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Empty Gesture
07:53
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Surrounded by our unwillingness to forgive
I blame no one but myself
For I chose who I let into my world
And left open the path to broken promises
To you I submit my loneliness
As tender for my shattered soul
What part of godliness can we find
In empty gestures of faith
The energy required from us all
Affects the balance of our days
Bestow on me the wisdom to believe
In the beauty of your creation
Remove from me the darkness
To counter this labyrinth of emotion
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Die to Breed
05:33
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Every time I try to reach out to you
You shut me down and turn away
I thought that you should know
It feels like being stabbed with a dull blade
The injury is more than superficial
Inside my soul's been traumatized
It rips my heart to pieces when you act this way
Please help me stop the insanity
The frustration builds and builds
Til we can't stand it anymore
I fear the loss of you over things I can't control
It seems I've failed you once again
Don't think I can't see you're hurting
You've made it quite clear to me
But your state of mind is so infectious
Like a sickness dying to breed
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So It Seems
06:16
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Confounded by the surmounting evidence
I fall to my knees and weep
Is this Hell? I demand of my Lord
Hearing only the echoes of my cries
I stand angered by what would be
His abandonment of us
Knowing all along that this fate
Gruesome indeed was upon us
If this is Hell surely he has forsaken me
I can't believe
I can't clear my mind or gather my strength
My will seems so fleeting
I stand angered by what would be
His abandonment of us
Knowing all along that this fate
Gruesome indeed was upon us
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Ava's Song
01:34
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[Instrumental]
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[Instrumental]
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6. |
A Tempt
05:27
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I didn’t notice you were lost
In that ancient construction
Stretching out towards the horizon
Forming these ladder like structures
Carried away by one you tried to follow down
You sighed relief knowing I could finally breathe again
Buried six feet in sorrow I tried to claw my way out
Of my remorse for sacrificing all of your sin
Touching a moment eternal
Feeling like I did for the first time
Remembering your hand so gentle
Reaching out across the divide
Escaping your childhood trials by locking away your heart
No more stressful ties tearing your skull apart
You heard me in the sky with an open hand to start
The stripping away of all your lies
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Group Departure
04:02
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What can I say?
Your words have fled from me today
What can I do?
My ability to act has come unglued
I won’t weep for you
Nor do I beg for your tears
All that I was for you
Atrophied through the years
A constant drain on me
An open tap of my will
To live on obscene
An empty soul to fill
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Black≅Light
06:36
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Trademark fear
Shadow side
Kindness surfaced under growing lies
All are bloodied
By this thirst for absolution
Ignite the darkened light
Order dissolves into the night
Words of hatred falling on deaf ears
Wonderful backlash without a care
Found a separation has endured
Freed your mind a mortal obscured
Hang on to it
Or disappear
Persisting
Beyond your years
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Unveiled
04:48
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I turn to look into the child’s eyes
To taunt the demon lurking inside
Drawn to me
Finding no sanctuary
I can hear the frustration and its cries
So it becomes the octopus to hide
Poured into me the waters of my fear
Cup to cup suspended in air
Turning to blind the reflected mind
The battle ensues to unveil the truth
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Do we deserve a second chance?
How did we fall into this circumstance?
We weren't so straight and narrow
This is much more than we deserve
A higher voice has called the tune
Two hearts that lost their beat will now resume
A gift of life extension
By divine intervention
It's gotta be a strange twist of fate
Telling me that Heaven can wait
Telling me to get it right this time
Life doesn't mean a thing
Without the love you bring
Love is what we've found
The second time around
Don't understand what's going on
Woke up this morning all the hurt was gone
This is a new beginning
I'm back in the land of the living
It's gotta be a strange twist of fate
Telling me that Heaven can wait
Telling me to get it right this time
Life doesn't mean a thing
Without the love you bring
Love is what we've found
The second time around
It's gotta be a strange twist of fate
Telling me that Heaven can wait
Telling me to get it right this time
Life doesn't mean a thing
Without the love you bring
Love is what we've found
The second time around
It's gotta be a strange twist of fate
Telling me that Heaven can wait
I've gotta get it right this time
Life doesn't mean a thing
Without the love you bring
Love is what we've found
The second time around
©1983 Olivia Newton John
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[Instrumental]
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Memory Driven Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Memory Driven was formed in September of 2008 by Dennis Cornelius after the break up of his previous band Dwell Within. Dennis wanted to get back to playing guitar after 5 years of playing bass exclusively. He has gathered some of the area's most talented players around him with hopes to unleash more of his specific brand of music upon the doom scene. ... more
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