ANNO LUCIS

FLOODRITES

Taxed upon dusty plains
Feathers drift on plumes of ashes
Prayers in the wind

Perhaps He knew
Not to bother with us again
Left to self destruct in our mayhem

Tied upon the pyre
Hanging belly up
Set fire to the brush
Lapis Manalis
So don your best blues
We're dancing for you
Call upon your Jupiter
The beating of the drums
Another flood to wash it all away

Suits upon grassy knolls
Flood them all out, finest fine
Upon your altars

Perhaps He knew
Not to bother with us again
Left to self destruct in our mayhem

Tied upon the pyre
Hanging belly up
Set fire to the brush
Lapis Manalis
So don your best blues
We're dancing for you
Call upon your Jupiter
The beating of the drums
Another flood to wash it all away

In unison
To the heavens
A petition
To wash it all away

TOOTH AND CLAW

Dredging muddy waters till you found all its parts
Hypnotized by the thing you brought to life
Intoxicated by its twisting and knots
You waited and waited, just like it waited for you

It'll be alright-kneeling at the feet of all the things you said you'd never do
Entrenched in placing the blame
With tooth and claw-blinded by white-knuckled hope, a fools chimera suckles, chokes
You're wasting your time

Followed its path, till joy subsides
Consumed, burned, made sour the earth
But from one head, sprung forth many more
Married by fate, the beast's will won't be ignored

It'll be alright-kneeling at the feet of all the things you said you'd never do
Entrenched in placing the blame
With tooth and claw-blinded by white-knuckled hope, a fools chimera suckles, chokes
You're wasting your time

You can feel its breath, it's right on your heels
The sun sets, shadows concealed
The scales they shift, you've been compromised
You're running and running from something you recognize

It'll be alright-kneeling at the feet of all the things you said you'd never do
Entrenched in placing the blame
With tooth and claw-blinded by white-knuckled hope, a fools chimera suckles, chokes
You're wasting your time

The Screams and cries
Reverberate, ringing out
On rejecting ears

They speak in tongues
Pray for hope, be steadfast
A million voices shunned

Their Veins bled dry
Crimson waters rushing in
Crashing with the tide

With tooth and Claw
From the depths of the earth
Make your blood run cold

HANGMAN

All hail the Hangman
He arrives, we applaud
All hail the Hangman
Execution imminent, we applaud

Fear, it drips from every pore
Descend into chaos, eye for an eye
Screams cry out, a pragmatic purge
Shame and dread, settling that score

An accident, a sick twist of fate
An angry shove-judge and juror, call for blood,
Just a push, he's been hung

All hail the Hangman
He arrives, we applaud
All hail the Hangman
Execution imminent, we applaud

Our demons come out, show their true skin
Righteous spoonfuls, a thirst to be quenched
Justice served atop throwing stones
Call them by name, our sickness within

An accident, a sick twist of fate
An angry shove-judge and juror, call for blood,
Just a push, he's been hung

All hail the Hangman
Screams erupt, we cry out
All hail the Hangman
He arrives, we applaud
All hail the Hangman
Just a taste, for the cause 
All hail the Hangman
Execution imminent, we applaud

INSIDIOUS

I'm with you in the dark
Your shadow in the light
Weigh Heavy round your neck
The fullness in your ears

Senses sharpened, 
pupils dilate
Tendons snap
As you fall for the bait
Escape is all too late
The doubletake
The lapse in breath
Catching a glimpse
Of that side
Of you here
Of the death

We'll take it slow
I'll wear you down
Well make mistakes for
Goodness sake
Swallow you whole
Til you break
Break you down

Senses sharpened, 
pupils dilate
Tendons snap
As you fall for the bait
Escape is all too late
The doubletake
The lapse in breath
Catching a glimpse
Of that side
Of you here
Of the death

One crack at a time
Pulled apart, rip the seams
Nothing inside but Empty space
To crawl and hide

PSYOP DU JOUR

Psyop du jour
Psyop du jour

Planted seed, thoughts your own
Can you trust whats been sown

Betrayal of your own thoughts
Images you see
Can you trust your minds eye
Can you claim to be
In charge of your own volition
In control of your own conditions
Would you know the difference
Sowing malicious deeds

Planted seed, thoughts your own
Can you trust whats been sown

Betrayal of your own thoughts
Images you see
Can you trust your minds eye
Can you claim to be
In charge of your own volition
In control of your own conditions
Would you know the difference
Sowing malicious deeds

CASTLES ADRIFT

Time fades away
Left dullness behind, buried it deep
Etched by daylight
Grandiose towers, serenity forged

Delighted by his design
Pearly good intentions
Suffocate the sky
Multicolored shards of indulgence

Time has a way
Altruistic, pilfered by pride
Empires built and shattered, kissed by flames
No more a Son of Adam, rites of shame 

Pointed fingers, whose to blame
The door you entered, your path you made
What once shone brightly, tarnished by age
Point the fingers, you're to blame

Delighted by his design
Pearly good intentions
Suffocate the sky
Multicolored shards of indulgence

You were always saying, that should the world crumble
Fall at your feet, it would be by your own hand
Your own undoing, the willful gestures
Of a dying man, his castle walls fall
At once untethered, you were always saying
Itd be by your own hand, your own undoing
Adrift on currents, his castle has
Begun to crumble, stained glass falls

You were always saying, that should the world crumble
Fall at your feet, it would be by your own hand
Your own undoing, the willful gestures
Of a dying man, his castle walls fall
At once untethered, you were always saying
Itd be by your own hand, your own undoing
Adrift on currents, his castle has
Begun to crumble, stained glass falls

His own undoing, shards lay at his feet
By his own hand, colors at his feet

His own undoing, shards lay at his feet
By his own hand, colors at his feet

ROUGH CUT

 I gave it all I could
I wore it just the way you liked
I did the things I should
But I couldn't get it right

Hey ay you're bending me backwards
Hey ay but my head is on straight

I poured myself into a glass
Bend me backwards under heat
I told them all it was fine
I was drowning in the deep

Hey ay I'm chipping at layers
Hey ay to what's unrefined

It'll take time
To let it go, let it go
It'll take some time
To wash away
All the stains from my mind

Hey ay I'm chipping at layers
Hey ay to what's unrefined
Hey ay you're bending me backwards
Hey ay but my head is on straight

Take some time
To wash away 

HIGH ON YOU

I want you, I need you, I crave it all the time
Your body a distraction, some healing for my mind
So help me forget me, bring your body next to mine
Can you smell it on me, yeah your drugs been hard to find

High on you (yeah baby get me)
High on you (taste your lips)
High on you (make me numb)
High on you (give me some)

Addicted, conflicted, enable me tonight
So sweet are all the riches, yeah the flavor is divine
So help me forget me, I've got no will to fight
Im desperate for the warmth, and now I'm jonesing for a time

High on you (yeah baby get me)
High on you (taste your lips)
High on you (make me numb)
High on you (give me some)

I want it, I need it, I want it I don't need it

High on you (yeah baby get me)
High on you (taste your lips)
High on you (make me numb)
High on you (give me some)

COFFEE WITH THE DEVIL

 Drivin' down the highway, yeah I always look behind me
Cause I'm running from the chaos of a life undone
There's no going back now, cause I can't undo the past now
It's a tragedy to witness, push the pedal down

I can take you, anywhere you'd like
And you'll never have a want again
You and me, we can chase down moonlight
The sun doesn't have to rise
I'll hold time still so we can dance wildly
Feral beasts at night

I met him at a diner and he asked to sit beside me
He said I was far too pretty to be all alone
He ordered us some coffees, he said "two creams and no sugar"
Then he whispered in my ear "you can never go home"

Whatever you want, it's yours

I can take you, anywhere you'd like
And you'll never have a want again
So I grabbed his hand and he led me through the back door, quietly through the trees
We stopped at a car and he opened up the back hatch
And threw me to my knees

Whatever you want, it's yours 

CIRCLES

  Flames, they burn
Behind the glass of everyone who knows
Winds, they howl
No moon to cast a light upon the path

The ebb and the flow, Of the shifting air
Tangled patterns, performed with care
The trees they greet them, for they know this song
No end, no beginning
They're at one with the dawn

Time, it flows
Relentless as the crashing waves at sea
Space, it moves
In circles of perpetuity

The ebb and the flow, Of the shifting air
Tangled patterns, performed with care
The trees they greet them, for they know this song
No end, no beginning
They're at one with the dawn

Footsteps falling on rain soaked leaves
The time, is near
The ebb and the flow of the shifting air
The time, is near
No end, no beginning, no first and no last
The time, is near
The hum of the rhythm, a Red Sun to rise
The time, is here 

SATIATE

   Consume
Consume
Consume

It's what they want
It's what they'll get
It's what they want

They sneak in and writhe around
Plant the seed, a seed of doubt
You'll perceive just what they want
Believe, believe just what they want

Cause it's what they want
And it's what they'll get
It's what they want

Fabricate a need
Make you want, make you hurt,make you bleed
You'll be happier with it, prettier with it
Just following their lead

Cause it's what they want
So it's what they'll get
We all comply
We get in line

They give and they take away
All your joy and your chances to thrive
They've got you all plugged in
Running out soon
It's a limited time offer
Consume consume consume

Consume
Consume
Consume

Plagues of innovation
Alleged necessity
Have you ever been so hungry?
They've got just what you need

Cause it's what they want
It's just a click away
And it's what they'll get
We all have to feed 

LIKELY STORY

The waves, you make are bound to drown us all
The ground, it shakes and heavens bout to fall
The lies they taste, like yesterday's remorse
So show restraint, and try to change the course

I can read it
It's on your face
Don't have to say it- I know that gaze
You got whispers
Theyre in your eyes
I'm asking questions
You're telling lies

It stinks, like sweat, like trash that's in the sun.
It's all regret, but hey, you're having fun
Distaste, disgust
Just read between the lines
It's haste, it's lust
It's everything but fine

I can read it
It's on your face
Don't have to say it- I know that gaze
You got whispers
Theyre in your eyes
I'm asking questions
You're telling lies

I can see them, theyre dancing round in there
They're taking cover, hiding from me, hiding from me, yeah they're hiding from me
I wanna pick them out, and apart, from the inside
Gotta rip em out of that pretty little face, gotta rip em out of that pretty little face
Why. Don't. You. Come. Here. Come. Here

Oh I can read it
It's on your face
Don't have to say it- I know that gaze
You got whispers
Theyre in your eyes
I'm asking questions
You're telling lies

I can see them, theyre dancing round in there
Gotta rip em out of that pretty little face, gotta rip em out of that pretty little face
Why. Don't. You. Come. Here. Come. Here