1. |
Symptom of Society
03:25
|
|||
Verse:
Ease yourself
Lead your mind astray
Take it in
It'll be okay
Have you crashed
Hit a standstill
Want to feel
Transcendental
Comprehension
Can lead to doubt
How about we
Go without
Chorus:
You know you don't belong
(You know you don't belong)
You know there's something wrong
(Symptom of society)
She's calling out to you
(She's calling out to you)
Hear the Siren's song
(Symptom of society)
You know you don't belong
(You know you don't belong)
You know there's something wrong
(Symptom of society)
Bridge:
The happiest
Of all of men
Are the fools
The idiots
The jesters
The unaware
Verse:
Free yourself
Embrace the void
Don't let yourself
Get paranoid
Renounce your past
And your present too
We could be
Brand new
Help yourself
To take your mind
Off the realities
Of our kind
Breakdown:
Its embedded
Firmly cemented
In the epicentre
Of my existence
Twisting and bending
My perceived condition
This thirst is perverse
How can this get worse
Chorus:
You know you don't belong
(You know you don't belong)
You know there's something wrong
(Symptom of society)
She's calling out to you
(She's calling out to you)
Hear the Siren's song
(Symptom of society)
You know you don't belong
(You know you don't belong)
You know there's something wrong
(Symptom of society)
Outro:
They tell me
I've got a sickness
I know too well
It's just a weakness
A symptom of society
A cruel addiction
A symptom of society
It nullifies my resistance
How can this get worse
You know you can't escape
|
||||
2. |
Apathy
00:57
|
|||
A beggar seeks aid for his hunger
Children scream as fires engulf their homes
Nations mourn the death of many
But I don't speak
I don't act
I don't care
All I hear is white noise
Someone else can change the channel
|
||||
3. |
Think About It
02:49
|
|||
Verse:
Why don't you think about it
Why don't you think about
Why you can't accept
We all make mistakes
But with such high stakes
Why don't you think about it
And act upon it
Admit it
You just don't give a shit
Bridge:
We're on the brink of mass extinction
Why only now have we made this distinction
We are not misguided
We've just been divided
Chorus:
Stop playing your games
(You can't see we're the same)
Stop fanning the flames
(You can't see you're to blame)
Stop playing your games
(You can't see we're the same)
Stop fanning the flames
(You can't see you're to blame)
Of course we're angry
(You can't see we're the same)
Of course we're scared
(You can't see you're to blame)
We all have this
(You can't see we're the same)
Burden to share
(You can't see we're to blame)
Verse:
Why don't you think about it
Why do you just ignore
All the people you swore to protect
You can't just neglect
If you're responsible
The world's gone volatile
But it's no less futile
If we can rise above it
Breakdown:
Please feed my ego
With all these fancy placebos
I just want to feel I made a difference
Please just give me significance
Chorus:
Stop playing your games
(You can't see we're the same)
Stop fanning the flames
(You can't see you're to blame)
Stop playing your games
(You can't see we're the same)
Stop fanning the flames
(You can't see you're to blame)
And so we reach
Our final chapter
There's no redemption
No fucking rapture
Outro:
Why don't you just think about
All the pain all the guilt
Why do you only think about
Your own pathetic life
Why don't you just think about it
|
||||
4. |
Fallacy
03:12
|
|||
Intro:
It's time for the truth
Before you have the proof
That evil
Is real
Everyone wants to make it
But you might not
It's a cold cold world
Verse:
The more you learn
The less you know
It won't make a difference
To your independence
You've got to do
What you can to get by
This fallacy's mine
I don't need your assistance
Illusions are blinding
Where is my enlightenment
Promises are haunting
Where is my acknowledgement
I've set my heart and my soul
To this nothingness
Now I fear to be passionless
Chorus:
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break free
From this fallacy
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break
From the fallacy
I can't break free
From this fallacy
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break free
From this fallacy
Bridge:
You're going to feel the pressure
That's immense
So don't let your mind
Unwind
Verse:
I'm losing all connections
I'm wavering
Saying the same shit
Again and again
Been riding the wave
It's sickening
Live the same day
Again and again
I've been dying to feel
Something for everything
Live the same way
Again and again
Chorus:
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break free
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break
From the fallacy
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break free
I can't break free
No I can't break free
Oh I got to break
From the fallacy
I can't break free
From this fallacy
|
||||
5. |
Day & Age
03:36
|
|||
Verse:
When you stand aside
For far too long
It seems impossible
To belong
To a fucked up world
Like this
You start to wish
We didn't exist
Don't care what
Others say
I don't need
To be told
But at this rate
I won't see
The light of day
Until I get old
Chorus:
Nothing seems to work
In this day and age
Too many people
Try to take the stage
And confess
They're full of rage
For trying to get by
In this day and age
Tale a seat
We need to be
On the same page
Verse:
Nothing's changed
I regret to say
That I feel the same
What can we do
But try and try
And try again
My word is not absolute
Not one should be
It's the majority
Who speak
To seek their future
Chorus:
Nothing seems to work
In this day and age
Too many people
Are full of rage
When you stand aside
For far too long
It seems impossible
To belong
To a fucked up world
You wish
We didn't exist
I won't see
The light of day
Until I get old
|
||||
6. |
Burn
01:00
|
|||
We're told
To breed
To feed
To buy
And supply
For the sake of it
Recite
Their twisted speech
Lie, steal, leech
Off your brothers and sisters
There's no need to resist
No need to exist
Just sit back
And watch the world
BURN
|
||||
7. |
Give It Up
03:10
|
|||
Verse:
Years and years have been wasted
Spending days all complacent
Is it me that you hated
I've got no process to guide this
Can't sleep now I'm restless
Reminiscing misdeeds
Is there really bliss
In all this ignorance
This only breeds helplessness
Everyone is a misfit
We’re just simply complicit
I think I'm ready to forfeit
Chorus:
Give it up
Bridge:
It drains, it aches
It breaks you down
Round and round you go
Just let go
Verse:
Where do I draw the line
Why do I struggle to find
Anything remotely divine
What really is success
Can it be found in progress
Or what I hold in excess
Will I ever belong
Am I prepared to move on
Will I let myself right this wrong
Now the seams have come loose
All I do is abuse
I’ve got no fucking excuse
Breakdown:
I’m living my life in fear
I get to watch it disappear
At least I’ll have more worth
When I decompose
Chorus:
Give it up
Give it up
(Will I ever not feel alone)
Give it up
(Am I doomed to be unknown)
Give it up
(With no name upon my gravestone)
Give it up
It drains, it aches
It breaks you down
Round and round you go
Just let go
|
||||
8. |
Omen
06:05
|
|||
Chorus:
It’s here
It’s beside me
It’s here
It’s inside me
It’s here
Am I going crazy
Am I going crazy
Verse:
I can’t see straight
I can’t think straight
I can’t make sense
Of this darkness
Standing over me
Watching me
Judging me
Holding my thoughts against me
Why can’t I speak up
It’s creeping
And I’m slipping
Further and further
Lower and lower
Until I’m undone
It’s creeping
I’m slipping
Further and further
Lower and lower
Here it comes
The omen is here
Don’t make
A sound
Chorus:
It’s here
It’s inside me
It’s inside me
It’s inside me
It’s inside me
It’s inside me
Outro:
I can’t go on pretending
That I don’t feel weak
Empty and broken
This unrelenting possession
It blinds my sense of direction
I can’t go on pretending
That I don’t feel weak
Empty and broken
This unrelenting possession
It’s my only companion
|
||||
9. |
Hagakure
04:37
|
|||
Intro:
On our newly found plateau
Is there room to grow
Expand our minds
Expand our interests
Go beyond this recess
Verse:
Full bellies are deaf to learning
I wonder how the cogs keep turning
Procrastinate and procreate
Don't try to deviate
You'll listen and obey
Or be shot if you misbehave
This aggression's for your protection
To keep you safe from insurrection
Worship mediocracy
Sacrifice your memories
Don't forget you're part of this disease
Bridge:
Obedience is everlasting
I'll show you
Chorus:
I don't get this
I don't want this
No one needs this
But we're too fucking scared to end it
Verse:
You're too fucking scared to end this
You'd rather be dead for eternity
We waste away to indoctrination
All for instant gratification
Convenience is your god now
Bend your knees and take your vow
We surrender ourselves to blind compliance
To murder those who show defiance
This is not the way the world will grow
Soon enough you'll reap what you will sow
Bridge:
Brainwashing our privilege
Do not exceed recommended dosage
Don't get too attached to life
Or you won't get a chance to
Ubiquitous cult of death
Laugh them off with your last breath
I just want a chance to
Chorus:
I don't get this
I don't want this
No one needs this
But we're too fucking scared to end it
I don't get this
I don't want this
No one needs this
I just want to be myself
Breakdown:
I just want to be myself
(Find a way)
Hagakure
I just want to be myself
Find a way
Chorus:
I don't get this
I don't want this
No one needs this
But we're too fucking scared to end it
|
Melody & Madness Birmingham, UK
Melody & Madness are a nu-progressive duo who seek freedom to express their hatred for the evils of the world, whilst talking about it sensibly.
Streaming and Download help
If you like Melody & Madness, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp