The Crucible lyrics

[Darmok]

So, my CD of The Crucible arrived today, and it's absolutely great (of course). But, to my dismay, no lyrics is printed on the sleeves, and there is no booklet. Is it the same for the vynil version? Or does anyone have the "official" lyrics to the songs? I don't trust too much online sources like genius, they tend to make silly mistakes.

[Angel_or_Daemon]

PSYCHOTZAR

it’s not paranoia, we all choose what to believe

if you don’t understand it, you’re easy to deceive

we pick our stories, no two tales are same

follow the money,

ignore the smoke, but look out for the flame

cop a feel

make a deal

shit is all too real

put your decency in storage or run it by the lord

it’s not a system, it’s a funny game where lies are ignored

I’ve got this anger but I don’t know what to do

it’s not paranoia when it turns out to be true

cop a feel

make a deal

now it’s all too real

when truth is of no consequence

learning’s trumped by sheer pretense

when greed, deceit and vanity meets

watch your back and count your teeth

vanity before the fall, face first smack into the wall

you don’t care,

but will what still remains ever be rebuilt again?

is this the point the future changed

and a new world order arranged?

who will pick up what you have gone and dropped?

will he succeed where you have flopped?

[Angel_or_Daemon]

LUX AETERNA

we die alone

we are sentient then we’re bone

numbers and a name on a gravestone

it ends today

take the pain away

there’s nothing left for anyone to say

the end is grey, an emptiness

that allows our grief to coalesce

and makes the sorrow harder to suppress

we live our lives, we sweat and toil

then shuffle off this mortal coil

and leave our worn out flesh beneath the soil

but when we go we are released

our disagreement all appeased

we’re memories just floating on the breeze

and hopefully our souls are all at peace

love me and set me free, I’m all I will ever be,

I’m only me

only now and only here

no five-year plan and no career

strip the noise away and make it clear

only this and nothing more

a multiverse still left to explore

the big release will open up the door

and take away the pain forevermore

universal now

not you, but a part of all

please take a bow

love me and set me free, I’m all I will ever be,

I’m only me

eternal light

pure and clear and bright

to light our way and help us through the night

it ends today

take the pain away

there’s nothing left for anyone to say

love me and set me free, I’m all I will ever be,

I’m only me

[Angel_or_Daemon]

THE CRUCIBLE

in the hours before the fire rained down

and turned the evening into day,

all was quiet, all was so serene

and all our thoughts were far away

with our loved ones, with our families,

a future in a better world

with the hope that this would all make sense

our hearts jumped when the flags unfurled

not a breeze, not a breath, not a sigh

all so tense, all so scared, all stand-by

we were young immortal patriots

proudly marching off to war

in our mind’s eye we were heroes all,

we couldn’t see what lay in store

we all saw ourselves on battlefields

proud, with tombstones in our eyes

not in this muddy hell of hopelessness

pawns just waiting ‘round to die

not a breeze, not a breath, not a sigh

all so tense, all so scared, all stand-by

what a waste, what an awful aftertaste: a travesty embraced

soldiers cry but still wait around to die, believers in the biggest lie

the never-ending awe-inspiring endless nameless grind

the smell, the mud, the hope you never thought you’d have to find

the endless drone of shelling every day and every night

and knowing only more wrong ever could make this be right

you keep your head down

and pray to god and hope he hears your voice

through drumfire roaring

that makes it feel like your head will explode

you see your brother disintegrate and rot before your eyes

you dream of home and you wish you were back there all safe and dry

the barrage it left us deaf and blind,

I never heard the whistle blow

but I followed where the others lead,

alive with patriotic glow

in a dream machine guns opened up

mowing like the devil’s scythe

I saw my peers, my generation fall

in that mud I watched them die

not a breeze, not a breath, just a sigh

all so tense, all so scared, all would die

to hope, to pray, to wait around to die …

no breeze, no life, no breath,

all gone, all gone, all dead

[Rolf]

The official lyrics are indeed printed in the cover of the vinyl version. I have nothing better to do right now so I'll type them out for you and anyone else.

Psychotzar

Code:

it's not paranoia, we all choose what to believe
if you don't understand it, you're easy to deceive
we pick our stories, no two tales are the same
follow the money,
ignore the smoke, but look out for the flame

cop a feel
make a deal
shit is all too real

put your decency in storage or run it by the lord
it's not a system, it's a funny game where lies are ignored
i've got this anger but I don't know what to do
it's not paranoia when it turns out to be true

cop a feel
make a deal
now it's all too real

when truth is of no consequence
learning's trumped by sheer pretense

when greed, deceit and vanity meets
watch your back and count your teeth

vanity before the fall, face first smack into the wall
you don't care
but will what still remains ever be rebuilt again?

is this the point the future changed
and a new world order arranged?
who will pick up what you've gone and dropped?
will he succeed where you have flopped?

Lux Aeterna

Code:

we die alone
we are sentient then we're bone
numbers and a name on a gravestone

it ends today
take the pain away
there's nothing left for anyone to say

the end is grey, an emptiness
that allows our grief to coalesce
and makes the sorrow harder to suppress

we live our lives, we sweat and toil
then shuffle off this mortal coil
and leave our worn out flesh beneath the soil

but when we go we are released
our disagreements all appeased
we're memories just floating on the breeze
and hopefully our souls are all at peace

love me and set me free, I'm all I will ever be,
I'm only me

only now and only here
no five-year plan and no career
strip the noise away and make it clear

only this and nothing more
a multiverse left to explore
the big release will open up the door
and take away the pain forevermore

universal now
not you, but a part of all
please take a bow

love me and set me free, I'm all I will ever be,
I'm only me

eternal light
pure and clear and bright
to light our way and help us through the night

it ends today
take the pain away
there's nothing left for anyone to say

love me and set me free, I'm all I will ever be,
I'm only me

I'll type out The Crucible later – it's long and has a lot of words!

[Rolf]

oh wow, looks like Angel_or_Daemon beat me to it!! :STG:

[Darmok]

Thank you very much to both of you!

[punknotyet]

Thank you, guys!

[Punj Lizard]

Brilliant. Thanks

[bionaut]

I really appreciate the effort of keying in the lyrics. Thank you! I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but reading the lyrics to Psychotzar makes me think this song is about Donald Trump. It doesn't seem ambiguous in any way. I love it.

[boomer former helm]

I lost a friend. Lux Aeterna is such a good way to say good bye. So beautiful and strong lyrics.

[kjellepelle]

boomer former helm: Sorry for your loss.

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