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EXHAUSTED PRAYER LYRICS
"What Completely Is Not" (2002 EP)
1. In the Wake of Emptiness
2. A Good Walk Spoiled
3. The Unwavering Bludgeoning of a Mind by the Angst Arising From an Encounter With the Void
4. Sobriety Anxiety
5. Far From April's Sun
1. In the Wake of Emptiness
utter devastation, the ravaging of faith
disbelief floods the mind, a collapsing vertigo takes hold
despair reigns all consciousness, darkness overrules
there is no use in understanding what once begot all purpose
now that the confines of judgement have dissolved
betrayed by perception, what has become of truth
never before has sense been so disorienting
drowning in this wake of emptiness
trust not the vestige of reason
all thoughts tainted by fear and confusion
revelation?
the illusion falters, the artifice transparent
the bitter lies have been unveiled
now unleash the perils of reality
wrench free of this debilitation
relinquish dominion of the soul
accept the devastating consequence
of trust and faith in a world of mendacity
seize control from the clutches of sorrow
devoid of manipulative emotion
no more the victim of hope and hollow desire
acquiesce to the all-consuming emptiness
lyrics by Swansong
2. A Good Walk Spoiled
the beautiful moment when the sun shone
through the leaves of the trees
washed away, washed away
washed away by madness and sorrow
the passing glance of your elegant face
distorted by my dark dreams
there is a wave deep within
an amplitude unknown to the instruments of man
crests of bliss and troughs of utter despair
lyrics by Mike
3. The Unwavering Bludgeoning of a Mind by the Angst Arising From an Encounter With the Void
(quote from "Troll 2" by Claudio Fragasso, 1992.)
horrible and mocking
the facade removed from all being
an unmistakable horror
a dark dread rises from the depths
vacant eyes
hollow minds
hollow hills
vacant landscapes
the dreams of a god
a chaotic physical universe
fire and water in mesoillusions
the plans of a christian god
all equally meaningless to me
the vernacular generally ascribed
to defining reality
will not suffice for this
the edge of madness looms on the horizon
but this moment is fleeting
now we lie on the edge of a chance to die
staring into the face of despair
lyrics by mike
4. Sobriety Anxiety
an overwhelming tendency to dream beyond this bleak plight
sends the naive into a web of bitter anguish
they are destroyed- annihilated
by a brutal deception
broken by the weight of desperation
suffering alone as the virus penetrates the mind
an all corrupting force
still within and tempting
a suicidal last mile
lyrics by BJ, Mike, and Swansong
5. Far From April's Sun
say goodbye to the warmth and simple pleasures
for april's sun is dying
the seeds we had sown now ripped from the ground
for april's sun is dying
so cold and so alone
as autumn closes in
as nature cycles so shall my life and my love
where will you find solace and shelter
so far from the april sun
lyrics by Mike
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