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V Day
07:21
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V Day
All Hail the new kings
All Hail the new kings
All that is beauty, all that is light
All that is shining, all that is giving
All that has meaning, all that is grace
All that has honour, all that is shimmering…
All Hail the new kings
All that is righteous, all that is blessed
All that is wholesome, all that is moral
All that has virtue, all that is good
All that is lucent, all that is reverent…
…
And then they came for the critics
And then they came for the Blacks
And then they came for the Muslims
And then they came for the Jews
And then they came for me
And then they came for you
And took you away
(where did you go?)
..
All that is beauty, all that is light
All that is shining, all that is giving
All that has virtue, all that is grace
All that is wholesome, all that has honour
All that is lucent, all that bright
All that has wonder, all that is loving
All that is worthy, all that is love
All that has meaning
All of that
is
Gone
(lyrics by Alan Walks, Copyright © 2022 Alan Walks)
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2. |
End of Days
07:14
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End of Days
Should you think or should you feel? But what is really real?
Where am I to go, when the world’s gone cold?
The prophet’s here to see, but is it you or me?
Why does it take so long? But is it right, or wrong?
Chorus 1
And so we look up to the sky (and) hope that’s where the answers lie
we’re waiting for a sign, to fly…
What are we to do? But is it me or you?
Where is there to run, when it’s said and done?
Chorus 2
And so we look up to the sky, with no answers only questions why
Shake our fists up at the clouds, and cry out What’s the use?
Why have we been forsaken?
We’ve got us in a mess, but what it is, is anybody’s guess
Are we forever?
Is this now or never?
Chorus 3
And so we look up to the sky, wondering will we ever know why?
Will we ever see a sign, to climb, to fly…
Are we forever?
Is this now or never?
(lyrics by Alan Walks, Copyright © 2022 Alan Walks)
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3. |
Spamming the Universe
13:15
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(instrumental)
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4. |
The Trap, pt 2
11:12
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The Trap, pt 2
There o’er the horizon, pastures greener,
pure of faith
Close your eyes, that’s your strength now
keep the outside world at bay
Now you float uncorrupted, immaterial
you are free
Clear your mind, black is white now
Will your destiny to me…
Don’t try to run
there’s no escape
no will left
now there’s no outside
So take my hand, give up yourself,
follow me
as we jump across the rubicon
To know, but not to know…..
(lyrics by Alan Walks, Copyright © 2022 Alan Walks)
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5. |
Truth
15:35
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Truth
V
Where have all our dreams gone?
Is this the deal we really signed onto?
C
But what is the truth? (x4)
V
Where did you go when you went away?
And who are you now?
This is something I really want to know…
I believed you
I really wanted to believe
All I needed was a friend
And so I believed you
But it was all lies
It was all lies
V
I don’t know who to trust anymore
There’s an endless source of new stories
C
But what is the truth?
what is the truth?
(lyrics by Alan Walks, Copyright © 2022 Alan Walks)
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