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I'd help if my vocals didn't sound flat as a tack on my microphone ;_____;

You guys can interpret this one on your own, lol.

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12.) I'm Not Here
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Music By: Threads of Life
Lyrics By: Threads Of Life
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Verse 1

I'm stuck in a thick cloud of confusion
And lost in a dark storm of despair
As I try to understand what's real
And what's just another twisted nightmare
Now there's no turning back it seems
And I've found I'm lost in this thick storm
And I can't see the way out for miles it seems
And I'm not really sure if I'm completely here

(Chorus x1)

I'm not really sure if this isn't a dream
I'm not really sure if this is my time
I'm not really sure if this is past or present
And I'm just not here in this life
I'm just not here, just lost in the surreal

Verse 2

I try find clarity in this storm
Yet I just cant find the way out
Of this thick rain and fog of despair
And I just feel like I missed something
Deep within this gloomy and wet chaos
Like I missed the signs I feel
Might have guided me home through it all
And I'm not really sure if I'm here

(Chorus x1)

I'm not really sure if this isn't a dream
I'm not really sure if this is my time
I'm not really sure if this is past or present
And I'm just not here in this life
I'm just not here, just lost in the surreal

Verse 3

The night rolls in
It's cold, rainy and gloomy
And I'm lost alone in the storm
Holding onto a prayer
That someone will find me
And get me out of this hell I'm trapped in
I continue yet to pray for my savior
And still I'm not really sure if I'm here

(Chorus x2)

I'm not really sure if this isn't a dream
I'm not really sure if this is my time
I'm not really sure if this is past or present
And I'm just not here in this life
I'm just not here, just lost in the surreal

(Instrumental Breakdown)

I'm not really sure if this isn't a dream
I'm not really sure if this is my time
I'm not really sure if this is past or present
And I'm just not here in this life
I'm just not here, just lost in the surreal

I'm just not here
I'm just not here
I'm just not here
I'm just not here...

HUGE UPDATE 8D: We officially have found us a lead guitarist, His name is Ryan and he's from Orlando, FL. he is an experienced player with 8 years of experience with the instrument.

ALSO..... Should we set up a MySpace page for the band and is anyone good with layouts for MySpace?

I may also setup a Facebook for the band too if anyone's interested.

Alright guys, here's a preview of what's to come on our 2nd record. this should give a quick idea of the direction we wanna go in lyrically. until then this is all you will get until after the first one is released.. cool?

Also this is the first song in Threads Of Life History that my good friend Peter Dunn helped out with the writing of! please leave us some feedback!

Thanks!

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1.) Bonds Of Belief
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Music By: Threads Of Life
Lyrics By: C. Moore, P.Dunn.
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Dedicated To All That Remains

Verse 1

Nowhere left to turn
No direction now
No more time to waste
The spiral winds down
Faster than the speed of sound
Spinning out of control
Always in constant motion
No way ouy of the torrent

(Chorus x1)

Dont give up because of the fall
The power you harness within
Will guide you back to salvation
Never fall down from belief
It's bonds will always save you
Never give into facist belief

DO NOT LET THEM BREAK YOUR BONDS
Noone can tell you what to believe in

Verse 2

Noone tells you
Where to go from here
Life's a crash course
And you must react
To regain control again
Noone should stand in your way
Of what your core beliefs are

Bridge

DO NOT LET THEM BREAK YOUR BONDS
Noone can tell you what to believe in

(Chorus x1)

Dont give up because of the fall
The power you harness within
Will guide you back to salvation
Never fall down from belief
It's bonds will always save you
Never give into facist belief

Verse 3

The climb back up
Is a long and winding road
But with a little belief
And the power within it
You can rush back up to the top
As fast as you fell down

Bridge

DO NOT LET THEM BREAK YOUR BONDS
Noone can tell you what to believe in
DO NOT LET THEM BREAK YOUR BONDS
Never give into their facist beliefs

(Chorus x2)

Dont give up because of the fall
The power you harness within
Will guide you back to salvation
Never fall down from belief
It's bonds will always save you
Never give into facist belief

(Instrumental Breakdown)

Dont give up because of the fall
The power you harness within
Will guide you back to salvation
Never fall down from belief
It's bonds will always save you
Never give into facist belief

Yeah no kidding, this is going to be a sweet project.

Okay. here's another preview of the next records lyrics folks, this one's called "Never Enough" enjoy reading! 8D

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5.) Never Enough
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Music By: Threads Of Life
Lyrics By: Threads Of Life
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Verse 1

Tell me right now
How would you like it
If I just walked away
Without a reason given
Nothing I could accomplish
Could ever keep you satisfied
Cause everything's never enough
For you and your greed

(Chorus x1)

There's never enough for you
This wasn't meant to be
And I must be going my own way
Living to these standards
Is just too much for me
Way too soon to accomplish

Verse 2

All during this timeframe
I've tried to deal with it
And still your never satisfied
And the way I see things
Nothing will ever change with you
And nothing will ever be enough

Bridge

I'm sorry but it's over now
And I think it's not gonna work

(Chorus x1)

There's never enough for you
This wasn't meant to be
And I must be going my own way
Living to these standards
Is just too much for me
Way too soon to accomplish

Nothing's enough it seems
But I have all I need here
And covetiousness is not it
So we go separate ways now
I wish you luck in finding
Someone to meet your demands
Cause I'm not the one for you

I'm sorry but it's over now
And I think it's not gonna work

(Chorus x1)

There's never enough for you
This wasn't meant to be
And I must be going my own way
Living to these standards
Is just too much for me
Way too soon to accomplish

(Instrumental Breakdown)

There's never enough for you
This wasn't meant to be
And I must be going my own way
Living to these standards
Is just too much for me
Way too soon to accomplish

We now have a MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/threadsoflifeband

There's not much to see there now as we are still getting everything up and running. add us if want to keep up to date with our progress with the records and all! see you there!

This is the highly guarded lyrical result of the title track we are working on now for the first record. I hope you all like it. and it will likely be the first song we share off of it when its done, be warned that it likely be around 30 minutes alltogether. but it'll be worth a full play. trust me. we are working hard on it.

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16.) A Darkened Road
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Music By: Threads Of Life
Lyrics By: Threads Of Life
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In Memory Of Howard Portnoy

Verse 1

With every lesson taught
Someone learns who they are
With everything comes
A price to keep playing
The game that we call life
But what happens when the game ends
Do we all stop it cold
And let our despair get in way
Or do we continue doing all we can
To remember those who got us here

Bridge

Dont hold it back now
Everything will be fine

(Chorus x1)

Just trust me now
I speak the words
Of longtime experience
It's a darkened road
We all have to walk
At some point in life
Never let it hold you down now
Fly high, nothing's ever that bad

Verse 2

It's alright to let it out
Spill the sadness within
And let it drive you furtur on
You should never doubt anything
Just because someone important
Is no longer there to guide you
Take a stand and make them proud
Dont let the hardship you face
Stand in the way of everything
You have worked so hard to be

Bridge

Dont hold it back now
Everything will be fine

(Chorus x1)

Just trust me now
I speak the words
Of longtime experience
It's a darkened road
We all have to walk
At some point in life
Never let it hold you down now
Fly high, nothing's ever that bad

Verse 3

Everything will be fine
If you play your cards right
You can pull through stronger
Than you were ever before
You can overcome this all
No battle cant ever be won
If you put all your worth
Into what you believe in
You will fly higher than
You ever imagined you could

Dont hold it back now
Everything will be fine

(Chorus x1)

Just trust me now
I speak the words
Of longtime experience
It's a darkened road
We all have to walk
At some point in life
Never let it hold you down now
Fly high, nothing's ever that bad

Expanded Bridge

Dont hold it back now
Everything will be fine
If you just remain strong
Nothing will stand in your way

(Chorus x1)

Just trust me now
I speak the words
Of longtime experience
It's a darkened road
We all have to walk
At some point in life
Never let it hold you down now
Fly high, nothing's ever that bad

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II. Seize The Day
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Verse 4

Days come and go
And life must carry on
And the worst has come to pass
Learning from the dark times
And trying to put it all away
Can be the overwhelming burden
That pulls one too far under

(Chorus x1)

Remember, seize the day
Love those in your life
And appreicate all you have
While you still have it
Because you never know
When the day maybe the last

Verse 5

The pressure is insane
And the way out is so far
And only a miricle can tighten
The loose ends and despair
Left behind by the fallen one
You must not let it drag you down

(Chorus x1)

Remember, seize the day
Love those in your life
And appreicate all you have
While you still have it
Because you never know
When the day maybe the last

Verse 6

It's your choice
Which path you will follow
And the way back to to top
Is long, dark and cold
But you are strong now
And looking to unwrite
All the wrongs that plague you now

(Chorus x1)

Remember, seize the day
Love those in your life
And appreicate all you have
While you still have it
Because you never know
When the day maybe the last

Verse 7

Even when you feel like givng up
Just remember what he would have wanted
He would want you to push forward
And not let the good times fade away
And just try and keep it in your mind
That the spirit will always carry on

(Repeat x2)

Remember, seize the day
Because you never know
When the day maybe the last

Remember, seize the day
Because you never know
When the day maybe the last

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III. Overcome
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Verse 8

Rise above it all
Find the eternal light
In the wake of this tragedy
You've came out stronger
Than you ever were before
Armed with the willpower
To move straight forward

Bridge

No force ever too strong
Nothing can hold back purity

(Chorus x1)

Break through this
The powers that be
Will help see you
Through the lows
And you will overcome
And push through it all

Verse 9

Overcoming all odds
Never looking back again
And the future is good
A strong foundation underneath
To move from the torment
Of today and onto tomorrow
And trying to elude the plague
That you were once tied up in

Bridge

No force ever too strong
Nothing can hold back purity

(Chorus x1)

Break through this
The powers that be
Will help see you
Through the lows
And you will overcome
And push through it all

Verse 10

The future is now
And your in control
Of all that comes out
Using past failures
As the guiding strength
That pushes you furthur on
Down those same old roads
That you knew so well

Bridge Verse

No force ever too strong
Nothing can hold back purity
No force can hold you back
You are your own light now

Verse 11

Now nothing is to strong
For the willpower within
Noone can bring you down
And noone can hold you back
From the dreams you hold true
Nothing can push you away
From the purity that flows
In the path you follow now

(Chorus x2)

Break through this
The powers that be
Will help see you
Through the lows
And you will overcome
And push through it all

Break through this
The powers that be
Will help see you
Through the lows
And you will overcome
And push through it all
Out into the guiding light
Forevermore....

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IV. The Guiding Light
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Instrumental

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V. New Beginning
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Verse 12

Today time stopped still
And in a moment of calm
I finally saw the light
That would set it right
Once and forevermore
When within I was so deep
In suffering my own loss
That I was blinded
By something I could never see

Bridge Verse

A wise one once told me
Remember to seize the day
Let your mistakes guide you
You can only learn to move on
Once you use the strength within
To guide you through your darkest times

Bridge

Clean this slate of all this despair
**** all the hypocrites that held me back
I don't need anyone's sympathy to get me through

(Chorus x1)

Welcome a new beginning
No more struggle to move on
I clean this slate now
And strive for the balance
I never once knew was there
And welcome in a new millennium
Never looking back again

Verse 13

I failed to see the signs
That could have helped
Me move forward from this
And never lose a second
Now those days are long gone
And I will explore the boundaries
That I once never looked at
And bring forth a new start

Bridge

Clean this slate of all this despair
**** all the hypocrites that held me back
I don't need anyone's sympathy to get me through

(Chorus x1)

Welcome a new beginning
No more struggle to move on
I clean this slate now
And strive for the balance
I never once knew was there
And welcome in a new millennium
Never looking back again

Verse 14

Leaving it all behind me
Was a long and dark road
I never want to walk again
And I'm stronger now
And today I start again
The past no longer a burden
Today marks a new beginning
In a lifetime of tragedy

Bridge

Clean this slate of all this despair
**** all the hypocrites that held me back
I don't need anyone's sympathy to get me through

(Chorus x1)

Welcome a new beginning
No more struggle to move on
I clean this slate now
And strive for the balance
I never once knew was there
And welcome in a new millennium
Never looking back again

Verse 15

Guided by inner strength
No longer afraid of the past
This life one much improved
Over the last few years
Guided by the will to live
And rule this epic game called life
I let my past failures guide me
And shape me into the person you see
Right before you this very day

Bridge verse

Clean this slate of all this despair
**** all the hypocrites that held me back
I don't need anyone's sympathy to get me through
And now those who held me down must deal with me
And see what true strength really is

(Chorus x1)

Welcome a new beginning
No more struggle to move on
I clean this slate now
And strive for the balance
I never once knew was there
And welcome in a new millennium
Never looking back again

Outro Verse

Welcome in a new beginning
No more struggle to move on
welcome in a new millennium
And never look back again
Full force ahead into a new page
In this life once destroyed
By the the small things I couldn't control
This no longer out of my reach
I move forward, forgetting all the hell
I've lived through for so long....

Hey guys, Here's a few new song lyrics for the NEXT record

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The Way It Used To Be
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Music by: Threads of Life
Lyrics By: Threads of Life
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Verse 1

Back in those long days
When nothing seemed impossible
I was so young and energetic
And we just couldn't seem
To ever go wrong in any way
Everything was so full of innocence
And nothing ever seemed to go wrong

Bridge

Innocence replaced by violence
What the hell happened to everything
That we all thought we knew so well

(Chorus x1)

The old world is now gone
Replaced by irrationality
And now only memories remain
Of the innocence we once harbored
And of the way it all used to be

Verse 2

I look around everywhere
See where are we today
Things have changed a lot
From the world I used to know
The life I once knew is gone
And the world I knew is lost
Today still I remember well
The way it all used to be

Bridge

Innocence replaced by violence
What the hell happened to everything
That we all thought we knew so well

(Chorus x1)

The old world is now gone
Replaced by irrationality
And now only memories remain
Of the innocence we once harbored
And of the way it all used to be

Verse 3

Now surrounded by ignorance
There's crime around every corner
Ignorance surrounding everyone
And I've never been so sickened
By the decay we've so far fallen into
Everyone's so ignorant and lost
And now everything's all wrong
The glory of the past is gone
And the decay of a once strong world
Is all that remains in it's wake

Bridge

Innocence replaced by violence
What the hell happened to everything
That we all thought we knew so well

(Chorus x2)

The old world is now gone
Replaced by irrationality
And now only memories remain
Of the innocence we once harbored
And of the way it all used to be

(Instrumental Breakdown)

The old world is now gone
Replaced by irrationality
And now only memories remain
Of the innocence we once harbored
And of the way it all used to be

The way it used to be
The innocence we once harbored
The way it used to be
Now only the memories remain
Of the way it used to be

**Closing Fadeout**

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14.) Price You Pay
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Music by: Threads of Life
Lyrics By: Threads of Life
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Verse 1

All these years still the same
Your still dealing dirty
And now you've stepped across the line
And I wont fall into this trap
Tonight your playing days are over
And the game's just turned the tables on you

Bridge

This dirty charade you play
Will now be the price you pay

(Chorus x1)

This will be the price you pay
Your dirty ways pay you back
This will be the price you play
Those whom you stole from
Will get back at you for your ways

Verse 2

Keep on pushing it
Play your patethic little cards
I dont have time for games
And I wont be played this way
This game's lame and unfair
And you and your covetious ways
Are about to see the hard side of life

Bridge

This dirty charade you play
Will now be the price you pay

(Chorus x1)

This will be the price you pay
Your dirty ways pay you back
This will be the price you play
Those whom you stole from
Will get back at you for your ways

Verse 3

The way I see it
You are now your worst enemy
You cant play me the way
You used to and expect me
To buy into your pathetic empathy
That I'll never stand for
And tonight I'll draw the line
Tonight this charade ends forever

Bridge

This dirty charade you play
Will now be the price you pay

(Chorus x1)

This will be the price you pay
Your dirty ways pay you back
This will be the price you play
Those whom you stole from
Will get back at you for your ways

Verse 4

Playing low and slick
You rip the innocent
Of their hard earned profit
You play a dirty charade
And someday you'll get
Put back in your place again
Someday the charade will crash down on you
And show you what your ways do
To those you're ripping off

Bridge

This dirty charade you play
Will now be the price you pay

(Chorus x2)

This will be the price you pay
Your dirty ways pay you back
This will be the price you play
Those whom you stole from
Will get back at you for your ways

Bridge

This dirty charade you play
Will now be the price you pay

(Chorus x2)

This will be the price you pay
Your dirty ways pay you back
This will be the price you play
Those whom you stole from
Will get back at you for your ways

For your ways!!
For your ways!!
For your ways!!
For your ways!!

ANNND THE NEW RECORD'S TITLE IS.....

Chaos And Solitude!

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OFFICIAL Songtitles
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Here's the best and FINAL revision of this.

**: New Titles
***: Denotes a song that is already written


Disk 1: Chaos

The Fall Of Ideals
Nightmare Cinema
End Of The Day
Another World
Into Blazing Embers
The Crushing Vows Of Dissent
Ends Of The Earth
Chaos And Solitude
Roads Less Travelled
Nowhere Left To Turn
One Last Stand
The Way It Used To Be***

Disk 2: Solitude

The Price You Pay***
This Midnight Rush
Our Journey Begins
The Answers Within
A New Beginning
This Long Road Ends**
New Lost Cause
Rise Above This
The Longest Night
Between Love And Loss
End Of All Silence**
Tear It All Down**
The Final Note (Outro)*

Alright, here's the title song lyrics for the next record, Chaos And Solitude!

Comments please!

NOTE: I want WRITING critques, no music is done as only 3 of 25 songs are actually written for this record currently, so please base your comments around the flow and idea of the writing, not the sound of the music and Yada, Yada, Yada!

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8.) Chaos And Solitude
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Music by: Threads of Life
Lyrics By: Threads of Life
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Verse 1

Searching afar and wide
Hoping to find something
To shine light into the shadows
We're all living in today
Pushing through the boundaries
And longing to find more within
To find the solitude within

Bridge

There's one fine line
Between despair and solitude
And that line's broken today

(Chorus x1)

Crossing the fine line
Between chaos and solitude
Challenging the barriers
Of our known exsistence
In the presence of chaos
Trying to find solitude

Verse 2

Another day laid to waste
Fighting the rushing current
Trying to shuffle the insanity
Constantly another barrier
falling straight back down
Landing us right back into
The turbluence we started in
Moving just one step closer
To the goal we've worked for

Bridge

There's one fine line
Between despair and solitude
And that line's broken today

(Chorus x1)

Crossing the fine line
Between chaos and solitude
Challenging the barriers
Of our known exsistence
In the presence of chaos
Trying to find solitude

Verse 3

Almost over the barricades
We've reached the top again
And pushed the chaos back
Into the shadow covered hole
It once fiercely arose from
Bringing back the solitude
We all once knew before the storm
And cleaning the exsistance slate
For all our future generations

Bridge

There's one fine line
Between despair and solitude
And that line's broken today

(Chorus x1)

Crossing the fine line
Between chaos and solitude
Challenging the barriers
Of our known exsistence
In the presence of chaos
Trying to find solitude

Bridge

There's one fine line
Between despair and solitude
And that line's broken today

(Chorus x1)

Crossing the fine line
Between chaos and solitude
Challenging the barriers
Of our known exsistence
In the presence of chaos
Trying to find solitude

(Closing Outro Segway)