Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"We are The Laughing Men"

Lyrics:

We are the laughing men!

...With Little to Nothing

We Are The Laughing Men

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Rob Sliver: Rob Sliver

"Martii"

"we are "The Laughing Men"
Trust me! Help me!?"

Amicitia

Martii

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"Clauditis"

Im not lookin to be anyone’s favorite rapper, 
shit I’m not even a rapper,
 I am tight in my wrapper,
 like a little candy snapper, 
putting my thoughts on paper in a solid pattern, what’s the matter?  
This shouldn’t make you any sadder only madder, or is it so mad?  
Damn my grammar is oh so bad,
 oh so sad. 
nawh I take that back, it’s like you’ve got dial-up, and I rep broadband, google fiber my man, the man with a plan, and I assure that I’ll do everything that I can 

I need to graciously leave this insanity, that unfaithfully employs me.  The savagery is unsanitary, making my brain bleed.
Stressfully fighting my creativity 
Da Dad da
I need to graciously leave 

Picking it up and putting it down 
While all around are like “what’s that sound” 
it’s so profound, like a nuke buried underground, breaking out, 
breathing loud, 
complimenting me on my lyrics now, 
don’t worry that’s allowed
Always in the corner to rip me up,
trying to flip my cup, 
I finally got it half full, 
and now you’re fucking it up, what’s up?
But I digress, 
I’m so tired of the little mess, 
that I gotta clean up, while you rest
My back, my chest, 
my arms, my legs, 
everything is fucking hurting today,
and you’re sitting in your chair pointing your finger my way, 

like it’s okay to fuck up my day with your childish games, you’re the cause of my rage.  You need a frame, you’re the ideal picture of shame.

I need to graciously leave this insanity, that unfaithfully employs me.  The savagery is unsanitary, making my brain bleed.
Stressfully fighting my creativity 
Da Dad da
I need to graciously leave 

You think you’re something, but I know you’re just “something else”
I know you’re nothing, because you cant even fend for yourself
You think you’re something, but I know you’re just “something else”
I know you’re nothing, yeah, I know you’re nothing
You think you’re something, but I know you’re just “something else”
I know you’re nothing, because you cant even fend for yourself
You think you’re something, but I know you’re just “something else”
I know you’re nothing, yeah, I know you’re nothing

I need to graciously leave this insanity, that unfaithfully employs me

You think you’re something, but I know you’re just “something else”
I know you’re nothing, because you cant even fend for yourself

I need to graciously leave this insanity, that unfaithfully employs me.  The savagery is unsanitary, making my brain bleed.
Stressfully fighting my creativity 
Da Dad da
I need to graciously leave

Clauditis

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"Pacificae"

27 year old irises 
Watching mindless viruses

Struggling too
I hope they know where the cure is
Because only few make it out of this

I need inner peace
But a piece of me is human
So a piece of me is ruined
I need some release
But thinking only spreads the disease
Please give me inner peace


I’m often prone to violence
As If I’m a mindless Virus

Struggling Through
I hope they know what the cure is
Because I hope to make it out of this

I need inner peace
But a piece of me is human
So a piece of me is ruined
I need some release
But thinking only spreads the disease
Please give me inner peace

Often times I don’t even know what I’m feeling
Is it inspired?  
Or am I just tired?
Tired of fighting for inspiration
I don’t know where my soul was taken
All of this stress has me shaken
I can barely face it
But I’m forced to taste it
Bitter not sweet I hate it
But focusing just inflates it
As it saps my motivation
It drags me to crawling
As my legs are sprawling
It’s as if I am falling
I need to turn it around,
Too close to the ground
Gotta move
Upwards
As I search for the words
That I need to use first
before I start the next verse, 
never look at the bad days as a if they’re a curse
I know that  I look at them as if they’re the worst
And all it does is hurt, 
It really isn’t worth It
I Need to reverse it
Pick up my chin, look at it again, and rework it
I’m a damaged circuit, burned on the surface
Always talking like it is me who is not worth it
In truth I feel like I deserve this, that often time’s I’m worthless
But without this, how can I find my true purpose?t

I need inner peace
But a piece of me is human
So a piece of me is ruined
I need some release
But thinking only spreads the disease
Please give me inner peace

Pacificae

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"Proelium"

Space in between the lines, between the black and white, the margins are undefined.
Thinking of a way to make it all alright 

OH!  I’ve got so many people that look to me, ready to concede their need to reach for fantasy, or to ever have a dream, it’s what this world is becoming from what it breeds, it’s so obscene.
Existing never seemed so hard, maybe in the past, but I was never taught that far, or maybe I was, but I didn’t catch that part
Everyone around me is dying inside, as I wonder why, could this disease truly claim my entire life?

Turmoil!  I am lost, and all I want is to be found
Alive!
Turmoil, I am lost, so dig me up from underground

All I feel is turmoil!

Yeah!  

It’s constantly denying me my sleep, I can hear those voices oh so deep, unable to agree to anything,
Wrong or right, and in between, 
I’m struggling to see the lines!  
I know I’m not the only one of my kind


I refuse to believe that 
Everything was planned right off the bat
And I can’t just sit back and get fat without planning a goddamn frontal attack, on what I’m taught and who I aught to be, like another odyssey without modesty, so honestly, it would honor me, if you’d help me fight this

Turmoil! I am lost, and all I want is to be found
Alive!
Turmoil, I am lost, so dig me up from underground
Alive!

I think I see it all becoming clear to me now(sang)
Even those that act so proud, are still just figuring it out(rap)
We don’t know who we are, we’re just fragments of stars that always trying to depart(sing)
we’re gonna go supernova, so take s second and mull this over, or its all over(flows)
if we don’t (spoken) fill in our hearts(sang), a black hole(spoken) is gonna start(sang), and that’s just what will tear us apart (sang)

so tired of fighting myself

I think I need a little outside help

Cuz all I feel is Turmoil! 
I am lost, and all I want is to be found
Alive!
Free will, double crossed, so dig me up from underground
Alive!

Proelium

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver/Randy Nelli

"Suturis"

My skin is flaking, my hands are aching, these wounds I’m facing are taking shape
Forming my fate as I contemplate what 
it is to make a mistake
And what more damage I will take

Wrap me in bandages, refine me and,
This will last for the ages
We will last for the ages
It’s time to prepare, wrap me, 
Refine me, and this will last for the ages
We will last for the ages

Necrosis slipping into my lungs, 
choking on the faults of my own tongue,
I’ve been trying to become someone,
Guess in turn that means I’m scum,
Trying to build on a dream is obscene,
But I’ll gladly bleed just to succeed
That’s what this “fallacy” means to me

Shaded by a volley of arrows, I’ll stand with feet planted, I’ll be slandered if I falter, I’ll be slaughtered if I don’t.  I can handle all of the pain, but I’ll refuse all of your shame 

Wrap me in bandages, refine me and,
This will last for the ages
We will last for the ages
It’s time to prepare, wrap me, 
Refine me, and this will last for the ages
We will last for the ages

I know that I can endure,
All of the pain, and I'll refuse all of the shame!
This is my battle, and there is so much more to gain!

Wrap me in bandages, refine me and,
This will last for the ages
We will last for the ages
It’s time to prepare, wrap me, 
Refine me, and this will last for the ages
We will last for the ages

Suturis

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/Vocals: Rob Sliver

"Somnium"


In my life, all I ever do is drive
I drive for my living, 
but it’s not my drive for living
Everyone out there with that liv-ely feeling, 
Enjoying that life they’re leading
While I’m out here and I’m just taking a beating 
It’s like this vehicle is taking over my life
It’s like the wheels have become my wife
Why can nobody get that
Get back
I’m about to snap
If I’m unable to making a living with my lyrical attacks
Now don’t get me wrong,
I am just stating the facts 
I know this drive won’t be my last,
But I’ve been doing it far too long 
so now I’m sitting in this cabin, yo
I will not let it be my prison, no
Unable to face this space, 
or grow in place, 
so I guess I’m about to drop 
another record, so
I keep the pace
Making, writing, creating,
and painting
the pain in 
the pages,
I need to, 
create a masterpiece for the ages, 
or I’ll be faceless and nameless
After all the days that I have left
If it’s the last thing I’m gonna do
I’m gonna get it through to you
That this ain’t what I wanna do
You’re a gassed up bastard,
Why don’t you wanna see the truth?
Huh?
You think I just bust my ass here for scolding and complaining?
Even though I still do my job whether it’s, boiling out or raining?

In my life all I ever do is dream
Awake in a fantasy
As if I’m Sleepwalking 
through reality

In my life, all I ever do is drive
I drive for my living, 
but it’s not my drive for living
Everyone out there with that lively feeling, 
Enjoying that life they’re leading
While I’m out here and I’m just taking a beating 
It’s like this vehicle is taking over my life
It’s like the wheels have become my wife
Why can nobody get that
Get back
I’m about to snap
If I’m unable to making a living with my lyrical attacks

Maybe it’s been to long or
Maybe I’m just interpreting it wrong,
But it’s like I’ll never move on,
It’s been clinging to the words
I’ve been singing in this song
I’ve been dragging all this baggage in my trunk
Maybe more than average, some would call it savage,
But all I want is passage to what is next 
and all I want is what is best
For me to receive 
What I’ve been dreaming to perceive
It’s gleaming at me, 
even if it’s undersea
I’ll just dive to get it
I won’t rest before I grab it
Before my hobby is my habit
I’m out of the hole, 
no longer the rabbit
I’m the wolf yeah 
Never pull the wool over my eyes
I’ll snap-back and my fangs’ll stab it
By the end of it all
In the palm of my hand I’ll have it

In my life all I ever do is dream
Awake in a fantasy
As if I’m Sleepwalking 
through reality

In my life, all I ever do is drive
I drive for my living, 
but it’s not my drive for living
Everyone out there with that lively feeling, 
Enjoying that life they’re leading
While I’m out here and I’m just taking a beating 
It’s like this vehicle is taking over my life
It’s like the wheels have become my wife
Why can nobody get that
Get back
I’m about to snap
If I’m unable to making a living with my lyrical attacks

In my life, I'll make dreams a reality!

Somnium

Music Written/Produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/Vocals: Rob Sliver 

"Armis"

Lyrics:


Last night something hit close to home
I was sitting alone feeling the notes through my bones
Until 
I flipped up my phone
That's when the night turned to stone
I heard the patter of bullets, the crackle of guns
They rattled through bodies, in the town I am from,
Realization spread through my face as I noticed that we all now had become complacent

Never expecting the madness to Eclipse our Light
Nothing but the darkness could be seen all that night
Those tall buildings that should shine so bright (They are not shining at all)
Were shaded in the minds of those that had to choose fight or flight

Last week something infected the streets I roam
A tragedy that forced its way into our homes, our little safe zones

Not a single thought about impending doom
As we all sat so comfortably in our rooms
A few miles away, innocents were swallowed in gloom
A shame that something like this could loom
Over and bloom while it consumes
It’s not right that one man, or even a small group, could have one plan, or even stage a coup
A couple small thoughts from a few, that put our comfort out of view
Now all that’s left is an ominous shade of gray, that we’ll now see every year, on this day

Never expecting the madness to Eclipse our Light
Nothing but the darkness could be seen all that night
Those tall buildings that should shine so bright (They are not shining at all)
Were shaded in the minds of those that had to choose fight or flight

All this time, we’ve been alright
We just act
Like “I won’t die tonight”
All this time, we’ve been alright
We just act
Like “this life isn’t finite”
All this time, we’ve been alright
We just act
Like “I won’t die tonight”
All this time, we’ve been alright
We just act
Like “this life isn’t finite”
Life isn't finite “this life isn’t finite”
Life isn't finite, I won't die tonight

Something so close to home
Something I’ve never known
In these troubled times, 
I just hope you know, 

Never expecting the madness to Eclipse our Light
Nothing but the darkness could be seen all that night

Never expecting the madness to Eclipse our Light
Nothing but the darkness could be seen all that night
Those tall buildings that should be shining so bright (They are not shining at all)
Were shaded in the minds of those who had to choose fight or flight

Something so close to home
Something I’ve never known
In these troubled times, 
I just hope you know, 
you are not alone..

#VegasStrong

Armis

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals/ Rob Sliver

"Artifex"


Imagery is a tricky thing
Taking a pen, and making it sing
Imbuing the paper and making it scream 
Bringing new life into everything

All we really desire is a place to find solace,
A place that could solve all our problems,
A sage or guru among the hollows,
Adventure ensues, encompasses then swallows
You whole
Test me!
Bring new meaning to what it is we see!
I’m asking
If seeing is believing, what if We see differently than the masses, so clasp in 
Shackles

The cold steel brushes my wrists, 
As if 
death’s frozen hands were amiss,
It’s moments like this 
that relieve us of bliss
Gripping tightly, don’t forget how chilling this is

Imagery is a tricky thing
Taking a pen, and making it sing
Imbuing the paper and making it scream 
Bringing new life into everything

Glancing all around as everything is beginning to bloom now
The colors are so loud, breathing like they’re now my crowd
No, they agreed to be my allies, I hear how they are all so wise, 
Granting me the tools to bring a reality I like,
I’ll build a kingdom on top of my demise
as I bring myself back to life

These concrete walls descend their gaze
Suggesting that I change my ways
To finally relieve this crimson haze
I can finally go my own way, today

Artifex

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"Reficere"

It has 
always been a question in my head
Are we all equipped for what’s ahead?

We’re all truly clueless in the end
But, let’s just hop back onto this ride again,

Nothing is meant to be!
Whoa whoa
We’ll leave with nothing
Whoa whoa
We are equipping
Whoa Whoa
Nothing is meant to be!

It’s just so fun, 
can’t put down this loaded gun
Because that’s life, son 
Being shot at while you run

Will there be something at this next checkpoint
Makes you wonder if it even matters at this point

I mean, does it?  
It doesn’t really feel like it,
But hey, maybe this time my torch will provide 

lighting
Was I just stumbling before ‘cause I was stuck fighting?
Huh, gotta think about that for a second

Before I 
miss something else worth sighting
That would be frightening, don’t ya think?
Another wasted checkpoint, down the sink
Draining away in a blink, 
because I’ve blinking 
through all this damn fighting
It’s unsightly, 
Failure isn’t the right thing
But you gotta absorb all the writings that it brings (yeaup)


We’re all truly clueless in the end
But, let’s just hop back onto this ride again 


Nothing is meant to be!
Whoa whoa
We’ll leave with nothing
Whoa whoa
We are equipping
Whoa Whoa
Nothing is meant to be!

Reficere

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/vocals: Rob Sliver

"Cupiditas"

Troubling isn’t it
There’s trouble brewing within this
I’ve witnessed this instance,
A thousand times
All this potential,
But you’re out for credentials
In a life
That you don’t desire

I’m not really sure how you got to this point
But it looks like you’re only out for some coin
You’re always searching for the next dollar
Please,
That you can’t see
You’re already
Wealthy

You’ve been blessed with abilities,
That some people could only dream of

When it rains it pours,
Kinda sounds like thousands of closing doors
But I’ve been here before

Are you, in trouble again?
Do you, keep cutting out friends?
So that you, can finally fit in?
Is it true, that you betrayed yourself for a paycheck again?

You’d clutch the scene, but you lack the drive
(Whoa)
I’ve seen you drifting by all through your life
(Whoa)
Your chassis is rusting in ways, that no, 
money can hide
Money can hide
Money can hide
Money-can- hide

When it rains it pours,
Kinda sounds like thousands of closing doors
But I’ve been here before
What the locks need, is not a key
Just two hands and feet, 
Calloused and sore

It’s troubling isn’t it?
There’s trouble brewing within this
I’ve witnessed this instance
A thousand times
All this potential, but you’re out for credentials
In a life, that you don’t, desire

All I want you to see, is your own potential
Seeing you waste away is driving me mental
So here’s my plea
Another verse, I can’t be gentle
Because your worth, is more than substantial

And I know 

When it rains it pours,
Kinda sounds like thousands of closing doors
But I’ve been here before
What the locks need, is not a key
Just two hands and feet, 
Calloused and sore

Cupiditas

Music written/produced by: Randy Nelli
Lyrics/Vocals: Rob Sliver

"Better Days" 

I know
What it feels like to feel like you wanna just give in
Yeah we know
when you can't help but let that feeling sink in
and between blink'in
You go from some where good to not so great. Mmm
Yeah, we know
We're here now and we are trying to escape
what is causing this?

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
What is causing this?

Hello, 
Let me introduce myself I'm the flesh you've borrowed.
I'm only temporary,
Your skin is just a shell
The hurt is arbritrary and I know this feels like hell but

It seems like 
Your seam is ripping right
Down the center as  you write down every letter,
the answers to the questions that only mattered
'cause your state of mind was tattered, look
The cure isn't in books, but it's in song hooks,
with words from notebooks, They're crooks, and they
Steal the bad feelings that cast spells that need healing
so if you're hearing this you'll get better soon but

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
What is causing this?
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is
(It seems like your seam is ripping right
Down the center as  you write down every letter)
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is
(the answers to the questions that only mattered
'cause your state of mind was tattered, look)
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is
(The cure isn't in books, but it's in song hooks,
with words from notebooks, They're crooks)
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!
I don't know what it is
(so if you're hearing this you'll get better soon but)
I've seen better days

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!

What is causing this?
I don't know what it is I've seen better days!

I don't know what it is I've seen better days!

Better Days

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Grasping At Straws

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