ryan's hope. apocalypse in increments.

1. The Trials of Recession

..And I want to take this somewhere,
before man destroys himself.
A somewhere, a somewhere I've never been.
I've never been.

A life that we can learn if we try.
And if we let it, I promise you it will consume us.

These are the trials, these are the trials

In A life that we can learn if we try.
And if we let it, I promise you it will consume us.
A time when we breathe the air of fate, and if we taste it..

It burns a brand new fire of hope. And I promise you it will consume us.
These are the trials we have lived to face. And I promise you,
A sweet recession.

2. Tonight Alive

In a life of competition, shadows fill my mind tonight.
Forever seemed so distant, I bleed in to the night,
Though the light still taunts and beckons, calling to me.
A heart that ceased to breath free.

TONIGHT WE RISE,

With each face that has turned to dust, just like a memory,
Within the night, it's strong enough to make us whole again.

3. Elvira

And here she is, blinded in the light
Dancing in her mind, did I find the temporary answer to a
Day that laughs in my face and shows the world for what it's a worth,
A place of human worship, and charred remains of traits that never last,

So, won't you won't you won't you run away?
Before the light, it blinds our eyes today.
Elvira vira vira come alive,
And show me all the darkness in your mind.

And here she lies, buried in the light
Dancing in her mind, did I find the temporary answer to the day?
I'll try this once again, until the bitter end,
Can we lie in this darkened grave for any longer?

So, won't you won't you won't you run away?
Before the light, it blinds our eyes today.
Elvira vira vira come alive,
And show me all the darkness in your mind.

Show me all the darkness in your mind.
I have found you out.
She becomes the night.

So, won't you won't you won't you run away
Before the light, it blinds our eyes today.
Elvira vira vira come alive,
And show me all the madness in your eyes.

4. In a Sea

Now has become the time to question, "why?"
Why do we misuse each other's time?
Forever I will drown in memories of the days I'll never duplicate.
This silence has equipped my very soul, and I promise, I promise I will meet you there.

In a sea of nothingness, I can't recall, a feeling that was more repulsive, and more destructive.
In a dream of emptiness, after I fall, I'll step into forever with you.

In a sea of nothingness, I can't recall, a feeling that was more repulsive, and more destructive.
In a dream of emptiness, I can absolve, and over come this guilt redeeming in radiant dreams, beneath the night sky. These succulent scenes echo in my mind, and I start to recede beneath the trembling soil, I'm laid to rest.

Recede.

in radiant dreams, beneath the night sky. These succulent scenes echo in my mind, and I start to recede beneath the trembling soil, I'm laid to rest.

In a sea of nothingness
Recede.
In a dream of emptiness
Recede.
In a sea of nothingness.

5. Rest Assured

My friend, I'll always think of you,
In times of need and trials that I may face.
And I know you can hear me too.
A memory can never be erased.

I always will recall, in the moments before we'd fall,
The faces that brought us to this place.
You've lived to see the day the world has gone away,
I promise I will never forget this day.

I won't be meeting you tomorrow,
In times of darkness that I can't escape.
And every time I bleed, I see you,
Now that you are at peace, I know I'll be there soon.

I always will recall, in the moments before we'd fall,
The faces that brought us to this place.
You've lived to see the day the world has gone away,
I promise I will never forget this day.

I always will recall, in the moments before we'd fall,
The faces that brought us to this place.
You've lived to see the day the world has gone away,
I promise I will never forget this.

Rest assured, my friend, rest assured until the end.
Rest assured, here in sleep my friend, rest assured until the end.

I always will recall, in the moments before we'd fall,
The faces that brought us to this place.
You've lived to see the day the world has gone away,
I promise I will never forget this day.

6. Fiction and Transcendence

I ask myself, "will sleep see me through?"
At times I fear as if I won't survive, I won't survive.

And I do fear, and I do lie,
From time to time it seems I'd rather die than hurt again,
Or hurt another friend.

My dear I'm trapped, in this void so vacant,
So tempting and so wide, I breathe the night, to stay alive.

I don't mind, I don't mind,
Breathing eternal sleep could cast away those hurtful ones,
The ones we've left behind.

And these people we love, forever more,
They will tear us apart before our very eyes.

I ask myself, "will sleep see me through?"
At times I fear as if I won't survive, I won't survive.

And I do fear, and I do lie,
From time to time it seems I'd rather die than hurt again,
Or hurt another friend.

And these people we love, forever more,
They will tear us apart before our very eyes.

Just how low is low?

7. In my departure

Your plan of attack is now weak and heartless.
You'll find it pleasing nonetheless.
Maybe this is just what we deserved,
But I never sought escape, as much as today.

Your plan of attack is now weak and heartless.
You'll find it pleasing nonetheless.
Maybe this is just what we deserved,
But I never sought escape.

Once it becomes, once it becomes
Something it never should be,
That's when I learn to walk beyond.
Once, in a dream, I felt acquainted.
Now, shaken in my sleep, I recede.

8. Bloodlust

It's so easy to be you,
When you're built to judge and never know the truth.
Born alone with a heart of black,
And before I knew it..

I could feel it was upon me,
(when I was) burning dreams at your expense.
Born alone with a heart of black,
And before I knew it..

Even though you never heard my voice.
Even though you never heard my voice.
Even though you never heard my voice.
Heard my voice.

It's so easy to be you,
When you're built to judge and never know the truth.
We are better off without you,
And we're not alone.

9. The plague and it's mass

Communication has now ceased to exist.
And I can't recommend a thing aside from sleep.
And if it means anything to you at this hour,
Please understand just what I've failed to be.

Begin an epic meditation on intangibility.
A song to see us through the nights we'll never understand,
And if these dreams suffice for long enough,
Until I die, I promise that I won't be

Buried beneath countless others
Before I close my eyes, I want to show you that I promise through and through
That I'm never gonna walk all over you, never.

Buried beneath countless others
Before I'm left to die, I want to show you that it matters more tonight,
If I die trying not to live a lie than I'll say, (oh)
Before I say goodnight to these shortcomings,
now I'd rather show you that it matters more tonight.
And if I die in trying not to live a lie, than I'll say goodbye.
goodbye.
Say goodbye.
Say goodbye.

10. Condemning Race

We hold on to let go,
Unlearning the paths they have chosen for us.
(sweet recession) Withdraw myself, resist the world.
(sweet recession) Desire has overwhelmed this heart of mine, and I can't turn back now.
I never found the perfect words, but I know there is only one truth.

Until eternity comes, crashing head on into
Faded dreams that others had arranged for us.
(Until the end) here we stand.

(sweet recession) Withdraw myself, resist the world.
(sweet recession) Desire has overwhelmed this heart of mine, and I can't turn back now.
I never found the perfect words, but I know there is only one way for me to live.

Until eternity comes, crashing head on into
Faded dreams that others had arranged for us.
(Until the end) here we stand.
(Until the end) here we stand.

UNLEARN THESE PATHS.
UNLEARN THESE PATHS.
UNLEARN THESE PATHS.
UNLEARN THESE PATHS.

11. Midnight

Midnight
At midnight,
At midnight we shine our light.