Eidola Golgotha Compendium: Fifth Temple Lyrics

[Intro: Andrew Wells]
Now we've reached the final call
Where I will break you down to nothing

[Verse 1: Andrew Wells, Matthew Dommer, Both]
Suffocate, left behind to stagnate 'til we see the end of days
Timeless pain and endless weight, now I am anchored in effusion
Paradox of mortal man, I can't refrain my desperate hand
Deal the fated cards again, defy the odds as we begin to mend

[Spoken Word: Sergio Medina]
Most civilized people are out of touch with reality because they confusе the world as it is with the world as they think about it and talk about it and dеscribe it. For on the one hand there is the real world and on the other a whole system of symbols about that world which we have in our minds. These are very, very useful symbols, all civilization depends on them, but like all good things they have their disadvantages, and the principle disadvantage of symbols is that we confuse them with reality, just as we confuse money with actual wealth
[Chant]
Om mani padme hum

[Verse 2: Andrew Wells]
It's time to pick a side
Will your legacy fold under
The countless hoards of reprobates gnawing at your spine?
If you could give the world a savior, would you crucify yourself?
Or would you cower with the rest of them
And earn your place in Hell?

[Verse 3: Andrew Wells, Matthew Dommer]
I hear the desert call my name again for the seventh time
I fear our reach exceeds our grasp, so remind me where this ends
Hide behind the mask, conflagrate inside a void of silence
Speak now at last and pray to God this only ends in violence

[Verse 4: Andrew Wells, Matthew Dommer]
I know that you can't save me, after all, I'm dead inside
From all that I've become, rebuilding patterns to survive Erasure, erasure (Erasure)

[Refrain: Matthew Dommer]
I forget just how we're supposed to live down here
I forget just how we're supposed to live down here
[Verse 5: Andrew Wells]
When you eviscerate my soul
I need a brand new body, no control
I want to store my memories in the sands
I want to see the things that no man can
And with all this light I consecrate
When the balance of the world is at stake
Will I learn from my mistakes?
Over and over again

[Verse 6: Matthew Dommer, Andrew Wells, Both]
Yeah, and now the Earth screams back at me for the final time
Soothsayer, Hold your head underwater
I don't need another breath
Hide behind the mass, congregate and be devoid of conscience
Remain aghast when all the world can see is their own likeness
Pray to God this only ends in violence

[Chant]
Om mani padme hum

[Bridge: Andrew Wells, Matthew Dommer]
Well I've made up my mind, I know that you can't save me
And every step that I retrace reminds me I'm a fake
Maybe next time I won't forget all I've learned
And I won't be the one who fails, the one who always burns
I'm losing my shine, was I ever enough?
And after all your heroes die, their souls begin to rust
No, I'll never find another person to trust
And in the end, we all were made, we all return to dust
[Outro: Matthew Dommer, Andrew Wells, Both]
Ocular congruity, I'm f*cking done with this illusion
Myopic fantasy, your God is a wolf within sheep's clothing
Search yourself for every righteous thought
Cling to life but don't rewrite the plot
I will burn every bridge in the world until my final day
I'll kill myself and see what God has to say