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Batten The Hatches
01:33
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This is the sound of the coming apocalypse
The unveiling of truth
The sleeping masses will walk towards the light
We will take each other’s hands, tonight we fight
We are the sound of the coming apocalypse
A generation of hope
Batten the hatches and lock the doors
Because here we come.
By Ben Lynch
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We'll Consume Ourselves
03:13
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
Forever questioning myself
Do I stand on weakened structures?
Breaking the condition is a difficult feat
When you're confused at your every turn
It burns through my eyes
And sears in my chest
The way the few are living
At the cost of the rest
Mother, you helped me breathe
Gave me shelter, and eyes to see
Every aspect of you lives in me
The children you bore, cast their eyes to the sea
We are so deeply sorry that we all looked away
While they bled you dry, but we're here to stay
With every confidence we take an oath
As the ones who can transform
To the love from the hate
If I turn a blind eye
Drink 'til there's nothing left
Does that make me
An orchestrator of death?
We'll consume ourselves.
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Liaison
02:57
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Lyrics by Josh Rowland
Happiness returns with your voice,
Like rediscovering a mental image from a long time.
You fix my heart, fill my stomach,
I'd do anything to have you.
I'm so low when you're so distant.
Remember that time?
So much regret from these past years,
I need you in my life,
This is complete adoration.
I'm so low when you're so distant.
Remember that time?
You're his bonus,
Remember that time?
I know I missed my chance,
Just one more and I'll take you-
Up on everything I've missed.
Just one more and I'll take you.
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
You pull me to the edge.
You think can bury me beneath your lies?
I gave you everything I could
And it wasn’t enough
You pull me to the edge and push me over
I wish that I could make sense of this
With one soul set on another
Free falling into an abyss
Trying to salvage what remains
When tomorrow is the only way
You can let go of all this pain
If I could extract the guilt from your eyes
Wake you up and help you realise
Don’t ever let me go,
you said you- you’ll never let me go,
Don’t ever let me go.
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5. |
Lean On Me, My Friend
03:17
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
Nobody should have to endure,
So much pain and so much grief alone.
I will be your crutch from this day
And if you ever shall fall I will carry the weight.
Monochrome men
That used to shine like gold
Bitterness is not the way
That he would want you to live.
Now that step has presented itself
Take a leap of faith, you have so much to give.
We have watched
As the trees have grown,
Through all four seasons,
Over and over again.
The coldest winter
We have ever known
Is now upon us
Lean on me my friend.
Through thick and through thin
Although our ties are not made of blood
We are brothers and never shall we die.
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No Words
01:53
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Hard Thoughts
01:35
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Lyrics by Josh Rowland
Your face, among the clouds you said,
Whispering everything you meant.
Hard thoughts are all that's in my head,
The way that you went.
Try to escape from these memories,
Get out of my mind.
Your path, through black and blue you chose,
Losing as fast as you possibly could.
My heart was in with your know,
Try to escape from these memories,
get out of my mind.
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
It's time for us to make a sacrifice
We stand on the shoulders of giants
No longer will we let this pass us by
Blindly led by tyrants
Running to the battlefield
With arms open wide
In our spirits we feel
The absence of light
You divide and conquer
Claim as your own
We'll break the structures
That elevate the throne
Torn apart at the fabric of life
Militias to destabilise
Parasites at the edge of the knife
Can you not hear their cries?
Synthetic death of mankind
We have all lost our minds
Suffragists and suffragettes,
Martin Luther King, Ghandi,
We're next.
This earth is the promised land
No borders,
This earth is the promised land.
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9. |
Heart Song
03:08
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
Although we may have never met
You’ve made me the happiest I’ve been
And when this harsh cold winter fades
You and I are all that remains
With a life time of mistakes and fears
We’ll meet again shedding the fears
I’ll take you under my broken wings
To the place only the loved can sing
We’ll stand upon the mountain tops
And sing until our hearts stop.
Words on the tips of our tongues
Lifetimes of uncertainty
Hanging on the ideal of ‘the one’
Never knowing what could be
We’ll meet again shedding the fears
Of that which happened yesterday
And remind each other, that its okay
And when that day arrives for us
Hand in hand we’ll leap with trust
In all that is and ever will be
To land together here, now, peacefully.
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
How can I trust you, when I can’t trust myself?
These visions are taking over, the title’s off the shelf
Heartbeats frozen in time, captured at their strongest
To reflect upon, when we feel our furthest.
The hours pass, the months, the years
The empty glass, wet behind the ears
Frames of you and frames of I
Mementos etched into our lives
Chasing the dream on broken knees
Buried beneath the autumn leaves
One foot in front of the other
lifelines pass us by from back to front
(Despair keeps us there)
Events strung out from one chest to another
Pulled tight to breaking point
Chasing the dream on broken knees
Buried beneath the autumn leaves
A path lit by candles is easy to lose
Feeling out in the dark
How can you know gain
Without an absence?
How can you feel pain
When the heart is stolen?
Crippled by the veins
Trapped in those moments.
Despair keeps us there
Frames of you and frames of I
Mementos etched into our lives
Chasing the dream on broken knees
Buried beneath the autumn leaves.
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11. |
In Circles Pt. II
04:04
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Lyrics by Ben Lynch
We all have scars to hide
Untold splinters that linger inside
If we just give ourselves a chance
Trust in those we hold dear
Let the flood gates open
And the waves wash away the fear.
We all seek the reflection
That we can never attain
The grass is just as green on the other side
Remove the lies you wear
Know your purpose, become your truth.
These anchors are made of paper
Let them dissolve and rise
We're images of serene perfection
Not distorted misdirection.
Have faith in who you are
In turn you will be free-
We talk around in circles
Time and time again
These words evaporate
After so many attempts-
WE TALK AROUND IN CIRCLES
(Lies take us backwards)
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
(The opposite route)
THESE WORDS EVAPORATE
(Know thyself)
AFTER SO MANY ATTEMPTS
(live in the now)
Chasing our tails, we see only tomorrow
Action is the only way to make a change
This internal warfare will get you nowhere
Armed with lies, the heart falls at the hands of our minds-
Armed with lies, the heart falls at the hands of our minds .
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The Sentient Cornwall, UK
Ben Lynch
Josh Rowland
Aidan Whitaker
Nathan Deacon
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