Eddie's Web

Papercut

Why does it feel like night today,
Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today,
Paranoia's all I got left

I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head

It's like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
(And watches everything)

So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is hearing me
Right underneath my skin

It's like i'm paranoid lookin over my back
It's like a, whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

I know i've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too and
Your paranoia's probably worse

I don't know what set me off first
But I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can

But everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall
(And watches everything)

So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too
Right inside your skin

It's like i'm paranoid lookin over my back
It's like a, whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

It's like i'm paranoid lookin over my back
It's like a, whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right, beneath my skin

(The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin)

The sun, goes down,
I feel the light betray me
The sun, goes down,
I feel the light betray me

It's like i'm paranoid lookin over my back
(The sun)
It's like a, whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath the skin
(I feel the light betray me)

It's like i'm paranoid lookin over my back
(The sun)
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
It's like I, can't stop what i'm hearing within
(I feel the light betray me)

It's like I can't stop what i'm hearing within
(The sun)
It's like the face inside is right, beneath my skin

One Step Closer

I cannot take this anymore,
Saying everything i've said before
All these words they make no sense
I find bliss in ignorance

Less I hear the less you'll say
You'll find that out anyway
(Just like before)

Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge)
And i'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
(Cause i'm one step closer to the edge)
I'm about to break

I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear,
All these thoughts they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance

Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again
(Just like before)

Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge)
And i'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
(Cause i'm one step closer to the edge)
I'm about to break

Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge)
And i'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
(Cause i'm one step closer to the edge)
I'm about to, break (Break, break)

Shut up when i'm talking to you,
Shut up, shut up, shut up
Shut up when i'm talking to you,
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
I'm about to break

Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge)
And i'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
(Cause i'm one step closer to the edge)
I'm about to break

Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge)
And i'm about to break
I need a little room to breathe
(Cause i'm one step closer to the edge)
I'm about to, break

With You

I woke up in a dream today
To the cold of the static, and put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering i'm pretending to be where i'm not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy
And i'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
Even though you're so close to me
You're still so distant, and I can't bring you back

It's true,
The way I feel,
Was promised, by your face,
The sound, of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me,
I'm with you

You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(With you)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes

I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
I'm trapped in this memory
And i'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
Even though you're close to me
You're still so distant, and I can't bring you back

It's true,
The way I feel,
Was promised, by your face,
The sound, of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me,
I'm with you

You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(With you)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes
(With you)
You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(With you)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes

No, no matter how far we've come,
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you

You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(With you)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes
(With you)
You, now I see
Keeping everything inside
(With you)
You, now I see
Even when I close my eyes

Points Of Authority

Forfeit the game
Before somebody else takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You just won't last

You love the way, I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away, if I give in
My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned, learned, learned)

You love the things I say i'll do
The way i'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away, when I give in
My life, my pride is broken

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

Forfeit the game
Before somebody else takes you out of the frame
And puts your name to shame
Cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast
You Just won't last

You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned)

You like to think you're never wrong (Forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone (Forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you (Forfeit the game)
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you've been through
(You live what you've learned, learned, learned)

Crawling

Crawling in my skin,
These wounds, they will, not heal,
Fear, is how I fall,
Confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming, confusing
This lack of self-control I fear is never ending
Controlling, I can't seem

To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence,
I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin,
These wounds, they will, not heal,
Fear, is how I fall,
Confusing what is real

Discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting, reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection (Reflection)
It`s haunting, how I can't seem

To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(Without a sense of confidence,
I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin,
These wounds, they will, not heal,
Fear, is how I fall,
Confusing what is real

Crawling in my skin,
These wounds, they will, not heal,
Fear, is how I fall,
Confusing, confusing what is real
(There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface)
Consuming, confusing what is real
(This lack of self-control I fear is never ending)
Controlling, confusing what is real

Runaway

Graffiti decorations
Under a sky of dust
A constant wave of tension
On top of broken trust
Lessons that you taught me
I learn were never true
Now I find myself in question
(They point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(You point the finger at me again)

I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind

Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true
Now I find myself in question
(They point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(You point the finger at me again)

I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind

I'm gonna run away and never say goodbye,
(Gonna run away gonna run away, gonna run away gonna run away)
I'm gonna run away and never wonder why,
(Gonna run away gonna run away, gonna run away gonna run away)
I'm gonna run away and open up my, mind,
(gonna run away gonna run away, Mind, gonna run away gonna run away
Mind, gonna run away gonna run away, Mind, gonna run away gonna run away)

I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind

I wanna run away
And open up my mind
I wanna run away
And open up my mind
I wanna run away
And open up my mind
I wanna run away
And open up my mind

By Myself

What do I do to ignore them behind me,
Do I follow my instincts blindly,
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening,
Do I sit here and try to stand it,
Or do I try to catch them red-handed,
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness,
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness,

Because I can't hold on when i'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but i'm lost within
I put on my daily facade but then
I just end up getting hurt again
By myself (Myself)

I ask why, but in my mind
I find, I can't rely on myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find, I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on,
To what I want when i'm stretched so thin,
It's all too much to take, in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

If I turn my back i'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on
Then they'll take from me till everything is gone
If I let them go i'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them i'll be outrun
If i'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then i'll be buried in the silence of the answer
By myself (Myself)

I ask why, but in my mind
I find, I can't rely on myself (Myself)
I ask why, but in my mind
I find, I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on,
To what I want when i'm stretched so thin,
It's all too much to take, in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

How do you think, i've lost so much ,
I'm so afraid, i'm out of touch,
How do you expect, I will know what to do,
When all I know, is what you tell me to

Don't you (Know)
I can't tell you how to make it (Go)
No matter what I do, how hard I (Try)
I can't seem to convince myself (Why)
I'm stuck on the outside

I can't hold on,
To what I want when i'm stretched so thin,
It's all too much to take, in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

In The End

It starts with,
One thing I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To explain in due time

All I know
Time is a valuable thing
Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
Watch it count down to the end of the day
The clock ticks life away

It's so unreal
Didn't look out below
Watch the time go right out the window
Trying to hold on, but didn't even know
Or wasted it all just to watch you gooooo

I kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when

I tried so hard and got so far,
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall, to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter

One thing, I don't know why
It doesn't even matter how hard you try
Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme
To remind myself how

I tried so hard
In spite of the way you were mocking me
Acting like I was part of your property
Remembering all the times you fought with me
I'm surprised

It got so far
Things aren't the way they were before,
You wouldn't even recognize me anymore
Not that you knew me back then
But it all comes back to me in the ennnnd

You kept everything inside
And even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when

I tried so hard and got so far,
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall, to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter

I've put my trust, in you,
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should, know
I've put my trust, in you,
Pushed as far as I can go
For all this
There's only one thing you should know

I tried so hard and got so far,
But in the end, it doesn't even matter
I had to fall, to lose it all
But in the end, it doesn't even matter

A Place For My Head

I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark night
Shining with the light from the sun
And sun doesn't give light to the moon assuming
The moon's gonna owe it one

It makes me think of how you act for me
You do, favors then rapidly
You just turn around and start askin me about,
Things that you want back from me

I'm sick of the tension, sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand,
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head

Maybe some day i'll be just like you
And step on people like you do
And run away all the people I thought I knew,
I remember back then who you were

You used to be calm, used to be strong
Used to be generous, you should have known
That you'd wear out your welcome and now you see
How quiet it is all alone

I'm so sick of the tension, (Ooh) sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand,
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head

You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away
You try to take the best of me, go away

You, try to take the best of me, go away
You, try to take the best of me, go away
You, try to take the best of me, go away
You, try to take the best of me, go away

I wanna be in another place
I hate when you say you don't understand,
(You'll see it's not meant to be)
I wanna be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head
Shut, up!

I am so sick of the tension
(Stay)
Sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
(Ahh)
Find another place to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

I'm so sick of the tension
(Way)
Sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
(Stay away from me)
Find another place to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

Forgotten

From the top to the bottom,
Bottom to top I stop,
At the core i've forgotten,
In the middle of my thoughts,
Taken far from my safety,
The picture's there,
The memory won't escape me,
But why should I care

Theres a place so dark you can't see the end
Skies cock back and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping,
Acidic questions, forcefully,
The power of suggestion
Then with the eyes shut
Looking through the rust, and rot, and dust,
A small spot of light floods the floor,
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
And the eyes ease open,
And it's dark again

From the top to the bottom,
Bottom to top I stop,
At the core i've forgotten,
In the middle of my thoughts,
Taken far from my safety,
The picture's there,
The memory won't escape me,
But why should I care

In the memory you'll find me,
Eyes burning up,
The darkness holding me tightly,
Until the sun, rises up

Moving all around,
Screaming of the up's, and downs,
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound,
The wheels go round
And the sunset creeps behind street lamps,
Chain link and concrete,
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn
Floats on down the street
Till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then,
When the paper's crumpled up,
It can't be perfect again

From the top to the bottom,
Bottom to top I stop,
At the core i've forgotten,
In the middle of my thoughts,
Taken far from my safety,
The picture's there,
The memory won't escape me,
But why should I care

In the memory you'll find me,
Eyes burning up,
The darkness holding me tightly,
Until the sun, rises up

Now you got me caught in the act,
You bring the thought back,
I'm telling you that,
I see it right through you

Now you got me caught in the act,
You bring the thought back,
I'm telling you that,
I see it right through you,
Now you got me caught in the act,
You bring the thought back,
I'm telling you that,
I see it right through you

In the memory you'll find me,
Eyes burning up,
The darkness holding me tightly,
Until the sun, rises up
In the memory,
You will find me,
Eyes burning up,
The darkness holding me tightly,
Until the sun rises up

Cure For The Itch

Folks we have a very special guest for you tonight
I'd like to introduce mr. hahn

Let's hear it for the great mr. hahn
(And now for a lesson in r-r-rhythm m-m-m-management
L-l-l-let's begin
All right now, wasn't that fun, let's try something else)

Pushing Me Away

I've lied, to you
The same way that I always do,
This is, the last smile
That i'll fake for the sake of being with you

(Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown
Eventually break down)
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie,
(Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time left
To watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing

Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away,
Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me, pushes me away

I've tried, like you
To do everything you wanted too,
This is, the last time
I'll take the blame for the sake of being with you

(Everything falls apart
Even the people who never frown
Eventually break down)
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie,
(Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time left
To watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never knowing

Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away,
Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me, pushes me away

(We're all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds)
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie,
(We're all out of time,
This is how we find how it all unwinds)
The sacrifice is never knowing

Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, you're testing me, pushes me away,
Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see, your testing me, pushes me awayyyyy,
Pushes me awayyyyyy

My December

This is my december
This is my time of the year,
This is my december
This is all so clear,
This is my december
This is my snow covered home,
This is my december
This is me alone

And I,
Just wish that I didn't feel
Like there was something I missed
And I,
Take back all the things that I said
To make you feel like that
And I,
Just wish that I didn't feel
Like there was something I missed
And I,
Take back all the things that I said to you

And I, give it all away,
Just to have somewhere
To go to, give it all away,
To have someone to
Come home to

This is my december
These are my snow-covered trees
This is me pretending
This is all I need

And I,
Just wish that I didn't feel
Like there was something I missed
And I,
Take back all the things that I said
To make you feel like that
And I,
Just wish that I didn't feel
Like there was something I missed
And I,
Take back all the things that I said to you

And I, give it all away,
Just to have somewhere
To go to, give it all away
To have someone to
Come home to

This is my december,
This is my time of the year
This is my december
This is all so clear

And I give it all away,
Just to have somewhere
To go to, give it all away
To have someone to
Come home to

And I give it all away,
Just to have somewhere
To go to, give it all away,
To have someone to
Come home to

High Voltage

(You know
What I mean, you could put a label on a life,
Put a label on a lifestyle)
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes
(You know
Put a label on how you wake up every morning
And go to bed at night)
Hybrid

I've been diggin into crates ever since I was livin in space
Before the ratrace, before monkeys had human traits
I mastered numerology and bigbang theology
Performed lobotomies with telekinetic psychology
Invented the mic so I could start blessin it
Chincheckin kids to make my point like an impressionist
Many men have tried to shake us
But I twist mic cords in double helixes and show them what i'm made of

I buckle knees like leg braces
Cast the spell of instrumentalness and all of you emcees who hate us
So you can try on,
Leave you without a shoulder to cry on
From now to infinity let icons be bygones
I fire bomb ghostly notes haunt this
I tried threats but moved on to a promise
I stomp shit with or without an accomplice
And run the gauntlet with whoever that wants this

High voltage, the unforgettable sound
High voltage, bringing you up and taking you down
High voltage, coming at you from every side
High voltage, making the rhythm and rhyme collide

Akira, I put a kink in the backbones of clones with microphones
Never satisfy my rhyme johnes
Sprayin bright day over what you might say
My blood type's krylon technicolor type A
On highways ride with road rage
Cages of wind, cages of tin that bounce all around
Surround sound
Devouring in the scene
Subliminal gangrene paintings
Overall the same thing
Singsong karaoke copy bullshit

Break bones verbally with sticks and stone tactics
Fourth dimension combat convention
Write rhymes at ease while the track stands at attention
Meant to put you away with the pencil
Pistol, official, 16 line a rhyme missile
While you risk your all, I pick out all your flaws
Spin rah, blah blah blah
You can say you saw

High voltage, the unforgettable sound
High voltage, bringing you up and taking you down
High voltage, coming at you from every side
High voltage, making the rhythm and rhyme collide
High voltage, the unforgettable sound
High voltage, bringing you up and taking you down
High voltage, coming at you from every side
High voltage, making the rhythm and rhyme collide

(And like the rock and rap,
You know what I mean,
People act like you know,
Wow, that's a new invention
That shits brand new
We're constantly evolving,
It is constantly changing)
Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes

(There's a lot of change
Everybody's always up with labels
There ain't no label for this shit,
They're always gonna try to put a label on it
Try to create something
So they can, water it down)

Sometimes I feel like a prophet missunderstood
Under the gun like a new disease
Sometimes I feel like a prophet missunderstood
Under the gun like a new disease

High voltage, the unforgettable sound
High voltage, bringing you up and taking you down
High voltage, coming at you from every side
High voltage, making the rhythm and rhyme collide
High voltage, the unforgettable sound
High voltage, bringing you up and taking you down
High voltage, coming at you from every side
High voltage, making the rhythm and rhyme collide

(You know what I mean, you can put a label on a lifestyle)

Eddie's Web

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