Betrayal and whatnot. Ties into the album's story.

Your lie is the kindling that feeds
These flames that scorch across my cheek
I have lost all that I seek

Confined to metal, here I stand
The betrayed traitor in my hands
So here we reach the end

I have been pushed and played, why could I not see?
When they said I was the one, it was you, wasn’t me
But now I’ll be…

The change, the rage
Burn of all yours and write my own page
So face your mistakes
You started this game now I’m raisin’ the stakes

I made my sacrifice, gave you my everything
You played me like your pawn but baby I’m the king

Your men have held back, still you stall
I alone answer to war’s call
I’ll bring the city’s fall

No room inside a hateful heart
For love, you’ll find us worlds apart
So let the bloodshed start

Conception from deception
The monster you see is merely a reflection 
Of me, so flee
This kingdom’s gonna crumble, rumble as it falls to the sea

I made my sacrifice, gave you my everything
You played me like your pawn but baby I’m the king

You’re the snake that pushed my failure
My beloved traitor in the ground.

Tell myself, I will repeat
This lie that has crossed my teeth
Keep it up ‘til I finally believe
The words: I don’t love you anymore

Marching on, we meet our fate
Blur the lines between love and hate
The time has passed; it’s far too late
To save me… 

The change, the rage
Burn of all yours and write my own page
So face your mistakes
You started this game now I’m raisin’ the stakes

I made my sacrifice, gave you my everything
You played me like your pawn but baby I’m the king

You’re the snake that pushed my failure
My beloved traitor in the ground.

From our dissolution I’ll start a revolution
This story needs conclusion, so here’s my resolution:
Burn it down.


The Blazed And The Brazen

About Chinese food, friendship, and the way we deal with change.

Waking up at two PM
Check my phone, I have sixteen texts from you
“Hey man, do you wanna hang?
We should go and get some yummy
Chinese food

I check my wallet first
I’ve got like thirteen bucks
But the food up there is pretty cheap 
So I don’t particularly care

I put on my tattered coat
Even though it’s hot outside
I say, “Hey man can you pick me up
I could really use a ride.”

We go
Listening to synthpop up the road
And so
We sing along with the words we know

As the sun beats on our backs
My stomach rumbles as I dream of the meal to come
Like last time and every time before
My life is better when I’m munching on some
Chinese food

Another bowl of orange beef
For my buddy and me
Sketchy meat and MSG
This is how life was meant to be

Eating General Tsao’s
If I knew then what I do now
Would I have even left this town
Or would I have stuck around?

Is it real meat?

I’ve been wracking my brain
It’s been driving me insane
Hook me up with some lo mein
Maybe that will ease my pain?

Try this Szechuan chicken
Made fresh from the kitchen
No more whining and no more bitching
Chinese food makes life worth living

Another bowl of orange beef
For my buddy and me
Sketchy meat and MSG
This is how life was meant to be

Eating General Tsao’s
If I knew then what I do now
Would I have even left this town
Or would I have stuck around?
   


Chinese Food

Another really conceptual song, began as an electronic piece before I recorded most of on real instruments and added words.

Panic in the hillsides
Broken off and tongue-tied
But I find it hard to care

I’m not out of my mind
Just a man of great pride
It’s really neither here nor there

And if their world should fall to dust
It would not be soon enough
They have no hand to call my bluff
And to think they thought they had it rough    

God forbid they all live to see tomorrow
Just go with it, the best is gone, the rest to follow soon

Deep beneath the city
Life is dark and gritty
But now we’re armed to the teeth

Everybody’s ready
Hold your weapons steady
Let’s show them all what really lies beneath

And if their world should fall apart
At least that would be a start
Strike the beast down at its heart
Some say destruction is an art

God forbid they all live to see tomorrow
Just go with it, the best is gone, the rest to follow soon

Don’t fear what’s yet to come
We’ll creep upon them like a thief
Callousness has turned me numb
But I’ll scorch the streets with disbelief

And if their world should fall to dust
It would not be soon enough
They have no hand to call my bluff
And they think they had it rough

God forbid they all live to see tomorrow
Just go with it, the best is gone, the rest to follow soon

And if their world should fall apart
At least that would be a start
Strike the beast down at its heart
Some say destruction is an art

And now I know what it takes to be the bad guy
I reap, I sow, and I’ll take the world beneath a blackened sky

I promise you that they are gonna die


The Rest To Follow

Pandæmonium

Some kind of omen you must be
Bewitched by your gaze
From the start

The taste of lotus on your lips
And patchwork on your sleeve
Bears your heart

I can't help it, dear god

I'm slipping now
As the moment unfolds
My defenses fail me
And I'm lost for words

The record slows down
My pulse on the rise
While things yet to come
Flash in your eyes

Your knowledge divine
Like a canary in a coal mine
Sing out to the sunshine
As these omens entwine

I've got some aces up my sleeve
But nothing that could match
Your charm

Beneath the sheep destined to burn
I drew my fortune out
From your jar

I surrendered myself

Do with me what-
Ever it is you please
Come warm my heart
Or let me freeze

Now freshly stung
By the queen of the bees
Does this shivering
Betray unease?

Carry this flame
Hang it up on your wall
I'll find my place
In the words you scrawl

Beside the prophecies
I can't discern
There's still so much
I've yet to learn

Hand in hand with the fae
Hand in hand with the fae

Omens

I'm my own worst engineer
Fat fingers caught within the gears
But you, you like me that way

Even when I can't sit still
Messy words and drinks I spill
And you, you make me feel okay

Red heart, blackheart
Come quick, kickstart my heart
Cobbled from burning parts

There's just no way I'm worthy of this
I'm such an undeserving mess
At best

It's been so many years since I died
But when I saw the stars in your eyes
Oh you, you brought me back to life

All tangled in the strings
Am I one of your many rings?
Well I, I like it that way

When smoke sits on your tongue
I'll invite you to share my lungs
Cause now, now I'm one with the fae

Red heart, blackheart
My hazy astral chart
Your melancholic scars

There's just no way I'm worthy of this
I'm such an undeserving mess
At best

It's been so many years since I died
But when I saw the stars in your eyes
Oh you, you brought me back to life

[Saxophone]

All doe-eyed and sweet
With felt shoes warm on your feet
At sunset on a very nice seat
Just please don't call my bluff

I have no grand design
Just scattered dreams and too little time
But you've made me feel that what is mine
Is finally enough

I'll stay the page of cups
'Til long after your pipes erupt
Into a fountain in your hand

Bright days around the bend
These open wounds begin to mend
'Cause you, you love me as I am

Sammy Tango