Awakened
As I Lay Dying
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Cauterize
03 : 37
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A Greater Foundation
03 : 46
3
Resilience
04 : 07
4
Wasted Words
04 : 20
5
Whispering Silence
04 : 30
6
Overcome
04 : 36
7
No Lungs to Breathe
04 : 04
8
Defender
04 : 04
9
Washed Away
01 : 00
10
My Only Home
04 : 05
11
Tear Out My Eyes
04 : 37
12
Unwound (demo)
03 : 58
13
A Greater Foundation (extended demo version)
03 : 58
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Track Lyrics
A Greater Foundation Lyrics
[Intro]
Reality no longer battles perception
This letter's written to no one
[Verse 1]
Sincere
I sought your truth and divine purpose
Through myths of revelation
Guidance all wrapped up in a paper box
Supported only so long
As my mind was the enemy
I could not in conscience hold on
[Refrain]
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits us
[Verse 2]
The powerful constant that I had once leaned on is no longer there (No longer)
You call this shameful disbelief
A process like losing my closest friend
[Refrain]
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits us
[Chorus]
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives fall apart
Before we can rebuild them again
A greater foundation
(We watch our whole lives)
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives (Fall apart)
Before we can rebuild them again (Rebuild them again)
A greater foundation
[Breakdown]
I wish there was another way
But no amount of devotion can fix this
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
[Chorus]
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives fall apart
Before we can rebuild them again (We watch our whole lives)
A greater foundation (Fall apart)
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives (Rebuild them again)
Before we can rebuild them again
A greater foundation
Resilience Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis]
Your resilience inspires me
Facing tragedies I will never face
Your presence is humbling
To think of all that you have overcome
It took such little pain
For our lives to coalesce
Finding what I could've found in no one else
[Pre-Chorus: Tim Lambesis]
You bring me through the darkness of myself
And show me that frailty can be turned to strength
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis, Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Suffering
Persistence
Such sorrow
Yet resilience
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis]
From the outside, I've deceived the world
With false bravery
Yet you have taught me so much more
Much more than I can ever teach
And someday, you might need
Someone to lean on
[Pre-Chorus: Tim Lambesis]
I can only hope that I'll have gained the courage
To be there for you in whatever you face
You bring me trough (You bring me through)
The darkness of myself
And show me that frailty (Can be turned)
Can be turned to strength
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Suffering
Persistence
Such sorrow
Yet resilience
Suffering
Persistence
Such sorrow
Yet resilience
[Bridge: Tim Lambesis]
At times, I'm carried on the shoulders of a child
I find power in your firm fallibility
My source of hope is seeing that weak prevail
And I'm better able to live because you're alive
I could not imagine a world without you
Where I looked you in the eyes and left you to die
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Suffering
Persistence
Such sorrow
Yet resilience
Whispering Silence Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Each little piece begins to stack up
Now suffering under the weight of my choices
And I hardly recognize myself
Somewhere along the line
There stopped being lines at all
(Whispering silence)
[Chorus: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
Whispering silence
The subtle contradiction
Compromise creeps in
Forgetting who I once was
Slowly changing
Who I once was (Who I once was)
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Each moment seemed so small
When looked at by itself
But it adds up
And it has torn me down
All lines are gone
(Whispering silence)
[Chorus: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
Whispering silence
The subtle contradiction
Compromise creeps in
Forgetting who I once was
Slowly changing
Who I once was (Who I once was)
[Bridge: Tim Lambesis]
So close the truth
But still impossible
It was never one thing
And too many to try to add up
Fueled by faint deception
Conflict without acknowledging opposition
[Refrain: Tim Lambesis]
All because I had taken pride
In my hidden lies
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
Whispering silence
The subtle contradiction
Compromise creeps in
Forgetting who I once was
Slowly changing
Who I once was (Who I once was)
[Post-Chorus: Tim Lambesis]
It was never one thing
And too many to try to add up
[Breakdown: Tim Lambesis]
All because I had taken pride
In my hidden lies
Overcome Lyrics
[Intro: Tim Lambesis]
All these moments of pain
Must add up to something
Our bodies have been trained to keep it all in
But our hearts still hold on
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis]
Some say to release it, forget about your past
Instead we count the cost, it's part of us
That doesn't mean that we cannot move on
It's just a memory of what we once were
[Chorus 1: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
No matter what it is we've faced
It's now part of us (Part of us)
We can overcome
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis]
Why rid of fuel that can make us stronger
When properly put behind us? (Put behind us)
And in the same way that everything good in life
Can be taken away, so can all this pain
[Chorus 2: Josh Gillbert & Tim Lambesis]
No matter what it is we've faced
It's now part of us (Part of us)
No matter what we've faced in this life
We can overcome
[Breakdown: Tim Lambesis]
Trying to forget is a burden we can never bear
When facing trials openly
There's nothing left to hide
New paths of strength come alive
There's nothing left to hide
New paths of strength come alive
We can overcome
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 3: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
No matter what it is we've faced
It's now part of us (Part of us)
No matter what we've faced in this life
We can overcome
We can overcome (We can overcome)
We can overcome
No Lungs to Breathe Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
I fought who I am inside
Until I wanted, I wanted to die
Instead of finding balance, I found hatred
Consumed by failures
And ignoring my own strengths
Pushed out to sea without learning to swim
Or stranded in the desert
With no lungs to breathe
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis, Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis]
How can I be expected to readily be content
With a view of life that has rejected
The basis of what has helped me to survive?
(What has helped me to survive?)
And replaced them with precepts
Rather than instruction
Full rule is an illusion (Illusion)
All I can do is contain selfishness
And unveil what little power we may have
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis, Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything (everything)
[Bridge: Tim Lambesis]
Tearing away my flesh
Before taking the time to understand it
A miracle may not be the answer
(Tearing away my flesh)
When anchoring first on what I have
(Before taking the time to understand it)
The ability to change
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus: Tim Lambesis]
Like being stranded in the desert
With no lungs to breathe
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis, Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything
With no lungs to breathe
I had almost lost everything (everything)
[Outro: Tim Lambesis]
I had almost lost everything
Defender Lyrics
[Intro: Tim Lambesis]
Defender
[Verse 1: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis, both]
Fighting so hard to be heard
Yet having nothing to say
You talk about changing masses
But forget those close to you
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Most of us have given up
On these words that all sound the same
But I am still willing to believe
If you have done all that you can
[Verse 2: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis, both]
You can justify almost anything
If you are willing to be loud enough
But once you've spent everything
To change the world around you
Even if your voice is taken away
Such actions will still inspire
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Most of us have given up
On these words that all sound the same
But I am still willing to believe
If you have done all that you can
[Refrain: Tim Lambesis]
Drained
Spent
Determined
Intent
Now you've earned
The right to be heard
[Bridge: Tim Lambesis]
We've been deceived by elegant speech
Whose only concern is mere distraction
[Breakdown: Tim Lambesis]
Defender
Drained
Spent
Determined
Intent
Now you've earned
The right to be heard
[Pre-Chorus: Josh Gilbert]
I will follow to the grave
A man who's willing to die
[Chorus: Tim Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
Most of us have given up
On these words that all sound the same
But I am still willing to believe
If you have done all that you can
[Outro: Tim Lambesis]
I am willing to die
Defender
My Only Home Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis]
Like a swarm of flies
Colliding with a moving windshield
So are our lives
On this never-ending road
I have left behind my mark
Only to later be washed away
And was consumed with the allure
Despite the inevitable decay
[Chorus 1: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home?
When did this become
The one place I truly know? (I truly know)
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis]
A journey making us like weeds
Where the wind steals our splendor
But spreads it to the distant fields
Despite our fragile imperfections
Yet shaking walls and wearing wheels
Can never capture my heart the way you do
[Chorus 2: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home? (My only home)
When did this become
The one place I truly know?
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home? (My only home)
When did this become
The one place I truly know?
[Breakdown: Tim Lambesis]
I am missing what makes me whole
[Guitar Solo]
[Refrain: Tim Lambesis]
I am missing what makes me whole
I am missing what makes me whole
[Pre-Chorus: Josh Gilbert]
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home?
When did this become
The one place I truly know?
[Chorus 2: Josh Gilbert & Tim Lambesis]
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home? (My only home)
When did this become
The one place I truly know?
When did the road that I'm on
Become my only home? (My only home)
When did this become
The one place I truly know?
Unwound (demo) Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Lambesis]
I see no reason to try and be what I am not
If simple honesty moves me, then why should I care?
Others may think I lost my poetic way (I've lost my way)
But I'd rather make my point without confusion
[Pre-Chorus 1: Tim Lambesis]
I have failed those who I love the most
And in the process become aware
[Chorus 1: Josh Gilbert]
I have accepted there is so much that I don't know
I have accepted my limitations
[Verse 2: Tim Lambesis]
It is that knowledge that opens the door
For greater understanding
Perspective on what is still untold
[Chorus 2: Josh Gilbert]
I have accepted there is so much that I don't know
I have accepted my limitations
I have accepted there is so much that I'll never know
I have accepted my limitations
[Bridge: Tim Lambesis]
Clearing out my mind
To stream light into a totality
Sorting out my thoughts, that is why I write
Though I reveal my weakness surrendering is remedy
These songs have helped me though my greatest pain
[Breakdown: Tim Lambesis]
Unwound within me the disorder of my life
[Pre-Chorus 2: Tim Lambesis]
I now see things for how they are
Even if that is a harsh reality
[Chorus 2: Josh Gilbert]
I have accepted there is so much that I don't know
I have accepted my limitations
I have accepted there is so much that I'll never know
I have accepted my limitations
A Greater Foundation (extended demo version) Lyrics
[Intro]
Reality no longer battles perception
This letter's written to no one
[Verse 1]
Sincere
I sought your truth and divine purpose
Through myths of revelation
Guidance all wrapped up in a paper box
Supported only so long
As my mind was the enemy
I could not in conscience hold on
[Refrain]
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits us
[Verse 2]
The powerful constant that I had once leaned on is no longer there (No longer)
You call this shameful disbelief
A process like losing my closest friend
[Refrain]
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits
As we face distress
We must not lose heart
Stand fast and press on
Triumph awaits us
[Chorus]
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives fall apart
Before we can rebuild them again
A greater foundation
(We watch our whole lives)
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives (Fall apart)
Before we can rebuild them again (Rebuild them again)
A greater foundation
[Breakdown]
I wish there was another way
But no amount of devotion can fix this
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
Triumph awaits
[Chorus]
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives fall apart
Before we can rebuild them again (We watch our whole lives)
A greater foundation (Fall apart)
Sometimes we have to watch our whole lives (Rebuild them again)
Before we can rebuild them again
A greater foundation