ORDINANCE LYRICS

1. Seldom Thought

[Instrumental]

2. Opposition

The bell tolls and I begin to wonder why 
It is the hour hand that prevails
My life lead by the speed of the minute 
As I watch seconds pass before me
And the hours of others trailing behind 
Bound by a time too short to allow myself to live 
To live free of it

I am without shelter
Without control
Defenseless
In both the world around me and in my head

The bell tolls and I begin to wonder why 
It is the hour hand that always prevails
Not until my lungs collapse will I be free 
To escape the confines of frailty
My legs unable to carry me 
As the thoughts race through
My breath unable to stay 
As I must face the sun alone

Not until my lungs collapse will I be free 
To escape this frailty that has confined me
 
I am without shelter
Without control
Defenseless 
In both the world around me and in my head

3. Repress

Force feed people, take their sight
They will never know
No resistance to our actions now
Nowhere for them to go

Open your eyes
They are not there
In time you'll realize
You'll thank me in the end

Silence carries our minds
Repress yourself, become the fool
Repress yourself, you wanted to
I give you the tools that you need
Ignorance is bliss
Obey

Force feed people 
They are tame
They never bite the hand that feeds
Ever so content to stand in line
Originality is dead

We are your thoughts
In your head we are dormant
But where will thought get me
When those around me tell me what to be
An empty shell, an inner hell
Waiting for deliverance

Open your eyes
They are not there
In time you'll realize
You'll thank me in the end

4. Desensitizing Process

Contemplation of ones self
Epiphany of insignificance
Doubt

One of many, no one listens
Imminent result of progress
Desensitizing process
Everyday life, a standard of living
So this is progress
Cover up the strife
Become the prisoner
Become what you must

Contemplation of ones self
Epiphany of insignificance
Doubt your surroundings
To live life is to  be told what to do

Accept
Become your role
Timid
All will remain

Nothing left to consider
No doubt to dwell upon
No feeling inside
Emotion gone

Desensitizing process

5. V

[Instrumental]

6. Internal Monologues

Internal monologues, constant remembrance
How would it play out had restraint withheld me
Internal monologues constantly playing
Sleepless nights have begun to claim my judgment

A setting sun, the thousandth prayer for dissilusion 
Led me wayward from my conscience
Unknowing what is to come
Except for cryptic signs upon my awakening

Internal monologues
Judge me not for what I have done
But for what I know

Internal monologues, constant remembrance
How would it play out had restraint withheld me
Internal monologues constantly playing
Sleepless nights have begun to claim my judgment

Panic state
Frantically washing what once was life from my hands
Afraid to raise my eyes to the mirror
To my own judgment

Internal monologues
Judge me not for what I have done
But for what I know

7. How The Biased Live

Users are biased, unable to accept the norm
They are the best, nothing can be greater
Performance and quality superior 
Ability to sustain adequate life 

A smooth exterior lead some astray 
Though these patrons know nothing
Indigenous ability inferior, for it still matters not
Reputable users are unable to apply their noble tool

False, let us prove
To you what is possible
Held by no restraint 
We will now prevail
Assisted by the adversary

Unable to accept, like a moaning child
Though we are without fear

Users are biased, unable to accept the norm
They are the best, nothing can be greater
Performance and quality superior 

An opportunity arises, a change in pace
Your knowledgeable chance
Willing were we to entrust you with our craft 
In hopes to be proven
Though initial acceptance is short lived
Your chance to vouch for your essential implement
Covered by denial

False, your actions are always
We have proved the impossible, and will again
Your continual failure, fueled by inadequate assumptions
Will no longer remain

For we will prevail on our own
Attempts to show in plain sight 
Unbiased, we will strive forth
Assisted by the adversary

See in the end we will be the ones laughing

An opportunity arises, a change in pace
Your knowledgeable chance
Willing were we to entrust you with our craft 
In hopes to be proven
Though initial acceptance is short lived
Your chance to vouch for your essential implement
Covered by...

8. Singular Perspective

I saw his face
And a thought crushed my mind
No words exchanged
But a fear felt eternally

Like a plague
I am forever stricken
And like a child
I am safer without the thought of it

So take me from this darkness
Remember that I'm lost without you
From from the darkest of both worlds
I will follow you home

I saw his face
And a thought crushed my mind
No words exchanged 
But a fear felt eternally

While home became
But a memory
I found myself
Safer without the thought of it

So take me from this darkness
Remember that I'm lost without you
From from the darkest of both worlds
I will follow you home

9. Struggling With The Inevitable

Imminent life ending wishes
Weapons of the human mind can still bring death
In this life a subtle thought 
Could take your last breath

The vision rips into you
Torn, feel the fear come off of you
You will never be reborn
In the end the only answer is dirt
It's where we all must go
Better from your own hands 
Than an unseen fatal blow

Forces I can not escape
Struggling with the inevitable
Blindly secure my  fate
Struggling with the inevitable

Imminent life ending wishes
Weapons of the human mind can still bring death
In this life a subtle thought 
Could take your last breath

Now the end has begun for you too
You realize the master's power over you
With each day we trust in the same path
So if there's no God what can you believe?

Forces I can not escape
Struggling with the inevitable
Blindly secure my  fate
Struggling with the inevitable

Imminent life ending wishes
Weapons of the human mind can still bring death
In this life a subtle thought 
Could take your last breath

10. Circular Logic

 
Moments pass and I find myself 
Trailing further and further behind
Their faces I can never see 
Calling out to them
The names of those who d left long ago
Each step further 
And another step behind 
Down this thickening path 
With no end in sight 
 
This promise of sleep, lost long before the night
As I was told this would be my last 
Just like the night before, spent awaiting an end 
Never forgotten what it means to live
 
This promise of sleep I made to myself long ago, 
Unfulfilled and out of reach
Like the faces I will never see 
And the names I will never know,
Those who I am destined to follow down this thickening path
With no end in sight

11. This Theory: Repeating

It was only a matter of time
Before the taps were leaked
The last breath of security is taken
And the mask is removed

It was this revealing moment
That would determine my fate
And the tracking would continue either way
A standard for good, and too for evil
Brought me home to a bottle
But not enough was it to hide
As I am one to throw stones

Brought me home to a bottle
But not enough was it to hide
As I am one to throw stones

It was this revealing moment
That would determine my fate
And the tracking would continue either way
A standard for good, and too for evil
Brought me home to a bottle
But not enough was it to hide
As I am one to throw stones

And when the spirit of these walls
That contain my life
Inch closer and closer together
I can hear my name as it's called

12. Fear Of Discovery (Demo)

[Bonus Track]

Not once do they turn 
Their faces towards me
Their chins weighted to their chests
In fear of discovery

The room dark and quiet as I sat
Amongst the whisperers
A stale breeze steady beneath our noses
Fastened to each exchange
Thoughts of which I'd never thought be spoken
Drown the men of whom I'd always thought could swim

Holding my breath as I sink with them
Though it pains me to hear and not to breathe

My taste of fate kept behind my teeth
The simple scent of my tongue smelling of intrustion

Not once do they turn 
Their faces towards me
Their chins weighted to their chests
In fear of discovery

I reach to catch my breaths and tears
As they lightly ripple in the rising pool of collusion
Not to disturb the design
Of a carefully calculated demise

Holding my breath as I sink with them
Though it pains me to hear and not to breathe

My taste of fate kept behind my teeth
The simple scent of my tongue smelling of intrustion







ORDINANCE LYRICS