1. MIRRORS

You've never seen what I am capable of.
I've earned everything that I have made.
Cross me if you think that you're so tough.
Until you see that I'm the one to evade.

My eyes (My eyes)
I'm blinded, defeated, I have been overcome.
This is the end I see, sent to eternity.

I'm broken, so broken.
A shadow of the man I once was.
I want you, I need you.
I'll perish if I don't find you soon.

You are everything that I looked up to.
Remind me of the trials I've been through.
Hours become days and then years,
We wear masks to help hide our fears.

These are my reflections

I will forgive you when you're on your knees in front of me.
Set free your mind, and we will wait and see
For this world to come to an end, so that I can breathe.
You trusted me to keep my promises,
You did not fail me, I am the one to blame.
I will pay for my actions when I face Judgment Day

I'm broken, so broken.
A shadow of the man I once was.
I want you, I need you.
I'll perish if I don't find you soon. (x2)


2. OSMOSIS

Wake up, you've let too many years of your life slip through the crack
Pretending to be something you're not. You turned your back.

You lied to me, you said that I would live free
And everything you have was stolen from me
I can see through your mask of blinding selflessness
You claim to help, but you're the cause of suffering

It's far too late to turn back, you made the choice
You will obey, you will go change their path
You are the chosen one to go spread the word
You will obey; you will obey me now!

I will escape
I am not your slave
I will escape
I am not your slave

No,
You are not my slave
You are my humble follower

I see the storm brewing there is no end
My only way out is to jump in
Curse my name and all I have lived for
I've used up all my options, there are no more

You are not over. You still have a purpose to fulfill.
This is not your end. You are not done until I say!

I'm your servant now, you spared me so that I can serve
The world in your name, to right the wrongs that I proclaimed
I will bring no more shame, the whale showed me the way
I will play no more games, Poseidon set me straight!


3. COLLECTIONS

We are the ones who beg,
Letting our desires fester under the weight of others pain,
We build up our walls, by the sweat of lesser kin.

Give, we ask or be labeled vain.
More, we ask be accused of sin.
Watch the steeple ascend to the sky,
And see our hubris pour into the ground,
When eyes are shut why even try?
We store ourselves up with the treasures of this earth...
But no one can serve two masters.

Where does your heart lie? In me, or in you?

Our acts of sincerity mean nothing if just to be seen,
These righteous actions have turned to fodder.

In the name of One, but for the sake of self.
A message to others of how tall our grace is.

You stand there preaching His word, then go home as a king.
Sight through a diamond in a million directions.

You've lost your way and you're still missing.

I see right through your body, it lacks the weight of one who breathes,
The air in your lungs has turned to rust,
Your intentions I do not trust.
I will not trust.
How can I?

Oh king on the mountain, your water is trapped in ice.
The desert in your chest bears no fruit,
What lies within preys on its own kind.

Our acts of sincerity mean nothing if just to be seen,
These righteous actions have turned to fodder.

Oh blind deceiver, how did it come to this?
Faithless believer, your path can be reversed.
Hope lies in waiting for those who choose its light.
Just know that embrace is not a fight.

In the name of One, but for the sake of self.
A message to others of how tall our grace is.

You stand there preaching His word, then go home as a king.
Sight through a diamond in a million directions.

You lost your way, and you're still missing.


4. PARASITE

This is my plight,
I lay claim to your bride, your children.
Their eyes and their ears, for who can resist me?
I feed on your sins, it tastes of your guilt.
The endless cycle of a burdened mind, this is my plight.

How can you call this your best effort?
Why do you not fight back?
Why are you claimed by burdens of vices?

Do they fill a void? Does it make you feel complete?
You've fallen into an abyss of deepest sorrow.

Heal your broken limbs, mend your severed will.
Forget your pride to climb your way out.
You call me a deceiver, I am a parasite.

I am the reflection of your minds desire.
I embody your eyes addiction.
Follow me to be at ease, to live without conviction for your crime.

I am the king of decadence, a coward's reason.
You look back at your life, just to see the destruction you have caused.
You have caused this, not by my hand, but yours alone.

This fatal flaw, your fatal flaw.
It will become you, it will consume you.

I've seen His greatness in the smallest things.
This breathing machine with free will and desire.
We live within the shifting time, that grinds us to dust.
And in the end will we transcend our former reality,
Or will you never escape it.

Cast down your pride.
Liberate your afflictions.
Ease your tide.
Breathe again.
Ease your tide to see you're closer to the shore.


5. RECONDITION

Afflicted by the thought of never being enough,
Raised to be silent and keep my mouth shut.
Could it be something is uncommonly wrong?
Or maybe it's only living like this for far too long.

Some things I can't let go of,
So what will set me free?
I could never go on this way,
This is not who I choose to be.

This is the story I'll tell,
Living life with no virtue or valuation.
I see myself as a vanishing reflection.
Can't you see this is self destruction?

They say to "Get over it, you're fine!"
But have they experienced the very same pain they provide?

The taunts, the attacks, the battles, the wars.
I haven't come this far to fail.
My heart is beating, slowly at best,
But I refuse to be put to rest.
I will not be put to rest.

I'll never understand why I'm forced to hide like this,
In a world where they say to just be myself,
Where I came from, emotion showed weakness,
But now I'm learning, not all life is hell.

Although I find peace in this inner emptiness,
This is not the life I'll lead.
The population was lost, and we've done everything we can,
When you think about quitting,
Remember why you began.

Open up your eyes, wipe the tears away.
This is not your end of days.
Open up your eyes, wipe the tears away.
This is not your end of days.

This is not where the past ends,
You've seen the distance so make it yours.
This is not where the past ends,
You've seen the distance so make it yours.

The problem is not who we are,
It's what we were told to be.
So take it from me,
Get up, go forth, you're finally free.

Coming to terms with the life I've lived.
To see the lives I've impacted.
The weight of the world is not an anchor,
It has only made me stronger.