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ALL HALLOW'S EVIL LYRICS
"This Faustian Flesh" (2006)
1. (PART 1) By The Grace Of God
2. (PART 2) Completely Fucking Lost
3. (PART 3) All Angels Fall
4. (PART 4) Something More
5. (PART 5) Veneer
6. (PART 6) Broken, But Learning
7. (PART 7) Post-Script
1. (PART 1) By The Grace Of God
Do you really believe that things work out in the end
or do you find it fun just to pretend
that in some strange way you’ll learn to fly
right before the ground comes crashing by?
They say tomorrow’s another day
so leave your troubles here and walk your dreams away
If you follow your heart you won’t be led astray
but oh, how the heart will betray...
So you think that you’re broken now
(and) This is as bad as it gets
Well, in truth you’ve got a long way down
You ain’t seen broken yet
So you thought that you could fly through the clouds
and you would never be weighed down
by the faith you carry on your shoulder
and the hollow sound of it tipping over?
You’re stepping forward but you’re moving back
the grace of God all that you lack
When you tire of that what will you do?
It only takes a second to change your view
When things aren’t going your way
it’s time for a new path to be laid
So follow me...
So rip your heart out of your chest,
‘cause at this point it’s for the best
As for what you build out of the rest,
it can’t be worse than that old mess
Just think how far that you can go
and all the things you’ll come to know
I’ll show you things you dare not dream
the pleasures of the flesh, closer than they seem
2. (PART 2) Completely Fucking Lost
It’s only temporary
All this will subside
All your troubles self-contained
in every tear you cry
By now you know that’s all a lie
Too simple to be real
Some things cut too deep
Some wounds never heal
Gather up your broken self
and fix it once again
Though try I will, I’m human still
and broken in the end
I’m not sure who I am
but I know where I’ve been
And from where I stood before
I want something more
How much can you take
of the sound it makes
when your heart breaks?
I know that you can hear me,
but don’t think you understand
I need to leave this place behind
anyway I can
I’d sell my soul, but it’s been used
beaten, battered, broken, bruised
But take it, if it will make the cost,
‘cause now I’m completely fucking lost
Why are you content with this?
Think of all the things we miss
There’s so much more that we should know
So many places we should go
Why lay in the gutter to stare at the stars?
We should be more than what we are
But I am only human,
so no matter what I gave
At the end of the day
someone still has to save me
I used to know my limits,
but that was long before
I was only human,
but not anymore
3. (PART 3) All Angels Fall
We all know those wings can’t fly
So take that halo off your head
It never really suited you
Let’s try some horns instead
How does it fit? How does it feel?
Need a little more time behind the wheel?
Well, you know where to find me
Let me know when we have a deal
So the human experience bored you?
Fucked you and ignored you?
It’s a common complaint,
happens more than you think
But there’s a cure for that
and I know just the thing
How could you be more than you are?
You are more than you’ll ever know
The whole world is a stage
and you’re the star of the show
But when you’ve bored of that
what will you do?
If you follow me,
I’ll show you something new...
There’s a line to cross
Where a path is lost
But something new begins
If at that point
you take my hand
You can’t go home again
It’s just as simple as that
No, you won’t be coming back
It’s just as easy as you want it to be
to rid yourself of this human disease
You won’t feel anything at all
This is how all angels fall...
4. (PART 4) Something More
There’s something different about today
Slightly stranger in the same old way
Nothing hurts like it should
Nothing feels like it could
But isn’t that what I wanted?
A heart that never breaks
One last tear that you’ll never have to make
No more hopes and dreams
Everything is what it seems
No more risk to take
‘cause everything is what you make of it
I feel so free
Nothing can ever get me
Now I feel so free
then why am I so empty?
Is this not what you thought it would be?
I thought that you couldn’t wait to see
how the balance would sway with your heart run astray
Did you think there was another way?
You know it goes “ask and you’ll shall receive”
and now you’re saying you believe that
You’re worse off than you were before
I thought you wanted something more...
5. (PART 5) Veneer
If you were given the choice,
would you stay for the ride?
Or do you think we should run and hide?
I may not be perfect,
but say what you will
No one goes anywhere just standing still
You know that feeling when it’s finally done
and it turns out the journey was all the fun
And how you never see that coming ‘til you’re at the end
and it’s too damn late to start again
So when you find what you came to see
Remember, when you get what you want,
you may find what you need
Hearts break and bodies shake
This isn’t a race to see how much you can take
And I know life is a war, but there’s something more
So don’t go thinking no one’s been there before
You can always run away, but I’ll be right here
If you’ll let me stay
Now just look in the mirror and say it’s okay,
then at the end of the day rip the veneer away
Things are different after 12 am
and that sinking feeling’s sneaking up again
But those same things are different now
and this time I’m not sinking down
I’d say I love you, but it’s not like before
and I’d say I miss it, but I don’t anymore
Because roads twist and paths appear
but sometimes anything’s better than just standing
6. (PART 6) Broken, But Learning
There are things you can’t take back
There are places you can never leave
There are things you don’t forget
There are places that you shouldn’t be
...but what’s the fun in that?
I may not know the way today,
but the journey is through once it’s shown to you
And if I didn’t look for answers,
what else would I do?
There are some things you won’t leave behind
There are some things you refuse to find
All may be damaged that stands before your God
But nothing’s beautiful until it’s flawed
Don’t miss a bridge ‘til it starts burning
Can’t fight the tide ‘til it starts turning
I’ll never be more than what I am
I’m broken, but I’m learning
Now at the end of the road, I’m beginning to find
It’s not where you go, it’s what you’ve left behind
and the scars don’t mean a thing right now
it’s the stories that make them mine
‘Cause not everything is in plain sight
and not a goddamn thing’s in black and white
You’re the one not screaming
You tell me if I’m all right
Do you know what it means when all you’ve loved is a lie
and everything around you is starting to die?
Just enjoy it and go along for the ride
It’s another day just passing by
Now every bridge is fucking burning
and every tide is fucking turning
What a great day to be alive!
I’m broken, but I’m learning...
7. (PART 7) Post-Script
There are no happy endings
That needn’t be said
The problem with illusions being
that they’re only in your head
So when you feel you’ve come to terms
With the things left in your wake
There’s only one more place to go
One more path to take...
So now I’m going down to the graveyard
I’m gonna lay where I belong
But I’m gonna leave my troubles here
so you won’t miss me while I’m gone
So keep you bullshit rhetorics
and your bleeding heart attacks
‘cause this time I’m not waking up
and I’m never coming back...
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