1. |
Non Sequitur
05:03
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In this world of dreams
Who is to say whats real?
False securities masked by arrogance
A crutch for broken limbs
I never wanted to do this again
When will I learn?
My vacant stare across a sea
Of equally vacant faces
Reveals this is not the place I need
Empty words from empty people
Mean less than nothing
In the end
Each step into the night is blinding
My always searching eyes gaze
Through the haze of moonlit air
Faint memories, a stubborn reminder
Of why i do this to myself
When will I learn?
My vacant stare across a sea
Of equally vacant faces
Reveals this is not the place I need
Empty words from empty people
Mean less than nothing
In the end
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2. |
What Follows
04:46
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Hold onto anything you can wrap your fingers around
Who will still be there?
What will you have left?
Soon even whats left of that will be gone
Clinging to it like it the last ship back to land
The bottle slips from his grasp
In this world of dreams, who is to say what is real?
These walls he knew, but could not place
Shaking himself awake
In a cold sweat
He presses his hands to his sheets
Breaking old habits from malicious ends
What was lost here?
A life or a mind?
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3. |
World of Dreams
04:40
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In this world of dreams, who's to say what's real?
I'm told we need this
To relive and relieve
In this world of dreams, who's to say what's real?
Rest and repair are what I need
It always seems when the search is over
Only a fool waits for nothing
A hard lesson learned, but easily forgotten
Gains and losses
Everything she had loved and hated
Flashed before her in an endless instant
When her eyelids snapped opened she silently screamed
"This has got to be the last time" she tells herself
Gains and losses
Everything she had loved and hated
Flashed before her in an endless instant
When her eyelids snapped opened she silently screamed
"Why is the happening?"
Quiet footsteps in the back of her mind
Quickened her pace
She silently screamed,
"Why is this happening to me?"
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4. |
Kaleidoscopes
03:40
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He had no way of knowing
A smile could be so wonderfully devastating
Fond memories scatter the corners
Of an already graying world
He knew it would take everything to get it back
It was the best he'd ever seen
A flush world for a beautiful instant
With hues of reds and blues
A kaleidoscope of grays fades in and out
Sputtering in a sea of the unexpected
A warm embrace that he could've sworn
Would save the world if she could let it
Splintered light from a waking sun
Turns to morning dew
A waking world full of color for the first time
And desperately hoping it's not the last
This new violent world can take as much as it can give
Fond memories scatter the corners
Of an already graying world
He knew it would take everything to get it back
It was the best he'd ever seen
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5. |
Return
02:35
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In this world of dreams, who's to say whats real?
Each step into the night is blinding
My always searching eyes
When will I learn?
My vacant stare across a sea of equally vacant faces
This is not the place I need
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6. |
Taking Water
05:27
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Lately it seems that my shaky hands can't dig
Fast enough to keep up
It's one or the other, too much or not enough
Content for the sake of contentment
It always comes harder when you don't know what you want to say
Half a thought slips through my hands and the other through my teeth
What does it feel like?
Still sinking, too weak to bail any longer
Lately it seems that my shaky hands can't dig
Fast enough to keep up
It's one or the other, too much or not enough
Content for the sake of contentment
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7. |
Consonance
03:26
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A compulsion pressed her feet
She couldn't remember why or where
All she wanted was anything but to be lost again
"I know just what you want" she said
He grinned as she closed the door
A compulsion pressed her feet
She couldn't remember why or where
All she wanted was anything but to be lost again
Some lessons seem to be only learned the hard way
Without remorse, what would we be?
Light flows in from open windows
Illuminating the pale room
Memories like ghosts haunt these walls
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8. |
Dissonance
04:05
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Lights grow dimmer, walls seem to shrink
As the world crushes in on you
Which way will you go?
Wolves on your heels bared teeth
Waiting to snap when you falter
Hidden fears litter even the brightest corners of this mad world
She has walked these halls before
Turning and turning, but nothing changed
These endless corridors seem to shift
Whenever she turned her back
Quiet footsteps in the back of her mind
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9. |
The Wanderer
04:19
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It's always the same; in the way she feels nothing
Broken, but numb from the pain
So she runs away to find something better,
but everywhere she goes feels the same
She's empty inside, except for her lovers
A love that she wants to believe
She's tried and she's tried to let someone love her,
but always finds reasons to leave
She tries to tell herself that the end is in sight,
but all that she sees is another man of the night
She'll take them home tonight, but she won't even know their name
They all may look different, but they're all the same
But she doesn't know any other way
Early tonight was the first time I've seen her
It's been three years to the day
So i went to say hi, and told her I'd keep her,
but she didn't know what to say
I'd like to know if you feel the same
I'd like to go with you, so let me take you away
So take me home tonight so I can show you a better way
I may not seem different, but I'm not the same
Hold me like you do in my dreams
Come a bit closer to me
Tell me what you want me to be
So i can help you believe
So take me home tonight so I can show you a better way
I may not seem different, but I'm not the same
Please let me show you a better way
I don't know why, but I've got to try
So come and stay with me
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10. |
Concrete & Wires
04:11
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Why did things have to be this way?
Could this be another dream?
If you gotta run, you've gotta run
Promises and lies all end the same
What ifs and whys lead back to the refrain
Relive and relieve
It all comes back to me
If you gotta run, you've gotta run
A shameless escape without destination
A hasty retreat without an end.
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Captive Richmond, Virginia
Captive is a 5-piece outfit from Richmond, VA that blends ambitious themes and soundscapes within a dynamic, alternative rock format. Founded in 2013 by Zach Crockett and Tony Hacker, the band has undergone several changes and, in 2016, arrived at their current lineup: Zach (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tony (bass), Josh Keller (drums), Matt McIver (guitars, vocals), and Grant Oliver (guitar) ... more
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