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Entwined (Remastered)
03:25
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I scale the mountain treacherous
Only to see it come down to this
All my efforts are done in vain
It's enough to drive a man half-insane
Chorus:
Abused by my struggles and entwined by the pain
Entwined...
I labor on like a hungry sled-dog
Struck by blows that lay me headlong
My body beaten but my pride survives
It's all I can do to keep myself alive
Chorus
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I...can't...see...you
The dust obscures my eyes
My hopes are met with sighs
My hands are losing grip
Please now, don't let me slip
I can't see you, how I need you.
My dreams are all but seen
The grass is all but green
My heart breaks from the fall
Now I see you know it all
I can't see you, how I need you.
I can't see you, how I need you.
The sand shows only one
While in pain, Yours are gone
My mind is filled with agony
You're the one who carries me
I can't see you, how I need you.
I can't see you, how I need you.
I can't see you, how I need you, yeah
How I need You, if I could only see You!
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Hey God (Remastered)
02:39
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Hey God, do You still remember me?
Hey God, do You still care for me?
I was the boy who always went to Sunday School
I was the boy who believed in the Golden Rule
Hey God, do You still hear me?
Hey God, do You still love me?
I was the boy who always went to Sunday School
I was the boy who believed in the Golden Rule
But then I started thinking I was nobody's fool
And then I started thinking, that You were not cool
So I stopped going to Sunday School
And then I stopped believing in the Golden Rule
Hey God!
Do You still care for me?
Hey God, do You still believe in me?
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Isn’t it obvious that I can’t live up to your standards
Isn’t it obvious I do not need your judgments
Isn’t it obvious that I might need your forgiveness (Don’t you walk away)
My voice is strained and my life is drained
Because I am crying out
Crying out because I need understanding
Crying out because I need to know
To know that you won’t leave me dying inside (Can you hear me)
Dying as I lay on my face wounded by the stares
Wounded by the lack of care
Do you even want to know how I feel
Or do you deny that this is all real
Isn’t it obvious Can't go on living without some knowing
Isn’t it obvious that I cannot stand the shame
Isn’t it obvious that I have no one else to blame (just myself not you)
My heart was bruised and my mind abused
But now I am pouring out
Pouring out because I cannot contain this
Pouring out my soul so that you know
So you know you are not alone (I know how you feel)
My blood and my sweat pour out so that you know you are not alone (I know that it’s real)
You are not alone
It is too obvious to deny any longer
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
You are not alone
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The winter winds bring a chill to my frame
My mind wants to know if it will ever be the same
Reminiscing of our tomorrows
Parting for me was no sweet sorrow
Alone In December
Just me and the snow and the cold
Only you I remember
As I sit alone in December
The winter whites turn all I see to blue
Sitting here by the fire cold and thinking about you
Our best-laid plans found no fruition
Lost inside this somber transition
In December, In December, I don’t wanna be alone anymore
The winter whispers nothing sweet into my ear
My lonely heart was sure that this would be the year
Knowing inside that we will never be
My life moves on without you with me
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Archaic (Remastered)
05:58
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I cannot understand why this has to be
Why did she have to leave?
Why did God abandon me?
Does it really matter?
The truth I once used to know
It is obvious that I do not know
It has made me into this cynic
This life that is now archaic
I can’t live this way maybe I will walk away
No one here can make me stay
Is another life really all that bad?
As this one has all but faded
But I must keep looking out for me
To go and escape this reality
Before I fall into a panic
From my life that is so archaic
Is it just me or do you feel this way?
Do you understand anything I say?
Is it just me or do you feel this way?
Can I go on like this another day?
Now that I’m free and doing what I choose
Still I can’t believe I continue to lose
What has become of my so-called life?
As this now has got me jaded
I’m starting to feel that nothing satisfies
Maybe more desires need gratified
Could it be that I am still a cynic?
Even all of this seems so archaic
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Plummet (Remastered)
04:50
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I find myself drawn to the ultimate pleasure
Indulging myself in thrills beyond measure
How did I go so long without all of this?
Now that I see all that I once missed.
There is no one to tell me where I must go
I walk away from the past so I have control
There is nothing like being free
There is nothing like pleasing me
You think I am sinning with reckless abandon
But the life I see you live is like a mannequin.
I cannot go on and deny myself (again)
I can hardly see how this leads to Hell
So just back off and leave me be
What is fine for you is chains for me
I see that I no longer need what I cannot see
All I ever need is all that pleases me
Now that I have it all
All that’s left of me
Is for you to see me fall
Wouldn’t you like to see me fall?
Wouldn’t you love to see me fall?
See me fall
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Facade (Remastered)
05:59
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The most exciting life that I have ever faced
Has left in my mouth the bitterest taste
After seeking out all that I wanted as my own
I am left all alone and feeling robbed to the bone
I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front
I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want
What happened to my friends who were there for the fun?
Cuz when the lights go out I cannot find anyone
They were always there to point me to some more
Now that I've had my fill they are my friends no more
I could not see past their façade they put up such an illusionary front
I see beyond, beyond their façade, the friends that I could never really want
I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front
I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want
I thought that this was always what I wanted
To somehow satisfy what I thought I needed
Yet these pleasures have only added to the emptiness
And now I am left to live with this failed awful mess
I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front
I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want
I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front
Can I see beyond, beyond the façade, to a life that I would really want?
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Isolation
On the short end without consolation
Can I bear to remain this way?
With my head in my hands
On my knees with no place to stand
Without a sound
There is no one around
They leave me here
Buried above the ground
Desolation
In the ruins
No time for elation
Does anyone see me this way?
With my hope on a string
On my own with no peace to bring
A generation in degeneration
This generation needs regeneration
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Shipwrecked (Remastered)
04:15
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I am shipwrecked but the world leaves me stranded
Reaching out but coming up empty-handed
I can see that pleasure has only let me down
Everyone stands aside to see me drown
Where is the feeling of satisfaction?
Where do I go? What is my reaction?
Shipwrecked
I am sidetracked and lost in reality
Letting doubt cloud all there is to see
I can feel the waves surging from within
Nobody’s there to save me from my ruin
Where is the feeling of satisfaction?
Where did it go? What is my reaction?
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Blurred (Remastered)
05:45
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I remember when I used to see the world thru the eyes of a boy
Everything there was to see was so bright and clear
Because I was a boy
Just a little boy
Now everything I see is blurred
Don't know what I'm looking for
Can you please help me, sir?
I cannot seem to find the door
-I've got to get out of here
Does anyone have the question for the answers that I cannot find?
Don't ask me where I'm going; everything runs together in my mind
Runs together in my mind
Where did I go wrong?
Did I take a wrong turn?
Have I known all along?
Will I ever learn?
Am I looking to hard?
Have you been here all the time?
Have I gone too far?
Have I crossed the line?
Does anyone ever feel this way?
Has anyone ever felt this way before?
Does anyone ever feel this way?
I think I thought I heard you say, "Here's the door"
Does anyone love me, anyone know me, anyone hear me, does anyone care anymore?
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Realization (Remastered)
05:53
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The best of intentions have done nothing but leave me broken hearted
And still I can't remember just how the whole thing started
How quickly I became a captive to the doubts
Forgetting all along there was that one way out
As the values I knew to be true
Became so distant and abused.
Swallowed up by the hunger of the tempest
Caught off guard I gave in the the tempted
I want to get out of this awful mess.
I have come to the realization that I need something more.
Through all of the misfortune, I have had to deal with my denial
And now it is too obvious for me to deny any longer.
How I need to turn this all around
Remembering what it is to be on sacred ground.
To be released from what entwines me
To open my eyes and finally see.
Raise me from my walking grave
I know my own life I can't save
I want to get back to the better days
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Longing (Remastered)
04:48
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Getting caught up in the techno blitz
Being consumed by the glamour and dazzled by the glitz
I reach for the toys that would satisfy a child
Knowing that none of them can pacify the wild
As this world offers riches and promises me more
Leaving only therapists as a sweet reward
Spinning downward in an endless spiral
Giving in to my fears and living in denial
That I need to get out
That I need to get back
Get out (Get Out)
Get back (Get)
Back to my senses and back to my God (4x)
Touch me
Receive me
Loose the chains and set me free
Lying back I sink into my bed springs
Being burdened by the weight of so many needless things
I cling to the hope that can dash away the fear
Running so far how can you possibly be near
As I recall the gentle words you used to speak to me
Still I cover my eyes SO AS NOT TO SEE
That I am slipping yet you are reaching
Seeing that these trials do all of the teaching
Telling me to get out
Telling me to get back
Get out (Get out)
Get back (Get)
Back to my senses and back to my God (4x)
I don't know what I was thinking
I thought I had everything
BUT
I had nothing...
I am longing to be restored
I am longing to be adored
I am longing for something more
Can you give me something more?
Touch me (at the deepest of my being)
Receive me (Because I am believing)
Loose the chains and me free
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Midiboy Walbridge, Ohio
Midiboy started in 1998 with the intention of being a synthpop project. His first project was called "Midi-Life Crisis" and was released exclusively on MP3.com and is no longer available in it's original form. Since then, his style has morphed into a hybrid rock / electronica genre with lyrics that reflect his faith in Jesus. ... more
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