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The Odyssey

by Acrasia

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1.
You think you fathom what's around you? It's not how it seems There is more to life than what we have been programmed to consume I have woken up There is more than this misogynistic slavery I won't rest until we all have found the truth I won't be doomed to this monotonous ending I won't be drowned with you Athena, my god, hear me now! I'm reaching out for dreams unknown Can we find the reason why we are in this world of trials? Are we strangers in this place? Searching for a man unknown? Can we find the reason why we are in this world of trials? I live between hope and despair I pray that my dreams take me there A place that the dark doesn't touch I can't justify being just anymore "Few sons are equal of their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them But you, brave and adept from this day on, Odysseus' cunning has hardly given out in you - there's hope that you will reach your goal." I won't live a lie It's time to survive You won't find me here Searching for all that's near The wind, it howls my name Oh no, we're not the same I'm not the one to blame I will feel everything
2.
Time ticks by, and yet we still try To fuel a world in which we swallow indifference Time ticks by, and yet I still cry For all the souls that won't strive just to shape their fate I'm struggling to find a reason to continue taking breath (Don't look outside, the world's on fire) A decade spent in grim confinement has me wondering what is left for me (Don't look outside, the world's on fire) I've got the eyes of the gods The same ones who sold us greed for heart You want to know how it ends? We all die alone So disrobe And feel the chill of the earth beneath your feet Say something now I'm regretting and falling But I know how the chorus goes It's silent now Even though there's so much to say You willingly run away I'll build a bed where we can lay all our cares to rest I'll lay the foundation so hope can follow it And I won't throw aside all that has caused us to grieve I'll lock it inside of me
3.
With my eyes wide shut I can't help but vex everyone around me And though I try and I try I still get caught in my lies We're digging our own grave When will I work out a way to try transcend yesterday? Just learn to love Just learn to love Who'll be the one lonely voice to try and start this rejoice? Just learn to love Just learn to love and rise above
4.
I question myself again Sincerity has reared its ugly head Panic sets in, I can't escape those words I said These doubts are paralysing My mind's devoid of rational thinking It's hard to seize the day when my own nightmare never ends Am I invisible again? They don't listen to anything I say 'Cos these words are just words that just hurt and just turn you against this dying world Don the white gloves of sympathy Let your scalpel rescue me Cut my demons out And turn me into someone else Someone who doesn't strike his feet Who doesn't fuck up everything These honest eyes are tired Athena, where did I go wrong? Fear not, child, for you've got heart You'll find your way in time, look north There's beauty laced in all you see Just open your eyes and you’ll be free Every time you find it hard to stand Look above, you'll find an open hand They say that life's a constant grind of try But joy appears with your friends by your side The reaper's beating down my doorstep But I refuse to let him win I'll wage this war on myself daily I'll find the strength to love my sins You've got to stop burning bridges (I'm only being me) Don't disaffect the ones that care (But that's all I do) Just be yourself and lights will guide you home All will fall before your sword (It's so damn hard to try) I courted life but she won't reply
5.
My heart is a harbour for sorrow I'm better off misled The waves of nostalgia They fill up the empty voids that lay about my head I could shrug it off But voices still remain The faces I love, I can hear them They're calling out my name Time is a deceitful bitch that slipped her way around my gaze My head is worn out and my heart yearns for its home And though these feet are bruised I'm the one that used you for my personal gain And now my world is faded There's no place for me to call my own Am I just a stranger? Pride has become my foe Will I fall? All my patience has worn thin I'm in over my head Should I just commit this sin? I just wanted it all But there's no one to break my fall And I fall a lot As she slithers past I ask myself "Is this where I should be?" "Where do I belong? Am I just chasing this dream blindly?" I long to run away Far from my mistakes Far from all my vanity To a place I know A place where all my flaws won't be held against me I hear my name in riddles They say "It's time to come home" "You've done more than you know" And yet still I choke on tears of dreams unknown
6.
The years, they tick over Been wandering forever We've come to claim what's ours to claim Though they scorn us moreover Gaze upon these blood-stained hands For we have stood the test of time The air is death, but the taste of your blood is so sublime When all is said and done You're just a poor imitation And though the snakes emerge We'll be the kings they remember Bite your tongue! Did you really think I'd let you take what's mine? Your kiss turned to cancer Our love cashed for silver You want the prize? You'd better quit the lies We're far too brave to surrender Pride comes before a fall The writing's on the wall You've said your piece but you won't get away If actions speak louder than words Then why can't we be heard? Your day of judgement has arrived You're only fuelling this fire And when you're bruised and broken I hope you think of us Think about us when you want We will stand tall We will triumph
7.
We're all born with the same potential Laying dormant beneath our skin Yet some of us don't go on To grow skin we're comfortable in And we're told not to care We're mocked when we feel Just for having the depth to see what is real We grow tired of living Weary of loving And pray that death comes swift to make a deal But I won't be swayed by the world And forced to disconnect in despair I'll suck the poison out of every heart That dares to show they care For I know we are grateful I know we are kind United, I know we'll be fine And if it takes until my last breath to slay these demons that plague us I'll die knowing I tried So I took my bow and bent it effortlessly Drilled my axe heads clean I fired upon them And I killed my foes I tore them limb from limb

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released September 19, 2014

All music written and produced by Acrasia.

Guitars & Bass tracking by Parallel Recording.
Vocals & Drum tracking by Declan White

Mixed & Mastered by Declan White.

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