Noise Floor (2018)

Noise Floor

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Lyrics

To Breathe Another Day

Written by Ryo Okumoto & John Boegehold

It’s always good to see your face my friend
No need to seek redemption
The gods we made won’t pass this way again
Embrace the storm’s ascension

I crossed the bridge out of the promised land
Making plans to slip the hands of fate
Following the grand design
Where all the planets spin aligned
And I’m alive to breathe another day

I ran the rivers to the sea
Dark waters cold and churning
The depths divided you and me
The last boat left was burning

And as I heard the sirens’ call
Like shivers down the knife’s edge
Ten words appeared upon the wall
Scrawled in an ancient language

I crossed the bridge out of the promised land
Making plans to slip the hands of fate
Following the grand design
Where all the planets spin aligned
And I’m alive to breathe another day

Following the grand design
Where all the planets spin aligned
And I’m alive to breathe another day

Hunting creatures of our own inventions
Fossils for a future riverbed
Chapters of a drama yet unwritten
Chasing dust of stranger days ahead

I crossed the bridge out of the promised land
Making plans to slip the hands of fate
Following the grand design
Where all the planets spin aligned
And I’m alive to breathe another day

What Becomes Of Me

Written by John Boegehold

When you get this message
I’ll be miles away I’m leaving
But I still have so much to say
So please keep on reading

Cause when I slip this mortal coil
Commit these bones to soil
A legacy of dust at most
A ghost I’ll remain

Soon you’ll see
What becomes of me
Another trip around the sun
The righteous raise has just begun
We crawl we walk and then we run
And maybe fly
We fly

Yes I could rule the world
And face the competition
But even if the path was clear
I don’t share that ambition

You won’t see me circle back
But it’s not grace I lack
All requiem for life I chose
To close the book of days

Soon you’ll see
What becomes of me
Another trip around the sun
The righteous raise has just begun
We crawl we walk and then we run
And maybe fly
We fly

Do you remember
How forever came to be
Darkness then a blinding flash of light
So suddenly

In an instant
Countless stars and planets filled the void
Created all from nothingness
Or something else destroyed

Soon you’ll see
What becomes of me
Another trip around the sun
The righteous raise has just begun
We crawl we walk and then we run
And maybe fly
We fly

Somebody’s Home

Written by Ted Leonard & Alan Morse

At the gate, but missed the gun
I can’t start, but I’m not done
Fortune never smiled at me
It left me on my own

Someone cracked the hour glass
Shattered time and scattered past
Set in stone, you can’t un-cast
The die once thrown

And I’m in here with the blinds all drawn
I can hear you but I can’t respond
Though the lights are on, just don’t give up
‘Cause somebody’s home

Your eyes betray your sympathy
But your eyes can’t see inside of me
Maybe there’s nothing to see
I guess we’ll never know

And I’m in here with the blinds all drawn
I can hear you but I can’t respond
Though the lights are on, just don’t give up
‘Cause somebody’s home

All the things I never said
All still here inside my head
All the plans you had for me
All that will never be

Oh, but don’t give up on me
I see more than you think I see
Can anyone hear me

And I’m in here with the blinds all drawn
I can hear you but I can’t respond
Though the lights are on, just don’t give up
‘Cause somebody’s home

Have We All Gone Crazy Yet

Written by Ted Leonard & Alan Morse

One quick look around
There’s just one thing that’s safe to say
I think we all agree
Life’s getting stranger by the day

Have we all gone crazy
All gone crazy yet?

Somehow it’s accepted
To accept things as they are
Label those as lost
Who just refuse to sink that far

Have we all gone crazy
All gone crazy yet?
Have we all gone crazy
All gone crazy yet?
How soon we can forget

Now everything’s amazing
But nobody seems impressed
Everything’s on fire
But they say it’s for the best

Have we all gone crazy
All gone crazy yet?
Have we all gone crazy
All gone crazy yet?
How soon we all forget

Yeah
It’s all just fine and dandy
Say goodbye to sanity
Let it be okay
No need to be skeptical
Everything’s acceptable
Let’s go all the way

So let’s all go crazy
All go crazy yes
So let’s all go crazy
All go crazy yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

How soon we all forget

So This Is Life

Written by Stan Ausmus & Alan Morse

So this is life
This is what it’s like
You feel these feelings deep inside
You do these things it’s so lifelike
So this is life
Right before your eyes
So this is yours and this is mine
And this is all the time we’ll find until it’s over

Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

You take a drive
Just to see what’s up outside
You feel the breeze, you read the signs
It’s all so bright it makes you cry
So this is life
A perfect paradise
So this is space and this is time
And I’ve got yours and you’ve got mine so roll the dice

Oh oh
This is life
This is life
This is life
It’s alright

Oh oh
This is life
This is life
This is life
It’s alright

One So Wise

Written by Stan Ausmus

He headed out that night into the dark
Inspired by a fleeting thought
“Could there be more to this epigraph
Than the bill of goods that I just bought?”

And with a rush, his feet began to move
Pacing with a quickening heart
Would this be the thing he’d chased for years
Or just another lifeless start?

You are
The still glowing ember
Just waiting to burn
You cannot know
That which you will not learn

Suddenly, now the clouds have gone
Darkness giving way unto the dawn
Every step toward redemption seals his fate
One so wise as he once knew
The unturned stone will hide what’s true
And offer us our desire far too late

I am the Id
I am your present danger
Holding the truth within my hand
Reveal the face of fear inside of you, lad
Unseat me if you can
I’ve always been here
I’ll always be here
I hope you understand

There’s only one real thing
It’s been you all along
Go forward and tell them
Before the memory has gone

Box of Spiders

Written by Ryo Okumoto

(Instrumental)

Beginnings

Written by Ted Leonard & Ryo Okumoto

And something makes me get up off the ground
Dust myself off and take a look around
And I see nothing left of all I fought to keep
Oh my God how long have I been asleep?

The sun is up
The dew’s still on the ground
I know it must be morning
But the birds they don’t make a sound
And I see a scar
From what must have been a knife
And last thing I remember
Was fighting for my life
But now
I swear that I don’t even feel the pain
So I don’t care what day it is
I just know it’s a brand-new day

Yesterday was feeling right as rain
Was numb to all the pain
Had made my choice but then
Yesterday the bottom fell right out
The curtain dropped
The voice of reason stood up to shout
Take a left at the fork in the road
Forget what you think you know
Stray from the code
Then yesterday I finally lent an ear
Despite the wasted years
But not without a tear
Yesterday I finally set it right
Straight into the night
Felt like I would die
Felt like I would die

With every loss someone is winning
So take it back to the beginning
Your show it isn’t done, no lights are dimming
So take it back to the beginning

So think about the things you choose
And all you have left to lose
You could look back
But the clock’s still spinning
It’s not what you’ve left behind
Keep what’s ahead in mind
A brand-new day
And a new beginning

With every loss someone is winning
So take it back to the beginning
Your show it isn’t done, no lights are dimming
So take it back to the beginning

So think about the things you choose
And all you have left to lose
You could look back
But the clock’s still spinning
It’s not what you’ve left behind
Keep what’s ahead in mind
A brand-new day
But the clock’s still spinning

So think about the things you choose
And all you have left to lose
You can’t look back
Keep your head just spinning
And the struggle was worth the fight
The shadow exposed the light
A brand-new day
And a new beginning

Days We’ll Remember

Written by John Boegehold

We turned our backs to the wind
Thickened our skin, sins unforgiven
We won’t ask why anymore
We won the war standing our ground
We found our way

On roads we’ve never been down
Homeward we’re bound
Gold skies and green fields
We’ll stop and drink from the well
Stories to tell of selling our souls

So onward we go
Hoping to find what we left behind

These are days we’ll remember
When the pictures and words fade
Touched by times that drew us together
They will live in us always

We built the will to let go
All that we know flows like a river
Our hearts fly high in the clouds
Laughing out loud, bound by no promises

Onward we go
Hoping to find what we left behind

These are days we’ll remember
When the pictures and words fade
Touched by times that drew us together
They will live in us always

They will live in us always

One day we’ll look back
On worlds that we traveled through
Tracing our steps right back to the start
Answers to questions
We’ll find that we always knew
All hidden down deep in every heart

These are days we’ll remember
When the pictures and words fade
Touched by times that drew us together
They will live in us always

They will live in us always
They will live in us always

Bulletproof

Written by John Boegehold

Well I’ve been up but mostly down
That’s just the way I’ve always been
Tripping landmines I can’t step around
And here we go again

I’ve never heard the call or seen the light
Ever spinning like a cog in the endless wheels of
Space and time
But I’m doing fine

Cause I woke up on sunny day
The rain’s a million miles away

I’m gonna run down the halls
Rattle, scream and shout
Gonna pound on the walls
Till the ghosts come out
Then I’ll climb to the roof
Let them take their aim
Cause I’m bulletproof
There I’ll stand and stay

I’ve looked within, I’ve looked without
I’ve seen some things I can’t un-see
In travels here to there and all about
Treading waywardly

Once swept away then pulled back to the fight
Just a pattern seeking animal
Caught up in some grand parade
Time to make the grade

Cause I woke up on sunny day
The rain’s a million miles away

I’m gonna run down the halls
Rattle, scream and shout
Gonna pound on the walls
Till the ghosts come out
Then I’ll climb to the roof
Let them take their aim
Cause I’m bulletproof
Cause I’m bulletproof
Cause I’m bulletproof

I’m gonna run down the halls
Rattle, scream and shout
Gonna pound on the walls
Till the ghosts come out
Then I’ll climb to the roof
Let them take their aim
Cause I’m bulletproof
Oh, bulletproof
Yes I’m bulletproof

Cause I’m bulletproof

Vault

Written by Ted Leonard

Empty cup
I can’t get up
To face the sun again
Biding time
I fall in line
I know that I can’t win

Branded by those who want me for their keep
So I’m better off if I just stay asleep

A living drone
I’m not my own
A path I didn’t choose
I take the pill
Do what you will
I’m just here to be used

Garnered by those who are just tending sheep
So I’m better off if I just fall asleep

Once the dirt falls down around you
Just be glad it never found you
You kept yourself inside a vault you
Locked so they could never fault you

Even if tyrants bring the storm
Even if violence becomes the norm
You won’t silence me
Cause my voice is my sword
Even if death awaits me
My last breath escapes me
You can’t measure what
The word does to the hordes
I stood back and watched it
I gawked while they botched it
I locked my eyes on it
Knowing what’s in store
I stand on the hill for this
I raised my voice and not my fist
These words can’t be dismissed
No child should be a whore

I am a victim of the system
That won’t acknowledge my existence

Once the dirt falls down around you
Just be glad it never found you
You kept yourself inside a vault you
Locked so they could never fault you

Once the dirt falls down around you
Just be glad it never found you
You kept yourself inside

Armageddon Nervous

Written by John Boegehold

(Instrumental)