1. These Vultures

Even though I'm in the crowd
Can't stop feeling lonely
Even though I'm close to you
Can't stop feeling distant

Dark as night
My heart reflects
What's painted in my soul

Bring your demons
All your hellfire
I'll be gone before the morning comes

Even though I'm close to you...

2. Charon

How often do you ask yourself this?
What's the value of my broken soul?
Should I trade it in for better days now?
Would it make it any easier?

Purgatory 'cause of little white lies
Purgatory 'cause of half told truths
Who pays for the ferry ticket?
And just how deep is the river Styx?

You never thought of it like this?

How you're gonna get across this?
How you're gonna make it home?

There's always someone stronger on the other side
There's always someone better on the other side

How you're gonna get alive out of here?

So now you need to match your stories
Where were you when it all began?
Did you think that you could buy your way out?
Did you take this for a sink or swim?

Purgatory for your little white lies
Purgatory for your half told truths
All the bridges in this world won't save you
And someday you're gonna realize

That whatever you came here for tonight
Is gonna sink you like a stone

How you're gonna get across this?
How you're gonna make it home?

There's always someone stronger on the other side
There's always someone better on the other side

How you're gonna get alive out...

Believe me when I say
As far as I know there's still a chance
To get out of here without scars

And even though it hurts
Chances are you'll be better off if you'll sail across
Under your true flags

How you're gonna get across this?
How you're gonna make it home?

There's always someone stronger on the other side
There's always someone better on the other side

How you're gonna get alive out of here?

3. Circus

Hold your breath as you cross this bridge
You feel a shiver when it's storms like this
Try not to focus on what's underneath
You feel the wood crack beneath your feet

It's getting better but it seems so wrong
It's not me, no, it's not me
Inside the circus there's a thousand eyes
And they're staring down on me

Days, they come like this and pass
Like a slideshow or a cabaret
Try to scream through your broken lungs
And tell your story with a twisted tongue

But you don't wanna see the world like I do
Obsessed, possessed, and out of tune
'Cause I don't really think it's worth it, you'll see
Covered up in sawdust, it makes it harder to breathe

It's getting better but it seems so wrong
It's not me, no, it's not me
Inside the circus there's a thousand eyes
And they're staring down on me

I'll cut 'em up all for you, I'll be damned
If it's all pretty and good out there
And I swear that I'm a sucker for the ugly things
You're keeping in your closet, girl

It's getting better but it seems so wrong
It's not me, no, it's not me
Inside the circus there's a thousand eyes
And they're staring down on me

It's getting better but it seems so wrong
It's not me, no, it's not me
And every time I open up this box
It keeps staring back at me

4. Down Like Suicide

When it all comes down like suicide
You keep your eyes shut wide and your head's inside
Seems impossible to choose
Either way I'm gonna lose

And your life comes down like heavy rain
And you try your best to stay insane
There is nothing left to lose
Nothing left to choose

As your silver lines wearing thin with time
Rust is eating what is left to shine
Seems impossible, too cold
So hang on to your last rope
You keep your heart up close
And your soul on hold
Wait for the cure that was meant for you
As our intention ends
Now what you might think

When you try to hide what's deep inside
Know your friends have stepped aside
You try to hide what eats you from inside

Sing it for me now
Sing it out aloud, aloud
Don't you never gotta get away alive
I guess that's all that you can do
To keep what's left of your pride

As your heart stopped beating and it broken too
You can rest and sure we did all we could
For the last board going down
We have that heart to stick around
We brought the paramedics and the oxygen
It took a lot to bring you back
Before your final escapade
Your last serenade

Sing it for me now
Sing it out aloud, aloud
Don't you never gotta get away alive
I guess that's all that you can't do
To keep what's left of your pride
Take this rusty heart
I'll save another tear, a tear
Don't you ever gotta get away alive
I guess that's all that you can do
To keep what's left of your pride

5. Blaze Of Ashes

"Hang on, I'll be back by Monday", you said.
It's been days now, still not a sign from you.
So I wait here in the dark while sharpening knives,
counting hours and crows to pass the time.

Waiting as the days are turning to years,
I've been hanging out for so long,
out in these desert hills.
And I sit alone here,
I'm so tired of needing a ride,
I've been wasting years now,
and I hope you're feeling proud.

Down you go in a blaze of ashes
and all I know is that you have been lying through your teeth.
There's always someone there who can take your place,
all you are is just a little bit too easy.
And down you go in a blaze of dirt.

"Hang on, I'll be back by Monday", you said.
It's been years now, still not a sign from you.
I've got miles left to go now
and I'm not in the mood for this walk,
so I'm counting hours and crows 'til I get home.

Down you go in a blaze of ashes
and all I know is that you have been lying through your teeth.
There's always someone there who can take your place,
all you are is just a little bit too easy.
And down you go in a blaze of dirt.

6. Sail Away

I don't need to write it down,
I've known these lines by heart for years.
But everytime I try they seem to lack a certain elegance.
Anyway I wanted you to know that I'll be staying in this year.
Cause I believe you're better off without me here.

I'm sinking
You're fading
This ship has been lost at sea.
I'm drowning
You're leaving
That's how it is

Treading water's never been a thing for me.

So long it's been a very good year
And I know it takes a lifetime to repay
All I ever wanted was to sail away
But I got caught up in the waves along the way

Thought I found myself
Had a bucketful and threw it all away
So long, it's all gone now.
This year, yeah, I spent it all.
I only did it to prove I could.

7. Bridges And Anchors

Ten years in a comatose,
I always knew I would get out of here someday.
Somebody's gonna come around
and burn this caravan down to the ground.

Locked in among these animals,
I can't sleep when they look at me this way.
I'm gonna get my fingers burned
to the bone, leaving ashes you can dust for prints.

Damn the bridges I forgot to burn
and every stone that's been left unturned for years,
long gone now.

Fuck the anchors that's been left at sea.
It goes to show it wasn't meant to be for me...
not for me.

Shot down and put to sleep again.
This is the last resort for me and the boys.
We're never ever giving in, oh no!
We're standing put, and we'll get by on.

Time, coffee, pills and cigarettes.
I had a plan, the blueprints, and a gun.
But here's the brutal truth:
There's no escape from this mothership.

Damn the bridges I forgot to burn
and every stone that's been left unturned for years,
long gone now.

Fuck the anchors that's been left at sea.
It goes to show it wasn't meant to be for me...
not for me.

So here's what you get for staying inside,
too long on your own, shoveling shit...
your're never getting out.

I know you've been told that the doors are unlocked.
So what? This is home... it's all that we've got...
we're never going out.

For those who tried, for those who never made it.
For those who ran but never came far enough.
For those who bled and poured out their heartache.
Your sacrifice will be recognized one day.

For those who did more than what's required.
For those who sang, for those who inspired.
For those who laughed while the rest of us were crying...
here's a shout... you made us feel alive.

Damn the bridges I forgot to burn
and every stone that's been left unturned for years,
long gone now.

Fuck the anchors that's been left at sea.
It goes to show it wasn't meant to be for me...
not for me.

8. Pitch Black Mourning

All of these thoughts that come running through my head,
they seem to be distorted pictures.
Memories of how I first got to this point,
through a blurry polaroid.

Days in the wilderness, lost in the emptiness.
All my thoughts are clouded by
the pitch black mourning of something long gone,
a ghost without a name.

When morning comes it screams so loud.
Crackin' up again.
Wash the blood and hide the evidence.

The sun arise, it burns my eyes.
Well, I never thought it would come to this... my dear.

Crashed on the way down, my head first into the ground.
Bloodstains lead the way home for me.
Follow the trail from the ground to the wrist to these
pale, anemic eyes.

Erase and rewind, throw it all back in time.
Tell me, will I still remember you?
And how comes, the last thing I see as I pass out,
is you fading to black.

When morning comes it screams so loud.
Crackin' up again.
Wash the blood and hide the evidence.

The sun arise, it burns my eyes.
Well, I never thought it would come to this... my dear.

When morning comes it screams so loud.
Crackin' up again.
Wash the blood and hide the evidence.

The sun arise, it burns my eyes.
Well, I never thought it would come to this...

When morning comes it screams so loud.
Crackin' up again.
Wash the blood and hide the evidence.

The sun arise, it burns my eyes.
Well, I never thought it would come to this... my dear.

9. Firehose

All of your days have gone to waste.
And every night a sleepless haze.
All of your fears are closing in.
And all that is left is bittersweet.
Well, would you you want me as a firehose, in your life?
Would you want me to put out all your fires?

Every night, I go to sleep.
Along with the mess, I've made out of you.
I dragged you along, spiraling down.
Truth is, without you girl, I'm nothing much at all.

It's hard to keep the fire burning all alone.
For every day you kill, another comes along.
It's been such a long time,
now I'm finally closing in on what I need.
Sweet kerosene.

It's hard to keep the fire burning all alone
For every day you kill another comes along
It's been such a long time
Now I'm finally closing in on what I need
Sweet kerosene
Ooo what I need
Sweet kerosene

10. Darkdrive

Time to face this darkness and move on.
Where do we go when nobody lights our way.
Stumbling through the dark on our own,
with broken bones, trying to get out of here.

Where do we go and how come they follow us?
(We're never on our own.)
Why do they keep on messing around with
(We'll never get away.)

Safe and sound and still on our own.
But not for long, as they all came marchin' in.
Everyone would gather around,
they wanna know how we got out of here.

Where do we go and how come they follow us?
(We're never on our own.)
Why do they keep on messing around with us?
(We'll never get away.)
Where do we go and how come they follow us?
(We're never on our own.)
Why do they keep on messing around with us?
(We'll never get away.)

Away from the dark, away from the cold.
And the ghosts that haunts us here.
We fought our way out and into the light...
but you pulled us right back in.

You dragged us away, you dragged us to hell.
We're adored by your sweet smell.
But this is the end where we draw the line...
oh my God, you're so divine.

Where do we go and how come they follow us?
(We're never on our own.)
Why do they keep on messing around with us?
(We'll never get away.)
Where do we go and how come they follow us?
(We're never on our own.)
Why do they keep on messing around with us?
(We'll never get away.)

11. Godspeed

Out in the open, out on the ocean.
On the horizon, your black sails are fading... again.
We gave you our blessing and our absolution.
The day you return here, we will be waiting... for you.

Well, we know, these vultures will guide you across the horizon.
Just hold fast, our dear Lady fortune will ride off this tidal wave.
So we dream of a day when we dance on their graves.

Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell... we will see you again.
Farewell, farewell...