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Fake Meets Failure

by Red Dons

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1.
LAND OF REASON There’s gotta be a reason for this ending At the hands of killers working anonymously I gave my whole life To those who don’t remember My name Though we’re made from reason Made from salt and common sense We then turn to nothingness And give our whole lives To those who won’t remember Us Your name was taken from our files it’s been replaced Your face often pictured for you Those photographs have now all been erased This place it’s inopportune Blood and dirt are all we’re standing on Don’t be alarmed you won’t be here for too much longer A note that’s taped to my apartment door Says that if I enter a bomb will explode Hoping these words are just idle threats I open the door will I choose death There’s gotta be a reason Reason I’m here
2.
UNHEARD WORDS Dear Inspector Hajji oh There’s an uproar in the streets below Just crawl to your window Look down on the crowd You can see their faces hear them now They’re calling to God and Fear of all Danger is shut out Gotta hear the words they say Come on now Uniformed Supermen Use their guns to clear this place It’s law now it’s law now Where did all The people go Nothing but their shoes remain It’s odd how their gone now Fear of all Danger is shot down Gotta hear these words they say Come on now Would you follow me into town Could you follow me there Though the streets continually Seem to be narrowing And every breath you take You feel like every step you make Could be a big mistake Ducking into alleyways And hiding from the Mukhabaraat Be advise of your rights Gotta hear the words they say Come on now Come on now Come on now Gotta hear the words they say Come on now
3.
Pariah 04:11
PARIAH There’s a danger in defying All of the high ups Thank you pariah Danger danger in this scene That’s coming apart at its seams And all for not I’ve been running hard for so long That I don’t know if I could drink Even if you gave me water There’s only hope After so many turned on us Foes eyes wore a friend’s disguise In the end we were villainized I’ve been running hard for so long That I don’t know if I could sleep Even with a bed to lay on There’s only room For those who believe in us Persona non grata Come see the world through a villain’s eyes There’s a danger in defying All of the high ups Thank you pariah, pariah, pariah
4.
Secret Agent 03:02
SECRET AGENT This is an update of our warden message Regarding the threat of terrorist action There’s no indication your life’s in danger When walking down the streets you’re on Disregard the bombing you heard That happened last night by the second circle But as a precaution keep your vigilance high The secret agent strikes at any time Turn on your friends turn on yourself You got no power when believing in something The Secret Agent is free to conquer He walks around with a bomb in his hands In the evening we can hear bombs falling This killer of man living out his calling Symptomatic of how we live our lives This river of trust is running dry Turn on your friends turn on yourself You got more power when believing in nothing The secret agent has got a plan He’s taking matters into his own hands Come on a sing along Oh It’s Easy so easy Oh it easy to be free Oh It’s Easy so easy
5.
Pieces 03:05
PIECES All together First off I’ll say that we’re pleased to meet you You’re an intriguing one Though we regret to inform you That your application has been processed and it’s clear that You’re just unqualified to be part of our plans The pieces Won’t fit Worst of all You’ve failed to fulfill life’s duties You’re culpable for being a burden To your family now and your friends Who you have let down There’s no easy way for us to say it Perhaps you were born this way How tragic The pieces They don’t fit Don’t fit don’t fit you’re done The pieces that form your life in the end are all wrong The pieces They don’t fit They don’t fit They don’t fit you’re done
6.
MY LIFE IN EXILE Oh, they’ve shut off the lights here again In the halls of this terminal Well I guess that it’s been more than too long Since I’ve been in the old halls of this terminal With no plane to take me on It was not that long ago that I left All the comforts of my home Seeking out a course for my own triumph Over what the world has given me not a lot And all I’ve got now Is sitting here all alone With everything I own Watching people pass by In fascination of their destinations All the places where they will go Let go Let go So if you see me tonight Well I’d hope you’d pass me by ‘Cause if saw me tonight You’d know I’m not alright And I miss you tonight This world is trying to break me It’s giving me everything it’s got And what I got now Is sitting here all alone With everything I own Watching people pass by In fascination of their destinations All the places where they will go Let go Let go If you see me tonight Well I’d hope you’d pass me by ‘Cause if saw me tonight You’d know I’m not alright And I miss you tonight In my desperate life I know it’s not right to miss you tonight
7.
Superficial 02:38
SUPERFICIAL Your fate Do your best to Reach the top now Be a, be a, be something Then ask her why You’ve never been happy You’ve never been happy, You’ve never been happy at all my friend You’re late But still you pay Before your life becomes superficial Better walk outside in the rain The fits of depression You feel from the pressure You can’t really measure everything That it does for you You’re miserable It’s never been worth it, Never been worth it Never never worth the cost Ah, It’s a superficial course that you are on you’re a fake Because you wear a stormcoat And you’ve never walked outside in the rain I know, I’ve been there And you’ve never walked outside in the rain You’ve fooled your colleagues and your friends You’ve got a hold on them But still your lie destroys you Each and every day And your heart is torn up From living life this way Feel your heart get torn out It’s never been worth it It’s never been worth it Never been worth it at all
8.
Too Sick 02:41
TOO SICK Just tell me how can I follow You back home I trust you to guide me But you’re too sick to go Oh no feelings involved when leaving this way Hopes couldn’t get any higher as we Packed our bags to go With no hope for a visa So we’re left out in the cold No feelings involved when you’re cheated this way No Feelings involved when we’re treated this way Feelings for our border guard The leaves here turned in September They were beautiful But they long since have fallen And we’re too sick to know No feelings involved we’re a pitiful lot Passing through scenes of hideous want Trying to forget our own Longing for home Aimlessly Wandering Lost in echoes And we’re all too sick to know
9.
Enemy Ears 03:27
ENEMY EARS Too many people In our lives are deceiving us With planned disorder Planting seeds of distrust Enemy ears Are listening and are judging us Intending To betray our confidence Oh, I’ll do anything now Oh, to stop your suffering It’s an invasion Into the minds of the people now Without coercion But brought in with their consent So we are leaving On a path few have travelled down But knowing There’s finite chance of success Oh, I’ll do anything now Oh, to stop your suffering Come with us Come with us Now now now Let’s not make this harder than it already is Lost and overwhelmed by the news Weighed down ‘til nothing’s is left of you Pack your bags we can leave tonight Join Hajji and Pariah and the Cambridge Five They’re gonna come with us It will be alright By the morning light We’ll be in sight Of better life In even numbers We forge forth to the other side The good life Or madness who here can tell Your choice now Is between hell if you follow us Or disgrace Yes disgrace if you don’t You can starve with social elites Or join us in our defeat
10.
Failure 04:38
FAILURE Would someone please tell me Why I’m watching all the people Who I grew up with Fail or falling now Fake Favors were given Apt and opportune They couldn’t circumvent My ineptitude Fake Thief of a life Sleeping with the light on Fake Thief with a lie Acting so strong But sleeps at night With the light on Sleep well tonight Sleep well now Sleep well tonight Sleep well child Hope You’ll sleep at night Failure

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Deranged Records / Taken By Surprise Records / Nada Nada Discos

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released January 1, 2010

Richard Joachim – Drums / Vocals
Hajji Husayn – Bass, Vocals
Douglas Burns – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Zach Brooks – Guitar, Vocals
Andy Foote – Guitar, Vocals
Terri Stubbs – Vocals
Mira Sonnleitner – Vocals
Michael Scott Howard – Vocals
George Turner – Cello
Lindsey Dixon – Violin

Recorded 2009 by Stan Wright at Buzz or Howl Studio / Mixed by Wright & Red Dons / Mastered by Hajji Husayn/ Art by Burns / All Music by Burns, Sayer & Red Dons / Lyrics by Burns, Sayer, & Jesse Michaels

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