The needle of a syringe slips under the skin, at the level of the liver. It hurts, I know it hurts, I'm damn sure it hurts, but my body has no reaction about it.

Yes, that's right, my body doesn't oppose this pain; in fact, it almost seems to derive a sadomasochistic pleasure from it. I've lost the ability to understand what's happening. It's like falling into emptiness in slow motion, so slow that I can no longer predict the moment of the inevitable impact.

The syringe sinks deeper and deeper, inexorably, but without any rush. By now, even my brain has stopped reacting to the pain; now I'm completely anesthetized. I can't move anymore. Time has passed, but I couldn't say how much. Now the syringe is just an old dusty memory that lies in a dead end along with the pain it caused and a thousand cobwebs.

I'm fine now. My mind is empty, free from all those smoky thoughts that once plagued it. I no longer feel my body, maybe it has simply disappeared, but it's not important. Now there's only a charming music that drips into my soul, like the tears shed for that pain, a pain that is now just a memory. Yes, it's just a foolish memory that's left to me at the end of it all.

Maybe it won't be enough. But, rummaging through the dark corners of my mind, that foolish memory is what best describes 'Roseland NYC Live.'

Tracklist and Lyrics

01   Humming (06:37)

Closer;
No hesitation.
Give me
All that you have.

And it's been so long,
That I can't explain.
And it's been so long;
Right now, so wrong.

Naked,
My thoughts are creepin.
Too late;
The show has begun.

Cause it's been so long,
That I can't confess;
And it's been so wrong,
Right now,
So wrong.

Is it all as it seems?
So unresolved; so unredeemed?
If I remain, how will I know?

Cause it's been so long that I can't be sure.
And it's been so wrong;
Right now, so wrong.

02   Cowboys (05:02)

Did you sweep us far from your feet
Reset in stone this stark belief
Salted eyes and a soiled dye
Too many years

But don't despair this day, will be their damnedest day
Ooh, if you take these things from me
Did you feed us tales of deceit
Conceal the tongues who need to speak
Subtle lies and a soiled queen
The truth is sold, the deal is done
But don't despair this day, will be their damnedest day
Ooh, if you take these things from me

Undefied, no signs of regret
Your swollen pride assumes respect
Talons fly as a last disguise
But no return, the time has come
So don't despair this day, will be their damnedest day
Ooh, if you take these things from me
Ooh, if you take these things from me

03   All Mine (04:03)

All the stars may shine bright
All the clouds may be white
But when you smile
Oh how I feel so good
That I can hardly wait

To hold you
Enfold you
Never enough
Render your heart to me

All mine
You have to be

From that cloud, number nine
Danger starts the sharp incline
And such sad regrets
Oh as those starry skies
As they swiftly fall

Make no mistake
You shan't escape
Tethered and tied
There's nowhere to hide from me

All mine
You have to be

So don't resist
We shall exist
Until the day
Until the day I die

All mine
You have to be

04   Mysterons (05:45)

Inside you're pretending
Crimes have been swept aside
Somewhere where they can forget

Divine upper reaches
Still holding on
This ocean will not be grasped
All for nothing

Did you really want?
Did you really want?
Did you really want?
Did you really want?

Refuse to surrender
Strung out until ripped apart
Who dares, dares to condemn
All for nothing

Did you really want?
Did you really want?
Did you really want?
Did you really want?

05   Only You (05:22)

06   Half Day Closing (04:14)

In the days, the golden days
When everybody knew what they wanted
It ain't here today
Through the times of lasting love
when parents talked of things tried and tested
They don't feel the same
Dreams and belief have gone
Time, like a thief, goes on
From beyond the shrinking skies
Where money talks and leaves us hypnotized
It dont' pave the way
Underneath the fading sun
The silent sum of a businessman
Has left us choking
Dreams and belief have gone
Time, like a thief, goes on
In the days, the golden days
When everybody knew what they wanted
It ain't here today
Dreams and belief have gone
Time, like a thief, goes on

07   Over (04:13)

08   Glory Box (05:38)

I'm so tired
Of playing,
Playing with this bow and arrow
Gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just. . .

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be...
A woman.
I just wanna be a woman.

From this time, unchained
We're all looking at a different picture
Through this new frame of mind
A thousand flowers could bloom
Move over, and give us some room,
Yeah

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be...
A woman.
I just wanna be a woman.

(Instrumental)

So don't you stop bein' a man
Just take a little look from our side when you can
Sow a little tenderness
No matter if you cry

Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be here;
A woman.
It's all I wanna be is a woman

For this is the beginning of forever and ever
Its time to move over

I'm so tired, of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow
Gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long

09   Sour Times (05:20)

To pretend no one can find
The fallacies of morning rose
Forbidden fruit, hidden eyes
Courtesies that I despise in me
Take a ride, take a shot now
Cause nobody loves me, it's true
Not like you do

Covered by the blind belief
That fantasies of sinful screens
Bear the facts, assume the dye
End the vows no need to lie, enjoy
Take a ride, take a shot now
Cause nobody loves me, it's true
Not like you do

Who am I, what and why
Cause all I have left is my memories of yesterday
Ohh these sour times
Cause nobody loves me, it's true
Not like you do

After time, the bitter taste
Of innocence, descent or race
Scattered seeds, buried lives
Mysteries of our disguise revolve
Circumstance will decide

Cause nobody loves me, it's true
Not like you
Nobody loves me, it's true
Not like you do

10   Roads (05:52)

Ohh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say

How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

Storm.. in the morning light
I feel
No more can I say
Frozen to myself

I got nobody on my side
And surely that ain't right
And surely that ain't right

Ohh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say

How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

Ohh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say

How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

11   Strangers (05:22)

Ohh...
Can anybody see the light
Where the morn meets the dew
And the tide rises
Did you realise no one can see inside your view?
Did you realise forwhy this sight belongs to you?

Ohh...
Just set aside your fears of life
With the sole desire

Done it warning
Done in now
This ain't real
On in this side

Done it warning
Done in now
This ain't real
On in this side

Done it warning
Done in now
This ain't real

Done it warning
Done in now
This ain't real
On in this side

Ohh...
Oh can anybody see the light
Where the morn meets the dew
And the tide rises
Did you realise no one can see inside your view?
Did you realise, forwhy this sight belongs to you?

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