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Trap Door
06:09
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Now this trap door's hitting me
Now this trap door's hitting me
Falling and falling
and now there's no returning in
Now this snapshot’s framing me
Now this snapshot’s framing me
Knowing and knowing
and now there’s no more caving in
Took a stand and let it be
And threw away the key
Drawn in, I can see
There is no guarantee
This will change “just us” to “we”
Climb the mountain and set us free
How has doubt not grow in me
How has doubt not grow in me
Grasping for reason
You know it’s only found within
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On The Fence
05:19
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Riding nowhere, going somewhere
It’s on the fence, I know
It’s on your mind
If they can fake it
It’s because you’re blind
Break it instead
Crack it instead
Hiding despair, talking warfare
It’s on the fence, I know
It’s on your mind
If they can take it
It’s because you’re blind
Break it instead
Crack it instead
It feels so good to hear the lie
They go to town, you are the clay
You let them sing a dead song
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Before You Fall
05:11
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Uncanny thoughts of a great beyond
Wrap you in blankets to numb despair
Hiding from the void now as it creeps
Who’s trying to catch you before you fall
Who’s left here waiting to hear your call
All that now remains for you is the absurd
Know how the trunk formed the tree
Oh now you must grow
Break away from the creed
And when you try, see past the fear, the truth appears
No meaning comforts you today
There is no need at all to pray
As you let the dread within you go
Why cling at straws that break instead of sway
Why set a clock to show forgotten days
Don’t seek the wave to wash the fear away
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Edge Of Time
04:43
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The apathy of our time
Is dragging us apart
From what we wished
Was still a part of us
And nowhere to go
And nothing more to do
But sit and wait
For the other shoe
Reaching the edge of time in the starlight
And our past isn’t free
As we sit on the flaming tree
And ghosts fly over me
Carried in the wind
No trumps to play
We’re fish in a dead black sea
We can see it
It’s right there on tv
And nowhere to go
And nothing more to do
But sit and wait
For the other shoe
In the valley the shadows grow
And the dove is turning to a crow
Burning power will burn us all
And once we fall we can only crawl
Waste time, waste it more
Drain the well and ignore
As I forsake, as I forsake
Waiting for the tide to mark the spot of/for life
It’s all we can do but look away
Hold on
The ride is done
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Splintered
05:19
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We’re tired of little things
That grow until they sting
We’re tired of finding blame
And playing this old game
I can finally hear the hiss
I’m finding space to miss
The void has got a name
There’s nothing it can claim
The past has been put aside
And it’s what has set us free
A splintered path is now
All there is to see
Can’t say
Can't say
Don't stay
Don't stay
There's not enough to keep
Not enough to say you're sorry
And hold on
We hurt what can't be tamed
The lost cause in our aim
I can feel the past within
Now the future can begin
I can see the walls we’ve built
To guard from what might hit
We know it's not the same
There is no one to blame
We're apart but in this together
As our edges now seem near
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Broken Satellite
03:47
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I float in the big space
I float there going nowhere
I'm not one to look back
I'm not one to feel despair
Connection was severed, now gone
Attention is down
Now anchor's gone away
Now there's no reason to care
Who's left in orbit now
Who'll drop the anchor again
In all this space there's room
There's room for much to be said
One link is all it takes
To keep from being estranged
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Truth Unanswered
08:21
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If everyone had
nothing else to say
Then silence would rise to swallow
The stars you used to pray
They don’t know better
They prey on fools
Who find comfort in empty vessels
A cure that heals no soul
Searching darkness that cannot answer
A cure that heals no soul
The chain of days and weeks broke as soon as the moon stood still
And you want to believe them above all
With their hands deep in your pocket
You take part in the machine that marches backwards to the dawn
Charlatans it spawns
As you step in
Step away
You reached that pier at night when all was dead
And jumped into the sky for one last save
Your fear sailed ripples on the face of hope
As the truth remains unanswered to this day
What little comfort
Gained from the tales
Is lost when you wake up searching
The bright light of today
You don't need shepherds
They feed on fear
And drown the thirst of hopeful searchers
With water from their wells
And flood the gates of truth unanswered
With water from their wells
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Your Story
05:21
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If you look at it from the side
You see the views that sometimes hide
What causes rainbows to turn grey
Can be the simple things you say
Follow truth this time
Follow truth this time
Elusive thoughts turned into action
And grow reasons from memories
The motive is pure
Revealed in dried out petals
Your story's set so you play it freely
There are men who flee, there are men who fight, as they chose
When you're falling down you abandon hope to let go
Time for being
More forgiving
What you're given
Is worth saving
As lines are drawn in sinking sand
You miss the chance by your own hand
To do the right thing all along
To make sure that you do belong
Your story's yours, the path is too
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Not My Light
07:12
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Was it too fast, too soon
Was it too real, to be true
And I must have always known
The chance is just too far away
What were you searching for, that wasn't there
Time went by so fast and changed the game
Pulled over a blanket of illusion
Ephemeral light, we say goodbye
Good things come to those who wait
But no one out there guarantees
To find a light on a dead end street
Don't know how
Here and now
One way road, wasting time
A hard road ends now in empty hands
Wishful thinking is not enough
Next time keep eyes open wide
Fooled, my dear
You misled
Thoughts unclear
I misread
The start - a mirror of the end
We can't see now where it goes
There's too much light to see the spark
Can't let go
Need to now
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Protomythos London, UK
PROTOMYTHOS is the musical project of Israeli-born, London-based musician Tom
Treivish.
Heavy Crowns, released in 2019, was mixed by Grammy-winning mix engineer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, Bon Jovi, Dream Theater) and mastered by Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Yes, Sepultura).
The debut album, In Human Sight, came out in 2013 and is a prog rock vegan concept album. Yes, you read it correctly.
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