Devin Townsend

The Complex

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Falling, watching ships go down
Falling, watch it all go down
Falling out of line
Falling out of time
More than meets the eye
Murder needs your mind
Watching, watch it all flow down
Falling, watch it all go down
Following by sight
Following through night
More than a keen eye
Murder needs you
And you're not the only one
And this battle must be won
When the seed is in the ground
You will see what you have found
So let them burn, so let them fires burn
(It's tattooed on my face)
So let them burn, just let them go
And you're not the only one, child
Many battle have been won, child
Beyond the sea be on the ground
You will seize or you will drown
(It's always on my mind)

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by BobbyjointRitual

17y ago

Beautiful, yet heavy. Seems to be about war.

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