Apparent Paradox

by Brakelight Religion

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1.
When you don't know which way to go Close your eyes and pick a damn road Who cares about the ending? Many miles gone along the way Many breaths, but none to say Who cares if you're pretending? This is... a test... Don't you live your life motionless One chance... let's go... It's your life, you're in control One blink... it's gone... We'll all be there before too long, so Long breath... take five... Find your reason to be alive Don't try to rationalize Life dissolves in front of your eyes Is it worth second guessing? Gotta get up off your ass Keep your foot down on the gas Will we know what we're missing? This is... a test... Don't you live your life motionless One chance... let's go... It's your life, you're in control One blink... it's gone... We'll all be there before too long, so Long breath... take five... Find your reason to be alive Wrong way on a one-way track That's life way of saying "get back" Don't listen to your consciousness That's how you got into this mess Two down and one to go One town and another show Don't keep your thoughts inside Hang on, enjoy the ride This is... a test... Don't you live your life motionless One chance... let's go... It's your life, you're in control One blink... it's gone... We'll all be there before too long, so Long breath... take five... Find your reason to be alive This is... a test... Don't you live your life motionless One chance... let's go... It's your life, you're in control One blink... it's gone... We'll all be there before too long, so Long breath... take five... Find your reason to be alive
2.
It's been a long, long winter Getting tired of the grey and bleak Daylight is everlasting Need the warmth to hit my cheek As the sun is setting Things won't look so bad Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown? I know the cold is bitter The snow is fading fast Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown? Here comes the change of season Here comes the first day of spring Gives us a whole new reason To go out and enjoy new things I know it seems unlikely That this will last at all Get out and enjoy the weather Before it's lost to fall As the sun is setting Things won't look so bad Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown? I know the cold is bitter The snow is fading fast Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown? As the sun is setting Things won't look so bad Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown? I know the cold is bitter The snow is fading fast Why don't you come and join me For another lost sundown?
3.
Pathetic 06:02
It's time to rise and shine Don't let the day go by One less day until you die Time to walk down the line Nothing you can explain Some days shine and others rain No better time to feel alive The sun is setting soon Nine o'clock, the end of June Get in your car and drive No time to turn around Better off if you leave town Looking out for number one It's gonna be tough When the guilt is cumbersome Look at you, so energetic It's just too bad You're absolutely pathetic How are you so damn pathetic? You feel a touch invincible You're suave, you're debonair You've nothing left to give a care The game is nigh unwinnable Though you've attempted well Time to close the gates of Hell Looking out for number one It's gonna be tough When the guilt is cumbersome Look at you, so energetic It's just too bad You're absolutely pathetic How are you so damn pathetic? Looking out for number one It's gonna be tough When the guilt is cumbersome Look at you, so energetic It's just too bad You're absolutely pathetic Looking out for number one It's gonna be tough When the guilt is cumbersome Look at you, so energetic It's just too bad You're absolutely pathetic How are you so pathetic? How are you so damn pathetic? How are you so pathetic? How are you so fucking pathetic?
4.
Hands Up! 04:25
Open the door, get in the car We're gonna go for a drive And we will leave it all behind There won't be any more traffic lights Speed limits or stop signs Those are all inside your mind I know a place where we can go Where the beat goes down And everybody hits the ground There is something that you should know Soon you're gonna realize You'll have to move with the sound (Hands up!) We'll get to rockin', there is nobody stoppin', so we'll get to rockin' (Hands up!) Everybody's talkin' until the beat is droppin' and then we get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're gonna drop in to see what others got and proceed to get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're never stoppin', so we will get to rockin', yeah, we will get to rockin' The neon signs and flashing lights Marking the way to a good time Down at the Union Underground We're headed up to the rooftop To get a view of the city And it's the best view around The band is playin' our favorite song It's always easy to sing by And feel your feet startin' to move After a while, it's second skin A long week comes to an end All that matters is the groove (Hands up!) We'll get to rockin', there is nobody stoppin', so we'll get to rockin' (Hands up!) Everybody's talkin' until the beat is droppin' and then we get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're gonna drop in to see what others got and proceed to get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're never stoppin', so we will get to rockin', yeah, we will get to rockin' Hands up! Hands up! Hands up! Hands up! Now that the party's wrappin' up Did you have a good time? 'Cause we'll be coming back again Each and every Saturday night The party gets underway, now And it never seems to end (Hands up!) We'll get to rockin', there is nobody stoppin', so we'll get to rockin' (Hands up!) Everybody's talkin' until the beat is droppin' and then we get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're gonna drop in to see what others got and proceed to get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're never stoppin', so we will get to rockin', yeah, we will get to rockin' (Hands up!) We'll get to rockin', there is nobody stoppin', so we'll get to rockin' (Hands up!) Everybody's talkin' until the beat is droppin' and then we get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're gonna drop in to see what others got and proceed to get to rockin' (Hands up!) We're never stoppin', so we will get to rockin', yeah, we will get to rockin' Hands up! Hands up! Hands up! Hands up! Hands up!
5.
Medicated 04:16
When I tell you I love you You tell me my heart's in the wrong place Well what the fuck'm I suppose to do Cause that's never going to change All the light's been taken from here Never to return again All the light's been taken from here Never to return again You have me so frustrated I'm medicated (medicated) But this bottle does nothing To keep me from thinking of you You said to tell you the truth Then you turned that around on me Now I can't stop mourning The loss of what might have been All the light's been taken from here Never to return again All the light's been taken from here Never to return again You have me so frustrated I'm medicated (medicated) But these pills do nothing To keep me from thinking of you You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job Then I'll do it myself You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job I'll just do it myself You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job Then I'll do it myself You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job I'll fucking do it myself You have me so frustrated I'm medicated (medicated) But these lines do nothing To keep me from thinking of you You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job Then I'll do it myself You're killing me Killing me But if you can't finish the job I'll just do it myself Do it myself I'll do it myself
6.
Ah! Leah! 03:33
7.
It’s 5 o’clock there where you stand But time doesn’t pass here in this wasteland Home of the broken-hearted slain Burning from the downpour of acid rain How can you ignore the sound of a heart breaking This pain inside will never cease My heart’s no longer in one piece And now I live inside my dream Forever till the end I’ll be Anybody here can see there’s no such thing as God Everyone lives their days in a façade I’ve forgotten all about who I use to be I’ve forgotten all about you and me How can you ignore the sound of a heart breaking This pain inside will never cease My heart’s no longer in one piece And now I live inside my dream Forever till the end I’ll be These words you scribbled on the walls of my heart Resound like a serenade full of sorrow You laugh at me as I fall apart With no more strength to borrow This pain inside will never cease My heart’s no longer in one piece And now I live inside my dream Forever till the end I’ll be This pain inside will never cease My heart’s no longer in one piece And now I live inside my dream Forever till the end I’ll be How can you ignore the sound of a heart breaking How can you ignore the sound of my heart breaking?
8.
Common Core 03:49
I'm in debt up to my eyeballs I've got no way to get free I never believed in myself, but You've always believed in me What's left of my time Is what's left of my mind I've got no more money Best to get back in line I've got no money and no more time Let's not get caught up in the crime I've got no money and no more sense Stop fuckin' with my independence Everything is a waste of my money I can't seem to find the right path I can't even balance my checkbook Goddamn the new common core math What's left in my wallet Is what's left in my head I've got all of these problems Am I better off dead? I've got no money and no more time Let's not get caught up in the crime I've got no money and no more sense Stop fuckin' with my independence What's left in my pocket Is what's left of my green The amount of my payback Will be fucking obscene I've got no money and no more time Let's not get caught up in the crime I've got no money and no more sense Stop fuckin' with my independence I've got no money and no more time Let's not get caught up in the crime I've got no money and no more sense Stop fuckin' with my independence I've got no money and no more time I've got no money, honey I've got no money and no more time I've got no money, honey I've got no money and no more time I've got no money, honey I've got no money and no more time I've got no money, honey
9.
What kind of tragedy is this? That makes you question your sanity That makes you question reality That makes you function so differently What kind of symbolism fits? The kind that adds up to nothing, see The kind that makes you feel empty The kind that fills you with empathy What kind of tragedy is this? I haven't got a word of praise Because I've seen better days I've seen better days I never thought this would occur And I've seen better days I've seen better days Never mind They can't find What went wrong For so long What kind of tragedy is this? That makes you question your sanity That makes you question reality That makes you function so differently What kind of symbolism fits? The kind that adds up to nothing, see The kind that makes you feel empty The kind that fills you with empathy What kind of tragedy is this? When we come together now We'll see better days We'll see better days After all, we're human now We'll see better days We'll see better days Never mind They can't find What went wrong For so long What kind of tragedy is this? That makes you question your sanity That makes you question reality That makes you function so differently What kind of symbolism fits? The kind that adds up to nothing, see The kind that makes you feel empty The kind that fills you with empathy What kind of tragedy is this? When thoughts and prayers Don't seem to work Why don't we do somethin' about it? When thoughts and prayers Don't seem to work Why don't we do somethin' about it? When thoughts and prayers Don't seem to work Why don't we do somethin' about it? When thoughts and prayers Don't seem to work Why don't we do somethin' about it? What kind of tragedy is this? That makes you question your sanity That makes you question reality That makes you function so differently What kind of symbolism fits? The kind that adds up to nothing, see The kind that makes you feel empty The kind that fills you with empathy What kind of tragedy is this? That makes you question your sanity That makes you question reality That makes you function so differently What kind of symbolism fits? The kind that adds up to nothing, see The kind that makes you feel empty The kind that fills you with empathy What kind of tragedy is this? When thoughts and prayers Don't seem to work Why don't we do somethin' about it?
10.
The days they keep rolling by Stars racing in the night sky Weeks to months and months to years There's nothing left for me here All around it's clear to see Everything has changed but me I'm still waiting for you It kills me waiting for you Trapped in this moment Suffering for giving a shit Learning how to cope with this Who knows how long you'll be gone Turning my life into a sad song This pain keeps growing inside Despite all that I have tried Nothing can ever turn this alright I'm giving in to this again tonight I'm still waiting for you It kills me waiting for you Trapped in this moment Suffering for giving a shit Learning how to cope with this You left me behind to defend myself With no love from you or anyone else You left me behind to defend myself With no love from you or anyone else I'm still waiting for you It kills me waiting for you Trapped in this moment Suffering for giving a shit Learning how to cope with this
11.
Woke up next to you What the hell'd we do? Looking at your body Wondering what went wrong Girl, you look so naughty There in just your thong It was a mistake but there's No regret from me Waking up with you here I like what I see I wanna be closer to you Because I might find You wanna be closer to me too Baby, baby, we're two of a kind You wake up next to me Hope you like what you see Looking at my body Wondering if it's warm I just wanna love you I mean you no harm Was it just a fling or Was it a guarantee That tomorrow morning You'll still be next to me I wanna be closer to you Because I might find You wanna be closer to me too We're two of a kind We won't have to search anymore For a love we can feel And now we are closer than before And baby, baby, baby it's real I don't mean to be crude You look best when you're nude The curves of your body I want to explore Baby, I can make you Feel a thing so pure I can make you quiver I can make you sigh And we'll have each other 'Til the day we die I wanna be closer to you Because I might find You wanna be closer to me too We're two of a kind We won't have to search anymore For a love we can feel And now we are closer than before And baby, it's real I wanna be closer to you Because I might find You wanna be closer to me too We're two of a kind We won't have to search anymore For a love we can feel And now we are closer than before And baby, baby, baby it's real
12.
Hey, hey, whatcha gonna do now When I tell your ass to get out Never question my decision Cut you out with such precision Whether I'm right, or whether I'm wrong It'll all be clear before too long Once you leave, there's no guarantee At the very least, I'll be able to breathe I never want to see you again I never want to see you again No, no, just get out of my face 'Bout time you got put in your place Get the fuck out of my business Tell me, can I get a witness? Never I leave, never you stay This is my home, you've had your say Take all your stuff, get out of my life I don't fuck with a married man's wife I never want to see you again I never want to see you again No more of this "let's be friends" I never want to see you again I really hope he divorces your ass All of our problems are in the past Never come back, you miserable stain I'll be here with someone else's pain I never want to see you again I never want to see you again No more of this "let's be friends" I never want to see you again

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released March 30, 2018

Tracks 1-4, 8, 9 11 & 12 written by Michael Riley
Tracks 5, 7 & 10 written by Chris McClain
Track 6 written by Mark Avsec and Donnie Iris

Michael Riley – lead/backing vocals, programming (all tracks)
Arnaud Krakowka – drums/percussion (track 8)

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