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The Test (Live From Electrical Audio)

by chnnll

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1.
Kill The Messenger 03:40
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I’ve lived so much in the past few days And when I get out of this there won’t be a parade I feel like things are getting more strange And at the end of the test I hope I make the grade We’ve all gone to kill the messenger Because all he brings us is global garbage and fear Keep your composure we’re about to switch gears Stay close to your hopes and your fears If that’s what you like to do I won’t hold it against you And if it fits, well you should wear that shoe I’ve lived so much in the past few days And when I get out of this there won’t be a parade I feel like things are getting more strange And at the end of the test I hope I make the grade I hope I make the grade Hope I make the grade I hope I make the grade We’ve all gone to kill the messenger Because we’re blaming him for what we don’t want to hear We’ve all gone to kill the messenger But he can’t control what was put in his ear and it’s not clear I’ve lived so much in the past few days And when I get out of this there won’t be a parade I feel like things are getting less strange And at the end of the test I hope I make the grade I hope I make the grade Hope I make the grade Hope I make the grade
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Golden Days 04:26
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You rushed back to the place you left behind, but when you got there it was gone All the people that used to be there left a feeling in the air Are you searching for something that you can’t explain Every time you move forward you look back again To those golden days You put them up high and they’re shining bright Only if you could go back for just one night To those golden days To a familiar feeling that times been stealing away A familiar feeling that times been stealing away Before you grew up when you were out of your head But maybe it’s what you needed You were hanging with all your funny friends And you were sharpening you edges There’s somethings in this life that you can’t undo Looking back, looking back was that really you? Wasting your golden days You think that it was always better then, better when you were killing time in your golden days A familiar feeling that times been stealing away A familiar feeling that times stealing away Oh I want to see it one last time I want to feel it one last time Oh it was so much better Was it so much better then? A familiar feeling that times been steeling away I need a familiar feeling that times been stealing away
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Can You Hear Me Now? 03:17
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When are you going to get better? Straighten up and fall in line Mood changes with the weather Well I don’t have the time Plug yourself back into the program You’re safe when your just like us No one ever gave me a road map I need something to distract me from my self My self… My, my, my Another deadly distraction We’ve got to reverse this curse Looking for a reaction that you can’t rehearse Plug yourself back into the program You’re safe when you don’t speak up No one ever gave us a road map I need something to distract me from my health My Health… My, my, my Well can you hear me now? Cuz I’m saying it as loud as I can Can you hear me now? Cuz I’m saying it as loud as I can Looking for something to hold on to Our grip is slipping fast I’m searching for the truth Is it here, here at last? Plug yourself back into the program You’re safe when you just blend in No one ever gave us a roadmap I feel like I’m always by myself My self… My, my, my… Well can you hear me now? Cuz I’m saying it as loud as I can Can you hear me now? Cuz I’m saying it as loud as I can Can you hear me now? Cuz I’m saying it as loud as I can
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For The Kill 04:18
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Sweetheart 02:33
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Under a city streetlight there’s a pack of hungry eyes As they size you up with their sharp teethed grins You tell yourself that everything is alright Footsteps creeping and they’re closing in They want to know your original sin Look within Look without Because they’ll find their way inside, inside, inside And all you gotta do is… Wake me up For the kill Wake me up For the kill Wake me up For the kill Wake me up As the wind changes directions And your scent hits the air The animal noises start to get louder because they can smell your fear A feeling that creeps up your neck Looking for a hunger that can’t be fed There’s no sound There’s no light And they’ll find their way inside, inside, inside, and all you gotta do is… Wake me up For the kill Wake me up For the kill Wake me up For the kill Wake me up What were you hoping to find here? None of the signs were clear They’re closing in They’re closing in for the kill They’re closing in They’re closing in for the kill
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The Wreckage 03:35
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I’ll do my best to help you understand How to survive in this broken land We’ve got enough bad news here to make you sick You still want me to fill you in? The streets are owned by lady killers and drug dealers and clowns Follow the sirens to find someone High and low Hot and cold In a crash, in a crash , in a crash, in a crash that happened so fast. Inside the wreckage is a broken man Inside the wreckage is a broken man I’ll do my best to help you understand Inside the wreckage is a broken man A hope so frail that it could break in the wind What a mess that he’s found himself in It’s happened so many times you think he’d learn from it Doing all they can just to pull him from the crash The phones will glow with news feeds and panic that you will follow The news reads it-self while you’re High and low Hot and cold It’s a hard, a hard, a hard pill to swallow Inside the wreckage is a broken man Inside the wreckage is a broken man I’ll do my best to help you understand Inside the wreckage is a broken man
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only yesterday 04:04
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Throw it away It's only yesterday And nothing will be the same, oh when you get back home Ain't it a shame? Look at the mess you've made And it ain't gonna go away all on its own Treating this like a game You don't want to feel the rain, but you need just a little pain When are you going to realize? You can just save all your lies, oh for when I get back home Wasted nights Dawning days I don't have anything left to say Build me up just to break me down Feel the fire Rising up Burning hire Oh, enough's enough Shed your skin and just let me in Throw it away It's only yesterday And nothing will be the same, oh when you get back home Ain't it a shame? Look at the mess you've made And it ain't gonna go away all on it's own Staying safe in your comfy cage Feeding off the lies you've made, oh since yesterday You're busy digging your own grave Building up a tidal wave, oh you need just a little pain Up tight Nothing's right Fall or fly? Should we just say goodbye? Oh, it's a crying shame Dark days Brighter nights I'm thinking thoughts that I don't like I'm just trying to survive Throw it away It's only yesterday And nothing will be the same, oh when you get back home Ain't it a shame? Look at the mess you've made And it ain't gonna go away all on it's own Wasted time doesn't seem so wasteful further down the line Search to find what’s been waiting for you Throw it away It's only yesterday And nothing will be the same, oh when you get back home Ain't it a shame? Look at the mess you've made And it ain't gonna go away all on it's own Yeah, throw it away It's only yesterday And nothing will be the same oh when you get back home Ain't it a shame? Look at the mess you've made And it ain't gonna go away all on it's own All on it's own All on it's own All on it's own All on it's own Oh it ain't gonna go All on it's own Go away It ain't gonna go away on it's own
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Bettere Off Alone (solo) 04:26
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I can hide away for days at a time Even weeks, I just find that I’m better off alone These weeds are overgrown But I’m so much better off alone An excuse, a reason to hide away Finding ways to pass the time while I’m locked inside my mind You may think that something’s wrong But I’m just so much better off alone What’s the reason? What’s the rhyme? This is crazy, but I’m not losing my mind What do you do to pass the time? I’m not lazy I’m just protecting my kind You can call me on the phone But I’m just so much better off alone It’s alright, it’s okay, are the things you’ll hear me say As I climb up the walls, but it’s not that far to fall These thoughts are not my own I’m just better off alone What’s the reason? What’s the rhyme? This is crazy, but I’m not losing my mind What do you do, to pass the time? I’m just looking for a way to shine So please don’t pick up Cuz I’m so much better, off alone
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Mr. Something 03:39
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Waking up in the morning, in your home Cracking and a stretching your bones Get out of your bed and inside your head Oh it’s a wonderful place to roam Talking to yourself like there’s no one else around Flying so high oh you’ll never hit the ground Oh Mr. Something They all see you as nothing But all I know is one thing You’ll leave them in your dust someday Playing their games They all have thing, but yours is all for yourself A ritualistic safety Oh just maybe You know something they don’t Find a happiness that makes you want to scream and shout Doing your thing without a shadow of doubt Oh Mr. Something They all see you as nothing, but all I know is one thing You’ll leave them in your dust someday Find a happiness that makes you want to scream and shout Doing your thing without a shadow of doubt Oh Mr. Something They all see you as nothing, but all I know is one thing You’ll leave them in your dust someday
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Personal Hell 03:36
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You’re fading away on a desert island That you made for yourself To protect you from the mainland We’re waving goodbye as our ship pulls off to sea We ask why would you stay? But the answers are hard to believe Oh well, oh well Oh well, oh well Oh well, oh well You’re in your personal hell These lies are starting to stink like the dishes in your sink The contents of your purse Are getting worse and worse and worse and worse You’ll do your best, to keep your head above the water But you’re in distress You can’t keep blaming it on your father Oh well, oh well Oh well, oh well Oh well, oh well You’re in your personal hell Oh well, oh well Oh well Oh well, oh well You’re in your personal hell
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Prospect 03:16
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Watch them scrounge for the sound Picking flowers and shooting stars An eerie place where the grown-ups wear and tear to save face Where no one’s children search for the sound To replace their lost hearts and find a place that they call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Where the creeps and the ghouls find themselves selfishly Where spiders crawl on two legs and move as distant friends We can find a happy space and I’ll start living before my mind goes away I can always find a place that you can call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home Call home
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Nowhere To Go 04:57
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You appeared After all these years Dancing in the night air Forgetting all your fears Did you turn it around? And find a place to plant your roots Because they were overgrown In your hometown In your hometown Flames rise higher and higher as desire burns, but there’s nowhere to go Killing all of your strength, but you need another way when there’s nowhere to go You were young and free You were sad and lonely Numbing all your fears Through the years, through the years, through the years Did you loose control? Cut the noise Forget regret Just for tonight Let’s just forget Let’s just forget Flames rise higher and higher as desire burns, but there’s nowhere to go Killing all of your strength, but you need another way when there’s nowhere to go Nowhere to go Steeling this feeling, oh it’s brand new Nowhere to go Healing is all I ever do Nowhere to go Desire’s rising and the flames are burning higher Nowhere to go Desire’s rising and the flames are burning higher Nowhere to go Desire’s rising and the flames are burning higher Nowhere to go Desire’s rising and the flames are burning higher Nowhere to go
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Sweetheart 02:37
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released June 6, 2022

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