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Triangle
03:06
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UNDER LOW LIGHT I CAN KISS
THE JACKAL RIPPING MY INSIDES;
SUCKING ON MY FINGERS,
SWEET, DRIPPING POISON
THAT BLINDS STRANGERS' EYES.
I LASH MYSELF IN REMORSE-
FRESHLY PEELED SKIN
LYING IN SENSUAL BRUISES.
A MELTING CANDLE DREAMS OF BURNING THE HOUSE.
A SICK, GREEN LIGHT FALLS ON YOUR THIGHS,
AND BURROWS IN MY ARM.
LET ME SMILE
BEFORE GOD LODGES IN MY THROAT.
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Fear & Fascination
03:24
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LEFT VENTRICLE BURST LIKE A NIGHTMARE
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.
POSTURE DESPERATELY ON A TIGHT ROPE
UNTIL YOU KNOW WHICH WAY TO REACH DEMISE.
LOVER TRANSFORMS TO MOTHER AND BROTHER,
AND YOU'VE NEVER LOVED HIM MORE.
DIG INSIDE HIS ABDOMEN
UNTIL YOU FIND A SORE.
LIFE DRIPS INTO YOUR EYES FROM THE CEILING
AS IF IT CAME FROM THE SKY.
YOUR ANGER'S A PYTHON NESTLED BESIDE YOU
THAT WHISPERS IN YOUR EAR ITS DESIRE TO DIE.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU HATE BEFORE IT LOOKS LIKE LOVE?
YOU'VE SEARCHED SO LONG FOR AN OBJECT THAT FITS JUST LIKE A GLOVE.
ANTS DEVOUR THE FLY YOU'VE CAUGHT.
DIVINE DESIGN- LABORERS DO WHAT THE SPIDER OUGHT.
CAN YOU EVER FEAR AGAIN?
CAN YOU EVER FEAR AGAIN?
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Bull's Blood
04:20
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WHILE THE SUN TEARS MY HOUSE IN TWO,
I BECOME ST. FRANCIS- DUMPING ASH INTO MY BREAD,
WHILE YOU GIVE YOUR SERMONS,
AND OUR PRAYERS TURN LIVING TO DEAD.
SUCKING THE COLOR FROM OUR FACES
AND TWO YEARS STOLE A DECADE.
LOSING APPENDAGES,
WE GIVE PUNISHMENT A NEW NAME.
I'VE BECOME A ROCK THAT BLEEDS
AND YOU A SCREAMING MOSES-
YOU TOOK MORE THAN WATER
FOR BELIEVERS LURED AWAY FROM THEBES.
THERE'S NO WAY EITHER OF US FEELS ANY MAGIC;
PERFORMING THE SAME MIRACLE OVER AND OVER.
MY SPIRIT NO LONGER SHAKES
AND NO HOLY GHOSTS GIVE ME COVER.
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Amuse-bouches
04:30
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I SPENT SO MANY YEARS WAITING FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T EAT;
THESE MORSELS OF PATIENCE COME TO ME- TO KEEP ME IN MY SEAT.
AN ORANGE ROOM DRIPS LIGHT ON YOUR SKIN.
YELLOW-GREEN EYES PEER FROM THE BOWL WHILE YOU TAKE YOUR GLASS OF GIN.
YOU WISHED YOUR MOUTH COULD KNOW PLEASURE, BUT YOU FORGOT THE TASTE OF PLUMS.
WASH OUT IRON OF YOUR BLOOD FROM WHEN YOU GNAWED OFF YOUR TONGUE.
I'M TIRED OF YOU SITTING IN YOUR CHAIR AND I HATE THE WAY YOU STARE;
I'D FEED YOU BLOOD AND ORANGES, BUT I FORGOT MY DESIRE TO SHARE.
TOUCH MY TONGUE- EXCITE MY MOUTH,
SING IT SONGS TO LURE IT OUT.
WE'RE EMBARRASSED PIGS NOW OBSESSED WITH BEING CLEAN,
STRICKEN WITH HUMILIATION, WE NEED A NEW WAY TO BE SEEN.
I FOUND SAFETY IN MY LOATHING
TO LIVE, EAT, SHIT, AND EXPEL BLOOD.
TONIGHT YOU'LL DROWN IN MILK
BEFORE I LEARN TO LOVE.
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Truth of an Arrow
04:21
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LET ME CARESS YOUR HAIR WITH MY BROKEN HANDS
WHILE YOU LEARN TO LIKE YOUR VOICE.
PRACTICE YOUR SINGING,
AND I'LL KEEP THE HAMMERS OFF MY WRISTS-
TANGLED IN YOUR HAIR,
HANGING BY MY HANDS BROKEN INTO HOOKS OF BONE,
THE WORLD BEGS US TO GIVE IT A NAME
WHILE THERE'S PROXY BOMBERS IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE.
BUT A LOVER'S ONLY A DANCING FRIEND
STEPPING CALMLY IN A BLOODY FLOWERBED.
THINGS THAT SWIM WILL DROWN.
A FLASH OF JOY- WE WASH AWAY.
CATATONIC FRAME-
FLOATING UNTIL IT LIES ON LAND.
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The Garden
03:21
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I SAW YOU IN THE GARDEN AFTER A NIGHT IN THE ARCADE.
YOU CURSED THE FLOWERS AND DROPPED THE SPADE.
I TOILED IN THE SOIL, AND ONLY GOT DIRTY HANDS.
WE'RE BOTH SO TIRED OF OUR LABOR ON UNLOVING LAND.
I DROWNED THE SUN IN THE BATHTUB WHILE YOU DROVE OUT IN SEARCH FOR LOVE,
AS I SEARCHED FOR MOONLIGHT, YOU HAD COVERED THE PLANTS WITH BLOOD.
I LEFT OUR HOME WITH A HEART FULL OF LOVE THAT NEEDED TO BE DRAINED.
WE HAD TO TAKE OUR OWN PATHS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT TAKE THE STRAIN.
YOU SET OUT FOR THE CITY OF SWEAT,
I STAYED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD;
BURNING WITH PASSION - THE RETURN OF A SOLAR GOD
AND I'LL AWAIT MISSING THE GOLD.
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Taphonomy
04:05
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THE AIR WAS SO STILL, THE CLOUDS STOPPED MOVING
THE SUN ROSE TO ILLUMINATE THEM RED,
AND THERE WAS NO WIND TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD AWAY
NOTHING TO FILL THE VOID GROWING IN MY HEAD
THE GIRL HUNG HER NOOSE FROM THE SKY
BUT THE NOOSE STRANGLED A CLOUD
AND SQUEEZED SORROWFUL RAIN OVER THE FIELD
THE FLOWERS WILTED FROM LAMENT
THE LONGEST SUMMER'S SUN BURNT THE AUTUMN LEAVES
AND A BLIZZARD BLEW THEM AWAY
THE FALLEN LEAVES WON'T RETURN NEXT SPRING
AS WE DIG A HOLE TO ESCAPE THE SUN
LET THE UNCERTAINTY CONSUME YOU TO NOTHING BUT A SHELL
THE GREAT TAPHONOMIC EXPERIMENT.
THE EARTH'S DESTRUCTION
AND THE AIR SMELLED OF BURNING FERMENTATION.
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Negation
04:46
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TAKE AWAY MY EYES, I DON'T WANT TO SEE
MY FIRE CAN'T PUT OUT THE NIGHT.
AND MY WARMTH COULDN'T PUT RED TO YOUR BLUE-
NO MORE OBJECTS IN MY SIGHT.
I'VE STUMBLED IN BLACK FOR SO LONG
AND THIS IS THE END. BRING OUT OUR COMPOSTABLE BRAINS.
MIND AND BODY- BACK TO NATURE,
FUCK MY MIND, UNTIL I CAN NEVER BE THE SAME.
THE HEAT OF MY HEAD TURNED YOU TO A DESERT
AND THE RAIN OF MY HEART MADE YOU FLOOD.
SHRIVELED HEART NOW EXPLODES;
TAKE AWAY AND RETURN REAL BLOOD.
COLOR THE SAND AGAIN,
IS A BODY ENOUGH?
FALL FROM YOUR SKULL, FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR,
CRAWL UP THE WALLS, SLIDE THROUGH THE DOOR.
GIVE ME A FIRE I CAN FEEL,
SO I REMEMBER THAT I'M REAL.
DANCING ON MY BACKBONE; YOU'D LOVE ME TO STAND.
EYES GOUGED OUT, THE MOON IS GONE,
I HAVE BECOME ONE WITH THE LAND.
I'VE FOUND MY HORIZON, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM.
I'VE FOUND MY HORIZON, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO I AM.
LIVING FOR OBLITERATION, WAITING TO BE DAMNED.
LIVING FOR MY DESTINY-
ANNIHILATION IN MY HAND.
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Haldol Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current members:
Aaron M- drums
Geoff S- guitar, vocals
Andrew C-
bass
Past members:
Tiff Cheng
Matt Martin
Joey Cantrell
Ryan Saito
Trey Stallings
Sean Flint
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