1. |
The City
02:44
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2. |
Stay and Wait
05:06
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Sometimes,
It's better not to break the spell,
And somehow,
It's better to remain unwell,
I can feel it,
Sinking deeper in my head,
I can hear it,
But it sounds so good, left unsaid.
How can you be so blind?
Have you lost your mind?
People disappear, and we are next I fear,
I don't want to stay and wait, I just want to run away.
Stay here,
In my bed, in my home,
Don't fear,
We're not happy, but we're not alone,
I can see it,
It looks much better all blurred now,
I don't believe it,
It's hard to choose from the inside out.
Who chooses what we see?
Who has power over me?
Life's beauty drained away and now I sing in vain,
I don't want to stay and wait, I just want to run away.
We are free,
How can you be so blind?
Just you and me,
How can you believe their lies?
We are free,
I have everything I need,
Just you and me,
We will find our remedy.
I can feel it,
Sinking deeper in my head,
I can hear it,
But it sounds so good, left unsaid.
How can you be so blind?
Have you lost your mind?
People disappear, and we are next I fear,
You just want to stay and wait?
I just want to run away.
We are free,
How can you be so blind?
Just you and me,
How can you believe their lies?
We are free,
I have everything I need,
Just you and me,
We will find our remedy.
I don't know how you could say this,
I thought that we could stand it.
I don't want to stay and wait, I just want to run away,
I don't want to stay and wait, I just need to run away.
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3. |
Censorship
04:51
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Time alone,
Time to think,
Time for change,
Time has come.
If you take away my heart, I'll still live,
If you take away my voice, I'll still scream,
If you take away my eyes, I'll still see,
If you censor me, I'll still be free,
Even if you take my heart,
Even if you take my eyes,
Even if they burn the key,
I'll still be free,
I'll still be free.
You can hear the crowd roar,
The air is thick, it smells like war,
Censorship is no more,
The breakdown of alignment is now upon us.
Soldiers they fill the hall,
They won't stop us now,
I am hit and I fall,
But they won't stop us now.
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4. |
Gone
03:28
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Gone,
Left no trace,
Sickened by this,
Place,
No pills for the pain,
Torn,
From this place,
Broken with no,
Faith,
Nothing left to lose.
Her voice on the wind,
Pounding like my own heartbeat,
With this storm,
Tearing my face,
Take her back,
To our hiding place.
Time,
Walks on by,
Leaves memories behind,
So warm and clear,
They,
Take them away,
Turn them cold and grey,
Old and used.
Her voice on the wind,
Pounding like my own heartbeat,
With this storm,
Tearing my face,
Take her back,
To our hiding place.
"Save me", I hear her cry,
One moment, for her life,
Is this a reason, good enough to die?
To save her, I must try.
Now she's with me,
Now we break free.
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5. |
Escape
02:59
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Run in circles,
Day and night,
Take me, hold me,
Fly me high,
They just hold us down,
Try to keep us bound,
Take me away,
Take me away, far away,
Take me away,
Take me away, let's escape.
I know that you're,
Brave enough,
When I fall you,
Lift me up,
They just hold us down,
Try to keep us bound,
Take me away,
Take me away, far away,
Take me away,
Take me away, let's escape.
Now I'm leaving,
Don't you cry,
Just keep moving,
Find the light.
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6. |
Alone
03:48
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Alone,
Singing Orphic hymns in vain,
She's gone,
Just a hollow man remains,
Alone,
I am left to brave the storm,
She's gone,
The dust of earth will keep her warm,
Alone,
She was all I ever cared for,
She was all I ever loved,
She was all I ever cared for,
She was all I ever loved.
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7. |
Leap of Faith
03:52
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I tell myself, not to fear,
It's not that easy anymore,
My trembling hands,
My wounded soul,
You can't heal me like before.
You're gone,
I need you here,
I just don't feel,
I can make it on my own.
Go back,
Can't go back,
And I know that,
I can't take back what they did,
Go back,
Can't go back,
And I know that,
I can't face what lies ahead.
Now you're gone,
Everything's still and I,
Need your song,
It calms me and whispers to,
Carry on,
You still my hands and then,
Lead me on,
Without you I'll just fade away.
A leap of faith is all we need,
A leap of faith is all we need.
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The City London, UK
The City is a concept music album with a graphic novel accompaniment that adds an extra dimension to the
story.
In a dystopian City, everything is controlled through surveillance and public manipulation. In a world where the concepts of free will and independent thinking are considered a crime, a young couple struggles to break free from the oppression no matter the consequences.
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