the one that everybody taunts
By then there’s no way out
It’s all part of the plan

The Best Ones Lie

“Some of the best narratives are absolute bullshit. Some of the best people, whether you’re a politician or a journalist, or whether you’re anyone who likes to stir the pot, some of the people that accomplish the most, unfortunately, are the best liars on the face of the planet. They’ve gotten very, very good at it, and they spin their bullshit in such a way that is so convincing that you’re inclined to believe it. But this is speaking from the perspective of a person who doesn’t believe anybody anymore.”


Goddamn, maybe I am a little paranoid
‘Cause I can feel it getting harder to breathe
I really don’t know when it began
To be unbearable
But now it’s sickening me
Because the world keeps burning
And they keep turning the page
They love the drama
So pardon me if I don’t care a goddamn
Bit about anything you’re telling me
It’s just a matter of fact

All of the best ones lie
And you’re never gonna get me to see your side
I’m telling you all the best ones lie
And there’s nothing you can say
That will change my mind
So how about you don’t even try?
Goddamn, maybe I am a little terrified
You know, I really don’t know what to believe
We watch the world die
And they keep telling us there’s nothing to fear
So now it’s crippling me
Because the world keeps turning
And all people do is complain
They love the drama
Reality is, they don’t care a goddamn bit
About anything you’re telling me
It’s just as simple as that

No!
You’re not ready!

Remember now, all the best ones lie
And you’ll never get me to see your side
So how about you don’t even try?
Yeah
All of the best ones lie
But now it’s sickening me
(But now it’s sickening me)
Goddamn maybe I am, yeah maybe I am

Already Gone

“It’s about being tired of celebrating death. Too much of it. Wishing you had more time, shocked that they left so soon, wondering if the mythology and the theology is correct and you will get to see them again. I theoretically believe in an afterlife. I do believe we have a soul, I believe the soul has energy. I’m a big believer in the concept of the first movement. Energy are particles set in motion. But who set the particles in motion? What entity? What force? Whatever you wanna call it, god or anything else. If the soul has energy and those are particles set in motion, after they’ve been divorced from the physical shell, they should continue to be in motion.The energy shouldn’t go away. Where does it go? Who the fuck knows. That’s a big thing that I always find so ridiculous – people feel you have to choose faith or choose science, and that’s not necessarily the case.”


Now, we have come
Far too many times
To celebrate this death
That soon some will forget

Mourned too many times
To celebrate this death
How can anyone forget?

Is she already gone?
Can we call her back again?
Is she already gone?
Will she find me in the end?

Pain left me numb
Far too many times
To celebrate this death
I will never forget
Spoke oh so many times
And words we never said
Are the ones I most regret

Are they already gone?
Can we call them back again?
Are they already gone?
Will they find me in the end?

This Venom

“Its time is drawing near for the world to finally hear what is undoubtedly the most daring record of our lives.”


With every day that passes by
I develop a new way to hate you
It slowly blackens the love inside Now I can barely even stand the sight of you
We keep pretending there’s nothing wrong
Playing parts in a tragic comedy
We’ll soon be singing a different song
When we both face our harsh reality

Yeah, we’ll draw our battle lines
Fortify our defenses once again
Yeah, we’ll look for any sign
We’ll meet each other’s eyes
And once again

They all will hear our battle cries
(This venom)
This keeps repeating and it’s making me realize
We’re just not able to survive
(This venom)
This venom’s killing us and we won’t make it out alive

I’m used to feeling you stalking me
I lie in wait for the next explosion
With every word always haunting me
I’m never able to let my guard down
I feel the tension begin to rise
I’m tired of living this sick deja vu again
Never able to compromise
There’s no hope of me getting through again

Yeah, we’ll draw our battle lines
Fortify those defenses once again
Yeah, we’ll scream the same old lines
We’ll meet each other’s eyes
And that is when

No, we won’t make it out alive

Uninvited Guest

“Its time is drawing near for the world to finally hear what is undoubtedly the most daring record of our lives.”


Thought I was rid of you
Thought it was over with
Thought I was over it

Thought I evicted you from my heart
Kicked you out of my mind
So nothing left of you would be left behind

But you still take up all the space
You just won’t go away
You stay in my head
Like an uninvited guest, uninvited guest
You still haunt my heart
Guess you haven’t left it yet, haven’t left it yet
Like an uninvited guest

Still see you everywhere
You’re still in every room
Feel you with every move

I can’t go on without erasing you from my heart
Tired of feeling this pain
Seems you’re the only ghost I just can’t chase away
You still inhabit every thought
I prayed that you’d be gone

Seems you haven’t left it yet, haven’t left it yet
Ah

I don’t want to feel you around, I just want you out
So please, go please