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Noble Lies & Pious Frauds

by The Madeleine Haze

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1.
It never looked so good on paper, but quickly spiraled out of control I'm sure you have the best intentions, as you trample on my soul And as our icons fail You'd take it all away, I'll give it back today Out of my fear and pain, don't let me go insane I've seen the ways of a nihilist - Close down the world with anti-flags unfurled Iconoclast, and superman - And in the end, you'll understand You feel your lies fall down around you, you and honesty collide As Occom's razor cuts your purview, still you feel the rush of pride And now that god is dead And in these days of decay, a world aflame, I turn away
2.
Standing on a hill, acrid air, my lungs fill Carbon coats my teeth, my blood sparks the souls as I breathe It shrieks across the plains, the odor of it making me insane Nowhere to run and hide, making flaming day out of the night Wind blows through my nose, my olfactory sense becomes exposed I taste the breath of life forcing itself into me tonight But I can't taste your life - you're already dead inside My palette scorched by your name - I've used my tongue to lick your flame Burned again by the flames of lifeless souls on fire Breathing in, I consume your incendiary tide My sinuses ablaze, the sun has stuck its tongue into my face A nasal third degree, creation through my body, now I can't breathe Lost in the flames again, burned by your name again
3.
When I was young, you within my reach I closed my eyes, I could touch your feet I drank you in almost every week The more I found, the more the need to seek I call to you, but I'm not getting through And I can't feel you now There's no emotion left, and my heart is cleft I can't feel you now Come back to me Now in dismay my world seems to collapse Fighting for you, my efforts go astray Could it be so that you were never there? And now the glaring truth that life isn't fair I crawl to you, but you ignore my pleas
4.
Assembled before the Imperial Estates, the edict will be conducted today Constance will not be your foretold fate, as you defend against the exsurge domine The Reformation burned alive Your blasphemous truth is built on lies We stand and we condemn the Augustinian, subdue the enemies of faith Liar, hypocrite, bringer of sorrow Heretic, you're just a liar My people won't repudiate, how dare you burn them at the stake Thaler salvation you breed, this diet of Worms is starving me Liar, hypocrite, bringer of sorrow Heretic, you're just a liar
5.
Unfaithful 04:31
6.
Give me a god I can worship blind, give me a flag I can never doubt Give me a trend so I'll be defined, give me a maze I can never get out Give me the lie of democracy, give me a lost and bewildered herd Give me a case of low self esteem, and a hell where the sinners burn You live our lives We chase your dreams Through fetid skies On unfettered wings Sing me a stupid song, and I'll sing along, I'm so one dimensional I need a reason to hate myself, so you can fill me with chemicals I'm never in style for long, I'm so here then gone I need the fashion to make me whole, so I can polish my happiness machine Send me a plan for serenity, tell me it's all gonna be OK Help me to navigate the sea of souls drowning in hypocrisy Pour your water over me, cleanse my mind with your fairy tales Read your holy book to me, but so much to rescind the sale Sing to me, sing to me Make me believe I am a constantly moving happiness machine
7.
Falling down, burning out, this life will swallow you Turn back ‘round, discover how, reveal the inner you With one fleeting step I fall into you – A mesmerizing whirlwind of colors and sounds anew Lightning in a bottle ‘round every corner – The smell of air seasoned with life’s perfume And I assumed you’d be here with me but you’re gone in some far off oblivion And I need you near to me, it’s my life and this place, and you and me is what I need to be You’re my reality, you’re my daytime in the night, you’re my candle burning bright You’re my endless day when the sun fades away When my dreams are haunting me, you’re my reality With one precise shift we are out of here – Seamlessly in reverse back through the years Colors changing, we have exited the promised land – The care of wondering if they’re right, and where we are, and where I stand And I assumed I’d need you, but just how right I was, I didn’t even know Your eyes and your skin beneath the lights, under the glimmer of my life, you are more beautiful Tasting your life, you’re holding me in Keeping me sane, keeping me real Without you, I’m nothing, a dream that fades away in the morning Keep me in this world, I've something to bring Something to show, to let them all see Show them the power, let them see why I’m here, let them see that You’re my reality…
8.
In my dreams I could almost see my own reflection staring back at me I wanted to wake and find reality, but the dream just kept tormenting me Strangers surrounding me, threatening my sanity Back and forth, this rift within me, swinging pendulum for eternity Sight and sound taken from me, but replaced by anxiety Am I in that place where they say I’ll face all the troubles of my world? I can’t see the light, I’m clawing at my mind, nefarious eyes stare me down And I want to walk away, but even as I bleed, I will not pray against perdition's ominous flames, in these nightmares and dreamscapes

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released December 2, 2014

The Madeleine Haze is :

Zack Goebbel - guitars & vocals
Richard Wilson - bass guitar
Dan Dalton - drums

Recorded at Fort Karate, Atlanta GA, except * recorded at RWSound, Feasterville PA, and Rumination Recordings, Warminster PA, March - October 2014

Produced by Randy Garcia & The Madeleine Haze
Mixed by Randy Garcia

Drums on "Diet of Worms" performed by Dan Dalton, drums on all other tracks performed by Ben Carter

all music & lyrics by The Madeleine Haze
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