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Voice of the Paragon

by Once Nothing

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1.
I woke face down in the sand Only remembering the holes in your hands You looked at me so fondly Although I walked away So can you teach me to dance Or tell me the number of stars in the sky? I am a carcass lying in the roses Suffocating with each breath Turning the pedals into paper I’ll kill us all before I'm through Pull out my heart; Tear at my lungs so I don't feel this anymore
2.
I wanna see waves upon waves, Upon seas of blood Flood it all, let us down in a sea of blood It's a beautiful thing, this spinning globe But I'm not born of this And I'm a long way from home So I'll wait by the sea To let the waves crash over me Cover the nation Make your presence known I want to see waves I have built my walls and drawn my lines Rise, rain down Today we stand, to rise and fall And you can have the world You can flood it all! Can I get a hallelujah, right now?
3.
Wake the sleeping The town is on it's knees The city is surrounded, By a nation that's holding guns Torches can light the path From the fields to the rivers Take the children to the sand They don't need to see this Cast your spells, swear by the stars Some cry for miracles Nightmares have been traded for dreams And you have buried all your angels No hands are free from blood, no hands No hands are free... All their stomachs are full Surrounded! They sold their souls for gold You've buried all your angels
4.
Let me drown in the blood That I spilled so selfishly. I don't deserve those hands, I've only lived for myself...and I lived so well! Cut off my hands! Bring me to my knees! Lies upon lies...they dig my grave. Light, white light, burn my eyes, My heart is anything but alive. You sewed this flesh, from feet to wrist Could there be a part of me that you missed? Salvation came on your wings. The baby's toy chest is filled with bones!
5.
This is the final curtain call...harvest these fields. The composer is playing the finale. Arms wide open, take me home, Collect what's yours. This is what I've been waiting for. I don't desire, I don't want. Recite, recite, recite... Sing it again! I don't want the blood of Adam, But that is my curse. The second hand is a hammer, The hour won't pass you by. Resurrect! This is a reckoning! The slaying of injustice. Jesus, whenever you are ready... Come and take me home. Welcome the apocalypse!

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Originally released on a limited edition pressing, this has been out of print since 2006.

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released June 2, 2006

Todd Lowry - Vocals, Josh Branas - Guitar, Dave Burkes - Guitar, Steve Lucarelli - Bass, Giuseppe Antonio Capolupo - Drums.

Voice of the Paragon was recorded over the course of two months at Big Boot Studios in Bentleyville, PA by Jim Hufnagel. Additional vocals by Matt Smith

All songs written by Once Nothing
Copyright 2005

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