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The Town That Dreaded Sundown

from Thank You For Your Cooperation by Sikes

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Track 01 off of the "THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION" FULL LENGTH. Download it for free now here: www.mediafire.com?585z47b3b4pbh9b

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“IT WAS A DREAM THAT I SAW...THE CITY STARTED TO CRUMBLE APART COVERED BY A BIG SHADOW... AND LOTS OF PEOPLE DIED...”

I HAVE SEEN THE DARKEST OF DAYS

WE ALL KNEW THAT THIS DAY WOULD COME
WHEN THE CLOUD OF OUR IGNORANCE WOULD BLOCK OUT THE SUN
EVEN THOUGH WE SAW IT COMING WE JUST COVERED OUR EYES
WITH THE PICTURE OF A SUNRISE PAINTED WITH LIES

THE FOUNDATION STARTED TO CRACK
UNNOTICED CAUSE OUR FOCUS SO OFF TRACK
TOOK ITS HEARTBEAT FOR GRANTED AND THE DAMAGE
CHIPPED AWAY AT THESE STONES WITH WOUNDS LEFT UNBANDAGED
WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE TASK
OF BEING TO CAUGHT UP TO WATCH THE TIME PASS
AND NOW I MUST ASK AS THE SUNLIGHT STOPS
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS
BETWEEN THE CRACKS OF YOUR TEETH AND RIGHT THROUGH THOSE LIPS
THAT WE'LL USE TO WRITE SCRIPTS AND PLOT DIVINE TRAGEDIES
FLOATING IN SPACE WHILE EGOS DEFY GRAVITY
NATURALLY WE DEFY OUR REALITY
A JIGSAW PUZZLE TO SOLVE OUR FATALITIES
CAUSE OUR FORMALITIES LIKE COLORS TO THE BLIND
WON'T MEAN A GODDAMN THING WHEN WE OPEN OUR EYES

WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS...
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS... THROUGH THOSE LIPS

AND AS THE LIGHT FADES AWAY
AND AS THE TIME FADES AWAY
AND AS THE DAY FADES AWAY
AND AS THE DAY FADES AWAY
X2

AND AS THE LIGHT FADES
YOU KNOW ITS GUNNA TAKE MORE THAN JUST A FLASHLIGHT TO NAVIGATE
OUR WAY THROUGH THE DECOMPOSING REMAINS
OF THIS CIVILIZATION BURIED IN FLAMES
WHO IS TO BLAME? CAUSE EVERYBODY'S POINTING THEIR FINGERS
WE DARE NOT SPEAK THE TRUTH BUT IN THE AIR IT LINGERS
THUS THE IGNORANCE BECOMES OUR PRIMARY FUNCTION
BECAUSE WE STILL FAIL TO SEE THE WAYS OF OUR OWN SELF DESTRUCTION
AND CORRUPTION - PLACING FAITH IN FICTIONAL GODS
TO FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU'VE CREATED BUT YOU CAN'T SEEM TO SOLVE
YOU'RE SO LOST - A COMPASS WOULD KNOW YOUR DIRECTION
EXPECTING GOD TO BE JANITOR AND CLEAN UP YOUR MESSES
AND CONFESSIONS TO A MAN SITTING INSIDE A BOX
ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A PLACEBO FOR THE DAMAGE WE CAUSE
NOW I MUST PAUSE, HAIL MARY FULL OF GRACE
HOW CAN WE LOOK INTO THE MIRROR AND KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE?
HOW CAN WE...

WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS...
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS... THROUGH THOSE LIPS

“SO MANY PEOPLE... SO MANY PEOPLE... SO MANY WILL DIE...”

I HAVE SEEN THE DARKEST OF DAYS
BUT NOTHING DARKER THAN THEN STORM THAT'S THAT'S SLOWLY COMING OUR WAY
I HAVE SEEN THE BLACKEST OF PLAGUES
BUT NOTHING BLACKER THE BLOOD THAT'S POURING OUT OF OUR VEINS
I HAVE FELT THE MAGGOTS THAT CREPT
OUT OF THE WOUNDS WE LEFT UNTREATED TAKING OVER OUR FLESH
AND I CAN SMELL THE TRACES OF DEATH
THAT SHALL RELEASE INTO THE AIR AS WE SHARE OUR LAST BREATH

WE ALL KNEW THAT THIS DAY WOULD COME
WHEN THE CLOUD OF OUR IGNORANCE WOULD BLOCK OUT THE SUN
EVEN THOUGH WE SAW IT COMING WE JUST COVERED OUR EYES
WITH THE PICTURE OF A SUNRISE PAINTED WITH LIES
X2

(THE FOUNDATION STARTED TO CRACK...)

WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS...
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE BOMB WHEN IT DROPS?
WHO'S GUNNA CATCH THE TRUTH WHEN IT SLIPS?
WHEN IT SLIPS... THROUGH THOSE LIPS

AND AS THE LIGHT FADES AWAY
AND AS THE TIME FADES AWAY
AND AS THE DAY FADES AWAY
AND AS THE DAY FADES AWAY

I HAVE SEEN THE DARKEST OF DAYS

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from Thank You For Your Cooperation, track released April 1, 2011
ALL MUSIC AND LYRICS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BRIAN HOWE
EXCEPT ALL OBVIOUS AND NOTED COLLABORATIONS
GUEST VOCALS: YAZ-DEE
GUITARS: JAKE ANDERKOVITCH
SCRATCHES & CUTS: DJ DONNELLY

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