CATACLYSM
[Intro]
There’s something under the surface
(Look out!)
Burnin’ in the sky like a fireball
It's flying into the furnace
(Get down!)
Rumble underground,
can you hear the call?
(Ooo)
The rain doesn’t chase the thunder
The flame doesn’t raze the ground
The change isn’t with the seasons
…lightning never makes a sound
But I hear it!
There’s something under the surface
(Look out!)
Burnin’ in the sky like a fireball
It's flying into the furnace
(Get down!)
Rumble underground,
can you hear the call?
(Ooo)
The rain doesn’t chase the thunder
The flame doesn’t raze the ground
The change isn’t with the seasons
…lightning never makes a sound
But I hear it! -
There’s something under the surface
(Look out!)
Burnin’ in the sky like a fireball
It's flying into the furnace
(Get down!)
Rumble underground,
can you hear the call?
Ooo
HERETIC'S PRAYER
Abstaining from my mind,
Gasping for broken air
and saying life isn’t fair
- a heretic’s prayer
Throw my fate into the heavens;
My mortal dare:
...hoping nobody’s there
- a heretic’s prayer
Ooo...
No heaven, no hell,
just the spaces in between
Is the meaning that I seek
even meaning to be seen?
Oh, no heaven, no hell,
just the spaces in between
Is the meaning that I seek
even meaning to be seen?
I don’t know
Abstaining from my mind,
gasping for broken air
and saying life isn’t fair
- a heretic’s prayer
Throw my fate into the heavens
My mortal dare:
…hoping nobody’s there
- a heretic’s prayer
Ooo...
No heaven, no hell,
just the spaces in between
Is the meaning that I seek
even meaning to be seen?
Oh, no heaven, no hell,
just the spaces in between
Is the meaning that I seek
even meaning to be seen?
I don’t know
COME ON HOME
Idlin’ in my car,
never driftin’ where pains are
Can’t see past the dash,
the inevitable crash
Caution down the road
When that fire’s burning, come on home
Livin’ up
Somewhere stuck inside a daydream
Far away
Wond’rin' if I’m ever coming home
‘Cause that place don’t feel like home
Ooo
Come on home, baby
(Oh, can’t you see?)
Leave it all, lady
(Catastrophe)
Now it’s time to be safe in here with me
Come on home, baby
(Come on home, baby)
Looking' down the line
(Hmm)
The way I came's just fine
(Hmm)
Caution down the road
When that fire’s burning…
Come on home, baby
(Oh, can't you see?)
Leave it all, lady
(Catastrophe)
Now it’s time to be safe in here with me
Come on home, baby
(Come on home, baby)
SUNRISE
Sunrise
Oh tell me when
my eyes should open again
Blue skies await me then;
calling, healing my soul
It’s a warm feelin’
A scent in the air
Day’s moment to share
(‘n’) for the time being
No worries or cares
Good omen…
Sunrise
Oh tell me when
my eyes should open again
Blue skies await me then;
calling, healing my soul
Taking in sensations under the sun
Hey, an’ everything is okay
Wondering why evening has begun
Hey, it really was a good day
But when the sun goes down
and crescent lights
fade away in the night
Can’t even hear a sound
No shadows show
to reveal black 'n' white
(But) for the time being
no worries or cares
Light comforts the air
It’s a high feelin’
Potential out there
Good omens...
PRACTICE & PREACH
In the echo of your adage
I can hear between the lines
Drop the curtain, now you’ve acted
Hoping they don’t see the signs
Drown in your reflection
Can’t pull away from the mirror
Ripples in perfection
Wishing your eyes saw it clearer
Practice & preach
It’s just a - It’s just a - It’s just a
figure of speech
You gonna - You gonna - You gonna?
In the fog of self-conception
All you see is light divine
Give yourself enough affection
to ignore your clouded mind
Drown in your reflection
Can’t pull away from the mirror
Ripples in perfection
Wishing your eyes saw it clearer
Practice & preach
It’s just a - It’s just a - It’s just a
figure of speech
[Ahhh]
It’s just a - It’s just a - It’s just a
figure of speech
You gonna - You gonna - You gonna
practice or preach?
It’s just a - It’s just a - It’s just a
figure of speech
You gonna - You gonna - You gonna?
WALK AWAY
Would it benefit me more to stay?
Even though I know that I should walk,
walk away
Hmmm and I may, but every time,
I tend to find something I don’t wanna be;
I can never break away, I stay,
I am not free
Not today, but can I be?
Can I be?
Away, away, I'm walkin' away
Away, away, I'm walkin' away
It’s a comfort to me
It’s just somethin’ to be
If I’m trying to find nirvana,
where do I go?
Oh my, will I even know?
It’s a comfort to me
It’s just somethin’ to be
If I’m trying to find nirvana,
Would it benefit me more to stay?
Even though I know that I should walk,
walk away
Hmmm and I may, but every time,
I tend to find something I don’t wanna be;
I can never break away, I stay,
I am not free
Not today, but can I be?
Can I be?
Away, away, I'm walkin' away
Away, away, I'm walkin' away
[Refrain]
UNDER THE WEATHER
Put me under the weather
I’d kill for the chills n’ the shakes
‘Cause when I’m feelin’ better
I waste every hour awake
In time, I will be broken
Too tired for the hurry ‘n’ haste
Regret I was awoken
Replay; every day is the same
I struggle in vain
I’m not alright over something inane
(A) step closer to mild insanity
[Vibraphone solo]
Put me under the weather
I’d kill for the quivers & quakes
‘Cause when I’m feelin’ better
I waste every hour!
I struggle in vain
I’m not alright over something inane
(A) step closer to mild insanity
I struggle in vain
I’m not alright over something inane
(A) step closer to mild insanity
Thunder,
can you put me under the weather
for a day, to breathe?
Wind and water,
can you free your daughter
from the apathy?
Thunder,
can you put me under the weather
for a day, to breathe?
Wind and water,
can you free your daughter
from the apathy?
(Ahhhh)
CALM THE RIOT
Rational riot brain
Tell me I'm not insane
Rational riot brain
Oh, why so profane?
Violence in my mind
I’m tryin’ to find the quiet
— calm the riot alone;
carry the burden on my own
Never mind is at ease
I’m weak in the knees, recallin’
- Please! It’s all in my head
Brooding on what I never did
How can I know?
What if I don’t?
Ritual rite
The fight or the flight?
Oh how can I break?
Away-ken from this
fake misgiving
Oh I might need aid
before I die afraid
of living
Rational riot brain
Tell me I’m not insane
Rational riot brain
Oh, why so profane?
Violence in my mind
I’m tryin’ to find the quiet
— calm the riot alone;
carry the burden on my own
Never mind is at ease
I’m weak in the knees, recallin’
- Please! It’s all in my head
Brooding on what I never did
….it’s all in my head
[refrain]
WEATHERING
[Chant]
Calamity breaks
in cumulus quakes
Experience shaken
Unfamiliar ground
Could not, if I tried
to take it in stride
Yet where do I hide
when there’s no shelter around
So I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Oh I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Hold, like the trees
Make the blow envy the breeze
Rise, never cease
May my strength be my reprise
So I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Oh, I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
[Chant]
A flash and a flare
Vociferous air
I feel every hair on my integument proud
But hear me, I swear:
This storm I can bear
For it doesn’t care if I remember the cloud
So I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Oh, I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Hold, like the trees
Make the blow envy the breeze
Rise, never cease
May my strength be my reprise
So I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
Oh, I stand tall and face the wind,
weathering until I am grounded again
[Chant]
[Coda]