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In All Severity
04:06
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damned and bound up
in a dream
dressed up just like Halloween
stepped out in a daze
trashed out in the alleyways
but don’t you go to sleep no more
let’s stay awake and bleed some more
all set up like a guillotine
pleased to be your death machine
in this dance hall
synergy mixes with biology
left right all the same
embraced in each other's grave
but now and then I need to score
I’ve never been so used before
you slide up and get next to me
pleased in all severity
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go while these tables turn
you didn’t learn, I didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
you didn’t learn, I didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
we didn’t learn, we didn’t learn
let’s go while these tables turn
you didn’t learn, I didn’t learn
let’s go now and let it burn
pleased in all severity
pleased in all severity
pleased in all severity
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2. |
(silo)
01:09
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through eyes digitized
we are so designed
to be mechanized
all our little lives
will be crystalized
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3. |
Pretty Evil Seed
03:47
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take a long, hard
look at what you have done
you’ve torn apart
another warm heart
with this game that you won
right from the start
like a child you kill your plaything
with curiosity
then justify most anything
to satiate your need
cause
you’re a lot like me
my pretty evil seed
a lot like me
you’re born to be set free
you will eventually
reveal your true nature to be
a lot like me
my pretty evil seed
give it some time
it will bloom into dust
then fall apart
little dove cry
when the promise of lust
outweighs your trust
like a wild and shrill
untamed thing
with pure ferocity
you satisfy your every need
to satiate your greed
cause
you’re a lot like me
my pretty evil seed
a lot like me
you’re born to be set free
you will eventually
reveal your true nature to be
a lot like me
my pretty evil seed
c'mon
[spoken]
you hide behind your friendly eyes
that sympathize
while you terrorize
a lot like me
my pretty evil seed
a lot like me
you’ll burn eternally
and you’ll forever be
a slave to every wanton need
a lot like me
oh just you wait and see
oh just you wait and see
now just you wait and see
my pretty evil seed
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4. |
Nighthunter
04:10
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I find them in the darkness
finally coming my way
they’re hiding in the corner
slinking through the pouring rain
in time I figure out
just every clever word to say
removing any doubt
till finally you call my name
no danger’s dangerous
no stranger strange enough for me
no place is perilous
no way that I would rather be
I’m living in the night shade
hiding from the heartache
(living in the night shade
hiding from the heartache)
you’ll find me in the dawning
leaving on a morning train
(living in the night shade
hiding from the heartache)
a flame that flickers out
rekindles when it’s doused in pain
(living in the night shade
hiding from the heartache)
be holy and devout
deliver and renounce your shame
(hiding in the heartache)
no danger’s dangerous
no stranger strange enough for me
no place is perilous
no way that I would rather be
you’ll believe
you finally see it my way
I find them in the darkness
finally coming my way
they’re hiding in the corner
slinking through the pouring rain
and violently they call me
unrestrained
they’ve got me in a bind
this hunter has become your prey
no stranger’s dangerous
no danger strange enough for me
no place is perilous
no way that I would rather be
I think I said too much
like angels falling just for me
this pain is amorous
no way that I would rather bleed
you’ll believe
you finally see it my way
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5. |
Lonely City
03:59
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walk
a million miles away
when you talk
I don’t hear what you say
wouldn’t let me in
to the state you’re in
no difference to this town
no sympathy found
in a lonely city
I can’t be around
so safe and sound
so safe and sound
run
a thousand times a day
pretty one
they never let you stay
in the land of sin
there’s a dead leaf wind
no difference to this town
you’re refugee bound
in a lonely city
I can’t be around
so safe and sound
so safe and sound
no reverence to this crown
no remedy found
no difference to this town
you’re refugee bound
in a lonely city
I can’t be around
it will tear you up
before it tears you down
heaven dreams
that you’re safe and sound
so safe and sound
so safe and sound
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6. |
We've Got The Cause
04:29
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they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots and
they’ve got the force
we’ve got the cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
locked up in a cage
by design
they would leave you where you lie
reaching out
wanting more
never getting higher
someday
you take it all
someday
they already know
it’s just the last straw
even as it offers
dollars to damn us
‘cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots and
they’ve got the force
we’ve got the cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
we’ve got the cause
and time, standing still
on a whim
it’s the winning side that kills
preaching doubt
with a grin
till you’re getting tired
someday
you’ll even scores
someday
they already know
it’s just above us
even as it offers
dollars to damn us
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots and
they’ve got the force
we’ve got the cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
we’ve got the cause
we’ve got the cause
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
when you’re in the middle of doubt
insensitivity can
keep you from finding the way out
you hear a call
listen to the tenor surrounding
the fragility
just remember you are not alone
woah oh oh
livin on the outside
caught up in the landslide
calling all you wild ones
down out by the wayside
leaving every tongue tied
dizzy as they deny
dollars won’t damn us, cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots and
they’ve got the force
we’ve got the cause
they’ve got the law
they’ve got the boots
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
we’ve got the cause
we’ve got the cause
woah oh oh oh oh oh
we’ve got the cause
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7. |
BLOOMNDK
04:16
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there’s no bottom to this ground
take these memories
and burn them all in effigy
there’s no better reasons found
couldn’t fight enough to care
couldn’t find enough to live on days like this
bloom and decay
bloom and decay
these separate hearts treat you this way
there’s no bitter treason now
under lock and key
I know the cost it isn’t cheap
take these little pieces found
couldn’t find enough to share
own them if you dare
bloom and decay
bloom and decay
disparate hearts tear you this way
lessons forge
weapons of love
when you finally have enough
oh oh oh
you always held me close
you’ll always hold my ghost
couldn’t find enough to live on days like this
did you find it hard to live on days like this
bloom and decay
bloom and decay
these distant hearts tore you this way
lessons forge
weapons of love
when you finally had enough
what will you say
what will you say
bloom and decay
well you finally have your way
well you finally have your way
there’s no bottom to this ground
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8. |
Bleed Again
04:16
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just one more night
bleed me again
Just one more touch
don’t leave me yet
you’re like a weapon child
and it cuts me still
girl they don’t know now
and they never will
just what it’s like
bleed me again
just one more taste
just one more love
bleed me again
sent from above
don’t leave just yet
there’s a fire inside
burning down our will
girl you’re totally wild
I can’t get my fill
the stain inside
bleed me again
just one more night
just one more lust
just one more taste
just one more
this buzz is a violent thing to be around
just one more night
bleed me again
your sacred knife
covered in sweat
there’s a fire inside
burning down our will
there’s a lonely place
I can feel it still
there’s a poison pill
taken for the thrill
cause they don’t know now
and they never will
convalescent
yet it can’t be killed
so bleed me
bleed me again
just one more touch
just one more night
just one more taste
just one more love
oh oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh oh
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9. |
Shiver And Crawl
03:43
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one chance tonight
I see there’s an end in sight
this death surrounds
take me to your hallowed ground
I feel it too
that urgency inside of you
kiss me this way
desperately
shiver and crawl
we’re only slaves
heeding this call
this golden age falls
six feet below
kiss me and know
shiver and crawl
before these days
are dead and gone
are dead and gone
tick tock the clock
counts down it ain’t gonna stop
come close, come near
your scream whispered in my ear
I hear it too
that little voice inside of you
tear me this way
desperately
shiver and crawl
we’re only slaves
heeding this call
this golden age falls
six feet below
kiss me and know
shiver and crawl
before these days fall
six feet and under
it’s no wonder you can’t live and breathe
what are you waiting for
just undress me
I fear it too
that little voice inside of you
tear me to shreds
kiss me dead
shiver and crawl
we’re only slaves
heeding this call
this golden age falls
six feet below
kiss me and know
shiver and crawl
before these days
will be dead and gone
we’ll be dead and gone
so kiss me and know
one thing for sure
shiver and crawl
before these days
are dead and gone
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10. |
Eternal Shine
04:22
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O seek the signs
O seek the signs
there’s a full moon tonight
O seek the signs
O seek the signs
let it fool with your eyes
like a trick of the light
and let it be something divine
let it be something for old times
and let it be sealed in your mind
a little but good thing
for eternal shine
O see the signs
O see the signs
let them pull you aside
O seek the signs
tonight
just a jewel in disguise
like a trick of the light
and let it be something divine
let it be something for old times
and let it be sealed in your mind
the good and the bad things
are always the sad things
so let it be cruel by design
let it be crushing
for eternal shine
your return
let it be tonight
let it be tonight
let it fool you alive
let it be tonight
I can fool you alive
let it be tonight
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Minneapolis-based record label. No genre limits, but we love darkwave, post-punk, synthpop, synthwave, goth, and horror. Come inside - free admission, photo ID required. Music, mannequins, and plenty of hi-fi sleaze...
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