RED SKIES LYRICS

1. Ignition

[Spoken intro:]
"The World is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round, and it has thrills and chills and is very brightly colored, and it's very loud. And it's fun, for a while.
Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they've begun to question, 'Is this real, or is this just a ride?', and other people have remembered, and they've come back to us and they say 'Hey, don't worry. Don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.' and we KILL THOSE PEOPLE."

I can feel myself (myself) being taken over
Presented as an escape from what is real
Deception (deception) snares even the best of us
I need to run, I need to get out of this skin

I need to run, I need to get out of this skin

And I will walk (and I will walk)
Beside myself again
Desperation makes itself at home

My last chance (my last chance)
Is only getting closer
If I could only count on you to break my fall

You may run (you may run)
And you may hide (you may hide)
We both know how scared scared you are inside
I can't even count how many times I've tried
To break down the walls that close in from behind

And I will walk (and I will walk)
Beside myself again
Desperation makes itself at home

My last chance (my last chance)
Is only getting closer
If I could only count on you to break my fall
Break my fall

Beyond safety and beyond reason
You're not the only one running for your life

I may run (I may run)
And I may hide (I may hide)
We both know how dead I am inside

I will never stop running

I need to run
I need to run
I need to get out
Out of this skin
I need to run
I need to get out, out of this skin
This isn't who I am
I need to run
I need to get out, out of this skin
This isn't who I am
This isn't who I am
Who I am

2. Identity

With bated breath, I have waited for the day
That man shall earn his rightful place
That day has come, that place is here
You can live without the fear
One day you will disappear

For what it's worth
Make due of the time that you have left
You have left

These are deadly waters that we're treading
Unless you keep your head up
You're gonna drown

Pull me up
I've been holding on for so long
(Save me now) Save me now
I'm about to lose myself

With bated breath, I have waited for the day
That man shall earn his rightful place
That day has come, that place is here
You can live without the fear
One day you will disappear

You may not know where you're heading
But you can't stand around
Forever circling down

These are deadly waters that we're treading
Unless you keep your head up
You're gonna drown

Forever circling down

Pull me up
I've been holding on for so long
(Save me now) Save me now
I'm about to lose myself

For what it's worth
Make due of your time
You won't be by yourself
We're in this together
For what it's worth
Make due of your time
You won't be by yourself
We're in this together
No one will be left behind

Forever circling down
Forever circling down

For what it's worth
You cannot drown

3. Up In Smoke

Repercussions
Nothing we haven't seen before
Repetition
Tripping over the same stepping stones (the same stones)

Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?
It seems like we're slipping away from everything
That we know

I never pictured myself, standing here
Begging for reason, begging for clarity
In this moment, we will no longer be held down
By the weight of this dying world

We will no longer be held down

Which will it be, a place of salvation
Or a place of eternal rest ?
I'm losing my grip
I'm slipping away from reality

I never pictured myself, standing here
Begging for reason, begging for clarity
In this moment, we will no longer be held down
By the weight of this dying world

Which will it be, a place of salvation
Or a place of eternal rest?
I'm losing my grip, losing the fight
Walking towards the blinding light
Where is the light at the end of the tunnel now?

In this moment, we will no longer be held down
By the weight of our own...
Repercussions
It's nothing we haven't seen before
Repetition
Tripping over the same stepping stones

Up in smoke!

4. Pedestal

[feat. Fred Beaulieu of Beheading of a King]

Burn away your ideals of purity
Run away, towards the inevitable abdication
And so, the end begins
Our time has come

We thought we could find the answer
To the questions that make us all wonder
Could this be
Could this be what we deserve?

Can this really be all that there is?
How can you expect me to accept this
When we are the ones held accountable?
When we are the ones on the pedestal
The ones on the pedestal

We sought some form of closure
Could this be what we deserve?

Can this really be all that there is?
How can you expect me to accept this
When we are the ones held accountable?
How can you expect me to simply accept this
When we are the ones held accountable?

As we rise up the tyranny falls
Burn your amendments and tear down your walls
We put ourselves up on the pedestal

The flaws of all, displayed upon the pedestal
The path we have chosen, will forever remain
The flaws of all, displayed upon the pedestal
The path we have chosen, will remain unspoken

And so the end begins
Our time has come
The end begins
The end begins

5. Jean Guy

Your back against the wall
It can be hard to see
I know the choice ain't easy
So which one will it be?

We made the wasteland (we made the wasteland)
Distorting sight and sound
This ship's forever sinking, into the fucking ground
Every head we burn, and every bottle downed
This ship's forever sinking, into the fucking ground

I'd rather live like there's no tomorrow
I'll never sleep
How did I get here?
I only wanted to unwind
I'm feeling restless
I think I may have crossed the line

We made the wasteland (we made the wasteland)
Distorting sight and sound
This ship's forever sinking, into the fucking ground
Every head we burn, and every bottle downed
This ship's forever sinking, into the fucking ground

It was over (it was over)
Way too quickly (way too quickly)
We have gone too far this time (we've gone too far)
You will find me (you will find me)
On the pavement (on the pavement)
Where we have come to die

No more words, no excuses
We have come to die
No more words, no excuses
We have come to die
Your back against the wall

Your back against the wall
It can be hard to see
I know the choice ain't easy
So which one will it be?

6. Sleeparalysis

[Bonus Track]

How can there be so many people awake and dreaming? (awake and dreaming)
How can this be?
How long has this been happening?

If the collective claim is that we are free
Why are my choices given to me?
Why are my choices given to me?

I carry my own weight
I will not allow corruption to overtake
To overtake

I do not follow conspiracy
I've adopted appropriate rationality
Rationality

It all started when I woke up
To find myself in shock, I thought:
"I'm twenty years too late
How can I be the change?"

I reside where I survive
But I am conditioned to have people by my side

I do not follow conspiracy
I've adopted appropriate rationality
Rationality

We've made ourselves enemies
Greed's breeding distrust in the streets
So many potential friends shot down at the hands of judgment
Judgment

I am in shock (I am in shock)
I am in fucking shock
I am in shock

When did this happen?
I'm twenty years too late
So much hesitation (so much hesitation)
How long will I wait? (I wait)
Twenty years too late
How long will I wait?







RED SKIES LYRICS