0:00 Blame The Architects 3:27 Walking, Diseased 6:04 Testimony 9:14 Past Of A Saint (We Were Thieves) 11:50 Part IV (Sinner's Future) 13:10 Hell Can Wait 15:26 Black
TESTIMONY She was born in December A day that was cold That's all they would recall Little girl lost her mother Stare in the mirror And searches for a woman she'll never know Inside the child staring back Left to fill the spaces of holes Feeble answers to questions she'll never know So she makes up a story About the woman in the photograph that she stole And imagines a life Where they share more than just their smiles And blonde hair Some trees are planted Others have to grow on their own She thinks about it less now She's older "It's just easier to left yourself forget" Memories are bestowed on the fortunate The forsaken have to learn to just throw them away Now her son ventures out Unsure of what he'll find Or what he's even looking for He can't find his way despite his maps He throws them down (He understands) Lost, the son bows his pathetic head And falls to his unscarred knees To thank God For giving such a little girl such strength He lifts himself back up A little lighter now To see flowers blooming underneath him In the safety of these trees We're staring over now We live our lucky, privileged lives Held together Forever by that girl who knew There must be something better We grow together now We're staring over now
HELL CAN WAIT Still, they ask me where I've been Pretend to care, nod their head Never thought they'd have to ask Never thought it would end like this But there's so much more That I should say...I hate you As you walk away Could you not feel my anger? Can you not see why I'm this way? And all the things I should have said I'm Screaming No one will ever know But these walls I'm Dying With nothing left to spill Broken, with nothing left To spill onto I wonder Why did it end so early? Why did it end at all? When they tell you you're a legend And you're just a myth So what's the point Of Covering your eyes anymore? If only someone had said to her "There's nothing I wouldn't do for you" But there was only the dark Gaping at her, Silent But it would always be too late And it would always be too much to ask Those things she culled From that savage day And Braced for a night That won't grant her tomorrow IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END LIKE THIS IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END THIS WAY
PAST OF A SAINT (WE WERE THIEVES) "We were just kids" ...at least that's what we knew we'd say Old enough to know better Smart enough to know that we didn't have to Stupid enough to think it didn't matter And vain enough to think It never would We were living stolen lives But it was only time Someone found us out- Someone had to pay And you were dead either way I keep living a stolen life I live Because I let you die I thought I'd hear you Call me in the darkness I always thought I'd see you at my worst- My most desperate But I never dreamed I'd see you In the summer In the bluest skies I'd ever seen In perfect places with strange names A moon so bright I didn't need a flame In beautiful words I didn't understand I still see you Reaching out your hand In the quietest times When I realize just how lucky I have been When I let myself be happy, if only for a moment (Pray for me) And I know Didn't deserve it
WALKING, DISEASED He walk, diseased... This place, it suffocates you And when it's dark, you're blinded by the light I've never been a light, never did I was But I won't stop you from telling me I shine It wasn't us, it was them They're the sick ones - Can't you see? With sunken eyes they stare And tell me I'm diseased With empty hearts, in broken voice They ask me why I am the way I am And I don't have the strength To muster up the truth So I lie, and tell them "it was you" And they just stare I wonder how it ends for them To just slip away in a dead town If I believed in anything I'd pray for them Next town, brighter lights Sadder stories Darker eyes This is where I'll call my home for now Please, If you believe Say a prayer for me who walk Diseased
BLACK It's a slow crash So just close your eyes And pray we make it out alive I never said I had any answers I've only ever been a passenger In this life Where time just keeps passing by I'm afraid this time Time has left me behind Fading slowly, everything's turning grey I'd run towards color Instead, I run away It's not the time to react Here, we just keep moving on "Swim with the tide or let it roll over you" The life you had has gone away The one you'll have... so far If I could turn back Just for an instant I'd find that kid who looks just like me And tell him "Go find some dreams before they're all you can see" This old man Who doesn't know the man That he came to be And all I've learned from dreaming Is what you dream can be What destroys you in the end Then he asked me "Where do you go when the life you live Is not the life you love?" And in that instant, as he starts to fade I'll make my peace with time And let it all turn grey I'll remember everything I wanted to say And Turn to mouth the words As he slips away "The lives we live are not the lives we love So learn to love what you have before it's gone"
BLAME THE ARCHITECTS We're here to destroy the world. You tried, we failed. It's just too easy now to do the right thing, And we need a challenge. We won't stop till we take everything. We won't stop till we kill everything. Please don't listen when I say that I care- I stopped when you stopped watching. We quit and no one cared. You screamed and we just stared. We want the world, and we're not asking for it. And when you give it, we'll just hate you for it. We never tried to get out. No one tried to find us. We are your children- So far from what you thought you made. We are your children- Never learned to build... we just break. We are your children- Three steps back from a giant leap. We are all that's left. We'll take all that's left. And we will rob you while you look away. We'll kill you as you kneel to pray. And we'll hate you for letting us. We'll hate you for making us. So just step back watch us destroy the world.
0:00 Blame The Architects
3:27 Walking, Diseased
6:04 Testimony
9:14 Past Of A Saint (We Were Thieves)
11:50 Part IV (Sinner's Future)
13:10 Hell Can Wait
15:26 Black
TESTIMONY
She was born in December
A day that was cold
That's all they would recall
Little girl lost her mother
Stare in the mirror
And searches for a woman she'll never know
Inside the child staring back
Left to fill the spaces of holes
Feeble answers to questions she'll never know
So she makes up a story
About the woman in the photograph that she stole
And imagines a life
Where they share more than just their smiles
And blonde hair
Some trees are planted
Others have to grow on their own
She thinks about it less now
She's older
"It's just easier to left yourself forget"
Memories are bestowed on the fortunate
The forsaken have to learn to just throw them away
Now her son ventures out
Unsure of what he'll find
Or what he's even looking for
He can't find his way despite his maps
He throws them down
(He understands)
Lost, the son bows his pathetic head
And falls to his unscarred knees
To thank God
For giving such a little girl such strength
He lifts himself back up
A little lighter now
To see flowers blooming underneath him
In the safety of these trees
We're staring over now
We live our lucky, privileged lives
Held together
Forever by that girl who knew
There must be something better
We grow together now
We're staring over now
HELL CAN WAIT
Still, they ask me where I've been
Pretend to care, nod their head
Never thought they'd have to ask
Never thought it would end like this
But there's so much more
That I should say...I hate you
As you walk away
Could you not feel my anger?
Can you not see why I'm this way?
And all the things I should have said
I'm Screaming
No one will ever know
But these walls
I'm Dying
With nothing left to spill
Broken, with nothing left
To spill onto
I wonder
Why did it end so early?
Why did it end at all?
When they tell you you're a legend
And you're just a myth
So what's the point
Of Covering your eyes anymore?
If only someone had said to her
"There's nothing I wouldn't do for you"
But there was only the dark
Gaping at her, Silent
But it would always be too late
And it would always be too much to ask
Those things she culled
From that savage day
And Braced for a night
That won't grant her tomorrow
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END LIKE THIS
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END THIS WAY
PAST OF A SAINT (WE WERE THIEVES)
"We were just kids"
...at least that's what we knew we'd say
Old enough to know better
Smart enough to know that we didn't have to
Stupid enough to think it didn't matter
And vain enough to think
It never would
We were living stolen lives
But it was only time
Someone found us out-
Someone had to pay
And you were dead either way
I keep living a stolen life
I live
Because I let you die
I thought I'd hear you
Call me in the darkness
I always thought I'd see you at my worst-
My most desperate
But I never dreamed I'd see you
In the summer
In the bluest skies I'd ever seen
In perfect places with strange names
A moon so bright
I didn't need a flame
In beautiful words I didn't understand
I still see you
Reaching out your hand
In the quietest times
When I realize just how lucky
I have been
When I let myself be happy, if only for a moment
(Pray for me)
And I know
Didn't deserve it
WALKING, DISEASED
He walk, diseased... This place, it suffocates you
And when it's dark, you're blinded by the light
I've never been a light, never did I was
But I won't stop you from telling me I shine
It wasn't us, it was them
They're the sick ones - Can't you see?
With sunken eyes they stare
And tell me I'm diseased
With empty hearts, in broken voice
They ask me why I am the way I am
And I don't have the strength
To muster up the truth
So I lie, and tell them "it was you"
And they just stare
I wonder how it ends for them
To just slip away in a dead town
If I believed in anything
I'd pray for them
Next town, brighter lights
Sadder stories
Darker eyes
This is where I'll call my home for now
Please, If you believe
Say a prayer for me who walk
Diseased
BLACK
It's a slow crash
So just close your eyes
And pray we make it out alive
I never said I had any answers
I've only ever been a passenger
In this life
Where time just keeps passing by
I'm afraid this time
Time has left me behind
Fading slowly, everything's turning grey
I'd run towards color
Instead, I run away
It's not the time to react
Here, we just keep moving on
"Swim with the tide or let it roll over you"
The life you had has gone away
The one you'll have... so far
If I could turn back
Just for an instant
I'd find that kid who looks just like me
And tell him
"Go find some dreams before they're all you can see"
This old man
Who doesn't know the man
That he came to be
And all I've learned from dreaming
Is what you dream can be
What destroys you in the end
Then he asked me
"Where do you go when the life you live
Is not the life you love?"
And in that instant, as he starts to fade
I'll make my peace with time
And let it all turn grey
I'll remember everything
I wanted to say
And Turn to mouth the words
As he slips away
"The lives we live are not the lives we love
So learn to love what you have before it's gone"
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BLAME THE ARCHITECTS
We're here to destroy the world.
You tried, we failed.
It's just too easy now to do the right thing,
And we need a challenge.
We won't stop till we take everything.
We won't stop till we kill everything.
Please don't listen when I say that I care-
I stopped when you stopped watching.
We quit and no one cared.
You screamed and we just stared.
We want the world, and we're not asking for it.
And when you give it, we'll just hate you for it.
We never tried to get out. No one tried to find us.
We are your children-
So far from what you thought you made.
We are your children-
Never learned to build... we just break.
We are your children-
Three steps back from a giant leap.
We are all that's left.
We'll take all that's left.
And we will rob you while you look away.
We'll kill you as you kneel to pray.
And we'll hate you for letting us.
We'll hate you for making us.
So just step back watch us destroy the world.
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