1. |
Futility
04:35
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I look around me and I see
This feeling's hunting me
Trying to drag me to the sea
Is this how is has to be?
I don't know what to do
Someone tell me what to do
Why do I have to prove
That we have too much to lose
People tell me all the time
They try to change my mind
Things will get better in time
And life can be sublime
But I don't know what to say
Someone tell me what to say
Make this feeling go away
Does it matter anyway?
Sometimes I feel like life's a game
And I am losing
No regrets
I'm not ashamed
Mistakes were made
But it was all for this charade
I look around me and I feel
We no longer can conceal
Kindness has lost its appeal
And ignorance has been revealed
And I don't know what to say
Don't know what there is to say
Tell me it will be okay
Does it matter anyway?
We're all grabbing for our piece of the pie
Each bite we take another person will die
We just never hear their cry
And I don't know what to do
And neither do you
I wish it were not true
So we could start anew
Sometimes I think we are losing
It's absurd and so confusing
I have had all I can take
So lift me up before I break
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2. |
Free To Leave
06:06
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In my mind's eye
I can see that I am not worth anything
It's not a lie
it's a truth so loud it's almost deafening
When I wake up
The first thought I have is 'here we go again'
I'm so fed up
Just going through the usual ado again
It's so hard now
When everything inside is telling me
Just give up now
The voice will not let me be free
Live here and now
Even though it really seems impossible
I don't know how
To believe that happiness is plausible
Carry on now
You've got to want a life that's worth saving
If not, then how
Will you ever become free to leave
In my mind's eye
I believe that I am not worth anything
But if I try
I can make the thought less threatening
Carry on now
You've got to live a life that's worth saving
If not, then how
Will I ever become free to stay
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3. |
Lose It
06:08
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I used to think
That you were so intelligent
The flaws I saw
Really seemed irrelevant
How could I know
Your intentions were malevolent
What's wrong with me?
Your decisions
Are really lacking common sense
When I speak
All you do is wreck my confidence
I don't react
Better to just remain reticent
What's happening?
I've lost a part of me
Can't find it
Don't know where I lost it
Did I ever even have it?
I can't pretend
You're dramatic and dire
You speak with such hyperbole
But in the same breath
It's yet another guarantee
That you can be
The person that you said you'd be
I know it's a lie
It's clear again
You never really wanted me
You played this game
Using memories that haunted me
Now I'm ashamed
That this didn't really dawn on me
Until it's too late
You took some part of me
I can't find it
Don't know where I lost it
Gotta find a place to start looking
Is this the end?
At the end of the day
I came to you in my despair
You turned away
And this was more than I can bear
When you said
That it would be your last affair
I loved the lie
And this was my fate
I chose it every single day
You showed me the signs
But I would choose it anyway
What's wrong with me
That I could give my soul away
Day after day
I want that part of me
I can't lose it
Don't even know where I found it
Gotta keep this thing inside me
This is the end
I'll never choose it
You never tried to really prove it
I wont let you abuse it
This is the end
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4. |
Not Alone
05:12
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You said I was the one who
Was tailored for you
That's why you came to find me
I said that it could be true
And before I knew
I found that you made me believe
You said that you'd be with me
If not for some things
I'd never sacrifice
And I said that this was my best
And then you soon left
And now I just remain alone
Once I felt we had something real
I tried to tell you how I feel
This solitude was never part of the deal
Concepts becoming nonsense
Under the pretense
Of this great confusion
You think I didn't love you
But what could I do
When your truth was self-fulfilling
These feelings weren't just in my mind
But I chose to willfully be blind
Now I'm happy to be left behind
Alone
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A lesson to remember in this age
If you had those days to live again
What would you want to change
Every memory has turned into a scar
Will you see yourself in another light
Or will you remain in the dark
So far and away
What have you gained
Struggling so needlessly
You lose yourself again
I feel it increasing, beginning
There's no truth in what you find
You're left without a sign
And running out of time
If this revelation is turn denied
With another new beginning
Another chance go by
By embracing what you find within yourself
Only then can you discover
What others did foretell
So now break away
What have you gained
You're disappointed endlessly
And lose yourself again
This feeling is growing within me
There's no truth in what you find
And left without a sign
You're running out of time
So just take my hand
Don't you understand
We're running of time
We're lost anyway
What have we gained
What happened to empathy
We lose ourselves again
I feel it increasing, beginning
No truth in what we find
We're left without a sign
And running out of time
So just take my hand
Don't you realize
We're running of time
Just take my hand
You've got to realize
We're running of time
And every second counts
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6. |
If
03:37
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If you were here
I wouldn't be lonely
If you were here
I'd be content to be still
If you were here
I could find meaning
If you were here
If you were here
I would feel alive
If you were here
my heart would beat for our love
If you were here
I would want for nothing
in this world
If only you were here
If you were here
You'd put your head on my chest
I would wrap my arms around you
We'd listen to each others' breath
If you were here
The fates would cower at our strength
And nothing would come between us
If you were here
I could go on
If you were here
I could find meaning
If you can hear
Please show me the way
Please show me the way back home
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7. |
Potes Dormire
05:41
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[sung in Latin]
Precious child
I look at you, it is heavenly
You belong to this world
You bring so much joy to our family
We will cherish you forever
Here you are with us
Quietly, silently for now
Close your eyes
You can sleep without fear
Child of love
You look at me, what do you see
You belong to this world
It is not meant to be, to our remorse
You are called to another place
Here you are with us
Quietly, silently for now
Close your eyes
You can sleep without fear
You have no worries
You are loved, you are safe
You rise to the clouds
To be with the angels
What is an existence that could take you from us
You are so innocent and pure
You did not have a chance to see the world
With all the good and bad
I mourn the loss of you
But I celebrate your life
Quietly, silently for now
You can sleep in the embrace of the divine
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8. |
Outside
05:39
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I've shown you illusion, people
It's what you wanted to see
But believe me, people
It's not really me
I've got my own world, people
Cut off in my mind
To reveal the truth, people
Would feel like a crime
I feel the sorrow
I feel the pain
I want to feel joyful
Like childhood again
Forgive all my worries
Forgive all my cries
I'm just a trapped soul
Please let me outside
You know we're so tired, people
Of travelling blind
It's wearing us down, people
We're getting left behind
It feels like the end, people
Like we've all had our best
It's like we've got nothing left, people
No solace, no rest
We're scared of this world
We're scared and we hide
We're locked in our cupboards
We're trapped in our minds
But refuse to give in
And ride out the tide
We must wait out the storm
Until it subsides
So forgive all our worries
Forgive all our cries
We're all poor lost souls
Just living our lie
We refuse to give in
We're not standing by
We've opened the door
And we're going outside
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9. |
Showing Me
05:20
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In my life
I've been blind
To the sights that surround us
Trying to find
The inner light
To shine the way through
Looking within
I know I've been
The one who sacrificed too much
But now I begin to see
Look across the sea
The horizon showing me
Possibilities that could be
Realized so easily
See beyond the sky
No need to question why
The place for you and I
Is where it's always been
And so I...
Whenever I
Look into your eyes
I feel elation
And if I try
I know I'll get by
You give me reasons
You've shown me joy
To fill the void
And I want it forever
I begin to see
A new way
Look inside of me
And your heart will see
Possibilities that could be
Realized so easily
I look into your eyes
No need to question why
The place for us
Is where it's always been
And so I...
I look at you and see
You eyes are showing me
Possibilities that could be
Realized so easily
See beyond the sky
No need to question why
the place for you and I
Is where it's always been
And so I...
Look inside of me
And your heart will see
Possibilities that could be
Realized so easily
I look into your eyes
No need to question why
The place for us
Is where it's always been
And so I...
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10. |
100
06:41
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Walking down a familiar hallway
Wondering why is it you always
Find yourself in a situation
That requires some kind of explanation
All the doors beside you open
Floods of people approach you hoping
That you will catalogue and itemize
The things you do
But you don't have to answer all these questions
No need to listen to all the suggestions
And try remembering this one simple thing
You only get so much time on this earth
And once it's done, what's it all worth?
Live in the moment and time will tell
As time is passing by and by
The universe will ask you why
Will you need to justify
In one hundred years
Look at yourself, you're a walking discrepancy
Can't make a choice for fear of irrelevancy
So you just go with the wind whichever way it blows
I'm not sure why you think it should matter
So don't listen to all their clatter
In the end whatever path you choose will be right
Three hundred million meters per second
That's the speed of light and I reckon
When your inner light reaches deep outer space
No one out there will care about your choices
And time will have silenced all the voices
Who disapprove of the way you live your life
When you look beyond the sky
And you sound your battle cry
Does the feeling amplify
For one hundred years
Make your mark, sing your own tune
Break your records, shoot for the moon
Your happiness and your love is all you've got
Life is moving at increasing velocity
And I don't care to satisfy curiosity
I'd rather focus on the way I want to spend my time
When you look at the bigger picture
The universe is a consummate trickster
And everything you know won't even be a memory, so...
Looking out and looking in
If you lose or if you win
No one will care about your sin
In 100 years
As time is passing by and by
The universe will ask you why
Will you need to justify
in one hundred years
When you look beyond the sky
And you sound your battle cry
Does the feeling amplify
For one hundred years
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Key Ontario
Key has been producing music under various names since 1994 under various names, including EtherReal, Perpetual Emotion Machine and ibigibi.
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