Armored Saint - Punching The Sky lyrics
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Tracks 01. Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
02. End Of The Attention Span 03. Bubble 04. My Jurisdiction 05. Do Wrong To None 06. Lone Wolf 07. Missile To Gun 08. Fly In The Ointment 09. Bark, No Bite 10. Unfair 11. Never You Fret 01. Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
Punching the sky every day
Rise when the alarm abruptly sounds Hope that opportunity knocks Nemesis sow seeds of doubt Leaves me feeling shell-shocked Confident I think I got it all figured out With help from osmosis Sift through the crap hit the safety valve Then put on Aegis Scream race from the inferno Turn left turn right go straight Which way do I go As I grow older I lift this boulder With strength I chip it away Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday As life gets colder flames they smolder Climb so I can survey Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday Nectar of the Gods taste bittersweet Not out of the mire yet Got to be a badass to take the heat Not be saddled with mounting debt (forget) Wolf appears with a nice wool coat Draws me in with a smile Rid myself of this spare change And that’s how I reconcile Scream race from the inferno Turn left turn right go straight Which way do I go (I know) As I grow older I lift this boulder With strength I chip it away Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday As life gets colder flames they smolder Climb so I can survey Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday All these birds Are coming home to roost To fly in my face Or to maybe give me a boost Measure the man the amount of grit Every ounce or send me adrift Ain’t no thorn in my side I cannot expel Juggernaut of a stone moves well Cause I know As I grow older I lift this boulder With strength I chip it away Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday As life gets colder flames they smolder Climb so I can survey Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Punching the sky everyday Punch away 02. End Of The Attention Span
Foot apart
Must be contagious Oh so close but something divides us That’s us We’re lost within our screens We want to stop Move on to the next thing Feeling trapped and the cavity’s growing That’s our starvation for routine Concentration oh please That’s just an overrated inflated commodity Power’s drained and that spells the end Attention Dissipating slowly eroding end The end Of the Attention Span That spells the end Attention Depreciating anti evolving end The end Of the Attention Span A great night At the performance Massive stage lights in abundance That’s us We’ll watch it through our screens (God!) Sidetracked Fed a distraction So pissed off is the artist’s reaction Our fleeting moment gets careened Concentration what give’s That’s just an overrated sedated commodity Power’s hacked and that spells the end Attention Dissipating slowly eroding end The end Of the Attention Span That spells the end Attention Depreciating quickly regressing end The end Of your Attention Span A new norm Make the adjustment Every eye humanity’s descent That’s you You’re watching through your screen Reject Life moving forward I question that better is backwards And one idea is to convene Concentration is time Just an overrated sedated commodity Power’s dead and that spells the end Attention Dissipating slowly eroding end The end Of the Attention Span That spells the end Attention Depreciating strongly rebelling end The end Of my Attention Span 03. Bubble
Enclosed their shortcomings
Never get 'em exposed The usual margin of victory Is a stone's throw Talking to ya With language bellicose But if I fail to get in You know that I'll fail fighting Door's closed but someone's home Just keep trying I hover around outside the bubble One day I'll peer inside the bubble Could be trouble And that layer ain't that thick Let it rip Now that I've broken the seal To this private club I can see the face Of Beelzebub Clear as ever But if But if I fail to get out You know that I'll fail fighting Door's closed, can’t escape Just keep trying I hover around inside the bubble If I get a chance I'll pop the bubble I'm in trouble This layer ain't that thick Let it rip Could be trouble I hover around inside the bubble I'm in trouble One day I'll slip outside the bubble I'm in trouble I hover around inside the bubble One day I'll live outside the bubble I'm in trouble I hover around inside the bubble And this layer ain't that thick Ain't that thick Ain't that thick Ain't that thick 04. My Jurisdiction
Purveyor
Incorrectly called Superman Skin tight suit with too (Two) soft hands Problems averted It’s perverted Need this now Need it like we need another hole in the head Every time it speaks always brings us dread I'm shutting all systems off With a scoff Fact Fact or friction It's still out of my jurisdiction Jeopardized Lock the menace up throw away the key He loves her but she loves me Cheeks are turning rosy red Frustrated Sinking now Through the vortex of insanity Like Paul said just let it be This court of law is in contempt with excrement Fact Fact or friction It's all out of my jurisdiction Ignore (III at ease) Folklore (Pretty please) Give the big brush off (Listen up) Varnanos ready or not My jurisdiction My kind of friction Fact Fact or friction It's just out of my jurisdiction No 05. Do Wrong To None
Look at all the stress we got
Ripe and blazing hot Unsuspecting victims to extract from Innocence is not enough No not a bluff Make sure that the answer is the right one Suicide squeeze play 80 million years will pass Only some will last Size will not determine the forbearance Hemoglobin ripped away Marks on resumes Proving to be much more than a nuisance Suicide squeeze play Dot the I's and cross the T's The devil in the details Will prove that we're naive This rock is never pure and rarely what it seems Love all But only trust a few While the story unravels We gotta challenge the view Love all But only trust a few Dot the I's and cross the T's The devil incarnate is always bloodthirsty This rock is never pure Behind the smoke screen This rock is a sepulcher Spinning to demean Love all But only trust a few While the story unravels The gnat continues Oh love all But only trust a few yeah While the story unravels We gotta challenge the view Challenge the view 06. Lone Wolf
Should we slow dance
Tango or hustle Maybe I’ll just choose to sit this one out I've been a wallflower most every evening Instead of cutting a rug I just pout Whether I lead or come in dead last All the effort that I gave got me gassed Taking too much or taking close to none I don't seek redemption Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Peppered by debris Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Choosing to retreat yeah Navigate through these treacherous waters I need to upgrade to a battleship So when it comes to split decisions My turret always shoots from the hip Whether I lead or finish dead last Playing the waiting game ain't a free pass Taking too much or taking zero to none I can't take rejection Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Showered by debris Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Put your shoulder to the wheel yeah Get on up dust it off What it was an afterthought This behemoth task is ahead Get on up dust it off What it is all for naught Peace with inclusion ain't looking to spread Withdrawing instead Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Oh showered by debris Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf Yeah choosing to retreat Yeah Lone wolf, lone wolf ANd don't ever kneel Don't ever kneel 07. Missile To Gun
You're bigger than me
You're stronger than me I gotta level the playing field I'm crazy as hell Everybody could tell I'm gonna slaughter with such zeal If you take this weapon away The advantage goes away It's just man versus man Fisticuffs maybe lose a tooth Then hit the bar make a toast and salute Celebrate the truce Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Got more nukes than you Many cities in view I can blow up earth ten times Parade displays Conflict underway Visualize the goldmine If we take these weapons away And the megalomaniacs away It's just mano y mano Bloodied beaten make it a game And we could both agree to share the blame Reassure we're sane Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone If we settle for less Is that a hitch in the progress Let's just give it a rest Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun If we take these weapons away The advantage goes away The fact is we're all men Fisticuffs Long in the tooth Then hit the grave with a 21 gun salute Ready for a truce Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Gun to knife Knife to stone Missile to gun Tombstone 08. Fly In The Ointment
Like water for a cactus
I'm in need of a long cold drink Like a tree in the forest Before it's chopped down it has anxiety On the road rev up the engine I'm playing chicken and I ain't gonna turn Though it's icy conditions I find a way to always get burned Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Soaring godwit on tired wings Here comes a rockslide and I'm underneath Speed to the surface and risk the bends Always conclusive just a matter of when When With a sleeve of emotions I walk the beat with posture that's curved Getting by fit and able A dotted line with a learning curve If the motor malfunctions I need an off-hours handyman And get back to the ruckus A sugar fix for a kid in candy land Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Soaring godwit on tired wings Avalanche a coming pull up the sheets Speed to the surface and risk the bends Weathered but pompous cause I know where I've been Bend the throttle Briefly interrupted Out of my hands And no longer captive Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Soaring godwit on tired wings Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath Soaring godwit on tired wings Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment Fly in the ointment 09. Bark, No Bite
I tell ya
His dirty pool ain't squeaky clean As he's hauling ass erratic from the scene Gotta erase all the manifestation He's the God of ugliness His candid philosophy is fuck the rest When friends cry tears of joy he increases the fun - a ton So call off your dogs Call off your dogs We need dialogue to handle it all Hurry do it sneaky Hurry do it swiftly All bark no bite When they wake up he's already done Living where the needy get no free lunch A caper's on tap tonight for the festivities Better to prefer ignorance But when bullets start to fly the boy can dance Infiltrating all what's real with frivolous fantasy - revelry So call off your dogs Call off your dogs We need dialogue To make sense of it all Hurry you’re so sneaky Hurry do it smoothly All bark no bite The bigger they are The harder we fall We're crash test dummies Heading straight for a wall Planets aligned something's gotta give Hope they don’t squander it all So call off your dogs Call off your dogs We need dialogue to cut through the fog Hurry do it sneaky Hurry do it crafty All bark no bite All bark but no bite All barking bitches die No no no No no no No no no 10. Unfair
Distracted focus incomplete
Attention is now obsolete Once was hours is now minutes That’s all that time permits What was a future is mere seconds Unfair but all you get Downtrodden this is so unreal Someone wake me Then show me how to heal Once was hours is now minutes That’s all that time permits What was a future is mere seconds Unfair but all you get Once was hours is now minutes That’s all that time permits What was a future is mere seconds Unfair but all you get Once was hours is now minutes That’s all that time permits What was a lifetime is now over Unfair 11. Never You Fret
Run around the corner
Run around you not are given Free to be a gambler Time to go for broke Got to face the music The audience is primed and ready Balance the act No mirror behind the smoke Never you fret We always bring the house down Never you fret You're spellbound yeah Moving through opponents Moving quick is how we travel Gaining momentum Attain before you croak Circle the wagons Protect what it is they're after Honor pride it will not get revoked Never you fret We always bring the house down Never you fret Release the hounds Admiring the conquest Admire each punk defeated Finally rewarded Basking in the glow Wiping perspiration Clean up every drop of blood Raise the glass And do it with gusto Never you fret We always bring the house down Never you fret They're spellbound Never you fret We always burn the tent down Never you fret the circus clowns No No No No No |