ACE AUGUSTINE LYRICS

1. Despair

2. Fools Gold

3. Daggerboard

We're only treading water, trying not to sink,
as these waves take us places we never were.
We're only sinking deeper, to the bottom of the sea.
So don't tell me I am safe if I'm drowning, don't tell me there's good in me.

Don't tell me I'm saved if you're lying, don't tell me what you can't see.
Don't tell me I'll live if I'm dying, unless you make it your duty to save me.
Don't tell me I'm safe if I'm drowning, don't tell me there's good in me.
What good are words in the middle of a struggle, I need silence.

What good are words if I cannot speak, at the bottom of the sea,
at the bottom of the sea.
We're only treading water and trying not to sink as the waves take us places we never thought we'd be.
We're fighting the current and forces at bay.

They're taking us places, we never thought we'd be.
I'm struggling to find my safe harbor.
I need an anchor to keep me still.
I'm just a ship, that's failed. 
That's sunk with no hope of ever being found.

So don't tell me I'm sad if I'm laughing, don't tell me what you can't see.
Don't tell me I'm dead if I'm living, don't take that away from me.
Don't tell me that grace is impossible, unworkable, unfeasible.
Don't tell me I'm sad if I'm laughing and don't tell me that its unattainable.

There's a truth to be found. (There's a hope to be had.)
There's a red-skied night. (There's a red-skied morn.)
There's a good, there's a just. (There is evil and sin.)
There's a God who forgives (There's a devil, he lives.)
Hell does have flames, but they don't offer hope, they swallow it, they burn it.

The ocean still trembles above my face but it's getting calmer as I'm sinking deeper.

4. Day After Day

5. In The Land Of Freedom...

6. Deaf And Dumb

7. Mannequins

Display window mannequins parade down the street paved with conformity.
Each individual stands out in the mirror and yet blends with this mixed crowd.
Dead in the mirror, step into this life.
Even your reflection, can't look and say, "You're just as lovely on the inside."

Oh why don't you understand, that you are not these people.
So paint yourself with gold, and make a habit of being alone.
We're monsters, turned out by the machine, fabricated by society.
We get by, on our own greed, we've lost our own identity.

You're alone in this world.
There's nothing on this earth that can save you now.
If all you're looking for are flaws you'll find them.
If all you want is change, you'll get it.

Can I write a beginning for the helpless and give a beat to the heartless?
Can I save myself and those beside me? Can I save anyone?
Crack the plastic molds, make room for growth.
I know I'm a sinner, but God knows it's time to wake up.

Oh why can't you understand, that you are not these people.
So paint yourself with gold, and make a habit of being alone.
We're monsters, turned out by the machine, fabricated by society.
We get by, on our own greed, we've lost our own identity.

There's nothing here that makes you worthy.
There's nothing worthy that you have left.
This filth is making it hard to breathe.
This filth is making it hard to believe.

8. The Great Disconnect

9. Growing Pains

Am I asking for to much
I give credit where it's due
Only to find myself face to face with you

Words of wisdom don't take what you have for granted
You find yourself without hope
Everything's now abandoned
Everything's now abandoned, abandoned

Oh!

Question everything you know
Like you have all the answers in the palm of your hand
Question everything you know

I've been dying to reach the end
And when I'm here I hope I find what I'm searching for
Now tell me was it worth it, was it worth it
Please don't tell me it was just a waste of time

This is a game of follow the leader
You'll lead the way and I'll be the reaper
With caution the truth slips away, the truth slips away

The time that is spent
It could go on for days
I wish you could know this feeling I can't portray

I'm not sure what I'm living for
It eats me alive from the inside out
It eats me alive from the inside out

I've been dying to reach the end
And when I'm here I hope I find what I'm searching for
Now tell me was it worth it, was it worth it
Please don't tell me it was just a waste of time

I find it hard to believe
I can't do this much longer
I seems like my thoughts are getting the best of me
I set out on this journey not knowing what was ahead
We cast the first stone together
And made a destiny my future the best of me, the best of me

I've been dying to reach the end
And when I'm here I hope I find what I'm searching for
Now tell me was it worth it, was it worth it
Please don't tell me it was just a waste of time

I've been dying to reach the end
And when I'm here I hope I find what I'm searching for
Now tell me was it worth it, was it worth it
Please don't tell me it was just a waste of time

Purity finds its purpose finally
Purity finds its purpose finally

10. High Life

ACE AUGUSTINE LYRICS