The Demons

from Play it by Ear by Brass Knuckles

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Night returns to day
Reality has frayed
Memories become hazy; difficult to sight
Conscious is unwinding; morals are gripped tight

If you saw your Mother would you say a word of grace?
If you saw your Father would you kiss him on his face?
What are your beliefs? Do you trust just to exist?
Are you a slave to the Man or a slave to a kiss?
Fight for what you might, though you might not have a cause
You’ll be judged like you have judged; heckling applause
You’re a hypocrite without permit; no reason to be involved
How can you live a life with so many problems unresolved?

And the sun has set for another day
Night has come to set you on your way
Dreams begin, but subconsciously it stays
Fears and love; we’re all here on display

If you saw the Devil would you scream and run away?
If you saw your God would you live to fight another day?
What are your beliefs? Do you breathe just to exist?
Or are you a plight on earth with a clenched fist?
Believe what you want and confirm no words to common man
The adjectives and conjugates fail to help you understand
You’re a mind alone in an empty world; how have we come to this?
Are we all so naïve that we cannot reminisce?

And the sun has set for another day
Night has come to set you on your way
Dreams begin, but subconsciously it stays
Fears and love; we’re all here on display

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from Play it by Ear, released April 28, 2010
Demons contains a soundclip from Dawn of the Dead

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