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The Spirited City: Lux [Reissue]

by Before Giants

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porcelainheart- Rebellious, catchy, surprisingly enjoyable. FFO Proletariat. Favorite track: Lux.
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Lux 05:43
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Barren! This city is blind It's people refuse to see They act as if alive Controlled by puppet strings their lives a waste Can't believe a word they say Can't believe they'll keep us safe You tremble in your fear as numbers march near Can't believe I walked away The only thing I believed in I've given up on Will she forgive me Or will she forget? I have failed so many times before you I've failed you again You think it's easy? It's like you'd rather spend life underground in hiding We can't all be cowards I put my life on the line Is this not enough? But you were wrong My city's gone Perishing the life i loved I swear this battle's a battle we can't win We have come to justify We overpower We've come for you The balance has shifted boy Lay down your weapons I am hesitant You've given us reason You've taken our freedom You only take away They plan to lock us up and throw away the key So you turn your back on your family and everything you love You say im one to talk but they killed mine off at the start I'm not saying it's possible but something should be done How can you keep your heart so still? I've failed so many times before you How can you expect me to do as they do? Let's wish away this She begged me to not run away just like i always do Ill go as far as i need to I will I swear I'll make this up to you Just give me your trust back I'll never forget I'll never run away again I swear Follow the path to the underound Four hundred steps to the east Sixty north twenty-seven south Never once should you take your eyes off of the ground You will find your way under earth and stone And deeper and deeper it goes
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Goblin Deepground 03:40
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Take a step back Know that I'd do anything to bite the hand that feeds me When all that I'm fed is poisonous Lie after lie after lie I swear In search of common ground I'm caught up in between The answer seems much further now It's not worth searching for I'm not here to solve the problem I'm only here for her for heaven's sake Tired so tired I've been awake for days searching for a safer place If home is where the heart is And home is what my heart has been seeking Then where is my family? Such vision such resolve To think that a man once so outwardly focused only on himself Would push for something more I find it very hard to comprehend Your probably the reason she's dead But if she lives I can only hope she's never found She's better off without you now Raise your head The king is dead we bow to no one Still your doubts Hellfire rain down They say "Raise your heads" But if the king is dead then why provoke him? In search of common ground I'm caught up in between The answer seems much further now It's not worth searching for I'm not here to solve the problem I'm only here for her for heaven's sake By my hand I've lost everything The gap between herself and me has grown By my hand I fail I'm giving the best of me What's a burden to bear if i can't bear it's weight? Or see the way out of this place? I'm giving what's left of me I'm putting everything on the line I would die for her She doesn't belong to death She belongs to me
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Ava Emily Heartwood 05:16
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Let's take this back from the top You are a vagabond traveling here from the surface You are no more than a man Yet you are seeking my help? The savior incarnate I am He I'll be the king this city needs Ce soir c'est le cou de grâce We'll have them by morning You are just as he is A blood thirsty pompous self-righteous Oppressor Oppression Take a notion from me If I were you I'd set my sights underground The surface is bound by the ones in disbelief I will burn I'll burn everything to the ground Go through the motions I'll mirror the tyrant himself I will burn Go through the motions Where is my conscience? How can the buried see what I see? How can the sleeping offer me such amnesty? She sent me away to noting but grey To this cemetery Yes I recall her name She's buried here beneath our feet What a shame Though you seem to claim she's alive now Feel free to dig up her bones if that's what you need She died for me She died for a cause Something much bigger than herself Could you do the same? Fight for me maybe then she'll forgive you Fight for me I swear none will forget Liar Seek no compassion from me And if she's dead like you say she is Then tell me what of my sins can be erased? Bring her back to me She died for nothing it's all because of me Bring her back to me Finding her was my only reason for breathing There must be some kind of mistake I need her here i need her here with me I don't belong here How can what's gone forgive me? I am a monster Who am I to persuade a life in directions so far from my own home? "Be the light others seek to find" She said Still who was I to neglect a love so hard to find How could she have loved me? I'm a liar a killer a thief
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She Is Love And Everything Past 01:35
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"Was she important to you boy?" "She was...Though I only wish I was more able to show her. In the end, I doubt she even tolerated the thought of me." "What she has taken from you can never be given back But know that if you wish to amend for your sins The Fuhrer King cannot go unpunished" "Who are you? Why have you shown yourself to me?" "I am here precisely because you need me to be. Nothing more."
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Our King Dethroned 07:52
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Breath easy Keep calm The logic is missing I'd rather we find a way that wont cost me my life If this is your plan I can only leave it up to faith The only thing that stands a chance Are you here with me Atlas? He is not my King He can never bring back what he took from me I seek an audience I've come with a cause You planning to stop me? I'd bring every soldier you've got I'll tear them apart I wear I will The tyrant king's heart must stop I saw a great sign in form of illusionary piece of mind A thought taken form What's lost is returned our dead become reborn I saw a many people give in to many lies They sold themselves to kings and thieves They've whored out their lives One by one you let me down I'll bury the bodies I'll lay them to rest with the crown I'm giving the best of me I'll be the last one standing The one face you'll never forget I'm giving the best of me to be the one thing you regret I'm giving the best of me The suffering has hardly proved it's worth still I stay Paralyzed Terrified She said "Leave no one alive" I saw a great sign in form of illusionary piece of mind A thought taken form What's lost is returned our dead become reborn I saw a many people give in to many lies They sold themselves to kings and thieves They've whored out their lives One by one you let me down I'll bury the bodies I'll lay them to rest with the crown I have seen the cost I have paid the price a man must pay Now all I feel is hate I'll go through this a thousand times I'll kill for her Commit her crimes You take from me? I'll take away your everything Just bring her back home to me
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Coda: The Mirror Beneath 06:05
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Follow me. Point your steps forward its just a bit further Eyes on me. Did you lock the doors behind you? Did you barricade the way like I asked you to? Have I made a mistake? Have I compromised my sense of self? My dignity? What would she think of me? Letting go of her memories Are you here with me? Won't you stay with me, Atlas? Just breathe. One step into the catacombs I'm breathing in disease Come what may fall She speaks of secrets hidden here lied buried deep beneath We slow down our pace, her eyes are fixed upon a doorway How long do you expect I'll have to wait? I've given everything and more for you Now you've abandoned me Time repeating my conscious is fleeting I guess our story is bound to end I am worth so much more than this Just give me the chance to show you Next time you'll see me I will be given form to complete the task before me So know I'll give my everything to you Just give it time to breathe hold on closely One look in the mirror My reflection portraying deceit I'll cut the lesser half of me Crown me king the malignant I'll spend every breath that I take following your lead and when you think I've given up Well this is just the beginning From a distance reason fails to explain Finding rest in the choices I made and Her promise. I will protect you no one will be getting in I swear Look in the mirror forget I exist Forget all I've done for you I'll stay here forever if you need me Darling, please you're the only thing that makes any sense Look in the mirror forget I exist Forget all I've done for you

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released February 20, 2015

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Mike Sahm at Dream Awake Audio.
Additional production by Shawn Yates and Keene Dadian.
Artwork created by Courtney Chitsiga.
Additional artwork created by Billy Barber.

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