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Welcome to the Abyss
02:27
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It's been a bad day but a worse year
Nothing they say has been clear
Isolation can't escape it
I'm drowning in my own bullshit
It never ends
Around the bends
When you cut ties from lullabies
The world sees through your disguise
Isolation controls me
Take me away eternity
Goodbye friends
This is how it ends
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2. |
No Time for Dreams
04:34
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We’re sat adjacent drinking the finest chardonnay
Everybody is eating 10 plates of the buffet
The candlelight is blinding as the sun comes to an end
We all hold hands cause here right now we’re everybody’s friends
Outside the sky is purple as the people run and hide
As Prince plays out the speakers, we all dance like 99
We’ll make the most of every second that we have left alive
Where most of us are cowering, we feel the need to thrive
We won’t give up
Until we’re struck
I could have been
An astronaut, a king or a queen
But all of it is meaningless, humanity is leaving us
No time for dreams
This final moment’s all we have, the life we led was less than half
Let’s stare down the last moonbeam
The sounds we’re trying to block out override the fun
The people screaming “oh my god, here comes the sun”
The weight of everything is finally coming to ahead
And if we do not make the most of this, in the afterlife we’ll dread
We won’t give up
Until we’re struck
I could have been
An astronaut, a king or a queen
But all of it is meaningless, humanity is leaving us
No time for dreams
This final moment’s all we have, the life we led was less than half
Let’s stare down the last moonbeam
I could have been
An astronaut, a king or a queen
But all of it is meaningless, humanity is leaving us
No time for dreams
This final moment’s all we have, the life we led was less than half
Let’s stare down the last moonbeam
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3. |
The Dreamers Are Dead
04:30
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There’s blood in my mouth as I’m biding my time
Can’t figure it out have I passed my prime
I don’t know, where to go, will the visions start to flow
The pressure is hard and it’s making me weak
Nothing I do is subtle or unique
Is this it? I admit, I’ve bit the bullet
And I see all these faces I can’t dream
I’m coming apart at the seams
I feel all these feelings I can’t express
But my brain is causing absentness
The dreamers are dead, and the money is bare
I won’t sell out from this road to nowhere
No, I won’t go, too much respect in my soul
The walls surrounding all cave in
How in the hell am I going to win?
I don’t know, vertigo, release me down below
And I see all these faces I can’t dream
I’m coming apart at the seams
Theme park rides have never been my kind of thing
But I go up and down on every ride
And I don’t how to get my angel’s wings
Cause if I do success will pass me by
And I don’t where the visionaries have gone
Will I see them past the dawn?
Should I sell my soul to the ones in control
The decision-making bastards who control the bankroll
Should I coast by on making mediocrity?
And pretend I’ve done any of it modestly?
Should I throw away any moral compass I have
To accept corrupt wagers offering less than half
Should I buy myself a house at the top of the hills
And never worry about any of my bills
Should I get married to a model who doesn’t care who I am
Cause I fly her in my private jet to Amsterdam
Should I fix everything in post and never show up on time
Cause I spent the last week doing too many lines
Should I sleep with anyone who wants to get a part
Lie to everyone that I can give them a start
Become expendable to every single person who hires me
Saying yes to every question is always the key
Become a corporate shell ran by the machine
Not see any of my visions on the screen
Then I overdose at 50 and I never wake up
The obituaries call me just a bigoted yup
Do I give up the dream and let it wither and die?
Or do I stick to the morals that we should abide by
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4. |
Stars in Her Eyes
04:35
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I dreamt of you under flashing lights
I was struggling to get by
You had everything that made you feel alive
And I was waiting to be revived
And as the glamour went to your head
I was begging for the same instead
The stars in your eyes were the reason you died
Cause they cut you every time you cried
You weren’t careful what you wished for
You were killed by the ones whom adored
The boulevard reduced to rust
Covered in bloody stardust
But I still lived in your shadow
I tried to set my world aglow
I want to float to the top
I want my head to never drop
I dreamt of you with red lipstick on
In a case designed by Louis Vuitton
While I laid in a t shirt too tight
That blood was staining the white
Did mysticism turn to dust
The second you were on the cusp
And in the lights where you were blinded?
Did you realise you were small-minded?
You weren’t careful what you wished for
You were killed by the ones whom adored
The boulevard reduced to rust
Covered in bloody stardust
But I still lived in your shadow
I tried to set my world aglow
I want to float to the top
I want my head to never drop
I’ll be careful what I wish for
Put a wall around whom I adore
The boulevard was all made up
The pin up queens don’t give a fuck
I’m gonna cast my own shadow
And set the whole world aglow
I’m on the top of the world
Time for my ego to unfurl
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I’m dreaming of our future plans
On rocket ships we’re holding hands
I’m trying to level out the world
Because it’s way too furled
Float away into the peaceful abyss of eternity
Where it’s only you and me and all the things that we can’t see
I’ll make the stars spell out your name
And I’ll brush off all your shame
There’s no reasons left to blame
We will win every game
Every night we set in stone
Where we both laid there alone
And with the tempting of fate
I carried all the weight
If you can’t stay till December
I will hold all your embers
In a jar inside my broken heart
It’s the only thing that makes me start
And when you’re lost in deepest space
I promise you I’ll win the race
And I’ll never let you go
Discover pleasures left unknown
And think of every way this has grown
And how I’d take you to the moon
In a big hot air balloon
And if we burn up in the sun
At least we’ll both have someone
My hands are callused lacking cures
But they always be holding yours
If you can’t stay till December
I will hold all your embers
In a jar inside my broken heart
It’s the only thing that makes me start
And when you’re lost in deepest space
I promise you I’ll win the race
And I’ll never let you go
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6. |
Your Name
04:06
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Is there anybody listening
To the thunders roaring out a warning
Now, start to wonder how
The grass no longer smells like freedom
Nobody loves in the garden of Eden
The fires burn everything down
Saturday’s sun is not quite rising
The tunnel’s light is mesmerising
Head down the stream
Let it be or let it linger
Replace them all with dead ringers
End the dream
Big or small it’s all the same
They won’t remember your name
The hard rain and the wind are crashing
All the lightning strikes are flashing
Everybody run for cover
And wait there for the endless summer
The ash and dust are falling down
And covering every town
It’s black and white like an old movie
And no-one likes the sullen beauty
History will be forgotten
Just drawings in a book of caution
Like hieroglyphic sketchings
Everything is disconnected
The information’s been collected
But it’s been neglected
Everyone and no one’s to blame
When they do not know our names
The tambourines have all been put down
Now no one that listens are around
We cannot hear a sound
And it’s falling, falling, falling to the ground
Live the life that we’ve been given
No one will be forgiven
When the books are written
Say your name and say it proud
Turn the voices into a cloud
Everyone’s allowed
Everybody is the same
No matter your name
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7. |
Save Your Life
04:32
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Like drawing blood from a stone
The world is getting overblown
The crippling of the unknown
The world will turn into the zone
There’s no way I can tell you
It’s all uphill from here
Although it’s not a perfect view
And nothing’s really clear
And though the constant tension could be cut down by a knife
I cannot stay up with you, I cannot save your life
Every song becomes dissonant
And the colours fade from the innocent
Days and days will pass, and it’ll be the same
And for the wasted time nobody is to blame
When the lights go down on everything
And darkness is to stay
The memories of every fling
Will haunt you every day
The pain will only worsen if you hold onto the knife
I’m sorry I can’t help you, I cannot save your life
Frustration is a catalyst for every tiny scar
The pain will end eventually, even if that sounds bizarre
And if the words I’m speaking seem constantly rife
It’s everything I have, I’m trying to save your life
Breathe in, I promise you you’re gonna win
Don’t put your hope in wishing upon a star
Breathe out, shed your brain of all the doubt
Remind yourself everyday who you are
Life may seem like a losing game
But everyone feels the same
Our restless souls won’t fade away
If you hold onto it everyday
It’s not your fault the world around you constantly is mad
Or that the dreams in which you end it all are the best you’ve ever had
There’s light inside the tunnel if you crawl through the strife
Hold on now for everyone, we’ll try to save your life
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8. |
Talk Show Ghost
04:49
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The talk of the town
Ain’t nobody’s clown
With the flick of his wrist he shoots the competition down
Suave and cool
Ain’t nobody’s fool
He was top of the world while you were still in primary school
But every star goes out
And now he’s filled with doubt
Cause he cannot figure out what his life’s about
He self-medicates
Lowers his rates
Becomes a has-been stuck in dire straits
Deep down we’re all a bit like him
We’re human beings with broken limbs
His head is as fragile as everyone else
Now he’s a closed book put upon the highest shelf
No one can believe he was the hottest thing
Now he’s forgotten when he was the king
He’s proof you can still fall from the highest heights
When you let yourself get consumed by heavy nights
A talk show ghost
Eclipsed by the host
He clings to anything that he can boast
He lost his dreams
Broken at the seams
Now he’s living through the darkest scenes
But every star goes out
And now he’s filled with doubt
Cause he cannot figure out what his life’s about
He self-medicates
Lowers his rates
Becomes a has-been stuck in dire straits
Deep down we’re all a bit like him
We’re human beings with broken limbs
His head is as fragile as everyone else
Now he’s a closed book put upon the highest shelf
No one can believe he was the hottest thing
Now he’s forgotten when he was the king
He’s proof you can still fall from the highest heights
When you let yourself get consumed by heavy nights
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9. |
Pacifist
04:14
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Do you dance with the devil just to crack a smile?
Do you spit in the face of the newest style?
When everything’s wrong, do you start to believe?
In all the apocalyptic reveries
Do you scar yourself with pretty pictures?
And tattoo your skin with bloody razors
Do you set yourself alight just to feel a spark?
Cause you’re sick of hiding out underneath the dark
No one really knows how you ended up here
In the centre of the earth from where you disappeared
And although your truth seems hard to believe
We’re all in awe of how we were so naïve
And the grass dies from every step you take
And the people scream from the moves you make
And the clocks all stop when you make the time
To show every single ladder that you had to climb
You smash the glass and suddenly everyone stops
You speak your mouth and suddenly everyone drops
You raise your fist so passionate
You’re quite the little pacifist
The authorities are trying to run you down
Cause they hate seeing you get around
The moments missed, flick of the wrist
They’re wiped out by the pacifist
Two fingers in the air brings us to our knees
Everything you wish for is to quickly appease
The war mongers and the beating heart stoppers
Blasting Valkyrie sounds from their sharp choppers
Rifles and flowers in the devil’s hour
Ringing the bell of every clock tower
To make love and spread peace to every soul
And send every bad weapon into a black hole
You smash the glass and suddenly everyone stops
You speak your mouth and suddenly everyone drops
You raise your fist so passionate
You’re quite the little pacifist
The authorities are trying to run you down
Cause they hate seeing you get around
The moments missed, flick of the wrist
They’re wiped out by the pacifist
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10. |
Deep Space, Pt. 3
04:49
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When the lights go down on your mind
And you don’t know what you’ll find
When the bruises all go black
There’s nowhere to go back
As you float around the skies
Are you wearing your disguise?
I wait for you to come home
But I’ll sit here all alone
The comedown is what you’ll find
Is the hardest part of dealing with your mind
When I’m scared you’ve left me behind
To take that final leap for mankind
If your memories cannot wait
Cause they carry too much weight
I am right there by your side
We can take the pain in stride
The comedown is what you’ll find
Is the hardest part of dealing with your mind
When I’m scared you’ve left me behind
To take that final leap for mankind
Deep space is emptier than the night sky
But that’s no reason for you to cry
And though it may seem that I’m far, far away
I promise you I’ll be there before the sun go grey
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Chris Holland Portsmouth, UK
Portsmouth based singer/songwriter Chris Holland consistently subverts expectations and blends a vast array of genres and
sounds together including Indie Rock, Folk, Pop, Synthpop and Emo.
His new album 'Abyss of Eternity' sees him working with the elusive virtual band 'Material Panic' looking to warn the world of the societal/economical dangers we pose to ourselves.
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