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Dead Silence - Billy Talent

album  : Dead Silence
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sortie   : 2013

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Lonely Road To Absolution

The sun has born a brand new day
Conscience has been cast away
Evil has been blessed with praise
Heroes end up in their graves

So who will be our saviour now they've shot your angels to the ground ?

It's a lonely road to absolution
We must walk alone
It's a lonely road to absolution
We must walk alone

We can't take back the days we've borrowed
No more time to kill tomorrow
No more time to kill tomorrow

Viking Death March

Hey!

Down, let's take it down
Raise up their heads on a stake
We will show no mercy
On evolution's mistake

Change will have to wait
If we can't decide on a fate
Self-appointed prophets
And their doomsday charade

You preach about love
And teach about faith
But all your beliefs are still rooted in hate

[x2:]
Crosses still burn
Axes still fall
And down on your knees you just don't look so tall

Stop, punch in the clock
Punch it with all of your rage
Put the men in office
For a minimum wage

Rats fighting for scraps
Siphon the gas from your tank
Left your pockets empty
As they laughed to the bank

They speak about trust
But make no mistake
They're shaking your hand while they spit in your face

[x2:]
Crosses still burn
Axes still fall
And down on your knees you just don't look so tall

Now, the time is now
We can still turn it around
Raise your voice like a weapon
'Til they fall to the ground

Light, let there be light
Without a shadow of doubt
We will fight tooth and nail
Until salvation is found

So how can you look the world in the eyes
When all we can see is corruption and lies

Down on your knees you don't look so tall [x2]

Cracking the whip on the backs of the poor
We asked you to stop but you still wanted more
The blood on your hands left a trail as you crawl
Down on your knees you just don't look so tall

[x3:]
Crosses still burn
Axes still fall
Down on your knees you just don't look so tall

Crosses still burn
Axes still fall
Down on your knees you don't look so tall
Open your eyes and the empire falls

Surprise, Surprise

You got the look, but not the credit
They wrote the book, on how to sell it

From cigarettes, to skinny jeans
You got the money ? They got the means

All you upper class daughters, and working class sons
It's hard to save a dollar, the way the world runs
You're the target market of a corporate joke
It won't be so ironic when your daddy is broke

Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
You're much better looking when you're in disguise
Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
And this revolution has been brought to you by

Just find a stamp, so you can mimic
The tortured artist, the jaded cynic

The latest gadget, is just a gimmick
Another sucker, born every minute

Well I'm sick of this town, bringing me down
A first world epidemic all around
I'm sick of this town, bringing me down
A lost generation trying to act profound

All you upper class daughters, and working class sons
It's hard to save a dollar the way the world runs
We got a counterculture you can buy off a shelf
If you're losing your identity, try somebody else!

Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
You're much better looking when you're in disguise
Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
And this revolution has been brought to you by
Those who seem to think we don't care
And those who seem to think we're not aware
Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
You're much better looking when you're in disguise

Call the ranks...
Call the ranks...
Call the ranks...

All you working class daughters, and upper class sons
It's hard to save a dollar the way the world runs
We're the target market of a corporate hoax
Our generation is a fucking joke

Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
You're much better looking when you're in disguise
Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
And this revolution has been brought to you by
Those who seem to think we don't care
And those who seem to think we're not aware
Surprise surprise, surprise surprise
You're much better looking when you're in disguise

Running Across The Tracks

It's up to you!

This ain't no TV show,
You watch my head explode,
Ten thousand hours everyday.
No time to be afraid,
Chase out the rattle snakes,
Don't let your fear control your fate.

The ghost of self-denial,
It whispers from the grave,
The road you can't rely on,
The risk that you must take.

I'm runnnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
Oh, I'm runnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
I'm pullin' the blindfolds back,
On a dead end life,
I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
I'm gonna escape this trap,
Gotta get out alive.

Stuck in this prison cell,
Just like a criminal,
I count the years that went to waste.
If this road goes to Hell,
I'll fight back when I fail
Made a career from my mistakes.

The ghost of self-denial,
It whispers from the grave,
The road you can't rely on,
Could be your saving grace.

I'm runnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
Oh, I'm runnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
I'm pullin' the blindfolds back,
On a dead end life,
I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
Oh, I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
I'm gonna escape this trap,
Gotta get out alive.

And every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And everyday that I'd pray for you,
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
At least I can say that we made it through,
(The stars aligned, the stars aligned)

The stars aligned.
The stars aligned.

And words just can't explain the struggle of a dead man's fight,
A dead man's fight,
And silver spoons can't buy the wisdom of a hard earned life
A hard earned life.

Every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And everyday that I pray for you,
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
And I hope that you make it through,
Yeah, I hope that you make it through

It's up to you!

I'm runnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
I'm runnin' across the tracks,
(And I'll never go back)
I'm pullin' the blindfolds back,
On a dead end life,
I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
I'm runnin' across the tracks
(And I'll never go back)
I'm gonna escape this trap,
Gotta get out alive.

Every step that I aim to take
(I fall behind, I fall behind)
And every neck that I had to break
(These scars are mine, these scars are mine)
And everyday that I pray for you,
(I close my eyes, I close my eyes)
At least I can say that we made it through.
(The stars aligned, the stars aligned)

The stars aligned.

Love Was Still Around

Alive, and right before your eyes
It’s easy to think twice
A choice can change your life

Angry fists, angry eyes
Thought you’d take them by surprise
And unleash all your demons upon them
With your guns, and your knives
Left them fighting to survive
You’re the villain, but you play the victim

Never took no advice
Did you ever realize
That your violence had taken your virtue ?
Well, you can’t wash away
The mistakes of yesterday
When the boys wearing blue
Come to greet you.

And I can hear the sirens still calling your name
And I can see the ashes rise up from the flames
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down

Did you stop and regret
When the voice inside your head
Got so quiet, that you’d hear a pin drop ?
Did you still like the view
When the guns were aimed at you
Screaming, "Out of the house with your hands up!" ?
Now you wait in the line,
For the prison bell to chime
Singing “I fought the law but the law won”
When you’re done serving time
You can look them in the eyes
While you count all the lives that you’ve broken

And I can hear the sirens still calling your name
And I can see the ashes rise up from the flames
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down

And I can see the flashing lights take you away
And now the tears are rolling down your mother’s face
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down
When love was still around
When love was still around
Someday you’ll see the life that you turned down

And I can hear the sirens still calling your name
And I can see the ashes rise up from the flames
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down

And I can see the flashing lights take you away
And now the tears are rolling down your mother’s face
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down
When love was still around
When love was still around
One day before it all came crashing down
When love was still around
When love was still around
Someday you’ll see the life that you turned down

Alive, and right before your eyes
It’s easy to think twice
A choice can change your life.

Stand Up And Run

Oh I had a feeling
Buried inside
Covered beneath a
Blanket of pride
Oh I couldn't tell you
How my heart felt inside
In so little time

Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Into my arms

Chasing the bright lights
This city got old
You walked out of my life
And into the cold
It's hard to imagine that you'd
Never come home
Forever alone

Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Into my arms

Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Stand up and run
Into my heart

Can't you see there is no logic to love ?
And we're lost just like the stars up above
If I'd only known how you'd make me feel
I would kiss the ground that touches your heel
After all these years of being apart
Don't let reason try to tear us apart
If the compass breaks then follow your heart
And I hope it leads you right back into my arms

(Stand up and run)
And the time has past
(Stand up and run)
We'll still make it last
(Stand up and run)
And I hope this leads you right back into my arms
Oh into my arms

Oh I had a feeling
Buried inside

Crooked Minds

Crooked minds have gone astray
Have they never learned from yesterday ?
Only a fool would wear the crown
One day the kids will tear it down

Yeah

Can't you see the clocks are ticking away ?
They try to fit more hours into the day
The CPU is crunching numbers away
We're running out breath just to keep up the pace

And when did the revolver start the race ?
When did the revolver start the race ?

Accelerated architecture creates
A manufactured lifestyle for the deranged
They swallow up the green and build up the grey
And let tomorrows kids dispose of today

And when do you think the roof will bottom out ?
When do you think the roof will bottom out ?

Crooked minds under grey skies
They can't live 'til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)

Crooked minds ain't satisfied
'Til the ground touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)
Touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)

Cemetery statue stare into space
Sucked into a social media craze
They're looking for an answer to explain
The reason why disaster strikes again

A picture perfect family sits at the lake
Swimming in a sea of mechanical waste
And can't they see a tragedy awaits ?
Can't they see a tragedy awaits ?

Crooked minds under grey skies
They can't live 'til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)

Crooked minds ain't satisfied
'Til the ground touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)
Touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)

We'll tear it down

Cauterize these bloodshot eyes
Tangled in their power lines
Tear the ground up with their knives
Raise the caskets in the sky
Someday soon they'll realize
Nothing's left for you and I
Nothing's left for you and I

Crooked minds have gone astray
Have they never learned from yesterday ?
Only a fool would wear the crown
One day the kids will tear it down

Crooked minds under grey skies
They can't live 'til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)

Crooked minds ain't satisfied
'Til the ground touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)
Touches the sky
(The kids will tear it down)

Cauterize these bloodshot eyes
Tangled in their power lines
Tear the ground up with their knives
Raise the caskets in the sky
Someday soon we'll realize
Nothing lives 'til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Til something dies
(The kids will tear it down)
'Til something dies

Man Alive!

Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
At first they'll take your liberties
Then tie them 'round your hands
Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command

Well the bloodsucker society, is looking for recruits
I took a sip of their sobriety, it doesn't taste that good

Well at first you're fine with working overtime
10 years go by til you're caught up in the grind
And can't escape the fact your youth is fading fast
These times won't last and once they're gone they don't come back

Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
At first they'll take your liberties
Then tie them 'round your hands
Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command

They try to fill you with anxiety, until you bite the hook
They drop a line of notoriety, they got a big chequebook

Oh they'll turn you blind for a nickel and a dime
Don't waste your time with their simple frame of mind
You can't escape the fact your youth is fading fast
These times won't last and once they're gone they don't come back

Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
At first they'll take your liberties
Then tie them 'round your hands
Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command

Attention all personnel!
Stand single file, resistance is futile!
We're gonna raise your hopes up
Just to knock them down
You got a bright bright future
If you can shut your mouth
And if you work the front lines
To keep us safe and sound
You won't be compensated
Until you're in the ground
So don't waste a single breath
On what society expects
If history don't lie
They're gonna take you for a ride until you die!

Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
At first they'll take your liberties
Then tie them 'round your hands
Man alive!
Don't stand aside!
While people make demands
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command
When time goes by some day you'll find
Their words are your command

Hanging By A Thread

Hello, hello, hello my darling, have we reached the end ?
Cause when the stitches fall apart we're hanging by a thread

Hello, hello, hello my darling, some things never change
When our words are dipped in gasoline, our love goes up in flames
I tried so hard to get behind your mental barricade
But every time it leaves me feeling damaged, torn, and frayed

Hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread
When you break my heart, I fall apart 'til you stitch me up again

I'm tired of all the drama that unravels in your head
Well, it's easy to get tangled up when your world is torn to shreds
And every time you spit at me, some day you will regret
An ounce of insecurity is worth a pound of lead

Hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread
When you break my heart, I fall apart 'til you stitch me up again

Hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread
C'mon patch me up, or cut me loose, cause these rags are turning red
C'mon patch me up, or cut me loose, cause I'm hanging by a thread

Hello, hello, hello my darling, have we reached the end ?
Cause when the stitches fall apart we're hanging by a thread
For all the times we've hurt each other, with all the things we've said
Well, it's hard to hold this olive branch with a gun against my head

Hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread
When you break my heart, I fall apart 'til you stitch me up again

Hanging by a thread
Hanging by a thread
C'mon patch me up, or cut me loose, cause these rags are turning red
C'mon patch me up, or cut me loose, cause I'm hanging by a thread

Cure For The Enemy

Time drifts through the sky
Without a reason why
We walk past the flowers
Don't stop for a breath
Until they're above our heads

We used to fight
Have we made amends ?
Father I just can't tell
Watching you spend the time you have left
Trapped in a cold blue bed

In darkness we'll rest
Count the days down to one last breath
In darkness we'll rest
So forgive what you can't forget

We said that we would call
But we never spoke at all
The years drifted by
We've built up these walls
For reasons that seem so small
If this is the end, let's bury the past
This might be our one last chance
Together until the last grain of sand
Has dropped from the hourglass

So open your eyes
Open your eyes and don't forget to breathe
If we lose the fight
If we lose the fight your spirit will live through me
It's time we make right
It's time we make right the pages of history
Until we find
Until we find a cure for the enemy
All those you've loved
All those who've died
All we have left is what lives in our minds
All those you've loved
All those who've died
I know their spirits are up in the sky

All those you've loved
All those who've died
All we have left is what lives in our minds
All those you've loved
All those who've died
I know their spirits are up in the sky

So open your eyes
Open your eyes and don't forget to breath
If we lose the fight
If we lose the fight your spirit will live through me
It's time we make right
It's time we make right the pages of history
Until we find
Until we find a cure for the enemy

In darkness we'll rest
Count the days down to one last breath
In darkness we'll rest
So forgive what you can't forget

(In darkness we'll rest)
All those you've loved
(Count the days down to one last breath)
All those who've died
All we have left is what lives in our minds
(In darkness we'll rest)
All those you've loved
(So forgive what you can't forget)
All those who've died
I know their spirits are up in the sky

In darkness we'll rest

Don't Count On The Wicked

This heart don't count on the wicked
These hands don't fight at all
This mind don't do what it's told to
These eyes don't cry at all
Don't cry at all

These eyes don't cry at all

This heart don't count on the wicked
We face this world alone
When all they want is to break you
Turn anger into hope

We're in this city of villains
I walk these streets alone
When everyone is a stranger
Their eyes turn me to stone
Turn me to stone

Your eyes turn me to stone

This heart don't count on the wicked
We face this world alone
When all they want is to break you
Turn anger into hope

I'm telling you tonight I Swear to tear off these nails from the cross i bear
For giving you control of me

This heart don't count on the wicked
This anger turns to hope
It turns to hope

Calling from the mountain tops
Rain is falling from the sky above
They surround you with the darkest thoughts
'til you drown in pessimistic talk

You say you don't care if the atom drops
You say you don't care if the world is lost
They'll never break you if you're strong enough
They'll never change you if you turn your anger into hope

This heart don't count on the wicked
We face this world alone
When all they want is to break you
Turn anger into hope

I'm telling you tonight I swear to tear off these nails from the cross i bear
For giving you control of me

This heart don't count on the wicked
This anger turns to hope

We turn it to hope (x9)

Show Me The Way

Put me on an aeroplane
A million miles away
She's opened up her book of hate
And tore a brand new page

Tonight I'll find a wishing well
Tomorrow's a new day
Tonight I'll find a wishing well before it's too late

Show me the way
Show me the way
Why do my dreams keep slipping away ?
Show me the way
Show me the way
Spent a whole lifetime running away

She questioned my ability
To learn from my mistakes
I said she'd need a guillotine
To put me in my place

Tonight I'll write my eulogy
Before I fade away
Tonight I'll write my eulogy so don't be afraid

Show me the way
Show me the way
Why do my dreams keep slipping away ?
Show me the way
Show me the way
Spent a whole lifetime running away

And every time I close my eyes, I've lost another day
Show me the way
Show me the way
Why do my dreams keep slipping away ?

The waves came crashing down so fast
And when the storm was over the sky turned black
And now I pray for sunshine
I pray for sunshine
I pray you'll help me to escape

Show me the way
Show me the way
Why do my dreams keep slipping away ?
Show me the way
Show me the way
Spent a whole lifetime running away

And every time I close my eyes, I've lost another day
Show me the way
Show me the way
Why do my dreams keep slipping away ?

Every time we close our eyes, we've lost another day
Every time we close our eyes, our dreams will have to wait

Swallowed Up By The Ocean

We spent a life together
That should have last forever
But now it's time to sail on

So take this anchor from my heart
So we can finally drift apart
Before we drown in sorrow

I gave you sanctuary
Under the sun we lived care free
I tried so hard to love you

But then you turned your back on me
Your good intentions turned to greed
And now it's good to know that you have been

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up

The bluest skies turn into gray
Through tortured eyes I watched you change
A paradise went up in flames

And though I cried a thousand times
You didn't hear the rising tide
There's nowhere left to hide since you have been

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up

Your devastation took its toll
As the waves came crashing to the coast
This sinking ship I'm taking back from your control
It felt so good to cross my arms and renounce my faith in mankind
How could you ever be so blind to think that you'd survive ?

Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know that nothing matters now that you have been
Swallowed up by the ocean
Swallowed up by the ocean
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know this ship has finally come to rest
I hope you know someday this ship will be your end

Dead Silence

We're living underneath the land of sorrow
I can hear the bombs rain down
And how do I explain there's no tomorrow
I can hardly make a sound

Dead silence
A fate we can't escape
'Til death
Do us part
In the end

They're marching up the main street
As my heart beats
Louder then machine gun fire
The sound of all the sirens sing like violins
Rattling the cold barbwire
I heard the soldiers say
"Don't let them get away"
But I could not escape their bullets and grenades
A casuality of war
A victim of mistake
Another widow has been made

Dead silence
Will come to rescue me
When violence
Has took this world away
Dead silence
A fate we can't escape
'Til death
Do us part
In the end

Dead silence
Will come to rescue me
When violence
Has took this world away
Dead silence
No time to be afraid
My love
I will see
You again

Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey

Fly away like the wind
Some things God can't forgive
Why is war justified
While the innocent die

They can tear us apart
I'll still live in your heart
If your spirit gives up
Don't surrender your love

And the world will survive
If we stand side by side
One day hope will arrive
Now I must say goodbye

Dead silence
Will come to rescue me
When violence
Has took this world away
Dead silence
I think we can't escape
'Til death
Do us part
In the end

Dead silence
Will come to rescue me
When violence
Has took this world away
Dead silence
No time to be afraid
My love
I will see
You again

Dead silence
When violence
Dead silence

Dead silence
When violence
Dead silence

Dead silence
When violence
Dead silence

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