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Qualis
04:31
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Trapped, held captive
Rapt in the abstract
React to the incision
Reaping division
Complete fission
Of soul and spirit
Trapped, held captive
Rapt in the abstract
React to the incision
Reaping division
Complete fission
Of soul and spirit
Through the looking-glass
I see obscurity
Yet I will see
Alas, I’ll see
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
Truth and ambiguity
Will resolve themselves
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
Rent to inspect
Bent toward the absent
Preempt in searching the darkness
For riches hidden in secret places
Being ciphered in the halls of the Ancients
For soul and spirit
Through the looking-glass
I see obscurity
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
Truth and ambiguity
Will resolve themselves
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
In a design that’s not his own
What can doubting Thomas be shown?
What can the reader find
Without reading between the lines?
What is truth when it’s unseen?
When perception’s tearing at the seams?
How can I go the whole nine yards
When all I see are three?
Am I turning a blind eye
By ignoring what’s been disguised?
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
Truth and ambiguity
Will resolve themselves
There’s an enigma here
There’s an enigma here
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2. |
Another King's Crown
05:07
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The ballet sold out as a masquerade
The marquee set by wolves dressed like sheep on parade
While monsters remain in the dark, in the shade
Shed light on my soul, shed light on my soul
There’s a man in the mirror that hates to be seen
He’d rather sit in the dark and avoid their screams
But You keep telling me to come into the light
You’ve never been one for foul play or smoke screens
You won’t find me in Moses’ chair
Throwing stones or splitting hairs
The ballet sold out as a masquerade
The marquee set by wolves dressed like sheep on parade
While monsters remain in the dark, in the shade
Shed light on my soul, shed light on my soul
I don’t want to wear another king’s crown
Or put on some rags for his charity
But I’m not sure who I am, nor how to be noble
So naked I come, I trust that You’ll clothe me
You won’t find me in Moses chair
Throwing stones or splitting hairs
The ballet sold out as a masquerade
The marquee set by wolves dressed like sheep on parade
While monsters remain in the dark, in the shade
Shed light on my soul, shed light on my soul
You won’t find me all dressed in white
While I’m as good as dead inside
You’re throwing rocks at my glass house
And tearing at my veils
Shed light on my soul, shed light on my soul
Shed light on my soul, shed light on my soul
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3. |
Turning Back Time
04:46
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Why don’t You turn back time?
I’ll relive the former grace
I will shed the fallen state
Why don’t You turn back time?
So I can fill this empty space
So I can hide from this crusade
Must I face it all?
The battle is inside, the battle is inside
There’s no gunpowder here, only rumination
The battle is inside, it’s an ancient design
There’s no gunpowder here, and no turning back time
Why won’t it go away?
No matter how long I seem to wait
I’ll have to learn from yesterday
It won’t just go away
It’s time to form a better plan
I can’t just lean on my own hand
The battle is inside, the battle is inside
There’s no gunpowder here, only rumination
The battle is inside, it’s an ancient design
There’s no gunpowder here, and no turning back time
It’s an ancient design
Armageddon
Armageddon
Must I…?
The battle is inside, the battle is inside
There’s no gunpowder here, only rumination
The battle is inside, it’s an ancient design
There’s no gunpowder here, and no turning back time
The battle is inside, the battle is inside
There’s no gunpowder here, only rumination
The battle is inside, it’s an ancient design
There’s no gunpowder here, and no turning back time
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4. |
Tower of My Dreams
06:01
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I dreamed I’d build a tower for the King
I guess that I was dreaming Joseph’s dream
My head in the clouds
I set my best foot forward, raised my head
I’d see what I was made of in the end
My castle in the sky
Were You surprised when I was fooled again?
When I didn’t count the cost, didn’t see where this would end?
The tower of my dreams
Why must it plague me?
I’m reaching out in faith
Falling short of what I see
The tower of my dreams
I’m a sinking ship at my own game
Water overboard
A deluge of shame, here to douse my flame
It seems I’ve lost my course
Will I dream no more?
Let’s start over
Let’s start over again
I won’t be a flash in a pan in the end
So let’s start over again
Let’s start over again
Let’s start over
I dreamed I’d build a tower for the King
And now I see what it all means
And now I’m free to dream again
And I won’t hide in my selfish pride
Because these dreams aren’t mine
Were You surprised?
The tower of my dreams
Why must it plague me?
I’m reaching out in faith
Falling short of what I see
The tower of my dreams
Was never meant to be my burden
I’m not the architect, no
Only the heir to what’s been shown
You’re the Giver of my dreams
The Giver of my dreams
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Pleiades
04:07
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Am I to honor You in my sleep?
Am I to bring You praise in my dreams?
Am I to honor You in my sleep?
Am I to bring You praise in my dreams?
I keep saying, “I’ll meet You halfway.”
But in truth, I need You to meet me where I am
(To look to You is to close my eyes
To lean on You is to finally take a stand)
[Help me, help me]
Help me, help me
Help me, help me
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6. |
Where is "No Further"?
08:49
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Where is the end?
If my voice were to fade
If my eyes would dim
Is it this far and no further?
Where is the end?
If my voice were to fade
(Is this the end?)
If my eyes would dim
Is this the end?
(The end)
“Come to Me”
(How far will You let me go?
How close will You let me come?)
If I reach the end, the end of me
Would I find You there, and would you find me?
(The end)
It’s in Your hands, define the end
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