1. The Laughing Lion (intro)
2. Breaking Old Tablets
3. Sign Of The Times
4. Duality Of The Revolutionary
5. Struggle
The Laughing Lion (intro)
Breaking Old Tablets
Break down all their values Create for yourself
Can you overcome? Can you break the tie that has you bound Habituation
anchors your thoughts right to the ground Old ways of thinking, they decay
as I watch time progress But you refuse to lay whatís dead to rest Shackled
to the past, your mind denies that conventions never last They rise and
fall like the tides that crash the shore. Closed mind; ignore that
which you donít wish to see cease to endure Reflection fails, kept on a
leash, so restrained it doesnít even have the room to breathe It suffocates
The power that flows from within is yours The power the grows from within
is yours The power is yours Harvested culture values set up high for us
all to see Taught not to question all their old and dying ìshould-beîs
Your ways of thinking, they fill my heart with such distress Cause you
refuse to put your beliefs to the test Break down all the their values
[Break down whatís devalued] Create for yourself.
Sign Of The Times
Poison free, now living life so pure Tell me, have
all your addictions been cured When you mark your fist, whatís going through
your mind? Is this your new fix? Ensnared again, confined Transference
of one addiction to another, you havenít solved a thing All youíve done
is change the game youíve been playing Different equipment, the rules are
the same, the goal remains unscathed Just looking for acceptance and the
power that it brings Push yourself to higher heights, rise above the herd
Straightedge isnít the answer if the decision isnít yours [push your self
higher] Think about the life you live. Have your standards been met?
Or have you rooted yourself, cemented in and set Projection of your addiction
to another; the mind is a powerful tool Consume a symbol that youíve now
become addicted to Just one of the pack with a pat on the back, marked
fist finger in the air Tell me would you, tell me could you if your friends
were not there This is my choice; I made it, I live by it. My life
is my own This is my choice; I made it, I live by it. Are you in
control?
Duality Of The Revolutionary
I can attest, Trying to save the world is a hard
mountain to scale This task weíve set up ourselves seems destined to fail
Hands are so easily susceptible to damage And every
in wound festers hopelessness The weight we carry whispers words of apathy
Sometimes itís just so tempting to let fingers slip away And fall right
into the illusions that we sought to climb above All alone, stranded on
this mountain side Exhaustion takes a heavy toll inside Arms are so prone
to flights of fatigue Sometimes just holding on is in-itself challenging
All the dirt collects in the wounds leaving me consumed Sometimes just
one thought away from relinquishing control To fall right into the illusions
that we sought to climb above I call out to you in hopes of finding anew
my passion and love Through screams of defiance I seek the strength to
soar Bring myself one step closer So that I may breathe in pure air
Struggle
Watch as illusions fade, revealing disaster impending
Has hope succumbed to such frailty I feel the return that familiar void,
like an old close friend Revelation that all has been lies. Now I understand
why truth died What do you do? When no truth stands to comfort you
Close your eyes Shut your ears Cover your mouth Fight back the tears...
no! Try to stand on your own (I'll help you) Weíll stand together
Try to stand on your own (Iíll help you) We'll see it through, make it
through Won't give up the fight Won't just sit back Won't give up the fight
Won't just sit back in despair I'm reaching out for something, someone,
something There's no one there I'm reaching out for something, someone,
something, someone Will you be there; please be there... I'll be there.