The Ghost You Gave to Me

Nahráli: Joey Eppard - Lead vocals, guitars Billy Riker - guitars, strange effects Daniel Grimsland - bass Chris "Gartdrumm" Gartmann - vocals, drums

The Ghost You Gave to Me Vyšlo 11. října 2011, Metal Blade Records Seznam skladeb:   01. Sirenum Scopuli (1:11)   02. React (4:11)   03. Sparrow (4:04)   04. High Times (4:37)   05. Numbers (4:39)   06. One with the Sun (6:09)   07. The Ghost You Gave to Me (3:56)   08. Pretty (4:51)   09. Afterglow (4:11)   10. It's Alive (3:51)   11. Only Child (7:18)   12. The Barrier (5:27) Total Time: (54:24) Recorded: Woodstock, NY Producer: Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner

Original Release Date: 11. října 2011

Sirenum Scopuli All our world is drawn to sleep They know not where you keep your siren song All your burdens lost at sea A song to set you free To draw the poison out The pain becomes a choice... React Carried a spell And I bound it well I tethered it to the bone She came to me twice But she fell through the ice I watched as she sank like a stone Well, I got a rope and it’s running out… She never cried, she never could She didn’t lie, you misunderstood I’m not gonna give up this heart attack And as she sank into the blue That’s when I knew what I had to do Oh ‘Cause I’m not gonna give up this heart attack I react - react But I’m not gonna give up this heart attack I react - react - react Oh I gave her my heart And she tore it apart Buried it when she was done I said to myself Well, you’ve still got your health The blood lust had only begun And I’m not gonna give up this heart attack She’s crying out beneath the ice She needs another willing sacrifice But I’m not gonna give up this heart attack I followed down into the blue I thought I knew what I had to do Oh ‘Cause I’m not gonna give up this heart attack I react - react I’m not gonna give up this heart attack React (react)- react (react)- react Oh Out from under your overdose How many years was I comatose? How many days gone by? Looking for light in your empty eyes All the same ’cause you won’t remember my name Carried a spell and I bound it well Tethered it to the bone Well, she called on me twice So I broke through the ice I caught her and I brought her back home Oh ‘Cause I’m not gonna give up this heart attack I react (react)- react (react) Not gonna give up this heart attack React (react)- react Oh (Not gonna give up this heart attack) (We give it all) React (react) - react (react) But I’m not gonna give up this heart attack React - react - react Oh React - react - react Sparrow A spoken word assumes the shape Of histories to come And the question raised is a shadow on the run And so you lower your voice And you make your choice And then you whisper, “There could be no other way” And for the very first time in a very long time I can believe the words you say Oh But I’m not your enemy And I hope you know I sit and stare into your hollow eyes And away we go And I want you to know… I’m not gonna blame you For the beginning of the end I’ve been reading the sign waves Have been all my life ‘Cause we know the difference Between the worlds the eye begins to wander How… But your eyes are as cold As empty caves In unmarked graves You know I wish that there could be some other way And for the very first time in a very long time You can believe the words I say Well, I’m not your enemy And I hope you know I see the hunger in your hollow eyes And I watch it grow Caught in the flow Of your blood’s undertow No, I’m not gonna blame you For the beginning of the end I’ve been reading the sign waves Have been all my life ‘Cause we know the difference Between the worlds the eye begins to wander How… I’m not gonna blame you For the beginning of the end I’ve been reading the sign waves Have been all my life (I have been all my life) ‘Cause we know the difference Between the worlds the eye begins to wander (Wonder how…) (I’ve been all my life) Spoke to your ghost in a dream so real Like a photograph for the way That I feel to wonder (how) how It’s time to take your chemical Close your eyes And the twilight pulls you under High Times I’m gonna leave the ground I wanna be unbound Look and it’s a long way down Drifting away I’m gonna wave goodbye I’m gonna rise so high A shadow in a sunset sky Shrinking away Yet another nine to five Is there anybody left alive? What’s the point of choosing sides? When you know what the mirror hides Try to take the higher ground But the poles are shifting upside down Like a shadow in a sunset sky Shrinking away But who will save you? (High times) and we let it show (High times) and you never know High times giving it all away They drew a chem-trail cross Upon the noon day sun Still they’ll try to hide the other side ‘Til the chains have come undone I try to take the higher ground But the poles are shifting upside down Like a shadow in a sunset sky Shrinking away Who’s gonna save you? (High times) but you get your fix (High times) when the light plays tricks High times, you’re giving it all away Dearly beloved high times (High times) better take your pills (High times) but the kindness kills (High times) when you’re giving it all away Ooh, but the future came today (Tell me, who will save you from yourself?) Or will it all go down in flames? (But if it’s not you, then no one else) You’re the only one to blame (Only you can save you from yourself) But from a bird’s eye view Concealed in silent skies (Only you will ever break through To where the daylight never dies) Hope is on the rise Well, we were worlds apart But for the chemical embrace And in the aftermath of circumstances Staring me in the face, oh (High times) when you can’t let go (High times) baby, you should’ve known (High times) when you’re giving it all away (High times) when the tremor stills (High times) when the kindness kills (High times) when you’re giving it all away High times, oh Dearly beloved high times, oh Dearly beloved, hope you survive These high times Is there anybody left alive? (High times) Oh, the kindness kills (High times) (Don’t) don’t let the kindness kill (High times) Oh no, don’t let the kindness kill Numbers And by the stars above I can tell your name You’ve returned Though the bridge was burned And you brought the flame And by their lies you rise Smile upon their cues Once you get what you came for You go and you drop the ruse You look down on me Tell me what you see Numbers on a screen Don’t you dare deny Time to do or die There’s no in between And now the justice blind The papers signed And in the end You defend by pretending The kill was kind Murder in your eyes Smile upon your face And by the stars we can tell That you are an amazing disgrace Looking down on me All your eyes can see Only dollar green I looked up instead All I saw was red It’s time we intervene You look down on me Tell me what you see Numbers on a screen Looking back at you I can see right through You’re not what you seem Looking down on me All that you can see Is that dollar green I looked up instead All I saw was red It’s time we intervene Oh One with the Sun Born into the chase Will you recognize my face? Like a ghost above her grave Well, your eyes are cold as caves All the crazy people Forgot to take their pill Started with the sequel So we knew who you would kill You may fire at will My love, could you be really there? But I thought that I caught you (Creeping) creeping under the weeping willows (So) so sorry to say now you’re gone away But you better run Darkness must soon become One with the sun You’re rising high You pierce the sky (Don’t) don’t go, don’t go… Don’t go, don’t go… Don’t go, don’t go… Future’s come and gone Still the past keeps holding strong But my time has come today Looking back upon the bed where I lay All the crazy people Are gathered on the hill Sharpening the steeple For the blood they’re going to spill But they are what they kill My love, (could you) could you be really there? But I thought (I know) that I’d lost you (Sleeping) sleeping under the winded willow (So) so happy to say now we’re back to stay But you better run Darkness must soon become One with the sun You’re rising high You pierce the sky But you better run, whoah Darkness must soon become One with the sun You’re rising high You pierce the sky (Don’t) don’t go, don’t go… Don’t go, don’t go… Don’t go, don’t go… Oh My love, your love It’s time tables turned in Babylon My life, your life The stars combined are rising (My love burning bright) My love, your love My love burning bright My love, your love My love, your love Love, oh Well, it’s burning bright The Ghost You Gave to Me Tidal controls Warping the poles Quaking Drawn back the blanket of faith To the muscle of soul Brightness unfolds Breaking The Lion is stirring awake By the blood and the bone I should’ve known By the chemical scars in your eyes For the time slowed to still And in for the kill And on to dissolve your disguise Emanating epicenter Brutal waves Born to vapors clung Last gasp escapes your lung Universe Is on the tip of your bitter tongue (Oh) I want to thank you for The ghost you gave to me (Oh) No longer I’m Alone in my Invisibility Just an empty armor in the dark Raising spires to the sky Drawn to the sun But your feet have been Screwed to the floor For the poison on your lips As I watch your eyes eclipse And the vapor escapes out the door Emanating echo fading It’s a tricky trail to follow Choosing red over choosing blue It’s a bitter pill to swallow (Oh) I want to thank you for The ghost you gave to me (Oh) And for the secret things That no one else can see (Oh) I want to thank you for The ghost you gave to me (Oh) No longer I’m Alone in my Invisibility A secret chamber in your heart An empty armor For the tidal controls Warping the poles Quaking Drawn back the blanket of faith To the muscle of soul Brightness unfolds Breaking The Lion is stirring to wake (Oh) I want to thank you for The ghost you gave to me (Oh) And for the secret things That no one else can see (No one else can see, oh) (Oh) I want to thank you for The ghost you gave to me (Thank you for the ghost) (Oh) Alone in my Invisibility A secret chamber in your heart An empty armor In the dark Pretty Hello, my friend We meet again We got what we wanted But it’s not what we need Real life is stranger Than the fictions we read So we say we’re better off alone Better off alone, better off alone I got a message saying “Don’t bother to call us back You’re all alone You may never come back home Who could accomplish that? We know it won’t be pretty Well, high times in a photograph Alive inside You can find a way back home Leave it alone at that You know it won’t You know it won’t be pretty… Pretty…” Hello, my friend We make pretend When we say we’re better off alone Better off alone, better off alone Another message plays “Don’t bother to call us back You’re all alone You can never go back home Who could accomplish that? We know it won’t be pretty Well, high times in a photograph Alive inside You can find a way back home Leave it alone at that We know… We know it won’t be pretty… Pretty…” Say we’re better off alone Better off alone, better off alone “Hey, don’t bother to call us back You’re all alone You may never go back home Who could accomplish that? We know it won’t be pretty, hey High times in a photograph Your eyes are blind But you see me with your soul Leave it alone at that You know it won’t… You know it won’t Don’t bother to call us back You’re all alone You may never go back home Who could accomplish that? We know it won’t be pretty, hey High times in a photograph Your life’s inside You can find a way back home Can you imagine that? You know it won’t… You know it won’t be pretty… Pretty…” Afterglow We were on the floor below Just before the afterglow Waiting for the tides to rise And chase the day, yeah And what I’ll never forget Bars in the windows of your eyes You put yourself behind Swallow the key And hope they never find Now you’re screaming “fire” But you burn your own bridge down When enough’s enough No one hears a sound How does it feel? How do you tell which one is real? ‘Cause your name is my name And our game is played the same One of you to turn the screw And one to take the blame, whoah ‘Cause my blood is your blood And our blood they can’t contain, oh One of us to turn to dust And one to chase the flame Oh, how does it feel? Can you tell which one is real? There is no dividing line In between what’s yours and mine Please don’t be surprised to find That you are so bright You know my eyes go blind We were breathing fire No one could break us down And from the worlds above We could hear the sound How does it feel Now that you know that I’m for real? ‘Cause your name is my name And our game is played the same One of you to turn the screw And one to take the blame, whoah ‘Cause my blood is your blood And our blood they can’t contain, oh One of us to turn to dust And one to chase the flame Whoah, how does it feel? Can you tell which one is real? Head on the floor And I could not tell you why Open the door To a cold wind blowing by And like the light I’m gonna Disappear me out of here Vapor in the atmosphere Lost your ghost in the gold of the sun Now you’re not the only one, no How does it feel? Can you tell which one is real? Your name is my name And our game is played the same One of you to turn the screw And one to take the blame My love is what they can’t contain One of us to turn to dust One to take One to take the blame One of us to turn to dust One to chase One to chase the flame, oh Our blood they’ll never contain One of you to turn the screw And one to place One to place the blame How does it feel? Can you tell which one is real? It's Alive Painted away the sun For the picture I’d become Color the sound of thunder in the distance A lonely sky Ghosts were giving chase And the brush revealed your face And then I mixed the pigments up With venom and I’m a lonely god Who can’t explain Colliding characters But from a bird’s eye point of view Well, all the world is Green and gold and grey to blue Brightness falling from the ashes crawling It’s alive… It’s alive… It’s alive… Oh, it’s alive… Painted a rising sun And the clouds did come undone Artificial thunder (artificial thunder) in the distance The sirens cry Here to take my place With a mirror for a face Last leg of the feedback loop For devils and gods to even odds And break away Brightness falling from the ashes crawling It’s alive… It’s alive… It’s alive… Oh, it’s alive… Here we go ’round the bend Through the orbit once again From a fate that we cannot defend This little boy Renews the promise of a man For the future is ours to command I’m dreaming on borrowed time And I don’t want to wake Can’t tell if I’m falling or I’m flying Another leap of faith Say goodbye and the sun goes down Watch you turn the bend But I remember the world is round You’ll be back again I stoke the fire in a statue’s heart Nobody notices The eyes of a ghost In a haunted work of art Watch it come alive It’s alive… It’s alive… Oh living it’s alive… Only Child In the war you severed the cord You broke the line You turned an only child But just before you buried the blade Your eyes betrayed The spark of another one Pure at heart Another day our daily bread Another night of the living dead It’s like an ocean upon you So you did what you did And you said what you said Put your pen to the page And a gun to your head Got it all worked out this time Oh, but you can’t be sure they’re dead Still the footsteps fall In an empty hall The voices echo in your head And through the ashes raining down Your eyes replied They told a sordid tale And when the fires Barreled down the mountain side I saw your senses fail So I painted a word In the dust where I bled Signed the seal of the living dead I’m looking down and upon you So you did what you did And you said what you said Put your pen to the page And a gun to your head Got it all worked out this time Oh, but you can’t be sure they’re dead Still the footsteps fall In an empty hall The voices echo in your head Oh, but you can’t be sure they’re dead Now I close my eyes As the daylight dies And I drift away What a perfect ghost You are a record skipping On a needle’s eye In a dark refrain Singing, “Nobody knows who you are” Mirror mask with the empty eyes In a devil’s rain Footsteps in an empty hall Shadows crawl across the wall You can’t be sure they’re dead And if I go before your time Don’t let ‘em close your mind Don’t watch the flowers fall Never looking back at all (But if I should change before your eyes) Don’t be fooled by my disguise (You were born of my demise) And I’m a willing sacrifice Should you wake before you die Don’t let a day go by Don’t believe a word they say I’ll be back again one day You never know Fallen or in flight Wind moans Deep in the dark of night And by the blue moon light At the angle when it hits me right You can see the choice Here beneath my skin Bright bones Barely keeping the beast within Prick of a pin Let the shift of my shape begin But the barrier is thin I hear the beating of angel wings Somewhere a siren sings You severed your puppet strings And now the justice is blind tonight It’s hard to see wrong from right When you’re looking through The tunnel of a target site What a perfect ghost You are a record skipping On a needle’s eye In a dark refrain Singing, “Nobody knows who you are” Mirror mask with the empty eyes In a devil’s rain The Barrier I don’t know your name Did I dream you tonight? Did I draw the heavens down? Drape my arms around An angel in flight? Looking like you love me still As you kill me goodbye As you’re parachuting to the ground Watching me go down Abandoned in flight You left me to die Somehow the chiming of shadows Reminds me of you The haunted and hollow The light passing through The sound of your sorrow On the echoes of blue Down a wind water tunnel Like the turn of a screw Doing all that you can do To be the wall I’m walking through Whispers in the dark Can I steal you tonight? And from the wreckage piled high We’ll climb back to the sky Leap from the ledge For the faith we can fly So come on… Reanimate angel Break from your cage Witness the prophecy Sprung from the page The moon in your marrow The smoke on your skin The mask in the mirror The monster within But the barrier is thin And the room begins to spin Don’t you know that The war has blown over? We weathered the storm The grass has grown over The graves that we mourn Now the brightness is teeming The chains slip away The wolf in the wool Is no longer at bay The portal is open The walls disappear Jump through the hoop And the hell out of here A song in a box On wheels we have blown Glides on the back Of a snake made of stone hrough shadows unfolding And clouds fallen slack At the edge of tomorrow And no turning back Reanimate angel Break from your cage Witness the prophecy Sprung from the page The moon in your marrow The smoke on your skin The mask in the mirror The master within Oh but I’ve seen your sorrow At the edge of the screen Soften the focus and into a dream But the barrier is thin And the room begins to spin The barrier is thin And the room begins to spin The moon in your marrow The smoke on your skin The portal is open And the kingdom is within

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