Things They Carried
by Elisium
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Sinus
04:05
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Now that you have my eyes
what will you make me see?
Play with their hopes and fears
sell your misery.
Poor, blind fool. You'll suck it up.
In the sinus of your patients
you will never be wrong
till the medicine i'm breathing in
allows me to be
full of your novocaine.
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Silence Is An Open Road
04:41
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My preoccupation almost left you on your own.
Given no direction there's no telling where I have gone.
I came to my senses and realized the only
cause of my affliction -
Silence is an open road.
If we never speak at all, we'd better learn to fall
it's not about recovery
so look me in the face, and tell me what you've seen
I'll drown myself in your history
and you would not believe the things that I create
when I let my thoughts run away.
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Astray
03:42
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Make the hunger go away - don't leave me now
face the life you never wanted anyhow
this is your wakeup call
this is your warning bell
all I want is more
and the bit of heaven that you've earned
Won't it be hard when you fall?
Keep praying and they'll never know
But your robe won' t hide you
who have gone astray.
Not even hosts of your Christ
could divert your wandering eyes.
Cursed be those who lead young ones astray.
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Carry The Weight
06:10
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Stormy our skies have been,
long become our roads.
I'll return here endlessly to pick up my bones.
I carry the weight, I
Now I lay you all to sleep,
and pray for something more.
Somebody, hear my needs, as crazy as they are.
I carry the weight, I
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5. |
Missing
03:30
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We were so young when you and I first met
now it breaks me down to remember
any of the signs you gave us.
Never have I been tempted again
to look at every day as if there were no end
because of signs you gave us.
And all that I can say is
Can you hear me? Because I'm screaming.
You are missing from your story.
But wherever you call home now, forget me.
I feel a thousand ways, terrified of change.
How will I know now if I'm headed the right way?
Losing sight of patience, I feel, as we collide.
Can you hear me? Because I'm screaming.
You are missing from your story.
But wherever you call home now, forget me.
I wanna be near the falling rain
so we can behold our son again
sinking my face in empty hands
remembering you,
can you hear me?
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Seldon
04:35
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You may have seen the sun before
you may remember feeling warm,
waking up renewed and clever.
But light is lost under these trees
where sorrow falls like little leaves
and we remain to start life over.
Remember how we used to be.
The perfect sons of sovereignty
defiant only in our measures.
Take me back to sure Seldon.
To the faces you dream of.
To the moment of belief
as we lay our son to sleep.
Mother, make him alright.
Divide not this sea.
I will cover his broken body
and force my eyes away.
His venerated name we sung
Kyrie Eleison
Other sons are coming home, ours will
remember how we used to be.
Remember all the life in me?
Remind me why I can recover
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Polaris
04:06
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Fucking how are we supposed to pick up
all these broken pieces and keep on going
like we won't be slowed down by a mystery
no one can explain?
So without a hesitation life escapes and
goes on forever off into another place with
everything I can't erase. I'd follow, but I
cannot go, and I'll regret not knowing so.
But I can see, and I can stand, and I can try to understand
the fall to the earth.
But I can see, and I can stand, and I can try to understand
where I belong, and what I am and why I never kept
any of this.
I hate all of this.
And I, I am.
And I, I am Standing now before the face of
what I fear the most. I'll face it like what's coming
with the wind of curiosity in me I feel so damn
separate. Run and scream and hide and make this
moment go away. Tempt me not forever.
Off into another place with everything I can't erase.
I'd follow, but I cannot go, and I'll regret not knowing so.
But I can see, and I can stand, and I can try to understand
the fall to the earth.
But I can see, and I can stand, and I can try to understand
where I belong, and what I am and why I never kept
And I, I am.
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Cross That Line
04:20
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Should have known it from the moment I came,
I would never see the sun.
Where are you taking me?
In this lunatic country we suffer from stupidity
I've got my holy army, won't you join me?
Here I stand until this focus fails me,
I have never seen the sun.
As I cross that line, hands raised, eyes facing me
want will be your road.
We can win, it's heresy
wearing masks of empathy.
My god is on my side, and he will forgive me
if I wove lies in disguise.
Here I stand until this focus fails me,
I have never seen the sun.
As I cross that line, hands raised, eyes facing me
want will be your road.
Oh you and me, we want the same things.
So why are you afraid? Isn't he the one who
made you feel safe?
Here I stand until this focus fails me,
I have never seen the sun.
As I cross that line, hands raised, eyes facing me
want will be your road.
So race.
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9. |
Things They Carried
03:46
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Forward eyes, no surprises
the things that we carry
weight our feet
crumbling
tied to me like so many fears
Roll me under
Forward eyes, no surprises
the things that way carry
hands and feet
strain with me
keep breathing, there is nothing to fear
Roll me under
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Holy Again
05:11
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Will this make sense? Oh I'm so confusing.
Sounds in my head like a steady dripping.
Wet hands, cold face, always always looking.
Take me with you, because I don't belong here
with these angels, as the story goes.....
Elohim through great pains, makes it all perfect
Some men write down what they see happen
Twisting, changing, time will wash over these writings, memories, till there's no semblance.
Yet some will claim that these words are more than mighty.
They cling on, find hope, even if they're lying.
Perhaps one day when the darkest shadow opens your head to the light forgotten.
Stand up, breath in, and be holy again
stand up, breath in, and be holy again.
What your eyes can't see is that we're only energy.
Shall I perceive? Or will we all just dissipate?
How long till we dissipate?
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released April 5, 2010
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Elisium Fredericksburg, Virginia
Elisium is a 3-piece band from Fredericksburg, VA. We quit our jobs 3 years ago to chase our dreams across the country. We are fiercely independent, and you've just found the BEST way to help us keep living, working, and making music. Join us!
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