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ASLAN LYRICS
"Piercing the Dark" (2000)
1. Monolith
2. Open Windows
3. Waters Full of Sin
4. Chains Made of Flesh
5. Between Life and Death
6. Mountain of Solitude
7. Cocoon
8. Stagnant Rivers
9. Sunday
10. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
1. Monolith
From the pod I turn to greet
My future self, it's not a state of mind
From my birth down to the grave
Evolution revealed to my eyes
Big as life, Infinite
Monolith, Guide control
CHORUS
At the Dawn Of Man
Something was planted firmly in our genes, in our genes
Four million years
Still we search the skies for our homes, for our homes
I don't know why?
We travel to the moon with hope
That we'll meet our little green men
Instead we find a Monolith
Pulls us further in to space
Big as life, Infinite
Monolith, Guide control
CHORUS
Why travel to the moon
When I should get to know you my love, oh my love
So much to explore
The universe that swirls in your eyes, in your eyes
Grab a bone from the dead
I'll beat my brother in the head
As he bleeds no remorse
Evilution takes its course
CHORUS
Embryonic state
We've all lived and died in the womb, in the womb
We strangle on the hope
That life will let us learn to evolve, learn to evolve
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2. Open Windows
Good morning, hello
Summertime froze
Somethin' 'bout that feeling gets me high
Lighten my load
Learn to let go
I do believe there's nothing like summertime
I climb up the mountain
Just to taste the air
Just a spring, not a fountain
The healing touch is there
CHORUS
I am all alone, summer's in my mind
This is my home, summer gets me by
I'm doing fine
Open Windows, music that flows
I close my eyes and start to fade away
It's a wonderful night, a stirring delight
I praise the Lord for such a splendid day
No matter the trouble
It won't keep me down
As long as there's summer
Life can never be bound
CHORUS
I am all alone, summer is my time
No answer when I'm home, in the summer time
I'm alright
A spot of tea, just for me
A new CD, enraptures me
Sunset high, makes me smile
Turn off the light, just a little while
3. Waters Full of Sin
I treat my brother like a fool
You'd never know I know the golden rule
Don't be mad, when your happy as can be
Letting filth inch on in
You'd never know I know I disguise sin
I gotta fight, to rise above the need
I don't mind when you trample on my lonely needing
I am blind to brooding waters that will flood me
I don't mind that you strip me of my precious feelings
I am numb to constant, selfish, human feeding
CHORUS
I'm done with life, I'm bored
I'm tired of time, alone
It's not worth it, no one is
Do you hear me now? I'm done
I have a life that's always cruel
I never meant to be the lonely lonely fool
For all my might, is hardly good enough
I'm turning cold and I'm feeling stiff
Could it be that I'll never get that lift
That I need, just a little bit of love
Love's not free
Here, here, I'm in the sea
I don't mind when you trample on my lonely needing
I am blind to brooding waters that will flood me
I don't mind that you strip me of my precious feelings
I am numb to constant, selfish, human feeding
CHORUS
I'm done with life, I'm bored
I'm tired of time, alone
Is it selfish? No one cares
I'm tired of Man, I'm done
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At the bottom of the ocean
I think I see my lifeboat
It's a sight that's boldly quite disturbing
I close my eyes and start to float
We drink the waters we think we're deserving
A sinking feeling then begins
Then we notice that we're slowly drowning
In the waters full of sin
CHORUS
I'm done with life, I'm bored
I'm tired of time, alone
Is it selfish when no one cares?
I'm tired of Man, I'm done.
4. Chains Made of Flesh
Am I too far gone
To see what I've become
Traded in my faith
To live a life that's numb
When I was a child
I held the truth within' my hands
So simple I could see
I'm destined for the Promised Land
Long ago, I can't say when
There was a fight, a test of faith
I lost somehow, the will to see
Now it's so dark, I can't find my path
CHORUS
Bound by chains made of flesh
I'm causing my own pain
All the seeds that I've sown
Are growing weeds in my terrain
The path where I should be
Is being covered by my flesh
When given a glimpse of hope
There's an Angel standing up ahead
Long ago, I can't say when
There was a fight, a test of faith
I lost somehow, the will to see
Now it's so dark, I can't find my path
CHORUS
Bound by chains made of flesh
I'm causing my own pain
All the seeds that I've sown
Are growing weeds in my terrain
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There's a battle never seen
A choice I have to make
Will I wear the chains
They only bring me pain!!
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Am I too far gone
To see what i've become
I know what I should be
I guess that makes me dumb
2
CHORUS
Broke my chains made of flesh
Now I know my path
My struggle is never done
I still can't see the Promised Land
5. Between Life and Death
A heavy mist pervades my room
The curtains spread reveal the deadly moon
She descends from a lonely cloud
No invitation, she drifted right on in
Why? She cast her spell
The devil's fangs sank deep into my neck
The bloody stain still colors the window ledge
It's so strange, how I long for her attack
No violation, she's never coming back
CHORUS
Lady of the night where did you go
I'm left here all alone needing to know
I think there's something left for you to do
Because you left me between life and death
The angry mob, they always have their way
By the torch light, your heart shall feel the stake
They curse your freedom, they'll never understand
It's segregation, brought on again my man
Why? They took her away
REPEAT CHORUS
On her deathbed, what can save her now
Shackled in her coffin
I hear her cry, I'll go to her somehow
Flickered in the darkness, torches light the coffin
Across the sky, my body is in flight
Is there time for me to save her
The angry mob, I see them in their mire
I spread my wings and start my descent
With all my might, I destroy all in sight
But it's too late, she now knows sleep
Her heart impaled, remains the bloody stake
No more pain now, she rests in peace
I carry on a never-ending line
In my blood, I'm a prisoner of the night
6. Mountain of Solitude
7. Cocoon
I raise the window open
And search the stars for life
A twinkle in oblivion
Will always catch my eye
A life in desperation
Of dreams soon forgotten
I turn my face against that wind
My passion has been taken
No matter how I try
I can't trap that distant light
My capsule, I shall board
And leave the earth tonight
A tear shall trinkle down my cheek
For the loved ones I let slip away
No excuses, I'm just really weak
My feeble heart is on display
No matter how I scrub the dirt
It never stops the tears
So, I set the course away from earth
To a strange and distant stratosphere
No matter how I try
To trap the distant light
My mission always fails
And drains my hunger dry
CHORUS
No return, the lesson I learned
I'll never understand, this thing we call God's plan
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All alone in my cube
Floating far above the moon
The earth is so small far up here
I'll not return from this cocoon
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I dig through the rubble
In search of a shell of me
Floating in my bubble
Frees me from the agony
2
The earth is unimportant
Viewed in this magnitude
I see no significance
From this higher latitude
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All alone in my cube
Floating far above the moon
The earth is so small far up here
I love my life in this cocoon
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CHORUS
No return, the lesson I learned
I'll never understand, this thing we call God's plan
The more we try, the more we fly
Give up your will, and exist way up here
It's funny how I feel so safe
Held within' these walls
Yet I long for humanity
And no one ever calls
So, I'll just wait up here in space
And hope someone remembers me
I'll hold the tears that grace my face
And pour them down for all to see
8. Stagnant Rivers
Spent my time beside meadows
Gazing at the glorious sun
Bright colors enter and surround the world
Into the setting we will come
If we could just control
The things that tempt our souls
Stagnant Rivers flow
Our hearts and minds are cold
You want to be heard
But your eyes can not see
You're killing those around you
Driving them away
Emotional outburst, fits in denial
The world's against you, you're always on trial
CHORUS
Drink the waters where you bathe
Can't you taste the filth?
You gave up you said so long
You turned your back and went another way
Your world crashed down
So you had to go away
You crossed the line too many times
Now there's nothing left to say
Trapped in isolation, lost without a clue
You thought we'd really care, what happens to you
REPEAT CHORUS
I've tasted the stream where freedom flows
I've cried tears and mourned our loss
From the heavens to far below
I hope I'm ready to step across
If I could just control
The things that tempt my soul
Only heaven ever knows
If I will lose my soul
The devil's fangs sank deep into my neck
The bloody stain still colors the window ledge
It's so strange, how I long for her attack
No violation, she's never coming back
CHORUS
Lady of the night where did you go
I'm left here all alone needing to know
I think there's something left for you to do
Because you left me between life and death
The angry mob, they always have their way
By the torch light, your heart shall feel the stake
They curse your freedom, they'll never understand
It's segregation, brought on again my man
Why? They took her away
REPEAT CHORUS
On her deathbed, what can save her now
Shackled in her coffin
I hear her cry, I'll go to her somehow
Flickered in the darkness, torches light the coffin
Across the sky, my body is in flight
Is there time for me to save her
The angry mob, I see them in their mire
I spread my wings and start my descent
With all my might, I destroy all in sight
But it's too late, she now knows sleep
Her heart impaled, remains the bloody stake
No more pain now, she rests in peace
I carry on a never-ending line
In my blood, I'm a prisoner of the night
9. Sunday
There's a coldness that I feel
Every Sunday evening
It's a feeling that I fear
My life has no meaning
I watch the candle burn
I'm lonley as the flame
The coldness of the earth
The sun is gone again
CHORUS
I reach inside
What if nothing's really here, what if God's not so near?
I lose my pride
In the moment that I believe, that you know more than me
My thoughts, they come to ask me
Just what I'm all about
My feelings, they will trap me
They'll never let me out
Condemn my for my favour
Humble me for life
I want the eyes of Knowledge
I'm prepared for my strife
CHORUS
I reach inside
What if love is just a state, created out of haste
I dig inside
Do we really care, for our brothers' welfare
Got to find me
Want to know me
I can not feel, the love you conceal
Got to warm me
Hold me on Sunday
I'm screaming out the pain that I feel
Does everyone pretend the pain's not real
I reach inside, my heart is sad inside
My love's inside, my love is frail inside
CHORUS
I reach inside
What if love is just a state, created out of haste
I dig inside
Why do I contemplate and question my own fate
By the slightest bit of hate, will I deteriorate
In the moment I believed, that I can't be deceived
It must be Sunday, cause it's when I feel this way
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10. Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Orange sun fades away
Night time takes its rightful place
A purple mist is in the air (it's in the air)
I see the stars and stare
I watch as everything grows dim
My whole world has begun to spin
It doesn't feel quite right
It's not a dream tonight
to be continued...
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