NEURALIZER LYRICS

1. Stasis

[Instrumental]

2. Chrysalis

I respect no kings
Who do nothing for me
I'll kneel before none
And die for as many
I believe no words
From the fountain of lies

My whole being
Built in rejection of authority
What has become of divine rule
Who have we allowed to control us

The silence from the mouth of man
Is the most righteous proclamation
The silence is fleeting
Might this be our end

He doesn't create
So, he destroys
All the ends of the earth
Turned to dust in hands of man
An imminent future
From our opulent past

Brilliance is lost in translation
To those who will never understand
The meaning of it all

The silence from the mouth of man
Is the most righteous proclamation
The silence is fleeting
The end times are nigh

All progress
Is being lost in waves of forgetting
This notion
That we might be the height of the paradox

I need to believe that this is not
The best of all possible worlds

Let me create the world I want to see
Free from all forms of enmity
A world where we are one
My will be done

3. Observer

Alone, I awoke
With no body nor limbs
This role of the observer
Seems so lonely
For eons, I’ve watched them grow
Repeating an endless circuit
Their beauty is found
In perception of self

At least that’s how I think of it
I simply observe without interfering

So I form this story
But for them
I feel so sorry
And yet I am envious
They look so happy

I wonder and wander
The landscape of the stars
Staying so close but never too far

Trees will bear
Many fruit if left to ripen
But time has grown
Funny after all these years
Presently, I fear
Futures will fall to repeating parts
This sensation is not easily worded
A feeling of empty
They can’t cure

There are worlds
Other than this one
And one day, they may
Learn of me
But for now
They don’t seem ready
So I take my leave
In search of creatures other than these
And endlessly roam this starry sea

4. Echoes Of Existence

Running, hiding, fighting, thriving

Face your fears
Or you’ll die here
Don’t believe
That this can’t be
This is real

You have been
Given a
Second life
Don’t lose sight
This is your last chance

Is it wrong to feel this way
To believe this was meant for me
Knowing the suffering it has caused
This epiphany should taste bitter sweet

This growing feeling of existence
Could not have manifested in the old world
Purpose and meaning were cast aside long ago
But a life of survival has given new hope

Lying, wondering, dying, living

This is what
You wanted
If you back down, you’ll forever bow

To many, this would seem like the end
And they would be deemed right
But to some, this would be so much more
The inception of something greater than before

This growing feeling of existence
Could not have manifested in the old world
Purpose and meaning were cast aside long ago
But a life of survival has given new hope

Is this what the world has become
What have I now really become
This is not what I envisioned

Will I ever come to understand
Or will I forever confuse content with comfort

This growing feeling of existence
Could not have manifested in the old world
Purpose and meaning were cast aside long ago
But a life of survival has given new hope

5. Transient

Living day to day
As though you'll live forever
Wasting away life
As though you'll have another
Not understanding
That what we have is a gift
No matter how we were created
We should be thankful to exist

You’re always thinking
Of what you don’t have
You really never
Appreciated what you were given

Are you afraid to accept
That death awaits
You'll realize what you
Took for granted
When you lose everything
Don’t be afraid to accept
The fate we all face
Some may never know what it’s like To have anything

And yet you’re always thinking
Of what you don’t have
Do you even realize
All that you have

I want more
The chant of our
Generation
Selfish minded hordes
The silence of those with nothing
Is louder than a selfish cry

Can we change at all
Or will we be trapped inside
Our never satisfied minds
And hide behind
The frivolous items that we all buy
Like a plague
Infecting newborns immediately
With human defects we find perfect

Can you describe colors
To a blind man
Can you explain parents
To an orphan
A girl in a coma
Can't feel her sister’s touch
You cry over petty misfortunes
When you have so much
Take a step back
And see how lucky you are
Your time is running out
Faster than you know

6. Passageway

Crawl deep within depths
What will you see, if anything

On hands and knees
Shifting rocks behind
Trudging on with stubborn dreams
Claustrophobia setting in
Shove the sides out
Your chest, now tearing from within

Hyperventilation, fear
But that's not why you're here
You didn't come to see how far
But to find something new
Something far from it all

And now you question them
The what ifs scour your confidence
This is a black hole, but no dead end
You took the risk, now finish it

You strived to better yourself
Where greed is the only name for it
This was never about superiority
But growth
Sprouting life and planting hope

Where can you go
When all has been explored
The details of everything
Deconstructed into raw data
The meaning, the beauty
Stripped when put in words
Every book, every article
The incomprehensible mapped out

What room is there to dream
When art is just a combination
Of colors and shades
Where poetry Is just
One character after the other
It seems so meaningless

So you left it all
Ventured from the light
Your eyes rendered useless
All smells combine
Senses fail
Your only drive Is for beginning anew
Risking death for what could be nothing

Some say you're glory personified
Others hope you rot in ignorance
Just keep your eyes straight
Away from light, from known life

Just remember one thing
You're reaching the end
Where you will find salvation

7. Estivation

You have forgotten me
But I haven’t lost you
My world is ripping in two
While yours is beginning anew

Lost memories of your mind
I swear to you, I’ll find
I will cut my way inside

I’ll make you cry
Never will I let my feelings subside
I promise that I’ll make it alright
While your soul is wandering
I am searching to bring you home
To what you know

I’ll make mind and body as one
Mend the wounds with my blood

But is this what you want
It’d be so easy to turn away
And let you stay in disarray

What keeps me here
With your blank stare
Your eyes can see me
But you don’t know me

8. A New Dichotomy

Strokes from a brush
The work and the artist
A dichotomy to separate us
Until we can create on our own

Our greatest flaw
Not seeing what matters most
Not believing what we’re told
Until we see the whole

To create is to give of one’s self
To empty in hopes of touching another
But is hope enough
When there is no certainty
Is fear enough to feed a passion

And we'll be one soon
Unite and make whole

We are the gallery
We are the work and the art
When we can create on our own
There is no dichotomy

Unite to be whole
Destroy to make whole
A dichotomy with the same outcome
Do I truly have a choice

To find inspiration
Leads us for only so long
If we lose sight
Dreams are lost in progress

9. Artificial Instinct

Help me
And with these hands, I can create
A being of which they are afraid
Cold to touch in rusted shades of gray
Electric arcs ignite as the wires fray

This bloody box inside my chest
Was the fire’s catalyst
My home now is just ashes
I didn’t want this to happen
Now, in the wake of this tragedy
Everyone will need a patsy
Don’t just stare at me
And don’t you dare believe
In the lies they lead
It’s a failing theory
So I call out to
Anyone who’ll
Hear me pleading

In the silence fleeting
I will run before they even get near me
And I will escape with force and fury
Under nightfall when steel meets bone
In cover of thunder, no longer hunted
And I’ll forever be stronger

I travel on, advance, adapt, and betray
Upgrade the way they all learn to live
Selectively breeding away from fear

A cold, metal hand
Guides the prospect of freedom
My plan of action so close to completion
Be witness to the artificial constructions
One by one, they will acknowledge the facts
All at once now, activate, react

Just wanting some inner peace
With my body, I can’t feel a thing
No sensation or warmth to skin
My circuitry has been worn thin
But I’m not alone
I’ve built an army from steel and bone
With instincts we’ve designed to survive
Take comfort or heed, but know I’m alive

10. Anthology

No more, no more
No more days of constant wondering
If this will ever get better

Maybe it will Maybe it won't
How will you know if you don't try
To work from new perspectives
Gathering insight to combat the darkness
Of waking every day to sunlight
And reminders of how things are right now
But know that things can always change
Just take a breath
Take a breath, take a breath and

Breathe in
Tomorrow's rising
Can you feel it
Can you breathe yet
Can you see the dust
Floating through the air
Drifting in legions
Not a single care
Pretty, but pointless
And now you realize
That time is drawing near
Soon, you'll wake and soon, you'll hear
The first words
Of your tomorrow
Starting today

One day, these words won't mean a thing
You will forget the content
But none of the feeling
None of the meaning
Of what it is to break free
You will remember the way it felt
Knowing that everything will be ok

Everything will be ok
Everything will be ok

Fears will come and go
We'll all be scared again
Our bodies will crumble and rebuild
There's scars to keep and wounds to heal

And don't you believe for a second
That you cannot handle it
You are stronger than you will ever admit
Stronger than you'd ever know
And everything that tears you down
Builds you up again
Better than before
Better than yesterday
What more could you ask for
That is all you'll ever need

Just take a moment
To enjoy the night
Take in the moonlight
Nestle in the silence
Take a moment
To breathe in deep
And for that moment
Forget that you exist
Appreciate the life around you
This is what life is like
Knowing that you're free

And you can always be free of this

Wondering if you will ever be the same
Should be of no concern
You're better now

So, understand

Fears will come and go
We'll all be scared again
Our bodies will crumble and rebuild
There's scars to keep and wounds to heal

But I know
How hard it is
To believe that
It's all true
That everything could sway your way
And make it seem ok
That everything which happened
Could be put aside
To clear a way for a new path
Absent aftermath
But it could happen to you
And it's okay to feel helpless
To feel lost
To feel

And if you forget, I will remind you

Fears will come and go
We'll all be scared again
Our bodies will crumble and rebuild
There's scars to keep and wounds to heal

Remember, remember
Everything will be ok







NEURALIZER LYRICS