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Culture Scars

by Hail The Sun

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1.
Paranoia 03:59
Hate when they talk Terrified Hate when the voices talk Running my mind amok Social Lies Paranoia in my conscience And when it talks I don't care at all Moral fentanyl I'm a book with different endings If my exes talk Should I care at all? Guess my character is flawed! Sometimes I have trouble being honest Follow my moral compass it leads to a dead end Leveraged words sound absurd I'll convert social curves (This is fucked; I wish it wasn't. I question my own involvement.) Paranoia of the masses And when they talk I don't care at all Moral fentanyl Innocence a distant memory When my exes talk Should I care at all? Guess my character is flawed! I’m using justifying lines, always the good ones Cue from the black lung: time to step outside Out of spite I want you to be honest Does the energy I harness make you feel alright? Leveraged words sound absurd I’ll convert social curves (This is fucked; I wish I wasn’t questioning my moral compass.) If twisted thoughts were poison I’d be dead Paranoia in my conscience And when it talks I don't care at all Moral fentanyl I’m a book with different endings If my exes talk Should I care at all? Guess my character is flawed!
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A callous cinema Erotic idiom I am a witness Video Violence Evading chastity Scared Straining for the face they'll seek on the camera Another dream gone A parent’s heart attack I know it’s all wrong Coerce into violation Brainwash into adoration I think she felt a void Spiritual vacuum I hate what’s out there Tears Another dream gone Her parents’ heart attack I know it’s all wrong Coerce into violation Brainwash into adoration Now someone's seal is broken Selling off their love Someone's pride is taken Selling service Selling service Pictures just do half the justice telling of the crime Lewd director taking his sweet time Talent buyers violate Damnit they all get away Moral anguish nauseates Another one (trapped again) It's so calculated Demonstrate entitled behavior In the culture In the culture So many dreams gone A family heart attack I know it’s all wrong Coerce into violation Brainwash into adoration Demeaning exploitation captured onto tape We must expose the secret molestation Entertainment Lies Red Light Red Light Red Light
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Body Damage 04:31
A life was stolen today A moment passed and it was gone The carnage in the car Accompanied the girl Who was here Now she’s there In a 3’ x 8’ cell I’m afraid of my soul leaving my body there On a gassoaked road with nothing to give Take the time to count my blessings ‘Til the time it’s me they bury Where is it we compromise to be? Why is it we think “It never will be me”? Crash scene depicted with the victim ejected out Crushing of bone Feeling of shock Running the stop Cue paramedic Triage requested Until the 3’ x 8’ cell I’m afraid of my soul leaving my body there On a bloodsoaked road with nothing to give Take the time to count my blessings ‘Til the time it’s me they bury Where is it we compromise to be? Looking away at the wrong time Too many others are complacent Caution may not stop a reckless path The driver of the car was shrieking As the girl Who was here Fought for air I hope I’m never there Strewn on the pavement Strewn on the pavement Cue paramedics Triage requested Take the time to count my blessings ‘Til the time it’s me they bury I’m afraid of leaving my body there Strewn on the pavement I’m afraid of leaving my body there
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I still recall the time when I was 17 The officer who warned you both about me And in the years before I knew you’d seen it, too The warning signs were scars of future rescue Tell her later The words of gratitude escape me The shit I put you through…I wish that I could take it back Was I ever hard to love? My life is owed to you This all is tribute Father if you are the one the apple fell so close to I understand the things you did What’s going wrong? And who else is to blame? “Our son is gone. Our son is gone!” Never thought I’d want to Tell her later The words of gratitude escape me The shit I put you through…I wish that I could take it back Was I ever hard to love? My life is owed to you This all is tribute How did you get any sleep at night? Tell her later Tell her later What did I put you through? I wish that I could take it back Was I ever hard to love? My life is owed to you This all is tribute I wish that I could take it back I wish that I could take it back I wish that I could take it back Was I ever hard to love?
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Nix that moment of love Earning your trust Tear it apart for us My vision is rough It isn’t love Tear it apart for us Tainted flesh is all over the room Toxic fumes make them nauseous But I need it Craving dysfunction and violence Perfect reactor Afraid to break Embrace the pain The pain is safe Let it in Afraid to break Embrace the pain Feel it Don’t let us die alone (Die all alone) (Afraid to break up) Don’t let us die alone (Die all alone) (Afraid to break up) Don’t let it go (Go) Don’t you like to feel this way (You’re always wrong) Destructing all of the pictures of (Always numb. I’ve heard it all) Everything closely resembling us (This shouldn’t be OK I know it’s not right) Destructing triggers of everything Burn out Swelling with doubt Romance a lacerated myth Tainted flesh is all over the room Toxic fumes make them nauseous But I need it Craving dysfunction and violence Perfectly reacting as one I see it every night While feeding off the fights ‘Bout time you killed the shrine Existing ties of us A double suicide! Darkened Fiction Romance Double suicide Puppeteering lies A reckless cycle of (Get out, come back) Always keeping hope Tugging at your soul Parasitic love lines Barricade us in Afraid to break Embrace the pain The pain is safe Let it in Darkened Fiction Romance Get out Come back Let it in Give me something I can hold on to Something that loves to destruct As I do Convolute! Give me something I can hold on to
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Tales to spin Scraping the skin Planting a way for incident Oh, there's always a motive we can't get around Forcing the pieces Lies awry, no alibi Framing the needed agenda Choosing how to stun These are the ones paid to protect us! This is my cry for redemption You owe me this, you owe me this When we call them out And sort through the fiction They silence it It’s over with Now he’s stuck in the concrete And we won’t get him out Losing time that will never come back Jurisdiction games scream your name Appointed crooks never get caught Never get caught What better way to camouflage? What better way to camouflage? Forcing the pieces Lies awry, no alibi Faking the needed protocol Circumvent the law Living in a state of fear for life That's where the problem lies Justice system fabricated “Just us” system They’re swearing on a book of verses That's supposed to make it true? They’re lying And the devil was the state’s design How many are tainted? Justice system fabricated “Just us” system How many are tainted? Justice system fabricated “Just us” system This is our cry for redemption You owe me this, you owe me this When we call them out that makes them nervous They silence it It’s over with Now he’s stuck in the concrete And we won’t get him out Losing time that will never come back Jurisdiction games scream your name Appointed crooks never get caught Never get caught What better way to camouflage? What better way to camouflage?
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Feeding off of my cold insides was the doubt instilled around me Second guessing Not impressing Silence will hide it My existence is subpar when pity's obsolete Campus is closed Students go home I sulk in bed But the person laying beside me holds on Partially saving me Bracing the insecurities You stayed nudging me gently Thank you, truly, for the love Velvet sheets place of confession Safety blanket - your gift to me Feeding off of my nervous mind was the damage done inside me Self inflicting Isolating Capsules will hide it Fuck the feeling I get when she tried to comfort me What could she do? Suffocate on 1st Avenue This was not the way I wanted it to be This was not the way you wanted it for me Taking measures to sever and resign On repeat On repeat Take your feelings and cleanse yourself of mine Slip away Toss my things Self inflicting Undeserving Anger will hide it Fuck the feeling I felt when she finally had enough To my chagrin, I watched her love for me begin to Burn nice and slow Burn nice and slow Burn nice and slow Burn up
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Hours streaming Stretching out longer than the days Getting high just gets me low The reason I know Should I feel anything at all? And then the season ends and I’m still stuck in fall Everywhere I look’s a trigger I start to wonder if I knew myself at all No, she knew me so much better See, your face is a dream And my dreams are faced with Just forgetting Getting high just gets me low You told me so Was I just never listening? The season ends and I’m still stuck in fall Everywhere I look’s a trigger I start to wonder if I knew myself at all No, she knew me so much better If you stop breathing You can have my breath Now it’s everyone’s surprise Flashback parade You give your whole self to one You’re just having fun ‘Til you realize you pushed them away The reasons are mine I get frustrated when they intertwine What was once yours and mine Is just a dried up, calloused, toxic, pouring cyst I admit you were right I’m not sad that You don’t care to hear what I have to say When you stop breathing You can hold your breath
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Serving us Serving secret trust Lead with trust and aplomb (Patriotic Gambit) Then suppress us; guess I’m wrong I’m the type to pry Asking questions Poking holes Masses (Irony) Crafted on a string Carving liberty Agony committee, save a seat for me Chauvinistic TV I need to leave Pseudo men out of their mind Vertigo Maniacs carry control Holding me hostage I’ll say nothing You’ll get nothing from me Bleed integrity You should say you’re sorry (Secret Manifesto) Say you’re fucking sorry! Repent (Patriot) Your call Strangle us Get it done While we are oblivious Fall We're in a secret war It's set in motion We're taught to trust the fear we are presented We gladly wear the chains we are presented Disguising Liberty Sold as protection Fraudulent Watching over us Agony committee There's a seat for me Chauvinistic TV I need to leave Pseudo times into my mind Calypso Maniacs carry control Holding me hostage I’ll say nothing You’ll get nothing from me Bleed integrity
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Moments stuck in time regretted Mirror motive Memories Mescaline helps repeat the past Always the selfish role I would be typecast Passive aggressive Passion aggressor That’s the cross I’m on That’s the cross I’m on The different faces that I’ve maintained in the 8 years prior all change Adapting All of the faces that I’ve faced when coming clean smolder in my dreams Guilty memories Was it a thrill for me? No one deserves it! Two personalities Flashes of eras tainted for two Insanity Swapping out one for another Finding different ways to draw a picture That comes out the same Passive aggressor Passion aggressive The different faces that I’ve maintained in the 8 years prior all change Adapting All of the faces I’ve manipulated still torture me Guilty memories Did the sign on my bed frame prepare you for the mental break in? All the faces of deceit Guilty in between coming clean (Memory mescaline) That's the cross I'm on Flash of eras tainted Nobody deserves it Maybe I was a disease... They were so sweet, every heart I've disconnected with Even though we've made amends, I dwell on it Moments stuck in time I still regret If I had missed the windows on the days we were to first meet Would it save you all from me? And the pain I'd cause? Maybe I don't want to know Every time you'd know to leave, I would beg you to believe in me “Is this really how it ends? Are we over with? " I wish you had right then told me yes For what it's worth I’ll never forget

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released June 17, 2016

Produced by Mike Watts

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