Return to Dust

When You Look At Me

why do i have to feel this pain
when all you had to say 
was go away
you expect me to move on
and maybe i have, but
im certainly not okay 
oooo im not okay 
haunted by the thought of you
moving me aside 
like my feelings don’t matter
caught up in the things you do
oh what a ride it’s been 
yearning for what i’m after 
you taught me i deserve better 

i don’t want to be another afterthought 
so i went out back and burnt the letter
i’m done with it all now
let’s change the weather
like you change lovers 
yeah (one last time) 

tell me all your lies
as if you don’t care 
that i’m dead or alive
who the fuck you kidding 
with all your problems
and your stupid disguise 
oooo stupid disguise
thinking about what i’d do
if it was just me and you 
left on the planet 
drinking away all my sorrows
left all alone
i guess i couldn’t handle it
but what’s on my mind
is one last time to cross the line

i don’t want to be another afterthought 
so i went out back and burnt the letter
i’m done with it all now
let’s change the weather
like you change lovers 

oh you’re sad? 
well i don’t really give a fuck
GO!

you had the chance
to fall in love with this
but you rather be the one
to take the piss
all my life i’ve been 
the last one the get a kiss
now all you’re left with 
is the thought of what you 
fucking missed 

i don’t want to be another afterthought 
so i went out back and burnt the letter
i’m done with it all now
let’s change the weather
like you change lovers 
one last time
one last time

One Last Time

Apocalypse

Did everything for that girl. Changed who I was just to keep her happy. And she left me anyway. Now I don't know who I am any more...

Everything you want me to be

Just An Idea

the-castle.mp3

‘Echoes in the Dark’ is the a  haunting chapter in a chilling concept album, where a broken groom, shattered by childhood abuse and a bride’s betrayal, reels from Tanya’s murder in a neon-lit club. Her blood still warm, the Voice revels in its growing control, drowning out his fading pleas for redemption.  Eerie whispers carry echoes of his abusive teacher. One more ghost haunts him, but the album’s bloody spiral tightens.

[Lyrical Intro]
Fingers trace the scars she left…
Her scream still burns, a theft of breath…
The bass still pounds inside my skull…
Tanya’s gone—her blood runs dull…

“Only echoes… only red…”


[Verse 1]
Her pulse was fire, now cold ash,
Her rhythm silenced, a fleeting flash.
She ruled the floor, a queen of lies,
Now shadows claim her hollow eyes.

“Just like her…”

[Pre-Chorus 1]
A voice pleads soft, “This isn’t me!”
The Voice just sneers, “You’re finally free!”
The walls still breathe her dying call,
The teacher’s shadow stains them all.

[Chorus 1]
Echoes whisper, echoes scream,
They claw through cracks in shattered dreams!
Blood runs cold, the light’s erased,
One more down—no saving grace!

“No turning back…”

[Verse 2]
Shadows sway where Tanya danced,
Her laughter twists, a cruel expanse.
Her eyes, her lies, they all align,
The Voice growls low—“Another’s mine.”

“She deserved it…”

[Pre-Chorus 2]
A voice cries out, “This isn’t right!”
The Voice consumes—“It’s our fight!”
The schoolyard hums, the chalk dust falls,
Her lessons echo through these halls.

[Chorus 2]
Echoes whisper, echoes roar,
They carve my soul, they beg for more!
Blood runs cold, the light’s erased,
One more down—no saving grace!

“No turning back…”

[Post-Chorus]
Her face dissolves, her name’s a blur,
Was she Tanya? Or just… her?
A ghost in neon, lost to time,
Her echo’s hers… but now it’s mine.

[Bridge]
Classroom doors creak, chalk dust rains,
Her voice still binds me, tight as chains.
Footsteps echo, her shadow calls,
Another lesson—another falls.

"One by one… until she’s last…”

[Final Chorus]
Echoes whisper, echoes roar,
They carve my soul, they beg for more!
Blood runs cold, the world’s defaced,
One more down—no saving grace!

[Lyrical Outro]
No more masks, no more lies,
I wear the blood of those despised.
The echoes call, the dark’s my home…
“They all must fall…”

“Next… her…”

Echoes in the Dark

Upon the HUGE undertaking of recording/performing every single Green Day song in perfect chronological order, here is VOLUME 1 of the band's favorite tracks of the series.

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When I Come Around

Another One Gone

I wanted to see you today - remastered

Je crie pour que tu entendes ma voix,
Je te crie.
Je te crie pour que tu dises pourquoi,
Ce qui n'est plus.
Ce qui s'est enfui.
Dis-le-moi.

Just An Idea

Steve Kingman

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