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Father Figure

by Dry Bones

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Garage Door 05:14
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Where is my son? Your seventeen years old Right now boozing seems so cool But you're just a kid You're going to throw it all away You kept the secret for long enough It's so easy to see when it's become your everything I know what you do I won't tell your mom It would break her heart if she ever knew I can't see through the smoke Another shot of whiskey won't help The room is spinning And I can see everything I can't see through the smoke Another shot of whiskey won't help It's just not worth it in the end I never want to feel this way again Tell me son Tell me is it worth it? Putting your family aside? Watching your mother cry? Youre nothing but trouble Your reputation can show I'm done playing games Dont slam the door in my face I've kept theae secrets for you What any good dad would do I raised you better than this I raised you better than this I can't see through the smoke Another shot of whiskey won't help The room is spinning And I can see everything I can't see through the smoke Another shot of whiskey won't help It's just not worth it in the end I never want to feel this way again Son take a swing But it won't change a thing I can't fight my son You're just scaring me I seem mad And I'm sorry You dug this hole for yourself We have to send you away I want to see you alive Become a man for the ages You'll have a wife and four kids I want you to make it I love you so much Nothing will ever change it I want to see you alive Become a man for the ages You'll have a wife and four kids I know that you make it I can't see through the smoke Another shot of whiskey won't help It's just not worth it in the end I never want to feel this way again I know someday You'll raise up your kids better than I ever did Our secrets and promises will stretch back for years I know someday You'll raise you kids better than I ever did Son you're a man for the ages I knew it was just a matter of time
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Nose Bleed 02:51
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Stay away from me You haven't seen what I've seen I can hear her coughing down the hall Underneath his screaming Pay close attention to everything for when she needs saved I want him dead so I can find some confidence I need a turn of fate I'm tired of being weak This might be it A reason to live again Shed the old skin, and pave my paths with gold I am a God now, I'm taking his household The apex predator Just like the lion feeds You should have never come after me Put on my dads old suit I have no time to waste Give me everything you have I'll do what it takes To keep her alive My mind is a muscle I'll stretch it until I die Skin burnt away Im in a hospital bed You should have let him fall It's what I wanted all along You have no clue what I could do I'll take over the world And you'll be sorry I am stronger than this Evolution happened I am the king You've overthrown your adversaries Your father didn't make it easy But I promise She didn't die in vain I don't know what it's like to be where you are But I promise you're stronger than him We are stronger than this You are stronger than him
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Time Traveler 03:21
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I gave everything for you Can't you return the favor just this once? They're all so proud of what you've done for me It's too late I'll never live this down All of humanity will sing for one thing But I'll always sing for what I can't be I picked out the flaw I created a God Out of falling asleep at the plate Motivation down the line Emotions run heavens high Keep your chin up son One day you'll wake up Last night I watched myself sleep And then I flew away And you had to rescue me I watched myself sleep Please rescue me
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Arthritis 02:21
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Just double the dose But be careful don't choke on the real reason you can't go home It's a drug like gasoline Once the fire starts There's nothing to do but watch it take Night after night after night after night We're all getting old We're all gonna die Night after night after night We pour out the gasoline And starts the fight We're all getting old And starts the fight We pour out the gasoline And then we die It's a lot to take in It's not that hard to notice You poured out all the gasoline And left the rest for me I'm a nervous wreck With my issues in trust It's what you would expect My heart is paralyzed but wide awake I swung for the fences And made a big mistake Human rat trap I hope that when I light the match You'll replace my anxiety with something to save me Human rat trap I'll light the match I'll light the match It's a drug like gasoline Once you start You burn It's a drug like gasoline Once you stop You die
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The Wilderness 05:09
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This is a mess I'm just trying to see I can't find you want me to be I see the hospital I see the deathbed Waiting for the day that I find my freedom We're all caught in the marriage of a rich man Bound to his chains Just trying to make his way We all make the choice to settle But I wont settle for a burning deathbed Burning deathbed The streets of gold can't be bought or sold Bring me this offering of undying grace Undying grace Hospital rooms A burning marriage I'll be digging my grave Til death do a part A burning marriage Until death do us part Post your bed at the altar Where you chose to settle So pull up the sheets to dark the room And just think it through Just think it through Will you die Alone or true Hospital rooms A burning marriage I'm bound to these chains And I still can't see Strive to be the poor man Bound to his faith Teach me Teach me To be willing of what you want for me I've been saved by the blood of the lamb But the bull and goat have covered my hands And I'm guilty of changing everything dear to me Strive to be the poor man Bound to his faith Teach me Teach me To be willing of what you want for me Willingness will guide you home The bull an goat are all that I know Willingness will guide you home Overthrown in the Wilderness I've let this burden me I took this wedlock lightly I let my inner heretic Pull up the sheets and light the match
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The Bite 01:36
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Through the window I saw a girl But heard a voice Look with caution my son She's a virus and you're just a host Is this your warning? Cause you've told me over and over Pornography is the perfection in my sin So tell me again Through the window I saw a girl But heard a voice Look with caution son She's a virus And you're the host In my hands I hold the justification of rape And I can't stop
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Black Widow 05:31
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5 nights was all it took To turn it into 5 months and counting That I've been trying and trying to put it down Im begging for your help I'm asking please Can you take away the two years that my eyes have been burning I'm asking please Can you take it all away everything ive seen I'm slowly killing myself All the girls are already dead Im so ashamed of everything I've seen love cant exist on a page or a screen Through the window I saw a girl but heard a voice Look with caution my son She's a virus and you're just a host If God wants the best for me Why would he allow pornography? They tell me it's healthy This is what we were made for She wasnt made a toilet How dare you treat her like that But how dare I watch it She might be pretty But somewhere her father is sitting Wishing she didn't leave Wishing he could have done something to take her off that screen Because she has a name But we forgot Cause we're too excited and so scared Too stuck to the thought that he could some day be me Through the window I saw a girl but heard a voice Look with caution my son She's a virus and you're just a host If you wants the best for me Please help me kill pornography I apologize to the future love of my life Idolizing her everything Not seeing how bad it hurts for you to see My future daughter For the guy that looks at you like a piece of meat I pray you never see this side of me The side of me sex has taken That sex has taken Sex has taken your father away Can I call myself a man? When I've seen the dead naked Can I call myself a decent man? What is wrong with me? Casualty to society What's wrong with me? Porn has taken over the world
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The Unbreakable Vow 04:23
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Your word is a lamp to my feet My soul clings to the dust I plotted against my vows Let my feet sink in the mud You left all the windows open And the doors unlocked So that while your families sleeping You can leave in the night Voice of reason Bury my devil I'm addicted to the heartbreak I see on her face Voice of reason Bury the hatchet I murdered my family but I'm the one that's dead But I'm the one that's dead Let my feet sink in the mud Your daughter blushes at the thought To where separate beds may lead Just the next phase in the heartbreak Making promises you could never keep You left their hearts up for grabs Waited til they were old enough To pull the plug Your daughter carries your skull Cause you can't handle the weight of your faults Voice of reason Bury my devil I'm addicted to the heartbreak I see on her face Voice of reason Bury the hatchet I murdered my family but I'm the one that's dead Your mother demise Your fathers demise I hope you're ready when I drop your skull You cut my hand off
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Remembered: 02:00
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I'm unhappy with the way things panned out for me I'll murder my mother and leave 40 parents wondering My life was a waste but I'll be remembered One last bullet to leave this a blur
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Back Door 04:15
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The tables set but one hair is missing Unwelcome I've done it this time This time I did it for me And I ruined everything This time I did it for me and I gave it all away I live in the dark so no one can see my eyes Filled with tears from the thoughts that I keep inside I'm so scared of what the world thinks If I let them in Will I ruin everything? We came from dust And we leave the same Maybe we're fools To believe in change How much longer can I live with no light Words tear through my mind Words they I keep inside I'm so scared of what you might think You put this pressure on me Your opinion means the most to me We came from dust And we leave the same Maybe we're fools To believe in change We came from love And we leave the same We were never fools We're made to change I ruined everything This house burnt down with all the memories If I let you in will you promise me? Promise me nothing will change All I ask of you is you believe in me I need you to hear every word I say We came from dust We left the same Things may be different But it's time for a change Believe in me It will be okay Then he said to me I love you by grace There's nothing you can change And I'll always be there Then he said to me I love you by grace There's nothing you can change You of little faith

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released October 1, 2013

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