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Welcome to Alphabet City
03:20
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(Verse)
I'll take my thoughts from the revolution,
To clear my name from this new pollution,
So here's another song for all the kids on the earth,
To give suggestions for a new solution.
(Chorus)
You won't fill up our streets,
We've had enough to grieve.
So raise your fists in anger,
To bring back our beliefs,
And bring the troops back home,
And finish the fight,
Because I've had enough of government's uncertainty.
(Verse)
The Master's Touch is my definition,
So we can stop mindless repetition.
Memorize and criticize the state of mind that is war,
Your tears are of anger and sedition.
(Chorus)
(Solo)
(Chorus)
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(Chorus)
I won’t break this loving heart!
And I won’t die the youth’s hope, the child’s pope!
(Verse)
Making sorrow, making judgment, feeling sympathy
To get over what you've done and the pleasure is mine.
(Chorus)
I won’t break this faithful heart!
And I won’t die the youth’s hope the child’s pope!
(Verse)
Correlating to my friends and fellow pantomimes,
To fight on and collaborate with those who are worthy
(Bridge)
Sic transit Spes,
No sum Regis,
Fortasse umbrae timeo,
Sic transit Gloria,
No sum memoriae,
Fortasse caelum timeo,
Fortasse mortem timeo,
Fortasse tyrannum timeo,
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3. |
Like a Second Wheel
02:43
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(Verse)
Let me tell you a story
About the boy who cried wolf
He lost his life, paid the price.
All that’s left is his skull
Now, I hope it sounds familiar
Doesn’t take half a brain
That hungry wolf is me
But I ain’t calling your name.
My jokes are Year 3000
Already cleared the slate
Wipe that smirk off
Your stuff is too 2000-late
You think you feel any better
Shutting me down like that
I’m surprised that these people
Can put up with your crap
I FERVENTLY PROCLAIM!
FUCK THE ENEMIES!
FIGHT THE POWER!
FEEL THE PAIN!
COME AT ME, WON'T YOU BREATHE,
I KNOW IT AIN'T RIGHT,
YOU'RE CALLED TO HIS JUDGMENT
SO HOW COME YOU DON'T FIGHT!
(Chorus)
The claws are coming out tonight.
Tonight they’re looking for a fight.
Society has never seen
Anything like this before
No more writings on the wall.
It’s all across the Albert Hall.
No one knows how this will go.
Ask your friends for the score.
(Verse)
I’m still not done with my rant.
I have a few minutes more.
Be warned! It’s so profane
That you can’t buy it in stores
I’ve been like this since thirteen.
It’s when I knew who I was
I have myself to thank
To keep me off of that bus
It wasn’t easy for me
Some rules you have to bend
When you’re bullied looking emo
To your family and friends
I had years to think
About how stupid they sound
Now flash forward to the present
And the words still resound
NO LONGER!
THEY WON'T CURSE THE YOUTH
WE WON'T SURRENDER.
OUR SUPPORT WON'T DIFFUSE.
CONGREGATION! BUILD
WITH OUR OWN TWO HANDS!
RETRIBUTION! MAN UP AND
FUCK THEIR DEMANDS!
(Chorus)
(Solo)
(Chorus)
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4. |
User Is Blocked
03:10
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(Verse)
You’re looking for a new world,
So, block the corporate junk, girl
I know you’ve got enemies,
But that shows you have stood up against the clergy,
No one tells you it'll go faster,
If weren't for these inglorious bastards
But it’s mutual destiny,
Binds us together and allows us to breathe,
(Pre-Chorus)
For without good, there can't be any evil,
So it's our turn, there's no such thing as glory
Evil cannot be beat, so good will all but perish from eternity,
So you just follow my lead and when you look you will see,
(Chorus)
User is blocked
Abuser is blocked
Take your boss, and put him in the trash.
(Verse)
Love is not a concept of regret,
As hate is a precursor for what’s next
But it’s a reason can’t you see,
It’s the perfect reason why we have to breathe,
The farther back you look in the mirror,
The farther forward you can understand,
So that’s why we can’t see clearly,
The meaning of a shot of Monster Energy.
(Chorus)
(Solo)
(Chorus)
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The Bible’s torn.
I sleep so sound.
When I wake up
I dream of you.
Am I a recluse, or a superhero?
With nothing left to do, I fight for you.
It’s a color I can’t describe.
It’s the motion in my eyes.
It’s living all a lie.
You take my hand.
It’s softer than sand.
I like a surprise.
Can I close my eyes?
I’ll care for you, like no one did for you.
Let’s synchronize our watches to the moon.
It’s a color I can’t describe.
It’s the motions in my eyes.
It’s living all a lie.
What can I do?
What can I say?
I read my fate but can’t change my destiny.
It’s a memory that I can’t erase.
And it all comes back to you.
It’s a color I can’t describe.
It’s the motions in my eyes.
It’s living all a lie.
Can anybody here me shouting?
It’s just another moment coming to twilight.
I just got one more question.
Does heaven and glory co-exist?
You say you’d take the lead.
But I don’t take orders from a bomb squad.
And everything is painted red.
It’s how your blood looks after I’ve finished.
Could you play this medley?
It’s long enough to guide me up to heaven.
I open up my frail wings.
I’ll fly by the airplanes and the planets.
I should’ve not been blind.
If looks could kill, I’ve suffered a stroke.
And yes I was I child.
So take me to close to you.
You thought it was the start.
You thought it was from the heart.
You never knew.
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(Verse)
On this compass, I'm tied to the west.
The other directions laid to rest.
But in the center, there is me.
I took the path that less suited me.
You were there on the other side.
You taught me how to not run and hide.
I can't walk, so I have to sleep.
It goes to show that boys don't weep
(Chorus)
There’s no way of knowing of how far I’ve come,
But you were my guide through it all.
Now it’s over, my friend. I feel like this the end,
I have to trek this on my own.
(Verse)
As the rain drips, the wind goes through my hair.
There’s blood in the veins of this crazy affair
But I know I will no longer be afraid.
The vampire’s stepping out of the shade
I’m holding to the top of the train.
It won’t stop until it explodes again.
I wonder where the hell you are now.
With every somersault on solid ground.
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I can be your hero
I can save the world all day and night.
You can be my villain.
You can tear down every wall in sight.
If you get to heaven,
Let me know if you have learned what’s best.
Keep my dreams enchanted
We’re living in a world of craziness.
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7. |
The Chalice of Light
02:47
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(Verse)
I'm jogging into distant woods,
My own past I head towards,
I dared to take a look what I’d be!
When it's all said and done,
I swear I'll be the one,
To save this beleaguered world,
(Chorus)
I did my part to make this work
But life is shorter than it's worth
We don't have time to quarrel at all
I need some space from you right now
And seek the courage to find out
Just what it is you mean to me
(Verse)
I'm better than I was back then,
Why do I still feel empty?
Whatever it takes, it will all come true;
When my life is at its end,
I pray I'll have the strength,
To trade my limbs for yours,
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Everytime I see your smiling face
Tears are wasted from my eyes
From a store I can't replace
Leaving you is my demise
Never forget you
Seen your shadow when I walk
Though it feels like you're not hear
To the moon at night I talk
Wishing that you could be near
Let me tell you
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9. |
Where Did You Go?
03:53
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(Verse)
Hoping and praying maybe I'm mistaken
That this feeling is part of my imagination
I never knew your love would change so fast
I thought we'd built our love so strong to last
Driving me crazy am I losing you
Won't you tell me 'cos I need to know?
Tell me…
(Chorus)
Where did you go?
We made a promise to be open.
Now the secrecy.
You drive me crazy.
Can’t imagine how it's hurting me.
Although you're here with me,
It seems we've lost that chemistry.
And I can't be in love on my own,
Where did you go?
(Verse)
You said forever
We'd cherish all our dreams together.
Seems like forever,
Forever since I felt the pleasure.
The pleasure holding you so close at night
The times we used to talk by candle light
There's something in the air, you've been so cold
Is there something that I need to know?
Tell me…
(Chorus)
I never knew your love would change so fast
I thought we'd built our love so strong to last
Driving me crazy am I losing you
Won't you tell me 'cos I need to know
(Chorus)
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Baby, won’t you notice me,
I am gazing so openly.
Baby, won’t you acknowledge me.
This contract you won’t promise me.
The time is gone as my friends grow old.
In Super City, the grass is gold.
Baby, won’t you notice me,
I am gazing so openly.
The time is gone as my friends grow old.
In Super City, the grass is gold.
Baby I sure feel lonely,
To live to find the truth I speak.
Baby, won’t you notice me,
I am gazing so openly.
If you can cure their apathy
They feel the hurt and cuckoldry.
The time is gone as my friends grow old.
In Super City, the grass is gold.
Baby I sure feel lonely,
I am gazing so openly.
Baby, won’t you acknowledge me.
I am gazing so openly.
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11. |
The Crown of Life
04:08
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(Verse)
And she’s walking in the rain again,
Never slowing,
Afraid to lose control again
Ever though her dreams are evident
They’re fading
As her friends came and went
And the voices from the past
Her desires that will never last
They will all align
And in time when pain is gone
She will be fine.
(Verse)
August evenings and the nights are long
Crickets singing
Of what is yet to come.
And the voices from her past
They tell her
Happiness will never last
And in time maybe she’ll grow
And maybe she’ll know
(Chorus)
Without mercy, this world will keep on spinning
(Until the End of Days arrives)
Too keep counting time is to live your life in vain
With clemency, this world will keep on dreaming
(And when you die, you’ll be remembered)
She’ll never ever
Always remember herself
(Solo)
(Verse)
This city’s all that’s left of all
The grandeur
We used to have to live
I’m working in the morning sun
In my mind
The moon is shining just as much
I keep slaving all the life away
Until there’s nothing left to say
(Chorus)
Without mercy, this world will keep on spinning
(Until the End of Days arrives)
Too keep counting time is to live your life in vain
With clemency, this world will keep on dreaming
(And when you die, you’ll be remembered)
She’ll never ever
Always remember
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12. |
Dreams
03:28
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(Verse)
Was it a nightmare?
Was it a dream?
Did I get what I want?
Did I get what I need?
Was it a bird?
Was it a shadow?
Did it lunge toward me?
Or did it soar?
(Chorus)
People tell me that I’m crazy.
It’s the same old song and dance.
Now I feel so very lazy.
I put myself in one last trance.
(Verse)
Were there stars?
Were they way up high?
Did I look towards the sky
Is it getting light?
Am in the ocean
Chasing the tides?
Or am I in parts unknown
Looking for a sign?
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
But if you look into my eyes you’ll see.
You’ll find there’s no one else but me.
In my dreams.
No one in my dreams.
There’s no one else but me.
(Chorus)
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Ziggy Grover Allendale, New Jersey
Ziggy Grover is a singer-songwriter from Allendale, New Jersey. Their music takes from all walks of life, having fallen in love with writing and performing music at a young age. Now, they hopes their stories have listeners learning and loving all over again. ... more
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