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Diagnosis
05:05
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I am a soldier with a target painted on my back.
Acting ashamed of the present.
Of the past, artificially penitent.
Now there’s nothing to say.
Struggles with misogyny. Buried in pornography.
Recommend more therapy. Jesus for his apathy.
I am a scavenger. Liar.
A god among the sick.
I put the blame on my chemistry,
and a curse on my sanity.
With the rising of my karma you’ll see…
No one told me how to cope with this,
so I bottomed out.
But don’t you look at me as the same.
Struggles with misogyny. Buried in pornography.
Recommend more therapy. Jesus for his apathy.
How did he get so sick?
They’ll put me in my place.
Buried deep under the world that forgot me.
‘Cause they’re saved and I’m not.
They must have simply forgot someone like me isn’t dead
‘til you cut off my head.
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Auto-Pilot
03:08
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Burning all your bridges down.
Can you pick up the pace?
The grin on your face says
you’re clawing through the wreckage
‘cause you like to be down in these places.
It’s so hard to tow the line.
Gotta bludgeon it into their minds ‘til they get it.
‘Til they get it through their sick, thick skulls.
The kids will get you all the drugs you need just to breathe.
The sex and flashing lights help you sleep better.
But they won’t treat you as a brother, no they won’t.
You’ve wasted all your time.
And the people that you loved were doing just fine
‘til you lost your fucking mind.
What do you care about? What do you dream about?
What do you stand for?
Who do you care about? Who do you dream about?
Who do you have that you’ll die for?
What do you care about? What do you dream about?
What do you fight for?
You’re a prisoner locked in your mind.
You bleed, but you’re not gonna die.
You keep running your mouth.
Do you believe it now that you’re bleeding out?
Or will you stand defiant?
Bullet or a hand grenade.
Make a choice as the clock tick tocks.
It’s so hard to tow the line.
Gotta bludgeon it into their minds ‘til they get it.
The cretins like to bitch about the glass boy running in circles.
Can’t the good Lord smite him in total?
And bury him upside down.
Tell the world that he’s the Devil if she must.
You’ve wasted all your time.
And the people that you loved were doing just fine
‘til you lost your fucking mind.
What do you care about? What do you dream about?
What do you stand for?
Who do you care about? Who do you dream about?
Who do you have that you’ll die for?
What do you care about? What do you dream about?
What do you fight for?
You’re a prisoner locked in your mind.
You bleed, but you’re not gonna die.
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3. |
A Slight Contradiction
04:17
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Did I complicate things spinning all my lies, contradicting?
I couldn’t hear a word that you said.
And how am I supposed to feel when I’m only pushing on
‘cause I steal from everyone.
Any pure-hearted soul.
Tell me, does he love you better?
I get it. You’re gone.
You’re moving on, while I stand still.
You’re so wrong.
I didn’t want you to leave me.
I’ll let you go as far as you can if you beg me.
Then I’ll take it underground.
You’ve come to hate me,
now that I’ve finished playing around with you.
It wasn’t right.
Beleaguered by the shame in your eyes.
When you look at me it’s hard to materialize.
I’ve fallen into pieces without you.
And would you mind not saying what you think is real?
‘Cause the better part of me starts peeling away.
I can’t do it. But what if I apologized?
Would you give it one more chance?
Maybe you wouldn’t leave me.
I’ll let you go as far as you can if you beg me.
Then I’ll take it underground.
You’ve come to hate me,
now that I’ve finished playing around with you.
It wasn’t right.
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I’m clenching my teeth when I tell you it’s okay.
I’m sick of my skin. I barely have it anyway.
With my cold metal hands, you won’t give me a chance.
I hope I’m heavy enough to break the currents beyond the sand.
Through digital eyes, reborn.
Do you know what it’s like in this form?
Better dead than a cyborg.
This isn’t me.
I crawl ‘cause I’m weak. My armor weighs me to the ground.
So close to the sea, but my battery is going down.
The chaos spins around me.
When I through myself in, you won’t understand.
But I’m ready to go. Better believe that I can.
Through digital eyes, reborn.
Do you know what it’s like in this form?
Better dead than a cyborg.
This isn’t me.
My armor has been taken, I’ve got nothing else.
You say I’m alive because I’ve got a pulse.
I really don’t think I’m stable enough
to remedy all that I’ve done to myself.
I step a bit closer to be washed away
by the tides that are finally coming my way.
The emotion is gone from the words that I say ‘cause you know…
Bullets don’t hurt me.
I can pull my enemies’ heads from their bodies.
But when I dream, I see the ocean floor.
The key to killing this cyborg.
He’ll hurt you no more.
Did you mean it when you said that my heart is strong?
Don’t wanna delete my thoughts about you.
I see straight through to your soul.
And I hate everything I see when I’m without you.
Asleep in the metal.
Could you help me turn myself around?
And please don’t go too far.
Because everyone is gone.
I can feel them, but I can’t remember them.
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5. |
Sensei
05:39
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So when they tear my world apart,
you can put a knife straight through my heart.
Among the trees.
Where I can see the stars and feel the breeze.
At least I made it this far.
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Spirit Charge Monterrey, Mexico
Spirit Charge is an industrial rock band with heavy emphasis on unique production tone and expressive performance. Follow us on Spotify and Facebook.
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