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The Rising Darkness
03:18
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Blame it on the rising darkness
Don’t blame it on the dark inside
Yeah, blame it on the full moon shining in the night and
Tugging on the rising tide
There are forces
In this world we can’t control
Though we may try to understand
We try to grasp it,
Clinging tight to bookmarked bibles
It slips like smoke between our hands
So tell me why
You’re giving into all this darkness
Have you caught glimpses of the plan?
You’re just as clueless
As every one of us
Tough luck—you’re just a simple man
So blame it on the rising darkness
Don’t blame it on the dark inside
Yeah, blame it on the full moon shining in the night and
Tugging on the rising tide
Shadows growing
As the sun sets on this day
It’s hard to tell who’s friend or foe
God, shine a light on
The ones you call your angels
And shelter me from those below
Yeah, there are forces
We may never understand
Try as we may, we can’t control
Fool yourself
Into thinking you know better
The only cost is your damn soul
So blame it on the rising darkness
Don’t listen to the doubt inside
Yeah, blame it on the full moon shining in the night and
Tugging on the rising tide
Blame it on the rising darkness
Don’t blame it on the dark inside
Yeah, blame it on the full moon shining in the night and
Tugging on the rising tide
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Iodine
03:18
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The acrid smell of iodine in the air
The gentle look of knowing in your stare
The words you say, so sweet, betraying nothing of your aims
An appetite so rare
The scalpel sits so readily displayed
The strips of gauze with stitching like a maze
The pain I feel so quickly is assuaged
Now on to the next phase
(Instrumental)
I’ll nod right off before you even know
Perhaps there’s still a chance you’ll let me go
The wounds are deep, but hope’s still running true
Please say it isn’t so
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This is My Design
05:19
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In a minute you’ll feel nothing
But until then, we’ll have fun
And it won’t matter how you struggle
You’ll get no help from anyone
And I’ll admit I get a charge from frantic newscasts
But right now, it’s you and me
They’ll theorize the “who” and “why” but never realize
My modus operandi
This is my design
This is my design
The way I’ve got you here right now
Is how I planned it from the start
And only I know how to slow that racing heart
This is my design
They say they’ve got their best detectives on the case
But none of them have any clue
My path seems random, but it’s carefully constructed
I know exactly why I do the things I do
And you may try to reason with me
Try to argue moral ground
But I left right and wrong behind some time ago
So it’s best if you not make a sound
Don’t like it?
This is my design
This is my design
The way I’ve got you with me now
Is how I planned it all along
The perfect placement for a note in this sweet song
(Instrumental)
This is my design
This is my design
The way I’ve got you here right now
Is how I choose to make my art
And only I can hear the beating of your heart
I hear their footsteps on the floor above our heads
Seems my play is at an end
I’ll leave, you’ll live, you get away this time
But I hope we’ll meet again, my friend
This is my design
This is my design
The way you’re running from me now
Ain’t how I planned it from the start
But I have many ways to stop that beating heart
This is my design
This is my design
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Ian Doherty Syracuse, New York
Singer/songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist, composer, and all-around lover of storytelling in all its forms.
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