Dear passengers, take seat, the ride will proceed

Never look back, never see why you ever get
Joyless… Never think twice, never step onboard the
Joyless journey… Never take seat, now you are a part of the
Joyless journey… Never look out, now the journey has begun

All that you need, we take it all away
The ride on the joyless journey
All that you need, you give it all away
The life on the joyless journey

Dreaming about sorts. Seeing what needs to be seen

Never look back, now you see why you always get
Joyless… Never think twice, now you stepped onboard the
Joyless journey… Never take seat, now you're a part of the
Joyless journey… Never look out, now the journey has begun

Fourteen, longing, about.
Seven, avenues, distant
Sombre eyes, sore,
A matter of minutes, again…
Wild and without barriers

Never look back, nothing known of distance
Joyless… Never think twice, to heights never realized
Joyless journey… Never take seat, nothing known of route
Joyless journey… Never look out, in the dreamless sleep

Never look back, never think twice
It all gets back to you now
Never take seat, never look out
You now are the dreamless sleep


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    my favourite withering surface song, the album 'walking on phantom ice' is great.

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