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LYRICS
DEAD IN THE WATER 7"

* SALUTE THE CRUMBLING PEDESTAL *
THE CRUMBLING PEDESTAL
LEAVES US PILE OF DUST TO BREATHE
HOPE NEEDED, ROPE RECEIVED
COMPETITION BECOMING PART OF EVOLUTION
INGRAINED DEEP IN OUR SPINE
REACH THE ULTIMATE POSITION
TO CRASH AND BURN EVEN HIGHER
HOPE NEEDED, ROPE RECEIVED
NO TURNING BACK , STARING AT A DEAD END
KNEE DEEP AND READY FALL DOWN
TO WRECKAGES OF LIFE
HOPE NEEDED, ROPE RECEIVED
THE CRUMBLING PEDESTAL
LEAVES US PILE OF DUST TO BREATHE
SILENT CONSENT, MASSES BREEDS MASSES
DESPERATION NO DAY WITHOUT A FEELING OF CONFUSION
IīM RUNNING ON SECOND CHANCES COUNTLESS TIMES
WELL SALTED WOUNDS AINīT NUMBLESS YET
FEELS FUCKING ANNOYING
THE CRUMBLING PEDESTAL
LEAVES US PILE OF DUST TO BREATHE
HOPE NEEDED, ROPE RECEIVED


* FROM DESPAIR WITHIN *
HOPE STRANDS, LESS BELIEF ON TIMES TO COME
OFFER GIVES NOTHING TO GAIN
BELIEF WEAKENS, GOOD WILL BE REPLACED
TO GAIN MAXIMIZED PROFITS
HOPE WITHERS, CLAWS OF EXTINCTION
SQUEEZES LIFE OUT OF ANOTHER SPECIES
HEART HOPES FOR BETTER
IVORY TOWER SINKS INTO DEPTHS OF CALM REALITIES
CLOSED MY EYES, ESCAPE TO SAFE HAVEN
EASE OF THE MOMENT TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
SCRAPING BOTTOMS OF AN EMPTY BARREL
TRYING TO WAKE FROM THE WORST DREAM EVER
VULTURES HUMILIATE PURPOSE
ILLUSION OF ASYLUM GONE UP IN FLAMES
SINKING SHIP BURNS TO ASHES FOLLOW TO BE LEAD
FOLLOW TO BE LEFT IN RUINS
FALSE IMAGE FOR CHEAP BELIEF
THE WOUNDS BLEED PROFUSELY
FALSE WORDS TO OBTAIN DREAM
THE WOUNDS BLEED PROFUSELY
VULTURES HUMILIATE THE PURPOSE FOLLOW TO BE LEAD
FOLLOW TO BE LEFT IN RUINS
SINKING SHIP BURNS TO ASHES
ILLUSION OF ASYLUM GONE UP IN FLAMES
VULTURES HUMILIATE THE PURPOSE FOLLOW TO BE LEAD
FOLLOW TO BE LEFT IN RUINS
HEART HOPES FOR BETTER
IVORY TOWER SINKS INTO DEPTHS OF CALM REALITIES


* SEEDS AND SOIL *
HAVE WE BEEN WAITING FOR TOO LONG
THAT THE EAGLE SINKS HIS NAILS
INTO THE SWANīS PROUD BUT NAIVE NECK
IS THAT DOMINATION THE MEANING OF SURRENDER
AFTER THAT WE DONīT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT GROWTH
NO NEED TO PLANT APPLE TREES OR COULD WE JUST SAY
FIND A SEED AND PUT IT UNDERGROUND AND THEN JUST WAIT
EVEN IF THEREīS FLAMES BURNING YOUR FEET
OUR GARDEN HAS TURNED INTO A PLANTATION
TOMORROW THE PLANTATION WILL TURN VERY POOR
OR IS IT SO THAT DESTINY HAS WRITTEN
TOMORROW IS CANCELLED!
ITīS NOT SO HARD TO WATER OUR APPLE TREES
BUT THE ADVICE COMES FROM FAR AWAY FROM OUR TREE
WE CAN RUN UNTIL WE GET EXHAUSTED
BUT WE CANīT RUN ANY FURTHER
AFTER THAT I HOPE THEREīS SOMEONE
WHO WILL FIND A NEW SEED AND THROW IT TO THE BLIND
FEAR IS THE POWER, IīM HORRIFIED
THE EAGLE STRIKES WHILE WE ARE ASLEEP
SO LETīS NOT GO TO OUR BEDS TONIGHT
LETīS NOT MEET OUR NIGHTMARES