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Not Now
04:30
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You don’t have to like it, but that’s the way it is.
For all I know it’s always been the same.
You can sit and grind your teeth, and watch it slip away,
or you can take them on at their own game.
Not now.. I’m making plans. Not now.. I’ve got a world to fix.
Not now.. I’m taking over. Not now.
Not now.. I’m on a wave. Not now.. Think I can handle this.
Not now.. I’ve got the measure. Not now.
You can choose from faith or fear, you have an empty page.
You can choose your paradise or hell.
You can waste your time with worry, or you can raise your head,
and walk straight where others tripped and fell.
Not now.. I’m making plans. Not now.. I’ve got a world to fix.
Not now.. I’m taking over. Not now.
Not now.. I’m on a wave. Not now.. Think I can handle this.
Not now.. I’ve got the measure. Not now.
Don’t ever sit and count the cost, it won’t help anyway.
It’s just a game your mind will play my friend.
Because for everything you lost, and what you gave away.
You couldn’t take it with you in the end.
Not now.. I’m making plans. Not now.. I’ve got a world to fix.
Not now.. I’m taking over. Not now.
Not now.. I’m on a wave. Not now.. Think I can handle this.
Not now.. I’ve got the measure. Not now.
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Dogs
04:17
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You turn your back and hear the knives coming out,
But they just smile in your face.
They’ll never show you what they’re really about
Awaiting your fall from grace.
But hold fast, you’re built to last, and ready if they come.
The dogs aren’t eating today
And though you feel them close, you always know that you’ve got
Just enough to hold them off.
They watch and wait for you to let down your guard,
So they can close in and feed.
A pack of dogs, they need you broken and scarred,
Your will denies them their need.
So hold fast, you’re built to last, and you’re ready if they come.
The dogs aren’t eating today
And though you feel them close, you always know that you’ve got
Just enough, got just enough to…
Hold fast, you’re built to last, and you’re ready if they come.
You won’t go down as their prey.
And though you feel them close, you always know that you have
Just enough to stand your ground and hold them off for one more round
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3. |
Rise
05:27
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They stand apart from you, and draw a blind on what they do. They need you not to understand.
They’re unconcerned with what the little man is going through, just keep that grip upon the land.
They play a dirty game, you have the ones like you to blame, a misdirection tried and true.
Refined for centuries, to keep you living on your knees, theirs isn’t for the likes of you.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And look them in the eyes.
Forget what they say, just watch what they do, when they say we that doesn’t mean you.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And cut them down to size.
In a world where your worth, is decided by birth, be a thorn in the side of the few.
They fit you to the mould, your useful years are bought and sold, you’re grown and dealt in to the game.
A social sedative, produce, consume, forget to live, become a number not a name.
Take all there is to take, then substitute you when you break, with the replacements that you breed.
You'll feed your children to the same machine that swallowed you, but never satisfy its need.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And look them in the eyes.
Forget what they say, just watch what they do, when they say we that doesn’t mean you.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And cut them down to size.
In a world where your worth, is decided by birth, be a thorn in the side of the few.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And look them in the eyes.
Forget what they say, just watch what they do, when they say we that doesn’t mean you.
Rise. Rise. Rise... And cut them down to size.
In a world where your worth, is decided by birth, be a thorn in the side of the few.
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4. |
Safe Inside
04:16
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There’s a place not far from here, it’s barely hidden from your view.
A place to rest until your head is clear, unknown, designed and built by you.
And everything you need is there, for when you need a place to hide.
Some other day you’ll breathe the air, just now you’re staying safe inside.
Furnish with memories that keep you warm, paint it with dreams that make you smile.
We'll watch the door and keep the world outside, sometimes you’ll be there for a while.
And everything you need is there, for when you need a place to hide.
Some other day you’ll breathe the air, just now you’re staying safe inside.
And everything you need is there, for when you need a place to hide.
Some other day you’ll breathe the air, just now you’re staying safe inside.
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5. |
Charlatans
05:24
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I saw servants align with their masters, I saw innocence, blind to the bastards,
I saw power sell servitude back to the slave.
Saw humanity ground into dust, while the money men whipped up a frenzy of lust,
For a fantasy history crafted, rewritten, betrayed.
And when the time came you ran to their sides and helped them to tighten your chains.
And armed with an ignorance, willingly bought, you sang with your master’s refrains.
You grasped at a dream that someone else dreamt, in the cold light of day you dream still.
I hope that your children will learn to forgive you, I don’t think that I ever will.
I saw age clip the wings of the young, generations of progress undone,
Watched as lies drove a wedge between father and son.
Isolation, reject all alliance, hope that your misdirected defiance,
Brings you hope when you finally see what you’ve done.
And when the time came you ran to their sides and helped them to tighten your chains.
And armed with an ignorance, willingly bought, you sang with your master’s refrains.
You grasped at a dream that someone else dreamt, in the cold light of day you dream still.
I hope that your children will learn to forgive you, I don’t think that I ever will.
And when the time came you ran to their sides and helped them to tighten your chains.
And armed with an ignorance, willingly bought, you sang with your master’s refrains.
You grasped at a dream that someone else dreamt, in the cold light of day you dream still.
I hope that your children will learn to forgive you, I don’t think that I ever will.
Cos you swallowed their lies and you choked down their spin, closed your eyes, closed your minds and you threw your hand in,
Now you've bought the idea that you're different somehow, they've a handful of beans for a trade with your cow.
And you gave away all that your fathers had won from the cold, grasping hands that now leave you undone.
From 'we hold all the cards' to 'it wont be that bad', just how long will it take til you see you were had?
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6. |
The Wall
04:12
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I thought I knew you then, I think I know you now.
Thought I could see the way, but I got lost somehow.
Figured my plan was sound, figured my grip was strong.
Back on the cold hard ground, gravity proved me wrong.
Take a breath and get back to the wall,
Don’t forget what you came here for.
It takes heart to start, knowing you’ll fall,
And you know you will.
One more breath and then back to the wall
On your feet and you’re back for more,
Take a chance or take nothing at all.
Nothing is in your path, not that you can’t get by.
Nothing beyond your grasp, you’ll feel it when you try.
Never beyond your reach, never beyond your will.
Nothing but you and stone, and here you’re standing still.
Take a breath and get back to the wall,
Don’t forget what you came here for.
It takes heart to start, knowing you’ll fall,
And you know you will.
One more breath and then back to the wall
On your feet and you’re back for more,
Take a chance or take nothing at all.
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7. |
A Burial
04:51
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There’s little left here, the chairs are stacked, the party’s over.
The wake has ended, the mourners moving on.
Turn out the lights and close the door, and look to find your closure.
Keep pushing onward, what lingered here is gone.
I wipe the dirt from off my hands,
Turn round and make another plan.
When all is said and done there’s only what you see before you,
Nothing’s certain on these shifting sands.
All that is wasted, will fade as morning comes around,
Wait for the sunrise and move towards the light.
Whatever held you to this place is resting in the ground,
Your tale continues, you’ve pages left to write.
I wipe the dirt from off my hands,
Turn round and make another plan.
When all is said and done there’s only what you see before you,
Nothing’s certain on these shifting sands.
Round and round and round it goes, and where it ends nobody knows...
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8. |
When This Is Over
04:37
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Hold, your nerve, the finish line is closer than you think.
No, reserve, throw everything you have into the ring.
Hold out, dig in, you’ve seen much more than this,
Don’t let their chaos cloud your eyes.
Just bide, your time, and when the smoke has cleared
You’ll see beyond their twisted words and hollow alibis.
When this is over and the lights come on again, will you fall back in line, or will you still remember when,
They pulled the drawbridge up and hid behind their walls, and watched the space between us all.
Crush, your doubt, that voice inside that drags you through mill.
With, without, you’ve been this way before you know the drill.
Hold out, dig in, you’ve seen much more than this,
Don’t let their chaos cloud your eyes.
Just bide, your time, and when the smoke has cleared
You’ll see beyond their twisted words and hollow alibis.
When this is over and the lights come on again, will you fall back in line, or will you still remember when,
They pulled the drawbridge up and hid behind their walls, and watched the space between us all.
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Isle of Everything London, UK
From London, via the north of England and Argentina, Isle of Everything are a 2 piece studio project, looking to expand to a
3 piece live act as the gig scene rebuilds.
With bass, drums, guitar and vocals I guess we're a rock band of sorts, but we're in this for the adventure and happy to go wherever our writing leads us.
We hope some of you will come along on the journey with us!
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