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1. |
Hello World
04:50
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Recently I had a vision
That the world came to an end
Earth had finally had enough
Nothing left to defend
The heat was rising upward
The sky was on fire
The atmosphere was bleeding off
Events we never desired
*To save ourselves, we sent a message
Through the stars it goes on
But by the time someone receives it
We will all be gone
We deserved all that has happened
It's what we always feared
All those chemicals ejected
Into the atmosphere
We were trying to kill ourselves
Refusing any help
For the good of the economy
We suffocate ourselves
Killing ourselves
*To save ourselves, we sent a message
Through the stars it goes on
But by the time someone receives it
We will all be gone
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2. |
Little Strangeling
05:48
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You look away in violent skies
With your sad and lovely eyes
You wonder how your life could be
Fraught with pain and misery
You are too young for this
You must not surrender
You are too young for this
You must never surrender
*My little strangeling
So lovely, dancing in the night
My little strangeling
So beautiful, moving through black light
My little strangeling
There's so much that you have to learn
My little strangeling
Before the world lets you crash and burn
The night is coming to break your heart
Fractured fractals posing as art
It's not the way, the method's unsound
Like tears in rain to bring you down
But deep inside you have a will
Chaotic good, subversive still
Can you feel love? Do you have worth?
Experience the next rebirth
You are too young for this
You must not surrender
You are too young for this
You must never surrender
*My little strangeling
So lovely, dancing in the night
My little strangeling
So beautiful, moving through black light
My little strangeling
There's so much that you have to learn
My little strangeling
Before the world lets you crash and burn
Don't crash and burn!
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3. |
In Decline
06:13
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No justice to be found here
Our leaders are all blind
We've razed our sanctuary
Our world is in decline
*The time for peace and love has passed
Now we shall raise our swords
We should take solace in our hopes
Instead we go to war
I have seen enough to know
That the strong are becoming weak
And even the brightest among us
Know not the words they speak
We've razed our sanctuary
Our world is in decline
No light will shine upon us
The stars are out of place
Billions of frightened people
Are drifting, lost in space
No comfort to be found here
In our collective mind
We salt the lands we walk on
Our world is in decline
*The time for peace and love has passed
Now we shall raise our swords
We should take solace in our hopes
Instead we go to war
I have seen enough to know
That the strong are becoming weak
And even the brightest among us
Know not the words they speak
We've razed our sanctuary
Our world is in decline
We salt the lands we walk on
Our world is in decline
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4. |
Faith:Loss
04:50
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From birth until we all will die
We never find the reason why
We all live alone
We go through partners, loves and friends
And still we cannot comprehend
Do we live alone?
Souls without a home?
Hearts as cold as stone?
*Faith loss
No cost
Faith loss
No cost
What is the reason we were placed
Upon this vast green planet's face?
Was it just to be alone?
Or do we share the universe
With others that have lived here first?
Or are we still alone?
Souls without a home?
Hearts as cold as stone?
*Faith loss
No cost
Faith loss
No cost
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5. |
Life: Accelerate!
04:38
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Wake up in the morning to see the burning sun
Terror in the skies, destroying everyone
We're the victims of illusion, society collapse
Sinking in the shadows, the coldest relapse
Take your anger to the streets, hear the people shout and cry
We exist to live our lives and we're not afraid to die
The thunderstorm is rising and it cannot stay sedate
Kill the emptiness inside... life accelerate!
*We will look up at the light within the sky
As the wind comes down and wants to take us high
Through the changing atmosphere
Where we shall have no fear
Where the frozen ground is far beneath our feet
We will move along towards a brighter beat
'Till the day that we all die
We look into the sky
See the darkness rising, the world is growing cold
But we light the flames of change, take arms and start revolt
The enemy is strong but we'll overcome somehow
Hear the rallying cry... revolution now!
There is fear within our hearts that we have to set aside
Give remembrance to the cause and the ones who have died
The thunderstorm is rising and it cannot stay sedate
Kill the emptiness inside... life accelerate!
*We will look up at the light within the sky
As the wind comes down and wants to take us high
Through the changing atmosphere
Where we shall have no fear
Where the frozen ground is far beneath our feet
We will move along towards a brighter beat
'Till the day that we all die
We look into the sky
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6. |
Flowers for Mankind
08:18
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Innocence! Ignorance! It's all the same!
Arrogance, with no sense! We play the game!
And if a force should wipe us out
I don't think I would care
Our kind is a dying breed
With a cross it cannot bear
*And in this moment I confide
I give you flowers, watch them die
Is there any hope for peace at all?
And in this moment I confide
You give me flowers, watch me die
Is there any hope for our kind?
Watch me die!
Consolation! Fall of nation! It's all the same!
Bureaucracy! Hypocrisy! We play the game!
And if the stars fall from the sky
My heart won't miss a beat
Enduring terror from ourselves
This life is no great feat
Enduring terror from ourselves
*And in this moment I confide
I give you flowers, watch them die
Is there any hope for peace at all?
And in this moment I confide
You give me flowers, watch me die
Is there any hope for our kind?
Flowers... for mankind...
Give me flowers for mankind... so I could die...
Give me flowers for mankind... so I could die!
*And in this moment I confide
I give you flowers, watch them die
Is there any hope for peace at all?
And in this moment I confide
You give me flowers, watch me die
Is there any hope for our kind?
Flowers for mankind
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7. |
Sunlight
04:50
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I am alone
So far away from warmth and light
Illumination is so weak
I move on course
So many entities will bind me
In this cold and distant place
*Give me the light
I'm calling, I'm calling out
I need to believe
That one day it comes about
Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me
Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see
This is my destiny
Although I'm strong
I'm feeling weaker every day
The warmth just passes me on by
I move on course
So slowly, nothing seems to change
In this cold and distant place
*Give me the light
I'm calling, I'm calling out
I need to believe
That one day it comes about
Give me the light
I'm falling, I'm falling here
I need to believe
That one day I will be near
Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me
Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see
Sometimes I feel that the sun avoids me
Sometimes I feel that there's nothing left to see
This is my destiny
I feel that the sun avoids me
I feel there's nothing left to see
I feel that the sun avoids me
I feel there's nothing left to see
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8. |
The Final Note
06:22
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You go out to face the world
An anti-angel, wings unfurled
You found what you think's a toy
Oh, the games you shall employ
She's beautiful in the dark
You dance with her, create a spark
She's so young and innocent
It's got to be, she's heaven-sent
This should not be all there is in your life
It is only illusion
*You want to dance forever
To have your fun together
But this is not enough
We all will die someday
You think you'll last forever
To be in love together
But this is not enough
We all will die someday
You wake up on Sunday morn'
To partake in bitter scorn
You rail against what you find odd
In the name of your God
Paying back your misery
'Cause absolution is never free
But now you're saved, so you can do
The awful things that you want to
This should not be all there is in your life
It is only illusion
You only have so many years in your life
Stop the holy confusion
*You want to live forever
To have your peace together
But this is not enough
We all will die someday
You think you'll last forever
To raise your souls together
But this is not enough
We all will die someday
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9. |
My Escape
04:15
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I can't see where they are going
There's no truth in any face
I must survive, it's time to move on
I am planning my escape
*They won't find me here
They won't find me here
'Cause I am safely hiding
Watching all succumb to fear
They won't find me here
They are busy researching
The science of despair
And I am equally preoccupied
With trying to stay away from there
I watch - I wait
This is my fate
*They won't find me here
They won't find me here
'Cause I am safely hiding
Watching all succumb to fear
They won't find me here
And I will watch the world burn
And I will not shed a tear
They won't find me here
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10. |
Distant Sea
05:58
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I am nothing now
I was never anything
Ashamed, I turn my face away
From the sky
If this is life, I hate the concept
I'm just living out my days
My soul turns ever darker
And I offer nothing
I sit on the sand
Watching darkened waters
They're a reflection of me
As I am now
The air grows cold, the wind picks up
It's stronger than I'll ever be
I raise my arms against the sky
But I offer nothing
*A storm is forming in the night sky
Rising over distant sea
The waves come crashing on the shoreline
To remind me of what once belonged to me
I sit on the sand
Watching darkened waters
They're a reflection of me
As I am now
The air grows cold, the wind picks up
It's stronger than I'll ever be
I raise my arms against the sky
But I offer nothing
*A storm is forming in the night sky
Rising over distant sea
The waves come crashing on the shoreline
To remind me of what once belonged to me
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Pulse State Detroit, Michigan
Pulse State (active from 1997 until 2018) was a dark alternative music project from the Detroit area, consisting of
producer/vocalist/songwriter Mike Phipps. Recent works are balanced between darkwave, Gothic rock, melodic EBM, synthpop, and new wave influences.
All Pulse State releases from 2012 and later can be found here.
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