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A Mind's Portrait

by Phenome

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1.
Tonight, I'll be free Inside another dream Consumed by the dark I'll fly like sparks When night falls, I'm alive I'll fly and leave my wings behind When demons fly on angel wings Commotion hidden under my skin Inside this dream I'll find the truth we receive
2.
As I slip into this dream These silhouettes aren't what they seem A strange kind of calm envelopes me As the nightmares take their places onscreen Paralysed, fighting to survive Waging war inside my own mind My will to escape has been denied As paralysis grabs my mind Twisting restlessly Am I stuck within this dream Paralysed by something instinctual This tension grows inside And terror seizes my mind A nightmare settles inside my soul Now I'm on the run with no-where to go Trapped inside my head, I'm fighting to survive Trying to run from myself, but I'm always getting closer There's no way out of here this time Now I'm all alone I can't seem to save myself It's time to wake up Extract myself from this nightmare So I'm just holding on And hoping that there's someone there to lead me through the darkness
3.
One more minute inside your head You have to find your mind Learn to make your way around Awaken to this life Seize your instability before it's gone We'll burn it to the ground And carry on Can you feel your instability? Can you feel the tension taking over? Lost without a sense of placement This asymmetrical design / Deep inside your mind Lost without a sense of control Mapping your insanity / A portrait of your mind Hanging on by a thread Tearing apart again Stuck in a coma shell And screaming through the pain Breaking down the walls of reality Breaking down the sense of everything you know No escape, there's no way out Paralysed with all your doubts Falling apart at the seams Blurring the line between your life and all your dreams Trying to pull yourself out, and slipping down again Exasperation growing, as you stumble through this game Lost inside your mind, stuck inside this hell Breaking down the walls with nowhere you can run
4.
We Rise 07:04
Standing on the edge Waiting, time stands still Ashes fall like snowflakes Down to the storm below Waiting in silence for night to come Watching time become undone Tipped over the edge Souls are falling like dominos Caught up in the crash of time It all still seems so ominous Waiting in silence for night to come Watching time become undone Slowly drifting towards the skies Inside the storm we rise Searching for the air Searching for sounds not there Climbing through the sky towards the sun Slowly drifiting free of time undone No longer holding me, the chain has broken Time is shattered by words not spoken But time is running backwards and holding moments Dragged into the maelstrom, through time's new birth Descending faster and faster I'm falling back to earth
5.
Speak 05:59
You're locked away inside yourself And time is ticking on No-one can get through to you How long have you been gone? Listen to me Feel my words You can reach out Even though it hurts So now you're isolated Stricken by silence While your mind is conflagrated Inside your stubborn defiance Not a single word escapes your mind Your face has drawn a blank No expressions register I just hope that you'll come back But I'm holding on To what little hope is left And i hope that you can make it through As you slowly face yourself, deep inside your head One by one Your moments fall away like sand I know it all seems helpless But if you call, I'll take you by the hand So I'll stay here waiting for you Like something you forgot Until the day you open your eyes And see what you have lost
6.
Downfall 08:25
Voices screaming, fires light up the night The city burns with neon scars and blazing light Demolition widespread, nothing to remain Another revolution born again Fighting for survival inside your burning creed Waiting for a chance to strike amongst your pain and greed Determination setting in, your hearts held cold as steel With nothing left to lose, and nothing you can feel Hold on To your moment Hold on Don't let go Another day has come and gone, and still we wait With shaking hands and baited breath, the seconds slip away Our voices echo in the night, and wear upon our sleeves To the sound of smashing glass and broken dreams And though it seems there's far to go, we're nearly home And though it seems like everyone has gone, we're not alone And far away from where we started, the fight is raging on Your immolation forges through, until everything is gone Standing on the edge of oblivion Staring chaos in the face Revolution come undone, burning bright Tearing down all time and space As the gates of destruction are opened The colours fly beneath the stars As the streets run red with the conflict Leaving nothing behind but scars All that we know is corroded Collapsing, decayed and undone As the dawn breaks and ashes burn There's nowhere left to run So I'll wait for the dawn to arrive But I know that this will be our downfall
7.
Visions 08:53
Night time comes, and sleeps awaits Holding me until it breaks Visions swim before my eyes Nightmares swirling out of lies Every time I fall asleep Another world's surrounding me I wish that I could wake again And save myself from visions surrounding Waiting for morning I'll pass the time away Dream until dawn, when the visions will fade away A figure stands before me now He asks me how I feel I don't know what I should say Constantly detached from the real Every time I fall asleep The same world spins in front of me I wish that I could escape But there's no way until the morning breaks Waiting for morning I'll pass the time away Dream until dawn, when the visions will fade away Visions beyond my control, slowly taking their hold on me Until the night turns to day Holding onto life when nothing's left Shadows creep around me while I rest Crashing through the edges of my dream Breaking down the walls of reality
8.
Wandering in the darkness flashes of light illuminate the world Shining like a thousand reflections Time and and space become unfurled Stars fall down like broken mirrors And shine like shards of broken light Lonely, in isolation I found you in the wilderness You came to me across desert sands A torch to light the world Stars fall down like broken mirrors And shine like shards of broken light Wandering in the darkness shine into the sky, illuminate the night
9.
Street lights passing over shining bright into the sky Distort the light as it falls Glowing until the morning light Silence falls on deaf ears unheard by all who feel it Burning ears until it sleeps Until the morning light I will wander Far from where I started, wandering alone I'll cross the night, until our last goodbye are you with me? I’m far from home Wander without a purpose Never knowing where to go Wander until displaced The confusion never shows I wander to the edge of beyond And if you call me I will follow One last journey in the night Until the morning light I will wander Far from where I started, wandering alone I'll cross the night, until our last goodbye are you with me? I’m far from home ________________________________ Out of the darkness into the night Searching for the world I've never known Craving answers to the questions in mind; this life we are shown, I feel like I'm Clinging to a runaway train Destination undecided Waiting for the end When everything's revealed inside my mind Underneath this cosmic symphony I travel in silent wonder I'm waiting for the moment It comes crashing down like thunder _______________________________ Lost in the silence Immersed in isolation Frozen still in a moment in time Caught up in this new sensation As time carries on without me The present slips into the past Caught up in peaceful oblivion I hope that I can make this moment last Still I'm walking Following every winding bend Where I go, I'll never pre-determine But before the dawn, I'll reach the end ______________________________ Reaching through the darkness Holding out my hand Grasping my chance to feel alive again Now the moment's finally here This downpour inside my head The wind that blows before the rain As the stars shine down and light this crooked path I will follow it until the day begins to break Like a dream has ended, my senses come to life I was sleeping, but now I'm wide awake And now I'm wide awake / the memory remains And I'll wander far and wide / until I'm home again __________________________ Now my journey's ending My road comes to an close As the shattered lights illuminate the world I will know, I am home The day is drawing closer And the light begins to spill into my eyes As the sky is split with fire and new life And the crack of dawn will break over horizons And now I'm at the end The feeling runs so deep The wonder and elation / and I'll never stop Walking far from home, while the world's asleep

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released June 18, 2015

All songs written/recorded by Phenome (Alexander Burchell)

Artwork by Sirius-SDZ [http://sirius-sdz.deviantart.com/]

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