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Compulsion

by Neil Howell

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1.
In Time 05:29
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Untrue, true she said How could you say those words about it? Renew instead Your commitment to stay out of the conflict We'll claim what we're owed We'll never have to feel that way again In time all that we have done will justify this Sometimes you just have to let it all in Let it fall away Smash down the boundaries and the walls decay And we can live again Beautiful, it feels like I'm breathing for the first time A miracle, so this is what it's like to be alive We can have it all If we recognize the truth that lay between us 'Cause in time all that we have done will justify this Sometimes you just have to let it all in Let it fall away Smash down the boundaries and the walls decay Can't you feel it now? Take away all your fears and doubts Learn to transcend And we will live again It's true, I said We'll never have the chance again to see it Who knew? Misled Grateful that we caught the lie before we all quit We were so close Though we found a way around the darkness In time all that we have done will justify this Sometimes you just have to let it all in Let it fall away Smash down the boundaries and the walls decay And we will live again
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Interrupted 03:41
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Pay up Hey you, lookin' real good there Smart guy, livin' without care But I have a little surprise for you What now? Left, right, above, and below it Nothing you can willingly omit This is just a lie you tell yourself So get to work No matter how hard you try And all the good things you imply At the end of the day you're just beaten down No suspension of disbelief We're piling on the pain and grief Suck it up, kid, 'cause you are going to drown Interrupted Why am I always interrupted? Close your eyes it still remains On and on it's all the same Nothing you can do to stop it Exploiting you for their own profit Numbing you, you're petrified Believing that you're still alive Only thing that you can do Is pay up
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I Am The Dinosaur (feat. Tim Anderson) 04:24
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A small beginning Primitive aspect Begin to savor The primal mindset Cold blood that has remained I ask you one last favor I feel unconstrained Awaken from the glacier I remember the burning sun Falling from the sky We've forgotten where we came from Bleeding for the parasite But in times like this my friend I can't resist the urge It maybe hard to comprehend Witness the monster that emerged My blood begins to quicken My heart becomes a stone A fundamental condition A prehistoric mind crushed far below I am the dinosaur
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Swarm 03:57
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The queen awaits you Far down below Even though she hates you Just another in her puppet show Days in and out you're worked to the bone You don't complain 'cause you're not alone The swarm celebrates You do your job 'cause you're too afraid Controlled anarchy Eat your bread as they dine in the hatchery Never taste the honey It is not meant for you Consider us unlucky It is for the chosen few No unbelievers You are just a drone So satisfy her needs upon her throne The swarm celebrates You do your job 'cause you're too afraid Controlled anarchy Eat your bread as they dine in the hatchery So go to war now Fulfill your destiny Show them all our supremacy New queen arrives with murderous intent The old ways die but you can't dissent The swarm celebrates You do your job 'cause you're too afraid Controlled anarchy Just eat your bread as they dine in the hatchery
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The Hard Way 04:22
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Pick it up, pick it up You're gonna do just as we say Don't try your luck, 'cause you'll be stuck A perfect member for society Forceful punishment Such an embarrassment Looks like we're doing it the hard way Get your discipline You know we'll always win Looks like we're doing it the hard way Tough love, that's all you get So go ahead and cry No good to get upset So wipe your whining eyes Forceful punishment Such an embarrassment Looks like we're doing it the hard way Get your discipline You know we'll always win Looks like we're doing it the hard way
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Fashion 03:29
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All men and women A narcissistic view Vain exhibition Nothing is taboo Fashion for you And fashion for me Contorting yourself into a forgery Chasing the crowd for adulation A trending display of empty demonstrations Don't miss the fever 'Cause it's all the rage Become a true believer Another actor on the stage Fashion for you And fashion for me Contorting yourself into a forgery Chasing the crowd for adulation A trending display of empty demonstrations You'll wear it now Put it on, become the clown Your face, your hair Your allegiance you declare Your clothes, your soul Become a sight to behold So please, please look at me All I want is your flattery There they go Look at them Perfect examples of the human race They need your love They need your gratitude But, most of all, they need your attention No point in changing It moves way too fast The circle of fashion Present becomes past Come on Fashion for you And fashion for me Contorting ourselves into forgeries Chasing the crowd for adulation A trending display It's endless
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Gravitational Collapse 05:26
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Another day in the dream world But the silver lining has gone away And I'm only hanging on I've been spinning 'round a supernova Gravity pulls me further and further away Until there's nothing left at all No going back 'cause we hit the wall Will you save me, or will you let me fall? Forces Solar mass of my refusal Sources The singularity has become crucial Dark sphere becomes my soul Forever falling towards the goal Collapse, there is no shelter Wave form of eternity I can see the distance A cosmic realm before my eyes Forces Solar mass of my refusal Sources The singularity has become crucial
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Vertigo 04:01
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From day to night The hourglass took all the light Time remained the same since I watched you die An overwhelming sense of vertigo Time stands still as I prepare the drill We've got a long way to go before we reached the core I feel you shudder As I push you under I won't let you control me again Grab the hammer and pull the pins I felt nothing as your life drained away A pitiful weakness I refuse to display From night to day It seems I've made my way But I'm prepared to kill you once again
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Almost Forgiven 12:00
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It came from out of nowhere It seems so long ago An aberration to the plan No time to prepare for the fallout I have known I'm only beginning to understand Two lost souls igniting on impact There was no way this would last A moment in time Lost in space I need to move through this I need this all erased The pact was severed All the plans I had disowned Remaining undiscovered Swallowed it down this entire world of shame and doubt I'm starting to believe that I may never recover Two lost souls igniting on impact There was no way this would last A moment in time Lost in space I need to move through this I need this all erased Drawn astray I returned to the course I take the blame Even though my perception has been warped When will this stop I've paid again and again Reconciled the future I said exactly what I meant No Somethings are meant to last forever Weight around your neck like some god damned, cursed treasure You gave it up A perfect life for disgrace So pack it up You'll be searching for the the thing you can never replace I stand here now My guilt for all to see Consider this my apology How did it come to this? I never wanted to see those tears fall I've learned to co-exist Peace and heartache within these walls How could you do this to me? I trusted you completely I don't know how we go back again It's gonna take some time I'm gonna have to decline But, maybe in the end We can start over again Don't look at me There are no answers here I'm just praying That maybe one day this pain will disappear
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Bright Horizons 04:57
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Tonight your eyes hold a mournful look of sadness Rewrite the tragic ending to the madness So come along with me We'll head back to the beach Forget about our troubles And just be The road taking us into a bright horizon Take hold, close your eyes, and just enjoy the silence So come along with me We'll head back to the beach Forget about our troubles And just be Just take my hand Lay down our troubles We'll head into a new frontier The crashing waves will solve the puzzle And everything will become clear I know it's been hard The pain and grief But together we can make this work again So tired You fell asleep just after midnight Desire I just want to make this all right Can't you hear the sea calling for us? Put your faith in me We'll rebuild our trust So come along with me We'll head back to the beach Lay down our troubles And just be
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Out Of Time 04:24
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Broke down in a small town We couldn't leave at all Left for dead on the side of the road There was no blame It's no one's fault So we turned away And recognized the truth between us There was no time So we wallowed in our sorrow No more time What we have now we had to borrow And it was thrown away We can't live for tomorrow I think we both remember When a dream was all we needed And we never even thought to consider That it all could be defeated So we turned away And fell back into the darkness There was no time So we wallowed in our sorrow No more time What we have now we had to borrow And it was thrown away We can't live for tomorrow

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released July 20, 2021

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Neil Howell Missouri

My influences are too vast to name; I love rock, metal, alternative, classical, folk, and everything in between. And I want to make it all. I follow my instincts and hope to produce something new and yet totally familiar. I hope you can find something here that you like. ... more

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