Ian Parry : Consortium Project I

Progressive Metal / Netherlands
(1999 - InsideOut Music)
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1. HOUSE OF CARDS

To rush around in circles, it shows
Where others simply stroll
And in this life when did you ever think twice
Once so long ago
Another chance, another risk you thirst
You can't afford
A solid ground, on walls we have to build at first
Or down they'll fall
Stay awake, in the house of cards
Stay awake, there won't be a warning
Strange how situations unfold
Just when you least expected
An' on the surface everything may seem nice
Beneath you're unprotected
Your uncontrolable desires, rare
Will take their toll
Don't underestimate the power, of life we share
Think first before


2. BANQUET FOR THIEVES

The law is the truth
But the truth about the law can change
What's good for some of us
I wouldn't like to recommend it
Some may work hard, all the hours god gave
While others bend the rules
To mold into, a cruel advantage
What is democracy
Without real justice for all
Societies legacy, protects them more and more
They're laughing at us all
Their lies are accepted
It's a banquet for thieves
Defenders of the faith
More preposterous by the day
A distant empathy
From our parallactic view we remain
Can we sustain
A phenomenon in disarray
Once they cross, into our world
We're pages in the book, of misery
The law is the truth


3. EVILWORLD

I'm slowly losin them, the few friends that i had
All attempts to win them back
Have been to no avail
Wasted years, wasted yesterdays
Am I living in an evilworld
Have I been living in a daze
I wept a silent tear,
As one by one they turned away
I've built a wall around myself
Invisable but safe
Wasted years
An empire built on immorial grounds
May come crashing down
If i search inside my mind
What shall I find
Am I living in an evilworld
I'm afraid to open up my eyes
The truth I'll find
Is it me who built this evil place
Have I broke the golden rule
To sacrifice all my friends
When I lie, cheat, and fool
I'm lyin to myself
Will I ever search inside my mind
Is it real am I livin in an evil world


4. GARDEN OF EDEN

I'm surrounded by hatred
It's destroying my soul, an evolutionary sin
Is it part of our D.N.A.
This aggression nature within
A hundred thousand years
And still we can not learn, to live amongst ourselves
Together peaceably, without the need to kill
I wanna be, somewhere else
Wish I could find, my garden of eden
Perfectly, by myself
Locked inside, my garden of eden
To suffer indifference, you don't have a voice
Such unaccountability
Is a misconceptional way
Created a wave of rage
Locked inside by myself


5. THE ENTITY

(Instrumental)


6. CHANGE BREEDS CONTEMPT


See how we waste our enegy
To protect our lives our primal instinct
Insignificant ways paramount
There must be more than this
It's like a reservoir of hate
All indifference, signifies
We're unprepared, for change
No reluctance is, very rare
When shall we walk, in one direction
Change breeds contempt, and misery
When you fight it, we're history
Change breeds contempt, instinctively
Have faith not, hostility
It's hard to reach society
The methods they all praise, inspires complacency
Is this why we're so afraid


7. A MIRACLE IS ALL WE NEED

Throughout my life, I've travelled around
It's time to stop and say
A miracle is what we need
I know it seems hard this way
I'm not the one who made, these fatal rules
We live by every day
It isn't make believe
The images are real
A miracle, is all we need
A miracle, as time keeps, it keeps tickin
It's true someone should say
I didn't wanna be the one, to tell the truth
While others turn away
A miracle, is all we need
A miracle, as time keeps, it keeps tickin
A miracle, to help us see
A miracle, cos time just keeps on slipping away
Time keeps tickin on


8. THE SNAKE

Like the snake
You crawled around
Now nobody likes you
Constantly sneakin about
Where is it written
Be cruel to be kind
Don't pity, don't you pity me
Not a single friend in sight
No pity please, luck is running out
They're all to blame
So much hate
You've wondered why
Such an obvious answer
The friends that you had, you'd buy
Your skin keeps on changing
You think like the snake
They're all to blame'it isn't me


9. CRIMINALS & KINGS

If I play the waiting game
When the world's not waiting round for me
How will I achieve the things
Others seem so easily to reach
Why must this be?
Bridge
Is this somebody elses dream
Cos I'm unable to see my face
No motivation
Bashing my head on the concrete floor
Criminals, acting like kings
Criminals, acting like, criminals and kings
Citizens with empty heads
Second class that's how we're meant to stay
All caged up like animals
Just keep 'em fed, and they'll do as you please
Why must this be?
You know your place Don't believe a word !


10. CHAIN FOR FEAR

You've stood alone, patiently
Your only crime, a different point of view
Taught to fight, too stand your ground
A way of life, integrity so real
Amidst the pain and the suffering
Exists a faith and a heart, that's made of steel
To break the chain of fear
To the millions of People, alone and scared
It's time to face your fear
We all possess the strength
In time, it will appear
To break the chain of fear
You've been, lookin' for a way
An' searching for your dreams
All the time the answer is there
As clear as day, but you're blinded by fear
No hiding in shame
You're strong enough, to stand-up for yourself
I know, I seen it before
It's up to you, Keep on going, there's no-use to run away
Keep in goin', don't hide in shame, break the chain of fear
You've gotta keep on going
You've passed the point of no return


11. PANDORA'S BOX

A simple explanation
Can often clear the doubt
Which some of us can feel
Should we let, sleeping dogs lie
Inside the mind exists
A fragile breeding place, for ignorance and fear
Which shelters the shame
No-one, person is ever the same
No-one, person is ever to blame
Slowly, slowly
No matter what the cost, secrets exposed
Slowly, slowly
A pandora's box, is harder to close
The evil that men do, the hidden secrets
Aren't they better left alone
So why, prolong the pain
Don't search any deeper
If pandora has wings..then there's no turning back


12. HUMANITARIAN

Ever felt a breeze, cold
Running down your spine
Not a single soul, in sight
Then someone's spirit is walking, over your grave
Do you really care, no time to spare, to help along
Don't judge me wrong, I belong
as a Humanitarian
Fools, can't be told
What to do, they learn the hard way
Only fools, won't be shown, what's the use
They learn the hard way.
Please, go away, don't bother me I'm working
When I can find, the time
If you just wait a while longer
A few years, then I'll help
You roam around, wasting time
And never think twice
Make up your mind, step in line
Humanitarian
Fool's can't be shown


13. CHANGE BREEDS CONTEMPT (DEMO VERSION)

See how we waste our enegy
To protect our lives our primal instinct
Insignificant ways paramount
There must be more than this
It's like a reservoir of hate
All indifference, signifies
We're unprepared, for change
No reluctance is, very rare
When shall we walk, in one direction
Change breeds contempt, and misery
When you fight it, we're history
Change breeds contempt, instinctively
Have faith not, hostility
It's hard to reach society
The methods they all praise, inspires complacency
Is this why we're so afraid


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