FACING THE GALLOWS LYRICS

1. Pessimist

When everything is lost
It's always the end of the world
When the anxiety kicks in and I can't fight the fear that exists
It’s easier just for me to resist
The only thing that I fear is living in me
Disconnect from the positives with distorted thinking
Breeding negativity with snake tongues, I can’t breathe, it’s contagious
When everything is lost and it's all or nothing
I know what will happen
It never ends well
I'm becoming the victim, failing to the see a positive emotion
My thoughts are relentless, starving myself from pure restoration

You’ll never find your way out of here
You’ll always feel you're alone, when the dark consumes you
So, open up your mind and see clear
The pessimist of this world will die in fear
I’ll never find my way; I’ll always be alone
The dark consumes me

My mind is eating me alive

Whenever I try to succeed, it's like waves are crashing down on me
And I can't fight the fear that exist
It’s easier just for me to resist
The only thing that I fear is living in me

2. Illuminate

As fire burns the sky the weak are crying out
Their wells are running dry and they've finally had enough
They can see the blood-stained hands of power
There will be war

The ones in need beg to no avail
The wealthy bathe in gold, drinking life from the pale
Who will you blame when all of this is drained?
There will be war

Destroyed our homes, withered our bones, lead us astray
Life is in ruins, they don't give a shit
We're rising up, growing strong, taking back what's ours
They don't belong, we won't stand for this

Dictators clawing their way in
Dictators your reign is at its end

This feeling starts to turn, and it builds up inside you
Just know who you are (and you're never alone)
So, breath in
Don't count your blessings
Illuminate your heart

They have the water and the oil, and they will prevail
We are the ones who suffer while they reap the spoils
We must dethrone and change the currents of the powers that control the world
There will be war
Retribution
There will be blood
Suffer
There will be devastation

Illuminate

Revolt against your leaders
Take it back
Rising in arms as we fight to our death

3. Doom II

I'm out on the town and about to get wrecked
With zero fucks and no regrets
I always said, we got nothing to lose
So just get on your feet and fucking move

I'm on top of the world, not giving a fuck not living a lie
It doesn't matter what people think 'cause I'm living for me now
No consequence, no compromise, got my drink in hand
Let's smash this party like the dollar fucks the rand

It's moments like these, that make the best memories
We own the night, we own the night
With friends like these, we'll burn this place to the ground
We own the night, we own the night

Sometimes you got to lose yourself
So make some noise

4. Time Keeper

[feat. Duncan Bentley]

Death waits for no-one, he is in control
He takes what belongs to him, takes what he is owed

Death's eyes are hollow
Your life is at its end
Your skin will start to fold, soon your body will disintegrate
The way you see your own reflection is something you will soon forget
Why can't we all live forever?
No
Not even time can save you

We are getting older and it's only getting harder

It's the passing of an era that inflicts fear upon the mind
Don't let the thought of non-existence plague your life

Death is waiting, he's calling out our name
This blood-soaked payment, we've owed for the life we've lived
Death is waiting, he's calling out our name
This life's been jaded, we have no time to give

Go, because everything's at stake
Make sure your remaining days don't go to waste
There must be something you achieved, something you won't regret
If you were given one more shot, would you make the best of it?

We are getting older and it's only getting harder

The time keeper will take what he is owed – a life
The Reaper looms over a walking corpse
Worm food since the day you were born
Death is knocking at my door

When your time is up, and death comes for you, with his cold dead hands
Could you even try to run and hide, could you beg for your life?
If he offered you more grains of sand, would you pay the price in blood?
Would you slit somebody's fucking throat?
Would you betray the ones you love?

5. Tides of Terror

Scared of this world
Scared of this home
Scared to death of what we all will become
Losing my sight
Losing my hope
Losing my grip on how I will cope

Like oceans approaching the shore
Another thought I can't control
Wild seas and restless weather
These tides of terror are drawing nearer
Sleepless nights from countless worry
Always terrified

I can't go on feeling this way
Got to keep my head above the water
I can't go on living this way
Got to cut loose before I go under

We bare scars on our hearts
The past won't leave us broken
We have the strength to carry on
See how far we've come
Look at that new horizon
We have the strength to carry on

Feeling of pain
Crushing of fear
Trembling of thoughts that I will disappear
When will this end?
How will I go?
Give me a reason to remain afloat

Like oceans approaching the shore
They're crashing in

We have come so far in this life
But there's always something waiting
To turn against us in the best of times
When will the tides change
When we can feel safe in our lives
Safe in our homes
Safe in this world
Let's build a better place that we don't fear
A place where we can survive

There's a need to remind ourselves
That there's still hope out there
Our lives can change for a better tomorrow
But we must change ourselves today
There's hope beyond these tides of terror
We can find our way

6. Virginia

It's cold here
I can feel the wind
When there's nothing left to live for
When the ones you love descend
Drowning in my sorrow
While the world is beckoning
I've forgotten how to live
I feel like I have lost my king
I'm broken

We all fall down, with no route to get back up
When all hopes forgotten, we've lost our departed, who has our back now?
We're looking for shelter, but all doors are slammed shut
We're searching further, from love from another, someone we can trust

It's calm here
Now I'm part of the wind
And I've found something to live for
And I've learnt to love again
Smiling in my stasis as the earth begins to spin
Our memories will stay here forever until we meet again

7. Mark My Words

You cannot live with regret
If you're constantly beaten down by it
You can't take back what's been said and done
When the time has come, and the time has gone
You can't say sorry and that you care
If you never really were there
Memories torn asunder from personal vendetta's
Mark my words, they're in your head

We're so quick to judge but there's truth behind the curtain
We forget where we truly come from

When they're dead and gone and you can't move on and the guilt is all you are left with
When the moments missed will you reflect on this, as the embers burn through bridges
If only you could fix this, it wouldn't be this way, you wouldn't feel the same
If only you could fix this, but now that moments gone forever

Sometimes it's hard to comprehend when you've made bad choices, and said bad things
And I'm not proud of what I have done, but at least I've acknowledged and accepted that I was wrong
Trust me, you don't want to bury guilt
It will eat away like a cancer and you will have to live with it

The past has been tainted by the actions that were taken
We regret what we have done but we reap what have sowed

You cannot live with regret
If you're constantly beaten down by it
You're beaten

I've seen this
I've done this
You don't want this

8. Bad Blood

I am a vessel of rage
I am burning up and I won't be contained
Building and building my temper starts to rise
Not even the kindest whisper could tell me otherwise

Fueling this fire
I've seen red
Everyone's my enemy
All calm is dead

My mouth is a weapon bound to enrage
Set to explode from a swallowed grenade

I'm up in arms
Gonna feel my wrath
Foaming at the mouth
I'm on a warpath
Death to all calm

With fury in these eyes
I'm burning under my skin
How can I escape from this?
Terrorized by anger
Am I losing my mind?
How can I escape?
I am a vessel of rage

It doesn't take much to crawl under my skin and fill me with hate
Where do I draw the line?

You won't like me on my bad days
I've reached my breaking point

You pushed me to the edge, watch how this avalanche falls

9. Dead Mindset

We have killed something that was great
Our biggest flaws were our own mistakes
If only we commit to what we have planned
'Cause changing the world needs a helping hand
Remove the blindfold from your eyes
And see the truth that fuels our demise
Exile the filth and deny them access
Show no mercy
Show no forgiveness

My mind is racing, and I can't seem to sleep
A constant motion and I'm battling to think
Can't you see this?
Don't you feel it?
I'm lying awake as this nightmare begins
All I wanted was a coming of an age where we could all feel safe and not live in fear
Instead the death roll will rise
We kill to survive, there's fury in these eyes
We've created our own prison

I'm sick of living in this hole
I'm sick to death of what I've been told
I'm lying to myself that I really care
When I know that everything that I love will fucking die here

Our minds aren't strong
And our word is weak

We rip our lungs screaming on top of mountains
These memories will not die
And they won't be forgotten
So, shout out to this world
Don't let it pass you by
You only get one go
Let sleeping hearts ignite
I've come to terms; we can't keep living this way
There will be a time when this world must change
Why can't you see that we all have closed minds?
Why can't you see that we are all going blind?

Look at what we've done
Look at what we've become
We're fucking monsters

Lurking in shadows within the corners of my eyes
Pushing and pulling me
Dragging me in
Into the depths of deception
Descending through time

Aren't you sick of being controlled?
Aren't you sick to death of what you've been told?
Quit lying to yourself that you really care
When you know that everything you love will die here
Our minds aren't strong
And our word is weak
We've butchered our planet

Look at what we've done
Look at what we've become
Erase your mind
We've butchered this planet

10. Feed the Flies

I don't know what I was thinking that day when I gave part of me away
Investing and digesting all these false words
You told me what I wanted to hear
And just like the others I fell victim to these lies

There's a man with hollow eyes
Who wears a suit and tie
He likes to talk the talk and run his mouth regurgitating flies

Hunted
I was the sucker who took the bait
Helpless
From the traps that reeled me in

Liar
Deceiver
Betrayer
You're the one that roped me in

I'm calling you out
There's nowhere left to run
I can't believe you thought you'd get away with this unscathed
You'll know my pain
You'll always think you'll get more than what you're paying for
Don't be an easy target
A prisoner of their war
Hook, line and sinker
Sinking deeper into this cut-throat world

I don't know what I was thinking that day when I gave part of me away
You told me what I wanted to hear
And just like the others I was betrayed

Hatred
You are the one that I despise
I'm waiting
For the moment of your demise

Watch out for sirens
Don't get hooked on the line
There are sharks in these waters
They'll lure you and eat you alive

You blood sucking parasite
You're filth
And you're scum
Severed your anchor
I've cut your line
I've broken the chains

I've built a resistance to your kind
I'm no longer a slave to your white-collar crimes

Hunters
The wolf has now become the prey
Pariah
Bring your knife for the head of the snake

I've severed your anchor
I've cut your lines
I've reached the surface
You're dead to me
Cunt

11. Opportunist

Grasping hold of the future placed into my hands
Holding tight the unveiling temperament of where naivety resides
Once a child and full of hope
I dreamt of worlds where I could cope
Now I walk this earth
A distant traveler
While my shadows try to slit my throat
They're coming for us all
Don't let them in
Don't let them inside
How I wished I had known
Make history to the past and become anew

I want to change how my life was planned from the start
I want to live
I want to learn
Instead I've fallen
I've failed
I'm out of luck

My heights are endless

I won't be bound
By the enemy that resides in me
I won't be ashamed
Of what has shaped my destiny
I won't be a slave
To my thoughts that try and bring me down
With my new resolution to conquer these demons
I will prevail

My heights are endless
The skies the limit

Now is my opportunity to rise
I will rise

12. Filth

[Bonus Track]

Has it come to this?
Where a living hell is proclaimed bliss
I don't know how much more I can take
When will this earth break?

Hating and killing
Our blood flow is spilling
Fighting for nothing
The earth she is sinking

Everything is not fine
Why the hell are we alive?
Everything is not fine
This is how you will survive
If you really want a change then let's gather all our spades
And dig holes for your graves
Because you're always tongue in cheek playing victim on the seat
But you will never feel defeat

I know what you're searching for
Somebody else to do something about it
In this world that never sleeps
You're never around when it's happening
I know what you're hoping for
Somebody else to do something about it
In this world that never sleeps
You're never around when it's happening

Aren't you sick of all the bloodshed and drama?
We once loved each other
Now we'll all die as martyrs
I'm sick and tired of reading about this shit
So put a bomb on this planet and blow us all to bits

This is a war labeled
War atrocity

Drowned in filth

Line them up and shoot them down
Tell the people they're going to be silenced
Show this city there's justice in violence
Teach the world true meaning of violence

One shot
Two shots
Three shots
Until you hit the fucking ground

Choke on the truth







FACING THE GALLOWS LYRICS