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Symptomatic
05:06
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Symptomatic, I can't stand it
Emphases on quiddities, too caustic to ignore
I convene and I confer, my thoughts into my core
We got dressed for the big event, oblivious to how it would end
The pillars collapsed, we lost our composure, descended into violence
Instinct took hold, survival mode, a primitive cause and effect
When feelings erupt, and symptoms flare up, you lose sight of what is correct
Symptomatic, I can't stand it
Emphases on quiddities, too caustic to ignore
I convene and I confer, my thoughts into my core
Pressure, typified, excoriating inside
Symptoms, remain, self-diagnosing in vain
When walking through hell, you learn from yourself, but it’s just so hard to evolve
Though others appear, to have conquered fear, they're likely still seeking resolve
Symptomatic, I can't stand it
Emphases on quiddities, too caustic to ignore
I convene and I confer, my thoughts into my core
Don't test me
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2. |
Escapism
03:20
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I can’t believe how you have affected me
And I can’t believe you’re devoid of empathy
And I can’t believe how you can be so callously indifferent
And I can’t believe you claim to be innocently oblivious
Escape – into subconscious
Erase – numb your awareness
I can’t believe how you have affected me
And I can’t believe you’re devoid of empathy
And I can’t believe how you can be so callously indifferent
And I can’t believe you claim to be innocently oblivious
Escape – into subconscious
Erase – numb your awareness
Numb your awareness
Numb your awareness, withdraw from your head, find peace through dissociation instead
Numb yourself
Numb yourself
What do I say? It’s almost forgotten
Where do I stand? Down at the bottom now
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Cortisol
05:40
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I’m trying to better myself but can’t keep form overthinking
It raises the question again, of whether I’m really fulfilled
I need to enhance my patience, I need to help somebody else
A means to an exigent end, a means to indurate my health
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Satisfied but vulnerable, it drains my health
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Calcified by cortisol, it drains my health
Indignant and at the mercy, of my genes and brain chemistry
I know to facilitate change, I’ve got to flex neural pathways
My mind wanders to the unknown, confined to our conscience alone
I establish priorities, eschew corrosive tendencies
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Satisfied but vulnerable, it drains my health
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Calcified by cortisol, it drains my health
You better sleep with one eye open, you better not kill time
You deserve so much more, than this provides
Cortisol, takes its toll
Cortisol, takes its toll
So
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Satisfied but vulnerable, it drains my health
I won’t sacrifice it all, to get ahead
Calcified by cortisol, it drains my health
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Prisoners
05:35
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A captive that dwells on his own in a cell
Contemplating how collectively we sabotage ourselves
And science could be harnessed to provide for the masses
But divided by classes, we are bound by our assets
It stems from neglect, that's how it takes effect
A predisposed society that you cannot reject
They thrive at the top, while he's fated into jail
Or maybe that's not true and no one's truly set to fail
We're still here, persevere
I draw a parallel between him and myself, as I slowly disassociate from everybody else
I hurts when you lose the lifestyle that you know
It hurts when you lose the very thing that helped you grow
It hurts, but could be worse
If at some point in time, you lose your mind, it's ok
Perfection's a lie, nothing's benign, you'll find a way
We're still here, persevere
It's so hard to live in the present
I feel like I live in a prison
It's harder to focus on what you are
Than focus on what you're not
Tunnels inside
Throughout my mind
Pockets of untapped potential
So much to know
All out of scope
The plight of the existential
Tunnels inside
Throughout my mind
Pockets of untapped potential
So much to know
All out of scope
Tragically inconsequential
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Vicissitudes
00:52
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6. |
Again?
03:48
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Survival to decadence, stubbornness and ignorance
Ever more ubiquitous, am I ok?
The irony of bigotry, contemporised civility
Stretching out in front of me, will I be ok?
Again
Decelerated progress, now begins to regress
It may be a real mess but I need to prove that
I won’t be one of you
Again
Again
Hold out, again
Hold out, again
Hold out, again
Hold out, now
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Allure
06:14
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I comply to your eyes and approach
The light gets brighter as you get close
Stunned by what you've done to me, the night comes on
Bolstered by imbibery, neuroses gone
Culminated chemistry, a blessing and a rarity
I hope that this feeling, isn't artificial
Summer, it feels like summer
And I can't resist the allure
You are mine in this moment
I force my mind to the present
Stunned by what you've done to me, the night comes on
Bolstered by imbibery, neuroses gone
Culminated chemistry, a blessing and a rarity
I hope that this feeling, isn't artificial
Summer, it feels like summer
And I can't resist the allure
Face the change, cling to rewards
Take the affirmation aboard
Face the change, cling to rewards
Take the affirmation aboard
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8. |
Resolution
06:17
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Hold me back, consolidate the traits I lack
Stifle me, an intrinsic ability
Resolution
Diligent, I question my significance
Agency, spurs my wish for immortality
Resolution
Hold me back, consolidate the traits I lack
Stifle me, an intrinsic ability
Resolution
Diligent, I question my significance
Agency, spurs my wish for immortality
Resolution
An upwards climb through a clouded sky, it’s worth it in the end
Overwhelming hindrances, lost strength to apprehend
As the end draws nearer, I realise what I’ve known
The peak was right in front of me, the hindrances my own
Devils and demons of our mentalities, manifest themselves in all of our realities
My purpose, my meaning, self-realisation
I calibrate myself, to curbs to overcome
I see the truth
I see the truth
I see the truth
I see the truth
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MAZIAC London, UK
MAZIAC is a progressive/alternative metal three-piece based in London. Their discography to date consists of one album and two EPs, with a new album due out in summer 2024. Check out the singles released from it so far - Acid, Fear & Fortune and Stoic!
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