Midlife Crisis


[Faith No More cover]

Go on and wring my neck
Like when a rag gets wet
A little discipline
For my pet genius
My head is like a lettuce
Go on and dig your thumbs in
I cannot stop giving
I'm thirty-something

Sense of security
Like pockets jingling
Midlife crisis
Suck ingenuity
Down through the family tree

You're perfect, yes, it's true
But without me you're only you (you're only you)
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two

It's a midlife crisis
It's a midlife crisis...

What an inheritance
The salt and the Kleenex
Morbid self attention
Bending my pinky back
A little discipline
A donor by habit
A little discipline
Rent an opinion

Sense of security
Holding blunt instrument
I'm a perfectionist
And perfect is a skinned knee

You're perfect, yes, it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleeding enough for two

It's a midlife crisis...

You're perfect, yes, it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleeding enough for two [repeat until fade]

Asylum (2010)



"Asylum"

Release me

No remnants were ever found of it
Feeling the hot bile
With every fake smile
Though no evidence was ever found
It never went away completely

I try to hide from the unholy sound of it
Another day gone
Another night's dawn
Dark forces pull me underground
And never went away completely

How can I feel this empty?
I will not recover this time
This loneliness is killing me

Will I never know peace of mind again?
I don't believe it
I can't achieve it
I think it all is just another sign
It never went away completely

Terror is coursing in me
Dreading the final moments
Where I have to be
And feel you die

In Asylum (I live a lie)
Don't you know I'm in love with you
And I wasn't ready
For Asylum (Relive a lie)
To let go
Now it's dragging me into your grave
Your Asylum (Forget the lie)
Overcome and the feeling that I won't get to join you in time
For the loneliness is killing me

Death's images are all around again
They're right behind me
They're gonna find me
Judgment for the immoral sin
That has enveloped me completely

I know I'll never know a peaceful night again
Afraid they'll hear me
They don't fear me
Punishment for the immoral crime
That debt was never paid completely

Terror is coursing in me
Dreading the final moments
Where I have to be
And feel you die

In Asylum (I live a lie)
Don't you know I'm in love with you
And I wasn't ready
For Asylum (Relive a lie)
To let go
Now it's dragging me into your grave
Your Asylum (Forget the lie)
Overcome and the feeling that I won't get to join you in time
For the loneliness is killing me

In the end there will be no suffering (more suffering)
In the end we will find out everything (not everything)
In the end you may question your belief (what belief)
In the end you will realize someday
How you were saved
This has gone on too long (too long)
No more demonic Dreams
Destroyer come to light
Because the memory is killing me

In Asylum (I live a lie)
I let go
now it's dragging me into your grave
For Asylum (We live a lie)
Overcome and the feeling that I won't get to join you in time
This world is not fulfilling me

Don't make me live in Asylum
I live alive
Don't want to live in Asylum
I live a lie
Don't make me live in Asylum
I am a lie

"The Infection"

In the back of my mind I can
Barely even remember when
There was nothing left to hide and
She had found her way inside then
I was forced to walk alone
Living in an empty home
All I wanted was to hide and
Try to numb the ache inside
And I’m still afraid of the lights
And a thousand voices share their
Laughter at my demise

Now if I am to survive
The infection must die
Murder the beast
That’s been eating me alive
The infection must die

Nothing left but a broken man
Terrified of everything
Nothing left of his foolish pride, his
Fond memories slowly die, then
As he wakes again alone
Still a prisoner in his home
Ready to allow the dark to
Penetrate his broken heart
And he’s still afraid of the light
And a thousand voices share their
Laughter at his demise

Now if I am to survive
The infection must die
Murder the beast
That’s been eating me alive
The infection must die

Come on, motherfucker

Now if I am to survive
The infection must die
Murder the beast
That’s been eating me alive
The infection must die
This is where I draw the line
This infection must die
Give me release from this demon of mine
The infection must die
The infection must die

"Warrior"

I am now an instrument of violence
I am a vessel of invincibility
I cannot leave this undecided
Stepping down to battle another day
Remember me for all time this
Determination is a vital part of me
Surrender now or be counted
With the endless masses that I will defeat

[Pre-Chorus:]
Come on bring it, don't sing it
Better believe it
Broken down, till your hope has died
Beat down till the victory is mine
Stand up and show me some pride
And now, are you ready?

[Chorus:]
I’m one with the warrior inside
My dominance can’t be denied
Your entire world will turn
Into a battlefield tonight
As I look upon you through
The warrior’s eyes now
I can see the fear that will
Ensure my victory this time

I can't be told to compromise this
They'll never doubt the body lying at my feet
A most formidable reminder
They will speak my name for eternity
I have no need of any guidance
I am a weapon powerful beyond belief
Seen through the warrior’s eyes
I never need to question how to defeat you

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

You can’t hide now
I am the warrior
So decide now
How they’ll remember you
Do not hide now
Act like a warrior
Show your pride now
Solidify your place in time

[Chorus]

I’m one with the warrior inside
The evidence can’t be denied
The entire world will stare
Into this battlefield tonight
As I stand before you
With a warrior's heart now
I can feel the strength that will
Ensure my victory this time

"Another Way To Die"

The indulgence of our lives has cast a shadow on our world.
Our devotion to our appetites betrayed us all.
An apocalyptic plight.
More destruction will unfold.
Mother Earth will show her darker side and take her toll.

It's just another way to die.

There can be no other reason why.
You know we should have seen it coming.
Consequences we cannot deny will be revealed in time.
Glaciers melt as we pollute the sky.
A sign of devastation coming.
We don’t need another way to die.
Can we repent in time?

[Pre-chorus:]
The Time bomb is ticking and no one is listening.
Our future is fading.
Is there any hope we’ll survive?

[Chorus:]
Still, we ravage the world that we love.
And the millions cry out to be saved.
Our endless maniacal appetite.
Left us with another way to die.
It's just another way to die.
Can we repent in time?

Greed and hunger led to our demise.
A path I can’t believe we followed.
Black agenda’s rooted in a lie.
Will we repent in time?
Species fall before our very eyes.
A world that they cannot survive in left them with another way to die.
Are we dead inside?

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus x2]

Can we repent in time?
It's just another way to die.
Can we repent in time?

"Never Again"

Never Again...
Never Again...

They had a frightening desire for genocide
They wouldn't stop 'til what was left of my family died
Hell-bent on taking over the world
You couldn't hide in the shroud of conformity
We can't forget how we were devastated by the beast
And how we pleaded with our captors for release
We were hunted for no reason at all
One of the darkest times in our history

All that I have left inside
Is a soul that's filled with pride
I tell you Never Again
Their depraved society
Didn't end up killing me
Scream with me Never Again
Not again

A generation that was persecuted endlessly
Exterminated by the Nazi war machine
We will remember, let the story be told
To realize how we lost our humanity
You dare to tell me that there never was a Holocaust
You think that history will leave the memory lost
Another Hitler using fear to control
You're gonna fail this time for the world to see

All that I have left inside
Is a soul that's filled with pride
I tell you Never Again
Their depraved society
Didn't end up killing me
Scream with me Never Again
Not again

All that I have left inside
Is a soul that's filled with pride
I tell you Never Again
Their depraved society
Didn't end up killing me
Scream with me, Never Again

For the countless souls who died
Let our voices fill this night
Sing with me, Never Again
They aren't lost you see
The truth will live in me
Believe me, Never Again

"The Animal"

Now!

I can feel the animal inside
My resolve is weakening
Pounding at the doors of my mind
It's nearly overpowering
I cannot begin to describe
The hunger that I feel again
Run if you intend to survive
For the beast is coming to life
Taking form in the glimmer in this tainted moonlight
Death approaches on this night

For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in Hell tonight

I can hear it calling again
The primal need is filling me
Changes are about to begin
And now my blood is boiling
I can see the fear in your eyes
But you can't bring yourself to scream
Time to shed the mortal disguise
For the beast is coming to life
Taking form in the glimmer of this tainted moonlight
Death approaches on this night

For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in Hell tonight

We begin the hunt and I
Feel the power course, as the creatures take flight
For the kill is close and I will be satisfied
For the smell of fear tonight
Wakes an ancient lust that will not be denied
You're mine

For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in Hell tonight

For the animal's soul is mine
And the world around will never hear your cries
An unholy crime
And now we both shall dine in Hell tonight

"Crucified"

When others left before
I could bear to turn away
Now that it’s come to this
Is there nothing left to say?
I’ve never known before
Such exquisite suffering
As I watched you walk away
I gave into panicking
I can’t believe that
This is really happening
Am I really lost again?
Desperation drives me insane

[Chorus:]
I will focus all the pain
Right into your heart
Till it makes you blind
Till the faces of your former world
Have fallen from your sight
Till you’re mine
Until the voice of doubt no longer
Dominates your mind
I’m crucified

Cold and unwhole again
Crying out and questioning
Will I ever love again?
What’s the point of anything?
It takes a toll again
This is where the fun begins
Visions haunt me through the night
Now I’m dying for your sins
I can’t believe that
If you look me in the face
You can say there’s nothing left
How the silence drives me insane

[Chorus]

I cannot feel anything
Anger I've been harboring
You've nailed me to the cross
Upon it I will remain
I can’t feel anything
Rage inside is festering
You've nailed me to the cross
Upon it I will remain

[Chorus]

Till it makes you blind
Till the faces of your former world
Have fallen from your sight
Till you’re mine
Until the voice of doubt no longer
Dominates your mind
I’m crucified

"Serpentine"

See the dogs come running
Smelling blood now
To an open sore
On a parasite
Countless hearts have fallen
Hard to number
Damnation’s whore
Is looking for a victim tonight
With an angry soul
And a wicked design
Your will cannot endure
And your heart is torn away

[Chorus:]
I was caught up in the moment
You were alone and
You seemed to harness the light
Even though I felt cold inside
When you told me it would be alright
I had given up control and
I didn’t focus hard enough to see
The warning signs
Your heart is serpentine

Damn what I’m becoming
One of them now
Just an opened door
On an endless night
Dark desire burning
In my blood now
How can I be sure?
I don’t know if I’ll be able to fight
With a tortured soul
And an honest design
My will cannot endure
If my heart is torn away

[Chorus]

Now that I’ve been torn apart
Will there be an end to this?
Will there finally be release?
Will I finally rest in peace?
I’m determined to believe
My prayers will be received
With a tortured soul
And an honest design
My will cannot endure
As my heart is torn away

[Chorus]

The warning signs
Your heart is serpentine
Evil personified
Your heart is serpentine

"My Child"

Tore it up again, I couldn’t stop again
Let it go till there was nothing in the way
Fought the feeling then, I gave in again
Sweet surrender to the angel I denied
When you came to life I was terrified
I knew that nothing else would ever feel the same
Doubt came over me; what kind of father would I be?
I knew the time had come to stand up and be a man
To change the face of my life
With your future in mind
Time to do what is right
A new beginning

The world around me died
When I saw that heartbeat
I knew it wasn’t a sin
Can someone tell me why
This has happened to me?
Why was it only in death
Were you redeemed, my child?

No serenity within agony
Every day brings on
A hundred ways to fight
Constant scrutiny
I can feel you judging me
Resurrecting every demon that’s inside
Her face was horrified
You struggled still alive
My one desire was to trade my soul for yours
Grief crippled me, the reaper cheated me
Left me yearning for the path I'd come to adore
To change the face of my life
With your future in mind
Time to do what is right
A new beginning

The world around me died
When I saw that heartbeat
I knew it wasn’t a sin
Can someone tell me why
This has happened to me?
Why was it only in death
Were you redeemed, my child?

My child

The world around me died
When I saw that heartbeat
I knew it wasn’t a sin
Can someone tell me why
This has happened to me?
Why was it only in death
Were you redeemed, my child?

I pray you were redeemed, my child