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The Emergent Property

by What Matters Most

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1.
Stop the Rot 03:30
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If I had things just my way I’d keep it all the same No matter how hard I try nothing ever changes Its all gone a stray The life I tried to make So ill tear it down and start again You and I weren’t meant for this when the damage done exceeds the past limit We will fade The grasp I have on life is slipping away And I feel its time to re arrange And I have learned To wake with myself I’ve been alone for far too long I know I could never love you half as much as you loved yourself You will find the peace sought after as long as you can see what really matters These days run red just like you said You thought wed end up worthless Its not just you I fear it’s me, it’s me Time to think straight if I can justify Then maybe you’ll find that place Its not just you I fear it’s me, it’s me And it doesn’t make sense, there’s no difference between What I said, what I meant There’s gotta be something more than this
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A Turn for the Worse 03:07
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Caught up again in this mess Can someone get me out of here I just get buried deeper Oh how this guilt can make you choke Stuck in your throat as you try to swallow I know I’ve been here before And it’s all the same I lay low And watch the conversation boil Like I had a fucking choice Take whatever you think makes you bleed You are the thing who steals it from me And now we both lay down and close our eyes Bleed me empty, I’ll be coming Why can’t you see, why can’t you see? Times not on our side There is no fire to ignite While you swing my body high I’ll keep my fear right here, and far from you Why’d I wait so long to say I know I dug this grave to remember where I lay And maybe some day I’ll learn not give myself away
3.
Dead in the Water 03:50
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Your impulses have lead to my escape All of these broken hearts are linked to me It’s all familiar, I’ve been here a thousands time And I’ll forgive you this never meant a fucking thing We all fear something that we end up dying alone We all fear something but we all die alone And I believed it all, that this was all my fault You’ve gone too far Give it up Sometimes intent is not enough Your fake and I know it you’ll never fool a fucking soul No I wont miss you and everything you put me through We all fear something that we all end up dying alone We all fear something but we all die alone And I believed it all, that this was all my fault You’ve gone too far Give it up Sometimes intent is not enough You fed me to the lions how could I forgive you? You sold me empty lies so how could I ever trust Your impulses have led to my escape All of the broken hearts are linked to me Its all familiar I’ve been here a thousand times And ill forgive you, this never meant a fucking thing
4.
Embrace 05:23
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My thoughts are scattered I got lost in the madness Now time has slowed to a grueling pace My past took its hands off my fucking throat Now I’ve resurfaced not for air, but to float Now that you got what you came for your leaving am I just supposed to forget? Now my insides are growing empty and it’s all because The truth that beset my body is a lie that could not move me Or anybody closer to what you thinks real And now ill take my words back slowly on a promise that has been made While you were losing focus we grew through the static And I became this monster just look what you created How could they forgive me for anything I regret everything with you Now that you got what you came for your leaving am I just supposed to forget The means that led me to you have all but caught up to you and your careless sense of pride Well it doesn’t seem so hollow when you look me in my cold eyes What it means to follow this broken line And I became this monster just look what you created How could they forgive me for anything Promise me you wont think any differently of yourself Embrace the dark side of things
5.
Are We Home Yet 06:02
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I wish that I could start over, I could see clear what really mattered Time would stand still just for a second is this behind me have I missed it all? Oh the lonely road why have you taken me underneath the storm why have you taken me underneath Don’t save me now there’s nothing to salvage all of these days I took for granted I can’t forget things that I never did I lose sight have I lost it all Oh the lonely road why have you taken me underneath the storm why have you taken me underneath All of my time went towards something else now I can’t stop, now I can’t dream Are we home yet Are we home yet?
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Pretender (free) 04:41
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Look me in the eyes tell me this is all but over Give me a reason to show my true face I swear I can smile again there’s something I need to find within You say my mind will heal with time these thoughts wont drag me under I know I don’t seem to care its hard to feel this useless These tears have long since dried ill try to smile one more time I lost all my faith that ship sailed off long ago Now I fear its too late to keep this from sinking deeper and deeper Feels like I’m treading quicksand ill stand and watch this from distant shores Oh I’m pushing and fighting maybe I’ll find it here, I’m pushing and fighting I swear I can smile again there’s something I need to find within You say my mind will heal with time these thoughts wont drag me under I know I don’t seem to care its hard to feel this useless These tears have long since dried ill try to smile one more time You will soon find out there’s more to me than I let show I’m the pretender

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released January 22, 2011

Produced by Stephan Hawkes at Interlace Audio - Portland, Oregon

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