Verse 1: 

Truth in an empty chamber 
Piercing your heart to ember 
Fear in crimson tears 
Feeding my ambition 
I will never be the same 
blurring thoughts that fuel my rage 
Painted in a canvas stained with age... 

Verse 2: 

The sands of time have been so harsh to me 
I can not function, swallowed in seclusion 
Descend from my throne of innocence 
There is nothing left to chance 
They will find their hope in death… 

Pre-chorus: 

The hand of man has come 
To free me from this prison I call home 
Change words to action now, and damn it all 

Chorus 1: 

I burn it down 
Falling asunder all around 
The smell of scorching flesh pleases me 

Bridge: 

Infernal flames now rise 
To meet their unforeseen demise 
My power will make their world crumble… 

Everyone is not to blame 
Not any person is the same 
But now it's too late, so damn it all 

Breakdown: 

The smoke had cleared 
My mind was clouded still 
Regretful actions made 
Sanity has been erased 
Canvas stained by septic age... 

Chorus 2: 

I’m yearning now 
To pick up the pieces on the ground 
The final outcome did not meet my intended result 
Everyone was not to blame 
I am the one who bears the blame 
Be careful what you wish for 
(be careful what you wish for) - [grunt]

Catharsis

Verse 1: 

What's become of me? 
Truth fades to black 
Fear lights the path 
As I escape this crimson tide 
That's taken me 
to the abyss of my existence 
A vacant premonition leading 
This vessel far away from all I know.... 

Wake up! 
You're navigating oceans 
Depressed sensory nerves will slow the man I know I can be 
Rise up! 
Your drowning 'neath emotions 
Repressed memories bury the truth 
Of a youth's forgotten soul 

Chorus: 

Do the blind dream in sight? 
Will I ever find that place? 
The glimpse that I see is hazy, contorted, faded and out of reach 
I see a silhouette of a man with a bottle in hand 
It comes and goes like the transient breeze 
And wisps away like wind to sand 

Verse 2: 

Peeling back the skin 
Diving below to find the source 
That caused the pain 
That caused a change in my beliefs 
The age of innocence is gone 

My virgin eyes had never seen such wickedness 
An earthquake shook the fragile frame inside my chest 
I found it difficult to rest within my head 
Amidst this emptiness 

Paralytic thoughts 
Scream without a sound 
Something draws me back 
To an image that cannot be found 

Chorus: 

Do the blind dream in sight? 
Will I ever find that place? 
The glimpse that I see is hazy, contorted, faded and out of reach 
I see a silhouette of a man with a bottle in hand 
It comes and goes like the transient breeze 
And wisps away like wind to sand 

Bridge: 

Gazing up at the stars 
Lead me home to the past 
See the shore from afar 
Let loose sails from the mast 

Chorus: 

Do the blind dream in sight? 
Will I ever find that place? 
The glimpse that I see is hazy, contorted, faded and out of reach 
I see a silhouette of a man with a bottle in hand 
It comes and goes like the transient breeze 
And wisps away like wind to sand

The Journey

Redesign 

Verse 1: 

Start from scratch 
Shape emotions 
Construct truth 
I am becoming more robotic 
I cannot stop this 
A light eclipsed by looming shadows 
From flesh to cold 
I long for a warm embrace 
I see a man on horse without a face 

Verse 2: 

Does it have to be me? 
Not a word may I say 
(Unless spoken to of course) 
Thinks me a disgrace 
If I turn and go the wrong way 
Fleeing, running, quickly losing faith 
I see a man on a horse giving chase 

Pre-chorus: 

Turn off your mind 
Let me think for you 
Conform with time 
And escape from truth 

Chorus: 

Grace 
Guiding me astray 
Reaching for the meaningless 
Rearrange 
The dreams that 
Manifest within the vacant space 
Within my head 

Verse 3: 

Pushing on 
Through the motions 
Feelings becoming more necrotic 
I cannot save them 
I hide from light, reside in shadows 
I'm so alone 
I long for warm embrace 
I see a man on a horse; the man is me 

Pre-chorus: 

Turn off your mind 
Let me think for you 
Conform with time 
And escape from truth 

Chorus: 

Grace 
Guiding me astray 
Reaching for the meaningless 
Rearrange 
The dreams that 
Manifest within the vacant space 
Within my head 

Bridge: 

Forget all that you have learned 
It was all a lie 
Permeating through my 
Frail mind 
Redesign 

Chorus: 

Grace 
Guiding me astray 
Reaching for the meaningless 
Rearrange 
The dreams that 
Manifest within the vacant space 
Within my head

Grunt:

The dreams you have 
recycle and materialize 
if you redesign

Redesign

Verse 1: 

Judge not lest yee be judged 
The robed man would say 
But it's easier to look at the cover 
Than to read for days 
You can either drown in anger 
Or thrive in hope 
How could you be so hollow? 
Do I need to follow? 

Pre-chorus: 

Peel back the skin 
Dive below to shed light on answers you know 
Did he do that because he loved you? 
Open your mind... 

Chorus: 

Please step back 
Gain perspective 
Like gazing at the earth from the moon 
And one will see 
(You have a life to live) 
Choose a path that the fits best and blaze the trail... 

Verse 2: 

Feeding corruption with obsession 
Leads to turbulence 
Your mind is quixotic 
Your words are so caustic 
Your thoughts are shrouded 
By your selfish logic 
I can't change the past 
I can't see the future 
And presently I'm lost in this stupor 

Pre-chorus: 

Peel back the skin 
Dive below 
To shed light on answers you know 
Did he do that because he loved you? 
Open your mind... 

Chorus: 

Please step back 
Gain perspective 
Like gazing at the earth from the moon 
And one will see 
(You have a life to live) 
So choose a path that the fits best and blaze the trail...

Revelate

IRIDIC is a progressive rock/metal band from lead guitarist/producer John Souki, later adding vocalist Luke Mellinger and guitarist Liam Jon. 

Channeling the baroque grandeur of Muse via the breathless dynamism of Dream Theater and the rhythmic technicality of Periphery, the group looks set to establish itself as a formidable force on the international stage.

IRIDIC

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