Magenta Mara

Intro
Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Follow me down

(Follow me)
(Follow me)
(Follow me down)

Verse 1
Ending up in another land
A gentle embrace taking me away
Falling in that wake-filled sleep
And the bed isn't there to catch me in dreams
Running headfirst into the darkest maze
It melted away like sand in the hourglass
I left behind shards
But I won't be picking up pieces
Not anymore

Bridge 1
Let the fragments glow in the moonlight
(Follow me)
Let liberation be your guide

Chorus
Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Follow me down
The road ahead is for the stars to see
And we can't turn around

(Follow me)
(Follow me)
(Follow me down)

Verse 2
Reset the time, starting again
This body I inhabit broke out of the chains
To all of the skeletons that linger
I brought myself to leave you

Bridge 3
Watch the fire burning in my eyes
(Follow me)
It's do or die tonight

Chorus (extended) (x2)
Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Follow me down
The road ahead is for the stars to see
And we can't turn around

Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Take my hand
The ground that we walk on is breaking apart
And we need to go now

Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Follow me down
The road ahead is for the stars to see
And we can't turn around

Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Take my hand
The ground that we walk on is breaking apart
And we need to go now

Bridge 3
Follow me
Follow me
Follow me down
Follow me
Follow me
Follow me down
Not another doubt
Not another sound
Just grab my hand and follow me down

Chorus (extended)
Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Follow me down
The road ahead is for the stars to see
And we can't turn around

Wherever I go
Would you follow me?
Take my hand
The ground that we walk on is breaking apart
And we need to go now

(Follow me)
(Follow me)
(Follow me down)

Verse 1
Kicking and screaming
Hopelessly dreaming
Of another world away
But I was made to stay
Cemetery impasse
Thought I'd never last
No one's alive
It's like they all died

Bridge 1
Crashing into every corner
But I'm running faster, getting stronger
I've noticed a gap in the brick wall
I think I've found the way out

Chorus
Give up the ghost
Death to the town
Burn all the books
Never turn around
Fairweather friends
There is no love lost
Cut off my strings
Making my journey out of the hidden door

Verse 2
Living someone else's life
Wished for goodbyes
Waving from the secret door
But I had to wait forever more
Eternal limbo
Watching from the window
Most of my life
My motivation had died

Bridge 2
Pushing against every corner
But I'm running faster, getting stronger
I've broken a hole in the brick wall
And now I've seen the way out

Chorus
Give up the ghost
Death to the town
Burn all the books
Never turn around
Fairweather friends
There is no love lost
Cut off my strings
Making my journey out of the hidden door

Bridge 3
Twenty years in the ruins
Twenty years feeling tethered
Try to detach from the ghost
Even when you've grown up together
Twenty years in the catacombs
Twenty years in the crypt
But now that I'm getting to higher ground
It almost makes me sick

You know I hated you on sight
And I still despise you tonight
But you've stuck to me like second skin
And you refuse to die

Chorus (x2)
Give up the ghost
Death to the town
Burn all the books
Never turn around

Give up the ghost
Death to the town
Burn all the books
Never turn around
Fairweather friends
There is no love lost
Cut off my strings
Making my journey out of the hidden door

Alternative chorus/outro
Kiss goodbye to the ghost
Wave to the town
I'm closing the books
Try not to turn around
Farewell old friends
And the love that I lost
But I can't untie my strings
How do I make the journey out of the hidden door?

Chorus
I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

Verse 1
I'm not your vessel
Not the property of the devil
This temple is mine
A sanctuary for me
And nobody else
So stand down your men
Access denied
You'd better leave
If you were so clever
Why would you want another me to make your life a living hell?

Chorus
I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

Verse 2
I'm not your mother
I belong to no other
This life shall be mine
My own existence
Why should I create another?
Can't you see that I'm already smothered?
Access denied
This is a temple of resistance
Did you hear me stutter?
If you want this for your woman, do you even love her?

Chorus (x2)
I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

Bridge
If I was made to be a mother
Then you were made to provide
But we both know that's a lie
Just another tale to hold us under
From one generation to another
Did no one ever tell you why
You're all so lonely that it makes you cry?
Why no one wants you for a lover?
I hope one day you'll discover
It's because you make us want to die!

Chorus (x2)
I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

I'm not your vessel
I'm not your puppet
I'm not a creator
I'm not your mother
The door is locked
So get yourself lost
Before I throw the key to the wolves

Outro
Get yourself lost
Because I'll throw your key to the wolves

Verse 1
Serenade me
Pearlescent dream
A caress so divine
Dry my tears as I cry
You move the waves of the sea
A silent energy
But I hear no silence
I see every sign
With which you serenade me

Chorus
Crystalline waiting in the night
I sit beside her in her radiant light
She embraces me, never let me go
Until the sun's arise, gentle goodbye
Before I see her again in the crystal night

Verse 2
I hear her words
From the edge of the Earth
She leads me through
The endless gloom
How quickly the night turns
If only someone yearned
The way I yearned for you
My restless soul belongs to her
I hear her words

Chorus
Crystalline waiting in the night
I sit beside her in her radiant light
She embraces me, never let me go
Until the sun's arise, gentle goodbye
Before I see her again in the crystal night

Bridge
My sweet Crystalline
Serenade me
I hear your words
You heal my mind
Don't you ever let me go

Chorus (x2)
Crystalline waiting in the night
I sit beside her in her radiant light
She embraces me, never let me go
Until the sun's arise, gentle goodbye
Before I see her again

Crystalline waiting in the night
I sit beside her in her radiant light
She embraces me, never let me go
Until the sun's arise, gentle goodbye
Before I see her again in the crystal night

Verse 1
A precious rose, losing her petals
Left to wilt in the dark so carelessly
Making excuses, still you believe
Waiting endlessly for the dust to settle
You thought he was a hero, but he's no one special
Why do you refuse to see?

Chorus
Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Verse 2
Intoxicated bellows on the floor
A princess turned maid, so carelessly
No matter what, you still won't believe
He abandoned you in the dance hall
Candid portrait decays on the wall
And yet, you refuse to see?

Chorus (x2)
Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Verse 3
The precious rose, bored in her tower
Left alone to climb the walls, so carelessly
How much longer can you believe?
His eyes are following a different flower
A daffodil held sweetly in a loving hand
But you're trapped in his claws, when will you see?

Chorus
Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Bridge
Beauty beauty, the clock ticks by
I can't stand another night of seeing you cry

Chorus (x2)
Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Beauty, beauty, you love the loveless
A heart so pure isn't worth his time
The beast is draining you, making you soulless
Why do you give yourself to that boy who changed his mind?

Verse 1
Where were you when I needed you?
Now you show up univited
I'm tossing and turning
Consciousness inverted
You're calling the shots
Leave me decoding your words

Chorus
A lost circadian rhythm
I'm trying to sleep
But you've got me inverted
And the world keeps on turning
Eyes will stay open
Until you're out of my head
Sleep's for the dead
And like an adrenaline shot
You keep me so wired

Verse 2
Push me like a planchette
Your voice and my messages
You won't let me forget
My belated wish
Forever in your debt

Bridge
Turning
Returning
Inverting
Reversing
Immersing
Reworking
Wired and wording

Chorus
A lost circadian rhythm
I'm trying to sleep
But you've got me inverted
And the world keeps on turning
Eyes will stay open
Until you're out of my head
Sleep's for the dead
And like an adrenaline shot
You keep me so wired

Bridge (extended)
Turning
Returning
Inverting
Reversing
Immersing
Reworking
Turning
Returning
Inverting
Reversing
Immersing
Reworking
I'm so wired and endlessly wording

Chorus
A lost circadian rhythm
I'm trying to sleep
But you've got me inverted
And the world keeps on turning
Eyes will stay open
Until you're out of my head
Sleep's for the dead
And like an adrenaline shot
You keep me so wired

Outro
You keep me so wired

Verse 1
The void is the future
Where the wild ones roam
I try to run but the past will move closer
It will try to follow me home

Bridge 1
The night is getting cold again
Watching the skyline, I can't pretend

Chorus
No angels
Just strangers
Unrealistic standards
Leave us with more answers

Verse 2
London fog in the garden
Puzzled by a spell
I try to fly back to the moment
But with clipped wings, I fell

Bridge 2
There are no prizes for curiosity
Angel feathers are out of reach

Chorus (extended)
No angels
Just strangers
Unrealistic standards
Leave us with more answers
No angels
Can save us
No calm after the storm
Only fire without the warmth
No angels
Will take us now

Bridge 3
Love of life, love of life
I think I'm here, but I don't know who I am
Love of life, love of life
Watching the skyline, I can't pretend
Love of life, love of life,
Carry me off the snow white ground
Surrounded by souls but there's no one around
No angels could make this better

Chorus (extended)
No angels
Just strangers
Unrealistic standards
Leave us with more answers
No angels
Can save us
No calm after the storm
Only fire without the warmth
No angels
Will take us now

Outro
No angels
will take us now

Intro
Her eyes tinted rose
The world in her hands
But she threw it all away
She lived in utopia
It was made just for her
But she decided she couldn't stay

She wonders what lies
On the other side
A world full of stars
But they're all caught in the crossfire

Chorus
Oh, rose-tinted girl
Where are you running to?
Packing your bags to leave the greener grass for a wasteland
Don't forget to close your eyes
To keep your spirit alive
If you dare to open them, you'll be forced to give up your lie

Verse 1
She flew heaven's nest
To settle into hell
But with selective sight
The flames don't burn so well
Who cares about the demons roaming near?
She's never been happier than she is here
Dancing in the glowing palm trees
Everything will be fine

Bridge 1
But bullet holes can break the lenses
Maybe one day, you'll come to your senses

Chorus
Oh, rose-tinted girl
Where are you running to?
Packing your bags to leave the greener grass for a wasteland
Don't forget to close your eyes
To keep your spirit alive
If you dare to open them, you'll be forced to give up your lie

Verse 2
She's brought to life her fantasy
And she's never coming home
Don't you think that the embers
Give her skin a healthy glow?
Who cares about the people hiding in fear?
She is basking in the sunshine she brought here
Splashing in the polluted ocean
Everything will be fine

Bridge 2
But what will you do when they break your lenses?
Maybe one day, you'll realise you lost your senses

Chorus
Oh, rose-tinted girl
Where are you running to?
Packing your bags to leave the greener grass for a wasteland (Break the lenses)
Don't forget to close your eyes
To keep your spirit alive
If you dare to open them, you'll be forced to give up your lie

Chorus (alt.)
Oh, rose-tinted girl
Where are you running to?
Packing your bags to leave the greener grass for a wasteland (Break the lenses)
Don't forget to close your eyes
To keep your spirit alive
I know deep down you're hoping that you won't have to hide