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City of God

by Parallel Truth

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1.
City of God 08:07
We called it survival The stuff of life, hidden in the code Forever spiral Reaching out to carry us home Collapse and withdrawal With molten force, the slowest to dissolve Plunged into silence Link by link, a helix evolves Deception, illusion For one and all, God will provide The ego solution "This world is yours, and thou shalt decide" Consciousness is not a singular event But a shared phenomenon CHORUS Spinning through the light, the fragile sphere below Leaving it behind, in stars the spirit grows What takes place beyond the reach of mind Where God and spirits dwell, answers you cannot find Build the city up, the sands are keeping time Towers stand like statues To heroes bent, twisted and scorned Re-evolution Bear the cross - your crown of thorns Dead sun, dark moon It's just a different kind of paradise Or has your God forgotten you CHORUS For me, the stars always the stars Out here we swim a little differently Seek out the light, turn not away Engage the cold silent serenity Sirius calls me home (I cannot, I will not) Shed the veil, embrace divinity (I must not, we must not) Like motes of dust, drifting away (deception, illusion) God built this city Take me home
2.
I wake into a lucid dream A glimpse of things that should have been The sky grows black, yet even still The light surrounds me, burns my skin It hurts I stand alone atop the peak What retribution can I seek The last remaining soul is cast, into the void I claim the throne alone at last I scream, but no one's there An exercise in futility Swallow the pain I live to see the end of days Look to the dawn It's warmth cleanses your sins The sun has gone Yet the light burns through my skin
3.
A door opens before my eyes I cannot help but wander through I do not know what lies on the other side Mirrored reflections of the truth I know this place but it seems different Everything slightly out of sync Try to go back through the door, but it's closed And that's left's a faint glimmer CHORUS Pictures of the life I lived but it's not me (and the needle tears a hole) Struggle to remember but I'm losing who I am Shapes and patterns infinite they cease to be (and I'm losing all control) Help me to regain the life I've lost (can you help me get back?) I cannot help but feel abandoned But those in whom I trusted most Another world begins to take control Memories flood into the host. CHORUS Someone infiltrates my dreams The darkest corners of my mind The other world fades away as I come rushing back To fight for the life that was mine. CHORUS
4.
I'm staring out the window and the things I see are never meant to last forever The wind is always blowing flowing like the ocean will it carry me away Away from nights of sorrow Bring the rain to erode the tattered memories of the days gone by But will it come to carry me away I'm staring out the window Her shadow is reflected I cannot reject it The best days I remember ended in September carrying away A heart that's lost and broken when words were left unspoken My shattered memories of the day she died But has it come to carry me away Seasons they will change never to remain Pictures turn to grey But has it come to carry me away CHORUS The wind is always blowing and with it comes the rain (wash it all away) It washes all the memories away But can it ease my pain I've traced these lines a thousand times for you going through my mind and I've found things I never wanted to know One step through the doorway I see the path before me desolate and empty No matter which direction currents guide connections that could carry me away Seasons they have changed never to remain Until the day I can forget her name I will walk this haunted path alone CHORUS The wind is always blowing and with it comes the rain (wash it all away) It washes all the memories away But can it ease my pain The wind is always (the wind always blows) Will there be no rain (will there be no rain) The sun has set forever (on me) Carry me away
5.
Synesthesia 06:12
6.
Twilight fades as dawn draws near Night turns to day Crystal tears, like snowflakes, fall and melt away Through barren streets and frozen fields Over and on I wander forever alone CHORUS Am I awake? Is this a dream For the blinding light surrounds me The salvation that I seek Lies beyond the depths of me Where shall I go What shall I do When can I stop counting Every day and every night Since almost but never was When can I stop fighting? CHORUS In a lucid dream: awake Hesitation I must forsake To attain some peace of mind Paralyzed. What will I find Pain Rotten inside, struggling to attain serenity Chains Shackles that bind, hope gives way to perfect symmetry Aspirations reduced to ash Strength leeched from my very bones My heart breaks, quietly dying inside Knowing that I’m forever alone Hate Tears through my veins Despising myself for my failures Fear Consuming me, for I am beyond salvation I scream, but no one’s there And exercise in futility There is no derision The end of days is near I scream, but no one’s there Swallow the pain I stand atop the peak My kingdom far below So tranquil in it’s perfectness Go on, take the crown Do not look down Awaken to nothing CHORUS In a lucid dream awake Hesitation I must forsake To achieve some peace of mind Terrified; What will I find
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credits

released June 29, 2014

Produced by Junshuo Hou and Jon Morrison
Recorded by Junshuo Hou and Jiefu Wang
Mixed and Mastered by Junshuo Hou
Produced at Liquid Tension Music
Artworks by Michael Manalo

Jon Morrison- Drums / Guitars / Percussion / Growling / Background Vocals/ Bass (tracks 1 & 6)
Junshuo Hou - Keyboards / Orchestration
Jeff Kesler - Lead Guitar
Kyle Roche - Bass
Reggie Hache - Lead and Background Vocals
James Lawrence - Lead Vocals (track 4)
Rick Morrison - Saxophone (track 5)

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