Sin, Sorrow And Sadness (2000)



1.   A Reflection Of Anguish On A Face So Innocent
2.   Trapped Inside The Cage Of My Soul
3.   A Lie Will Always Defeat The Truth
4.   IV / Instrumental

"A Reflection Of Anguish On A Face So Innocent"
 
I felt you slip away, far away from me, further from me.
You seem to drift.
I caught myself wishing you back.
As I fight to catch you.
Anger, wells inside me.
I see me, frowning in your eyes.
I see, the fear in you, where none should ever be.
I am here for you, as I strive to grab you.
I see my reflection and the pain scripted across my face, set in stone.
Anger, wells inside me.
I see me, frowning in your eyes.
Far away from me, further from me.
You seem to drift (Far away).
I caught myself wishing you back.
As I fight to catch you.
Slap me, punch me, stab me, kick me, burn me, crucify me, kill me.
Fuck you, hate you, love you, hate myself.
You are nothing to me.
I am everything to you.
You are nothing to me.
I put the fear in you where none should ever be.
I am everything to you.

"Trapped Inside The Cage Of My Soul"
 
Inside me.
Empty, is how you left.
Confused, scared, alone.
I am confused.
I am scared.
I am alone.
I am without you.
You are heartless, without compassion.
I will watch you die
I will not cry.
Haze clouds these translucent eyes.
Sweat creeps down callused hands.
The lies outside, I cannot feel.
The pain inside burns.
And as tears slip, she does it again.
As tears slip she does it again.
Scarred, bruised and broken.
To the ground in tears I fall.
Sadness locked inside me.
Time ticks by, and soon I realize life won't end, it can't end.
Not like this, not without sorrow and not with fear!
I know you are scared, cause I am too.
And as tears slip she does it again.
Haze clouds these translucent eyes.
Sweat creeps down callused hands.
The lies outside, I cannot feel.
The pain inside burns.
I know you cared.
Why did you leave?
From my knees I now stand.
Begging for freedom from my cage.
Now praising life for what I was given.
From my knees I now stand.
Bleeding for you from my heart.
Now hating life for what was taken from me, by you.

"A Lie Will Always Defeat The Truth"
 
Weight leaves in anger from my shoulders.
Words of wisdom crush hope.
What is real? I thought I knew.
How could I lie to someone, I cared for?
How could you lie to me, your words, pierced me.
For good, this was done.
In the end the truth will shine.
To instill truth in your heart, I beg and plead for you.
A lie from your lips will make me cry out in pain, as I wish for you to go away.
How could I lie to you? I cared for you.
How could you lie to me? Your words pierced me.
The tremble of your soul injects fear into my heart.
I will stand alone.
The gentle mind, the one inside me will never hurt you.
Actions speak louder than words will ever.
So I will show you my sincerity in the shape of my still beating heart.

Too Bad You're Beautiful (2001)



1.   Royal Crown Vs. Blue Duchess
2.   Cherry Kiss
3.   Chloroform Perfume
4.   Mercury Rising
5.   Capeside Roc
6.   Take Her To The Music Store
7.   Switch
8.   Reflections
9.   Eulogy For An Angel
10.   Short Stories With Tragic Endings

"Royal Crown Vs. Blue Duchess"
 
Stare into my eyes
Rake your nails across my skin
I know the reason embers of you scatter as you breathe
(embers of you scatter when)
The life you knew disappears
In its wake with one skin
(in its wake your standing in)
As paper I cut your life
(and in paper I cut your life)
Follow the outline that you traced
(Embers of you scatter when)
The life you knew disappears
In its wake you stand with one skin that you do not own
(in its wake your standing in..
As these waves break, there is things I'll miss, things I miss,
And I'm feeling fake, with my whole life on your lips)
The sky is closed today
So here I sit, waiting
For a word that is hidden in Clouds
To take me back from here
(I'm hoping that this fever breaks when this smile spites my face)
Somewhere
Take me back
To a place
I will not
Feel as you
Somewhere
Anywhere
Far away from the offline of you

"Cherry Kiss"
 
Creation imperfect
Do you defy this?
Could you and your swollen ego fit into my master plan for failure?
I take the shame to heart and lock it away in a place thats sees not the light of day
I will use it when I see your face again
(your head in your hands and this is my cue,
If three words could heal you I would only speak two,
Your eyelids grow heavy and this is my cue,
If three words could heal you I'd only speak two)
How could you think after all you put me through
And all you put on my shoulders that I would answer your cries for help?
(How could you think after all you put me through
And all you put on my shoulders that I would answer your cry for help?)
Unleash the rage built up (in my throat)
Show how you hurt me and hopefully you see
You have the power to destroy my will to live

"Chloroform Perfume"
 
The end result of so many meetings
At late night dinners with no one eating
We sit in corners and sip burnt coffee
Count the tiles upon the ceiling
Skip this pretense and cut straight to dying
Don't pick me to keep your eyes from crying
You said so much without ever parting your lips

It's past 3 am and I'm still far from sleep
This is a habit that I can't break
You're my only company
I'm skipping stones

Street lights flicker like this match in my hand [x3]
Begging to strike [x2]

And I keep repeating, but this payphone tele stopped receiving
Flat out of change now I'm sure you won't accept the charges
It's all the same cause by the morning I'll be halfway to Colorado
Or some place like that

You said so much without ever parting your lips
It's past 3 am and I'm still far from sleep
This is a habit that I can't break
You're my only company
I'm skipping stones down a south suburban street

She keeps on asking "do you think it hurts much to die"
"It's hurting so much more to stay alive now"
She's gonna find out how much it hurts to die
She laced her perfume up with death
Feel it in my lungs
So I'll pull in the deepest breath
And drop my head

"Mercury Rising"
 
Every breath that I exhale is a sigh -
Every breath that I exhale is a sigh of exhaustion.
[repeating throughout]
How sad - this is what your life has
Been reduced to - a single room apartment containing no more than a mattress.
The strings have been removed from the blinds and all the outlets have been
Painted over. The television screen is streaked with blood smeared from your
Knuckles as you were trying to punch it out but you underestimated its
Strength, or maybe you just weren't trying hard enough. Startled by a knock
At the door you rise for the first time in two days to answer, but you can
Only greet the visitor with one short statement. Hello my first name is
Distance and I really don't care if I never wake up again. Hello my name is
Distance and I really don't care if I never wake up again. Hello I really
Don't care if I never wake up again. I really don't care if I never wake up
Again.

"Capeside Roc"
 
The sound of my breath flutters past your ear
Tearing down fear
Grasp your heart strings by their frayed ends to choke down the feeling left inside
The sands of time slide down your cheek in the form of liquefied dreams
Each one stands for more than the next
You give yourself to all but you
To take all you had and give all thats left
How could you have been so blind?
The shallow waters that you come upon, show how empty your life truly is
You look into the vast nothingness to see something that is not there
You try to discern where to go from here
You try to make sense of this confusion that you have inside (your heart)
And how you can get there.
(this van is on a one way trip we'll rock it straight to hell,
Our Crue is Motley and our theatres filled with pain,
Across the creek and into your home,
Be there by eight because she doesn't want you any other way)
But by a force unknown (held back)
Deep inside you, your veins tied in knots
Bind your blistering hands
To keep you in this world forsaken
As you leave your wilting soul behind