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Death of a Cynic (2015)

by Only Forever

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1.
Ashes Fall 04:25
Take a breath and take my hand, and watch the city burn and turn to sand A long time coming but we're here, and we've manufactured our deepest fears Hold tight to me, the end we didn't see It only takes a minute of your life, to hear the call her Ashes Fall There's a greed that kills, it fills our minds No longer blind It's time to survive A fire burns inside our eyes An image of the end, blackened out skies A phoenix rises from the flames A new beginning to clean our shame Hold tight to me, the end we didn't see It only takes a little time to hear the call her Ashes Fall When we roll the dice, smile at the world's demise I'm feeling so alive It's time to, survive
2.
Your eyes, defy - my sweet scent of lies Forked tongue invites - lust and fire Oh, oh I am overcome - you enslave me You make me want to die I, I better hold on tight I'm going to spend it all tonight When you dance with the devil When you dance with the devil, you'll get burnt Smooth lines Shape time One song and i belong Spread wide, divide You're my demise Oh, oh I am overcome - you enslave me You make me want to die I, I better hold on tight I'm going to spend it all tonight When you dance with the devil When you dance with the devil, you'll get burnt
3.
Rule of 9 03:29
There's a time to contemplate, that certain kind of love and hate which keeps us alive When the penny drops - love changes its face, changes shape and now there's just hate, so much hate With a Rule of 9, you've taken my life Taken my, taken my all - my all And it leaves me blind, blind to the facts with the challenge of mending my life, my life Down to round three, some people are just not meant to be, believe you and me A change in the tune, you've sold me out, without a doubt this sickening feeling throughout With a Rule of 9, you've taken my life Taken my, taken my all - my all And it leaves me blind, blind to the facts with the challenge of mending my life, my life I feel the burn inside I reach for something more Go save yourself, till the end With a Rule of 9, you've taken my life Taken my, taken my all - my all And it leaves me blind, blind to the facts with the challenge of mending my life, my life With a Rule of 9…
4.
Where is your patience, for all the time I’ve spent, overcoming these obstacles met? Trying harder to become that ideal you never were Oh - and they decide when do we hide our demons Away from this hell Hate all those who break the doors of caring, they cause this outrage I'll be leaving a lie Obey my son You're not the only one ‘cause it's a revolution Force your will on those with no decisions, and decide on their path Take all that I hold deep inside me, then serve to the pigs I'll be leaving a lie Obey my son You're not the only one ‘cause it's a revolution My faith - it leads me forward and guides me through dark days My path to discover I'll be leaving a lie Obey my son You're not the only one ‘cause it's a revolution
5.
Deadeye 03:22
Nothing's all that remains in a life filled with no gain, see me die Don't look to the future, don't look to the past Everything else seems to come last Your haste is shy, save this high Shadows whisper with fright Come a little bit closer, and turn on the light Staring at your dead eyes, there's no else to blame Staring at your dead eyes, you're my little piece of shame Where we belong Where we went wrong The dark prevails, over pieces of joy My remorse, change my course set things right, fill the gaps, feed the light Help me notice you moving forward, in your wicked plight And flood it over, rivers of lonely lies Staring at your dead eyes, there's no else to blame Staring at your dead eyes, you're my little piece of shame Where we belong Where we went wrong Why? It dwindles gently Why? The end of the line Why? Set it tonight Staying out of sight Staring at your dead eyes, there's no else to blame Staring at your dead eyes, you're my little piece of shame Where we belong Where we went wrong Where we belong What are we looking for?
6.
He deals the cards as a meditation and those he plays never suspect He doesn't play for the money he wins, he don't play for respect He deals the cards to find the answer, the sacred geometry of chance The hidden law of a probable outcome, the numbers lead a dance I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art, but that's not the shape of my heart He may play the Jack of diamonds He may lay the Queen of spades He may conceal a King in his hand, while the memory of it fades I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art, but that's not the shape of my heart That's not the shape, the shape of my heart And if I told you that I loved you, you'd maybe think there's something wrong I'm not a man of too many faces - the mask I wear is one But those who speak know nothing, and find out to their cost Like those who curse their luck in too many places, and those who fear a loss I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art, but that's not the shape of my heart That's not the shape, the shape of my heart That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
7.
Madman 02:41
When he walks away in the distance, and the night is erased from existence I wonder where he’s coming from, wonder if he truly belongs A face that has lived, has lived a… Sun blisters his hard wrinkled face as, he moves without any traces Showing everyone that it's possible, a fall from grace is never impossible A face that has lived, has lived a… Madman! Where’re you going, pioneer the way Madman! Off the edge and nothing left to say Man with a past filled with happiness sent plunging into the darkness Drink, being a favourite past time, never exclude the white line A face that has lived, has lived a… Madman! Where’re you going, pioneer the way Madman! Off the edge and nothing left to say Shout out You break me I feel doubt Shaking We start to build, these broken walls Do what we can, to build a man Madman! Where’re you going, pioneer the way Madman! Off the edge and nothing left to say
8.
Stand 04:21
Hey, leaving today so far away, so far away Been coming my way here to stay, here to stay Look to the words, see reactions not mine, but those in question Can never understand what makes them bent, fueled by a dark intent I am standing above the ground, see a crowd that will never sing and never shout I'm fading here on my own again Drunken nights, set out to brawl Mouthing it off and just making a fool One emotion that creates destruction - with one small opinion Piss on the system of lies, I am drinking to the desolation inside I am listening to, but I feel it through may I always be true to you And I build on the things that I’m told, and they take all the things that I hold I am just a breaking down, I'm down Taken hard, for all to see No one cares, so why do I bleed? Dragged through the trenches, called out to play I am standing above the ground, see a crowd that will never sing and never shout I'm fading here on my own again Never let it break you down, never let it take your sound With all these feelings sitting lonely and I'm always drowned Sell my soul - staying broke for free, I cannot break these chains that tie Longing to be free, I know I'll never be I am standing above the ground, see a crowd that will never sing and never shout I'm fading here on my own again I am standing here again See a crowd that isn't there
9.
10.
Saving Hate 03:03
When fear wakes up The darkness steps a little closer to me Strangling all the cold merciless signs of an enemy Slowly, dealing, the pain so clear to see This hate is sinking me deeper I lost a friend called denial Choked in, whole and defiled This faith is not my favourite friend Its call leads me to descend I cannot be the only one Killing something I have never won On my own again Saving Hate I am lonesome and scared, I am Cold, hard, icy It's just something we find in the night Moving ahead, hear me scream The cost is leaving it behind Head and my heart work intent Changing a hard fought defense All this weight has got me beat A hard fought fight in defeat On my own again Saving Hate I am lonesome and scared, I am Walk alone in the dark And never fear That you are lost And grow to something I have never seen you On my own again Saving Hate I am lonesome and scared, I am
11.
The Distance 03:16
12.
FTC prelude 01:32
13.
It’s just your waiting mind it calls Oh we're here, we will not fear It's creeping just ever so near Fail! Send it home I will kill for you, we would all Feeling alive Take it tonight, and push it over the edge Fail, fail to claim We will lead you to open your minds again, my friend Face somewhere warm, it pleases us Oh it can wait, just one last time Turn over new and leave it be My waking eyes are burnt to see Fail, fail to claim We will lead you to open your minds again, my friend I will break, I hear you screaming out Find the time, where you will die Make me high, I'm broken and blind Fight my kind. when the darkness tries Time to shine, in this essence defined Destroy the signs, of the long white…you can believe Fail, fail to claim We will lead you to open your minds again, my friend Fail, fail to claim We will feel you fall off the edge far too easily Life, take my life I can feel your heaven dying in the palm of my hand, I take the blame Snuff out your living wish away, with my fail to claim

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released November 6, 2015

Only Forever is Nick Gibbs, Nicholas de Villiers, Jay Pienaar, Fernando Policarpo and Sean Stephen
Produced by Nicholas de Villiers and Only Forever
Co-produced by Marius de Wet at Lantern Studios
Engineered at Lantern Studios (Vocals, guitars), Toneworks (drums), Atelier Studios (additional vocals on Rule of 9) and Nicholas de Villiers (Guitars, bass, midi)
Mixed and Mastered by Ashley Mark lane at Loudmouth Studios
Album cover art and design elements by Maja and Fernando Policarpo

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Only Forever formed in September 2007 and comprised of musicians from a long list of previous projects that decided to get together to live out their passion for music and finally write the music they wanted to write - the perfect balance of rocking beats, low-end guitars and brutal vocals. ... more

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