Après midi

We live on a placid island of ignorance
in the midst of black seas of infinity,
and it was not meant that
we should voyage far.

Reports are coming in
of a horrible groaning sound
rising out of the Puerto Rico Trench.

Government officials refuse
to address the rumored recent
disappearances of people
and livestock.

The global mental health crisis 
deepens as professionals
confront unprecedented levels
of anxiety and nightmares.

Attention! This is not a drill;
A level four mandatory 
evacuation is now in effect
for all coastal regions.

Dare you not disturb the sleep
of the dwellers in the deep,
let them lie for evermore
underneath the ocean floor.

The Old Ones will whisper;
The Old Ones will wake;
The Old Ones will rule over Earth;
The spheres will collide;
there's nowhere to hide;
We’ll all curse the day of our birth.

They will rise!
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
They will rise!
Whoa oh yeah
They will rise!
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
They will rise!
Whoa oh yeah

Following sporadic sightings of 
monstrous creatures in the Atlantic,
military sources have now 
verified the loss of several naval 
ships in recent engagements.

Our defenses are ineffective;
we are dealing with a threat
that we simply can’t understand.

Surveillance satellites have 
confirmed the sudden 
appearance of an unidentified 
colossal object in the Bermuda Rise.

A substantial portion of global 
communication has been hijacked
by a rogue transmission;
this broadcast has been linked to 
several ongoing incidents
of mass delusions!

Put your hands on both your ears,
and hope that you will never hear
their dismal song of joy and fear,
swelling through the atmosphere.

[Chorus]

Field reports indicate that large 
segments of the world’s population
are performing disturbing rituals,
completely unresponsive to commands.

There are no longer any 
sovereign nations;
strange entities are controlling 
the minds of Mankind.

Praise be!
Their Great Triumph is complete.

Now we shall bow down
and accept the dreaming.

Our destruction is purification!
Our madness is understanding!
Our silence is peace!

Darkness falls, an endless night,
filling all our hearts with fright;
Grim gods loom, vast as the sky,
gazing down with baleful eye.

Hear our cries!
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Hear our cries!
Woah oh yeah
Close your eyes!
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Death’s your prize!
Woah oh yeah

They Will Rise

Text:
[Verse]
Woke up late in a sunbeam glow
Half a plan
But nowhere to go
The world’s a question
Don’t say no

[Prechorus]
Why fight the tide when it pulls you in
Why miss the start of where we begin

[Chorus]
Say yes to yes
To the mess
To the spark
Say yes to yes
To the light in the dark
Say yes to yes
Don’t second guess
Life’s a party
Say yes to yes

(solo)

[Verse 2]
The clock’s spinning fast
Don’t waste the day
Flip a coin
Let it show the way
Rules are paper
Let ‘em blow away

[Prechorus]
Why close the door when the wind wants in
Why clip your wings when you’re built to spin

[Chorus]
Say yes to yes
To the wild
To the new
Say yes to yes
To the skies that are blue
Say yes to yes
No need to confess
Just keep dancing
Say yes to yes

(solo)

[Chorus]
Say yes to yes
To the wild
To the new
Say yes to yes
To the skies that are blue
Say yes to yes
No need to confess
Just keep dancing
Say yes to yes

Say Yes to Yes

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