SEA OF TREACHERY LYRICS

1. Welcome To Wonderland

I am the hero, I bring salvation.
I'll expose the villains in a world gone mad.
I'll fight the tyrants, but who else will rise?
Please break your silence--am I the only one?
It's not politics, it's the end of days.
So much promise, how did we not foresee that this blatant greed would sell us all out in the end?
This pending war is looming over our heads and I'll be our martyr.
My trepidation signals that I am not alone.
I'm tired of being sheltered, I can't walk in fear.
Stop being so goddamn hypocritical, you know you'll never do a thing about it.
You want to lose it all?
Well come on, let's see what you got.
Stand up for yourself.
Welcome to Wonderland.

2. Up Next On The Violence

You indoctrinate to convince idiocy as a virtue.
Vilifying intellect and curiosity,
damn your plans to control the masses.
The creation of a society full of vapid,
soulless creatures underscores the evil that you intend to commit.
You've got nothing to retain your selfish intentions.
You think you're the hero?
But you're not alone.
We don't have to lose another war.
We put ourselves upon this pedestal
while the world comes crashing down.
And if you stay,
I'll still be here because I could never leave this place.
So what do you want?
You've got your back against the wall.
Cast aside your baseless sense of pride.
Hey there, how does it feel now that you've lost touch
with a public that you sought to control.
Motherfucker, how does it feel?

3. Who's Winning, You Or You?

Why haven't I felt like myself?
What are these voices in my ear?
I know that it makes your skin crawl
What are you scared of?
You don't have a choice
And try as you might
You cannot silence us
Can you hear me now?

God, they all are around me
I can't see straight what is wrong?
Breathing is labored, the world is bent
What is all of this dissonance?

Who are these voices that are speaking to me?
A chorus of insanity, oh, how can this be?
All these voices
They are the bane of my existence
What did I do to deserve such torment?
When did I get this lost?
Reality seems so far away
The world is slipping from my grasp
Maybe I should just swallow my pride!

Save your strength now
Before you fall away
Hold on, don't give up
We will save you!

Back to a world of silence
And I've never felt so hollow
These pills merely subdue them
But I have total control
Back to a world of silence
And I've never felt so hollow
These pills merely subdue them
But I have total control!

4. I Remember A Lifetime Ago

Crushed by the agony of a silent oppression
Cold sweat envelopes me as I gasp for breath
Each of these track marks tells its own horror story
My hands are shaking, I haven't slept in days

There's no denial (we'll burn out)
I know what waits for me (far before we)
The calming hand of death (ever learn to)
Is almost in reach (it's almost in reach)

There is no promise
There is no future
There is no promise
There is no future

Dry your eyes
You know we'll never tell
And if your secret was that hard to keep
We would fall
We'd fall!

I have no option, I'll throw it all away
I've sold my soul, I've lost my mind
There's no one I can turn to, in whom to confide
My ghost confronts me and I can't look away

Dry your eyes
You know we'll never tell
And if your secret was that hard to keep
We would fall
We'd fall!

Look at what I've become
A shell of a man
Look at what I've become

Dry your eyes
You know we'll never tell
And if your secret was that hard to keep
We would fall
We'd fall!

My desperation signals my untimely end
The thought of staying painless
Is all I have left!

5. The Comedian Is Dead

God, the room won't stop.
If I could just open my eyes forever, I'd never have to feel this lost again.
But would I feel as whole, as in control?
Am I slowly drowning, or staying afloat with each soothing burn cascading?
Maybe Hunter was right.

Taking all this in is overwhelming. All attempts to heal are badly failing. Is there something more that I am missing? Feigning what I feel...

Am I really falling further? Is this the final straw? Fortune has its way of laughing on those with scars laid bare.

I wake up surrounded by evidence of another night gone awry,
why can't I break this cycle of relapse and revelry?
I have lost composure for what seems like the hundredth time today.
I don't know why I can't get beyond the urge to drown myself.

This current pulls me under, beneath the undertow as shattered memories wash out to see.

Floating down, I fight back the tide. I will fight the tide. And I'm as useless as an orphan's cry.

From virulent sustenance, the product of consequence.
From virulent sustenance, the product of consequence.
From virulent sustenance, the product of consequence.

My body forces retribution for the onslaught it endures, another night of purging myself of my weakness.

Pull me from the water, it's time that I finally breathe again.

I'm a fucking mess.

6. The Sphinx Has Left The Building

I sold my soul to you, the grind king --
what a waste of time.
You better be warned,
you'll have nothing but enemies.
Business is you excuse,
profit is your motivation.
I am not a pawn in your game,
unlike you I have a sense of shame.
Families are built on blood, common goals, truth and trust, but not to you.
But now I have a new beginning,
miles from your venomous touch.
It's so refreshing to make progress without being held in you clutch.
I deserve so much more than you can offer.
Now I'll have a chance to show you up.
Is that what you envy you can take it if you really want,
and who's gonna stop you?
Indulge yourself.
Oh look at me now.
I hope you're fucking happy.

7. Seven

You are a phantom without a host.
You are the victim of a ghost.
You're not the fallen,
they made it to cut you down.
You are not the sinner,
they just tell you that so you will stay.
They are not the pious,
it's all a facilitated to the superior.
he's not your God.
While you pray down on your knees,
we stand up straight and see right past the blindfolded message.
Straight to the golden idol you've made of a lie.
It's an empty sky to which you testify.
Save your savior for someone else.
Open your eyes,
It's not a path I'd ever take.
I'm sorry I chose reason over irrational beliefs
to satisfy the nature of needing to explain everything.
Liars all of you, selling products that don't exist.
Look what you've done to us.
Fuck you all;
you are destined to burned.

8. Skin Deep

Riddled with sickness, confined to a bed; the sickness dwells inside you in that now vacant chasm. This scourge has left you defiled and broken, forgotten and alone. Your once angelic beauty gives way to complete filth. Oh gorgeous how you've fallen, it's a real tragedy; the shameful life you're leading will bring your downfall. But baby in your future, in all honesty the shameful life you're leaving won't save you from anguish wrought from solitude - a viral suicide. This punishment against you is more than being used. Their greed and brazen insouciance are homicidal. But you were a willing subject, far from unaware. The risks were there before your eyes Ruined, you wretched whore. Defiled, you are a crimeless victim. Ruined, you begged for more. Lifeless, you're a walking carcass. You pray the retrovirals will boost your immunity. But now the cancer's spreading; you've sealed your fate. There was a fairness in your voice. Get up, get back, get away from me. But the inflection that you gave, it made the world tremble.

9. You Speak Only In Vowels

It seems we're coming down to the wire,
it's sure been one hell of a ride.
To sum it up I hope you're satisfied.
I've been dragging you through it all
while you tried to stand up to the machine.
It's not all so bad.
I hope you learned your lesson now.
It's more about acceptance just dumb yourself down.
The more you fight, the more you make it worse for yourself.
But now that we're here,
it should all be easier.
It seems we're coming down to the wire,
it's sure been one hell of a ride.
To sum it up I hope you're satisfied.
Just go with the flow,
like I've always said.
And stop trying to be what you aren't,
you're a walking contradiction.

10. It Was Always Too Late

Suicide, there can be no other way.
when I die I'll taste the sweet escape.
For my part, I gave it all I could.
In the end, fatigue has worn me raw.
My favorite weapon will mark the entry point.
The round will escape from where my spine never grew.
Give it up!
You'll never go that far.
Just sit back down.
You're kidding yourself.
Give it up!
I swear I'll go that far.
Just sit back down!
You're kidding yourself.
All dark and huddled up,
I was never meant for more.
My grim obsession has become part of me.
My prized possession is not quite what I thought.
I am so sick,
this is my way out.
I'm not running,
I'm just erasing.
The misery that has plagued me for oh,
what has seemed like forever.
Oh god, what have you done?
How stupid can you get?
You naive bastard,
you've wasted it all.
Quick, there's still time,
go get help before it's too late.
I cannot live like this.

11. Misery Business

[Digital version bonus track]
[Paramore Cover]

I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top.
She's got a body like an hourglass, it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth.

I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.
I told him I couldn't lie, he was the only one for me.
Two weeks and we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.

Whoa, I never meant to brag.
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.

Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change.
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I passed it up, now look this way.
Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you.
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like it's easy if you do it right.
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!

Whoa, I never meant brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him right now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.

I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving...

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
'Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good.





SEA OF TREACHERY LYRICS