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1. |
The Way It Ends
05:21
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Just a thought
To add suspense
To all the games
Of discontent
Fear is real
But not self-taught
You let others
Be the cause
There we go racing towards the sun
Ignoring all the noise
Striving for the grace of man
People play this great charade
And always miss the point
Never fall for prophecies
You say it draws near
That it will be clear
You act so convinced
A fortress you’ve built
Remember the doubt
By which I now stand
You write the book
On the way it all ends
Tear down
Those mighty walls
Reinvent
The way you talk
Look ahead
Not down below
Or high above
Where angels flow
There we go racing towards the sun
Ignoring all the noise
Striving for the grace of man
People play this great charade
And always miss the point
Never fall for prophecies
Waiting to see
Our kind disagree
You draw the line
And stick to your pride
Remember the doubt
By which I now stand
You write the book
On the way…
It ends
(Solo: Kragen)
(Solo: Vince)
(Solo: Kragen)
You say it draws near
That it will be clear
You act so convinced
A fortress you’ve built
Remember the doubt
By which I now stand
You wrote the book
On the way it all ends
It ends
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2. |
Probe
02:47
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Take me to your silence
To where the end begins
(The beginning ends)
Circle through my mind
And spread my psyche thin
Let’s tear through space and time
Peer at the null and void
(Infinite mass)
Etch the skin with piercing cries
Until the heart explodes
Probing you
Damaged you
Probing you
(Probe)
Immortal wicked flesh
A taste, to never die
(To die forever)
Evasive mortal coil
The spiral that unwinds
Probing you
Filtered you
Probing you
(Probe)
(Solo – Kragen)
The end is near, the path is clear
One tainted soul
We drain the sweat, sidestep the fear
Beyond the mold
Probing you
Damaged you
Probing you
(Probe)
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3. |
Devotion
05:02
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Say my name
Now try in vain
Welcome the swarm
Spirit forlorn
Violent capture
Haunting you
Far from heaven
Faith untrue
Taste my soul, faint
Change this child’s shape
Reminds me
Devotion
(Solo: Kragen)
Keep that cross
Sign of loss
Led by torture
Crazed sky
Blame my mother
Failed cry
Take thy strength, rape
Change this blind faith
Reminds me
Devotion
(Solo: Kragen)
(Solo: Vince)
Craving death
My last breath
He has power
He I crave
Take me father
Now I’m saved
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4. |
With Vision
04:13
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Remember the times past
A will of fire, a new book cast
To feel mystified, in turn, tried
The slate concretized, in all its might
Remember…
With vision
See your fate, emancipate
With vision
Watch the flow of seeds you sew
(Solo: Kragen)
Exchanging vast ideas
Repeating poems as wonder nears
To feel realized, your goals right
The truth formalized, a rare sight
Remember…
With vision
Tides will turn when fires burn
With vision
If you know that it is so
(Solo: Kragen)
(Solo: Vince)
Impending broad event
Can justify this time well spent
The chill in my bones, my senses shine
What was made of stone is now a rhyme…
(Solo: Kirk)
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5. |
Synthespian
03:24
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I am too real
I assume all of your dreams come true
The anger you feel
Is so common to you
You are all the same
I’m a new miracle
Never stop me
(Solo: Kragen)
I am the new generation
Synthespian my name
Bound to perfection
Control I sustain
Control I sustain
Calling out my name
In your eyes, powerful
Always beneath me
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6. |
Sea Of Tranquility
01:29
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Transcendent Velocity
03:39
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These worlds
All for you to seize
Countless plains
A place for you to breed
Europa
The moon you shall not touch
Growing lifeforce
A diamond in the rough
Transcendent velocity
(In) which we spread idolatry
(Solo: Kragen)
Monolith
Symbolize the truth
God is this?
Another sun to prove
Transcendent velocity
(In) which we spread idolatry
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8. |
Seed
04:43
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Learning to fly in skies
That fail to persuade my soul
Has shattered my mind
So helpless I bleed
Emptied nest of creativity
The silence no longer my friend
Or my seed
Found myself holding on
To something that was so untrue
Trying to make up for all
That was gone
Reversing time and fighting the tide
Impregnating fate with my pride
I will not compromise
(Solo: Kragen)
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Undying
02:41
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(Solo: Vince)
A somber portrait fills my heart
The feeling of remembering
It makes it so easy to forget
Until I pass you by
The thought of watching you not seeing me
And erasing all that was
Portraits fading, the memories end
Replacing this time
I’m undying to forget you
This time
It’s undying that I’ll turn to
(Solo: Kragen)
And now the fog begins to rise
I’ll return to a cold, cold place
The pain concealed, now tossed away
Just like before
I’m undying to forget you
This time
It’s undying that you’ll burn to
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10. |
Heart Machine
04:22
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Encoded lines of energy
No limitation of technology
Create a shell to house the soul
Emotion engine reigns a being whole
Once again
Breathing to
Transcend
Pre-evolved
Heart Machine
Re-absolved
Heart Machine
Mechanic feeling synergy
Digitizing new biology
Inspiration fusion mold
Manufactured intellect behold
Once again
Breathing to
Transcend
Pre-evolved
Heart Machine
Re-absolved
Heart Machine
(Solo: Kragen)
Pre-evolved
Heart Machine
Re-absolved
Heart Machine
(Solo: Kragen)
Heart Machine
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11. |
Cold Is This God
05:00
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What will I say in misery?
Whom will I ask to be my advocate?
In times of need I scream to see my enemy
I feel the knot inside of me
Set me free
Kneeling in pain
Condemned to the flames
No! I did nothing wrong
I'll never be ashamed
Oh just lord of vengeance
Be true to thy name
End this prophecy
Please now let me be
Into the night, out of the skies
Eternal light, shine upon my eyes
The rain of angels, storm of lies, idolize
Turn the page and find out why we're
Scared to die
Kneeling in pain
Condemned to the flames
No! I did nothing wrong
I'll never be ashamed
Oh just lord of vengeance
Be true to thy name
End this prophecy
Please now leave me
(Solo: Kragen)
Dead is the hill that I must climb
Cold is this God
Not alive
Kneeling in pain
Condemned to the flames
No! I did nothing wrong
I'll never be ashamed
Oh just lord of vengeance
Be true to thy name
End this prophecy
Please now let me be
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Based in Los Angeles, PROTOTYPE continues to push the boundaries of metal’s status quo by breaking the rules of meshing styles without compromising musical integrity. With the release of the new album Catalyst in 2012, PROTOTYPE continue to expand their sound by adding new elements to their unique blend of thrash metal and progressive music, creating their heaviest, and clearest album to date. ... more
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