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Glass Labyrinth

by Aescer

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1.
Puppeteering 05:04
lyrics
Hey! You! How did you become so clean When the rest of us are so obscene And all of us are trying to please you? You crept through my mind and left me inside. Left me in pieces so don’t sympathise. Why all these lies? Why do you have to Tear me down and turn this (around) so it’s on me!? I don’t understand, so what are you going to do now? It’s all down to you. Waiting for nothing. I know that you took them. I know that you think you have done nothing wrong. But know I don’t hate you, and I don’t say that lightly as you broke me and you Tear me down and turn this (around) so it’s on me!? I don’t understand, so what are you going to do now? It’s all down to you. I’ll break free from you, now I’ve seen what you can do. Now I’ve seen all that you are, so show me What it means to be alone, to feel so far away from home. To hide away; a lonely child being told their pain is mild. And where were you? You’re never there. You showed me you didn’t care. Goddamnit I don’t care at all. I will never fall as you Tear me down and turn this (around) so it’s on me!? I don’t understand, so what are you going to do now? It’s all down to you as you Tear me down and turn this (around) so it’s on me!? I don’t understand, so what are you going to do now? It’s all down to you.
2.
Blind Leading the Blind 04:42
lyrics
I am a liar, a chronic deceiver, tell me what you desire and I will deliver. There’s a look in your eye which I can not describe, but I can see the fire that you’re trying to hide. Rules are there for a reason, yet you made me break them! So was it worth it; All the fun and games? All I need is your touch, just need to feel your touch! Lead me away, I’ll follow you to a dark, dark place. Open your eyes! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips, I’ll talk with my hands, you’ll talk with your fists. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips. You say you want more so you shoot from the hip. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes! And I’m so sick and tired of this psycho’s redemption, I see how you feel like you’re the only exception! Am I just another dead friend to you? Tell me have I served my purpose? Well we may not be infinite but you are so very permanent. Please let me live! Please let me live in peace and quiet tonight! Now open your eyes! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips, I’ll talk with my hands, you’ll talk with your fists. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips. You say you want more so you shoot from the hip. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes! I can see the fire you’re trying to hide but I’m not going to let it burn me! You make the hairs rise on my arm, but I’m not going to let your sins pollute me! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips, I’ll talk with my hands, you’ll talk with your fists. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes! I’ll talk with my mouth, you’ll talk with your lips. You say you want more so you shoot from the hip. We’re the blind leading the blind, please could you open your eyes!
3.
I Belong to You 05:16
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Oh my sweet haven all around my where I stand Such simple illusions of bliss are flooding through me. I don’t know how I got here, but I never want to leave As all my intentions start to fall behind my racing mind. There’s a noose in the cupboard, a glass of bleach on the floor. Can you help me stop their screaming so I can’t hear them calling anymore. Can you feel me holding onto you in this cold pitch black? Can you feel me, can you hold me? Can you hurt me, can you touch me? Here in this sacred illusion where all of my fears, they turn to ash! No one else needs to help me! Now I’m here I belong to you. Can you help me silence all the voice of these screaming insects, Lost between the planes of a sanity that I’ve never known? Blessings to the father, to the son and to the holy spirit! Ever noticed, whilst they’re always there we are still alone!? Azrael has set me free, blessings on this lowliest of fallen angles. I’ll have my second chance, and this time I belong to you. No one will ever hurt you! Here in this sacred illusion I see who I really am.
4.
Victoria (Save Me) 04:56
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Blue flashing lights are haunting my dreams But I can’t seem to locate these lost memories. I can still hear the music; the Burial at Sea. This Hymn to the Immortal Wind is all that I need. Scarlet will you walk me to Venus and Back? All these Little Earthquakes have thrown me off track. Am I Still Orbiting beneath A Thousand Oceans? Putting the Damage On or just going through the motions? You take it all away from me, take it all away! Drill a hole into my head, I don’t want to hear them any more! Please take it all away from me, take it all away! Give me pills so I’ll forget; lay me down and let me go to sleep And save me. Oh my centurion how I recognise that smell, and touch and the taste; but I can never tell. Standing in the pouring rain underneath the railway. I couldn’t tell if I should stay or if I should just stay away. No amount of whisky, no matter how hard I try, Will take away the nightmares that are filling up my mind. Waking up dripping with sweat, won’t you come? Victoria can’t save me now that everything is numb Won’t you take it all away from me? Take it all away! Drill a hole into my head, I don’t want to hear them any more! Please take it all away from me, take it all away! Give me pills so I’ll forget; lay me down and let me go to sleep And save me! Won’t you save me!? I don’t care for idle dreams, I care for nothing. What have I done? Have I thrown it all away? Hold on, take the pain and flush it all away Please save me won’t you save me!? Would you take it all away from me? take it all away! Drill a hole into my head, I don’t want to hear them any more! Please take it all away from me, take it all away! Give me pills so I’ll forget; lay me down and let me go to sleep And save me!
5.
Labyrinth Pt 1: A Poison of Choice 05:51
6.
Labyrinth Pt 2: A Cure for All 03:00
7.
The Colours of Serenity 05:53
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Motionless upon the grass; Will I ever live down my past, Or be allowed to start again? Is there rest for the wicked so that we can be reborn? Lost in illusions with my wings so cold and torn. I won’t give my armour, until my walls have fallen down. You never looked as false as you do now! Catch me when I fall, help me! I regret what I’ve done and now I’ll fly again. They’re beginning to enter my broken haven While my dreams start creating a euphoric state of elation Against all the odds. I’ll find my own way back home, they’ll never choose my fate! Lust running freely, not a drop will go to waste. I won’t give my armour although my walls have fallen down. You never looked as good as you do now! All my lies fill with ecstasy and I’m feeling the colours of serenity Against my skin, glowing in the moonlight. Hold me close to you. Love me! Forget what I’ve done and let me fly! I’ll right my wrongs, but I’m still haunted by all of my wicked ways. As I wake at the end of the day.
8.
Swallow 02:49
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Tell me how do you feel now, how do you feel now? How do you feel alive? Come now, make me believe you, how do I free you How do you feel the highs? With tape across your mouth spinning lies through your teeth. And the look that’s in your eye, it doesn’t match what’s underneath! And I try to understand, but I can’t make you believe The look that’s in your eye - it divides you, defines you, defiles you! It’s just too much to swallow? It’s just too much! Tell me how does it seem now, how do you breath now? How do you fantasise? It’s colder, how do you dream now, how do you cream now? How do you feel the rise? With tape across your mouth spinning lies through your teeth. And the look that’s in your eye, it doesn’t match what’s underneath! And I try to understand, but I can’t make you believe The look that’s in your eye - it divides you, defines you, defiles you! And I see the hesitation! I want to look my killer in the eye, but I’m staring at my own reflection! Damn the voice that’s in my head! Echoing the sounds of my regret! Bloodstained eyes behind another cigarette! With tape across your mouth spinning lies through your teeth. And the look that’s in your eye, it doesn’t match what’s underneath! And I try to understand, but I can’t make you believe The look that’s in your eye - it divides you, defines you, defiles you! It’s just too much to swallow? It’s just too much!
9.
Kitty 05:29
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Kitty come back home to me. Kitty come and lay with me. Kitty can you help me see, has everyone’s abandoned me? Kitty are they in my head? I can hear them in my bed! Kitty will you hold me tight? I’m not going to lose this fight! This pill makes me wake up, and this pill makes me sleep. This one makes the headaches go and drags me to my feet. This pill makes me anxious and this one makes me dumb. This will take the pain away and yet it feels wrong! There’s a knife in my head, and I believed all she said! Kitty will you wash me clean? Can you tell me what they mean? Can you give me what I need? Everything’s not as it seems! Kitty will you walk with me through the fire, through the sea? Kitty can you tell me please how can I get back to sleep? This should make me smile and it doesn’t let me cry But instead of taking me home it simply draws a line! What I need’s a doctor, but what I’ve got’s a priest Who says the hope is waiting there but I’m not trying to reach! This pill makes me nauseated, this one makes me numb. This one makes me stay up late and sleep till day is done. Everyone’s a doctor, they tell me what I need! But the centurion’s on the warpath, Kitty, can I make you see? There’s a knife in my head, and I believed all she said! Kitty will you wash me clean? Can you tell me what they mean? Can you give me what I need? Everything’s not as it seems! Kitty would you walk with me through the fire, through the sea? Kitty can you tell me please how can I get back to sleep? Wash me clean please just wash me clean please kitty, Wash her scent right off, I’m just so dirty now. Just wash me clean please kitty wash her scent right off me! Because I’m so dirty! There’s a knife in my head, and I believed all she said! Every night in my bed! Kitty would you wash me clean? Can you tell me what they mean? Can you give me what I need? Everything’s not as it seems! Kitty would you walk with me through the fire, through the sea? Kitty can you tell me please how can I get back to sleep?
10.
5 Mile Walk 04:35
lyrics
What if all I’d made was lost in one mistake? Would this end the war? Take my hand off my drink and turn away. I’m lost in all my crimes, a science that’s not mine Dreams upon the floor. Tell me what’s on your mind, it stops with me! On this my life I’d stake, A troubled site, I understand. Look down upon this tiled floor and see you’re not alone. On this my life I’d stake, A troubled mind, I understand. Look down upon this tiled floor and see you’re not alone. Waking with images blurred, but sounds as clear as the day I ran! I’m sorry that you had to stay, but the people in here, they don’t want me alive! So I broke through open doors to breathe upon the floor. If I was honest I was lost upon my walk! On this my life I’d stake, A troubled heart, I understand. Look down upon this tiled floor and see you’re not alone.
11.
Let Go 05:46
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Did you leave your meds behind or are we filling up inside? Are we just getting really high or are we falling? This construct web of sin that says it will not let me in Because it thinks I’ve never been, but I’m just stalling. Just give me one more valium, I need to sink till I am gone. My head is ringing the alarm and now I’m crawling! Tell me how and where you need to go! ‘Cos I can give you all you need to grow! Are you nervous? Do you care? Well understand that I’m still there. And I will be the one to help you let go! And all of this anxiety is something you must never see! I’ll never let you see me bleed, I need to feel your warmth! Tell me how and where you need to go! ‘Cos I can give you all you need to grow! Are you nervous? Do you care? Well understand that I’m still there. And I will be the one to help you let go! And if we fall asleep I won’t wake you up! The sirens in the rain will chill you to the bone! And if we follow all the rules you’ll miss out on all the fun! And it’ll all come undone! Tell me how and where you need to go! ‘Cos I can give you all you need to grow! Are you nervous? Do you care? Well understand that I’m still there. No matter what you do I’ll never let go! You can try but I’ll never let go! No I’ll never let you go!
12.
Labyrinth Pt 3: A Passion for Desire 04:06
13.
Twenty-Two Hundred Hours 06:03
lyrics
Hold my head above the water So I might be saved from all this disorder Take care my darling, let’s go away So that we might live to see another day again. I fear myself and all I have become. I hate the thought of it coming undone. Please silence my head before it silences me, Say you love me; You won’t let me slip away. Reality is not for me, You’ve shown me all that I can be There’s a way, if we have to fall. Then I’ll rise, and I’ll feel it all, And we can be free. Let’s rebuild this kingdom, piece by piece Brick by brick, until we’re safe again. But I can’t let the truth of this exist, I’m scared, with this pumping through my veins I’m medicated through and through My doctors tell me everything’s alright But I need you Just to help me get through the night. Let’s stay up all night and watch the sun And when it rises we can sleep all day Anything to stop me feeling numb Hold my hand and we can run away! I’m medicated through and through And I now I know that you’re not what you seem! But I love you Press your silk smooth, moon kissed skin against me! Be free to fear, be free to hate. Be free to destroy all that you create. But remember this, I’ll always be here for you.
14.
Tonight 05:09
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I think that tonight I can sleep; I think that tonight I can stop these feelings. Your body’s a temple to me And maybe tonight I won’t wake up screaming. I wish that tonight I could sleep; I wish that tonight I could stop these feelings. I know that you could set me free, But right now my body is slowly sinking. All the people and all the voices; And the sweat starts to drip out of every pore; And I can breath? I can breath! I mustn’t forget to breath. So fire, fire at me! Fire at all I can see and at all I believe. All this relentless devotion will kill me. I fill myself with it and watch it corrode from the inside. I wish that tonight I could sleep. All the people and all the voices; And the sweat starts to drip out of every pore; And I can breath? I can breath! I mustn’t forget to breath. I think that tonight I will sleep.

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released October 19, 2018

Music Written, Recorded and Produced by Aescer
Album Mastered by Imrae
Backing Vocals - Emily Hawley
Doctor - Alex Young

Recorded at The Lake Studio, Shallow Water Studios
Artwork by Michael Ford

Released 19th October 2018
© Shallow Water Records SWR0018
www.shallowwatermusic.co.uk

With thanks to Rosy McQuillan, Kai Makenna, Ieva Zapolskaitė, Adam Jackson, Emily Hawley, Alex Young, Dan Walters, Hayley Stubbs, Esther De La Ford, Jonas Lapinas, Rob Rideout, Jack Manning, William Poulter, Christine Avis and all Friends and Family.

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Aescer is a north based upcoming artist and producer. Heavily influenced by Tori Amos, Aescer is mainly a pianist writing songs ranging from gentle acoustic piano tones, through acoustic and electric guitar, to incredibly sequenced digital tracks. Though his music is incredibly varies Aescer maintains a continuous style throughout tracks. Lyrically he tackles issues of mental health and sexuality. ... more

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