1. |
Whale Song
02:02
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Instrumental
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2. |
Burn
03:59
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Burn
Its been ages since I last saw your eyes
It took me until now to realize
That even though I thought I was fine
You had infected my insides
Your words, they hit me hard
You jangle with my strings like a bard
Appearing briefly only to see
If you could still get a rise out of me
And if I knew of this truth
I would have given up this love
I hold of you
I needed someone that would last until the end
Not some quirky fair weather friend
So let's not try to pretend:
There's nothing left here to defend
Life has always been by your terms
You could never sacrifice your turn
But now its time you learned
I'm no longer yours to BURN
Now I see you deceive
If this is what you offer
Then I choose to be free (x2)
Why is your view of me
A pathetic and weak distorted memory?
Or is it because of the way I once yearned
To be the victim of your BURN
And so it goes, you're disposed
Now the memories are free to
decompose.
Copyright 2000 Michael Ippersiel
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3. |
The Hiding Chair
04:59
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When all your love is shattered by greed
It makes trust just a word
Trapped between all your promises
Confused by all I saw and heard
Who is right?
Who is wrong?
I remember hear this same old song.
CHORUS
The walls close in beside me
No one ever seems to care
I can't understand why you can't see
I'm scared behind this hiding chair
I know you didn't mean to hurt me
But I'm still torn up inside
Forced to turn friends into enemies
Forever scarred by all the lies
Who is right?
Who is wrong?
I can't take this no more
CHORUS
The walls close in beside me
No one ever seems to care
I can't understand why you can't see
I'm scared behind this hiding chair
The walls close in beside me...
CHORUS (X2)
Copyright 2000 Oral Hall
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4. |
Meatgrinder
03:44
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Meatgrinder
I can't believe my life has come to this
Slaving away for someone else
Punch in and out, the same old shit
If this is my life's work I think I'll quit
To them I'm nothing but a fuckin' machine
The fuel for their fire is broken dreams
An endless sea of eternal days
Chained to the wheel for pathetic pay
Wear away youth, health and mind
Personality is left behind
Just because you're trying to pay the rent
Time to get bent before the MEATGRINDER
Copyright 2000 Michael Ippersiel
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5. |
Interlude
03:59
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Interlude
You come to me, not truly knowing what you seek
Not very long ago the world was unkind
Disruptive woe ravaged your mind
You struggled in the best way you could find
To leave it all behind
You came to me, I was so blinded I could not see
With my heart racing I lost all control
Dropping my guard in you I consoled
Agonizing that all truth should be told
Until you were sold
It was a domination game that we played
Unheeding of what others would say
We just lived our life day by day
Until we began to fade
I lost all sense of myself
When I put you before everything else
Smothering that precious spark that we felt
It could not be helped
This little story has since come unbound
Defeated in the same way it was found
And even that regarded most profound
In truth may not be sound
And now I'm left wondering how
It could all come crumbling down
To where are you now?
Copyright 2000 Michael Ippersiel
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6. |
The Rage
03:43
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The Rage
In the end its all the same
No matter how he tries he's still to blame
Out of touch, he's despised
His only truths are the greatest lies
And he thinks
He's slipping again.
Chorus
And God help the burning
The fires are returning
To pay them back in kind
For what they did to my ...
He was given love with a closed fist.
His father would hit the bars and then come back pissed.
Taught to hurt all he loves, he tries to rise above
Struggling to keep it inside
He knows his rage won't be denied.
Now he knows
He's slipping again.
Chorus
I can't believe he lasted so long
At his age his father was gone
His mother too was dragged along
Dead and buried where they belong.
Chorus
...for what they did to my mind.
Copyright 1999 Michael Ippersiel
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7. |
Liquid Courage
04:03
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Liquid Courage
I can feel it going down
Sharp as razor blades, dull as a distant sound.
Like lightning shooting through my veins
Feeds my hunger, drowns my sorrow, kills my pain
CHORUS
How will I live tomorrow when I can't face today?
All my hopes and dreams, they've all been torn away.
I waste my life away, that's what they say
I live my life with one foot in the grave.
Mass confusion clouds my mind
Happiness is the one thing I just can't seem to find.
Surrounded by enemies
They keep me blinded, absent minded of my misery
CHORUS
Copyright 2000 Oral Hall
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8. |
The Sands Of Time
05:16
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The Sands Of Time
A mote of dust carried by a gust of wind
Out of control, guided by chaos.
Its only until you test your supports
That you risk them crumbling beneath your weight
Shattering all you know, dispelling the illusion of control.
And only the fools live on in ignorance and
denial
We stumble ceaselessly, blind from the dust storm.
Buffeted by gale force winds, grasping for a
hold on anything solid.
Clasping at straws of reason, we knit them into a blanket
But eventually it is torn from our child-hands.
And only the fools live on in ignorance and
denial
Though we seek others for company, we are
always alone with ourselves.
It's our own voice that we must live with.
Its the last voice we hear before embracing oblivion.
One day we'll falter, vitality will ebb...
And we'll topple...
...Into the dirt to be consumed by the sands of time.
Copyright 1999 Michael Ippersiel
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9. |
Null &Void
04:48
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Null and Void.
Unemployed.
Unenjoyed
Existence.
Legionous ranks
No thanks.
Merciless banks
Dominate.
Humanity's heart
Refreshed start.
Null and Void
Those employed seek out the answer
Null and Void
The world enjoys a future devoid
Of vermin.
Faceless class
Behind the glass
Losing mass
Expendable.
Beyond remorse
Altered course
Remove the source
Of distaste.
A world apart from weakness
Null and Void
The world enjoys a future devoid
Of Vermin.
Individuality gone.
Copyright 2000 Michael Ippersiel
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Omega A.D. Hamilton, Ontario
At the core of Omega A.D. are friendships kindled from youth, eventually spawning the power-trio of Oral (guitar/vocals),
Mark (drums) and brother Mike (bass).
Two independent CDs and more than 100 shows (including opening spots for The Killer Dwarfs, Helix, Nazareth and April Wine) follow – and still they have much to prove to their harshest critics: themselves.
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