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An Epoch Dilemma

by Animus

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1.
Dawn 01:18
2.
Day has dawned its ugly head And now I see its face It burns the eyes and sears the flesh Our life it gives and takes Our struggles: worthless pictures Bleached out by its rays This sun we are ruled by Must it be so bright? As time passes by, as life passes on It won’t be through my perspective. Where do you see yourself in the future? I see myself in the ground Away from that painful light It shines truth on all our crimes Light up. Light up. Light up the truth The sun lights up the truth The truth of our existence Good or bad, the sun will still be shining in the end As time passes by, as life passes on It won’t be through my perspective.
3.
Pulsing, feel it pump inside your veins Brooding, madness taught we’re insane I position your partition All of these lives are selfish inside. Where is my line? Oh so hopeless Where is my line in the sand? In human nature: the death of us all In human nature: watch us fall At our throats with these bitter words We sing the notes of what we hope to learn, But will we learn? Fighting a war inside our heads Philosophies, practically impractical Despicably applicable All of these lives are fucked up inside. Where is my line? Oh so hopeless Where is my line in the sand? In human nature: the death of us all In human nature: watch us fall At our throats with these bitter words We sing the notes of what we hope to learn, But will we learn? How can we live when all we know is destruction? It’s up to the children to break through this obstruction Or else existence is futile. Our existence is futile. In human nature: the death of us all In human nature: watch us fall At our throats with these bitter words We sing the notes of what we hope to learn, But will we learn?
4.
High And Dry 04:02
I’m on an island of grief The waves so tall I’m stranded in disbelief My eyes avert from the sky Isolation is not the way to die I root my feet in the land Just to see the waves shrink from the shore. An ocean recedes from this world My path is now clear. A journey through deserted desertion Where were you when I was high and dry? Inserted in my inhibition Where were you when I was high and dry? My first steps are cautious They lead me out of this abyss I feel a surge of reassurance A new world is just beyond this mess. An ocean recedes from this world My path is now clear. A journey through deserted desertion Where were you when I was high and dry? Inserted in my inhibition Where were you when I was high and dry? High and dry no longer. All my life I failed to see The courage that was inside of me.
5.
It’s in our bones to need Our blood was meant to bleed How can we hope to help when the focus is on ourselves? The mistakes of our past won’t guide us from the suffering we’ve had (the suffering we’ve had) We are strong. We are strong. We are strong. Humanity is all that plagues us. What does it mean to be alive? I don’t know anymore Helpless but not hopeless we fight for the poor. Will altruism kill or save us? What is a memory? What value does it hold? A work in relativity I’d trade mine to behold A world without the flaws that make us want to kill This problem stems from the tragedy that is free will We are strong. We are strong. We are strong. Humanity is all that plagues us. What does it mean to be alive? I don’t know anymore Helpless but not hopeless we fight for the poor. Will altruism kill or save us? We are strong. We are strong.
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How many lives will it take to realize All who are lost to fear were never so near? Our minds have the strength, our hearts can’t hold on All that we’ve known has been questioned We’ve no where to go. Help us. Trials of hardships, burning passions Escaping grips of desperation Woe is he whose line proves sessile For it feels so good to be beating 7 billion souls cry out in empathy: A thread woven between lives; A beauty hidden behind the eyes. (Cry out) to deafened masses; we (Shout out) with fruitless efforts; we (Seek out) such hopeless causes; we (Scream out) with tired voices. Our tired voices beg to be heard They are so tired. It’s a waste. I hope it’s not a waste. Hands pressed firm with silent voices Pleas fall short of higher forces Incidents lead to torrents of perspective Why did they all have to go? 7 billion souls cry out in empathy: A thread woven between lives; A beauty hidden behind the eyes. (Cry out) to deafened masses; we (Shout out) with fruitless efforts; we (Seek out) such hopeless causes; we (Scream out) with tired voices. Our tired voices beg to be heard They are so tired. It’s a waste. I hope it’s not a waste. One day I hope to see the other human beings Burn inside and plainly see Their crutches will never become their savior Agony can cripple the strongest too Defeated hearts I’d never known before The weight of living can crush so much more. If I did not know, I would say that I’d been here before An opening that leads to a window unseen Peering past the pane Wishing it all would flood away Many pump hope throughout A viscous yearning to be rid of doubt Gone unanswered, their questions are a welcomed burden. And now I see that these questions were never meant for me.
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Wait – around the corner I see Time, how have you eluded me? To say I’ve been treated so wrong This curse – my life has been corrupt for so long Why don’t I ever sleep? When all I do is feed Your frenzied screams are so shockingly exciting me My lust’s increasing, how? Continue running now I need to find a reason to let my guard down To think this battle of the mind Is all we’re capable to find Today I’m finally going to see My reflection, one that’s true to me Confront all the lies you dared commit Control the feelings that inside you sit Feel my heart is racing yet again Determined to chase you ‘til the end This mirror in front of me; how come I’ll never see An image that defines me incessantly? We’ll never know our fates; this world’s determinate We’re brought together by the fact that we won’t go in vain To think this battle of the mind Is all we’re capable to find Today I’m finally going to see My reflection, one that’s true to me My eyes are so black This hate is so strong I accept my flaws Vanity is a lost cause To think this battle of the mind Is all we’re capable to find Today I’m finally going to see My reflection… These people will never know Relativity makes it a race They’ll never accept me as their own The depth is what lies past the surface.
8.
What do I see inside? My fears have come to life We need to try to cut the ties What do you expect to know? Worship has been a lie Heaven is falling from the sky Have I anticipated this Sequence of events and I still can’t believe Or un-see this scene it’s right in front of me Contagious, outrageous, malicious, it’s vicious Content with intent so intense as a I shake where I stand Twisted perception of the world I don’t know what to do What do I see inside? My fears have come to life We need to try to cut the ties What do you expect to know? Worship has been a lie Heaven is falling from the sky I walk alone Distorted tome It’s been so long since we’ve perceived what we are Trivial bullshit won’t take us far enough Outdated and hated we’re waiting and wasting What’s yours isn’t mine we’re still scared so we shake where we stand Twisted perception of the world I don’t know what to do What do I see inside? My fears have come to life We need to try to cut the ties What do you expect to know? Worship has been a lie Heaven is falling from the sky I don’t know what to do What do you believe in your heart to be true? What do you see with your eyes? What do you know to be true? What do I see inside? My fears have come to life We need to try to cut the ties What do you expect to know? Worship has been a lie Heaven is falling from the sky
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Complacency 04:27
It’s getting so hard to see and now we’re blind Pseudo-complacency takes over my mind It dwells on me as this resounds A world of trends crumbles to the ground Over and over Time after time I’ll always choose The ones who hear my cries Leave it to me to tear this down For I am hunting you now Better run fast when you see Just how much you inspire me Mass appeal to heal your broken words I feel it peel away your plastic skin I’m so fed up with trying to win Where’s the sin that feeds my fire within Over and over Time after time I’ll always despise The ones who believe their lies Leave it to me to tear this down For I am hunting you now Better run fast when you see Just how much you inspire me
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Displaced 05:12
Is it so hard to believe Such a thing so rare Can be encountered? No Expectations Immobilized Ensnared by gaze Scheming so innocent a place For this reality to nest I see you from the safe side of the sidewalk I stalk and always ask myself Why? I never said… You’ll never know how I felt about you Regret takes shape; hideous Silence eats away at my Pride confessing to no one My blue legged dreams turned to nightmares I stare; it’s the same as before I sulk and always ask myself Why? I never said… You’ll never know how I felt about… Hesitation proves to be the death of my hope …of my hope.
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Conflicted in nature, a means to an end A silent transition, the wrong place to begin A life to follow and the beaten choked down We’re swallowed by these contributions And I never knew what I was up against. This enigmatic goal laughs within reach Discarnate hands hold me under and release my breath “I made it out.” “I survived the day.” “The weight is gone.” That’s all I want to say. Plans fail too often, too young to see I wanted a new start, an irrational outlook Callused hope and then I took too much time to make a defeated choice. And I never knew what I was up against. This enigmatic goal laughs within reach Discarnate hands hold me under and release my breath. “I made it out.” “I survived the day.” “The weight is gone.” That’s all I want to say. With all of my options laid before me, I now know what I’m up against: I’m up against the wall. There has to be an easier way. “I made it out.” “I survived the day.” “The weight is gone.” That’s all I want to say.

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released April 14, 2014

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