Rivers Of Nihil
The Work
1. The Tower (Theme from «The Work»)
You were out there waiting for the train to come
Or maybe the rain to stop
And I was always hoping that you'd come around
But it all seemed so far away
I let this season get to me
(And it's my fault)
I let them take it all away
There's no use in all this guilt surrounding us
Pick up your feet, let's go
La-di-da-di-da
Let this work go on and on
Till the day is won
Till another setting sun
It's my fault
That we feel so far away
And we let it make us strained
I've seen the future
And you've seen it too
We've all got this feeling
That there's nothing we can do
It's my fault
I let this season get to me
(And it's my fault)
I let them take it all away
There's no use in all this guilt surrounding
Loosen that grip, let go
Everything is coming down
All that we strive for
And all that we build
And all of this guilt over a future that we killed
And I see the future, like I know you do
I hope that this feeling won't split us in two
There's no time to waste
There's so much more to do
We built it all backwards so let's fix that too
(It's my fault)
2. Dreaming Black Clockwork
Light
Was it the last thing we saw?
This hesitation stuck in my jaw
Life
Was it all just a dream?
Keep moving forward, marching full steam
Oh, no there's no coming back from this
I cease to exist because I'm dreaming black clockwork again
There's so much pain now
But I can't resist
I touch my wrist and I've been dreaming black clockwork again
Oh can't you see me baby?
Oh can't you see that I'm dreaming?
Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again
A lonely day is spent, I've been
Waiting up nights for you
Hoping you see this through
All we do is waste time
Thinking about you
I hope your dream comes true
I know you feel it too
Chasing
The feeling
You know
That you're dreaming
The meaning
Is missing
Phantoms
Stuck in your way
God, oh there's nothing more to give
Tear down the clockwork
Become unhinged
Oh, is there something I had missed?
The pulse resets now
The final click
Oh, no there's no coming back from this
I cease to exist because I'm dreaming black clockwork again
There's no confusion, I made this wish
This life is bliss since I've been dreaming black clockwork again
Oh, can't you see me, baby?
Oh, can't you see me?
'Cause I've been dreaming
Cracks in the foundation as we writhe within frustration once again
3. Wait
What are we to do now
With all of this air in the room?
Let's turn it all to smoke
While we wait for our certain doom
And all I hear them say, is we lost the way
And oh, they may complain
But they all can wait
All we do is dream of you
We just work to make it true
If I lost it, would you tell me?
I'm lost now
And I can hear them say
That I lost it
Somewhere along the way
I'm lost now, but they all can wait
You gotta make 'em wait
Yeah just make them wait
4. Focus
Thine eye be one, that blessed body full of light
I’ve seen the restless innovation, but it doesn’t feel right
My fingers have been itching, since I found out this prison of mine
Is just some skin and hair, teeth and bones, a pair of eyes
My body, my pride, once radiant inside
I figured all this focus, had just been given to me
So set in stone; intention, but this isn’t my decision to make
I thought that all this purpose, was just mine to take
I know the work you do so well,
Yeah I can tell you’re keeping me down here with you
In this chemical well
My figure’s apparition
I focus my addiction
It’s such a shame…
Such a shame.
Who’s the king who wears the crown?
Can you feel the channel changing?
Who’s the king who wears the crown?
No light, just horrible sounds
The hollow voices carrying
My body, my pride, my radiant insight
I figured all this focus, had just been given to me
So set in self derision, as I feel my vision slipping away
I figured I was worthless, destined to wither away
No way out/no sight/no ending
There’s nothing quite like-pretending I’m here
Constant pain inside;
take the pill and swallow your pride
Thine eye be one, her blessed body full of light
I can’t believe the shakes she’s given me tonight
Making mention
Focus my intention
We needn’t be afraid
Do not be afraid
My body, my pride, once radiant insight
I figured all this focus, had just been given to me
So set in stone; intention, but this isn’t my decision to make
I thought that all this purpose, was just mine to take
5. Clean
I want your money, your time.
I want your patience and your pride
I’m a restless innovator
And I’m working over time
So Heaven help me
(heaven help me)
And the dollar defend me
(dollar defend me)
There is nothing you can sell me
that I ain’t got now
I can still do the work
But it gets harder, I can tell ‘ya
It ain’t perfect but it’s what we got
Is it enough for you?
Now I live among this filth
And I’m richer for it still
The rushing
And reeling
But now she’s coming home to me
The rushing
And reeling
And she’ll be perfect and so clean
Reveling
In this filth
This stain
Reveling
In this filth
Circle the drain
Circling
Heaven help
Clean this mess
Heaven help
We’ll never be clean again
Cold
A constant- steady breath
Clean- ‘til there’s nothing left
In sorrow
And shame
I whisper out a name
This anger makes it’s claim
We’ll never be clean again
Yeah we’ll never be clean
Yeah we’ll never be clean again
The rushing
And reeling
She can’t believe this feeling
We’re weightless
And tasteless
This god’s not what she made us
But now she’s coming home to me
And she’ll be perfect and so clean
Reveling
In this filth
This stain
Reveling
In this filth
Circle the drain
Circling
Heaven help
Clean this mess
Heaven help
We’ll never be clean again
6. The Void from Which No Sound Escapes
Away from here
No sound to hear
No sound
Away from here
Away from here
No sound to hear
All of this work
I want you to remain here
Away from here
I tear out my being (Away from here)
I feed it to my children (Away from here)
All of this work
I want you to remain here
Away from here
No escape
This void keeps gripping tighter
Should I let it stay?
It might just swallow me whole
Running away, running away
I want you to remain
I tear out my being
And feed it to my children
It keeps them sick with poison
Addicted to these noises
Not a single sound
Escapes this void, which cannot be found
Speak louder so this voice will carry
Speak now before we get too carried away
What did you expect to hear?
A voice so loud and so clear
Breathing in and out a sigh of
Sweet relief tonight
What did you expect to be?
But a cynical man, just like me
Drifting in and out of life
Like curious moonlight
When the fires fade
And the river's dry
When you speak my name
Like a weighted sigh
Why don't you hear
The whisper in the void?
That we made real today
Not a single sound
Escapes this void, which cannot be found
Speak louder so this voice will carry
Speak now before we all get carried away
When the fire's fade
And the river's dry
When you speak my name
Just to say, "Goodbye"
I'm what you fear
A whisper in the void
With no escape, no escape
When the fires fade
And the river's dry
When you speak my name
Like a weighted sigh
Why don't you hear
The whisper in the void?
That we made real today
7. More?
Now
You got them begging on their knees
Artless
And you just take more than you need
But you don't want this
You don't even know my name
Expectation is the only right that you claim
It's time to give 'em what their waiting for
A million angels pounding at my door
They ask me what this money's really for
You feel the itch 'cause you want more
They're swarming
And feeding
On this pain I'm receiving
I can give you all you wish
But who suffers more for this?
I swear, this life is bliss
But who suffers more for this?
Now
The only moment that you need
Painless
Worship the wound, watch it bleed
But I don't want this
I don't even know your name
You want more but it's all thе same
They got you begging on your knees
Drugs and monеy, the only god you need
Just keep on working 'til your back is sore
Feel the itch, do you want?
They're swarming
And feeding
This tired flesh is seething
It's just how I remembered
All colors and splendor
But nothing
It changes
It shifts and rearranges
You've heard it all before
But I know you want more
I hope it fucking kills you
I hope it fucking kills you
Can you see?
It's the same
I know you want more
And I'm here
I'm to blame
But I hope it fucking kills you
8. Tower 2
La-di-da-di-da
Is it my fault?
Did we build this too high?
I know the future's a little bit dark
But it'll turn out, 'cause we're working so hard
Come on back
Sit right here
'Cause baby, we can't take all year
I know you see it
'Cause I see it too
All of our dreams might never come true
It's my fault
9. Episode
There's ash on the floor
And every day gets harder than before
But tell me can you make a little more?
Yeah, I still believe it
But are you receiving
Everything you need
For the children you feed
But there's too many mouths
And not enough hands to do the work
This winter's longer than the one before
If god doesn't take us
Why would he make us this way?
Scream his name while we scrapе away
But I think that god could explain
Why we endеd up this way
I forgot all good things that I believed in
Another episode is ending
See it bend
Can you feel it break
Watch it crack
Under all that weight
She said
Watch it crack
Under all that weight
I don't know you
And I don't want your name
This episode is ending
Watch it fade to static grey
I just see the turning of gears now
I can see the flaws in the machinery
I can make it work and I can show you how
I just needed someone to believe in me
See it bend
Can you feel it break
Watch it crack
Under all that weight
She said
I think that god could explain
Why we ended up this way
I forgot all the things I need to make this work
Another episode is ending
Do the work
Do the work
Do the work
I know it hurts
Do the work
I know it hurts but you have to
I could never make this work
I could never make this work
10. Maybe One Day
This future we gain
Through pleasure and pain
It's still going to rain
But maybe one day
Relax, it'll be fine
It's gonna take patience
And some time
But maybe one day
You can stay and peel the past away
Find a new set of words to say
There's always a better way
Not now but maybe one day
Older now, lines in your face
And your feet on the ground
And it's colder now
Maybe one day we can turn it around
Don't make a sound
Hey, I think it's better if I go
There's only so much that we can grow
You said it's all in my mind
But I think I'll let it go this time
Do thе work
I know it's hard but you have to
Make this work
Therе's just no getting it past you
Do the work
My heart keeps beating faster
Make this work
I know it's hard but you have to
It's over now, there's only so much use
In sticking around
And when you hold her now
There's a difference and it makes you proud
Hey, I think it's better if I go
There's only so much that we can grow
You said it's all in my mind
But I think we've lost it this time
Is this day over yet?
Can we get this over with?
Is this day over yet?
Can we get this over with?
I don't work for you anymore
11. Terrestria IV: Work
Stay
Awake
This winter is not forgiving
Stay
Awake
Our work is never ending
Hurtling toward apathy
I can't stay awake for the life of me
Succumb to the pressure (Pressure)
Give in to the silence and serenity
It's not like it matters
No hope, no sense of security
Watch my mind scatter
We're all less than what we're meant to be
(Hallelujah) My world is static grey
(Hallelujah) Watch it all decay
(Hallelujah)
This world is static grey, watch it all fade away
(Hallelujah) My heroes fade away
(Hallelujah) Launch them into space
(Hallelujah)
My heroes static grey, launch them all into space
Beyond the void from which no fucking sound escapes
Let's do this work
This tower's crumbling
There's no more riches to obtain
We're just caught in this cycle
This old tower's crumbling
This whole thing is coming down
Hold your hands and pray
We worship static grey
While we work the days away
Hallelujah
Let the work be done
We're all caught in an endless cycle
It feels like a premonition
You've seen it all before
It's knocking at the door
Bury me so I might grow
What's the use, we're dying so slow
There's so much tension in here
But no release is near
I can only push this thing so far
These words
A jumbled translation
Of the beauty that we live
(Of the beauty that we live)
Even when it's paycheck to paycheck
Can we make it out alive?
Will we ever see the other side?
Are we really who we're meant to be?
Slow down, just do this work with me
Are we still alive? (Still alive)
Still alive
Will we ever see the other side?
Will we ever see the other side?
Do the work
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