Thrice - Identity Crisis ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ) Identity Crisis 2 ) Phoenix Ignition 3 ) In Your Hands 4 ) To What End 5 ) Ultra Blue 6 ) As The Ruin Falls 7 ) The Torch To End All Torches 8 ) Unquestioned Answers 9 ) Madman 10 ) Under Par 11 ) T & C ------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Identity Crisis Image marred by self-infliction Private wars on my soul waged Heart is scarred by dual volitions Juxtaposed and both engaged Kindle flame, a test of faith Pray help me see it through I put all my trust in you Refine hate and love Fall afresh on me End this crisis of Identity Draw this darkness out like poison Stab, retrieve, again decline Help me drive the dagger deeper Trace with me explicit line Take this blade, a test of faith, And strike me deep and true I put all my trust in you Refine hate and love Fall afresh on me End this crisis of Identity This is my voice, all shadows stayed - this is my heart, upon the altar laid Please take all else away, hear my cry, I beg, I plead, I pray I値l walk into the flame, a calculated risk to further bless your name So strike me deep and true, and in your strength I will live and die both unto you. 2) Phoenix Ignition Like a phoenix ignition like a crematorium Like a swelling volition from the barrel of a gun From the ashes and the embers like a rocket I'll ascend Like a cry gone up for a fallen friend I'LL ASCEND Everyday tear down the walls till cornerstones remain Coming ONE STEP CLOSER ALL THE TIME And although we'll never reach perfection ALWAYS PERSIST TO TRY No regrets, just rebirth move forward, and ignite. Incandescent Reinvention a new renaissance A NEW FIRE EACH DAY 3) In Your Hands ????????? Am I talking to myself again Is there anybody listening Are you taking this in Am I wasting my breath Tell me is the wind in your sails Worth everything you give Are you looking for something Forgiveness I leave it up to you I guess I知 better off removed Because this situation痴 Growing too thick In your hands Could it have been something I said Or was it something that I did Did I ruin my chance Have you written me off Tell me where did I cross the line And can I work my way back this time Will I always regret this Decision I leave it up to you I hope you find a good excuse Because I致e given about all that I can give I could try to count the times That I致e been through this in my mind But I知 running out of fingers And I don稚 have that much time 4) To What End to what end do we proceed so boldly if all we are is chemical reactions and what world have you deftly sold me if you reduce me if I have no soul to touch no heart to love no evil to rise up above no angels and no ghosts no real victories to toast if you believe that this is true then I must ask to what end do you proceed NO FIRE IN OUR EYES NO STEEL IN OUR HEARTS NO MAGIC IN OUR SONGS ARE WE JUST EMPTY VESSELS did I not feel your love did I not feel your hate and did my heart not beat and did my heart not break and are these tears for naught and are these worlds in vain if this is all we are then what HAVE WE TO GAIN What of all the art and books music and poetry What of all our memories What of OUR HOPES AND DREAMS They hold no value then We hold no faith but greed So I must ask you To what end do we proceed? 5) Ultra Blue Unabashedly pursue, the Truth that we cannot deny A revelation shining through, orchestration Adonai A revolution ultra-blue, and a melodic battle cry And though you say there値l be no coup, we値l never know unless we Try to see it through, and find a different point of view, one where faith is not taboo And we値l all learn to see the world as new Sometimes a belief held true, is proved to be an outright lie But it seems we always knew, in some unspoken lullaby I値l see you at the rendezvous, we値l raise our voices to the sky And though it痴 said there値l be no coup, we値l never know unless we Try to see it through, and find a Different point of view, one where faith is not taboo And we値l all learn to see the world as new 6) As The Ruin Falls Only now that you have taught me (but how late) my lack I see the chasm and everything you are was making my heart into a bridge by which I might get back from exile and grow man and now the bridge is breaking for this I bless you as the ruin falls the pain you bring far greater than all other gain 7) The Torch To End All Torches Misguided satellite I circle by habit, can稚 find my orbit to save my life I want to fall, I want to burn, like an ignorant craterless meteorite Long ago I was derailed, long ago the mission failed but in the distance there appears a light Disgruntled architect building a palace cant make it perfect to save my life victimless crime ride the wrecking ball in evacuate now while I breathe dynamite Efforts all to no avail I知 perfection痴 countervail torn in pieces, I am made contrite And in my darkest hour the brightest light draws near to me a torch to end all torches, this is the light that sets me free all shadows burn away now but by his grace I am sustained though all was lost, now all is found and more is gained Lift me up and make me whole Instill in me a new hope Breathe new life into my soul 8) Unquestioned Answers Your traps are all baited your scales are all weighted but not resisting you would surely drive me insane so im caught and convicted, my rights are restricted the imbecile dynasty continues to reign your apathy of thought has lead you to believe that things are what they're not my friend you've been deceived the easiest route rarely leads to the truth i see the self approval glaze your eyes you know you're right no need to worry why a thousand stones remain unturned in the wake of your unquestioned answers and truth covered lies traditions some bear idly without out a care but are determined that they stand unchanged and those who choose to rebel just to raise up some hell tell me what are you hoping to gain i cant reason with you i speak words you can't hear social conditioning left you with deafened ears so i take your face in hand see that look in your eyes that rigormortis stare, that look that i despise and so i turn from you i walk these streets alone alone i search for truth ideal that you've disowned and wait with fingers crossed and pray you'll someday find a way to see things through your own eyes 9) Madman Our course is coarsely plotted on a map of shoddy dreams and hindsight will reveal time's moving faster than it seems and maybe i'm just selfish cause ive got nothing left to give im still a foolish boy ive got a lifetime left to live i was swinging like a madman, not quite sure what i'd felled and i might never understand exactly what it was i'd held now i watch the sun descending from the weathered gravel roof and i recall the sky once told me that all lies lead to the truth so i'll look the other way and i"ll turn a deafened ear and i'll talk of distant lands and pretend i was never here reality beads on my skin like a slicker in the rain but now i feel it's soaking in and i begin to feel the pain i fight the urge to run to you this is how it has to be we've gotta step away right now we're just to close to see 10) Under Par It's my life you set bar too high your expectations have become my failure a shell you see so shallow but deep inside my heart beats just the same as yours the same blood through these clean veins can't you see that i'm in pain it seems my life is always under par what can i say to change your mind about what i am others can see what was hidden from your sight a kid with courage and heart and his eyes open wide an inner beauty and a bright light my focus is not yours i set my sights on new horizons and let my soul have scope can't you see that i have my own dreams and though they're not the same as yours they hold value to me, tell me why can't you see i'm not the means to mend your past regrets what can i say to change your mind about what i am others can see what was hidden from your sight a kid with courage and heart and his eyes open wide an inner beauty and a bright light judged for how i look, not for the good that i have done i try the best i can, but it seems that i'm not the perfect son shaped by God, and my volition and the seeds that you have sown but i ask you once again when does my life become my own? 11) T & C In my head everything was perfect every note resounds in harmony but all I seem to offer up are dischords and every note I sing sounds out of key and every time I play with passion I start breaking strings and my voice cracks when I sing from my heart guess that's the price I've got to pay to know that i知 alive this melody is tearing me apart so now what do I have to show and what price do I have to pay and like a sayan I won't grow unless I知 battered in the fray and we're all in the same machine each one with his own broken dreams passion gives way to failure so let's all try and understand you take my hand and i値l take yours we'll let our passion bleed