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01. Pariah

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
To sacrifice oneself never made sense to me
Cause life is really the only and last gift we've all received
Some men waste it in the name of something that you can't see
Continually defeats the purpose of that something creating

Oh delusions aren't meant to justify, justify the things you do
Oh delusions never really qualified, qualified as an excuse

As he approached the city center with the skyline in view
There was nothing left to contemplate he knew he must follow through
With the plan certified by faith and the plan written in death
At that moment this was it, he took his last breath

Oh delusions aren't meant to justify, justify the things you do
Oh delusions never really qualified, qualified as an excuse

No more hiding, no more hiding, no more blame
No more fighting, no more fighting, no more pain
And no more chaos, no more chaos, no more stress
And no more addiction, no more addiction, no more mess
And no more attitudes, no more swollen heads
No more greed, no more feeding from the hand
No more whining, no more blame it on the man
Realize it's your own fault

03. Ireland

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
I'll never leave this place
No I'll never leave this place
I'll never leave the place where I was born

Because beyond these town limits
Even though I've never seen 'em
There's really nothing else to explore
There's nothing more, there's nothing more
There's nothing more

Where is your intrigue and interest
You don't have any questions or wonder
Why would I leave this place when I'm comfortable right here
Everything I need and more isn't far, it's near

I'll never leave this place
No I'll never leave this place
I'll never leave the place where I was born

Because beyond these town limits
Even though I've never seen 'em
There's really nothing else to explore
There's nothing more, there's nothing more

You have created a falsehood
A focused yet close-minded view
There's no telling where we'll be at this same time next year
But I do know one thing it won't be far from here

I'll never leave this place
No I'll never leave this place
I'll never leave the place where I was born

Because beyond these town limits
Even though I've never seen 'em
There's really nothing else to explore
There's nothing more, there's nothing more
There's nothing more

There's nothing more

04. Stamp Of Origin: Pessimistic

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Pessimistic, yes, it may seem
But if you'd been there
You'd know what I mean
A struggle and suffering that won't go away
It won't go away

It won't go away

05. Light Switch

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Was put in a round room and told to sit in the corner
While they washed my brain with a dirty rag
Was given a hammer and told to build a fortress
With walls impossible to penetrate

You're the only thing I need
And you've become the only thing that keeps me breathing
Without you I'd be
In a dark place with no light switch
An open wound without a stitch
Maybe now you will understand

No matter how stable your foundation may seem
Everything is crashing down on me
With paper cuts on finger tips, blackened eyes and open lips
Forever wounded it's hard to tell

You're the only thing I need
Whether I fail or succeed
Within my blindness, you are all I see
The morning fog, sun burns away
A predator's eye without its prey
Maybe now you will understand

I won't quit on you
No, I won't quit on you
I won't let it in
Ever

Ever

06. Gathering Pebbles

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Wait for me
You're onto something
Maybe there's no need
To play catch up, to play catch up

You're casually
Casually walking through life without a worry
Worried its effects will show
So now I'm gathering
Gathering the pebbles I need to drink from the well
So thirsty, so thirsty

Wait for me
Well I am not very far behind
So wait for me
I'm still chasing you
Wait for me
Well I am not very far behind
So wait for me
While I play catch up, play catch up

But thankfully
Thankfully I haven't been taken very seriously
Seriously anxious to run the course without stumbling
Stumbling over fences
Now I'm falling
Falling down the hillside

It's way too steep

Wait for me
Well I am not very far behind
So wait for me
I'm still chasing you
Wait for me
Well I am not very far behind
So wait for me
I'm still chasing you

I happened to take a chance
Now there's no turning back
Return to childhood dreams
They're rusted figurines
I've been through life fast
Riding over broken glass
There is no question now
That I will catch up
Will catch up

Will catch up

07. Information

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
You're suffering, I feel your pain
Allow me to be your sponge
'Cause I can absorb your sorrows, I'm the one
Fire may rain down on you, but I'll be your water
Waves may crash on you, but I'll be your land
'Cause I want to give you just a temporary bliss

Just a little bit
Just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it

So shed your pain while I sit in silence
As you bleed your deepest feelings here
Quakes may rattle you, but I'll be your sky
Winds may twist around you, but I'll be your clouds

Just a little bit
Just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it

He woke up next to her, his head against her head
His hand upon her breast, he knew today meant death
He kissed her on the cheek, and then on her lips
Thought to himself "It's the last time I'll do this"

Put on a suit, pressed and clean
He brushed his hair, grabbed his keys
Then he headed out to the morning air
With an anticipation no man could bear

The air was heavy, he could feel it in his lungs
With every step he took, a prayer rolled off his tongue
They were prayers of forgiveness, and prayers of praise
And his actions a gift for a god without a name

Just a little bit
Just a little bit
A little more information
To add to my confusion
To add to the frustration
I don't need it
No, I don't need it

08. Stamp Of Origin: Ocean Meets Bay

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
I am not the one to blame
We are all part of the problem
Damper your complaints
We are all
We're all to blame

09. Saviour

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
It makes me wish I was a banger
I'd come and retaliate
I tend to avoid impulsive gangster attitudes
'Cause they will blind you

It's gonna eat you up
It's gonna drag you down
Gonna get all that you ask for
Affected many lives
Left a void so wide
Gonna get all that you want

Looking for a saviour
Not one who saves
Been looking for a saviour
One to retaliate

There's no need for forgiveness
It's already said and done
But don't let revenge consume and take hold of you
Cause it will blind you

It's gonna eat him up
It's gonna drag him down
He's gonna get all that he asked for
Affected many lives
Left a void so wide
Gonna get all that he wants

Looking for a saviour
Not one who saves
Been looking for a saviour
One to retaliate

Open up

You affected many lives
You left a void so wide
Gonna get all that you ask for
It's gonna eat you up
It's gonna drag you down
You're gonna get all that you want

Looking for a saviour
Not one who saves
Been looking for a saviour
One to retaliate

You've sworn to retaliate
One to retaliate

Open up

10. R U O K?

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Are you okay

11. I Don't Know

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Well I've been absorbing mediocrity
Been hollowed by uncertainty
I've taken all of my beliefs and given 'em up
'Cause there's no guarantee of a god or longevity
Admit you don't know anything and give it up

Singing, I don't know if I've been reborn
Lived a past life
Suffered in another time
I don't know

Give it up

Well I don't know what to believe anymore
But every now and then I feel a moment of awakening
But then it's gone, then it's gone, then it's gone
I'm blanketed by the warmth of ignorance

Singing, I don't know if I've been reborn
Lived a past life
Suffered in another time
I don't know

If I'll go somewhere special when I die
If I'll go somewhere special when I die
So I'll just go on living my way

There's a strength in duality, penetrate mentality
Give it up, give it up
I've learned from casualty, don't have faith in anything
Give it up, give it up

Singing, I don't know, no, I'll never know
I'm giving up, giving up
Singing, I don't know if I've been reborn
Lived a past life
Suffered in another time
No, I don't know

If I'll go somewhere special when I die
If I'll go somewhere special when I die
So I'll just go on living my way

12. Mourning This Morning

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
We'll be mourning this morning
There is no need to complain
'Cause we've been ignoring this warning
There is no pleasure without this pain

We're drawn together by accident
We'll be forever with these words
And melodies, they'll guide us through this speck in time
We're trying to get the missed attempts
We are forever with these words
And memories, they'll guide us through this night
We're getting older, older, older

Another day, another rut
Along the highways faults
We sat and watched him, the saddened watchmen
He's all alone

We're drawn together by accident
We'll be forever with these words
And melodies, they'll guide us through this speck in time
We're trying to get the missed attempts
We are forever with these words
And memories, they'll guide us through this night
We're getting older, older, older
But it's not over, over

'Cause this all, all you'll ever get
Don't forget that, don't forget that
No, don't forget that
'Cause this all, all you'll ever get
Don't forget that
It's your one and only chance
Go this far
On your own

We'll be mourning this morning
We'll be mourning this morning
'Cause we've been ignoring this warning all along
We're getting older, older, older

13. Stamp Of Origin: Take A Look Around

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Take a look around
All things green and brown
They are here to stay

The people walking by
Buildings built so high
They'll be gone some day

A piercing sound so loud
Takes over the crowd
Watch them run away

Objects in the sky
Blocking all the light
Total disarray

What a shame

Take a look around
Everything you've found
Will be gone someday

15. Cartoon Showroom

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
I'm gonna miss your ways
Your sin, your smell, your smile
In anxious attempt to let you know
Dancing on the roof
Of some cartoon showroom
But in an instant I'd give it all right back

So keep moving onward
Run through that open door
Consuming knowledge
Wormhole through times before

Can't you hear their voices crying
Can't you hear their hearts breaking
There is only so much we can do
Only so much can be shown to you
The rest is your choice
It's your choice
It's your choice

When I close my eyes
I see two faces above me
One to my left, one to my right
I took you under
Under my wing to shadow
It never did bother me to hide you from the light

So keep moving onward
Run through that open door
Consuming knowledge
Wormhole through times before

Can't you hear their voices crying
Can't you hear their hearts breaking
There is only so much we can do
Only so much can be shown to you
The rest is your choice
It's your choice
It's your choice

So keep moving onward

Run through that open door

So keep moving onward

16. Quotes

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
There's a way
A way to get out of here
To escape these storms and find some shelter
To rid of your darkness
To rid of your boredom
There's somewhere
Somewhere that you can go
It's obvious, well it's apparent
It's right in front of you
So reach out and take it

And just let go
Our sobriety will diminish
Discriminate we fade slow, fade slow
These drugs will expand us
United we will grow
Let go, let go

There's a way
A way to squash all of your fears
When everyone around you seems to be a stranger
You feel their eyes upon you
Your hearing their thoughts
As they walk away
Their voice grows louder
Illusions illuminate
While your delusions dictate your next move
You're bound by deception and a misled direction

So just let go
Our sobriety will diminish
Discriminate we fade slow, fade slow
These drugs will expand us
United we will grow
Let go, let go

There's a way
A way out of here

So just let go
Our sobriety will diminish
Discriminate we fade slow, fade slow
These drugs will expand us
United we will grow
Let go, let go

18. Stamp Of Origin: Horizon

Music by dredg
Lyrics by Gavin Hayes
Sitting in the sand, watch the tide roll up
Take a deep breath in as your past fades out
Let everything else just fade into the horizon

When the planet stops spinning and the music stops
Take a deep breath in, let your life fade out
With everything else you'll fade into the horizon

"I'll never leave this place, where I was born"
"I need a little more information to add to this confusion"
"These delusions, they aren't meant to justify the things you do"
"Thankfully, I haven't been taken very seriously"
"Keep moving onward, keep moving onward"
"I don't know if I've been reborn, or lived a past life, suffered in another time"
"I'm gathering the pebbles, I need to drink from the well"
"We are all part of the problem"
"Just let go, just let go, just let go, just let go"
"Into the horizon, let everything else just fade into the horizon"
"Just let go"