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Skin Deep
06:23
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A stifled voice and a tongue bitten in two
Forgotten in a shadow of shallow sympathy
Passing as ghosts, walking among us
Haunted by a spectre of silent shame
There is nobody who would not collapse
Under the weight of their own mind
Or the weight of a lack of humility
Insensitive to the invisible, hateful and blind
Does sympathy halt at the skin and go no deeper?
Complicit hands must make this change
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Latency
04:26
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[Instrumental]
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3. |
Innocent
03:50
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I knew a poor young girl
She was but seventeen
So kind and pure of heart
She did not deserve what had come
She was so innocent
Her smile brought delight to the darkest days
But on that fateful night
She was robbed of her light
The angels took her back
When death had said his final word
But she was so innocent
A life of virtue and grace
We’ll carry her spirit through our lives
One moment led to death
With no way to prevent
This fatal tragedy
That scarred the lives of those she knew
But her heart was innocent
It seems so far from just
But anger affords no peace of mind
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4. |
In the Midst of a Dream
06:42
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There’s never been a love like these two shared, so selflessly
It melts the stolid heart and bitter word, and sheds its light upon this waking dream
Do you recall our solemn softly spoken promises?
Blessed beneath a canvas of starlight’s warmth
Bathed in full moon’s glow
And there lay our two souls entwined, arranged in perfect euphony
In that moment of perfection I swear as if time had frozen still
The absence of all doubt and all worry proves that this is indeed true love
And this love shall last, never have hearts rang so true
Just keep this simple promise and we’ll make it through
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5. |
The Advocate
11:42
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What do you do when your hero's gone away
And no one has an answer, no one seems to understand why?
You're all on your own now
But though she saw the signs, and spoke her desperate words
They failed to cross the lines drawn, patterns unfamiliar
With each erratic thought expressed and earnestly heard
Her swelling heart endures, as a line connects but another grows
I never knew things could end this way
With so much hurt, so much pain
Oh, I miss you more, much more than my heart has ever felt before
What do you do when your hero's left you
And you could have been the one to put her mind at ease
Obscure and unrecognizable patterns drawn, unknown to their host
The depth is beyond what you've been led to believe
And so she saw the signs, but every desperate word
Became an agent to a helpless situation
The stillness of her heart and hands so cold and forlorn
She holds for one last time, in the hopes she'll know she'd never leave her side
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6. |
Our Happy Home
07:52
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All it takes is just a little bit of effort
All it takes is just a little bit so try and follow to their lead now
They think of all that's happened, all that's been bled and sacrificed
A little less like her is all they ever wanted her to be
Ever the fixation on the thoughts of prying eyes
Their stares and muttered musings must be giveaways of what they're thinking of
Force assimilation for the shame's too great to bring to light
But what would people think if they knew about this condition on their love?
Oh, as they stand among the ruins
As they watch the panicked tears
They flow in ceaseless cycles
She leaves the room
He says "Today's a lost cause, tomorrow might be better
We owe ourselves a brief reprieve" he selfishly suggests
"There's nothing we've done to deserve such bitter words"
He justifies while lost inside his own self-righteous fantasy
Now a careless echo forms in the peaceful place they used to live
A shadow of a faux resilience, and their old capacity to give
Replaced by the strain and the weight of a lack of humility
From an essential source,
And why does it ease your mind
Can you rest your head in knowing
You did all you were willing to do
But what is it you're going to lose?
You've drawn the line in the difference between
What it means to endure and what it means
To be so stubborn, to be so inflexible
Wallow in the gutter, deny cause this you can't redeem
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7. |
Manifest
02:00
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[Instrumental]
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8. |
Expose
03:44
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[Instrumental]
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9. |
Negative Space
07:39
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There she sits in a daze
In the wake of a ceaseless storm
Float through the cracks and the blind spots
Now take a deep breath and release
(Release) what she held just moments ago
It belonged to an unfamiliar self
(Sense of self) rearranged in an unfamiliar state
She’s constantly reminded this is nothing new,
she’s better left to sort this out
And no one dares to contemplate the struggle she’s faced
(You’re all on your own now)
Despite all that she’s shown
The space between the words grab hold,
as a menacing mirage, an illusion
As all that’s left unsaid compounds,
and emphasizes fear that someone leaves
And one by one they justify, lend credence to this warped perception
They feed its growth on dregs of shallow sympathy
I know they don’t understand or believe
Can hardly believe it myself
On another day or another state of mind
I can see my response and reaction
Through another lense
Things look so surreal through perspective I can’t say is mine
I am lost within this new duality, an imbalance of my consciousness, a conflict between heart and hand
No second guessing
You’re all underwhelmed
This is real
The space between the words grab hold,
as a menacing mirage, an illusion
As all that’s left unsaid compounds,
and emphasizes fear that someone leaves
And one by one they justify, lend credence to this warped perception
They feed its growth on dregs of shallow sympathy
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10. |
A New Perspective
04:06
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Aseptic minds create a narrative
Prescribing sentences to formula
And so your fate has been set out for you
Now the healing can begin
We see the signs, and let them justify
A framework built and kept alive for our convenience
Imagine all you could accomplish
If those around you recognized
What if you’re not an aberration
What if this wasn’t something that you had to hide
Embrace a new perspective
Indulge an opportunity
As you realize what they say could be a selfish luxury
Don’t deify conformance
Reject the hardened hearts that stigmatize
And one by one they’ll fall in line
And maybe they’ll concede in time
Maybe with this consequence they’ll learn and start to understand what they failed to provide
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11. |
The Empath
04:27
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I’m trying to understand this feeling that won’t let go
I watch what they’re going through, their sorrow I see
It’s out of my control
And now I’m lost in a moment
I’m lost in a dream
Who’s to say my intuition is not a gift that needed just just some nurturing?
I’ll bite my tongue and stifle my voice, retreat to a shadow
Somewhere I can find some peace
Was it the weight of my own mind that led me here
Or the complicit hands of everyone that I love?
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Artificial Silence
Hailing from Tacoma, WA, USA, Artificial Silence weaves tapestries of sound that defy categorization, earning them high
praise for their album 'Negative Space’ from various prog communities around the internet. With a blend of narrative depth and sonic exploration, their work invites listeners on an immersive journey. Check out Negative Space today!
Inquiries: artificialsilenceband@gmail.com
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