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The Carbon Date EP

by Actor|Observer

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1.
Ker-Ys 03:15
The years pile up Like a city upon the sea Always growing Yet sinking every day My mistakes Have formed my foundation And now the waves Will make it come undone We’ll keep on building While our history’s washed away (Beneath our feet) A new year precedes me An old one fades (Into the deep) This process of storing time in stacks Decaying stratums prone to collapse The years below become more difficult to grasp While those above start falling fast My mistakes Have formed my foundation And now the waves Will make it come undone We’ll head for higher ground Will our walls hold? We’ll never know (What lies below) We’ve already lost it So long ago (Submerged in the throes) Blame covets my name With the waves and the rain Get all the men to their positions! I will not let this building fall!
2.
Taphos 03:03
I’m pulling out my hair Now you’re fucking everywhere Wish I didn’t care Hiding behind blank stares (Hiding behind blank stares) They say that it takes time But my heart still isn’t mine Now your halo’s bloodstained Just tell me I’ll be fine (Tell me I’ll be fine) Now you’re gone And you’re never coming back But what you left for me Is never gonna leave Gonna take it to the grave And you know These eyes will never close (Call the florist, Dirty the shovel) Thanks to you I will never be the same And all your love Will have been in vain Another lonely dinner For a washed up winner You’re a seven-digit figure With a faulty signature (Faulty fucking signature) The dead eyes of a doll I’ve been trapped inside her walls Now I’ve come to take it all And I’m gonna take it all Now you’re gone And you’re never coming back But what you left for me Is never gonna leave Gonna take it to the grave And you know These eyes will never close (Call the florist, Dirty the shovel) You were the callous of my heel You were the pain I could never feel You were the fallacy of thinking The ship that’s always sinking You were a black iron fence Keeping in all that was left Fingerprints like a trail of gasoline You got a ribcage but nothing in between Honey, you left my heart In pieces on the floor So tell me, why shouldn’t I Break something of yours? Dirty the shovel This is the six-foot fall Call the florist (We’re gonna need some décor) ‘Cause I’m here to take it all
3.
No Regrets 04:05
When the wind blows at my back I turn around Cause I’ve spent so much Of my life just Waiting to be found By the consequence Of happenstance (Suspense! Suspense!) Give me a battle (Suspense! Suspense!) The suspense is killing me Don’t call me ungrateful I’m just nervous That of everything I do It’s all that I do not That defines the life I’ve got Well I can tell you I’m not waiting Til my bones get colder Or for some fate to Fall upon my shoulders If all these days are numbered Why are we wasting them Counting down? Maybe I think too much Maybe I don’t live enough Give me a battle I never look at the way things are Too caught up in the way things seem Caught in between Well everybody’s got shoes to fill And I have yet to find my own But I’m getting closer To something real (Regret! Regret! I wanna live with no regrets!) My indecision is my disgrace Too afraid to make mistakes End up staying in one place While days go by (The gloves are off now Lets have this out) I’m not waiting Til my bones get colder Or for some fate to Fall upon my shoulders If all these days are numbered Why are we wasting them Counting down? Breakdown/Bridge: See the truth is I’ve never fought for anything… Get a grip Or you will slip When your world starts shifting around Will you ever fight for anything? (When your plans fall asunder Will your hopes snap like thunder?) I’m not waiting Til my bones get colder Or for some fate to Fall upon my shoulders If all these days are numbered Why are we wasting them Counting down? This is the year Of my self-destruction, baby I will grind myself down To stand my ground This time I’ll fight For everything
4.
Every face Tells a tale And the lines from his Form a path that leads From his mouth To his eyes Maps traced through time Every wince, a window Revealing new roads Implementing the flesh As tales untold And I know all your new friends Will read your face like a book They’ll see where you’ve been, Judging by the way you look. And they’ll see what you have done. Was it worth it To desert this And leave it all behind? (I hope you) I hope you (I hope you) I hope you find something That makes it worth your Time to be alive Cold long years Etched in stone Tied to ropes hung From his shoulders In knots he surely tied himself Weighed him down As he trudged on Dragging the stone Through our home Marring everything I’d ever known Can’t you see, you were never Meat to be that man You were never meant To have tied your past Around your hands. Carbon date the bones you wrought You dug it up but there’s not burying it now Was it worth it To desert this And leave it all behind? (I hope you) I hope you (I hope you) I hope you find something That makes it worth your Time to be alive Carved our names Into that stone You bare the weight Of all the lies That you have sown I know you care And you worked hard But you used lies to mix the mortar Never speaking from the heart Was it worth it To desert this And leave it all behind? I hope you learn!
5.
Red Tide 03:38
You remind me of her Why do I always I fall for these victims That enable false self worth? Take the form of a rock A monolith upon which you may pound your fists Your fragile fists of qualms I’d try to fight your devils But they end up on my shoulders There will not always Stand for you a stalwart soldier Now, can you feel it? Now, can you see it? No, 'cause you seem to be running from something Now you will see it Now that I’m defeated No, I can say that you’ve given me nothing What do I get in return? A melody built on sorrow and ingratitude Sung through clenched teeth so stern Well I’ve been bloodied And battered about Trying to save the wreck That is your life But you’re “full steam ahead” to the doldrums And baby I am not on board I’d try to fight your devils But they end up on my shoulders There will not always Stand for you a stalwart soldier Now, can you feel it? Now, can you see it? No, 'cause you seem to be running from something Now you will see it Now that I’m defeated No, I can say that you’ve given me nothing Red flags On the shore I can't help you anymore The tide is yours to endure (Why would I open up my ears When you won’t shut your mouth?) Red flags In my head Telling me To let go of you instead (You never really understood me But then again, you never tried) Your life is not my life (So get over it!) All this red (Flooding my vision) All this red (Flooding the shores) I always thought You looked better in White I liked you better in White But no, you’re not that person anymore And the sad thing is You never were…
6.
Hey, let's cross the sea and get some culture Red wine with every meal and absinthe after dinner We'd look good side by side walking back to the hotel We've got to get something to eat and to drink yeah, and find a place too stay that's not far off the main way we've got to plan our day: Rodan and the Orsay and find a way to cram it all in before we drink hard again Let's get a bottle and drink alone tonight This light looks good on you morning came early Sitting on a park bench that's older than my country Two star hotel near St. Germain Two star hotel where the stars don't mean anything

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released August 7, 2011

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Actor Observer from Boston, MA have become a well-respected musical force throughout New England. Their dynamic sound and electric live performance are charged with a visceral sincerity and vulnerability that many audience members find refreshing in the current age of post-hardcore. Their newest album "Songs For The Newly Reclusive" may be their most powerful offering yet. ... more

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