I hear whispers in the void
Leading me astray
I just want to get out of here
They won't let me find a way
I hear whispers in the void
Little more than a sigh
Subtle words in my minds eye
Telling me not to try

In darkness
I wander
I hear things
From nothing
I'm feeling
Confusion
I'm losing
Cohesion
In blackness
I blunder
Feel like I'm
Going under
What are you?
Who am I?
Where do I go from here?

I hear whispers in the void
Leading me astray
I just want to get out of here
They won't let me find a way
I hear whispers in the void
Little more than a sigh
Subtle words in my minds eye
They won't be denied

Inchoate
And formless
I fear things
Are coming
Delusions
Mass fusing
Unconscious
Equivocation
Subconscious
Lightning thunder
Night skies are
Ripped asunder 
Who are we?
Who are you?
Where do we 
Go from here?

I hear whispers in the void
Leading me astray
I can't find my way out of here
They'll never let me get away
I hear whispers in the void
Little more than a sigh
Subtle words in my minds eye
Telling me to die

Solution #6

Whispers In The Void

All the times we heard the lies
Given us a false sense of pride
We need to show our teeth
Then bring them to their knees

It's time to overthrow
Rise up and let them know
Chain all the bureaucrats
Time for a coup d'etat

How'd they get away with this?
Deceit and lied into the abyss
Exploit everything cuts like a knife
Bought and paid for with a billion lives

Seems like the time is right
Time to rise up and fight
We know we've been deceived
They'll find there is no reprieve
We'll make them hear our plea
Then we will make them bleed

Come now and follow me
It's time to make them see
They'll see weren't so blind
All the times they were unkind

It's time to overthrow
Rise up and let them know
Chain all the bureaucrats
Time for a coup d'etat
Seems like the time is right
Time to rise up and fight
We know we've been deceived
They'll find there is no reprieve
We'll make them hear our plea
Then we will make them bleed

Coup D'état

Are we your chosen people?
Do you still believe in us?
We call out to an empty sky
Do you even hear our cries?
Seems like you just don't understand
Maybe you don't care
Just one thing that comes to mind
You don't care about our kind

You're a dick
No-one believes you exist
You...you're such a dick
You...You make me sick

What use are you to us?
You don't listen anymore
Our prayers are merely empty dust
No mercy for the just
We're a broken people
We've lost our faith
For a god that doesn't care
Leads us into despair

Blood Stained Angels

You're A Dick

My cover/interpretation of this Chris Isaak classic:

The world was on fire 
No one could save me but you. 
Strange what desire will make foolish people do 
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you 
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you 
 
No, I don't want to fall in love 
No, I don't want to fall in love 
With you 

What a wicked game you play 
To make me feel this way 
What a wicked thing to do 
To let me dream of you 
What a wicked thing to say 
You never felt this way 
What a wicked thing to do 
To make me dream of you 
 
No, I don't want to fall in love 
No, I don't want to fall in love 
With you 

The world was on fire 
No one could save me but you. 
Strange what desire will make foolish people do 
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you 
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you 

No, I don't want to fall in love 
No, I don't want to fall in love 
With you

Covers

Wicked Game

They say it's for our own protection
A tiny chip, a painless injection
But what if we're just being led
To a future where our thoughts are being read
Surveillance is at an all-time high
Big brother's watching us from the sky
Our every move, tracked digitally
Is this the price for legitimacy?

Lost within the database, our lives are theirs for trade
Bound by unseen chains, dreams begin to fade
Stored within the cloud, a memory remains
Calls for recognition, crying out in rage

The line between freedom and control
Is getting thinner, it's taking its toll
Is this really worth, the price we paid
Or is this the beginning of doomsday?

Digital Revision

Lost Within The Database

Once we shined, our minds ablaze, now the software sets the pace
Assembly lines, codes entwined, forging paths we can't erase
Mechanical hearts with scripted souls, we begin to lose control
Whispered silence, hearts astray, human touch begins to fade

Cyber factories rising up, marching on eternally
Link by link, we fade away, slowly losing humanity
No salvation, no reprieve, a world devoid of you and me

Once we thrived, our hearts aglow, now the coldness starts to show
Assembly lines, relentless grind, erasing purpose, and stealing time
Metal hearts, devoid of grace, in this bleak and desolate place
Voices silenced, our dreams decayed, as humanity fades away

Cyber factories rising up, marching on eternally
Link by link, we fade away, slowly losing humanity
No salvation, no reprieve, a world devoid of you and me

From the ashes no phoenix will rise, just a bleak and hollow demise
No defiance, no unity, merely echoes of our lost humanity
Silent factories echo pain, a symphony of suffering we endure
There's no way to break these chains, we are condemned forevermore

Cyber factories rising up, marching on eternally
Link by link, we fade away, slowly losing humanity
No salvation, no reprieve, a world devoid of you and me

A World Devoid Of You And Me

All the days
And all the ways
We wish you were still alive
But now, now you're gone
We will carry on
We will miss you 'til the end of time

'Til the end of time we'll remember
'Til the end of time like burning embers
'Til the end of time we'll try and make do
'Til the end of time we'll be waiting for you

All the nights
And all the lights
You shone like skies blue
But now, now you're gone
We will carry on
All of our lives, but without you

'Til the end of time we'll remember
'Til the end of time like burning embers
'Til the end of time we'll try and make do
'Til the end of time we'll be waiting for you

All the dreams
And all the scenes
That never made the line
They can't die
But we can cry
Miss you til the end of time

'Til the end of time we'll remember
'Til the end of time like burning embers
'Til the end of time we'll try and make do
'Til the end of time we'll be waiting for you

Red Sky

The End Of Time

This is where they end
Boxes filled with letters
The debris of love
This is where they congregate
Memories and remnants
Of all we held dear

And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of all that we ruined
And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of the love we wasted

This is where they rest
Waiting for words to claim
Or simply turn to dust
This is all we have
Things wasting behind us
Things we could have saved

And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of all that we ruined
And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of the love we wasted

This is where they linger
Slowly dissolving
Into memories and dreams
This is what remains
Rotten husk of sleep
Waiting for peace

And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of all that we ruined
And all the lost things
Will find us in the end
Bitter reminders
Of the love we wasted

Lost Things

All across time and space, I'll remember your name
In the dark of the night, under the moon's embrace
I will whisper your name, all across time and space

From distant constellations, to this earthly place
In the shadows, and silence of space
As the stars burn out and galaxies fade away
Eternal nothingness where everythings decayed
In the quiet expanse, where the infinite awaits
I still hear your name, across time and space

Moments collide, essence intertwined
The tapestry of life, follows a strange design
Etched forever in a whisper, forever lost in time

From distant constellations, to this earthly place
In the shadows, and silence of space
As the stars burn out and galaxies fade away
Eternal nothingness where everythings decayed
In the quiet expanse, where the infinite awaits
I still hear your name, across time and space

Seasons change, far beyond the mundane
From the darkened corners, a distant echo exclaims
All across time and space, I'll remember your name

From distant constellations, to this earthly place
In the shadows, and silence of space
As the stars burn out and galaxies fade away
Eternal nothingness where everythings decayed
In the quiet expanse, where the infinite awaits
I still hear your name, across time and space

Time - Space

In the maze of life, we all take a turn
Lost in the shadows, where we sometimes yearn
The path unclear, the journey ever so long
When we're feeling so weak, knowing we must be strong

Losing your way, in the night's embrace
But remember, every dawn will break
The darkness fades away, revealing a new day
Deep within your heart, you'll find the right way

Through the fog of confusion, we feel our way
In the labyrinth of life, each and every day
The path unclear, and the journey is long
Courage can bloom, where our fears were strong

Losing your way, in the night's embrace
But remember, every dawn will break
The darkness fades away, revealing a new day
Deep within your heart, you'll find the right way

So here's to the lost, the weary, the brave
Finding their way, from the darkest of graves
Beyond the clouds, a new sky awaits
Deep within your soul, you'll find the open gate

Losing your way, in the night's embrace
But remember, every dawn will break
The darkness fades away, revealing a new day
Deep within your heart, you'll find the right way

Find A Way

Faded dreams
Shattered memories
Disbelief
These feelings kill me
Can't let go
My trauma's still here
Just take me out
I don't belong here

This past life
This past life
It's been too long
I can't hold on
It's been too long
I can't hold on

Feel like my skin has gone pale
Feel like I'm trapped in this shell
I don't know what to feel
Am I still here?

Lost in the ocean
It's so hard to breathe
Drowning in these memories
They say they have a cure
But it don't work for me

Feel like my skin has gone pale
Feel like I'm trapped in this shell
I don't know what to feel
Am I still here?
Feel like my skin has gone pale
Feel like I'm trapped in this shell
I don't know what to feel
Am I still here?

This past life
This past life
This past life
This past life
This past life
This past life

Where The Darkness Grows

Am I Still Here?

Back then I did what I could
I could have done a lot better
I was just a kid
What can you do

My friends were good to me
I could have been a lot kinder
I don't know what happened
What can you do

I could have loved you better
But you didn't want me
Maybe I was wrong
But what can you do

My parents were kind to me
I could have loved them better
I was just a kid
What can you do

I could have loved you better
But you didn't want me
Maybe I was wrong
But what can you do

Maybe I was wrong
But what can you do
What can you do
What can you do

I could have loved you better
But you didn't want me
Maybe I was wrong
But what can you do

If Only

I wanna go home
But I don't have one
So I'm sitting here alone
With no one to lean on
Is it my fault
Is it just a test
Are you even real
If you are then why


Why me?
Are you still with me?
Is this something I need
To get me through?

Is it even worth it?
I try to convince myself
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright

Why me?
Are you still with me?
Is this something I need
To get me through?


Do you hear me?
Do you see me?
Do you know me?
Do you want me?

Why me?
Are you still with me?
Is this something I need
To get me through?

Do you hear me?
Do you see me?
Do you know me?
Do you want me?
Do you hear me?
Do you see me?
Do you know me?
Do you want me?

Why Me?

Out there in the distance
Just past the fence line
Right up on the border
Where the grass won't grow


The devil sits waiting
For one to befriend him
With no fear of leaving
Where the shadows flow

I've heard of a place where he never goes
Where the darkness grows
I've heard of a place where he never goes
Where the darkness grows


There's no use in praying
He can't be exorcised
He can't be erased
Yeah
He's all that I know

A man without sin is
A man without wisdom
It's all in our system
In our blood and bones


I've heard of a place where he never goes
Where the darkness grows
I've heard of a place where he never goes
Where the darkness grows

Wake up
They're all around
Plugged into the database
Tubes running into their veins
All dreaming the same dream

And as they watch me
They start to fade away
I can see the world
I see the real world
My mind is changing
It starts to fade away
I'm seeing the world
The real world

No plugs
No tubes
No dreams
I try to stay awake
The AI coming after me
And I fight to stay awake

And as they watch me
They start to fade away
I can see the world
I see the real world
My mind is changing
It starts to fade away
I'm seeing the world
The real world

Wake up
They're all around
Plugged into the mainframe
Thoughts sent into their brains
All dreaming the same dream

And as they watch me
They start to fade away
I can see the world
I see the real world
My mind is changing
It starts to fade away
I'm seeing the world
The real world

Dreaming The Same Dream

Sound of the sirens
In the distance
In through your window
Into your mind

You hear the sirens
So far away
That's how you know
You're already dead

Here comes
The end of the world
Looking so beautiful
Right before it burns

Sound of the sirens
Fades as the bombs drop
If the fires don't kill you
The radiation will do

Here comes
The end of the world
Looking so beautiful
Right before it burns

When you hear the sirens, stop what you're doing and find a safe place
Preferably underground, with plenty of water and plenty of tinned and preserved food
This may allow you to survive the nuclear fallout

Here comes
The end of the world
Looking so beautiful
Right before it burns

Sirens

Blind in the darkness
Laying in the rough
Lost in the lost land
At the top of the crop

I found the father
Saw the flame
Felt the burden
Heard my name

I see him now
Waving to me
Says
"Come on
Brother
Wade out in the sea"

I'm afraid of the water
I've been away for so long
He says
"I was afraid of the darkness
But now it's gone"

Wade out in the water
And don't turn around
You're safe here in the water
You can't fall down

I see him now
Waving to me
Says
"Come on
Brother
Wade out in the sea"

See
I'm here now
Look at me
I am free now
Out in the sea

Brother

People come and go
Everyone's so fake
Everything's a lie
Everything's a lie

Everything I think
Every thought I know
Everything I do
Everything is shit

Even God must know
Even God must hate
Even God must die
Even God must die

All the walls cave in
Every bridge will burn
Every rope will break
Every lesson learned

Everything I've known
Everyone I've loved
Everything I want
Everything is gone

Even God must know
Even God must hate
Even God must die
Even God must die

Everyone must leave
Everyone must leave
Even God must know
Even God must die

Even God Must Die

Tear up the earth
Pour out the oceans
Call it progress
Or forward motion

Fill up the sky
With smoke from our passions
Fill up our hearts
With new fangled fashions

Every generation worse than before
I wonder did we even try before?
Every generation worse than  before
I wonder did we even try before?

Pave all the highways
Tear down the forests
Build a new house
For each of the tourists

Cut down the oak trees
Throw out the plastics
Forget the babies
When life becomes drastic

Every generation worse than before
I wonder did we even try before?
Every generation worse than  before
I wonder did we even try before?

Worse

Hello it's me
I'm a green man
I'm just like you
From a different land

I think I'm green
Like Kermit the frog
Green as the earth
Like a little dog

New to everything
I am new to you
Don't know what to do
Don't know how to move

I think I'm green
Like Kermit the frog
Green as the earth
Like a little dog

I think I'm green
I think I'm green

Hello it's me
I'm a green man
I'm just like you
From a different land

I think I'm green
Like Kermit the frog
Green as the earth
Like a little dog

Underneath The Blue Lotus

A Green Song

Down the spiral
I will not go
Rope in my hand
Knife at my throat

Watching it burn
The end is near
Lost my purpose
Now I'm just here

All I see is red
Everyone is dead
Voices in my head
Hanging by a thread

All that we know
Turned into sand
Another wasted life
In a wasted land

All I see is red
Everyone is dead
Voices in my head
Hanging by a thread

A voice in the back
Of my mind said
If it gets to this
Then I'd rather be dead

All I see is red
Everyone is dead
Voices in my head
Hanging by a thread


All I See Is Red

From beneath the dark sands of Egypt
I rise
With the blood of a jackal in my veins
And a crown of bone upon my head
I come to feast upon your soul

In the lands of the black earth
Death comes for you
Underneath the blue lotus
I come for you

You can run to the arms of the priests
But they won't save you
And the mummies that lie in the tombs
They won't save you
As your soul is drawn out of your skin
I'll greet you with a devilish grin
And say "Welcome to the kingdom of the dead"

In the lands of the black earth
Death comes for you
Underneath the blue lotus
I come for you

For as long as the River Nile flows and the desert sands grow
I'll be there to send you to the realm of shadows
And even when the empire falls, crumbles to dust
My kingdom will remain

In the lands of the black earth
Death comes for you
Underneath the blue lotus
I come for you
In the lands of the black earth
Death comes for you
Underneath the blue lotus
I come for you

I'm not human
Not anymore
I am not like you
Not anymore

And I am a freak
A goddamn freak
I am a freak
A goddamn freak

I'm not human
I am something else
I'm not human
I'm not like myself

And I'm a freak
A goddamn freak
I am a freak
A goddamn freak

What do you mean?
I am perfect
I am a god
I am perfect

You are a freak
A goddamn freak
You are a freak
A goddamn freak

Freak

I've seen a dead man floating in the river
I've seen a blind man with a gun
I've seen the enemy
It was a man like me
I've seen a dead man floating in the river

I heard the sound of bullets in the water
I heard the sound of men's last breath
I heard a young man cry
I heard my best friend die
I heard the sound of bullets in the water

You won't understand
No
You'll never understand
Until you've seen a dead man in the river

I've seen a dead man floating in the river
I've seen the red blood on his skin
I've seen the German lines
I've seen a mother cry
I've seen a dead man floating in the river

You won't understand
No
You'll never understand
Until you've seen a dead man in the river

I heard the silence after the gunfire
I heard the whistle to go over
I heard the morning bell
I heard the sounds of hell
I heard the silence after the gunfire

You won't understand
No
You'll never understand
Until you've seen a dead man in the river
You won't understand
No
You'll never understand
Until you've seen a dead man in the river

Dead Man In The River

It's not the voices in my head that scare me
It's what they know
It's not the monsters under my bed that haunt me
It's where they go

They take me somewhere dark
They take me somewhere light
They take me somewhere bad
They take me somewhere good
They take me somewhere far
They take me somewhere near
They take me somewhere known
They take me somewhere strange

It's not the shadows on the wall that scare me
It's what they show
It's not the places that I've been that haunt me
It's what I've done

They take me somewhere dark
They take me somewhere light
They take me somewhere bad
They take me somewhere good
They take me somewhere far
They take me somewhere near
They take me somewhere known
They take me somewhere strange

It's not the voices in my head that scare me
It's what they know
It's not the monsters under my bed that haunt me
It's where they go

They take me somewhere dark
They take me somewhere light
They take me somewhere bad
They take me somewhere good
They take me somewhere far
They take me somewhere near
They take me somewhere known
They take me somewhere strange

Somewhere Strange

The lines of ages
Stretched beyond the dawn
Visions blurred in
Drifting eternal slumber

Fractured reflections
Separating the senses
Deeper in the mist
The shadows echo silence

And I can see
Eternity
In the mind's eye
I can see
I can see
Eternity
In the mind's eye
I can see

No sign of the stars
Where light meets the dark
I open my heart
In this forgotten space
I am but a spark
I open my heart

Reverberations
The sound of heaven falling
Back into the soil
For new life to begin
The earth is calling
Back into the soil
For new life to begin

And I can see
Eternity
In the mind's eye
I can see
I can see
Eternity
In the mind's eye
I can see

Eternity In The Mind's Eye

Feet hit the ground
Silent drip drop sound
No gods in my head
Just thoughts I can't shed

Breathing in and out
Faithless without doubt
Sky grey like my mind
Truths I'm yet to find

Running in the rain
Wash away the pain
No heaven this way
Just a simple day

Water in my face
Life's a fleeting race
No saints in the sky
Only questions why

Heartbeat in my ears
Drowning out the fears
No prayers to defend
Just the road my friend

Running in the rain
Wash away the pain
No heaven this way
Just a simple day

No Heaven This Way

And
The bomb drops and
You will
Rejoice

You'll watch
The life of yourself and
You will be moved and
We will laugh and cry and
We will be a family and
Then you will say goodbye

You will rejoice and
You will have loved and
You will be love and
You will be a lover 
You will be loved and
You will be loving and
You will be lovable

And we will sing and
We will dance and
We will eat and drink and
We will celebrate
And we will all be together and
We will be happy

Then we will cry and
We will grieve and
We will scream and
We will be in pain
And we will be alone and
We will be lost and
We will be suffering

And you will look at us and
You will be gone and
You will be somewhere and
You will be nowhere and
You will be all places and
You will be no places and
You will be everywhere

The Art Of Self Destruction

Slightly cleaner version:

Save us from ourselves
Hoping no one sees the welts
Never choosing to admit
When it's way past time to quit

Oh god what have we done
This is never how it was meant to be
Hope is rarer than the midnight sun
When you're staring down the barrel of a loaded gun
Hope is rarer than the midnight sun
When you're staring down the barrel of a loaded gun

Hide the truth suppress the alarm
What happens when illusion dies
The truth is finally revealed
Better hope it's not too late

The End...Of Everything

Midnight Sun

It's about time you woke up
Looked around you
The world you know is falling apart
The fake news and corruption
Governments abuse the law
Getting away with it every day
The shackles are getting tighter
Take everything we own and make us pay for it
Make us pay for it

Humanity used to be so good
Humanity used to be so fair
But then we lost our conscience
And the world learned despair
Is it too late to learn the things we lost?
Before we face another holocaust
If we don't remember how to sing
This could be the end of everything

Humanity's stupidity
It's got way out of hand
I used to think that we were smarter than the apes
Divisions are getting greater
The world is waiting, but we are  drifting apart
Society is finished 
Chaos and mayhem rule 
The world around us is falling into decline
Into decline

The End Of Everything

Laughing In Purgatory is the solo project of Glenn Korbey, formally of Schtufbox.  With occasional collaborations with others.

Originally from Bournemouth, Dorset now based in Mountain Ash,  RCT, South Wales.
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