Full Album Lyrics

The Tower (Theme from “the Work”)

You were out there waiting for the train to come

Or maybe the rain to stop
And I was always hoping that you’d come around

But it all seemed so far away

I let this season get to me

(and it’s my fault)

I let them take it all away

There’s no use in all this guilt surrounding us

Pick up your feet, let’s go

La-di-da-di-da

Let this work go on and on

Till the day is won

Till another setting sun

It’s my fault

That we fell so far away

And we let it make us strained

I’ve seen the future

And you’ve seen it too

We’ve all got this feeling

That there’s nothing we can do

It’s my fault

I let this season get to me

(And it’s my fault)

I let them take it all away

There’s no use in all this guilt surrounding

Loosen that grip, let go

Everything is coming down

All that we strive for

And all that we build

And all of this guilt over a future that we killed

And I see the future, like I know you do

I hope that this feeling won’t split us in two

There’s no more time to waste

There’s so much more to do

We built it all backwards so let’s fix that too

(It’s my fault)

Dreaming Black Clockwork

Light

Was it the last thing we saw?

This hesitation stuck in my jaw

Life

Was it all just a dream?

Keep moving forward, marching full steam

Oh, no there’s no coming back from this

I cease to exist because I’m dreaming black clockwork again

There’s so much pain now

But I can’t resist

I touch my wrist and I’ve been dreaming black clockwork again

Oh can’t you see me baby?

Oh can’t you see that I’m dreaming?

Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again

A lonely day is spent, I’ve been

Waiting up nights for you

Hoping you see this through

All we do is waste time

Thinking about you

I hope your dream comes true

I know you feel it too

Chasing

The feeling

You know

That you’re dreaming

The meaning

Is missing

Phantoms

Stuck in your way

God, oh there’s nothing more to give

Tear down the clockwork

Become unhinged

Oh, is there something I had missed?

The pulse resets now

The final click

Oh, there’s no coming back from this

I cease to exist because I’m dreaming black clockwork again

There’s no confusion, I made this wish

This life is bliss since I’ve been dreaming black clockwork again

Oh, can’t you see me, baby?

Oh, can’t you see me?

‘Cause I’ve been dreaming

Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again

Wait

What are we to do now

With all this air in the room?

Let’s turn it all to smoke

While we wait for our certain doom

And all I hear them say, is we lost the way

And oh, they may complain

But they all can wait

All we do is dream of you

We just work to make it true

If I lost it, would you tell me?

I’m lost now

And I can hear them say

That I lost it

Somewhere along the way

I’m lost now, but they all can wait

You gotta make ‘em wait
Yeah just make them wait

Focus

Thine eye be one

That blessed body full of light

I’ve seen the restless innovation

But it doesn’t feel right

My fingers have been itching

Since I found out this prison of mine

Is just some skin and hair

Teeth and bones, a pair of eyes

My body, my pride, once radiant inside

I figured all this focus had just been given to me

So set in stone, intention, but this isn’t my decision to make

I thought that all this purpose was just mine to take

I know the work you do so well

Yeah I can tell you’re keeping me down here with you
In this chemical well

My figure’s apparition

I focus my addiction

It’s such a shame

Yeah it’s such a shame

Who’s the king who wears the crown?

Can you feel the channel changing?

Who’s the king who wears the crown?

No light, just horrible sounds

The hollow voices carrying

My body, my pride, my radiant insight

I figured all this focus had just been given to me

So set in self derision, as I feel my vision slipping away

I figured I was worthless, destined to wither away

No way out, no sight, no ending

There’s nothing quite like pretending I’m here

Constant pain inside

Take the pill and swallow your pride

Thine eye be one, her blessed body full of light

I can’t believe the shakes she’s given me tonight

Making mention

Focus my intention

We needn’t be afraid

Don’t be afraid

Who’s the king who wears the crown?

No light, just horrible sounds

The hollow voices carrying

Hollow voices carrying

My body, my pride, once radiant inside

I figured all this focus had just been given to me

So set in stone, intention, but this isn’t my decision to make

I thought that all this purpose was just mine to take

Clean

I want your money, your time

I want your patience and your pride

I’m a restless innovator

And I’m working over time

So Heaven help me

And the dollar defend me

There is nothing you can sell me

That I ain’t got now

I can still do the work

But it gets harder, I can tell ya

It ain’t perfect, but it’s what we got

Is it enough for you?

Now I live among this filth

And I’m richer for it still

The rushing

And feeling

But now she’s coming home to me

The rushing

And reeling

And she’ll be perfect and so clean

Reveling

In this filth

This stain

Reveling

In this filth

In this filth

Circle the drain

Circling

Circling

Heaven help

Clean this mess

Heaven help

We’ll never be clean again

Cold

A constant steady breath

Clean till there’s nothing left

In sorrow

And shame

I whisper out a name

This anger makes its claim

We’ll never be clean again

We’ll never be clean

Yeah, we’ll never be clean

Yeah, we’ll never be clean

Yeah, we’ll never be clean again

We’ll never be clean

Yeah, we’ll never be clean

Yeah, we’ll never be clean again

The rushing

And reeling

She can’t believe this feeling

We’re weightless

And tasteless
This god’s not what she made us

But now she’s coming home to me

And she’ll be perfect and so clean

Reveling

In this filth

This stain

Reveling

In this filth

In this filth

Circle the drain
circling’

Circling

Heaven help

Clean this mess

Heaven help

We’ll never be clean again

We’ll never be clean again

The Void from Which No Sound Escapes

Away from here

No sound to hear

No sound

Away from here

Away from here

No sound to hear

All of this work

I want you to remain here

Away from here

I tear out my being (away from here)

I feed it to my children (away from here)

All of this work

I want you to remain here

Away from here

No escape

This void keeps getting tighter

Should I let it stay?

It might just swallow me whole

Running away, running away

I want you to remain

I tear out my being

And feed it to my children

It keeps them sick with poison

Addicted to these noises

Not a single sound

Escapes this void, which cannot be found

Speak louder so this voice will carry

Speak now before we get too carried away

What did you expect to hear?

A voice so loud and clear

Breathing in and out a sigh of

Sweet relief tonight

What did you expect to be?

But a cynical man, just like me

Drifting in and out of life

Like curious moonlight

When the fires fade

And the river’s dry

When you speak my name

Like a weighted sigh

Why don’t you hear

The whisper in the void?

That we made real today

Not a single sound

Escapes this void, which cannot be found

Speak louder so this voice will carry

Speak now before we all get carried away

When the fires fade

And the river’s dry

When you speak my name

Like a weighted sigh

Why don’t you hear

The whisper in the void?

That we made real today

MORE?

Now

You got them begging on their knees

Artless

And you just take more than you need

But you don’t want this

You don’t even know my name

Expectation is the only right that you claim

It’s a time to give’em what they’re waiting for

A million angels pounding at my door

They ask me what this money’s really for

You feel the itch ‘cause you want more

They’re swarming

And feeding

On this pain I’m receiving

I can give you all you wish

But who suffers more for this?

I swear, this life is bliss

But who suffers more for this?

Now

The only moment that you need
Painless
Worship the wound, watch it bleed

But I don’t want this

I don’t even know your name

You want more but it’s all the same

They got you begging on your knees

Drugs and money, the only god you need

Just keep on working ‘til your back is sore

Feel the itch, do you want more?

They’re swarming

And feeding

This tired flesh is seething

It’s just how I remembered

All colors and splendor

But nothing

It changes

It shifts and rearranges

You’ve heard it all before

But I know you want more

I hope it fucking kills you

I hope it fucking kills you

Can you see?

It’s the same

I know you want more

And I’m here

I’m to blame

But I hope it fucking kills you

Tower 2

La-di-da-di-da

Is it my fault?

Did we build this too high?

I know the future’s a bit dark

But it’ll turn out, ‘cause we’re working so hard

Come on back

Sit right here

‘cause baby, we can’t take all year

I know you see it

‘cause I see it too

All of our dreams might never come true

It’s my fault

Episode

There’s ash on the floor

And every day gets harder than before

But tell me can you make a little more?

Yeah, I still believe it

But you are receiving

Everything you need

For the children that you feed

But there’s too many mouths

And not enough hands to do the work

This winter’s longer than the one before

If god doesn’t take us

Why would he make us this way?

Scream his name while we scrape away

But I think that god could explain

Why we ended up this way

I forgot all good things that I believed in

Another episode is ending

See it bend

Can you feel it break

Watch it crack

Under all that weight

She said

Watch it crack

Under all that weight

I don’t know you

And I don’t know your name

This episode is ending

Watch it fade to static grey

I just see the turning of gears now

I can see the flaws in the machinery

I can make it work and I can show you how

I just needed someone o believe in me

See it bend

Can you feel it break

Watch it crack

Under all that weight

She said

I think that god could explain

Why we ended up this way

I forgot all the things I need to make this work

Another episode is ending

Do the work

Do the work

Do the work

I know it hurts

Do the work

I know it hurts but you have to

I could never make this work

I would never make this work

Maybe One Day

This future we gain

Through pleasure and pain

It’s still going to rain

But maybe one day

Relax it’ll be fine

It’s gonna take patience

And some time

But maybe one day

You can stand and peel the past away

Find a new set of words to say

There’s always a better way

Not now but maybe one day

Older now, lines in your face

And your feet on the ground

And it’s colder now

Maybe one day we can turn it around

Don’t make a sound

Hey, I think it’s better if I go

There’s only so much that we can grow

You said it’s all in my mind

But I think I’ll let it go this time

Do the work

I know it’s hard but you have to

Make this work

There’s just no getting it past you

Do the work

My heart keeps beating faster

Make this work

I know it’s hard but you have to

It’s over now, there’s only so much use

In sticking around

And when you hold her now

There’s a difference and it makes you proud

Hey, I think it’s better if I go

There’s only so much that we can grow

You said it’s all in my mind

But I think I’ve lost it this time

Is this day over yet?

Can we get this over with?

Is this day over yet?

Can we get this over with?

I don’t work for you anymore

Terrestria IV: Work

Stay

Awake

This winter is not forgiving

Stay

Awake

Our work is never ending

Hurtling toward apathy

I can’t stay awake for the life of me

Succumb to the pressure (pressure)

Give in to the silence and serenity

It’s not like it matters

No hope, no sense of security

Watch my mind scatter

We’re all less than what we’re meant to be

(Hallelujah) My world is static grey

(Hallelujah) Watch it all decay

(Hallelujah)

This world is static grey, watch it all fade away

(Hallelujah) My heroes fade away

(Hallelujah) Launch them into space

(Hallelujah)

My heroes static grey, launch them all into space

Beyond the void from which no fucking sound escapes

Let’s do this work

This tower’s crumbling

There’s no more riches to obtain

We’re just caught in this cycle

This old tower’s crumbling

This whole thing is coming down

Hold your hands and pray

We worship static grey

While we work the days away

Hallelujah

Let the work be done

We’re all caught in an endless cycle

It feels like a premonition

You’ve seen it all before

It’s knocking at the door

Bury me so I might grow

What’s the use, we’re dying so slow

There’s so much tension in here

But no release is near

I can only push things so far

These words

A jumbled translation

Of the beauty that we live

(Of the beauty that we live)

Even when it’s paycheck to paycheck

Can we make it out alive?

Will we ever see the other side?

Are we really who we’re meant to be?

Slow down, just do this work with me

Are we still alive? (Still alive)

Still alive

Will we ever see the other side?

Will we ever see the other side?

Do the work