Have you seen the living
Tired of their own shells?
All the non-believers
Torso in the well

Am I the one you're after?
The novice made to find
Stray abhoration stalking
Plans that forgot me ninety-nine times

The only thing to alter
Stands in the way of you
I want your cramps to fit the fillings of my teeth

Have you seen the living
Tired of their own shells?
All the non-believers
Torso in the well

And don't you try and ask me
Your expiration date
The plans that forgot me ninety-nine times
You'll be the one who opens the gate

Carry water in a basket
Where the hole was dug the first time
The head that carries the body
(A blood that flows through veins)

Have you seen the living
Tired of their own shells?
All the non-believers
Torso in the well

And when it calls I'll answer
Do you need to repent?
The plans that forgot me ninety-nine times
I'll stick around for ninety-nine times

The fault lines you prepare have darkened
Blank rings instead of sight
Goliath, are you receiving?
Dismembered, you've arrived

Have you seen the living
Tired of their own shells?
All the non-believers
Torso in the well


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    the lyrics are where the album art usually is.

    how is this fictional? it seems like the actual is just being retold vaguely and elaborately..like when he says "all the non believer torso in the wells" i believe that means if you still cant believe certain things then your crippling and isolating yourself from what is really going on.

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