De/Vision - 13 (2016)

Stuck in constant repetition
I won't take it anymore
Don't count on my
Not this time that's for sure

Don't push me
Over the edge
I'm trying
To keep my head
I know there once was a time I wanted
I wanted you

Who would assume
That a person could be so cruel
And bring out the worst in me
Why don't you understand
That's not who I am

Once more we're the main attraction
A foul around our neighbourhood
By triggering a chain reaction
I'd move out of I could

You want to be in control
I need to be left alone
You say there once was a time when I needed
I need you

Who would assume
That a person could be so cruel
And bring out the worst in me
Why don't you understand
That's not who I am

I won't retreat
Not will I accept defeat
I'll do whatever it takes
To make you understand
Who I really am

Darkness is falling
Where hope can not take hold
Is this solitude
All your dreams are dead and cold

Time to wake up
Put on your makeup
One hit to not feel low
A voice is calling you
Get ready for the show

And then she steps into the light
It burns so bright
It blinds the eye
Losing all control

It's promising
Bewildering
And swallowing you while

Makes the essence of your soul

In our fractured lives we seek deliverance
A way to trend to leave our insignificance
The world is changing, rearranging
And you remain the same
? the better the day that never came

And you scream into the night
Turn on the light
It's warm and bright
And feels like I'm in home

It's dancing
It means everything
It's good to be alone

It's the essence of your soul

Somewhere by the sea
There's an ancient tree
There's an ancient tree
Save a place for me
Under the ancient tree
Under the ancient tree

A frightening, darkened sky
Is stretching out before my eyes
The pale shine of the moon's
The only light I see
I know my constant faith will guide
Me safely to the other side
Yet my bold heart is as cold
As the raving sea

Come and rest with me
Under the ancient tree
Under the ancient tree
No stop, no delay
On our way to the stars
Past the rings of Saturn and Mars

Maybe this is just the best
People like us can expect
In the pale shine of the moon
Salvation's coming soon

Say a prayer for me
Under the ancient tree
Under the ancient tree
No stop, no delay
On my way to the stars
Past the rings of Saturn and Mars

Somewhere by the sea
My love, she waits for me
She's waiting patiently

I can still remember
When we were wise
Blank sheets of paper
Not yet filled with ugly lies
Firm indoctrination
And thought control
Kept us in the dark
The truth remains untold

Where's the light that once shone in our hearts?
Where did it go?
If there's a glimmer somewhere in the dark
Let it show
Where's the light that once shone in our hearts?
How would I know?
In a world that's falling apart
Don't let it go

Weak-hearted decisions
Won't break our fall
Business as usual
Is not acceptable
Our noble visions
Where have they gone?
Don't say we didn't have a choice
We did but we chose wrong

Where do we go from here?
Stop and shed a tear
For what we held so dear
It's dog eat dog
All around the clock
Impossible to stop
A planet that's completely insane
I close my eyes and synchronize
With the tempting world outside
Gotta stay in line
Learn to redefine
In order not to fall behind

There's no right and there's no wrong
In this world you're on your own
You will always be alone
And if you wanna stay alive
In this war you gotta fight
From your birth until the day you die

Smile, the show must go on
Play the same old song
Everybody sing along
'Cause it's do or die
Under a black sky
Don't dare to defy
Or you'll end up eating dirt
I close my eyes and synchronize
With the mindless world outside
Always on alert
Weigh my every word
And yet all I got was hurt

Love's an addiction
Not science, pure fiction
A queer religion
Made up in your mind

It's a dead end street
Makes a bold man weak
Once you're on fire
There's no relief

Useless
I tried so hard to break these chains
Suffered
All love's pleasures and love's pains
Flew high
Saw my wings go up in flames
After all I'm still a prisoner of love
Often
I swore I'd never fall again
Trust me
I've gone the best I can
Fed up
Yet I'd do it all again
After all I'm still a prisoner of love

Love blinds your vision
It's self-infliction
In contradiction
To everything you are

Leading to lament
Self-abandonment
From the beginning
To the end

If I could read your mind
What secret would I find
In the dreary night
Behind your blue eyes?

If I could read your mind
What would I hope to find?
Is there a reason why
There is no light at all?

If only I could read your mind
I'm not afraid what I might find
If only I could turn back time
And bring to life what's dead inside

Tell me something I don't know
What to do and where to go
You and I were meant to be
A fading memory…

I'm not like you
And you're not like me
And you don't like me too
We've different views
And though the ages we've raised our children to
Sing our tune to sing our anthem
Just the way we do
You know it's true
You're just like me and
I'm just like you

So say hello to every boy and every girl
And let them know your only goal
Is to vaporize their world

I'm just like you
You my not like this
But you're just like me too
We've similar views
All though the ages we've sworn allegiance to
The person who heads our religion
We'll see his vision though
What's left to do?
Detonate and bid you adieu

So justify to every boy and every girl
And try to sell them in the lie
It's to defend and save their world

Father, I have sinned tonight
I didn't mean it
Please make it
Make it all right
Father, I have sinned tonight
Make it all right

Quash the lie
Reclaim the truth and burn the fork-tongued liar
Crush the bones
Of those in charge who set the world on fire

You shall burn in hell
Dip them in gasoline
No one shall be spared
You're gonna get what you deserve

Time is up
Your brave new world's sell by date expired
Cleanse your soul
Renounce the false god you admire

I wake to the sound of
Kids playing in the summer breeze
All of a sudden
My heart's so sore
I can hardly breath
There's a shooting star
Coming from afar
A distant world I long to be
I hear the siren's song
The radio plays along

Nothing can satisfy
Our insatiable appetite
For self-destruction
It's sad but it cannot be denied
It's coded in your genes
Fueling our machines
It's in everything we do
I hear the siren's song
The TV plays along

Press delete
Erase your mind
Step out of line
There's a brother on the other side
A father, a son
Reprogram your brain-washed mind
You're next in line
The grass ain't greener on the other side
Step out of line
The firing line