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Epicenter

by Aviana

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1.
Erase the line between dream and reality as gravity redefines. Erase the line between a defenceless witness or it’s vicious counterpart. The only way out; through the mouth of the beast. It swallows me whole. Skin and bones. Another layer of fear. Another layer of this dream. None of this is real. None of this I can believe. Thousands of nights blur into one. I know what’s to come. A battle with two defeats, my own worst enemy. Erase the line between dream and reality as gravity redefines. These walls were built to keep them out but I’m the one imprisoned. The sentence without conviction. Where do I run to? Out of control, always heading the wrong direction. Where do I run to, where do I run to? In a place like this there’s no room for affection. None of this real. None of this I can believe Thousands of nights blur into one. I know what’s to come. A battle with two defeats, my own worst enemy. I can not move. I can not scream. I can not breathe but I can see. I can not move. I can not scream. I can not breathe but my eyes they still can see; my worst enemy. But my eyes they still can see; my worst enemy. I can not move. I can not scream. I can not move. I can not scream. I cannot breathe but I can see.
2.
Red Sky 04:01
Death will never take no bribes. Don’t get your back up. You’ll never know the beauty that’s beyond. They will steal your throne whilst you’re asleep. Drag you up a mountain and push you off a steep. Don’t get involved. They will kick you bloody whilst you’re already down. Kick you bloody whilst you’re down. Keep your head under water. They’ll stand aside the shoreline. Watch you drown. You’ll never know the beauty that’s beyond. Life is not measured by the numbers of breaths we take. We keep on breathing for the moments that make us feel alive. Death will never take no bribes. This world is at its end. Give your blessings to your friends and say goodbye to your fucking god. Death take no bribes. Your life moves heaven and earth. Life is not measured by the numbers of breaths we take. We keep on breathing for the moments that make us feel alive. Red sky, red sky at night. The shepherds delight. Red sky, red sky at night. Take the warning. Red sky at night. Shepherds delight. Red sky in the morning. Take the warning.
3.
I find myself, again with empty hands and an empty heart. It’s always there. Even if I close my eyes, it lives in my mind. Where do I put my trust when it seems this battle has no end? If these walls could speak they’d tell me fear isn’t real. One of many sentiments I can’t feel. The path is blocked. By mountains as far as eyes can see. Take farewell of how it used to be. Trying to find your place along the climb. Reach the summit above the clouds. I persist. Knowing I’m breathing but there’s no air. High above burns identity, it breathes without oxygen. All it takes is to step outside, another page for every step I take. But it’s written in a language that I can’t read. That I don’t understand. The path is blocked. By mountains as far as eyes can see. Take farewell of how it used to be. Trying to find your place along the climb. Reach the summit above the clouds. I persist. Knowing I’m breathing but there’s no air. High above burns identity, it breathes without oxygen. I’ll put my trust in myself. I’ll put my trust in myself.
4.
Erased 03:54
Mould with your hands what lies within your heart. It is what I would have done if mine wasn’t torn apart. Thrown into the lake. I barely make it to land. This moment doesn’t exist. It’s already slipped, slipped through our fingers and down the drain with the lessons never learned. It was a fucking waste. Years of covering the tracks I’ve made. It was a waste of time that I’m never getting back. I’m afraid it’s too late, I let the virus spread of a life that I don’t want to lead. Days of plague, nights of pure misery. Worlds burning before bleeding eyes. Twenty four hours feels like an eternity. I knew all along that I had to make this end. It’s getting hard to see, to see any way out of this. Closure seems so far away. Pressure is closing in on me. Some find comfort in pain, some seek for the answers in vain. Words of hope still mean nothing when it’s delivered by the living dead. Mould with your hands what lies within your heart. It is what I would have done if mine wasn’t torn apart. It is what I would have done if mine wasn’t dead and torn apart. You’ll feel it taint your inside and you will choke on fear. No mercy will ever be shown when you try to utter the words ‘’Please, one last chance’’. Mould with your hands what lies within your heart. But mine is torn apart.
5.
Does anybody know how to find this meaning we’re looking for? Take all my possessions, I don’t need them anymore. With half a map and a broken compass. I carry on. Give me a voice. I don’t know the words to speak. Give me a choice but I don’t know what I need to keep. Endlessly, I’m losing parts of me. My reflection is infinite. I know it’s within me, an inspiration to be set free. Finally I’ve made it to the other side. Abandon me and let me stay here forever. It’s out there somewhere, something that defines me. This meaning we’re looking for. Give me a voice. I don’t know the words to speak. Give me a choice but I don’t know what I need to keep. Endlessly, I’m losing parts of me. My reflection is infinite. I know it’s within me, an inspiration to be set free. When the sun goes down I lose a part of me. Then I let the voices in, I lose a part of me. I lose a part of me. Endlessly, I’m losing parts of me. My reflection is infinite. I know it’s within me, an inspiration to be set free. This mirror mask has become my skin. Look at me now and tell me what you see. My reflection is infinite. A black hole that sucks me in.
6.
Look Away 03:29
Do you think I’d let you watch me fall? Ever watch me fall. How many times will it be fine? When will it be enough? Words like a double-edged blade but harmless compared to those eyes, that radiate with pity. No need to say it out loud. I’ve already read your mind. The tempest will rip through this lands and the flood will wash away this vanity. All this blame but why should I feel ashamed? I know how you operate. I’m always going to be the one that you love to hate. You’ve always looked away, away from this, away from me. Either way I’ll find a way to exist. Not even a lifetime can prepare you. And you will never understand. I’ll be counting the days ’til you are silent. I’ll be counting the days ’til you are silent. I am counting the days until you will be silent. All this blame but why should I feel ashamed? I know how you operate. I’m always going to be the one that you love to hate. You’ve always looked away, away from this, away from me. Either way I’ll find a way to exist. Look at this, look at me. Through your doubt I found a way to exist. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. The damage is already done. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Do you think I’d let you watch me fall? Ever watch me fall. I’d rather have my body be numb from this constant fight than being safe from behind a glass wall. With bloody knuckles I will not let you oppress me. How can you be so dumb to think that you’ll watch me fall.
7.
Celosia 04:40
I would take the pain, the pain that you feel. Just so you can see all of this more clearly. But there’s no off-switch. All this time you suffered instead of living the moments passing by. All this time, stuck in a place where you have been hidden from the beauty of life. And I wish I can help you see that you deserve to live a life, so happy and free. Seek within yourself to find the living colors that was always there, that was always there I do too feel lost sometimes. Don’t let it haunt your mind. Let go of what holds you down, release the potential that you keep inside. I will be right by your side. And I wish I can help you see that you deserve to live a life, so happy and free. You stood up for me when I was weak. And nothing else can come in between. Through my eyes you’re worth so much more and whenever I’m with you I feel at home. Happiness is right where you want it to be. Let your inner self fully blossom. Now you are free.
8.
Frail 03:20
Surroundings that withers our sanity. Just smile through your own tragedy. When everything is how it seems it is what we choose to see that determines what we believe. Filtered air made our lungs weak. Shame on those who dare to speak. Constant light made our eyes go blind. Keep your place in the line. There's nothing out there for you to find. Keep your place in the line. There's nothing out there for you. I fall behind, for every day I fall behind. Drained and transparent I step aside. I can’t remember why. This prison has no walls. A lifetime sentence for us all. Even if I breath, do I live? It’s one for one and none for all. And I forget why, why pain is worth it in the end. That the horizon is not the end. A simple life, to be buried in the sand of the hourglass. Bury me. I do confess. Confess that I have been blessed. This prison has no walls. A lifetime sentence for us all. Even if I breath, do I live? It’s one for one and none for all. And I forget why, why pain is worth it in the end. That the horizon is not the end. Why pain is worth it in the end.
9.
Melancholia 03:08
Like the rain. All these emotions fall from the sky. Like the rain. Soaked through with my own failures. But at least I’ve tried. There’s no exit even if I want to quit. Outside of this fucking cell, no one hears me yell. And even if I fall I will climb up this prison wall. It’s better to think you can fly than to not even try. Like the rain. All these emotions fall from the sky. Like the rain. Soaked through with my own failures. But at least I’ve tried. Erasing myself from my fucking head. I can’t help that inside I’m feeling dead. Trying to find a place in my mind so I can hide from the hell that I’ve put myself inside. That I’ve put myself inside. Someday the sun will set. So I can’t give up yet. Only time will unveil. If I’m going to heal. Like the rain. All these emotions fall from the sky. Like the rain. Soaked through with my own failures. But at least I’ve tried. It’s better to think you can fly than to not even try.
10.
Hidden 04:08
The time has come for a change to take place. But when the old is replaced, the shadows will be the only thing that will stay the same. And it follows everywhere. Ups and downs and it’s still there. When the light shines the brightest its grip will tighten. On thin ice, holding my breath for when it breaks. Freezing the blood in my veins and the thoughts in my head. Stop rejecting yourself. Fly up to heaven just to take a dive into hell. Stop denying yourself. Tell me the secret, what’s hidden in between heaven and hell. Different surroundings but I feel the same. Have I’ve been here before. I don’t know who to trust. I can’t take it. Every second I’m here my roots grow deeper and deeper. Show me where to lie cause I’m never at home. I’ll show you how to lie, like I’ve done all along. Done all along. Is it cheating if you never knew the rules? A war masked as a truce. What has the world put you through for you to become this dull. A poor man buys his time with whats golden within his mind. Stop rejecting yourself. Fly up to heaven just to take a dive into hell. Stop denying yourself. Tell me the secret, what’s hidden in between heaven and hell
11.
Ikigai 02:15
12.
So many thoughts inside my head but I never have much to say. Time change’s everything and there are things that I won’t be able to explain. Asking for help doesn’t make you weak even though you yearn for the next leap. Not unhurt, not afraid. My brother, live to learn. Your destination lies ahead. You’re more than just a name. If there’s something that holds you back, don’t forget that I’ll always have your back. If you ever feel your goal is too far away, don’t forget how you got those scars. And you will stand tall. And you will stand tall. You will be thrown out in a world that consumes us. To be yourself when walking in footsteps of generations will be hard. To let down the guard and have our flame flicker happens to us all. If there’s something that holds you back, don’t forget, don’t forget. If you feel like your goal is too far, don’t forget, don’t forget to stand tall. Not unhurt but not afraid. Your destination lies ahead. You’re more than just a name.

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released August 23, 2019

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